Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-25
NORFOLK'S EAST END
IAafBeRTS POINT the FUTURE
SWELL PART or THE CITY.
Probable Favorable Report on the New
nry-pcck--Orders 10 the Fourth Regs-
msnf-Nerro Sailor Drowned.
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rcorr~spcndapcs Of tho Richmond D'spatchI
NORFOLK, May "a, 1890.
with the completion of the extensive
improvements nt Iambert's Point about
twelve months hence by tho Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company, II is estimated
that the CITY will DO built out and beyond
that point 70 an extent that will "astonish
the natives themselves. Being the east
end 10 win. OF course. be the swell secu9n
of the city, as is even now evidenceu py
the beautiful manner in which 1t Is lara on
and the ELEGANT character of the improve
mepts going on. In this section the City
Council has also resolved to locate the
largest and most beautiful OF the TWO
psrks determined upon.
On the immense waterfront below Lam
bert's Point far-seeing people are taking
Of factories being built, and even great
ship-yard like that being placed at New
port News. with facilities engreater than
the navy-yard.
TIM UNCERTAIN GOVERNMENT Jon.
A gang of about fifty workmen employed
in the wards and docks department at the
MAYNARD were discharged last night on
account of the shortness of funds IN that
department.
The report Of the naval board here in
spectinc the alleged defects IN the new
Simpson dry-dock will only he made known
in Washington. The board reSuryeycd the
dock to-day. The general impression is
the report VIII not be uatayoraoie 10 the
dock.
The small steamer built at the YARD this
winter for the Pensacola navy-ysru WI
leave Tor Florida on Monday by the INSIDE
route in charge of Lieutenant Quimby ana
eight men from the receivIng-ship FRANK
Naval Constructor J. r. Bowles and
family left for Boston last night on
months leave.
Several carloads Of steel for the new
war-ships arrived to-day. ana the con
tractors are now delivering material ac-
cording TO contract
MARCHING ORDERS.
Colonel II. C. Hudgins. commanding The
Fourth Virginia regiment, has lssneo orders
for the regiment TO leave for Richmond
next Wednesday morning. The companies
from Norfolk and Portsmouth go by the
Atlantic and Danville and Atlantic Coast
Lines on their own special.
A negro sailor named Noah Morris, be-
longing 10 the crew of the steamer Ishoma.
OF this port, was drowned IN Aibemarle1
sound on Friday by the upsettInS OF smaii
boat while rowing ashore.
Rev. Richard McIllwaine, d. D., presi-
dent of Hampden-Sidney College. LETT last
n,ght for home after a weeks visit.
Rev. J. L. Speight, Of Raleigh, N. o.. Is
Oh a visit TO friends in Berkeley.
THE NARsuAL's NEGLIGENCE.
When Manning, the soldier who muir
dered Teighe at Old Point, was brought TO
the city iail last night he had on handouts,
which had to be cut off with cold chisel, as
they were 30 rusty that the key broke Oh
when inserted TO unlock them.
The newly-elected Council will have the
distribution Of a number of fat offices IN
July and the applicants are numerous Tor
all of them.
The Norfolk District Methodist Episcopal
Conference. representing twenty churches
from Currituck n. g., TO Smithheld, Will
convene in Berkley on the 4th OF June and
continue three days:
James Darling. Of the shoe-ftters firm
of Darling d Co., Of this city, went on a
spree q few days ago and has mysteriousiy
disappeared.
scRooSKR SUNK.
The schooner J. T. Thomas, from Bslti-
more to North Carolina. loaded with llne
struck q SING and sunk at Mackey's ferry
OF Thursday.
Riley Perkins, fugitive from Ports
mouth charged with outrageous assault
on colored girl, was arrested IN Philadel-
phia last night.
Judge Hi, Of the Circuit Court, to-day
granted charter to Petersburg and Nor
folk company, styled The Davis Whole
sale Dry Goods Company" to conduct
the dry goods and fancy goods business in
all its branches. The capital stock is not
20 exceed 500 600.