Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
NORFOLK NEWS.
IMPATIENT REPUBLICAN OFFICE
SEEKERS GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Ocesn-Tugs-Dled from Delirium Tre.
mens-The Grippe-Personsi-Th
Dangerous Toy-Gun.
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Correspondence OF the Richmond Dsepatch1
NoRFoLK. January 4. 1889.
1t Is stated that the Republican politi-
clans are to make rush on the heads of
departments at Washington next week in
regard to the long-delayed appointments
III this section. and that they will Gust the
Democrats in the navy-yard and CUSTOM
house. or know the reason why" One
thing seems certain. the vexatious delay
does not dampen the ardor of the aspirants
or cause any of the number to retire in dis
gust from the field. From the present out
look il is hard TO determine which of the
factions has the pull on the Admins
tration-the Malone or anti-Mahone ele-
ment
Norfolk county Republicans are again in
a stew over the Executive Committee me-
thods of managing the party. Colonel
George A. Martin having resigned and Mr..
s. b. Carney, appointed.
MILD WEATHER AND pUoKNo.
The northern ducking clubs that own
extensive shooting-grounds on Currituck
sound have broken camp and gone home.
They say the extremely mild weather has
prevented the season from being profita-
bic.
Ocean-tugs left here to-day for the West
Indies to tow the dismasted ship George
Scofeld from st. Thomas to New York.
Young white man, Gus Herbert, ar
rested for being drunk. died in Jail last
night about midnight with detirium ire
mems
Two detectives have been out looking
for the fugitive assassin j. j. Forbes ever
since he killed Constable Allen. Their
principal work has been in Gates and other
Eastern North Carolina counties. the sec
ton Forbes came from.
At the Democratic meeting at the At
lantic Hotel last night the City Executive
Committee was requested to call ward
meetings to nominate members of the
Electoral Board to be appointed by the Le-
gislature.
Ia GRIPPE
has dozen or two society bellies of Nor
folk Frustrated and the malady is seriously
interfering with the programme of social
festivities mapped out for the season. The
disease is abatlag among the enlisted men
on the United States receiving-Ship
Franklin and the Naval Hospital, but is on
the increase among the residents of the
two cities and suburbs. The sharp change
of weather doubtless accelerates the
malady.
The Bav-Line steamer CASTOR. which has
been running on the Old Dominion Line to
New York in place of the lost Manhattan,
has been withdrawn.
THE MAYNARD.
Another batch of riveters and laborers
were taken in the maynard this morning
to work on the new cruisers.
Rev. Thomas Hume. d. D., and lady LETT
last night for their home at the University
of North Carolina.
The Uniform divisions of the Knights of
Pythias in Norfolk and Portsmouth are
making arrangements for an imposing pa
rade in Suffolk on the occasion OF the meet
ing ri the Grand Lodge next month.
1m Ocean House in Portsmouth will
pass into the hands OF Commodore A. T..
Bateman next month. and the new Opera
House in Portsmouth will be erected on
the hotel lot.
THAT ToY-GUN.
The doctors of this section are having
much trouble over the injuries resulting
from the new toy air-gun, with which
thousands of boys were supplied at Christ
mas. Children are continually filling each
other with shot and the police have been
called upon TO suppress the gun, which Il
now being done by the custodians.
The Knights of Labor are about to close
up operations IN Portsmouth. u.