Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-01
TO THE COUNTY JAIL.
oeoeae A. SCOTT COMMITTED ON
Tue GRAVE CHARGe,OF ARSON
tn. Temperance Cause IN Norfoik-vete-
rams Decline tn Endorse Bowdcn-A
wrecking Expedition.
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NORFOLK, October 81, 1890.
white man named George A. Scott
was committed to the county Jail this
morning charged with arson in setting
fire to and destroying the dwellings OF
Mrs. Lucinda Todd, William Robinson,
and II. A. Howell, in HuntersvilIe, a
few nights ago. He will be examined
before Justice on Monday.
GOOD WORK.
Hon. Francis Murphy, the great tenn
nerance apostle, who has stirred this
Community to its very depths by his won
derfnl power in pleading for the reforma
tion of those addicted to intemperance,
will probably visit other Virginia cities
after finishing his work here and in
Portsmouth. He charges nothing for
his services except his own and bis wife's
board and the freewill Offering of the
people. He is marvellous man in his
line of work and has accomplished
great amount OF good in Norfolk.
LAST EFFORT.
The Bowden Republicans are making
ARRANGEMENTS to hold mass meetlng on
Market Square on Monday night and
have number Of prominent Republic
cans from distant parts OF the State to
address the gathering.
II is generally believed here that
Bayley Browne will be defeated in the
First District.
An effort was made to get the colored
United States veteran reunion here yes
terday to endorse Bowden, but the
proposition failed to go through.
MIR. II. S. Nelson. of Mecklenburg
county. was robbed Of S2l5 on a street.
car last night. The police have the mat
ter i'll hand.
ALARGE VOTE.
The indications are that large vote
will be polled In Norfolk and Ports
mouth and Norfolk county next Tuesday.
Both sides are hard at work day and
night getting their lines in order.
Sheriff j. G. Meekins. OF Tyrrell coun-
ty, II. c., left here this morning for
Raleigh with a negro named Joe Brick
house. tried and sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for murder.
Berkeley will soon be lighted by cleo
tricity and will probably have a water
supply in the course Of another year.
The Democratic registrars, now that
Judge Hughes has rendered decision
on the question, will allow the Republican
supervisors to copy their books.
N BETTER SHAPE.
Farmer Lawson, Hon. Thomas b.
Whitehead, and Major Mann Page adj
dressed an immense meeting at Princess
Anne Courthouse yesterday. There was
great enthusiasm, and the Democratic
party throughout the county Is believed
to be in better shape than 1t has been
for some time.
A youth named Eddie Hogan, who
ran away fiom Annapolis to ship on
board the United States steamer Atlanta,
was arrested on n telegram by the police
Yesterday afternoon, who found him on
the Atlanta, and this morning the father
of the boy arrived here and carried him
back home.
TO SAVE VESSEL AND CARGO.
The Merrett Wrecking Company's
steamer ]. ID. Jones with the barge
Haggerty in tow. left to-day for Dubois,
Ga. to get off the schooner Howard
Smith. which went ashore few days
ago. She is loaded with railroad iron,
and the wreckers expect to save both YES
sci and cargo.
CAPTAIN PEAKE's BOAT SOLD.
The pilot-boat Phantom, belonging to
the Virginia Pilot Association, was to-
day sold to Captains William H. Smith
and J.. f. Albert, pilots, of Charleston,
S. c., and in few days will leave for her
future station.
A white man named Joseph Goodson
was committed to Jail to-day for break
ing into residence on Mariner street
and robbing the premises of silyerware
and other valuables.