Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-23
THE COTTON SEASON.
DEALERS AND FACTORS GETTING
READY FOR THE OPENING.
Inc hate Of Schooner stnbbcd-Oyster-
Roast st Wiiloushby spit-Stsnch from
the Burning Peanuts.
Correspondence Of tn. Richmond Dispatch,


NORFOLK. August 22.-Tho foreign cotton
dealers are arriving and the factors are
getting affairs in shape for the opening Of
the season ten days hence. The CON-
presses havo been oyerhauled during the
vacation and expect busy season. The
FIRST new cotton shipped to this market
Will arrive on Monday-four bales from
South Carolina. The old crop continues
coming in at tho rate of fifty bales day
by tho various railroad lines. and whilo
Norfolk Will not get the expected 700,0 900
bales by the LIST OF September the amount
Will be close to those figures.
STABBED NJ 4 NEGRO SAILOR.
Mate ". J. Rose. Of the schooner Laura.
lying ct tho Norfolk and Western piers,
and who /. from King George county. was
stabbed four times last night In the breast
aud neck by negro sailor named Isaiah
laws. The negro IL III jeil and Rose Is at
St. Vincents Hospital in critical condi-
ton.
The Washington Light Infantry and Cor
coran Cadets will break camp at Ocean
View on Monday morning at O'Clock and
come TO Norfolk and 60 on board the new
inc Warrington steamer Norfolk prepare
tory to leaving In the afternoon for home.
The oystor-roast rendered tho corps at
Willouehhy Spit yesterday WAS huge af-
fair and hundreds OF persons enjoyed the
sumptuous set-out on tables undor the
trees and to tho music Of the Third srtil-
lery band.
TIE PEANUT STENCIL.
The great clamor against the authorities
FOR not SURPRISING the nsuscating stencil
and smoke arising from the burning pea
nut piles since Saturday night last caused
the Mayor yesterday 10 order out = section
OF the FIRE department., and two steamers
we're kept at work all yesterday afternoon
and all last plight pumping water from the
r1Ter and deluging she burning pilcs,
while lnborors rsked over the fire TO let
the wator soak in. The stencil, however,
IS likely 70 llnger In the vicinity for some
time. Thi. ire proves TO be the most
costly Norfolk has experienced for nearly
fifty years.
DEFEATED.
The proposed change in the constitution
of the international Typographical Union,
referred to subordinate unions. to make
nine hours days work for Job printers.
has been voted on and defeated.
young girl fourteen years OF nee. re-
siding IN Atlantic City Ward drank ten
cent bottle Of l.udanum yesterday after
noon in an attempt to commit suicide be-
cause of love affair with boy seventeen
years Of age. Drs Montague and Newbill
succeeded IN restoring the girl. but she IS
yet very Ill.
NORFOLK pULP1Ts TO-DAY.
Rev. Dr. Richard McIlwainc, president
OF Hampden-Siduey College, will preach
at the Scccni Presbyterian church to-
morrow. Tho venerable Or. George b.
Armstrong will occupy his old pulpit at the
First Presbyterian church. Rev. Charles
II. nudgins, Of the Protestant Episcopal
church in Rome, Ca. loft tor homo last
night. having come to Norfolk to attend
the funeral of his mother. Rev. Charles J.
Holt. rector of the Protestant Episcopal
church at Iordham, n. l.. left for home
yesterday. having been on visit to Ports
mouth. Rev. DIR. Starr has been voted a
by his congregation.
Mr. Charles II. Cromwell, receiver and
general manager of the Atlantic and DIM
vile railroad, has been compelled 10 re-
turn TO Saratoga, being too feeble TO re-
sumo his duties.
Dir. Joseph ROsenhaum. treasurer of the
Atlantic and Danvlle road. left last night
for the mountains OF PennsyIyania.
Captain Y. G. Ca.sell. OF Portsmouth.
who lost leg in the Army of Northern
Virginia. is very low.
lhtpAflNb GlLLD.
An 5000 waterfront sito has been pur-
chased in Portsmouth adjoining the navy
yard for tho erection of the works of the
American Fertilizer Company of this city.
burned ou, last Saturday night. A building
l50xl00 feet. two stories high with tower
forty feot square. will be erected immedi-
ately. The structure will be partly over
the water.
sC.LDED TO DEAIH.
Last night in Brafnbleton William Ethe-
redge, the four.year-old son of william
Ethoredge. on Railroad avenue, went into
tho Eygeia ice-hou.e TO see them make
ice and by some means lost his balance
and fell into va, OF boiling water.
EVERYTHING was done to alleviate the pain,
but the deadly heat had done it's work
and the little fellow died this afternoon.
1uE PETIT RAISED.
Tho tug Hugh McFaden Ia, returned
from Alligator river, n. c.. where she has
been to ralso the tug Smith Petit, OF
Richmond, which was sunk about wee
since. The Petit was successfully raised
and will arrive at Norfolk tonight.