Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-19
DOES THIS MEAN WAR
GETTING BATTLe-5hIPs IN TRIM At
THE cOsPORr MAYNARD.
Judee Portlock on the Observation-Disclosures
OF General Lees Birthdsy-Ea"
Hanover Presbytery.

fcorreapondsnce OF the Richmond Dispstch.l
NonrorK, January ia fcrce OF men
are busy to-day placing all the stores ne,
cessary for cruise on board the United
States steamer Dolphin and filing her
bunkers with coal. Commodore weaver
received orders on Saturday to store the
shin. and her officers will be ordered ana
abe will 90 into commission during tns
week. I. is stated that she will proceed
south with the Newark and other ships'
II il rumored that the Newark wiii remain nam
monitor Miantopomah arrives in Hampton
Roads from New York, when she VIII ac.
company her South, and 1t Is surmisen OF
course that Chile is the objective point.
The Dolphin has undergone. extensive
alterations aud repairs since she mas oeeh
OF the yard.
A tslecram was received at the navy
ward to-day from the Department al WASH
ington inquiring the price OF overtine uay
and night work. No orders have oeen 40.
ceived vet about the monitor feet IN James -
river coming to the yaro. nnousn raht
thought that theironclads VIII DC oious"'
here and gotten ready for service
The NEW scOoHs
Judge W. N. Portlook took his seat on
the bench of Norfolk County, Cour. 'o-Is
and the courtroom was well nlieu Win
snectators To ace the introduction OF the
new Judge. 1t IL the grand-Jury term anu
the criminal docket Is full one.
Tho Old Dominion Guards ana forte-
month Rifles. under command or Major
Harry Hodges. and the Confederate we've
rams will honor General Lees birth day to-
morrow with parade OF the CITY. mere
will be no parade IN norfolk, put Ihcse.,
n;cbt' The camp hall is being hand
somely decorated with flowers and ever
green's. The public and private schoois
will all close and give the pupils hoii-
An adjourned meeting of East Hanover
Presbytery was held at the First Presoy-
terrain church at noon to-day Tor the pur-
pose of considering. the call from the
church at Newport HeT M fSr t OF BeTslev
II was decided by the presbytery not 10
put the call from the Newport News
church in the hands of the Rev. n. u.
Miller. il being his desire TO remain IN
charge of Armstrong Memorial church.
Rev. DIR. w. A. Campbell, OF Richmond
was moderator.
wAnMKR AND RAINY.
The weather has turned warmer and
rainy spell has set in in this section again.
Last week the rainfall here amounted TO
nearly three and half inches. =.
w. NJ. Kelly, who was suing the Atlantic
and Danville railroad in the Hastings
Curt of Portsmouth for $2,O~0 damages
for injury on the road two years ago, was
awarded 81, 900 by the jury.
PARDoSED.
The President has acted favorably IN the
case of MIR. X. II. X. Balm, of the late tx,
change National Bank, who was sentenced
to Albany for FIVE years, and he will be home
in day or two.
Ocean Council, Royal Arcanum, attended
Monumental Methodist Episcopal church
in a body last night, and heard sermon
delivered by Rev. L. Men. Simpson:
The Italian bark Washington 10 here
loading with $500 barrels Of cotton-seed oil
for Europe.
The monitor Passaic is daily expected
here from the Naval Academy to undergo
repairs at the navy-yard.