Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-21
DEMOCRATS FIRED.
scrNERAL GUSHING AT THE NAVY
YARD At NORFOLK.
p.,,.,rs cf Colonel Godwin--His Head
Crushcd--A Big Contract--Matscs
OF Improvement.
., me Richmond Dispatca.i


NoRrorx, January 20. 1890,
All the Democrats in some OF the work-
%scharged on Saturday night and none OF
sbe Republicans touched. Pr"m'nsnt
norocrat,c clerks have been discharged IN
tba last fcw DAYS and Republicans appoint
"a and h ia understood that many Demo
ers,s will no fired" on the LIST OF tne
month 10 make room for the imtriu,'
among them Mr.. Hobson. the coin, sa IA,
ants clerk, who ia TO be succeeueu w
Commodore Viewers son. IL i unue.-
stood that Commodore Weaver mas gwen
not;ce to the workmen that he VIII have
nothing 10 do with the appointment OF the
xyorl;no force in the yard. and that the
matter will he left entirely with the lore
man 81 the ward, which. Of course, means
The Republican Executive Committee. ana
places the politicians IN controi.
COLONEL GOODWIN.
Tho reraips of Colonel ID. J. Goodwin.
Who died in Washington, will arrive IN
Portsmouth tomorrow morning Tor ouriai
in the family lot. He was native OF Nan,
semond. but lived in Portsmouth nearly All
his life. and was for years leading lawyer
and Commonwealth attorney. Deceased
was colonel of the Ninth Virginia regiment
during the war. After the war he was con
spicuous in politics as Democrat ne
adiuster. and Republican. and was Judge
fthe CORPORATION Court Of Norfolk lot
soyeral years. and latterly held position
in the Land Office in Washington.
ORDAINED
Yesterday afternoon Rev. W. Fl. Baylor.
fhe newly-elected pastor of ScOttsyllle
Ruptist church. near Portsmouth. was re-
Vuiarly ordained and installed as pastor.
Rev. DIR. j. J.. Burrows delivered inc
charge TO the candidate and Kew. pr' 4, f.
Owen the charge TO the church; heV;
George +. Truett presented the Bible ana
Rev. John w. Dougherty delivered the
prayer.
James Tucker, brakeman on the Nor,
folk and Carolina railroad, had ms heau
crushed on Saturday and is believed to be
fatally injured. -.
White shad are already abundant in this
section.
The tug and barge of railroad-cars ashore
in the Eastern Branch have been noated:
Mr.. James T. Goodwin, district deputy,
representing the Marine Engineers Asso-
citation. of this city. left Yesterday for
Charleston, S. c., to attend the National
Convention.
Hon. Albert G. Preston, Of Botetourt.
spent several days here and at Virginia
Beach. and returned to Richmond to-day.
The Confederate DiOHulneHt tVihihi't
having distributed ! 600 subscription-cards,
will commence this week collecting sub
scrlptions for the work. The cornerstone
will be laid on next Memorial day.
The colored people will hold mass
meeting in the courthouse at Elizabeth
CITY, n. c., tomorrow night for the pur-
pose of urging upon parents the necessity
of educating their children.
Many persons are enjoying tomatoes
raised in the open air here this winter.
BIG CONTRACT.
To-day q contract for merchandise pier
$50 feet long by $40 feet wide at Lambertss
Point was given ont by the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company. A warehouse
Will cover the entire pier, which Will DO
ironclad, and will have double tracks run
ming its entire length. The new coal-pier
ut the same place is to have iron piles and
is to be constructed Immediately.
As soon as these two piers are completed
q second merchandise pier is to be con-
structed. The coal output of the company
is now limited only by ITS ability to handle
the same. The company Is preparing tor
the vast rush of freight which will COM
rnence when the first Of the seven new
lines Is completed which are now being
constructed in the southwestern portion
of this State. Several will be feeders and
Others will have trade connections with the
Norfolk and Western.