Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-11
SESSION CLOSED
OF THE G. 3. OF THE EMERALD BE-
NEVOLeNT ASSOCIATION.
Important Business Disposed Of-Toronto
Next Place OF Meeting-Incrcass
In the Cotton Trade.
Icorrespondsnce of the Richmond Dspssch.l

fcorrespondsnce OF the Richmond Dlspaschl
NORFOLK. July 10, 1890.
The international Grand Branch Of the
Emerald Benevolent Association met this
morning and closed up the work of the
session by disposing of various routine
matters.
Toronto. Canada. was selected as the
next place Of meeting.
The Finance Committee reported dreceipts
for last two wears $S.fi3.37; disbursements,
S,i56.02: srrearges, 81 1868.
The Offices ot secretary and treasurer
were merged and the salary txed at S2Oo-
A special per capita tax of ten cents was
levied for uses of the organization aud the
restoration OF wayward branches.
After the convention adjourned sine dls
the members of the association were taken
on the large ocean tug Pocahontss and
given view OF the harhor. including a
visit 10 the navy-yard. after which they
steamed down TO Old Point to visit Fort
Monroe. the Soldiers Home. Hampton
Normal School, and other points of in
terest. dining at the Hygeia. The custom
ary banquet in honor OF the association
takes place at the Purcell House tonight,
and the delegates leave for their homes to-
morrow.
EARLY COTTON sFAsOS.
Cotton-men here are expecting an early
commencement of the buying season tins
vear-the last of August. doubtless. Seve-
raj new English buying houses are expected
to open in Norfolk IN September. The
cotton business OF the new Norfolk and
Carolina railroad from its Coast Line and
Richmond and Danville connections Will
commence with this season, and add large
" TO the receipts of this port next year.
The mercury went above 9s yesterday
higher than for three years.
Rev. T.. l.. Powell. of Louisville, Nv,
formerly of Norfolk, IL at his old home
with his family visiting his parents. Mr.
Powell is a young man Of the Christian de-
nomination and is pastor of Fourth-and-
Walnut Christian church, one or the
largest and most Influential congregations
in the South, there being over thousand
members.
CoPIOUs RAINS.
The rain yesterday, If not general
throughout the county, reached consid-
cradle portion of territory heretofore sut-
fering for rain IN the Western-Branch and
Tanners Creek sections. The Great Bridge
section was flooded.
The newly-elected Board of Health held
its FIRST meeting last night.
The Mayor of Portsmouth appointed two
policemen for the Naval Hospital Park
yesterday.
Ward meetings will shortly be called 10
elect new Democratic Executive Com
mlttee.
The fire in the Dismal swamp is scatter.
ing the black bear, wildcats, deer, and
other animals in every direction.
REDUCING THE RUsH.
The fine rains OF yesterday afternoon
brought along a cool wave tnis morning
and gale twenty-five miles an hour, and
the mercury went down IN the sixties. pro.
ducing great relief aud making everybody
comfortable, thus materially reducing the
rush to the seashore.
Major James +. Millican received his
certificate of appointment yesterday rs IN
spector Of steamboat hulls for this dis
trict.
The cadet engineers practice steamer
Standsh arrived at the nayy-yard iron
the Naval Academy yesterday, 0ccom
panied by the dispatch steamer PhlOX. III,
Standish will be placed IN the dry-docl
aud repaired and refitted in time for th'
next session. The PhlOX left last night
with stores and the crew of the Standisl
on her return to Annapolis. q.
DROWNED IN A DOCK.
The body of strange darkv from Nortl
Carolina was found in the old wood dOcl
in Portsmouth to-day. lie fell overheard
| yesterday.
The wrecking steamer Victoria Peed re
| turned from the sunken schooner jane
Carton, off the capes, to-day with the barge
( HaggeTty loaded with railroad iron.