Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-24
DEMANDS REFUSED.
A CARPENTERS STRIKE PROBABLE IN
HE NORFOLK shlP-YAROS.
Grand Encampmeut OF Odd-Feiiews-
Charter for an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Counsy's Lsrgcs. Criminal Docket.
aforementioned a the Hammond Dlspatch.l

fCorespondence CT the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. Va, July 23.--The bosses at
the ship-yerds refused to accede TO the dc
mands Of the ship-carpenters making nine
hours days work in summer and eight IN
winter, and meeting viii DO held oy the
union very soon to take some dennite ac-
.icn in the matter. The carpenters are de-
termined to insist on the hours ana VIII
strike if the terms are not granted oy inc
bosses. There are ninety men on the roiis
of the union.
oup-FELLows' BANQUET.
A banquet will be rendered the ofisers
of the Grand Encampment lnuepen9ehe
Order Odd-Fellows on the occasion OF tdelr
visit to Wildey Encampment IN Ports
mouth on Monday night. The Following
will be present: w. A. Campt9n' OF FROM
ROYAL. grand patriarch; DIR. w. ). Holnts'
of Harrisonburg, grand scribe; W. +. Lar
rabee. of Hampton, grand recorder; ). NJ
Reeves, OF Norfolk grand junior warden
II. V. Turrey, of Old Point, grand INSIDE
sentinel; N. Il. Whitehurst, of Portsmouth,
grand treasurer. During the remainder OF
the week the grand officers Will visit sui
folk. Hampton, and Norfolk. and on FRI
day leave for the upper part OF the STATE
4 charter has been granted by the COT
poration Court TO party of Ohio capital
,sts with n capital of $780, 900 and not moro
than $500 900, TO start another Refractory
in Norfolk. Ice-manutacture seems 10 Do
a success here certainly.
SIGHTSEEING dEoBdIANs.
A party of Georgians came up from Oid
| Point Yesterday to see Norfolk ana sur
roundings, and under the guidance OF Rev:
DR.. Wharton were shown ali the points Ok
| interest. ~
LAWYER r. w. Peatross and Mr. =, H..
Miller. prominent tobacconlst OF pam
Vile, are on visit TO Norfolk ana are
guests OF Rev. DIR. ". u. starr.
County-Clerk James W. Balm, OK Lee
county, Fla, with his family are on Vlsit
| to Mr.. Bains's mother, in Portsmouth.
AT HIS OLD HOME.
Vicar-General Joseph Frioli, of Rich
mond. spent this week ut his old home, IN
| Portsmouth, with Rev. Father Brady, Oh
| St. Paurs church.
The Hebrew citizens of Berkeley are to
erect n synagogue, and are having plans
and specifcations gotten out by Mr. u. q.
| Moser.
| tive Engineers and divisions OF Brother
| hood Eiremeu will attend the funeral OF
Young o. NJ. Gaskins IN Portsmouth TO-
Bishop Hendrix was the guest of Rev.
| DR.. A. Coke Smith, in this city, aud lett
this morning on the early train tor Peters
| burg.
Rev. W. S. Plummer Bryan, d. d., Of
! Cincinnati, will deliver an address at tho
First Presbyterian church tomorrow on
the Worlds General Assembly Of Prosby-
terians.
| VARIOUS NOTES.
| Rev. DR.. II. T.. Johnson, of Bon Air,
! Va. will preach tomorrow at Centenary
| Methodist Episcopal church.
Judge Portlock, of the County Court, IS
rapidly disposing OF his criminal docket
and prisoners arc going TO the penlten-
tiarv daily. The docket IS the largest ever
known in the history of the county.
A half-crop of cltrOn will DO made IN
| Norfolk county.
The Smithfeld Light Infantry have DIS
banded as no interest is taken Ia the CON-
pany at all.
A hail-storm passed over the bavside sec
tion OF Norfolk county yesterday after
noon.
Colonel John Murphy, of Richmond, is
in the city.