Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-12
A FAMOUS WAR-SHlP.
TIE CONSTELLATION TO BE LAID UP,
CONDEMNED, AND SOLD.
s...u.bips Loading with Grain for Eu-
rops-Thc New PubIio-Buiid'nY
site-A Missing Man.

correspondence OF the Richmond Dspatch.l
NonToLE, Va, September 10.-The United
States dispatch steamer Phlox. Mate Ben
iamin G.. Perry commanding, arrived nt
tho nayy-vard to-day from Annapolis
bringing the crew and stores OF the MD
shipmen's praotice-ship Constellation. Inc
Constellation has just returned from Vne
summer cruise OF the cadets and is shor'iy
70 be brought 10 this yard and stripped
and laid I'D in Rotten Row until con
denuod and sold. which will be the end
Of q famous American war-shlp haVinS
hist ory dating from the Revolution. me
Phlox will return - the Naval Academy
tomorrow with stores.
HEAVY GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
The British steamship Como left the
Norfolk and Western piers yesterday AFTER
| noon with III 500 bushels OF wheat lor
Havre. France, leaving two other stea,i-
ships at the elevator loading gram Tor
Europe one of the two. the Red sea- Is
one of the largest British tramps anoat.
A man from Gloucester county named
William Rasch. who was here supposed 10
have returned home. Is reported missing.
he had three hundred dollars with him.
The Chamber OF Commerce reports re-
ceipts IF peanuts for the year ending sep
TENDER Ist. 3l26i4 bags; increase III 1911
| 40. 757 bags. representing 6o3,O28 bi1sheis.
Two letters have been received from '.
n. l.. Nudge telling III one case where
ring he had paid for could be found and
lilo other promising to make good loan
Of S25. The ring was received. Inc let
tiers were pOst-marked Washington, u. Z.
AFFAIR PRICE.
Captain n. Burruss now receives c45.ooO
tor the site for the new United States
building on Atlantic and Plume streets
which is $4,000 less than his nrst price:
| The site is lSlxllO feet and IN the rear OF
the prominent streets, but convenient 10
the business section. The post-oiiice ana
United States courts Will principally oc-
cupy the building.
aight other naval officers composing tho
/ Calf court-martial having finished TIER
! lahors here will leave tor their homes To-
night.
REARREsTED.
/ The negro Joseph Slaughter. inquired
after from the Governors Office az 70 whv
I he was discharged from custody, has been
| rearrested. md the requisltlon papers
| having arrived lac will be promptly t9ken
| TO North Carolina. where be Is wanted 1or
| n murder committed IN tho vicinity OF
Edenton. Chowan county.
| 4 sea-lion Ia reported seen IN Chesa-
pcake bnv yesterday three miles the other
/ SIDE Of 1himble-Shoa clubhouse.
Rcv. George j. Holiday, OF Salon Tor
/ nerly If Berkeley, will arrive and occupy
his ola pulpit at tho Berkeley Avenue Bap
list church on Sunday.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
( A meeting of the Portsmouth Rifles was
[ hold last night 10 elect officers III cOnse-
nuence Of the resignation OF Captain W.
7 &. Williams. The following were elected ::
I CAPTAIN, John ". liapper: First-LieG-
tenant. +. W. Owens; Second-Lloutenant,
+ John ". LEIGH
Rev. =. \. Peterson, d. ID, left for Rich
mond to-day.
Hon. Henry Wattcrson. OF the Louis
vile CoulD-JUun1l, was IN the city yes
I teriay.