Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-26
NJ. w. & c. RAILROAD.
A Bloody and Exciting Row In berk'e'-
A Prisouer's Desperate Fight.

A Prisoners D'Npfft'c 49,"
tcorrespondenco Of the Richmond Dispa'ch.I
NoRrorx. VA, July 25.-The engineer
corns engaged in running the roIte OF tns
Norfolk. Wilmington, and Charleston ran-
road from GIlmertOn LOCKS. near Ioit l
mouth. through the Dismal swamp Ie ,a1aI
ed Cortland Yesterday and vii be az wa. wa
laceton tomorrow, ten miles rom oVusn
Mile. The engineers seem to be worHlhe
aIowlv. but Il II said they are dong ~
carefully. From South Mills they Will pro-
baby 90 over two routes-one 10 LIE M
beth City and one some distance nor'n u
that place.
PROPOSED ROUTES.
Tho people of Elizabeth City are already
moving to have the road touch nj TI'i
There is some talk of the Norfolk VII
rn,ncton and Charleston utilizing the ro au-
bed of the Dismal Swamp canal from o .-
merton 10 South Mills. whlcn - tne entIIo
length of the waterway. Mhlis TIE ~.
posed road will run through tiat county
requiring little grading there VIII De q PC 10
amount Of bridging and tresthhs " ~
done.
APLUcKY PRISONER.
A drunken row over the price OF DRINK
in Petherbridee's bar, in Berkeley, yes'er,lay
afternoon led to tho barkeeper stfikihs
Emanuel Jackson over the head Win
door bar. innicting a deep, bloody -gash
several inches in length. At the station
bouse the prisoner threw Officer SYKES
AGAINST the cage. painfully cutting nis
head. The prisoner, who was severeA,
clubbed. escaped by jumping renee; anu
excited half tho town by his hlght uo"n
Liberty street sans hat, shrt, ana PAM,
was finally. captured ana ciuDoeu IL
enbiection by the Town Sergeant and citi,,
zens. but rot until he had bodily tosseg
the Sergeant ten feet over the fence sll'I
the Sergeant had been vigorously attac1cu
by JacksOn's sister with q billet OF "oou'
COTTON COMING ~. ,A
Cotton ia coming in steadily from Nortn
Carolina, but there are no buyers anu 'ne
factors are storing and holding II.
There will he no Sunday session OF the
Police Court tomorrow.
AGRAND DONATION.
Mr.. Peter j. Iurney, q well-knoWn uel.
chant of Norfolk, has purchased the larR,
residence of DR.. william J. Moore. on
Rank street, for S12, 600, and presented II
TO tho Bows Home. There are twenty;
two bows at the Home. all OF whom mn
employment IN the city and partly pay
thoIr board. Heretofore the Board o.
Managers have had to rent building. II
IL q successful and useful institution sup,
ported by voluntary contributions ano
SEQ per annum from the city.
Rev. DIR. ". VI. Wharton, OF Baltimore
snent Yesterday at Ocean Wow fishing anc
bathing with his brother, Rev. Or. NJ. IS
Wharton. and Rev. DIR. ID. W. Gwin, ahc
lett last night with Baltimore friends io'
home.
PERSONAL AID OTHER NOTES.
Jack Connors. the Philadelphia pusilisst
who was defeated by Frank Wongo, the
Indian. left the city for home last night.
Rev. G. Il. Hudgins, rector OF the Fps
copal church at Rome. Ga, ~ mere VIII
his family to spend month with his pa
Messrs. William II. White and George
Mcintosh. of the Norfolk bar, sailed on th'
IImbria to-day for Europe. a larger mum
Der of Norfolk people than usual nave
rone TO Europe this season.
Police Captain ". Stewart. OF the Pitts
burg Pa.) force, IS spending his vacation
in Norfolk.
Ten prisoners have been sentenced TO tn
penitent;ary in tho Norfolk County Cour
this week, and ten more felony cases are Il
be tried.
Extensive improvements are under wa
at the wharvos Of the Old Dominion steam
ship Company, and about 5000 feet Of tioor
room will be gained.
The members Of the Engineers Associa
ton of Virginia, III session at Nuginl
Beach. came up to the city TODAY an'
visited all the points OF interest herea
bouts.