Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-05
NORFOLK SHIPPERS
AND HER BUSINESSMEN FAVOR THE
PENDING SHIPPING BILL.
A Yankee FIRM Converts Church Into q
Single actory--w season
at the Beach"
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correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispsschl
NoRroLK, February 4.-The committee
amounted by the several exchanges OF Nor
folk 10 visit Washington in the interest OK
the tonnage bill left on their mission to-day.
This matter ia not only exciting interest
here In shipping circles, but the business
men generally favor the bill and desire the
Government TO do something towards
building up the commercial marine OF the
country. Norfolk is rapidly becoming one
Of the chief seaports of the Atlantic coast,
and her present and prospective prosperity
IL necessarily largely identlhed with the
shipping interests of the country, and the
fate OF this bill is awaited with anxiety
here.
CASE OF sZLr-DEFEscE.
The street. car man, John M. Hewitt. who
killed a negro at the ear-sta0les seVeral
weeks ago. was before the grand jury yes
terday and dismissed, the killing being
clear case of self-defence.
A New York company of lumbermen
have bought the old Second-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church, in Portsmouth, and
will at once convert it into large shinsle-
factory. Branch tracks will connect 1t
with the several railroads and the factory
will give employment to about seyenty-hVe
hands.
DELIVERING THE BULK.
The Norfolk and Western railroad seems
10 be now delivering here the bulk OF the
cotton receipts OF the port.
The ordinance making eight hours q
DAYS work for city employees came up In
the Council last night and failed OF adop-
ton.
The winter season at Virginia Beach CON-
mences tomorrow, and Mr.. Crittenden,
the lessee of the Princess Anne, and twenty
or thirty guests will arrive from New York.
The ventilated truck barrel factory. at
Courtlant commenced operations to-day.
The company has a $4,000 plant at Court
land, and Police-Justice j. Frank East Is
president.
Mr.. Robert j. DeJarnette was elected
grain measurer of the city last night by
the Common Council.
THE GORDON WILL CASE.
George p. Gordon, of printing-press
fame, whose will is creating such sensa-
ton in New Work, died in this city in 1878
in the residence now occupied by Captain
John L. Roper. on York street The hand
some Academy of Music on Main street
was built with $4,000 left by Gordon for
The New York steam yacht Lurline has
arrived here from the South with party
on board.
The Virginia gunboat Chesapeake is in
port from 3 cruise and was inspected to-
day by the United States inspectors.
PERSONAL NEWS.
Rev. Joseph III. Riddick, of the Virginia
Conference. il IN the city on his way TO
Wilson, n. c.. to assist in a revival.
Rev. Vernon FAnson, of the Third Bap-
fist church, 10 visiting in Greenesyille
county.
The Breen car-building scheme, which
was to start near the navy-yard with $780,
600 capital, has fallen through, there being
difficulty about placing the bonds. SIEVE
raj persons in Portsmouth lost money to
some extent, one party about Sl,70O.
TIE RIGHT MIN PROBABLY.
To-day Chief-of-Police w. Y. Swiggett,
OF Wilmington. Del, arrived here in re-
Spouse TO telegram from Chief Pettis.
He SAYS that the two white men, John
Stewart and John Mitchell, who were ar
rested on suspicion Of the murder of Po-
lice Officer Charles w. Scultz, in Whining
ton, Del, answer to the description Of the
murderers. Chief Swiggett left with the
men for Wilmington this evening by the
Cape Charles route
Rev. Father Frioli, vicar-general OF the
diocese, is visiting friends III Portsmouth.