Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-27
ACANDIDATE OR NOT?
THAT IS THE QUESTION THAT AGI-
TATES NORFOLK DEMOCRATS.
The Committee Called to Consider 1.-The
Richmond's Inquiry Expected to
CIose--Another Dividend.
correspondence o, the Richmond pi.p.,cn.I

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
NORFOLK, Va, July 2G, 1880.
The Democratic District Committee will
matter Of calling the Congressional Con-
vention to put candidate in the field from
the Second district If expedient. If the
convention decides to make no nomination
there will be bitter fight among the Re-
publicans. it is thought, on the part of tho
nti-Bowden wing. The anti-Bowden men.
including Libbey, were in consultation yes
terdav. The onice-holders are making an
early and determined stand for their chief.
Bowden left yesterday for Washington.
Soaking. helpful rains fell nearly all
through this section last night. powerfully
helping the maturing crops OF the farmers
where it reached. The farmers crops
along tho bay-shore seem to be suffering
most.
rRTE CHURCH.
The congregation of st. Luke's Episco-
pal church will erect on their lot recently
purchased on CRANKY street a kOmanesque
structure. to cost at first $4,000. 1t will
be g freen church. and have seating ca
pacity of 900 on the ground floor.
The Presbyterians of Berkeley will COM
mence the erection of a second church
about the lst of the month.
THE GLORY or BEING JUSTICE.
Justice W. B. Barton was badly pounded
with knotted rope yesterday by NJ. Nichoi-
son. a Brambleton grocer, who took excep-
ton at being fined $40 for contempt OF
court.
Rev. r. d. Wakeham. professor of mathee-
MATES and literature in st. Charles Col
lege. Md, il in Portsmouth. and Will
! L. 1fa Ca+hnlfc ohnrrh
Commander William G. Wise, the present
popular equipment officer of the navy
| ward, has been detached and goes to the
| Kittery ward on tine lst of November as
| ordnance inspector.
Justice William p. Jones has been elect
ed mayor Of Berkeley by tho Town
| Council.
The court of inquiry on tho flagship
Richmond. in Hampton Roads, was ox-
pected to come to close to-day.
MILLION DOLLAR MORTGAGE.
The million-dollar mortgage on tho Dis
nal Swamp canal was placed on record IN
| Camden county during tho week. The ca,
M only runs through Norfolk county and
| Camden county. ,
There will be another dividend for the
| Exchange National Bank depositOrs some
time next month. SO far the depositors
have only received fifty-fve cents.
Rev. G. S. Blackwell, of Augusta, Ga,
| formerly Of Norfolk. is on visit here and
will occupy his old pulpit tomorrow,
Twenty-four thousand tons OF Pocahon-
tas coal were shipped from the Lambert's
| Point piers tins week.
Mayor Downham, Of Alexandria, left last
night for home.
WEST POINT COMPRISES.
It's rumored that the two cotton COM
presses Mt West Point will shortly be re-
moved 20 other points.
The new Chesapeake Knitting-Mills, in
Berkeley. commenced buying cotton this
week.
Rev. f. II. Rowe, OF Bowling Green,
Caroline county, is stopping IN Norfolk.
Tanners Creek district of the county
Contiguous 20 Norfolk sends in o splendid
increase in values on the new State assess
ment rolls.
The wrecking steamer Victoria Peed and
barge Hagger,y arrived from the capes to-
day with 2GO bars of steel railroad rail from
the sunken schooner Jamie Carlton. The
cargo is not one half saved as yet.