Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-19
AN EARLY SEASON
FOR THE BUYING AND SHIPPING OF
COTTON ANTICIPATED.
Evangelist Moody TO Follow Sam Jones'
virginia Capitalists In the swim
Memphians Mt Old Point.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispstch.l

Correspondents Of the Richmond Dispstch.l
NoRroLK. July IS. 1890.
The most of the cotton exporters doing
business in this section will sail from
Europe for Norfolk between the middle
and last of August rs all the indications
point TO an early opening @! the buying
and shipping season. If the conditions
hold favorable for another month the sta
pie will be all right and about ready for
picking in North Carolina and points in
speedy accessibility of this port. just
now dry.weatber reports reach here ire
ouentlv from the North and South Caro-
lima fields.
All the PREDATORY steps have been taken
for the formation OF an evangelical
union in Norfolk and building perma-
nent tabernacle for the work by raising the
money from the different Protestant
churches. The union will if possible Sc
cure the services of Mr.. ID. l.. Moody, the
great evangelist.
TERMINAL LAND COMPANY.
charter was granted by the Circuit
Court Yesterday to the Norfolk Terminal
Land Company, with J. z Fitzgerald. OF
Farmville. president: William II. Mann, o.
Nottoway. vice-president, and A. w.
DrumeIler. Farnville, H. C. Yates. War
repton. Va. G. II. Boleu, Culpeper A.
Lyell. Milford. Va. NJ. S. Levy and W. IL.
Sadler. Baltimore, among the directors,
Captain G. F. NJ. Spotswood, OF Norfolk,
w. VI. Balm. Of Portsmouth, and John NJ.
Berkeley. of Norfolk county. we're eiecteu
harbor commissioners last night,
All the expenses were paid. and the Lay.
mems Union last night reported ., loo
balance from the Sam Jones campaign;
Over So, 600 was raised for the expenses oil
the meetings.
PLENTY OF APPLICANTS.
There are a half dozen or more appli-
| cants after the position of United States
| steamboat inspector at this port TO be-
come vacant on the LIST proximo. Inc
position pays 81 200 year.
There was a fine fall of rain this morn
ing, and indications are favorable Tor q
great amount of benefit. In town and
country everybody was praying for ram,
and it has come down copiously.
The Norfolk and Western train last nlgnt
brought large excursion party from
Memphis for Old Point and Virginia Beach.
The Methodist Layman's Union organ.
lied for the Sam Jones meeting has re-
solved to become a permanent institution
to aid evangelical work in this section.
The fee for membership is one dollar pei
4 =
| annum.
NAVAL AND OTHER NEWS.
A force of hands was called in the navy
ward this morning TO work on the new ship
The flagship Richmond continues IN
Hampton Roads. The Board of Naval In
spectors have not vet made the accus-
toned inspection of the ship after three
| years cruise.
One of the large warehouses of the Nor
| folk and Western road at Lamberts Point
/ is rapidly nearing completion.
The rain to-day seems to have extended
around the country considerably. During
the squall the lightning shocks were very
| heavy and several points were struck, Dut
no very serious damage resulted.
NORFOLK NOTES.
! The body ofyoung Thomas Truxtun who
was drowned on Wednesday, was recovered
this afternoon.
Just after the thunderstorm yesterday
! colored man named George Butt. cook or
the steamer Thomas Newton. fell over
board at Church's island and was drowned
/ The steam = was passing through the Aide
marie and Chesapeake canal at the time
! and before she could be stopped and as
sistance rendered the man had disap
| peared.
A large ocean barge loaded with coal
| bound from Norfolk to Providence, in 70"
of the tug America, sunk off Barnegat yes
terday morning about daybreak. The tui
| arrived here to-day and reported.