Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-04
SCHOOL PROSPERITY.
NoRrolUs PUBLIC AND PRIVATE IN
sTaTU<soNs CROWDED.
=. steady Advance All Along the Line
Forging Ahead With Furnaces, Fac
Tories. and steeI-Plants.


Uorroepondenee OF the Richmond Depatchl
Noaporx, Va, October s, 1890.
The colleges and private schools located
here never saw such prosperity as attends
The opening Of the current session, the
female institutions particularly having all
they can accommodate and the boarding
departments representatives from many
distant States-as far as Oregon and
California. While this prosperity Is
true Of the private establishments.
The public schools Of Norfolk and Ports
mouth were never so crowded with pupbs
a. this year, and the demand for enlarged
accommodation IL pressing. On every
hand and in almost every line OF business
there seems 10 be steady prosperity this
scason. and the old borough isexperiencing
an activity that bids fair to realize the
predictions of President Kimball and other
capitalists who are taking large interest in
Affairs here.
HIS LHos CUT OFF.
A negro man by the name of Carney at
tempted to Jump on freight train pass
ing along Water street opposite the ferry
this morning and fell between the cars and
bad both legs cut of. As soon as possible
lao was gotten from beneath the train and
removed 10 his home uptown, and the
doctors took charge Of him. He VIII IN
doubtedly die OF his injuries very soon.
HE DIED.
The negro man Carney run over on the
railroad to-day died tonight from the
effects of the amputation OF his legs.
Rev. DIR. w. q. Starr. of Cum berland-
Street Methodist Episcopal church., re-
turned this morning from Canada, where
Le spent a month.
CHARTER GRANTED.
In the Circuit Court yesterday q charter
was granted the South Norfolk Develop
ment Company, n corporation organized
g. acquire lands and build residences, fac
tories. mills. etc. on the southern suburbs
of the CITY, j. W. Perry is president, and
the company is q strong one.
A meeting was held at the Real Estate
Exchange this afternoon and plans were
discussed and an organization OF business
men effected TO 60 TO work 20 secure fac
tories, iron-furnaces, and steeiipiants for
this vicinity.
WILL MAKE A NOMINATION.
The delegates elected from Norfolk and
Portsmouth TO the Democratic Congress
sional Convention met this afternoon to
organize. IL now seems TO be certain that
the Democrats will make a nomination of
Suffolk.
The black can buoy of Lambert's Point
Is out of position, being well over on the
west side of the channel.
The funeral Of Mr.. Joseph III. Hall took
place this afternoon and was attended by
Pickett-Buchanan Camp and various other
organizations.
THE GuYANDOTTE OFF.
The Old Dominion steamship Guyan-
dotte. grounded near the Naval Hospital,
vas 1oated last night at o'clock by the
ID amer Nr hampton and two tugs.
Norfolk rfceiyed nearly 5000 bales of
cotton yes rlay against 1913 bales the
same day Ia ( year. 1t is thought the con-
tinuous rains will prevent picking and cur
tail receipts.
Rev. DIR. Johnson, OF Baltimore, now
conducting a revival here. has connected
himsel with Centenary Methodist Episco-
pal church with view of applying TO the
Virginia Conference 1T its next session Tor
work in its itinersncy.
CONTINUATION.
Bishop Van de Vyver will administer the
sacrament Of confirmation 10 a large class
es st. Peul's church. in Portsmouth, on
Sunday next.
Rev. George J. HOLIDAY will celebrate the
eighth anniversary of his passionate next
Sunday.
The work of constructing new tele-
graph line for the Government between
Cape Henry and this city commenced to-
day. The line all along the coast needs re-
placing.
The line officers of the Fourth Virginia
regiment have been ordered by General
Anderson to meet in Norfolk next Tues
day to elect q colonel aud other officers.