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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
Personals and Briefs.

Mr.. c. Ice Moore returned from Cobb's Island
yesterday.
Mr.. :. $. Goodman, Of scottsyllle, was in ,he
city yesterday.
Mrs GeorgsJ J. Hooper, sr., who has been quito
sick, IS greatly Improved.
Miss Linda TYLER. q west Clay street. Is spcnd-
Ing the summer with friends near Ashland, Va
Mr. and Mr.. Alexander Cameron AMI family
have moved to their country residence IN Orange
county for the sumner.
Messrs. ". VI. flanagan. OF Powhatan, and
William Lancaster. OF Cumberland, Tero IN iho
city yesterday on legal business.
Henry Barbour vas received at the psni,en-
tiary yesterday from Northampton county 70
serve two years for hoasebreekinS.
Jimmy Cook. tho boy preacher, who Is AZ tho
American Hotsl, will preach in Richmond
Thursday night II any OF me pastors desire
him.
The number OF deaths in this city last week
wss 5s-3} white ana Is coiorod. Four @ the
whites were between seventy aud eighty years
Of age.
Mr.. Carl Reuhrmund has returned from the
North. whittier hs went on business connected
with the erection OF an English Lutheran church
at Roanoke.
Governor Mckinney, who has been quite sick
for several days, was well enough 10 20 over TO
his office IN the Capitol yesterday. but b. was
still 80 much indisposed that he only remained q
short while.
Judge B. T. Gunter, Of Accomac; General J..
G. Fields, Of Gordonsyille: Colonel Thomas
Tsbb. OF Hampton. and DR.. 4. I. Owen, OF Ports
mouth, are attending meeting OF the trustees
OF Richmond College and are tue guests os Mr..
I. II. Elicit, o07 west Franklin street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
Tcmperance Among CoIored Men.

large temperance meeting was hold IN the
First BAPTIST church Monday night under the
auspices OF Tho MOmau'5 Temperance Union OF
the chifch. 1pe meeting was called 10 order by
Rev. James u. Holmes, al opening hymn WAS
sung ~ tho choir. reading OF the Scriptures by
Rev. L. Watts Of tho MoOre-street Bapust
church, au1 prayer by Rev. H. Wells. Tho pas
tor then introduced kev. +. NJ. Waldron, Rev. X.
Welis, Rev. vs.. II. Smith. and Rev. L. waite,
who spOko very earnestly upon iho subject OF
irtcmpprance among tno colored people. lhey
ur-od them 90 stop yieiiing tarrOoms and carry
inr their private bottles home. which may 20
tfe means Of teaching their childron 10 partlci-
i,a.e in the sa.ne habit and become crunkards:
colonel Alexander Hogelaud, The president OF
the BOYS and Girls National Home Associeilou'
was present ana gave a very instructive lecture
10 the boys, advising them 10 70 TO tDe country
and get employ on tho farms or SOCK IA
trade OF sonc kiud ln the city rather thah run
around the streets selling papers ana blachlng
boots and Shoes which business belongs 10 'ho
apprentice barber-hcys. ,-..-.
ine Young Mems and Women7 As2ociaNon
tclued in Win tlo Temperance / Nor ana hal
'.ood meeting. Marin Holmes, pFcSideLto OF the
" oman's Temperance Union, Lucy blooss'
president a. the ourS Women's Chri9uan As
eocra.ion. and r. 7. hin, president OF 'he onne
Mems Christian Association these mcelhsS
will be kept up during the s1mmer
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
THE LATE COLONEL GUY.
Memorial Meeting at the supreme-Court
Room.-The Funeral.

