Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-25
A WINTERS CRUISE.
TIE U. S. STEAMER PeTREL BOUND
FOR THE WEST INDIES.
To Remove the Magazine from Craney
Island--seeond Conference OF the
y. NJ. c. A. First District.
correspondence Of the Richmond D,sps.ch.I
NORFOLK, November q, 1890.

correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.I
NORFOLK, November a, 1890.
The United States steamer Petrol
having completed repairs will leave the
nayv-yard tomorrow and proceed to
Fort Norfolk and take on her powder.
She will then drop down to Hampton
Roads and await orders for a winter
cruise in tho West Indies. Commodore
Weaver and Paymaster David Smith
returned from Washington yesterday.
A train-load of steel and iron rafters was
delivered at the yard Saturday for the
extension OF the steam engineering ma
cbine-shop. which building is now in
course of erection. Commodore Folger,
chief OF ordnance, has asked for the APP
propriation necessary to remove the
naval magazine from Craney island. The
island is gradually washing away and
cannot be much longer occupied for
magazine purposes.
FIRST DISTRICT 7. NJ. c. A.
The second conference OF the Young
Mems Christian Association for the First
district of Virginia will be held in Berk-
lev on Friday and Saturday next The
district embraces Petersburg, Crewe,
Suffolk, Hampton, Smithfeld. Eastyille,
Fort Monroe, Newport News, Berkeley,
Norfolk. and Portsmouth. The proceed
ings will relate to all important phases
of association work.
The New York steam yacht Norma,
with a party bound to Florida, and the
Philadelphia steam yacht Sybilla, with
party for the Currituck sound, shooting
clubs, havo left port.
BRISK OYSTER BUSINESS
Notwithstanding the mild weather oil
the oyster houses are running on full
time and the business Is brisk. This
being Thanksgiving week the orders from
the North are very heavy.
DR.. J. S. Blackwell, Of Chicago, adj
dressed a large gathering at the Good
Templar demonstration in Portsmouth
Yesterday at the South-Street Baptist
tabernacle. The Good Templars are
very strong in Portsmouth just now.
AN OLD FLAG.
There is on exhibition IN the falr-room
of the Portsmouth Rifles flag presented |
TO that command by the ladies Of Ports
mouth sixty-twO years ago. 1t IS still IN
good condition.
Hereafter vessels carrying cattle will |
not be allowed to clear from the custom |
house here without showing a certificate |
that the cattle aboard have been exam |
ined by the United States veterinary in |
spector.
LARGE INVESTMENTS.
Judge Tate, of Smythe county, who |
has been in Norfolk for two weeks on |
business, left for home last night. The |
Judge says in all his operations he has
invested 100000 in lands around Nor
folk.
The Isle Of Wight negro mail-robbers
have been examined by Commissioner
Ackiss and sent on to the next term OF
the United States Court for trial.
AGAINST OPENING or SUNDAY.
The meeting held of the First Presby-
terian church yesterday afternoon to pro-
test against opening the Columbian Ex-
position On DuuuttI was NCl attchNtOH
and appropriate addresses were delivered
by several laymen and Judge Brooke
presided. Resolutions embodying the
formal protest of the meeting were
adopted.
SPRUNG ALEAK.
The barge Little Mary, with cargo Of
ties, from North Carolina to Baltimore,
sprung aleak south of the canal-locks
and arrived here in tow of tug for re-
pairs.
The barge Juno, Captain Hilborn,
from Joness bay to Philadelphia, with a |
cargo Of lumber, struck on a sunken OBJ
iect on the DIST in Albemarle sound. |
She was kept ahoat by her pumps about |
three hours, but the water gained so |
rapidly that she was towed to shallow |
water and sunk in about eight feet.
KILLED BY BEAM.
Night Yardmaster Frank Sprigg, Of the |
Atlantic and Danville railroad, was killed |
tonight by the slipping Of n beam with |
which a locomotive was pushing freight |
train. Sprigg came from Cape Charles
City, but boarded in Portsmouth.