Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-22
THE BALTIMORE.
Fitting Her Out for n Tweivc-Months'
Cruise.

Icorrespondonce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. January 81 1890.
One thousand tons of coal are to be
brought from the POcahOntas mines TO the
navy-yard TO give the new flagship Balti-
more her first coallng, and provisions for
twelve months are TO be placed on board.
She will then be ready To proceed 70 the
city of Baltimore. where a grand blow
out" will be given in her honor by the peo-
pie Of the Monumental City" FROM there
she will proceed TO New York and take on
the remains OF the famous inventor Eric
son and convey them 10 Norway for re-
burial in the soil of his native land. Beng
the fastest cruiser in the world OF her class
the Baltimore will then doubtless make an
exhibition cruise among the principal mari
time ports of Europe before returning.
CAREFUL INSPECTION.
Al present force of ship-joiners are Mt
work in her cabins and few machlnists
are looking over her machinery, which IS
the most complicated ever put in vessel,
but no other work Is going on. Her guns
will DO placed on board about the first of
the month and she Will he fully supplied
and ready for sailing by the 1st of March.
About two months was the time she was
expected to remain at this yard. No visi-
tors are allowed on board.
The powerful ocean-tug G. w. Morse ar
the disabled schooner Samuel Scbofeld,
having made the run from Norfolk to st.
Thomas and back with tow in twelve days.
VIGOROUS FIGHT.
There is a vigorous fight now on about
the belt railroad scheme around Norfolk
and Portsmouth and the legislative COM
mittees will be beseged next week by the
friends and opponents OF the measure.
Both branches of the Council met last
n 4 L .l..4. ha
General Assembly TO pass the bill and APP
pointed committees to go to Richmond in
It's interest. The CITY Council and Board
OF Trade Of Portsmouth last week instruct
ed their representatives to oppose the
passage of the bill and will send delega-
ton to Richmond when 1t comes up.
The oyster business in this section will
greatly improve if cool spell sets III soon.
MINOR MENTION.
The body of white man was found yes
terday by the crew of the Cape Henry life
saving station on the beach two miles east
of Lynnhaven bay. but could not be identi-
fed, and was buried where found.
The sloop blown ashore at Lynnhaven
bay is the oyster-sloOp Josie Mansfield, of
Portsmouth.
The handsome steam-yacht Magnolia,
which has been cruising in Chesapeake
bay for three weeks with q party OF Phila-
uelpnla pledsuIt-6ttktIe, ltli tuLS lhOlulub
for Florida.
The police force had pleasant time at
headquarters this afternoon in presenting
Chief G. Il. Pettis with a massive gold
badge appropriately designed andinscrlbed
and bearing the coat-of-arms of Virginia.
The farmers of this section continue
losing large quantities of meat in conse-
quence of the warm weather, and the
butchers have TO stick to the ice-box as in
summer.
The remains of Judge David j. Goodwin
did not arrive from Washington this morn
ING, but will do so tomorrow morning.
Several physicians of the two cities are
now down with the prevailing influenza.
The schooner Hugh. Captain Davis, of
Beaufort. n. c., loaded with oysters, sunk
in Albemarle sound few nights since.
The crew escaped in the yawl to the shore.
President John Nj. Robinson of the Sea-
board and Roanoke railroad, and Vice
President A. S. Bateman, of the Atlantic
aud Danville railroad. have notified the
people Of Portsmouth that they are not IN
the Belt-Line Company. &.