Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-06
FRESH Fish SCARCE.
Disappearance of tho spot-A Negro snot
Twice While Resisting Arrest.


Twice While Resisting Arrest.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlsps;ch.l
NORFOLK, Va. September 5.-The pho
nomenal scarcity of fresh fish here at TINS
season of the year has caused great al
vance in prices and considerable amount
of disappointment TO those fond OF hsh
food, and il may be said the whole popula,,
ton Of this fourishing section Is embraced
in that category. The succulent spot: ut
all times n leader in choice pan fish, has
been almost unknown throughout the sea
son except at intervals few at exorbitant
figures from those who catch them. by
hook and line in Hampton Roads. Gray
trout, mullet, and croaker have formed the
three prices. The big, red-eyed. "yaller-
belly" September spot, that used to sell at
fifty cents bushel from the fishing-shore
carts. and every family used to pack, Is
now only memory.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE.
A negro in the Tanner s-Creek section OF
Norfolk courtY.named George Martin had
a desperate struggle with Deputy-Sheriff
l.. b. East yesterday afternoon IN resisting
arrest for assault and was shot twice, one
ball being driven through the jaw. Mr..
East shot himself N the arm, but sue
ceeded in arresting Martin and lodging
MN III lHll, anu on bflllE EfafNuCu q tuh
eight bulldog pistol was found in the pri-
soper's pocket.
The exports from this port during tho
month Of August were $4,000 il value, as
shown at the custom house.
COMING MARRIAGE.
Announcement is made of the marriage
of Captain John Summerfield Jenkins. a
popular cotton merchant of this city, and
Miss Mary Mckenzie Judkins, of Rich
mond daughter of Rev. DR.. William h.
Judkns, of the Virginia Conference, at
Centenary church, Richmond, on the 10Th
Of September.
The shipments Of Pocah ontas coal from
the Lambert's Point piers this week
amounted to 30,643 tons, one third moro
than last week.
RICHMOND NEGRO.
Willie Jones (coloreO, of Richmond,
was arrested and committed yesterday
afternoon on the charge of swindling man
with the three-card monte game.
The passenger lists and freights In and
out over the Old Dominion and Merchants
and Miners lines are unusually heavy just
now. The Mallory line steamship Comal
came in Yesterday afternoon under charter
TO the Old Dominion line.
Mr.. John J. Griffith, of Richmond, will
address the st. Andrews Brotherhood, OF
tnls SECTION, III Ot. LuAc SAuiOn eo-Aoi'
row night. =.
Mr.. William Cotton has been appointed
by the police commissioners special OFF,
Ger for the Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals.
THE OCTOBER REGATTA.
Entries for the regatta to be held here
on the 2fst of October are expected from
New York, Washington, and Baltimore IN
the rowing races and in sailing of fast
boats, will be put in from Hampton, Old
Point. Newport News, Norfolk, and Ports
mouth.
Pay-Inspector Bellows will not be here
until Monday to testify in the Gait
court-martial. Commodore Weaver, Cap
tain Q. S. Norton. Civil-Engineer N. S. q.
White, and few others have been ex-
amined. The court will adjourn Tuesday
The Norfolk Southern Railroad Com
pany are about TO build al elegant pas
senger depot ct Elizabeth City.
REcoMMTTKD.
The young man, l.. Il. Jones, hailing
from Richmond and supposed to be want
ed in Crewe and Farmville. Was recon-
mitted to jail yesterday tor five days to
await further developments.
MIR. Q. G. Fantone, of this city, has been
presented with a gold medal ana valuable
gold ring for saving the life Of MIR. q. q.
Kathan IN the sulf at Virginia Beach.
A committee of the City Council OF Pu-
laski arrived here to-day to inspect Nor
folks system of street paving, and were
shown around by the Street, Drain. and
Sewer Commissioners.
j. l.. Shaw, telegraph operator of the
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad. died yes
terday OF Seaboard. n. c., after two days
illness from congestive chill. lie was
twenty-five years of age.