Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-13
PILES OF PACKAGES
OF TRUCK UNABLE TO BE HANDLED
BY The STEAMSHIP LINES.
Party observation-disclosures Sale of
Building Lots at Portsmouth
Tho Petrei's Cruise.
Correspondence Of The RIchmOnd Dlspatcn.I

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspstch.I
NORFOLK. June i2, 1890.
Tho TRANSPORTATION lines carrying truck TO tho
northern cities from this port have almost
moro business than they can handle Just now
and every ship sailing leaves great piles OF pack
ages on me yharves Tho Old Dominion steamer
last ight went OF with fifteen thousand PACK
agcs lnd loft iva thousand on tho wharf 70 %
picked W by tho steamers goibg out to-day.
The stovsdore gangs are WORKED from cary
mornif until midnight "a hard az they can
dTiy", loading and unloading tho ships. ins
great rush However will end by the drst OF the
month. This IL tho heavy stun OF tho uucA-
farms an wibds up the season
Tho Democrats OF Portsmouth are reorganizlng
thor ward clubs and getting IN cOn1itlon TOT tne
congressional election. Tho Republicans OF tha'
city have also reorgauized their party CLUBS
EFFECT OF THE wEATHEE.
To-dayisa June ROSTER here with tho mer-
curry above On, but q gool breeze from The SOUTH
weet 'empers tho heat The census enumefa,ots
ma thor duties hard WORK thl. weather, ana az
least ono threw up his i0b aud quit on account
Of T.. Rain il greatly needed In town and cOun-
try. whore cotton aud corn is suffering from The
dry spoil.
Major 4. Meade Smith. whose death at 81.
Vincent HOSPITAL telegraphcd last night, was
IN the ffty-fourth year Of his age and son oi inc
late Va " and Pgymaster Charles ~ nry smith,
United >-ates sriny lie was Sradla'e OF 'ho
University Of Virginia ana praciced n" nero
for many years. Locating here immellhlely a1t't
rhe wsr. During thu war be Wes on the sleh VI
General T. l.. Ro5ssr.
Nine Indred and seven building lots and a
lot oil Improved properly were 8oll ~ alc.loh IA
Portsmouth today ma brought fair prices. inc
sain was we'll attended, bat principally "
| Portsmouth bIycrA
Due TO THE FSLkRGE'TNr.
/ During tho month Of May there were seventy
| two DEANS IA Norfolk, the whites being tour III
excess OF tho blacks. TINS l. an incrcasea uiyi
! tality c0nrRral with May 81 last year, but the
| corpora limits have been somewhat enlarged.
! a party 81 Pennsylvania capitalists are ~
| Virginia Beach seeking 20 ief from the hea'eu
| term. 1uoy arrived Tue. day night
| Tho Cuuh0af Petrol, now ira Hampton hoals'
| viii 70 % New York aud e. East Win the NVrsh
/ Atlantic snadtOn 70 Portland.
The sloop-Oi-war Constellation Will arrive III
! Lynnhayen bay tomorrow with tue cadets 81 the
| Naval Academy on their sumner cruise me
| will ngalt the arrival Of the steamer Pnlo1 with
stores and thon proceed immodiaioly 70 Ne"
| London.
Tho baltimore "a not expected at the yari I'M
| Ill next week, ami from what there II 10 30 ON
! her 10 l. oks impossible Tor hoe 30 loln IN tho
| Fourth July celebration at Portland rs con-
templal.I,
RAILROAD CONVENTION.
| A LARGO number OF delegates TO tho Railroad
Conye. on at Ola Point are expected at II
/ gina J. lch tomorrow. ,,,.,
! Mr. oo-oph Abbott was to-day appointed depu-
| ~ sher Of Portsmouth.
| A ar-e contingent Of Pctor5burgcrs u OK
| pected ere on Memorial day-noXt thursday
/ Mis- f.,e!lo Courtney, az Richmond, - visit
ing MIS- Katio ArInistsad, on Middle street
| POTtau nth.
Awliie man named william Jarvis, car
peutcr. was arrested aud locked up today ioi
! beating his vito.
OTHTR Affairs.
A Charlottesville syndicate hos purchased Z
tract 0. land % lloiu'ng Portsmouth 10 10 aid Oh
into building lots. hoy pad $500 an acre.
a meeting Of the bar OF the two ciue7 mas peer
called toy II O'Clock tomorrow o. taRe hctlon 20
| regarI 10 tho death o. Major Meade smith, and
10 pass resolutions suitable TO the occasion.
seven carloads OF steel for the oaitle-shii
| Texas arrived 90 the yard this afternoon.