Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-10
CUT DOWN AND SUNK
TIE easee LAURENCE RUN INTO BY
TIE STEAMER NEW YORK.
,,.ho,s Now in Charge OF the Navy
Yard pstronsge--In the Newport
News Dock-yard.

.e-.o,dsnce Of the Richmond Dispstch.I
Noavo,x March e.-During the dense fog
that prevailed in Hampton Roads ano tne
lower harbor early this morning the new
york Philadelphia and Norfolk mail ana
,,assonae, steamer New York ran into the
ia,co ocean-coing barge Laurence and cut
hor down and sunk her. The barge was
ioadsd with coal ready to sail and was an
cbored near Lambert's Point piers Inc
steamer was also considerably damaged
The barge belonged to. the New London
Towboat Company.
STILL IN THE SADDLE.
Now that Congressman boWaell an. IN
NV. NV d"wn and out il is stated tnat
Gopparoi Malone will have charge OF inc
Dotronage of the navy-yard and COCO
many changes are likely 70 take place, ~
there are great many anu lanv rato;ned
h III .n0 Of their loyalty to Bow;
4 2eUau9 The little General, i is said, VIII
oonro 70 the front after the, Repuohca1
oooarort;on in Richmond on the lgtn. ana
~ fr;ands here boot at the idea OF MS re-
i liz the State chairmanshIp. IL Is
xary annaTent that there IL stu great
,ocf OF harmony in the Republican RANKS
~ This locality, and there Will be con-
siderable contest among them IN May.
NEWS FROM NEWPORT NEWS.
Good many nayy-yard mechanics and
It. workmen from this section nave
oore' 70 Newport News, where they are
offered a permanent job IN the oock-yar var.
et fair wages. 1hev come nome ABOUT
every two weeks, remaining from SATURDAY l,.
nirht until Monday morning III con i
.orday II was stated that the
I 9' of the two Morgan Line SHIPS
contracted for some months ago VIII DC
Ia ~ ahout two weeks, and as the
ia ,otor;aI is already on hand the work OF
construction will progress very rapidly;
THE sbips will be each four hundred ana
ffty feet long, and will employ large au-
ditional force of workmen::, On the CON-
pletion of these ships others lroh tno
same line will follow.
FOUND DEAD.
Aregro woman named Jennie Cornick
was found dead In her dwelling on county
street. extended. near Portsmouth TINS
morning, and the circumstances are sucn
that the county AUTHORITIES WIN hotu an
inouest and determine the manner OF her
death.
Mr.. Joseph II. Fulgham, prominent
commission merchant of Norfolk, died on
Saturday night at his residence on WOOD
street. He came TO this city from Nanse-
mond county and was in business mere
tyenty-four years. During the war ne
served CALAMITY in the cavalry arm OF the
Confederate army.
COMBINATIONS.
Bishop white last night administered
the rite of confirmation at the coiored
Eplscopal church, known as Grace church,
on Cumberland street. During the day he
held services at st. PauP5 and at St. Pe-
ters in BrambletOn.
The weather was as warm here TO-DAY as
the middle of Nav, and fires and over
coats were decidedly at a discount.
The annual sermon before the various
tribes of the Improved Order of Red Men
was delivered at the Peoples tabernacle
Yesterday afternoon by Rev. Vernon IAN
son. The tribes of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and
Berkley attended the services.
Rev. j. K. Moffitt, of Danville, COM
mences series of Gospel temperance meet
ings at the Peoples Tabernacle tonight.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
The total receipts of cotton at Virginia
ports this season foot up 93S, 15S bales.
Mr.. Noyes Spicer, formerly auditor OF the
Atlantic and Danville railway, has been
elected auditor and treasurer OF the Dan
Vile and East Tennessee road with head
quarters in this city. 80.
Hands were taken in the navy-yard this
morning to work on the Constellation.
The United States apprentice-shlpss
Portsmouth and jamestown are expected
here the list of the month.