Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-04
NORFOLK POLITICS.
A e,,s,oN TICKET THE PROBABLE
OUTCOME IN THE COUNTY.
Gratifying Results Of bishop keane's
Lecture-systematic Chicken-sfeaiins-
various Marine Notes

tco-respondsnce Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NonroLK. April 3.--The Democrats OF
Norfolk county are hard at work laying
piues for the May nominations ana reorsahih'ns
the ,udees ana commissioners Of election through
the Electoral Board. A number OF the leaders
ana rrom,nent Republicans are In consultation
AZ Tho co,,rt-house to-day and IT'S very probable
!. t,u,,, t,cka. srilI be the outcome. The better
clasa Renubllcans Of the county, who are pro-
pcrty-holders. and especially those who havecu
loose from the Malone fnction, would rather see
the Democrats administer the snalrs ~ sno
county than the ignorant whites OF tne hio"i"Po-
tent negroes OF their own party.
Commander Robley d. Evans arrived at we
nayy-yard to-day on Visit 70 oil, e.i,,
Weaver and other officers. He Will en0rtIy ,csakn
20 accept service with the Nicarauga Canai Conn-
Judge Brooke. Of the Corporation Court, grant.
ed n charter Yesterday 10 the Lamperts Ioins
knitting Company, with capital Oh Soo'VoV'
TO WIDEN 1HE GAUGE.
The Board Of Directors Of the Virginia beacn
railroad, now the Norfolk AloeInarle anu n'a AZ
tic. at a meeting at the Bench. yesterday ne-
termined 10 issue bonds az once for the wloenIns
Of the gauge and other contemplated nnpfo'o-
ments. ,r, 49,
ond daughter OF the late DIR. Thomas B. ward
OF la grippe at the Convent OF Visitation AZ Ap.
ingdon was a great shock TO her large circle OF
friends In this CITY, and by whom she was greaaY
beloved The sister OF the deceased ID also cri'i-
cally Ill at tho convent with the same disease
THE BISHOPS LECTURE.
Bishop Keane attracted large gathering 70
hear his lecture az the Academy OF MUSIC ias, },
night The distinguished prelete was lntroduceo
by Judge ID. Tucker Brooke, OF tho CorpOratIc,n
Court. and Rev. DR.. Barten, OF Christ cnurcn'
and a number Of other divines were on the stage.
The lecture was for the benefit OF 81 'lncent
Hospital, and az large number OF tickets were
sOld the result was very gratifying. Inc DisnoP
left this evening for Washington.
county trucker who loses chickens every
night says the thieves are systematically s'esi-
| ing all the chickens In Norfolk county. -,
The practice-shIp Constellation came OUT OIL
the dry-dock this morning, repairs to her bottom
hnyng been completed. A considerable enol-
tIonal force was taken In the construction de-
partnent this morning.
MARINE MsHAPs.
| The disnasted schooner Frank Warner VIII DC
| towed to Boston.
The schooner T. w. II. White, Captain Max.
| well. from Suffolk 70 New Haven with a cargo oil
| lumber, when of Cape Henlopen on tho 14th In
slant, encountered heavy gale with q high sea-
| lost part Of her deck-load. had her mizzen rle'
ging carried away, and sprung aleak, requiring
| the use OF pumps constantly. She bore away Ioi
this port for repairs, arriving to-day.
FREsHET IN THE POTOMAC.
Captain Haynie, Of the steamer Leary, re-
ports that the freshet has caused such mgr
tide In the Potomac river that he could not stoI
| on the trip down last evening. Az Harpert
Ferry, he says, there Ia rise oftweve feet above
| high water.
Mayor Frank Morris, who has been Ill for
month or more, appeared on the streets to-day