Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-20
DAY BUSINESS ONLY.
ALL NIGHT TRAINS ON THE A. AND D.
ROAD TO BE TAKEN Off.
Tho Receivers Lepping on Unnecessary
Expenses-Portsmouth Prohibi-
tionists Jubilant
TcorespOpdsnee Of The Richmond Disps,chI

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NoRYoLK. Va, February l9.--The receiv.
ers Of the Atlantic and Danville railroad.
IL Is said. viii take of ell night trains
shortly and only do day businessmen tho
road. This Is in the interest Of economy,
as the night trains are not profitable. The
receivers are Topping OF expense in every
direction. reducing the officers and en-
ployes wherever 1t can be done without
detrimentto the operation Of the road. It
is expected here that the road will pass
into energetic hands when sold and be
pushed through 30 the west with as little
delay as possible according 70 the original
plan of the projectors The opinion
strengthens here that the Richmond and
Danyille system may become interested in
the Atlantic and Danville, as the friends Of
the former are known to be interested in
securing available waterfront property IN
this section.
VISITING BIsHoP
Bishop J. H. ID. Wingfeld, of Northern
California is in the city, visiting his
brother, Major @. w. Wingfeld. of Ports
mouth, and other relatives. He will occu-
Ply his old pulpit, Trinity church, in Ports
mouth, next Sunday.
The Mayor of Portsmouth has been ap-
pealed TO take action, and will put the
" breaks on y the violators of the Sunday
liquor law without regard on Sunday next
IL IS very likely that Portsmouth viii be
q dry town" for some time. The Prohi-
bition element is iubilant, and are looking
forward 10 promising field for future
operations in Norfolk and Portsmouth.
IN HER NINETY-THIRD YEAR.
This morning the remains OF Mrs. Sarah
4. SAMSON were taken to New Kent county
for interment. She died at the residence
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Rev. George
W. Wray. in Portsmouth yesterday. She
was in the ninety-third year of her age and
was born in Petersburg and lived IN Rich
mond for many years.
BAD SIGN.
shad and behring's from the Carolina
sounds are shipped daily in considerable
quantities TO the northern markets. Fish
ermen say the appearance of shad and her
rings SO early IS bad sign for successful
season.
Assistant Naval Constructor j. W. Baxter
has been ordered to Baltimore on special
duty.
The lighthouse steamer Fern has been
ordered to this yard to run as a dispatch
steamer between the different yards in
place of the Fortune. The Fortune will be
made yard tug.
The John L. Sullivan troupe left for the
South this morning Uid the Seaboard road.
The people fairly jammed the Academy of
Music last night to see the distinguished
pugilist.
Rev. DR.. Wharton, who has been called
TO the pastorate of Freemason-Street Bap-
fist church, will arrive and preach on
Sunday.
A DISTRESSED SCHOONER.
The Merritt wrecking- Jones has
gone 70 the assistance of the coal steamer
Gaskill on the Carolina coast, and there is
every indication of floating her.
Grandchildren w. f.. Larrabee arrived
here to-day on an official visit TO the In
dependent Order of Odd-Fellow lodges.
The transportation lines report heavy
freights moving Just now.
The funeral of Captain Henry Burroughs
took place in Portsmouth this afternoon.
1t is reported that Master-Mac hinlst
Thomas Carr. of the navy-yard under the
late administration, will be appointed fore
man of iron-workers on the new ships on
account of his superior attainments.
Mrs. Henry Campbell, young married
lady, formerly of Richmond, died at her
home in Portsmouth this morning.
G.. +. McMather, who was employed on
the farm of Walter L. Grant, about nine
miles above Richmond on the James river,
and missing and supposed to be seen float
ing down the James, called at the Ledger
Office this morning TO state that he was
still in the flesh and that he had been in
Norfolk for the past two weeks.