At o'clock yesterday afternoon tho memoers
Of the bench and bar OF Richmond. and many
from other portions OF the state beld a meeting
IN tho Supreme-Court room 10 tcstfy their re-
spect for the memory Of Colonel John III. Guy,
who died Monday morning. Mr.. j. Preston
Cooke, president of the Riclmond Bar Aseocia-
ton, called mo hsaeinolaee 10 order ana Juoge
b. II. Fiizhugh wac mado chairman and Mr..
james 4. LaEb secretary.
Tho Chairman In taxing bis aent stated the
purpose Of the gathering In short speech
which was graceful and apprecisuge oulogy OF
tho dOceggOl.
committee 20 prepare resolutions was on
motion appointed by tho Chair a. follows:
Judges Is. h. Wexford, W. ). Robertson, r. {.
Burks, W. W. Crump, Joseph Christian. D. Is.
Witt and Messrs James Pleasauts, Legh X.
Page, James Alfred JOnes. Robert stiles, ". W.
Horny. John Hunter, Jr., ". j. Leake, Preston
Goose and y. ". Christian.
Tie committee submitted report prepared
by Judge Wexford, IN which n triDdte beautiful,
truthful, ana eloquent was paid 20 tho worth OF
tho deceased.
by Judge Wexford and Mr. James Pleasant',
General i. G.. tiold. Mr.. John q. Hunter, Dr.
Thomas Nelson Page, aud Mr. William l. Roy
all. aftor which the meeting adjourned.
The funeral was from -. Paup5 church ana
the s0rgicos we're conducted by the rector, hey.
Hartley Carmi icheel.
The attendance was extremely large and con-
sis ed OF representatives 81 the best elements %
kchmond's socl0iy an1 professional and busi-
ness Hfe.
The burial was in Hollywood cemetery in a
section where rests tho body Of one Of Colonel
Guys children who died afew years ago.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.
Simpson Found Not Guilty-Personai ana
Other Items.

The t-iaI Of tho case OF r. NJ. Simpson, chsrEea
with forging the endorsement OF Weixel e
Sm!th, Of Philadelphia, on the back Of cheek
alleged 10 have heen extracted from the hich-
moud post-ofIice, was concluded In the busungs
Court iaie yesterday afternoon, ani the Jury
found the prisoner not guilty. ms Wss SihV
sous so ond trial, the jury before wnlcn No ho,
tried AZ former ter u OF the court having failed
20 scree upon a verdict The present trlhl cOp-
sumed two DAYS. Mr. j. samuel Parrish repre-
sentei the prisoner and Commonwealth s-AttoI-
new Charles l.. Page conducted the prosecution.
The ioint Committee on New school buildlngs
ba. presonted the following report 10 the Couh-
Gil: n,.
Tho ioint Committee on Now School Buildings
in your city rerDectfuily submit 10 your nonofH-
blc Councii the annexed reoort OF expenditures,
amounting % :jis.A. incurred Tor the compieuoa
Of now school buildings since tho report ptesgnr
ed on June II. issg. amounting to t5l9o1Oo' lno
total cost of the tHO new school Ouilulns
lof353lGl After the approval oil tnis, thelr nnsi
report your Committee On New schOoi buliu-
incs respectfully r. quest from your honoTaple
Council 20 be discharged.
T. ". wSIsrGER, Chairman
T.. 4. peDis. Secretary. ~,
Jn the Nayor's Court Yesterday morning Mat
tie Mosby, who Hns charged with obtaining iOe
Of wearing apparel under false pretences' was
sent 20 jail Tor thirty days. ,,-,
Messrs. Fisher and 1Oncey. OF the hlchmono
Street hall way Companies, were in Nsnchester
Monday afternoon looking after tne consHucsou
OF their track in this city. 49,
The large galvanized ornament on top OF inc
steeple OF the Presbyterian church, which Nns
bent during a recent storm, Is 10 be taken down
aud another put in its place. NJ,
The old brick house on the nor'h sloe OF nun wv.
street between Tenth and Eleventh, owned by
Richard Coghll ,colored), Is being altered and
fitted up for stores.
Mics Emily A. Keeling. Of Berkley, who has
been visiting Mrs. u. '. Owen, ID now Vlsl'Ihg
friends IN Ashland.
Mrs. X. Martin. O, Hallsboro', Chesterheld
county ia visiting her sister, Mrs. John II. IN
gram. on Porter street
OF Chesterfield, we're tn the city yesterday.
Mr. joseph In Pradc, county surveyor OF Ches-
terrified. was IN the city yesterday.
Mr. J4cob Writ. OF Swansboro, IS steadny TO
covering from u severe illness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
A TREE BREAKS DOWN A scAFFoLo.
Two Men Hurt, One Badly. aud Others
Escape by jumping. q.

