Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-25
THE COTTON TRADE.
LARGE RECEIPTS At NORFOLK, WEST
POINT, AND NEWPORT NEWS.
Naval Authorities Astounded BY Judge
hushss in Van vranksn's Case-Prs-
souers Hired to Oystermsu.
Correspondence Of the nicnmmd Dispa.ch.l

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispstch.l
NORFOLK, Va, October A.-The wharves
and warehouses OF Norfolk and Ports
mouth are now crowded with cotton. and
IN every direction the feecv staple looms
up as the great preponderating article OF
traffic. During tho current week this port
received 1858 bales, and will doubtless run
MP to $1,000 bales. Tie stock of cotton
nowin Norfolk is "a. SOS bales, against SO, oss
bales last year. Tho foreign cotton feet
Is not arriving here as fast as desired
owing to the recent storms and low rates
for cargo. Several, however, of the largest
class are in the harbor loading. The re-
ceipts at West Point during the week
amounted 10 1890 bales and Newport
News 709 bales.
NAVAL COURTS KNOCKED OUT.
The Judge-Advocate General has sent
here for all points bearing on the case OF
Pay-Clerk Van Vranken's release by Judge
Hughes, and IL looks as If test-case IS to
be made of this affair. Judge Hughes
rather astounded naval circles.
COLONEL BISyosD's FUNERAL.
As the late Colonel j. NJ. Binford was IN
spector-general OF the Grand Camp Con-
federate Veterans of Virginia. Grand Com
mander w. +. Smith, of Richmond. tele-
graphed Colonel L. NJ. Henry yesterday to
arrange for the funeral on the part of the
Veterans, and Pickett-Buchanan Lee Camp
of Hampton, and Stonewall Camp will par
ticipate in the escort tomorrow with the
Fourth Virginia regiment, fire department.
and civic societies.
ANorABLE VETERAN GONE.
Captain BENJAMIN Peddle died last night
n f.'a Of 10 hOr ~ al in
street. He was sixty-seven years of age
and widely known III this section as res
tdurdieur. He was a veteran of the Mexi-
can war and will be buried tomorrow by
tie Independent Order of Odd-Fellows and
Mexican Veterans Association.
Ten or twelve of the prisoners at the
city Jail were sent to oyster-dredgers yes
terday who needed help, being hired out
until their fines are paid. There is q large
batch OF prisoners yet remaining under
sentence to be hired out.
Nearly 100 Mormon immigrants were
landed here last night from Europe and
sent west over the Norfolk and Western.
TEN BEARS TRAPPED.
Nr. Norman Etheridge, of Pleasant
Grove, Norfolk county, has trapped so far
this season ten large bears, eignty-two
coons, two minks. and large lot of pos
sums. Other trappers have been unusu-
ally successful, owing to the immense
yield of the corn crop in the Dismal
swamp.
General Dabney Fl. Maury is in the city.
Naval Constructor Bowles hos returned
from Washington
A GOOD PAYROLL.
Forty-odd thousand dollars Was paid out
at the navy-yard to-day for the last half
months work.
Cards are out for the marriage of Cap
tain John i. Grady. one of the popular
conductors on the Norfolk and Western
railroad, and Miss Lena May Wilson, OF
this city.
A large gang of white cotton screwmen
of this city left for the South yesterday.
INCRSDIARY FIRE.
The residence of Mr.. William Bonney. IN
Great Neck, Princess Anne county, was
burned last Thursday night. The house
was new, Mr.. Bonney not having yet
moved into it. The fire was OF lncendiary
origin, and three colored men have been
arrested and put IN jail on suspicion.
Chief-Engineer Ii. II. Cline leaves to-
morrow for Richmond on duty connected
with the engines OF the Texas.