Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-07
PANGS OF REMORSE
FOR STAYING HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW
MAKE PETER BELL SURRENDER.
The Congressional Nominating Convention
Second District, suffolk, September
24th-Thc Academy of Music.
Correspondence OF tho Richmond DIspa,ch.I

NORFOLK, Va. August 6. 1890.
This morning Peter Bell, the negro man
who murdered his mother-in-law. Miranda
Cherry. in Barboursville last Monday. went
10 the Office Of Justice A. w. Hawks and
delivered himself INTO custody. and was
duly committed and taken by Constable
Csrmine to the county jail in Portsmouth.
Since the tragedy Bell had been hiding in
the underground near the Catholic ceme-
terry and surrendered himself through re-
morse and says he il willing to be punish
ed. He says be committed the deed
through the influence Of liquor and did not
know what he was doing. Justice Hawks
will examine the prisoner probably to-
morrow at the Jail.
THE SECOND DISTRICT CONVENTION.
The Second District Democratic Execu-
tive Committee met ut the st. James Hotel
to-day Mt noon, with Chairman Joseph l..
Duke presiding, and after discussion Sc
lected the oath of September Is the time
for holding the congressional nominating
convention and Suffolk as the place.
A court of inquiry. composed of Captain
Slas Terry, president; Commander W. G.
Wise. Captain r. II. Bartlett, United
States Marine Corps. and Lieutenant Ben
son, recorder. assembled az the navy-yard
this morning to investigate the charges
preferred by Major McLeOn Tilton against
Captain W. X. Brown. of the barracks, and
by Captain Brown against Major Tilton.
on TIE OCEAN WAVE.
At the invitation of Captain Oscar +.
Edwards, Senator Lovenstein and his legls-
lative committee now in session at Old
Point were taken on trip TO sea yester-
day on the pilot-boat William Starkey
The Portsmouth Orphan Asylum IL I'M
doubtedly the heathiest institution in this
part of the country. For the last year only
81 has been expended in doctors bills. and
some years no doctor Is called.
ADJUSTMENTS DON'T PAY.
Mr.. Van WICK has two plans in view for
using the Academy of Music. One is from
frm in Grand Rapids, Mich, DESTROYS of
establishing great furniture establish
ment, and another is from a Norfolk party
wishing 20 establish another frst-class
hotel here. The present lessees have pos
session for another season. MIR. Van
Wyck proposes 70 make the property pay
10 per cent. He SAYS the theatre has paid
him nothing for ten years and he has made
an ample test of the amusement business.
Supervising Inspector of Steamboats,
John ". CAST goes TO Baltimore on Friday
70 take charge of that district for ten
DAYS.
Various city officers are petitionlng the
Council tor increase of salary.
EVERY OTHER HOG.
A day or two since lightning struck a
large hog-pen on Mr.. Herbert l.. Smiths
farm on the Dismal-Swamp canal, split
every other post in the pen. and killed
every other hog.
Rev. W. l.. Edwards, D. D., of Monu-
mental church, Portsmouth, is spending u
month in Prince Edward county.
A detachment of twenty-five members OF
the Grand Army of the Republic will
leave here on Saturday for tho National
Encampment at Boston and be gone ten
DAYS
Congressman Bowden was in conference
al the cUstOm-house yesterday with Va
rious prominent -Mahoneltes, among
them DR.. Il. A. Wiseand Captain +. O'Con-
nor.
Surveyors commenced to-day to lay out
| the line Of the belt railroad around Nor
| folk and Portsmouth. The FIVE railroads
having their terminI in the two citles. are
interested IN the road. and Parke PolndeS-
ter has been appointed 20 secure the right
| of way from the property-ownerS.
The Merritt Wrecking Company sent a
steamer ap the coast tonight 10 the assist
ance Of steamship ashore at Ocean CITY,