Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-09
.KALE AND SPINACH.
TRYING TO RAISE GREEN PEAS BE-
FORE THE EARLY FROSTS.
Judge Hiil Dissolyes Judge Lacy's In
junction--Now for the Court of
Appeals- Deiinquent Taxes,


Correspondents Of the Richmond Dispstch.I
NORFOLK. September 8. 1890.
On the truck-farms the kale and spinach
crops are now up and growing finely. A
larger area than usual was planted and
will be marketed during the winter.
Several of the truckers are experimenting
in raising green peas this fall before frost.
which il remunerative may revolutionize
planting that popular vegetable for the
market.
Judge @. W. Hill, Of the Circuit Court of
Portsmouth, rendered his decision to-day
dissolying the Injunction of Judge Lacy IN
the matter Of the injun ction granted GER
tain property-holders restraining the sea
board and Roanoke railroad from laying
tracks through Crawford street. Inc
usual motion was made ana the mater
will now 60 to the Court of Appeals to be
decided.
SENT on.
f. w. Holland, of Nansemond county,
examined before United States Com
missioner III, s. Ackis for selling liquor
without having paid the license-tax. has
been sent on for Indictment.
Rev. G. j. Jones, of this city, has been
called TO the pastorato OF the Christian
church in Berkeley.
The City Treasurer reports the total
white delinquency for capitation and per-
sonal property taxes last year Sf,6S3.4O:
total colored delinquency for capitation
and sonal-property taxes, S5.l2I.is:
The funeral of Major X. p. Wheeler took
place Yesterday afternoon. and was largely
attended by the Grand Army posts OF this
section.
puppApIv AIIIANCY CANDIDATE.
II is thought that the Farmers Alliance
would like to nominate candidate for
Congress against Bowden. 1t is possible
the Suffolk convention may be so shaped.
The last of the 400 steel rails in the
wrecked schooner Jamie Carlton, Oh the
capes, have been brought up by. the
wreckers, and the masts and rails of the
vessel removed so that the wreck is no
longer an obstruction.
The revenue-cutter Crawford. Lieuten-
ant Gooding, left to-day for Washington.
OFFICIAL CHANGES.
CAPTAIN John i. McGlensey has been or
dered to the navy-yard in command OF the
receiying-ship Franklin. Captain Nc
Glensey was stationed here about eight
wears. and is remembered as having hot
time with Commodore Mayo. which led to
court of inquiry at the ward and shortly
afterwards the detachment of both officers.
Captain A. Z. Cooke. who Is detached from
the Franklin, gets desirable duty Ill New
York.
DEATH OF Mr.. GRIFFITH.
MIR. E. J. Griffith, one of the oldest and
most highly esteemed businessmen OF this
city, died this morning at his residence,
No. 81 Butte street. after long and painful
illness, in the seventy-flrst year OF bis age;
MIR. Griffith was a native of this city and
lol in t,ci
many years in the hardware line. he was
one of the original founders of the CRANKY
Street Methodist Episcopal church and has
since been one of Its most prominent mem-
bers.
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
This afternoon William Cornell. ayoung
man well known in this city and employed
in the Il. Portner's brewery establishment
on Loyall's lane, fell from the second-story
window to the pavement below. Hestruck
on his head and right shoulder. lie was
attended by DIR. l.. G. Shepherd. The fall
was about eighteen feet and the injuries
very serious.
The Young man William Cornell, who
fell from Portner's brewery window TODAY,
died from the effects ut ST. Nincents HOS
pltal tonight at IL o'clock.
RECOGNIZED.
DIR. Garland Moore, the Eastern Shore
fugitive, spent three days, IN Norfolk last
week. stopping at the Atlantic Hotel, and
was recognized by lawyer here.
About noon Charles Egts, son OF Mr..
Charles Egts, died at the residence of his
father, corner of Calvert and Charles
streets, aged about twenty-six years, after
brief illness.
THE LOWRY MONUMENT.
An effort will be made in Norfolk to raise
something towards the Lowry monument.
No Washington steamer arrived here
Yesterday owing TO a smash-up at Point
Lookout Saturday night. causing the