Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-06
IN SELF-DEFENCE.
WILLIAMS MeGRO FIRED AND SHOT
HODGES AND SURRENDERED.
Fishery Buildings Destroyed ny ''''- INV
Exports from Norfoik-Pocahon'"s
Coal shipments.

fco-rcsnondencc Of the Richmond Dispntch'I
NoproIK. October 5.-In streetin Ports
mouth Yesterday morning Dig ncHio
MAYNARD laborer named Joe Hodges Nv
tackled another negro named Eddie Will
Hams. kcepcr Of pool-room. ana pro
ccoded TO thrash him. Williams ran anu
was pursued. and turning on MS aSsa,'""'
drew pistol and fred three shots NJ NM
two of which struck Hodges IN inc
stomach and he fell headlonc ID eu''.i.
Williams disappeared hut snbseIuin.'S
went 10 the statiOn-house and sutrehurn,u
himself and was turned over tothe coul,h
antIori.,os The INJURIES Of Hodges VII
urobably nrovc fatal. This morning WI
i,ams was brought before Justice Cutchih
and after a lengthy examination ""I w.
charged from custody. the evidence sno"-
inc that the shooting was IN scn-uclc
II wa fully established that Hodges Is the
worst negro IN town. and bad the negroes
generally under hack.
DESTROYED ny FIRE.
The buildings and their contents NJ tnc
fishery of Il. Il. Thatcher. on hioemii'o
sound were destroyed by ire.
tnr and two schOOuers are tahIiiS w
o,al ont ~ tho schooner Daisy farin,
ash ,re on the X y X p: ill
over three Thousand bales OF COTTON WIZ
be received to-day. The weather III 'no
cotton belt continues ilDc. fuo
Rev. Thomas Munnel. late pastor OF nv
Third Christian church. IN 5al ilhoie' yes.
tordav took formal charge OF inc pu'P'' -
the Church Of the Disciples. M.
The handsome new tug Primers ioihi,
Of the Norfolk and Carolina Tallroau' mas
orr,rod from fine builders III PhlladelpDla
and gone 10 work.
EyroErs.
Tho exports from Norfolk during the
month Of September amounted IN value
Ia S755. s35. Seven foreign vessels entor'u
and tweuty-nlue cleared. Nearly 3lZ'ooo
bushels If wheat were shipped 10 E1rop"
dining the month, and 1000 bales 81 cot
ton aud 1000 tons OF coal were shlpped 10
foreign ports
ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting Of tho stockholdcrs
of the Seaboard and Roanoke railroad VIII
he held at the rooms OF the company III
Portsmouth tomorrow.
Twenty-Five thousand tons OF Pocanon-
tas coal were shipped from tho Lambert ;
Point piers last week.
Colonel Hilary y. Jones. OF Hanover
county. has removed TO Norfolk 10 locale.
he Anniversary 'i tho ~
Young Mems Christian Association VIII ne
observed with unusual cc.dt on the loth
instant. 4. .ho
me delegates from this section 70 thc
National Lodge Of the order OF Nesta lei,
for Philadelphia on SATURDAY night.
Late Saturday night. Aaron Shepherd
well known colorcd man. who lived near
Halls NH, III Princess Anne county. was
SHOT by John Jones. also coiorci. Shcp-
herd was standing at lls front door when
he wa fired upon twice by Jones with
double-barrcllcd shotgun, one load en-
torlug the breast and lodging IN the heart,
Il portion Of the second one striking INN
IN the face. Jones was arrested yesterday
and taken 10 Ja.l.
The schooner Daisy Farlin was hauled
of the Kip-Eaps this afternoon.
IMpORTANT DECISION.
In the Corporation Court to-day JudGe
Brooke for the second time decided that
undcr the interstate commerce law incr-
chant If another State doing business IN
Norfolk through branch house - not
liable to tax here. The point came up III
a suit of the City Of Norfolk cs. the repre-
sentative Of the Plymouth Rock Pants
Company III Boston.