Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-19
A MATERIAL HITCH.
NO IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE ON
THE MAL-sWAmP CANAL.
Annual Meeting of the Company on Bat
urday observation-disclosures
Lakewood Buried.

tcorrcsnorsence OF tho Richmond Dispa'ch.]
NORFOLK. December IS, 1890.
The renort that the work of charging
and improving the Dismal-Swamp canal oy
the new company has been commenced Is
n mistake. No work whatever is gong on
along the waterway, and there seems 10
be some very material hitch in the matter
The advertisement announcing the CLOSING
Of the canal for repairs has been with
drawn. Captain Roberts, the superin-
teudent. states that work viii probably
commence after the farmers along the
canal have gotten out and marketed thelr
corn. The annual meeting OF the stoch-
holders will be held in this city on oatui;
day, when the matter OF improvement Miii
be fully determined. As II stahos ~ pio'-
ent the property Is unprohtaoie'
ANAvAL OFFICERS FUNERAL.
The funeral Of Naval Constructor hlch-
ard Gatewood, who died IN New Jersey,
! took place at 1880 this afternoon from the
residence Of his father, Rev.. kichard
Gatewood, on Boush. street, ana tne ser .
vices were conducted by Rev. Dr. u; >.
Barten. Rev. b. ID. Tucker, and other
| Episcopal ministers. The funeral was
military In character. Commodore Weaver
and the officers of the yard and ships at
tending and a company OF marines ana
company of blue jackets acting as escort
10 the grave. About three years ago IN
sign Gatewood. of the navy, brother Oh the
deceased, committed suicide by SNORING
himself with a pistol whlle croSsins
Hamilton Roads. Both were among the
BRIGHTEST Young men in the navy.
During the month Of November there
were fftv-two deaths in Norfolk, the
whites predominatlng. The death-rate ex-
ceeds the same month last year.
THE BOYS HoME.
The fourth year Of the Boys Home IN
this city has Just closed, and the reports
of the management show the institution
in very successful operation and $4,000 LAID
aside for a building fund. Over one nun
| dred boys have been cared for, averaging
twenty-five ut a time. Thirty boys sent
| out 10 good homes in other parts OF the
State are doing well. The working boys
in the Home have to their credit IN savings
| $3.50
Medical Director Cleborne, of the United
| States Naval Hospital, IL improving, but
| his son, Cuthbcrt Cleborne, IS dangerously
! i'll with typhoid-fever.
NoBEAsIEE.
There is a gale blowing here to-day from
! the northwest, butt is of shore on the coast
and no danger to shipping ia apprehended.
The police are carrying out the law re-
parding the sole of cigarettes TO minors,
and several bows have been arrested IN
order to discover the offenders.
Governor Mckinney was the guest OF
Mr.. +. S. TAYLOR in Norfolk last night.
EVENTS OF THE WAR.
Rev. ]. d. Powell, rector of st. Johns
church. Portsmouth, opens the series OF
winter addresses before Piokett-Buchanan
Camp tonight, and discusses events OF the
war in Virginia.
The PinkertOns have been employed to
hunt up Burke, the ascending clerk OF
the Washington line of steamers III this
city.
the receipts of cotton at the port Of
Norfolk so far are 93,421 bales ahead OF
last year. W.