Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-07

DR.. NJ. B. WHARTON TAXES CHAHIs'
Negro Gamblers and "Crap-Players Ar
rested-Portsmouth's Moral Reforma-
tion-Beneft Ball for the Retreat.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. April 6.-Yesterday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock Rev. DIR. Nj. b. wharton,
the new pastor of FreemasOn-Street Bap-
list church, was formally installed In the
presence of an immense congregation.
The services were very interesting and the
addresses all in the happiest strain: All
the Baptist ministers OF Norfolk and Forts
mouth were present and took part IN
the services. Rev. DIR. i. II. Jones
delivered the address OF welcome to NOT
folk. and Rev. DR.. A. Il. Owen, OF Ports
month. delivered the welcome to the
Portsmouth Baptist Association and TO
Virginia. The charge TO the congregation
was delivered by Rev. j. nj. G. Scott, who
has been for some time the acting pastor
of Freemason-Street. DR.. Wharton replied
TO each of the addresses with great feeling.
He preached both morning and nlght'
and greatly pleased and impressed the con-
gregation with mis- able sermons
NEGRO GABBLISo-DEN BAIDED.
Constable T. j. Anderson, of the county,
with a couple of deputies, made two RAIDS
Yesterday on negro gambling-dens on the
suburbs of Portsmouth, and captured and
placed in Jail sixteenyoung negro men VINO
were found playing cards and shooting
crap" The offenders will be examined Dy
Iustice Of the peace tomorrow. All tine
gambling machinery found was carried
off by the officers.
Rev George j. HOLIDAY will preach his
farewell sermon next Sabbath OF the Berk-
ley-Avenue Baptist church, and then pre-.
mare to leave for Salem TO take charge OF
the Baptist Orphanage. He preached last
night on Recognition in Heaven" Rev.
DIR. Hubbard, who has been very sick at his
home ON CRANKY street and is still unwelll,
filed his pulpit at st. Thomas's church
yesterday.
WAR ON THE sHow-BIJLs.
Portsmouth has followed in the wake OF
Norfolk and is making war on the indecent
show-bllls posted about the city. Under
orders of the Mayor the police tear down
all cloud " theatrical paper found on the
blll-boards.
The white man Bird, or Alexander, ar
rested on suspicion of passing counterfeit
money, has been released and ordered out
Of the city.
SWELL CHARITY BALL.
Our best society will give a swell fancy
ball at the Academy of Music on Ihurs-
day night for the benefit of the Retreat
for the Sick. Many ladies from Richmond
and other points are expected. sixteen
ladies from Norfolk, Portsmouth, and the
navy-yard are the patronesses OF the ball,
and the Nayal-Post Band will furnish the
music for the dancers. The supper VIII be
served in the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues
armory. II will surpass anything OF the
kind given here for years.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The supreme officers residing in this city
of the order Of Heptasophs, left yesterday
afternoon for Boston TO attend the annual
meeting of the Supreme ConclaYe.
Mr.. William Il. Harrison, one OF our
oldest business-nien, is lying critically ill
at his residence on TaZewen street from
an attack OF paralysis.
The work Of rebuilding the Greenleaf
johnson Lumber Company's drying kilns,
recently destroyed by fire, is progressing
rapidly.
INCENDIARY FIRE.
An incendiary fire yesterday afternoon
DESTROYED the residence of Richard z.
Howe in Princess Anne county near
Kempsville. The contents Of the dwell
ing were also WIDELY consumed,
MIR. William II. Harrison Is dead. He
was born in Princess Anne county in 1920,
but had been aresident of Norfolk for over
fifty years.
NOT YET HEARD PROM.
On March 21st the schooner w. +. Villas
left Norfolk loaded with furniture for
Franktown, Northampton county, Va, and
has not been heard of since.