Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-30
THE OYSTER SEASON.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS FOR THE
SEPTEMBER TRADE.
oyvtsrmsn Hopeful Of . Prosperous busi'
ness-The summer Tourists Return
fne-A Mormon Death.
Correspondents Of tho Richmond Dispa'eh.l

rCorrespondence Of tho Richmond Dispaseh.1
NORFOLK, August 20. 1890.
The oyster feet will commence leaving
for the rocks on Monday. having finished
the work of overhauling and renting TOT
tho fan and winter work. All the old oys.
ter.packing houses here will reopen. ana
acme new ones will start up. A number OF
Norfolk packers, with others from Msry-
land, have gone to Elizabeth City' ~ w.
70 open houses, in order 20 avail tnem-
seves Of the cheap bivalves from tho caro-
lima soupds. and which II Is against tne
Law 10 carry ont of the State. The oyster
men are very hopeful of a prosperous sea-
son and sav all the indications point that
wav The oysters are already in good con-
dition. and unless we have another very
warm winter the packers Will do well. III
requires Good weather to make the business
Mr.. Y. J. ocoNsoR DEAD.
Mr.. Edward j. O'Connor. popular
Young man of Portsmouth. died at ms
home OF consumption about midnight iast
night, following his mother. Mrs. Bridget
OConpor. who died few hours before.
Young O'Connor was at one time city eel.of
Of the Portsmouth Record. The dou ole rune
raj will take place from st. Paul's Oathonc
church on Sunday.
Those Of the vecation-taking element OF
the "twln cities who have been SUMNER, ne
inc in the mountains OF at the seaside now
have their faces turned homeward. and are
arriving daily by train and steamer and
getting ready for the business labors OF the
fall ana winter
oPRSISG OF THE SCHOOLS.
The first Monday in September occurring
NEXT MONDAY the public schools OF Ports,
mouth reopen on that day; and those OF
Norfolk two weeks later. The school-cen-
sus ~ Portsmouth Just completed gives an
increase of school population OF about 70
per cent.
The wrecking steamer Victoria Peed and
barge arrived here yesterday afternoon Win
acargo of steel rails saved from the sunken
schooner jamie Carleton. of the capes.
There was a death among the Mormons
who landed here last mght-a child. Inc
body was left here with an undertaken with
money TO pay for its interment.
TIE COPS Examined.
The health officer of the city, DR.. j. u.
Riddick. has examined all the police Off
GERS of the city but one, who is SICK. The
Board of Police Commissioners passes
upon their physical fitness to serve on the
force.
Rev. II. f. johnson, ID. d., of Baltimore,
doris pulpit on Sunday.
Rev. Father A. Krabler. of Baltimore,
who has been spending some time here
has returned home.
STORING COTTON.
The Atlantic and Danville railroad man.
aoers have contracted to store twenty-five
thousand bales of cotton at the large cot
ton warehouses the company own IN Cos
port. and the first train-load will arrive on
the 18th. There are no congresses on the
Portsmouth side of the river now, though
several have from time to time been erect
ed there and afterwards removed to Nor
folk and elsewhere.
Pickett Buchanan Camp and a detaeh-
ment of Stonewall Camp, of Portsmouth.
went up to Suffolk this afternoon to JOIN
in the funeral OF Captain G. II. Causey.
The Democrats Of Norfolk county are
moving, and those of the Western Branch
district will meet tomorrow to elect dele
gates to the congressional convention III
Suffolk on the oath of September.
Hard and continuous showers here TO-
day. The truckers are apprehensive of
their second planting of seed Irish pota-
toes.
PoRPoIsE SPORT.
Fish are driven ashore by the porpoises
at Virginia Beach and large quantities are
caught by hand in the breakers by the
fishermen working the nets there
II is stated that Captain Price, who Is
experimenting fishing gang at Virginia
Beach. will receive a SOUVENIR from Mr..
McMahon. of Richmond, for rescuipg his
daughter from drowning a few days ago.
The excrbitant charges for the right OF
way tor the Belt railway around Norfolk
and Portsmouth has caused resurvey of
the route, which will take the road higher
mn the Southern Branch and save the Nor
folk and Western road $4,000 IN con-
struction outlay.