Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-11
AT PIGS POINT
TIE NORFOLK AND CAROLINA RAIL
ROAD MAKE LARGE LAND
PURCHASES
Catching Ccdhsh at Norfolk - Princess
Anne Objects TO the
Almshcuse.
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uuorrespondence Of the Richmond uispssch.l
NosporK. May 10. 1880.
An incendiary FIRE about midnight las,
NIGHT DESTROYED the stables OF oaIhuci
Fisher. a liveryman OF Portsmouth on bl -
bingham street neer Queen: The horses
were saved, butseyeral vehicles ana STOCK
feed were destroyed. There was sone H.
eurance. us L..
RECENTLY made some large purchases OF
land adjoining their property az rigs
Point. opposite Norfolk-some say Slo0.VoV
worth ffhe tract 81 land the. company
pufchased from William Z. Clyde (adJoin-
Inc the Naval Hospital grounds) Is oelnG
laid on into town lots. The company VIII
erect q hoto at that point, II is thougnt.
lr. M. puccni, Main-street confec-
t;cnr, died suddenly last night, living
about an hour after being Frustrated.
Heart disease was the cause. lie was
popniar in the knights of Pythias and the
Order Of Red Men.
TWO cHxws TO co CRUISING.
The United States schoolship jamestown
willleaye the ward next week, having finish
Cd repairs, and drop down 20 Hampton
Roads to await orders for the summer
cruise Of the apprentices. "a,
The United States steamer Petrol lis still de-
tanned at the yard waiting for her ne" cast,
Ing from the Pennsylvania contractors. ana
officers and crew are getting impatient az
being tied up at the dock so long ana want
20 lie off on a cruise with their new snip.
There will be q large increase IN the torce
employed on the monitor Amphitrte WIFI
IN few days.
IL is said the Young Goldfish lately intro
duced in these waters by the United states
Fish Commission are now being caught
with hook-and-line and are about 1901
long. 1t IS expected from this indication
that cod will soon he plentiui mere
The shipments of POcahOntas coal ron
the Lamberts Point piers TINS week
amounted to about 2i,OOO tons.
DON'T WANT THE PAUPERs.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Princess
Anne county is taking steps to prevent the
CITY OF Norfolk from building the aims
house in that county. on the ground that 1t
will be injurious 10 adjoining property.
The city gave 5000 for farm and has
gone to considerable expense IN the matter
OF erecting new almshouse.
The Excise Board Of this city has disap-
proved Of a number of applications Tor
Gquor-hcense.
Roper mills at Gilrnerton is yet mystery.
The fire started in room adjoining the
furnace. IN which was stored large lot OF
thayings.
THE COPS NEW SUITS.
The police appeared IN their new sum-
mer uniforms Yesterday.
Congressman Bowden is in the city.
The anniversary of the Norfolk seaInen's
Friend Society will take place tomorrow
ut the Freemason-S Street Baptist church,
and Rev. DR.. Tudor will deliver the adj
dress
The German naval visitors seem TO be
having a good tine, and numbers Of them
are constantly ashore.
The School Board has asked for on ap-
preparation to introduce music IN the pub
lie schools.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has petitioned tho Councils for. a
reformatory at the almshouse for youthful
criminals.
SCHOONER SUNK.
The schooner George A. GRAY, loaded
with lumber and bound from Suffolk to
Baltimore sunk at the mouth OF Nanse-
mond river Yesterday afternoon.
The stockholders Of the Norfolk and
Western railroad arrived here from Roa-
noke and inspected the company's pro
perty here and visited the nayy-yard, and
then left on the outgoing Cape Charles