The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-11
NORFOLK NOTES.
Great Damage by storm-several Vessels
Missing.

Missing.
NORFOLK, Va, February TO- Special.
Latest reports from the effect of saturday
nights and Sundays storm indicate that
about twenty lives have been lost. Six OI
ter slOOps which left Seaside. near Cape
Charles City. Saturday evening. loaded with
oysters fpr Norfolk. are missing and DO i-
thought have been blown 90 sea. Two
small oyster schOOners are reported
ashore on the eastern shore. The sch00ncrs
Daylight and Kit Carson, and others
names not known are reported in Hampton
Roads with sails gone. The sl0Op Nyan-
dOtte Captain James Elliott. was blown
ashore at Virginia Beach. The crew were
rescued 10y live savers. The sloOp Annie.
Captain Tim Ellis. was lost on her way home
and it is thought her crew was drowned.
The schooner FaDens. from Baltimore t1
Boston, with coal, had her rigging badly
damaged and put into Hampton Roads boz
distress. The schooner Roulette, from ST.
Domingo 90 New \ ork. with sugar. arrived
this evening leaking and with sails blown
away.
Two disastrous marine accident. are re-
ported by the signal service officials to-day.
The first announcement was that tne si00p
Golden Rule. of Portsmouth. was sunk on
the eastern side of LynhaNen inlet sunday.
and Captain Andrew Jones lost. The
crew. including the captain, Were picked up
by the life--aying Crew 40 Cape Henry
after they had been in the water for four
hours. Captain Jones died from the exc
pOsure he bad been subjected % after he
had been i'm the quarters Of the life saving
men an hour. The slOOp. which is total
loss. was owned by Captain Arthur Blair
of Portsmouth,
The schooner H. W. Jones. Captain Bey-
eridge bound from Baltimore t0 Beaufort
y. c.. with "a cargo OF merchandise, was
blown ashore four miles north of Ocracoke
Inlet. n. c., sunday morning The liie-
saving crew at OcracOke Inlet rescued
those on board the schooner and took com
siderable of her cargo ashore. The vessel
can be saved. and the Merritt Nrechlns
Company have sent tugs io haul hcr OFT.
MAYOR Banks, accompanied by congress
man B0Wden, returned from Washington
Yesterday morning. The report going the
rounds of the press that Mahone iaVors Mr.
Ranks for collector of customs here is de-
MED. and Mayor Banks friends say the de-
feated candidate for Governor of Virginia
is still working 10 have A. b. Carney, Of
Norfolk county, put in the place. The poll
ticians are very angry with tine President
for delaying this appointment and hanging
up number of others in the navy yard
which pay big salaries,
Judge Robert W. Hughes. of the United
States Court. returned from New York yes
terday. where be bad been for week at
tending the judiciary celebration. The
Judge saws that the Nirginians who attended
the celebration were very warmly re-
ceiyed and Hospitality entertained. Re
ferring % the question of ms re-
tiremont from the bench, Judge
Hughes said this morning That n his
health continued good he would serve for "a
wear and half longer certainly, when he
will be seventy years old and entitled 90 re-
tire ON fun pay. Whether or not he VIII
retire when he becomes seventy years Old
he did not say.
The bill now pending in the Legislature
looking 20 the inspection fall meats killed
one hundred andhfty miles from the place
exposed for sale, has created quite stir in
Norfolk. and Judge Brooke already ,has hall
a dozen applications before him for the
place Of inspector. So large is the quantity
of Chicago beef sold by the swift and Ar
mOur establishments here. that 10 Is esti-
mated that the salary Of one inspector would
be about $1,000 year.
Police Officer j. j. Batten was stricken
with paralysis while walking his beat al ah
early hour Sunday morning. and had ms
entire left side rendered useless. IL Is not
thought be can recover.
\ ENlUIRu ilNIs UNiuNN " AA"'r Ati'tNt'ft
who stole $50 in Elizabeth City. y. G., ana
skipped, has been arrested here. and Will
be taken 70 Elizabeth City and turned over
10 the authorities there for prosecution.
Mrs. Eliza Calls, probably the Oldest III
habitant in Norfolk. died saturday evening
al the age Of ninety-four, at the residence
of Mr.. j. ID. Gale. ON Cumberland street.
Her funeral took place to-day al ~ O'Clock,
and was largely attended.
The American Building and Loan Asso-
Grafton. of Minneapolis, Mimi, which has
cone into bankruptcy. had "a branch in Nor
folk. and a large number of subscribers o.
lis stock. who are raising considerable
howl oyer their losses.
Commodore a. i. Batemag accompanied
by "A party of capitalists. arrived M Ports
mouth late Saturday night, and spent yes
terday in visiting the various works ih
which they are interested.
subscriptions 20 the fund for erecuhg q
Confederate monument in Norfolk are pour
ing in, and the amount already raised loi
the purpose is considered very liatierins Dt
the committee who have the raising ol
/ funds in charge.
The fishermen on the North Carolina
sounds are very busy Just now getting nets
ready for the opening Of the fish season iil
about two weeks.