Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-04
TWO SENTENCED.
ONE TO THE GALLONS, THE OTHER
TO THE PEN,rENTURy.
Lively Work on the Texas and Cruiser No.
STRAITS and Pontoons
Driven Ashore



NorroLk. VA. May 8. $3.50.
This morning the negro murderer henry
Gusts, who was a second time cqhvio.,su
Of the murder Of Mr.. T. l.. Waller. the
Sewell's Point storekcopcr, was brought
into the Circuit Court and sentenced Dy
Judge Hill TO be hanged on the 2sth OF NO
vernber next. His counsel will move tor
an appeal 20 the Court OF Appeals.
The negro Booten Moore, who murdered
Elisha Hall on an excursion tram, was
brought into court and sentenced 10 the
penitentiary for eighteen years. "o "aS"
had second trial.
TxPEgT woRgMES.
A lot az woYkmen were taken IN the
navv.yard this morning TO work on the
new Sims. The large number OF workinen
emnloyed on the Texas and Cruiser No. 3
.nakcs things look lively in that section ot
The ward. Many of the old ir0n-workers OF
tho ward who were put 20 work on the new
battlo.ship 20 learn the business are now
more expert than those brought iroin the
vhip-yards of the North. and some OF them
have been advanced to quartermen and
Ieading-men. The iron-platcrs OF the yard
and fitst-class boileI-makers after a htue
practice find the work exactly in their line
OF business
The repairs on the scholarships James
town and Portsmouth will give the car
pentcrs and ioiners of the yard some WORK
for month at least.
The new marine barracks At the yard
Is now ready for the root and IS pushing
ahead towards completion rapidly
roNTOoSs WRECKED.
Porty-three pontoOns and several rats
IN tow of the tug Sam johnson We're
Struck by a squall of Thimble Shoal lhght
on Thursday night and driven ashore AT
Ocean View. Some are total loss ana tne
remainder are driven high up on the oeaen-
The loss will reach several thousand dol
lars. s,
shipped from Lambcrt's Point tins week.
Last night Mr. James l.. Belotc was elect:
ed representative TO the Grand Lodge OF
Machinlsts and Mechanical Engineers OF
America, which meets IN Louisville on
Monday.
Rev. George W. Mitchell. the new pastor
of ST. Johns African Methodist EplscopaI
church, late pastor OF the metropolitan
African Methodist Episcopal church, or
Washington. arrived to-day. He was for
n number of years professor OF mathema-
tics at Wilberforce University.
The dwelling of Mrs. William Ballentine
Oh Sixth street. In Portsmouth, was badly
damaged by fire last night.
OFFICIAL HErTAsoPHs.
The following are the officers Of the
Grand Conclave, Order or HeptasOphs, OF
The State Of Virginia. elected last night.
Grand Archon g. L. 0utten, Portsmouth;
Grand Provost, J. s. Bunting, Norfolk;
Grand Chancellor, J. w. Wheeler, Hamp-
ton; Grand Scribe j. f. Thompson, Ports
mouth; Grand Treasurer, William Raw
Inns. Norfolk Grand Prelate, Samuel
Keene. Norfolk: Grand Inspector-ieneTal,
Ut. Halstead, Portsmouth; Grand Herald.
Charles T.. Mccoy, Norfolk; Grand War
den. j. S. Lessels. Norfolk: Grand Sen,
tinel John Addison, Norfolk; Grand
Guide, NJ. Newberg, Hampton.
Rev. George w. Wray, pastor OF Central
Methodist Episcopal church, has been Sc
lected as orator on Memorial-day IN Ports
mouth on the 18th instant.
Arrangements are IN progress for the
celebration of the centennial OF Norfolk
Lodge. No. /, A. L. and A. NJ, IN October.
Norfolk Lodge is the second Oldest IN the
country.
Rev. Charles Ghiselin of Shepherdstown,
West Virginia. is visiting friends in Nor
folk.
During the month of April there were
twentv-eight deaths in Portsmouth-anu n-
usually large mortality.
MIR. Joseph =. Clark, Of Portsmouth, was
thrown from railroad train yesterday ana
very badly injured.
Professor j. NJ. Langston Is billed to
lecture here.
Senator Edmunds and family have left
Virginia Beach aud returned to Washing
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