Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-29
BARRELS AND BOXES
r,,anso OUT BY WHOLESALE BY
MARyl AND MANUFACTURERS.
yorso,k,s Chamber Votes for the Passage
of the Tonnage" Bui-ficse''na
ehsn.n Camp-His staT Completed.
,o....,,o.a.,ce a. no Richrnond pispstch.I

,co,,asnouderce OF tho Richmond pispstchJ
Nopyotx. January 2s.-The extensive
barrel. and box-works at West Norfolk
Inortb az the Western BranchD is working
a large force and runing up to the fun
capacity in turning out the orders OF
truckers for spring shipments. Gov
amor jackson. of Maryland, IL presi-
dent of the company, and the WORKS
are owned entirely by Marylanders'
Thew have So, 900 in the plant at present
and all sorts of barrels are manuiactuIeu.
Marylanders are investing largely IN iots
and enterprises at West Norloik anu az ~,
cinity. Colonel II; kyd Douglass anu .aot ;Ie
Haeerstowu capitalists are IN THIS secei4n
on the south side Of the Western Branch.
THE TONNAGE BILL
The Chamber of Commerce YESTERDAY az
ternoon adopted a resolution requesting
tha Senators and Representatives OF tne
State of Virginia to use their best enoros
20 secure the passage of the tonnage
hill.n Judge w. III. Burroughs and MI; y.
r ALVIN voted against the resolution, De
Having II is wrong to tax one man TO put
money in another mans pocket:
The annual meeting OF PIckett-bu-
chanan Camp, Confederate veterans, was
held last night. Judge Theodore .. Gar
nett was elected commander. Inc oamp
aYnended for relief and expenses during
the year S1.429.86. Sixty-nine new men,
bers were received daring the year ana ths
camp now numbers nearly five hundred
members.
A CLAIM COMPROMISED.
The claim of the New York and Texas
Steamship Company for towing the CHS
sbled German steamship Wuotan into
mort has been compromised in the United
States Court and the ship released.
X. ID. Moss, of Mecklenburg county, who
was arrested for violating. the internal
revenue laws, was retailing liquor uhuer
distiller's license.
businessman, died at his residence on
Wood street yesterday afternoon.
COLONEL NAsH's STAFF.
Colonel G. A. Nash, of the Fourth fir-
ginia regiment, completed his stan yester.
day by appointing Captain n Rnrlo,
commissary, Captain Samuel Hodges ord
nance officer, Major L. A. Bilisoly surgeon
Captain O. l.. Oulpeper assistant sur
econ. Captain Il. ". Tomlin adjutant
and the several sergeants.
DIR. William Alexander Thorn, OF tne
Eastern Shore, is in the city.
The trains from the West were oil delay
ed several hours by the storm yesterday.
WITH GREEN UNIFORMS.
The Emerald Associations of this city
talk of forming q military company indie
pendent of the Fourth regiment with greer
uniforms. r.
II is stated that the outlook is very ia.
vorable for another war-ship. to be con;
structed at Gosport navy-yard; draft o.
twenty marines arrived at the BARRACKS
from New York to-day. =,
The schooner Henry Parker from New
York, and the schooner Thomas l.. james
from Keyport, N. j.. have arrived with
spars, sails. and rigging carried away IL
the Sunday gale.
DEATH OF O. L. DENLY.
To-day G. L. DENLY, an old resident Of
this CITY, died at his home, No. College
Place, from paralysis, in his sixty-third
wear. Mr.. DENLY was taken sick Monday
week with the dreaded disease. He leave
wife, but no children.
AN ASSURED FACT.
The establishment of telephone line
from this city to Newport News Is an as
sured fact. II will cross probably from
Pigs Point. About nine thousand dollars
have been subscribed in Norfolk.
The torpedo-boat Gushing Is In Hampton
Roads