Two Men Hurt, One Badly, aud Others
Escape by jumping. q.
The crash Of a falling ailsnthustree against
a builder's scaTold at the corner Of Grace aud
Twenty-second s:reois yesterday afternoon re-
suited in the injury Of two workmen, and seve-
raj others only escaped by making hazardous
Jump. ,,,
Nr. Charles HardTicke is having dwelling
built At tho corner, nearly opposite Tho Academy
OF the Visitation, And this tree, which was IN the
way, was cut down about =. NJ. In falling II
striick the scaGold, on which there were nVe or
ak men TT work. or sumc OF its timbers, and the
entire structure was broken down.
some Of tho WOrkmcn jumped over into inc
BUILDING aud escaped injury, but Mr.. L. b. hnos,
one OF the bricslsyers, and John Ban, colorei
mhn, we're caught and both OF theM hurt, inc
former quito badly. Tbe ambulance WAS sum-
monsd and Mr. knos was taken 10 his home, on
Twonty.fOurth street, where he was attended py
hi- family physician, DR.. Hinchman.
Mr.. Fuos had his right Ter broken about TOUR
inches above the knee, received q severe cut on
ihs foot, and was considerably bruised on mo
back, but fortunately no other bonss were
broken than the les. lie was resting comfort
ably last night.
Hall was right much bruised nbout tho back
OF the head Hnd AT other places Oh his BODY le
was not seriously hurt, however, and was
able 70 walk home.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
virginia Graduates of the Peabody Nor
nal Anllegc.

T'be following-nsmtd PeacOdy scholarship
students from virginia were graduated AZ l.o
close Of tie session Of lssg-9J OF no feaDod!
Arnie + Ran on. Richmond city Robert NJ
Adfpeton. scout county; susan NJ. baker,
orange county: George W. Cooy, scots county;
Nillafd t. Horton, scott county wafer =
s,,reuce. Amherst county: Lucy A. LlXiord.
Rlchmond city, and Edmonia B. sale, OF beiiord
county. ,,,.. ,,,., n, tina
college. M4s- Eimonia b. salo' o. hcIioau
D',,f, roceivod "A Peabody medal OK the college
ia,r wear, aud the president OF the college cetU,
fod ma ,utiug ,his yoar was iha hlshestoI oI
anv p.pn in the college, aud that she Wouiu haHe
,shi-h forhids tbo award OF tWO medals 10 any
one student .,-. ara oN,l
These young ladies md gentlemen are oo.-
gated to teach in tho public schoois o. Iii
Cd n - liEo.y that their superior training wiz
soenie thom 10 secure positions without diIn-
Guilty
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
RICHMOND. VA WEDNESDAY, JUNE l8 1890.

Tabb, Richmond: Thomas y. Page. Rich nmonu ,u :. .
Sol. Haas. kichmoud Diiler b. Groh, Wsshlhs
toa George ". Whiting. Washington behI
min Buuorwor;h, congressman from onig =
y. Christian, Richmond y. T. Freomsn, ar hsn-
mend u. Is. owen, kichmond. Among onS'
stockholders prescnt were Nr doeeph bi' g. g.
Sir {. =. Carter, Mr.. j. II. Drake, anu "''
Whiishurst. OF Whiiehurst & owen.
Tho directors will hold a meetirg next MVH
day, when the other officers will be elected.
Mr. \. II. MaSsis. OF Danvilie, who mas Vini'su Vi
Alexandria and seen this process in operauon'
gsvo q worry interesting account 0t how tue ~
frigorstor worka lie used blackboard niusUA-
81
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
THE DEATH OF MIR. REDO.
Result of the Investigation Yesterday by n

Result oil the lnNchtiSdtlon ieSieIuaI Nv u
Coroner's Jury.
Monday afternoon about O'Clock Mr.. Charles
L. Redd, "A brakeman on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railway, was run oyor and drendfuiy
crushed while coupling cars near Diacond
staten, about thirty-fOur miles below hlch-
rnond. he was brought 10 the Retreat Tor the
sick here and died in a few hours.
YESTERDAY Coroner Taylor held an Inquest and
from tho testimony II appeared that the decoased
got down from the train to couple two cars aud
then gave the slgIal 10 the engineer 10 90 on,
which the enginoer proceeded 10 do, but pre-.
sently heard Mr.. Redo crying out
The train beng quickly stopped Nr. Kedd
was found uu1er the cars badly manGled about
tho arms. breast, and legs
The unhappy man slated 70 DR.. Ross AZ the
Retreat tuGt he had coupled the car AMI vas
running 10 uuDraEe another when he slipped
aLu ieil, passing under the train.
The fury rendered a verdict that deceased
mot his death by injuries caused by the train
passing over his arms, breast, and legs. In
their opinion ~ blame could be attached TO the
railroad Oficials.
Deceased was brother OF Judge Kedd. OF
Uanover ana was s married man. lie resided
in Richmond, and was about thlrty-two years
old.
Ills body was removed by friends TO the coun-
~ for intermcni
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18

