Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-05
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
PREPARING TO KNOCK OUT BOWDEN
NEXT NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Ready to Resume--Aliiance Orators
to speak--iiog- Fish High.
rorrespondcnco Of .he Rlcnmond plspa.cn.l

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispascn.I
NORFOLK. September 4, 1890.
The Democratic ward clubs are now re-
organizing and getting in trim for cam
paign work this fall. The John 5. Bar
bour Club, the strongest and most infiu-
entail Of the city clubs. reorganized last
night, and there was large and enthusi-
astic attendance of the membership.
There are six of these clubs, and they VIII
have the party well in line by November
and give Congressman Bowden heavy
blow of $500 or 5000 majority. If the anti
Bowden voters do as they say and stay
away from the polls.
Tho Democrats OF Princess Anne held
meetings throughout the county on Tues
day and elected delegates 20 the congress
sional convention in Suffolk on the 2ith
instant.
DAY AND NIGHT WORK.
Every cotton compress here will have 10
be run full time this season day and night,
and the cotton belt of the city Will be q
busy section all the winter. Sales III Nor
folk yesterday were 1855 bales.
The lumber and shingle-mills OF the
Roper Lumber Company, rebuilt on the
site Of the mills destroyed by fire at Gil
merton. are ready to resume operations,
and will start up in day or two with seve-
raj hundred hands.
The new cottOn-factory started IN Berk-
lev is already doing good business, but
finds it difficult to obtain enough hands.
Various other new Industries recently
started IN this section are doing well ana
cannot fill the orders coming IN.
AN OCTOPUS.
One of seven small fish resembling the
octopus variety caught in James river was
brought to Norfolk last night. The tish Is
six inches in diameter, with arms twelve
inches in length.
News has been received of the death OF
Mr.. A. +. Sturgis q former merchant OF
Norfolk. who went toNorthampton county
| for his health.
| six prisoners were tried in the Corpora
| ton Court and sent to the penltenuary
| for various terms yesterday.
ALLIANCE sPEAEERs.
The Farmers Alliance of this section are
making extensive preparations tor the re-
| ception of State-Lecturer Robert Snavely
| of Wythe county, and j. Bradley Beverly
| the yice-president of the State Alliance
| both of whom will speak in Norfolk, Pm
cess Anne Courthouse, and Hickory
| tTlOunu. Dig bdlbtNuHN 80
Later on the national president. MIR. l..
Polk. will be here.
| Samuel NJ. Simpson has been appointed
| town surveyor of Berkeley.
| Extensive improvements are IN progress!
| at the Boston steamship docks.
| Caspar Titus. the cOlored special agent
| of the United States census, charged Will
| the collection Of statistics of manutac
| lures IN Portsmouth, commenced work TIM
morning.
| COLORFD TEMPLARs.
The Junior Grand Lodge Independen
Order of Good Templars of Virginia (col
| ored) continues IN session, but Will al
| iourn tomorrow. Over twenty-five lodge
are represented. All the committees re
ported yesterday. Mrs. l.. a. Wooden
general superintendent of Juvenile lem
plars in Virginia, is present.
Hog-fsh are Sl.J0a dozen at the docks
Mr.. Emmers0n Smith has been appoint
ed general manager Of the Portsmouth
| street railway.
Stonewall Camp Confederate Veterans
has appropriated $500 towards placing tn
two remaining bronze statues on the Con
| federate monument in Portsmouth.
Frances Sykes (coloredl was committee
| to the county jail last night for numbering
her infant child. u.