Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-24
A NORTHWEST GALE.
IT BLEW FIFTY MILES AN HOUR. BUT
LUCKILY OFF SHORE.
rn. ~row of n Ruddcricss. Bugeye Res
cusd-rhc YsntIc's Repairs-coione'
rlinford's Funeral.

Recommendation Of tho Richmond Dispstch.l
NonroLK. October 2s.-One OF the
heaviest northwest gales OF the season
awent over this section last night. when al
,;mas the wind blew at the rate OF fifty
niles AN hour The blow continues to-day,
bu, with considerably lessened force. AS
the yale was Of shore no disasters are re-
norted from the coast. The incoming
steamers report rough time on Chesa-
peake bay last night While crossing
Uamptou Roads ia his vessel yesterday
afternoon Captain q. n. farser can't
across a sinking bugeye with ruuueI g9nc
"nd storn-nost carried away. Captain Parker
took tho crew Of three white men on the
bugeye and brought them to Norfolk; put
for the timely rescue by Captain farker
the crew would have perlshed.
THE REPUBLICAN OPPORTUNITY.
II il said that the county Republicans
have determined TO make nomination Tor
the LEGISLATURE but have not decided VINO
shall be the nominee. The hght IN me
Democratic ranks. they say, renders the
success of their ticket possible.
RICHMOND IN MAN THE FIELD.
A Richmond contractor, Mr.. j. 0. Dick:
;naon. has contracted to build block OF
houses on the Poindexter tract in Berkeley.
This is the beginning OF new section OF
the town, where thirtv-fve more houses
will be erected at once for the operatives
of the new knitting-mills.
The repairs 10 the United State steamer
yantic are about finished and she will sail
the carly part Of next week for her station,
the South Atlantic, by way OF the Cape dc
Verde Islands. For this cruise many I'M
movements IN the interior OF the lantlc
have been made. The sick bay has been
enlarged and sleeping quarters PROVIDED
for the petty officers and the crowded con-
dltion Of the berth-deck greatly renewed.
THE MAYOR ILL.
Hon. Frank Morris. mayor OF Norfolk, Is
again quite i'll at his residence on.freema-
son street. -,
Several Norfolk county truckers will
shortly move to the Newbern IN. VI sec
ton to carry on operations.
WITH MILITARY HoSoRs.
Colonel Binford's funeral will take place
on Sunday morning from TRINITY church
and the remains will be buried with mill
tary honors by the Fourth Virginia regi-
ment. "
Mr.. Edward Neal Baker. of this city, and
Mss Josephine Empie Schenck. daughter
of Mr. Nicholas W. Schenck, of BROOKLYN.
are to be married in that city on the lOth
Of November.
A colored woman named Celia Jones was
found dead in Shriers Court last night.
EXPRESS MAGSATEs.
GeneralAIanager NJ. J. OBrien and Su-
perintendent w. J. Crosswel. OF the
Southern Express Company. are IN the
city.
Rev. w. i. Richards, who has accepted
a call to Western Branch and Colasse Bap-
tist churches, Isle of Wight county, was
formerly pastor of the Baptist church III
Atlantic City Ward, and very popular.
CoLoRED MAN DROWNED.
This afternoon colored man named
Sam. Pierce. employed by the Seaboard
and Roanoke railroad, was drowned at the
Old Dominion wharf. The body has not
been recovered.
Governor A. Garcelon, of Maine. with
a party Of New England ladies and gentle
men, who have been West, arrived ID the
city to-day.
The Norfolk Light Artillery Blues re-
turned from Lynchburg to-day.