Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-15
A CUTTING AFFAIR.
ONE NEGRO BUTCHERS ANOTHER,
WHO WANTED HIM TO DRINK.
Successful Mission of the Jesuit Fathers
Editor Giennan's Enterprise--Po-
iitical Appointments at
tho Navy-Yard.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dspatch.1
NORFOLK, VA. July II, 1890.
There was n desperate cutting ahair between
negroes on Goodwin street. on the edge oil Por's-
mouth, yesterday morning. Sam. Holloway. who
was drunk, entered tho dwelling OF Charles
smith and showing q bottle Of whsskcy invited
Smith 10 drink. Tho latter refused and smitns
mother yenturod few words OF reproacn 70 lhe
intruder. Holloway grew enraged and assault
ed the woman, whercupon smith seizea
tutcher-knlfe and grabbing Hailowny stabpoi
hitn tn half dozen places oihl,n WAC AZ ~,
by Constable Anderson aud placed In ghu anu
Hallogsy was carried to bis nome hnu Id III
critical condition.
DWELLING NEARLY CONSUMED.
yos,oraav morning about $3.50 n fire broke out
in n double brick dwelling on Horny street IN
Portsmouth, ana nearly consumed ~ before VIC
fire department succeeded IN SURPRISING W.
flames. The building belonged 10 Mr.. James
liDahsn and WAS partly Insured. iho MO -
supposed 10 have been accidental 49,,
Inc Jesuit Fathers Collins and Neaie cio-eu
their mission at St Pauls church, IN IOtus
mouth, last night after zen osys o c,osdn,
WORK. The crowd was so great at INC closing
meeting that tho church would not accotnmou'lo
the people. though the building Is mo Iatgest W
the city The Fathers are rcsiihs io' ua1 ~ ~,
two as The guests OF f9tner htauS, on. ,rev
leave on Wednesday for stanton, whcit 10y
commence a mission, aud Afterwards Son'in"o
their work through the diocese
raRIY COTTON sYAsOS.
South Carolina planters report TO their commls-
slon-msu here TINT they expect to commence
shipping cotton early In August
The sound Of the practice guns NJ oiI ivih'
can be very distinctly heard al virginia bescn-
4 second cotton-factory In Berklcy. whiSn mas
been talked Of a considerable lensth OF tine 49,, -
now said 30 be an assured thing, ana NOfk on INC
erection OF buildings will probably be COM
melced very soon. -, tho
Mr.. NJ Gienoan. EDITOR snd proprietor VI ,u ~
Virgfnfan, is building handsome hotel on n,s
property on Main ana Shapei s rh o1 ia
seven stores on the first floor inc holcI -
already leased and number oil 'he Stoies ale
spoken for.
ALL SORTS.
George ~ Halsieai and Henry Kim have been
APPOINTED harbor commissioners ior 81 %.
county, anc under the new Ia" gave so'OO' poD'
each. -.... 400,
dence near Abingdon.
The Fourth Ward Republicans have organ
The rema(ns of the variety actor. Frank NJ.
Gayton. were buried 10y the Norfolk Elks yester-
day in the Elks' lot in Elmwood cemetery.
Kew Or. a. T.. owen, pastor oil tourt-Nlree'
Baptist church, continues quite I'll with typnOiu-
Acknowledgment Thomas y. Perry has re-
ported for duty at the custom-house III tho MI
rine- Hospital service:
Monuments soon TO DO made in the nevy-yard Tor
political reasons. a., -,
The last heavy blow played havoc WIZ the
pound-net fishermen along the virginia coast
The Business Mems Association are conslder-
Ing trip % New England.
Ex-Mayor Barton Myers and family are III
stanton for the summer.
Pay Director r. II. Locker, late paymastor-
general OF the navy. Is at Virginia Beacn.
The total real estate OF Portsmouth went up 70
si.0s7. eg5 under the late State assessment.