Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-04
BRISK RETAIL TRADE.
nre,uT OF The TRUCKING SEASON
AND The MAYNARD WORK.
xybcc,er Denies the Authorship OF 'he
Flag Resolution - Cathoho MIS-
s,onary Work Among Negroes
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,ror,asrondenco OF tho Richmond Dispstcn.l
NoRroLE, June 3. 1890,
Tho rotail business Of this section Is
o,,,ta hr;sk inst now owing 10 the pros
I .io.o,,s trucking season. There Is but lit,
liz doing in other lines OF trade, ana
MANY businessmen are now enjoying lnelr
vacation. The steady employment. vi men ~
on the new ships undeI coHI,i beina
ot the navy-yard also greatly hcips
sbe retail trade Of both cities. Inc
reol estote market is still very, active
in This vicinity. The total saies
IN Norfolk county last week amounted 10
sooc IA and in the city $4,000. The To-
taI soles for the last FIVE months IN Norfolk
Cot mn 81 275.O2l. In the county for the
came period 81. 1851, and in Portsmouth
g15s 06I. The great losses experienced
here by bank failures causes those IiahlLi-
money to invest their surplus IN suosean-
tial property more readily IMAM III loI li',,
wears all Of which Is developing the coun-
try wonderfully and attracting ou's'uo
capital.
THE WHEELER FLAG REVOLUTION.
Richard =. Wheeler, who caused inc sen
sation in Petersburg by his resolution on
Internationally urging Congress TO sup
nrees Confederate flags. carries on the
naper-hanging business here ana IS lper ~,
Is patroni2ed by the people OF MorfolK,
who are indignant at his action. lac callo
here from New York several years ago.
This evening he publishes card III the
L5dqer in regard to the resolution, IN Whlch
he saws; Il beg leave TO state that vas
not the author of the same, neither ulu
move the question nor vote Tor the shsne,
being at the time engaged IN LOOKING alIeI
the ladies and children"
MANUAL TRAINING.
Father Slattery, of Baltimore. who Is
promipent in the missionary work OF inc
Catholic Church among the ,colored poo
ME of the South. is here IN that interest
and saws the work will have to be done py
the southern Catholics themselves, as inc
people of the North do not understand
Inc colored people. He thinks that inc
snirituol welfare of the colored race can
he best promoted by giving them manual
training. .t;o
Little cotton is now arriving at this
port. The total receipts tor the season
foot up 40l .55l bales, falling on on I"s'
yenr of Sl,S9l.
The Hope Fire Company of Berkely wylth
twentv-eight men IN uniform lett TINS aI,9I
noon Ia attend the Grand Council OF the
virginia State Firemen's Association III
Alexandria.
SUCCESS TO THE PILOTS.
The virginia 1llolS ASsop.HO''4t
ranging 10 have q steam pilot-boat bulit az
an early day like that of the Maryland as
sociation, and to cost SAG, 900.
The international Convention OF the
Emerald Association meets in Norfolk next
Monday, and will be in session several
days. III
The big Irish-potato crop of NorfolB
county IL now being mOvedto market, ano
is ten DAYS earlier than last year.
Nayal-Contractor Bowles returned TO-
day from ms visit of a month TO Boston.
During the month Of May there were
thirteen deaths in Portsmouth.
Mayor-eect Frank Morris qualified yes
terdav before Judge Brooke.
Judge Hughes will go 10 his farm neal
Abingdon from Richmond for short rest
The German steamship Martha. saved by
the wreckers of this city, Will be brought
from Vera Cruz TO this port.
4 negro named Clinton Holman had hl'
nose cut off with butcher-knifei IN Queen
Street market this morning by whit,
man named Walker The negro strucl
Walker with an umbrella, when Wake
threw a knife at him with the above re
suit. u