Iaere is another class OF pc o2le, the
'aracf exclaimed, who say they viii be
.afsilsus after awhile. He had never
Ii'ed With mau who admitted he had
I,,,T I,3T up his mind 10 brave the terrors of
,'od has said in effect that those who are
W..o Iepfoved and have stinened their
.cAs snail suddenly die. and the preacher
,,f-e'Aed that In all the worlds history
~ ,~.ie never were as many sudden deaths as
=, II We present age. As the waters hiied up
f'.e ifeaerfoT above Johnstown whlie tne
peopie were being warned OF their danger
- ~ 1Sods wrath is piling up and some day
"'' come upon as.
Many PIaITKsTs.
,, ar Jones then went on TO quote nume-
n ss other reasons persons give for re-
~Sning IN sin, and in conclusion said hc
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
PROPERLY IN NEW HANDS.
Deeds of Sale Recorded in the City and
County.


Tho following deeds Of bargain snd sale wero
recorded yesterday in tho Clerks ofIice Of the
Chsucery Court:
Lewis II. Blalr and wife 70 Joseph W. Blanton,
An feet on The south side OF Leigh street near
Ninth, S9,0n
T. {. Massie, speclal commissioner. to James
NJ. Shields. - feet on Marshall street at tho
southwest corner OF NlneteeDth. s2,22A.
COUNTY COURT OF HLNEICO.
James II. Barton ana vito 20 Celeste NJ. Tay-
lor's trustee, rs feet on North avenue at tho
southeast corner Dove street, f5,5i1.65.
Anna W, RUBY, and Pearl Bodoker 20 George
G. Robinson. u acres on Ninc-Nile road three
miles FROM M,hmOni, S,2j.
John W. Clark and wife 10 Charles r. Ben
nett, - feet on tue south side OF Beverley street
near Randolph, 500
j. LGcius Dayis to b. ". Green Son, 46G acres.
old deed.
Alexander Y. G. KIor and wifc 10 Rasmus Nell
son, 90 feet on NatiOn al read between Brown and
Lewis streets, ESQ.
\. M. Ileasauts's administrator 20 N. NJ Ellis,
80 feet on Clay street al tho southeast corner OF
lhirty-fftb, f59.ji.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
THE FIRST NEW WHEAT.
One Hundred Bushels Fultz Variety Sold
at Ninety-fve Cents.

The first new whoa, OF tho season was offered
on Change yesterday by Mr.. =. c. Edwards
commission merchant. OF this city II waS
grown on the farm OF Mr. Heury Bell. OF King
William county. Tho lot consisted Of ono hun
drcd bushels OF the Fultz variety, and It was
perfectly dry and in good order. The wheai was
sold to the Gallcgo Mills for nineiy-hyo cents per
bGsho.
This was pine DAYS earlier than the first oner-
ing Of new wheat last year, ana as carly a. any
for twenty years. only 1919 being as early. ana
then IL came in oa the same day as this year,
june l1th.
lhe corn market Is feirly active. Sixty-flve
huudrcd bushels wcre offered Yesterday, fYo
Thousand Of which Were sold. The highest price
rad wa fOriy-nye Ccus. For the last twelve
months the prices of grain have been COMPARE
lively cheaper here than IN tho West.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
TO WITHDRAW t;iS SUIT.
Mr.. Page Explains About tho Use of Cou-
pons by Kim.

