Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-26
WELCOME, GENTLEMEN !
DOWN BY THE SEA.
Tho avy-Yard-The Alliance-Meat In
spection--Notes.

spection-Notes.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
NORFOLK, February %, 1890.
The big gdouble-turreted monitor Amphl-
trite was taken out Of the simpson dry,
dock AT the navy-yard this morning and
nlaced nj the wharf opposite the IRON
works where il is said she Will be COM
pleted. When ready for sea the Amphl-
trito and Puritan will be the most tOrmI-
dable firhtiug-ships in the world. Tho
cause of the delay IN putting men To work
on the Amuhitrite is Ike the delayed work
on the new cruisers the failure OF the
contractors 10 deliver the material at the
yard.
Tho new gunboat Petrol was placed IN
| the Simpson dry-dock this morning 10 ad.
Iust her cOmpasses preparatory to her trial
! trip TO sea 10 exercise her battery. The
| Petrel will be attached TO the nome
squadron. She carries a small battery but
powerful guns, aud Is o credit 10 her class
/ Of vessels.
The Republicans got in n little of their
d" fine work " al the yard yesterday in dis
placing Democrats and putting IN RepuO-
| lican clerks.
THE ALLIANCE.
Stores and coal arc going on board the
| United States steamer Alliance to-day and
| she will sail for her station the latter part
Of this week The Alliance has been here
! over "a year and her officers are ANXIOUS 10
! be of on their cruise.
A party Of Massachusetts, real estate
men who are seeking Investments IN the
South were in the city yesterday LOOKING
over the ground. They were favOrably i'm
pressed. and Oh their return from Tennes-
see will spend several days IN this neigh
borhood. Hon Barton Myers and other
Norfolk men who invested near Big Stone
Gap are the envy of all their feilow-capi-
talists hereabOuts on account of Their Dig
strike in selling their $50 an acre invest
ment for > 600 an acre. Moneyed men Of
Norfolk are also interesting themselves IN
the land boom IN East Tennessee, and
several are sand To have realized hand
somely.
The mercury ran way up in tho seventies
nj noon TODAY and the weather ls absO-
lutelv hot. Such blossoming gardens and
frult-trees and green truck-helds were
never known IN this section before IN VIII
ter. and the most profound IN weather lore
are amazed at the phenomenal season.
The truckers are very apprehenslye OF be-
ing cut of in March and early April on
account Of the prOtracted mlldness OF the
winter and they would much rather have
| had cold weather ali through. Other
| farmers than truckers, however, have been
! enabled by the favorable weather to get
way ahead with their farming operations
| for the spring.
The agitation in this section against the
meat-lnspection bill goes on, and there. II
a vigorous protest on all sides. In the
mean time the BODY Of applicants for the
inspectorship steadily increases.
Mayor Baird, of Portsmouth, who has
been some time ill, has returned to his du-
| ties.
| NOTES.
Some seem 10 think that the unfortunate
| engineer W. +. Pillar committed suicide
The Portsmouth Young Mems Christian
Association directors have over $4,000 IL
hand for their new building and are hard
| at work increasing the amount. They are
negotiating for the best site in the city
and will erect a three-story building o'
ample and handsome proportions and ap
pointments, the ground floor 10 be used
| for business purposes. There are nearly
! 800 members in the Portsmouth associa
ton and the outlook is very promising.
| u.