Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-21
A FIEND IDENTIFIED.
a NEGRO CANDIDATE FOR JUDGE
LyNcH's COURT JAILED.
a Large Criminal Docket IN Portsmouth
Religious Anairs--rhe Stranded Steam
ship Afioas Araln--cotton Receipts.


lcorrcspcndepcs OF the Richmond pispasch.l
NORFOLK, January 20. 1871.
Seaton Haxtali. the young negro man
Who attempted On assault on young iady
Of Berkeley in the early part of last night
was brought before Justice j. p. Jones this
morning and identified by the young lady
az her asssilant. The negro was then sent
on the County Court for trial and COM
rnitted 10 iail. Haxtall stuffed the lady's
mouth full Of dirt 10 prevent her outcries,
hut she fought him OF and escaped. She
was returning from store in Norfolk ut
The time OF the assault. There was con-
siderable excitement in Berkeley last night
over the affair.
The grand Jury term of the County Court
commenced in Portsmouth to-day, bring
inc a large number Of country. people TO
town. There is heavy criminal docket 10
dispose OF.
The revival at the First Baptist church.
conducted by DIR. Tyree and DIR. Il. u;
Jones, continues TO grow in interest, ana
there have been many conversions. Inc
protracted meeting at Queen-Street metno-
dist Episcopal church IL also growing m
teresting. In Portsmouth Rev. j. Il. Hut
u.
for evancelistic work elsewhere. lie has
been conducting a meeting at tho SOUTH
Street Baptist tabernacle for the last ten
days. At the revival at Wright-Memorlai
Methodist Episcopal church o number OF
conversions have taken place. and hev. D..
w. Carroll is laboring hard in the Work.
ON HER STATION.
The new steam pilot-boat Relief, OF the
Virginia Association, went on duty yester-
day on her station outside of the Capes-
The Right Rev. Leighton Coleman, ID.
d.. bishop OF Delaware, is visiting Norfolk.
He will preach at Christ church tonight.
On her arrival the United States steamer
Chicago is expected to come up TO tho
nayy-yard for coal and supplies.
Judre Gilmore s. Kendall, of the Eastern
Shore. is on a visit to the city. the guest OF
Judge Heath.
ovYB TIE BAR.
The Norwegian steamship Banun, which
went ashore at Currituck Inlet, was carried
across the bar by the wreckers at high
water last night and ia now afioat in deep
water. The ship is injured very little.
A $1,000 Iecture-room has just been add;
ed TO Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church, making the total cost OF that new
building $4,000. .
cotton Yesterday. The receipts at this
port so far are 100, $50 bales ahead OF last
season.
READY FOR SEA.
The dock trial of the repaired engines
Of the United States steamer Atlanta yes;
terday proved entirely satisfactory, and
she is now ready for sea and will drop
down 10 Hampton Roads tomorrow.
A special went up the Atlantic and Dam
vile railroad yesterday to take ON inven-
tory of the property belonging TO the road.
w. L. Wilkerson, of Charles City county,
appointed 20 succeed General V. ID. Gro
ner as agent of the Petersburg Steamboat
Line, has resigned.
There are q number Of bishops and pre-
lates visiting Norfolk at this tIme-Right
Rev. Leighton Coleman, Bishop OF Della
were: Right Rev. Dennis Bradley, Bishop
of the Catholic Diocese of New Hamp-
shire; Rev. Father Murphy, of Washing
ton, ID. c.; Rev. Father Gibbons, of Buff
falo: Rev. Father Barlow, also of Buffalo,
n. Y, and Rev. Father Lyon, of Salem,
Mass