Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-10
GOSPORT MAYNARD LABOR.
a Monthly Disbursement OF 100000 or
S75. for It-Norfoik Notes.

Correspondence of'thc Richmond Dispatrh.l
NoEr0Ik, VA. September 9.-Betwecn
sixtv-fye and seventy thousand dollars
are now disbursei monthly for labor 10
the hayward. and this amount VIII DC
largely increased within the next thirty
DAYS when about sixteen hundred men
will he employed in the yard steadily.
The rapid work recently on the White
Squadron in the steam engineering depart
ment has restored TO favor that depart
ment Ia Washington. and 1t Is likely TINS
ward will hereafter get It's full share OF
work III steam engineering.
CONDITION or THE CRUISERS.
The advanced condition Of the battle
| ship Texas and the cruiser Raleigh a.
one fifth less coat tnan slmilar work
in the New York ward has received
duo credit at the Navy Department anu
Will court considerably III favor OF the
Norfolk yard when other ships are to hc
built. Commodore Weaver il onthuslaStic
Ia his Efforts 10 make the GOspOrt ward
what il should he the leading Govern
ment dock-yard Of the country.
PRINCESS ANNE PRIMARIES.
The Democratic Executive Committee OF
Princess Anne county have ordered thar
primaries he held IN the respective ma
cisterial districts on the Both instant Tor
the purpose Of electing delegates and al
| trrnates to Il county convention to be held
| nj the courthouse on the 18Th OF October
to nominate candidate Tor the HOUSE VI
! Delegates.
Mrs. Frances Rauh. rclict OF Frederick
Rauh and mother OF Mr. A. j. Rauh, trea-
snrer Of the Wes, Point Terminal Com
pany. died at her residence yesterday.
MILITARY NEWS.
TIE Portsmouth Rifles viii meet to-
morrow night TO elect a captain First
Lieutenant John ". Harper, who has had
command for a year past. Will be pro-
| noted. 1t ~ thought that Captain W. {.
Williams will never regain his health
| again.
Police Detective George Heppell fell
through the maIhole of the dormitory
floor of the fire-engine building yesterday
afternoon while boxing and broke his
richt a, IN and otherwise injured himself.
Mr.. Joseph j. Roach has been appointed
by the supervisors keeper of the Norfolk
county almshOuse
CBUECH DEDICATION
The church of Friends Just erected on
tho corner of Green and Clifford streets.
| III Portsmouth. by congregation calling
themselves the Society OF Friends, but
who are not Quakers,. will be dedicated
next SUNDAY. Rev Mr; Nicholson OF
OHIO. will preach the dedicatory sermon,
and Rev. Frank Hall. who served the con
gregation IN the Christian tabernacle,
will continue the pastor.
A new Baptist church will be organized
at Drivers. kansemOnd county, next Sun
dav afternoon. Il Is expected that DR..
Pitcher, of Petersburg: Rev. DR.. \. r..
owen. Of Portsmouth Rev. A. Is. Duna-
way. Of Churchand, and Rev. Mr.. Bagby,
of suffolk, Will be present, and the latter
viii be the pastor OF the new cOngresa-
ton.
BEARS AND SQUIRRELS.
The cotton in the fields along the Nor
folk Southern road have commenced
to open, but the farmers have not yet be
gun to pick out the crop. In the same
| section the farmers are bothered with
| bears. who not only damage the cOrn-felds,
but now aud then take in hog or two
and perhaps calf. 1t Is said the squirrels
are also dong much damage to the corn
crop
The annual report Of the Commissioner
Of Revenue of Portsmouth shows an H.
crease of values over last year of S2l3,7t5.
Value of real estate. s3,sZ6Z5O. and per-
sOual property. SioJ,3sO.
BAKGE SUNK.
The barge Anna McNallv. from BENEFITS
creek to Norfolk, with lumber, struck a
stump near Montrose last night and filled
with water and sunk.
RELEASED.
/. Il. Jones, q young white man from
Richmond, arrested here several days ago
| ON two or more charges and upon suspl-
| cion of being wanted III connection with
| tue Iarmville robbery, was released to-
| day