Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-23
RUSH OF FREIGHTS.
,,NpRe cepeNTeo ACTIVITY ON ALL
THE STEAMSHIP LINES.
o,,,.,,on OF n Society for tho Proven
ton of Cruelty to Administrators
AGAINST sunday Opening.


tcovr.snord ence OF tho Richmon1 pispstch.l
NoRYonx, VA, November %, 1890.
The rush of freights over the various
Steamship lines was never go heavy and
continuous as at present and for months
mast All the lines have extra ships
chartered, and yet they are hardly able
10 move the freight delivered here by
the railroad trains. Freights from the
North. bound south and west are also
almost as great, and the en-
ployees in the transportation offices
now work all day and hali the
night with but little rest on sunday.
The army of freight-handlers on the Nor
folk docks at this season make pushing
scene along the waterfront and strongly
impress one with the steadily-growing
activity in the traffic Of this port, which
now hardly knows a dull season.
WILL THAT END II!
There WAS an earnest meeting OF the
leading and most substantial citizens OF
Norfolk held at the Young Mems Chrls-
tian Association Hall last night and q
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals was organized and committee
appointed to draft such laws as would DE
desirable for the Councils and Leglsla-
ture to pass to make the society eneo-
tive. Gil
A negro woman named Maria Scott
has been committed to jail for setting
fire TO q dwelling-house on Rogers s
court and attempting to burn up the
infant child OF Anna Robinson, tenant
in the same building.
1t is said that plans for q OU,ooo
stone depot to be erected in Norfolk are
being drawn for the Norfolk and west
ern railroad.
AGAINST SABBATH DISSERTATION.
A mass-meeting will be held at the
First Presbyterian church tomorrow al
ternoon to protest against opening the
Columbian Exposition at Chicago on
Sunday. Judge ID. Tucker Brooke will
preside and addresses will be made by
Major W. f. Irvine, Judge Eure, and a
number Of other prominent citizens IN
the laymen's ranks. ..
The exports of coal from Lambert 8
Point this week amounted to lIIl4
tons-another falling off.
Fine, frosty weather prevails IN this
section now, and cunning parties par
ticularly are enjoying fine sport IN the
fields and woods after birds, rabbits, and
SQUIRRELS, and on the Carolina sounds
after the toothsome geese and ducks,
now numerous and in fine order. A
large fox-hu is being arranged Tor
Thanksgiving-day.
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Rev. Joshua II. Hunter will leave for
his new field of labor as presiding elder
next Thursday, and Rev. ID. &. Q; Butts
will leave for Mathews the same day.
Deputy High Constable Broughtoon
leaves for Petersburg tomorrow to be
present at the Hastings Court on Mon
day to testify against certain rlotous
negroes arrested in that city.
THE NEW QUARTERS.
Four thousand dollars have been al
lowed to furnish the officers quarters
lust erected at the hayward and they
will be occupied by Commander George
Wood and Pay.InspectOr Edward Bel
lows.
Right Rev. J. ". Hood, D. d.,
Bishop of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Zion connection, is visiting Nor
folk and Portsmouth.
jim Croker, the negro arrested in
Isle of Wight for robbing the mail, was
hroupht TO the CITY to-day.
Professor Ward, the balloonist who
had his arm and leg broken at the
Franklin Fair. has been brought here
for treatment at st. Vincent's Hospital.