Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-12
NORFOLK NUGGETS.
The Cotton Season Keeping Up Weli-On "a
Tour Of Inspection.
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NORFOLK, VA, February II. 1880.
Norfolk's cotton season keeps up well
considering the short crop. The receipts.
Yesterday were $40 bales. exactly the same
number % the corresponding day last sea-
son. The total net receipts at this port this
season foot up 3G4 ,555, which Is $1,000 bales
less than last year. Nearly, all the
crop has been marketed, ana LEAVING
out the failure in North Carolina
and virginia is much less than was antlci-
mated by the general trade. Several for
eipn cotton ships are in port loading. and
will about clearup the staple for export for
this year.
RAILROAD INSPECTION.
marty of railroad officials left this
morning for trip over the new Norfolk
and Carolina railroad rs far as Tarboro.
They inspected the company's property
here yesterday. The work OF putting on
the iron and completing the extension
bridge over the Roanoke river VIII be
through with and the whole line in first
class running order by the lst OF March.
MILITARY.
Norfolk's military delegates to the Ma
+ional Guard Association of the United
States in session in Washington have re-
turned The military demonstration mere
in honor Of the Glorious Twenty-second "
will take place on Monday instead OF Sat
urday.
There was a serious row in the negro
quarter on the suburbs OF P9rtsn9uth Ias1
nioht and several negroes badly beat ana
injured one another. The row grew out OF
n drunken frolic.
The schooner Roulette, Captain Blake,
from 81. Domingo 30 New York with a
cargo of sugar, has arrived here IN distress,
and her captain noted protest She was IN
the recent gale and had all her sails oloWn
away and sprung aleak. Her cargo Oh
SUGAR Is not damaged and board OF sur
vey has ordered her to repair her damages
here.
NOTES.
Monumental Methodist Episcopal church,
the largest church III Portsm0uth' mas e Deeh
selected as the place for holding the state
Convention Of the Young Mems CHRISTIAN
Association. the services of which COM
mence on Thursday afternoon next.
Rishop Randolph went home Yesterday,
Int will return later and finish his round
of annual visitation TO the churches OF this
section He preached and confirmed classes
at four churches while here.
The steam yacht Norma, OF the New
York Yacht Club, detained mere Tor some
time repairing machinery. leAJ lhis h'Oi L.
ing for Savannah.
The whole Board of Supervisors OF Nor
folk county agreed yesterday 10 leave Mt
once for Richmond to use their influence
i'm preventing the passage of the act IN
cooperating the town of Berkeley, opposite
this city. =,
Ex-State Senator Thomas NJ. Hodges. OF
Portsmouth, has been appointed superln-
tendent of bridges and buildings OF the
Atlantic and Danville railroad. Civil En-
cineer Heber Cassell has left the Atlantic
and Danyille and gone to Bristol TO JON
the engineer corps of the three Us rail-
road system.
Rev. William Z. Hatcher, ID. d., Is ex-
pected here this evening.
High Constable L. L. Rogers, who mas
been very i'll, is able TO be out.
A small grocery on Cumberland street
belonging to Mr.. Thomas Griffin was de-
stroved by fire last night. The building
was not much damaged.
Kieht trains will not be put on the AT
lantic and Danville railroad for thirty days
yet. e,1
Candidates are already IN the heid mere
announcing themselves for the positions 10
be filed at the May election.
The steam barge EdwardC L. Bldule, loau-
ed with phosplates. has been blown ashore
at Back river, Chesapeake bay. =,
An immense tow of barges bound north
with six ocean tugs is waiting here t0r the
sea to 60 down sufficiently to proceed.
A board Of survey went down 70 hainp-
ton Roads this afternoon to hold surveys
on damaged vessels. VI.