Mr.. Charles II. Page Yesterday handed to
City-Treaeurer John X. Childrey the fol-
lowing statement, which fully explains
itself:
Some days since 1t wss published in the news-
papers of the city that had sued ccrtaiu officers
Tor damages for refusal 10 receive coupons for
my license. Justice 10 myself ana iriends re-
quires me 70 say hat | have neithor owned nor
offered for any purpose coupon OF virginia ior
four years. -Four years ago did oncr . pay my
taxes under Mr. CoOper's guarantee, which Wero
rofnsed, suit entered, and n judgment OBJ
tanned and tocseted against me rs lien on
my real estate. After repeated Efforts IN
different ways 10 have this lien cancelled, was
Rpproached by ono Of the counsel for the bond
holders with tie request TO permit them - enter
suit IA my name with tho assertion that IL was
The quf-acst way to remove tho lien. They at
last agreed and did give bond Of security Tor
my protection against all damages without my
paving one cent Under said guarantee nuit
was entered by them. / have now decided as
the besj uoury to pey my license in money, end
have directed the suit 10 be dismissed Ne-
epectfuiIy, CHARLES H. PAGE.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
Lumber compsnv Chartered.

1usse Wexford. OF the City Circuit Coart' yes
,eySsS granted a charter 20 the =. +. WinlVn "
Imber Company, the purposes Of wne1 ~" no,1 ~
i.n.dnct a general lumber business ano 10 ,, 10Y
~. - o,hsr lands Tho capital stock snali
ne not less than $4,000 nor more than s90Vvgo
9. 90 W. coDDany can mold land not to exceed Slv,
600 acres. The officers are Charles =. wpl''.va .nS
.NnaaSdent. ". William II. Lucke. secretary anu
p.s,,rar DiroctCrs: The above and Wiiilah
n Palmer, II. A. Lancaster, aud James ). ~aa''
- - h,ehmond. A. Y. Withrow. OF bath county.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
CITY CircnIf Court.

Packard & Burnley "a. j. G. Carpenter Co.,
heretofore reported. Verdict in favor Of the de-
fendant Motion to set aside tho verdict over
rulod aud exceptions noted by counsel for Tue
defence.
Lena Teiser rs. @. Teiser. Order entered d.
recting TIE sole OF real estate Ia Williamsburg
on which an attachment has Deen levied.
J. d. u X. : Christian q Cary rs g.. 7. New
som Verdict an usgmeut for s2,J1A6l.
Collin Turner. by, &c., rs. Frederick Bauer
Verdict FOR the defendant
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18

An accident IN which TWO or three freight-ca,s .
,vcra -orowhat damaged, occurred on mo ,., nlVi,
mond, Fredericksburg ana fotoinaS Islli "a "a
,,o,,. aurcl station between and oclocs Ses-
,,.s ,norninn The train was going noIln.
,s' .,,,e cstI-e one % The wheels OF rueE
near ne front Of me train broke ana me Iesn, -,
e,hst ms car and oge or two OF those next 70 u
We ''.,1silv derailed aud injured. though 10
w. ve5y considerable extent Tho track was soon
~ ,. W; - AMI me mail lraln coming eou1h was
oniv delayed about thirty minutes. no one ""'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
BYMrATHY.

The preacher then passed on to speak Of
the sympathetic love which, ho SAID. VIII
f-..l down the hardest heart and take it
o.. Christ The reason why the Church IL
Dot more prosperous is because the men,
i.r- have not the proper sympathy Tor
ltt ~ icll0w-creaturcs.
lu his impressive sermon Mr.. Stuart
rr.N some touching plctures of homo lte,
l.I h:s congregation seemed deeply
moved.
r r-p.niteuts than at any previous morn
...r service.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18

believed tho time has come when Rich
mond IS 70 have a great revival.
when tho invitation was given probably
ono hundred persons came forward and
signihed their intention 10 become CHRIS
tans. About rs many more stood as an
indication that they intend 10 become
Christians and viii Join some Church at
their earliest convenience.
The services at tho tabernacle will close
tonight.
There will be q special meeting at 10
O'Clock this morning fO- children.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18

