Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-13
NEW ENGLAND PRESS
ARRIVAL or The WslToRs-THElR
RECEPTION AT NORFOLK.
powdcn Getting Republican Heciers on
the Navy-Yard ray-koiis-fire-
mons Anniversary.
,co-ro.nooaonoc Of ,he Rictmond Di.pa,ch.l

fCorrespondcpoc OF the Richmond Diepaich.1
NORFOLK, VA, May IL. 1870.
r-ne mer,bors Of the New England Press Asso-
.,.,,oD. Win a number Of ladies, arrived here
today by The Merchants and Miners line and
,rore me, by a committee OF businessmen and
,,oro mo gnesfs Of tho Chamber Of Commerce
ana Cotton Exchange during thoir stay IN the
XIV. Tho visitors rero taken on stoam tug
,nd shown No nsvy-ynrd and various points OF
,,tercst about che harbor and thon were shown
t,rsurh the city. In the afternoon they we're
formally welcomed 70 the city IN tho rooms Of
So CLamnor Of Commerce and rendered an en-
te.tainment, whom speeches were made ~
number OF gentlemen OF the city and py the
V4N.ors.
DowDrN's DIRTY TACTICS.
Congressman BOwdcn Is making every possible
tGsff Oh Gust tho feW democratic wofkmon leit
A. mo navy yard and who the ofiicors insist ON
,n.aIning on account q tboir superior ability a.
r.o-naulcs. To accomplish tins. IL IS rumored
tlaf Naval Constructor r. T. bOwl0s viii be re-
,.orel from This yard. and Constructor Robert
S. streie or possibly Constructor W. II. N6rney
s.pt here. Constructor Bowlee cares moro about
40. sucrcs- % the groGt work In which he ~ en-
.agri building the new stcci ahtpS-thah ne
zoos about placing Republican heelers on tho
f.vcrnnent pay-r0lls. which rs not AZ all In ac-
raflancs with tho views Of the spoiis-hunters,
faraculerly az this time when congressional
ic-ion n 20 rapidly approaching 60,
ffI. STATED that an ONO and Maryland Synoi-
car. has purchased lands In tho Western braneh
lection II tho county for buiIdC a town overlook
irg Hampton ROnds aud tho lower harbor, and
tasi $4,000 has already been put In the enter
PRISE. -
TTE FIRE-BOYs CELEBRATE.
The twcnty-fourth anniversary OF the Cham
tfrs Iiro Company was celebrated IN foI,s-
month this afternoon In I'm posing style. Inc
f.folk flrs Department came down and TOOK
teft and tie soldiers Home Band was brought
In f,om Hampton % render the music OF the 0c-
f,pion At O'Clock the line was iofmeu, hnu
nero WAS an attractive street parade. ms was
r,praf,.f ny torch-hght at 7:2D. oni was foi-
lowed by me anniversary banquet al the tlty
Van. attended by tho suffolk visitors aud all me
a. .-nitarIcs u tho town aud tho chiet officers OF
3D.. Norfolk Fire Department Before mo pa
van. a. might the eemi-annual Inspection Of all
t.o companies % the Portsmouth oepaIuneht
vas hcld by chief Engineer w. I. Robinson ana
tlo Fire Board.
IERsoNAL AND BRIEFS.
Rev. Dr. o. 5. Barten. rector OF Christ church,
has gone 10 Boston. IA.
A houso u worship for the Church OF the Dis
cirlos is 20 bo erected in Berkiey.
Row Robert w. Forsyth, The new rector cs!od
from Baltimore 10 Trinity church Portsmouth,
tYrk charge Of his pulpit yosterlh},
Iicketi-BuchanHu Camp, Confederate Neto-
rams. has arranged % C1rry go ineinn eFs 10 inc
,rseiunc o. no Lee statue and will 90 as a reei-
u.lt StoueWen Camp, ia Portsmouth, VIII
carry about sixty mombeTs.
U.v. ". u. ANVIL. a. Richmond, preachoa az
Wrlchf-Mem0rial Methodist Episcopal church,
portsmouth. lost night
Al ne press banquet the speech Of welcome
rss made by A. y. Thorn, Esl., ana olhef
,.rarhc4 were made by s. A. Stevens, Is. C. Muir
-i.v editor OF the Lanfmdrl9, Colonel William
Lamb. and others. Responses from the visitors
were by Dr. .. G.. Gleason, b. Cary brown, enh
Slr Proctor. The visitors left Gt 10 O'Clock Tor
Roanoke.