Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-05-18
A NAVAL COURTESY.
The GERMAN WAR-SHIP MOLTKE IN
AN AMERICAN ORY-DOCK.
Lovely youpg Lady In Portsmouth,
Judge Watts for the senstorship.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, VA, May 1.-THE German war-ship
Moltke will be placed In the simpson dry-iock
az the navy-yard tomorrow, the necessary per-
mission having boon granted by the Secretary 81
tho Navy "a courtesy. The Molike went mp TO
the yard yesterday afternoon. She will only
have her bottom oyerhaulod aud scrapol and re-
painted.
An unusual number OF accidents happened
yesterday TO the navy-yard wofkmen employed
on the various ships and the surgeons ~ The de-
pensafy were kept busy all day. Several OF the
men wore very severely hurt and were sent 20
tueir homes Ia the yard ambulance.
Won't ACCEPT THE RICHMOND CALL,
IL is generally understood from tho action ~
the OAiciai Board Of tho Third Baptist church
accept tho call 90 RandOlpb-Street church In
Rlchincnd, but will remain here.
The homo ~ Or. George ". q. Maupin, IN
Portsmouth, was the sccnc Of great grioi this
morning. his daughter, Miss Margaret Mur
daugh Maupn, diving after brief illness from
gssiric trouble. she was lovely girl. the idol
oi Der p.rcnis. ara one Of the most popular
young ladies' in the social circle IN whicn che
moved. She was In her DIST year. sister and
oincr relatives reside IN Richmond.
SPLIT II THg NORFOLK DrrEGATION.
There WIS split in the conference 81 tho
delegates 20 the State convention last night on
tho question of recommending n delegate from
this city 90 tho national convention. and three 81
the delegates withdrew, claiming shat n was
only proper FOR tho district convention 20 make
fuch selection. The remaining delegates then
recommended Clcrs-of-the-C Court ". 4. Young.
Mr. ~. Glonuan WAS recommended from this city
a. q presidential clector.
in Portsmouth last night the conference Of
delegates TO kichmonf simply resulted Ia select
ing ar Goodrich llatton chairman and john 4.
Ntaunevcr secretary and adopting o rcs luton
- meet at the Exchange Hotel on wednesday
night Al o'clock.
DISCHARGED.
Rev. II. b. Cook. Of the Jerusalem Baptist
church. has been discharged from custody, the
charge Of obtaining money under false preiences
NOT being sustained.
In n drunken nght NJ Lambert Point coal-pier
last night hofwccn two foreign steamship nre-
men named Connel and Murphy the former af-
saul'ed tho latter With n hrnke-shoe cutting =
turing hts skull. cDnncll was lodged IN jail and
Murphy carried 90 the hospital
The Board u Trade In Portsmouth last night
recommended Judge l.. IL. Watts for the vacant
seuatOrship.
WILL not ~ CANDIDATE.
Senator Thomas II. Barnes, Of Nanscmonl.
was ia the city to-day and says he positively de-
ciines to allow his friends 10 offer his name "a
delegate 10 Chicago from the Second District or
a. caudidRfe for COngie- this fall, and will not
hold Office Of any Kind under any circumstances.
Mr.. i. {. Murray, editor OF the LGnfHGrk,
SAYS ne Is not In any sense n cGndiin Tor ap-
po.ntment 70 the vacant senat0rshlp from VIZ
eina.
No Baltimore steamer left here tonight, an
accident having happened 20 the steamer Geor-