Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-12
EIGHT STEAMSHIPS.
THE BIG FLEET LOADING COTTON
FOR VARIOUS FOREIGN PORTS.
Tho Advantages of Lambert's Point
Struck In seif-Defcnee-Mr. Leekies
WiiI-The Prayer Meetings.
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NORFOLK, November II, 1890.
Eight large foreign steamships are now
in port loading cotton, with capacity
Of over 1900 bales, large proportion
Of which will go to the Continent and
TO France, which is an exceptional fea-
ture. The largest and finest steamships
ever in this port are running here this
season, while those of all the lines rum
ming from Europe to southern ports
touch at Lambert's Point on the out
ward trip, making an active show oil
shipping in the lower harbor. These
foreign ships and the large fleet OF
coasters always around the piers leave
considerable money with the Lamberts
Point store-kcepers. 1t looks as If Lam
bert's Point will in the near future be
great manufacturing site, as many large
enterprises are contemplated that Will
give employment to hundreds Of skilled
workmen and numbers OF laborers.
TIE EEToRT TRUE.
The report Of the death OF Solomon
Savage, who was struck over tine head
with a hsy-stick by John NJ. Hewitt,
proved TO be true. Hewitt is q white
man and both stable employees OF the
Norfolk Street Railway Company. Hew-
lit is in jail and claims that he struck
Savage in seli-defence, as the latter was
choking him.
Police-Detective Tomlinson left this
morning for Richmond with the negro
Carey arrested here last Saturday night
for robbery in that city.
ALL 70 HIS WIFE.
The will OF the late John Il. Leekies,
q lumber manufacturer Of this city, be
queaths all his property to his wife. The
estate is valued at two hundred thousand
dollars
The trial Of Frank f. Manning for
killing his comra1e, James Tigh, at Fort
Monroe las. May, commenced in the
United States Court to-day. The court
appointed Judge T. NJ. Whitehurst
counsel for the prisoner.
The congregation Of Wright-Memo-
rial Methodist Episcopal church have
just purchased fine plece of property
for parsonage.
Mr.. John II. Moore, a well-known
resident and Confederate veteran, died
at his home IN Atlantic City Ward yes
terday.
on Az INSPECTING TOUR.
Mr.. John w. CAST, supervising in
spector of steamboats,, left this morning
for Florida on an inspecting tour OF the
district.
Professor c. p. Williamson, of Lex
ington, KY. who is conducting the
week-of-prayer meetings of the Young
Mems Christian Association, has a large
attendance at each service, and the
meetings promise to be among the most
successful ever held by the association.
Paymaster James A. Ring, United
States navy. is on visit 20 this section
enjoying the excellent cunning Of this
vicinity.
THE PETREL.
The stone dry-dock at the maynard
is being made ready for the United
States steamer Petrol. The Atlanta is
in the Simpson dock.
Blue fish are now being shipped from
the coast IL is said there are great
quantities of the fish on the coast, but
the fishermen have trouble in getting
them to market in such warm weather as
now prevails.
WILL PROBABLY DIE.
In Berkeley last night doctors were
called out at late hour to a colored man
named John Dickson, who had been
struck on the head with a stick
by Andrew Williams on the road
near Campostella. The doctors found
that the skull had been fractured and
was pressing on the brain and the man
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