Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-20
SMILING AND HAPPY
TRUCKERS OVER THE SATuRATING
RAINS OF FRIDAY EVENING.
A Sergeant or Marines Dcserts-Skips and
Forges Check-Seven Million In
crease In Norfolk's Assessment.
IcOrrcspoadonco OF the richmond Di.pa,ch.l

NORFOLK. July 10, 1890.
The farmers and truckers in town to-day
are smiling and happy and the depressing
gloom OF the past two weeks with them Is
all gone. The heavy, soaking rain OF yes
terday afternoon was great blessing TO
them. as 1t came just in the nick Of time to
save from destruction the crops that were
drying and Storytelling up with the great
heat OF the protracted drought all through
this section.
The orderly of Commodore Weaver. CON-
mandaDt of the navy-yafd. q German ser
geant of marines named Bowman, deserted
the service and skipped the town" last
night, after having forged the name OF
Commodore Weaver on check tor S63 and
obtained t25 worth of clothing and SIS IN
cash on the check from Jacob Kaufman,
an Israelite clothing merchant Of Ports
mouth.
TNcRFAsED ASSESSMENTS.
The assessment rolls for Norfolk are not
yet completed. There will be large IN
crease IN the assessment. in round num-
bers about twenty millions Tor the city.
The last assessment was thirteen millions
FIVE hundred thousand dollars. IT IS tho
opinion of well-informed citizens that
twenty millions is really very low esti-
mate of the real estate IN the corporate
limits of Norfolk as at present constituted.
The funeral OF young Thomas lruxtun
took place this afternoon from the resi-
dence of his mother, on Freemason street.
The body was found within seyenty-hye
feet of where the accident occurred.
Young Truxtun was preparing 70 enter the
Naval Academy, and being a bright and
promising lad, would have made hls marx
IN the service.
DELAyED by CONTRACTORS
The force at work on the new ships at
The navy-yard is increasing at the rate OF
twenty or twenty-five week. The battle
ship Texas IL only about one fourth com
pleted and is still greatly delayed by the
contractors. Great difficulty is eNpe-
rienced in getting the material in the or
der needed. Steel castings ordered
year ago have not been delivered
yet. Only about Is per cent. OF
the work on the new Cruiser No.
| is completed owing TO the same delay.
| The same trouble will be experienced with
the double-tureted monitor AmphItrlte.
! Navajo Constructor Bowles has decided to
1 leave here on tho list of August for his two
months European trip: He VIII land az
mother and sister, who reside IN StrasDurg:
/ After that he will GO over Switzerland and
/ visit the naval establishments of Germany
and Great Britain. Constructor Bowles
| saws he has made no arrangements 10 re-
sign from the navy, but like all other men,
will improve his condition If opportunity
| offers.
WHALING CRUISE.
Tho whaling schooner Franklin having
shipped new crew. sailed to-day on an
eighteen months cruise.
During last week $4,000 tons OF focahon-
tas coal were shipped from Lambert
Point piers. anunusually large weeks ship
ment.
Colonel William Lamb aud Captain j. b.
! Merritt, of the Seamen's Bethel, are re-
ceiving contributions for a monument, 70
be placed in the lot OF the Seamen's Friend
Society in Elmwood cemetery:
Roadmaster Samuel L. Hand, OF the sea-
board and Roanoke railroad. was badly
hurt on his farm near Nottoway yesterday
by runaway team, one arm being broken
and his head and face badly cut and
bruised.
Rev. George +. Bragg. rector of the
colored Episcopal church here, has hac O
! building donated and is securing tundsto
fl it up for the purposes of an asylum ana
day nursery for children whose mothers
have TO leave them TO go out from home 70
work during the daytime.
THE LfGHlNING'S IkLAhS.
The Lightning III its freaks during the
sauall Yesterday knocked into smithe-
reens" wind-mi on the premises OF Dir.
! Edward Brickhouse. in tanners Creek
district. The residence of Nr. John Capps
on Benefits creek, in Nansemond, was
badly injured by lightning.
Mr.. Harry Clinton Adams, coffee broker
of New York, and Miss Leila Augusta
Perry, formerly of this city, but now OF
| New York. were very privately married al
ST. Luke's church by Rev. 4. ). Lloyt
| Yesterday afternoon and went to Virginia
Beach for the honeymoon.
Another refractory is 10 be established
in Norfolk to turn out 200 tons day. IL Is
said.
A YOUNG man named James Trueblood
was assaulted in the county near Cam
postella by negro last night and 1t i
feared his skull Is fractured.
GENERAL NEWS.
Luther Ballard. son of the late L. r. Bal
lard. of Norfolk county, died Yesterday
morning at Alton, Va. The remains vii
arrive this evening by the Chesapeake anc
and Ohio railway.
The special agents Of the census will be
gin work in Norfolk and Portsmouth nex'
| week.
The Merritt wrecking steamer Victorif
J. Peed and barge John Haggerty arrivec
to-day from the sunken schooner Jamie
Carlton with load of steel rails.
President Warren q. Elliott, OF the VII
mington and Weldon railroad. with Judge
George Blow and party, leave Newport
News on Monday for the White Sulphur II
President Elliott's new car.