The party consisted OF aessrs Morrill, OF
Kansas, Moore Of New Hampshire. Graut Of Ver-
mont Chandler Of Massachusetts, Msson Of Mis-
sourl, Osborne OF Pennsylvania. Chancy of Cali
fornla, O'Noil of Massachusetts,, BuehaL nan OF
New Jersey, sherman of Now York, St0c &dsle
OF Mississippi. Brsekinridge Of ARKANSAS, CoeRs-
we'll and Andrews Ot Massachusetts,. and Colonel
Peyton OF Now York, memoers OF Congress; A.
j. Holmes. Sergeant-at- arms Of toe House; nr.
RaiRutyae, cashier 10 oSergeant-at-Arms. hcssrs.
Ballard, smith, Howard. Brown, CLARK, aud
Palmer OF Wa.hi1eton Colonel Bowman sud
Colonel Dick Wntersmith, OF Kentucky; Cap
tam J. +. Sucp.ec, James II. Smith. aud Z. II.
:. Branuan. OF the baltimore City Council: Col
onel j. T.. Thomas. l,eubon fostsr, general man
agsr Of tho Baltimore and IorS-hiyer Line OF
steamers and his ,nrce sons; j. e. Wheeler. \.
Seeman, and James Doyle, Of Baltimore: ]. r..
Iians, f. Marshall. ano Colonel Anc6ee, OF Phil-
adclphia. Mayor Wilkinson ana Mr. l. b.
Henly, Of Wet Point, joined tho party.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
MARVIN, Work undone.

JUNE II, io5O.
To ne Editor Of he Dispatch:
Your article on Marvin III the Dispatch this
morning il very interesting, but you are
mistaken nsaving that he planned or super
vised the building of the women's addition
TO the penitentiary. lie did makoa sketch
aud work was commenced thereon, but
was found 80 faulty that it was condemned
by an architect and engineer of this city
who inspected it upon tho invitation OF
the Superintendent Of Construction Gen
eral Il. J.. Walker and it was then pulled
down and new plans made for IL by tho
architect mentioned above. and the addi-
tion located in different place. CIvIs.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-18
full meeting is expected, a. hero is much work
THE BALTIMORE.
She VIII Complete Her Armsment ana
Proceed North--Contest for Ofices-
Damaged Irish Potatoes.

NUe VIII tCnplttc Atts
Proceed North-Contest for Offices
Damaged Irish Potatoes.
Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispstchl
NORFOLK, June II. 1890.
The nobbv flagship OF the North At
lantic squadron. the new cruiser Balti-
more, with Admiral Gheradi on board.
came up the harbor this morning
about 1880, firing q salute TO the nag
of Commodore Weaver. making quite
a commotion along the wharves and caus-
ing hundreds of people to rush to the
foot of the streets TO see the stately snip
90 by. The Baltimore comes from New
York and will receive while here her
additional armament, the last two of her
eight-inch guns.
She made fast at the north wharf. end
tomorrow morning the workmen will COM
mence on her and she will be able 20
leave by the first Of next week. She Will
take on stores and coal and proceed at
once 10 New York and accompany the
squadron to Portland TO take part IN the
Fourth-of-July celebration at that place.
IRISH POTATO ROT.
Fine showers fell all through this section
last night and extended generally from
Portsmouth TO Henderson. n. {. It was
particularly grateful TO the corn-and cot
ton-growers, as well as the truckers OF tins
section.
There ia considerable rot developed
among the Irish potatoes of the, county,
night to dig and ship them TO market;
Nearly one third of the crop OF some OF
the truckers will be lost by rot. In the
matter Of prices the bottom VIII PROBABLY
drop out by the end of the week, as the
Jersey potatoes are now gong forward.
The season here was about two weeks
ahead of last year. and az q general thing
Norfolk truckers have done well on po-
tatoes.
The Berkley fire department received a
handsome steam fre-eugine yesterday.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Tho Democratic city councilmen met in
caucus Inst night and nominated the OH
GERS 10 I'll the various Offices filled by the
Council and the several boards elected by
tho Council. There was quite n lively
time over tho nominations. Il. X. Pitt
was elected high constable j. Frank East,
police justice. and Thomas keyill, chief
engineer.
The officers Of tho navv-vard are now
going of on their summer leaves. Under
the regulations each officer and chief
clerk receives a months vacation.
PERSONAL.
First-Leuteuant Il. T.. Warren will be
elected captain of the Old Dominion
Guard, Captain j. NJ. BufOrd having re-
signed.
Rev. T.. C. Burr, rector st. Thomas
Episcopal church. has gone 10 New York
for a month.
Rev. Dr. r. N.s Sledd, of Centenary
church, Is in Ashland.
Miss Julia Morton. of Richmond. il visit
ing Mrs. Charles Pickett. on east Butte
street. u.