Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-10
THENEW STEELSHIPS
CONSTRUCTOR eOWLES HIGHLY
PLEASED WITH THE WORK.
Fine workmen at the Navy-Yard-A Jail
Full of Thieves and Murderer
A "Sweet Crop"
Correspondence of the Richmond DisDa,ch.I

Correspondence OF the Richmond DispatchI
NORFOLK, October 0, 1880.
Material for the new steel ships is con-
stantly arriving at the yard. carloads over
the Norfolk and Western road coming in
daily, and work on both the cruiser and
battle-ship is now progressing without in
terruption. Over n thousand men are now
employed in the yard, and the force will
be materially increased after the election.
Constructor Bowles is very much pleased
with the progress made and the character
of the WORK. and saws no other establish
mept in the country could do better work
OF make greater speed. considering the in
terruptions caused by the contractors de-
laying delivering material.
FIRsr-cIAss woRKMTy
Over City ship-carpenters Of the yard.
through the efforts of Constructor Bowles,
have learned the iron ship-building bust
ness since the Texas was started and are
now rated az frst-class iron-workers and
doing better work than the men brought
here from the North.
John Douglas (colored) was arrested
and committed to the county jail last
night for HOUSEKEEPING in Princess Anne
county and stealing several hundred
ty jail is crowded with thieves and other
criminals. including five murderers.
PAID Isro The TREASURY
Tho S21. $50 of the $4,000 allowed by
the Government for the use of the Ports
mouth and Norfolk county ferries during
the war was paid into The treasures of tho
county and city yesterday. and was quite
relief in paving outstanding warrants.
| One half of the amount allowed went TO
the lawyers, but they worked hard for it.
Willie G. Vaughan. an estmable young
man Of Portsmouth. engaged III the dry
goods business. died last night after n
| lingering illness from consumption. lie
| was about thirty years Of age.
large quantity OF sugar-cane has been
raised IN the lower section of Norfolk
| county. Every farmer has sweet crop
and Just now the molasses-mill Is doing q
rushing business.
SCHOONER FLoATED.
The schooner +. o. Dane. which has been
ashore for the last eighteen months seven
miles below Virginia Beach, was dOated by
| the MERIT NTecking Company yesterday
afternoon and lowed into port last night.
Judge NJ b. Tate, Of Smyth county, ~
visiting Norfolk. Colonel }. B.. WhltfOrd.
of Newberne. aud Colonel Paul Faisson, of
Raleigh. are also here.
The demand for cotton here is now very
good and exporters are buying freely.
| Three thousand five hundred Gales were
sold Yesterday The congresses are now
working all night.
TO DEDICATE CHURCH.
Rev. d. G.. c. Butts, of Portsmouth, Will
leave tomorrow for Middlesex county TO
! dedicate a Methodist church on Sunday.
The Norfolk City Guard carried thirty
one men to Lynchburg last night, under
command of Captain Harry Hodges. 80,
Dir. Alfred p. Thorn, Of this city, Will
again represent the Second district on the
State Democratic Committee.
The Norfolk police force continue look
| ing for the negro Hurch Freeman, VINO
| murdered Mr.. Atkins and his mother near
Aulander, n. c., last Saturday night. Il.