Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-19
NORFOLK,
A Movement for an Eight-Hour Day
Preparing to Welcome the Pan-Ameri-
cans--The Condition OF Truck
Naval and Other News.

A Movement for E!ghf-Hour Day
Preparing to Welcome the Pan-Ameri-
cans--The Condition OF Truck
Naval and other News.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
NoRFoLk. Va, April 1s, 1880.
A movement is said 10 be on foot among
the bricklayers Of the two cities, through
the Bricklayers' Union, TO demapd eight
hours, and contractors and builders are TO
be notified 10 make their estimates on that
basis after the 1st Of May. Nine hours con-
stitute a DAVIS work now except in the
nsvy-yard. where eight hours prevail.
The wet weather of the past week has
DELAYED complaining in Princess Anne
and lower Norfolk county. All are very
busy now with their farming operations.
and only urgent business brings the coun-
try people to town.
A good force of workmen are hard at work
day and night on the welcome arch "
thrown across Main street in honor of the
visit of the Pan-Americans. The coat-of-
arms of Virginia, the seal of the Chamber
Of Commerce, and the flags of all South
American countries will be clustered to-
gether in the decorations.
THREE DAYS SOAKING.
After three days and nights soaking there
is clearing weather to-day. The vessels
are driving out their sails and getting ready
TO put to sea. The week has been a hard
one on coasters and has materially inter-
fered with the coal traffic.
Captain Hall, Of the Baltimore steamer
Meteor, has been suspended by the Govern
ment inspectors on account OF his collision
with the steamer Lucy.
Rev. w. g. Starr. ID. d.. is to deliver an
on the 3Oth instant.
t.h+ inc will
Sunday running through from Portsmouth
TO Danville on the Atlantic and Danyllle
railroad The delay was in consequence OF
the construction of the Western Union tel
egraph line. The road is complete now
and traffic is steadily increasing.
A colored man named Willie Reeves, Just
arrived from Petersburg, is in jail for
pilfering along the wharyes.
Lieutenant Hugo 0sterhons, whose home
is in Norfolk, has been detached from the
Enterprise and ordered here for duty on
the receiving-ship Franklin.
The United States coast-survey steamer
Blake has arrived from cruise and IL
moved off Fort Norfolk.
GREEN PEAS IN MARKET.
Green peas from the adjacent truck
farms have appeared in market. At this
rate shipments will commence about the
1st of the month. The truckers report the
Irish potato crop doing splendidly in the
county. -,
CAPTAIN W. s. Schley, commanding the
cruiser Baltimore, who few days ago met
with an accident on board, is able to be out
| on crutche5.
The apprenticeship Jamestown win bt
placed in the dry-dock on Monday for re-
pairs.
The case of Leonidas Witsell. accused o.
embezzling 5000 of the funds of the Fede
ration of Labor, has been continued by
| Justice Wilson to the 18th instant.
There was 8 collision of freight train:
and several cars were wrecked at Elmwood
on the Atlantic and Danyille railroad, on
Wednesday night. No one was hurt. The
conductor and entire crew of the train al
fault have been discharged from the line
An accidental fire in the hardware store
Main street and Market Square. caused
considerable damage by. water early this
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