Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-23
THE CROPSN NOW SAFE
81 light DAMAGE ONLY BY The
MARcH-APRlLF ROSTS.
p.nrh,ieap National League supposed TO
lie Opposed n Congressman bowden-
The Ixickers in Line.
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,co-rcs,onaeuce OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
NoRroLK, April %, 1890.
.ho,,, uidnicht last night an unoccu-
| ,,;nd duellinp on Wythe street. in Ports
mouth. was fred by an incendiary and 70;
talIr DESTROYED. The property belonged
10 Mr. w. r. Gross. and was insured
" In about Chucatuck. on the Nansemond
r;var II is reported that the frost OF Sun
dav nioht badly cut down the snap beans,
cucnnbers. Irish potatoes, ana straw
berries. and that the loss In that region
will be considerable 20 the growers OF carry
vegetables. The truckers All peileVe no"
that the crops are comparatively free irolh
freezes. .,;oI,
Cation and corn are cOmingl an nicely
alone the lower end Of the line OF the Nor
folk Southern railroad. The potato crop
Is also we'll advanced in that section ana
promises big yield, and Notwithstanding
the March freezes the green-pea crop VIII
be large one.
INTERESTING REVIVAL.
Rev. Joshua Hunter. pastor OF the Queen
Street Methodist Episcopal church:
having a very interesting revival Oh TO
ligion in his congregation, and numerous
conversions have resulted ana erea'
many have been added TO that church.
The Republicans here have organized
what thew cali National Republican
League. with Colonel John Nj. Broken,
brough as president and various original
Malone men rs officers. IL IS believed the
organization IS opposed to the renomlna-
tion of Congressman Bowden. Dir. Bow
den has his henchmen hard at work lay
ing pipes" but there Is a strong opposinB
element developing IN every direction III
the district, while many anti-Mahone ne
publicans here detantly declare they
4 si,cr .ao a Iau1ngrqf elected than
Bowden. and will use every possible enort
TO compass his defeat A warm time Is eX-
pected in the Republican camp IL this sec
ton shortly.
NEGRO THIEVES.
Four negro men charged with pocket
book snatching are in the hands OF the
police. and there are moro TO capture. lhS
line of thieves nave given much annoyance
lately, one lady losing eighty-odd dollars
by having her pocket-book torn out OF her
hand.
The cornerstone Of the new Methodist
church at Franklin. on the Seaboard raj
road. in Southampton, Will be Iald WIN
imposing ceremonies next wednesday py
the Masonic fraternity. Rev. X. n. Sledd,
ID. d.. of this city, will deliver an address
on the Symbolism of the Cornerstone
Several grand officers OF the Masonic ofuer
of Virginia will be present:
Ten thousand tons of Pocahontas coal
are being shipped from Lamberts folnt 10
Halifax for the Allen Line Steamship Com
pany. One thousand tons of the same coal
have been placed on board the new cruiser
Baltimore at the maynard.
THE FIRST SHELTER.
The first sleeper INTO Portsmouth over
the Atlantic and Danville railroad yester-
dav brought eight through passengers;
The Post-Ofice Department has ordered
direct communication between Norfolk
and Danville over this road after MAY LIST;
An unknown white man was found dead
IN Brambleton this morning. supposed to
be from LynchburG. lie had in his pocket
a letter addressed to Nelson Davis. Drs.
Newton and Merideth will hold an autopsy.