Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-04
THE FISH MARKETS.
The FIRST RUN or WHITE sHAD, HEE-
RING, AND RockslsH.
gwc Alleged Delaware Murderers Arrest
ed-The Tonnage Biil Endorsed--Anx-
ious About Their Investment.
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Especial telegram 70 tho pispafcn'
NoRFoLx, Va, January s.--The hrst run
Of white shsd, herring, and rockhsn are
arriving here from the Carolina SOUNDS ana
are shipped TO the northern markets daily
They are caught In pound-nets az inc
mouth Of tho rivers. little later on the
Roanoke marshes will supply the market
abundantly and fancy prices will be at q
discount. Shipments of bluefsh from the
Hatteras section are going through occa-
sionally. Exceptionally large and fine sea
perch. a choice pan-fish. abundantly sup
ply the local markets just now ana are
much sought after by this fsh-loving COM
munity. The seine-haulers are overhaul
ing their apparatus and getting ready Tor
The work Of the spring season.
ARRESTED on SUSPICION.
Two white men named John Stewart.
from New York, and John Mitchell, from
Philadelphia, were arrested In this CITY To-
day on suspicion of being the murderers OF
police-OHicer Schultz. in Wilmington;
Del, a short while ago. The men are said
70 answer the description os the murderers
sent out by the Wilmington authorities'
They were both committed TO jail ior Ten
days.
TONNAGE BILL ENDORSED.
The Real.Estate Exchange and the Busi,
ness-Men's Association have both passed
resolutions endorsing the tonnage bill now
before Congress, and have appointed com.
mittees TO visit Washington IN the interest
OF the bill.
CONCEPT or ACTION.
The people of Portsmouth are anxious
about their investment in the Atlantic ana
Danyille railroad, and the Board OF Trade
met last night and appointed conlIhlt w
70 act with the committee appointed oy the
CITY Council in soliciting the cooperatiU1n
n The authorities OF the city of Dauyille
and the counties of Sussex, GreenesvllIe.
brunswick. and Mecklenburg IN concert
of action in the United States Court TO pro-
tect their several interests.
BIO SALE.
Mr.. b. A. Calonna, who owned ship
yard for repairing small vessels on the
waterfront in Berkeley, with twenty-five
acres of land attached, has Just sold the
property 10 land improvement company
FOR Sl35.00O.
of dredgers at work again on the 9, OYSTER .
grounds of the Carolina sounds. Ihegun-
boat fitting for service in guarding the
oyster-grounds will be on duty this week.
TO VISIT NORFOLK
The Lumber Board Of Trade of Philadel-
phia will visit Norfolk on the 18th instant.
The visitors will be entertained by the
Inmbermen's Association here.
Rev. II. w. Forsythe, rector OF TRINITY
church. Portsmouth. who has been i'll for
several months with typhoid-fever, LETT
to-day with his family for Baltimore ior
few weeks.
Mr.. Theodore J. Wool. principal of the
Second district schools. Portsmouth. lett
for his homein Charlotte county, hoping
TO fully recover from an attack OF typhoid
fever which has Frustrated him for over
two months.
Gunner T.. J. Beacham, IN charge of
the naval magazines at Craney Island, is
i'll at the Naval Hospital:
DR.. Clinton Percy, of Washington, ID.
C.. and Miss Edith Whitehead, of SCOTS
vile, Norfolk county, elOped to Washing
ton on Sunday and were married. Ihey
will reside in that city.
sMALL SHORTAGE.
Robert X. Taylor. lumber inspector for
Tunis, Eccles & Co., has disappeared and
his accounts are about 81 800 short. 1ay-
Tor is the man who had his throat cut from
ear 20 ear last Christmas by W. s. Capps,
who was indicted for the offence yesterday.
The firm intend to prosecute II Taylor Is
apprehended.
CONDITION CRITICAL.
Dir. +. J. Durham, master-workman of
ioiners in the nayy-yard, was Frustrated
this morning with an attack of apopleXy.
His condition Is considered critical.
The venerable w. &. Barnes, we'll
known painter of Norfolk. died yesterday;
aged seyenty-six years. During the war ne
was Waterman of the Treasury Depart
ment in Richmond.