Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-20
SECRETARY TRACY.
HIS ARRIVAL AT NORFOLK ANU IN
SPECTlON OF THE MAYNARD
The Chesapeake Clubs yisit-boho''"e
Congressman OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Foreign Beef-Jaiied-Re-
publican Revolt.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispa'eh.i

NORFOLK. March 10, 1880.
Secretarv-Of-the-Navy Tracy ana pay
arrived at tho navy-yard this morning az
$3.50 O'Clock on the fsh-commission stga i.1.
Fishhawk. The Government tug III.on
took the party off the grounded steamer
Despatch al Cedar Point yesterday morn,
ing and was proceeding no the PotQiiuao
TO Washington when I, ey me- onS - La.
hawk coming 20 their rehef ana were ~ ~
on board. The Secretary then declllt.. -
keep on to Norfolk and reached haunptt12n
Roads last night and anchored on Lever
Point. The Despatch aspulled on our.ns
tho afternoon by the United states ulspatcn
steamer Fortune and arrived ut the navy;
yard this morning about an hour peii III
the Fshhawk. She was uninlufeu. w, IN
Secretary was accompanied by Mrs' III
merding and Miss WllmerdlDg anu LII ioo
tenant and Mrs. Mason, and on iahu.
ing at the north wharf were met
By Commodore Weaver and the OIL
ficers Of the yard and ships; ana tne
marine battalion drawn up m ilie unu T
command OF Major McLane litoh', WhlIe
a salute Of seventeen guns was nreu lIOln
the fripate Franklin. and the Secretary
flag with four stars surrounding an anGlioI
on blue field was run up on the frahAIin
and Baltimore. The Secretary ana par
IN went at once on board the falti-
inspecting the slip and investigating the
causes Of her long detention at the yaru;
He found the ship all ready for sea ana
only awaiting the arrival of her tour eight
inch guns. Leaving tho Baltimore the
SecretaEy visited the battle-ship Texas ana
Cruiser No. 3. and inspected the progress
Of the work on those ships. He Expressed
himself greatly pleased with the yard ana
his first visit. In the afternoon he went
Iknrt,o4 oh aud loft ms To-
turn TO Washington. Congressman bow
den and other politicians called On the
Secretary.
Bishop Randolph will visit Portsmouth
next SUNDAY TO hold confirmation services
at Trinity church.
The Chesapeake Club of Lancaster, Pa,
has arranged for q visit hero early III DIhy'
and will bring fifty members and brass
band and 60 TO Roanoke Island 10 view
that historic part of the country.
The Federal onice-hOldeTs IN Norfolk and
Portsmouth rendered Congressman George
t. BOwden q complimentary supper al
Morrisatt's Hotel last night. No anti-Ma-
honetes were present.
Rev. Dr. K. II. Johnston, OF Raleign, ar
rived here last night en rO1He TO Ellza9etb
City, n. c.. where he has accepted a call to
the Presbyterian church.
Peter Jordan, the messenger IN the
for the past forty years. died at his home
on the suburbs Of Portsmouth quite sud
denly last night.
Rev. -. G.. G. Butts pastor Of Wright
Memorial church. Portsmouth, has been
appointed colporteur of this section by the
Virginia Conference Colportage Board,
Dir. w. 4. Bew has been appointed clerk
10 Mayor Henry.
No western beef has been received here
since the carly part Of last week, and then
only "A carload, and the chances are none
will be sent here until the question OF the
legality OF the act has been decided by the
United States Court in Richmond.
Charles Johnson, negro sailor OF the
friCate Franklin. who nearly cut the life
out of his friend Paul Johnson with a
sheathe-knife. was committed 10 jail to-day
10 await she wounded mans injuries.
Il is stated that the Republican State
Executive Committee has appointed the
present chairnen of executive committees
of cities and towns for another two years;
In Norfolk county this continues Colonel
George A. Martin at the head of the party,
and there is fresh revolt on the part Of
the anti-Mahone element.