Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-06
MURDERED In A ROW.
ONE NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER
DURING A DRUNKEN BRAWl.
Manufacturing Eutcrpyiscs-D . q bieo
steamer-Nasal Notes-Personai-fao
tory Burned-CoIored Y. NJ. q. n
Correspondence of tho Richmond DisDssch.l

NORFOLK. March >, lbsO.
About noon to-day drunken row among
negroes occurred in bar-room on tne
corner of Queen and Green streets IN
Portsmouth, and in the m6lee one OF the
negroes, jim Manning drew n pistol ana
shot another negro named Bob Walker, the
ball crashing through the skull Just aDONo
the right eve. Manning YVES arrested ~
Officer Diggs and locked up. and walker
was carried to his home on High street ana
attended by Drs. X. II. Parker ana i; ",
Troy, but expired about two hours aL'er
the shooting.
All the machinery for the new cotton
factory IN Rerkley has arrived and VIII be
put in place az speedily a. possible. ABOUT
one hundred hands will be put TO work az
first. 1t is believed that as soon as the
Belt Line is constructed around the Two
cities and Berkeley a number, OF nc
tories Of various kinds Will be ea-
tahlished along tho line-in fact, n
is said parties are already looking up
suitable SITES for several manufacturing
enterprises. This section has long lacked
the vim and push Of northern ana western
communities and has developed slowly,
but now having an influx of northern capi-
tai and enterprise it will grow all the more
rapidly. Norfolk is destined to be the
Chicago Of the East said western man
not long since on viewing the hne harbo[
of this growing and prosperous section or
Tidewater Virginia.
disabled Norwegian steamer was towed
into Hampton Roads this morning Dy
Spanish steamer. The names or the
vessels could not be aScertained. The Nor
wegian had lost her propeller and had her
machinery damaged.
Mayor Banks not having received his Off
cial appointment a. collector of this port
did not send in his resignation to tho
Council last night.
At the annual meeting Of the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues last night, NJ. {.
Keeling was elected captain, and John I.
Keyill j. G. Carroll, and Sidney j. Cham
berlaine lieutenants.
The officers Of the United States steamer
Baltimore, company Of marines, and a
battalion Of blue jackets composed tho
oort6ge escorting the remains OF Lieu
tenant II. Fisher Wright TO the Bay Line
steamer last night.
The spocial road-law in Norfolk county
is objected 10 by many, but 1t viii save
over 81 700 q wear 10 the county and the
roads will be better worked in every re-
spect. The large amount Of money spent
on the roads Of the county and the little
show for Il has been q constant source OF
complaint from the taxpayers
The ribs Of Cruiser No. are being placed
in position at the nayy-yard. Tho small
steamer built at the yard for the Pensacola
uavv-vard IS finished and ready 10 be sent
down.
Assistant Naval-Constructor William j.
Baxter reported o. the yard this morning
To- relieve Aseistant-C Constructor Joseph II.
Iiunard, who ia ordered up for promotion.
Goycrnment-Architect j. l.. Snithrncyer,
of Washington, Is at the yard looking after
the new marine barracks.
Mr.. j. n. Wilcox, Of Portsmouth, VIII
start "a daily afternoon paper III Suffolk on
the 18th instant.
Captain G. Hall, of Richmond, is stop
ping IN the city.
The white man arrested on the Rich
mOnd steamer for forgery was discharged IN
the Police Court for lack OF evidence.
Mr.. j. Frank East, If the Fourth ward,
resigned from the Council last night
Justice John j. Warren. Of the county.
has been appointed superintendent ot the
poor of the county, having charge OF the
almshouse, &c. at "a salary Of 5000.
Henry Mayfeld, hand ut the saw-mill
Of Lckles d Collins, i'll Berkeley, had his
loft arm crushed off Yesterday afternoon
by his ehirt-sleeve catching III the cog
wheels of the line-rOilers.
The body of drowned man unknown
was found i'm tho shad-uets of Mr.. David
Bell on Albemarle sound Yesterday morn
In the Sunday-night storm.
PaTkCr's b8rrel-factOrv, at the foot Of
Main street near the Boston wharf, was
DESTROYED by an accidental fire tonight. 4
fireman by name of Bryan was severely
hunt duringt the fire.
W. II. HuntOn, general secretary of tie
colored Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton, has arrived here from an extended
tour Of the southern States in the interest
of Young Mems Christian Association work
among the cOlored colleges. He visited IN
all fifteen colleges. Nashville. New Or
leans. Atlanta. Montgomery, and 1uskegee
were in fourishing condition. The peo-
pie Of the South, he says, both white and
c0lored. take special interest IN this work.
Full 800 colored young men and women
attend these colleges, and they represent
the medium through which a successful
work NAV be inaugurated among the
masses IN the South. He said that IN
Selma there are FIVE colleges. one an INDUS
trial seminary for colored young women.
over zoo of whom are in Attendance.
The majority OF these schools are conduct
ed by the white people. who manifest
considerable sOlicitude for the material
prosperity of the colored man. In Atlanta,
Ga, the second colored Young Mems
Christian Association in the United States
has been organized.
Tdtcr.-The barrel and box-factory of K.
W. Stires caught fire and was destroyed
Stlrcs was insured for $500, and Parker
was partially insured. The loss was about
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