Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-11
THE COLLECTORSHIP.
THE REPUBLICAN AsPlRANTs RETURN
DISAPPOINTED BUT HOPEFUL.
Bowden. Chances for denomination
poubtfui--suit Against the City Of
Portsmouth-Navai and
Other News.
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NORFOLK, January 10. 1890.
This morning Police-Justice Baum had
before him young white stranger named
George II. Carter. a member OF the Chicago
Typographical Union, No. 10, charged with
setting fire to and DESTROYING Kitchen on
o'clock. and breaking the plate-glass show
windoys in the stores Of Watt, Rettew a.
Cioy. Wjpinpton 4 Bell. and ShrieYs Ba-
gar on Main street, and robbing the same
of clothing, shirts. and other articles. Car
t,r was committed 10 jail for trial. He
claims TO have been drunk.
DowDKS's DILEMMA.
The batch of Republican politicians who
are after the collectorship and other posi-
tions all returned this morning from the
tenth or fifteenth pilgrimage 70 Washing
ton. Each applicant came back disap-
pointed but hopeful. and some of them
roundly denouncing Congressman Bowden
and swearing eternal hostility to his con-
gressional aspirations IN the future. Bow
den can't get his man. Mayor Banks III.
and he won't abandon him for any one else
go far named. The fight over the place IS
said TO be now very bitter, and the appoint
ing power is in as great "A quandary as ever:
The funeral of Captain James L. Cecil
will take place on Sunday morning. Be
sides the Confederate Veterans, the Ma
sons. Knights of Honor, Royal Arcanum,
Ladies' Memorial Association, and m es-
cort from the Fourth Virginia regiment
will take part.
EFFECTS or IA GRIPPE
All the physicians of the two cities re-
mort serious cases OF the grippe in various
sections. The city jail has twenty cases;
the several hospitals, recelying-ship, ma;
ratlrnaHG and
nayy-yard report together numerous cases.
Rev. Mr.. Butts reports his revival consid-
erably interfered with by his best workers
being down with the disease. Many ladies
are also suffering from influenza. and Nor:
folk seems to be getting her full share OF
the prevailing disease.
DEMOCRATIC FIGHT.
There PROMISES to be lively fight
among the Democrats of Portsmouth over
the positions within the gift OF the new
Board Of Police Commissioners and appIi-
cants for positions on the force arc y as
thick az leaves in Vallambrosa."
/. The United States steamer Alliance,
for several months fitting out at the navy
ward, will be ready for sea and 90 into
commission on the 18th instant.
A suit for $4,000 damages against the
city of Portsmouth on account of the
drowning VI lnlro 80 ~
ferry dock was commenced III the Court OF
Hastings yesterday. and q jury has been
summoned from Nansemond county to try
the cause.
THE ONLY wRECKEBs.
The Merritt Wrecking Organization is
the only body of wreckers now operating
on the coast, and at the auction
the other day they got possession OF
all the steamers aud plant of the Bakers.
the pioneers in the business here and who
carried it on for fifty years. The only
work the Merritts now have is on three
stranded schooners between Cape Henry
and Currituck, which they are trying to
launch.
-Four acres of the Hardy property in Berk-
ley, Just opposite the Norfolk and Western
depot. in this city. have been purchased by
q northern company to establish glass
factory.
A temporary structure capable of seat
ing 5000 people will he erected for Rev.
Sam Jones's meetings.
The appointment of Mr.. X. G. Murray as
school superintendent OF Norfolk gives
great satisfaction among Democrats here.