Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-23
WON'T BE BLOCKED.
sEABoAao AIRLINE PREPARED IN
CASE or ADVERSE ACTION.
Looking Amor the cargoes Of Disabled
yesssls-Dsatha sud Notwithstanding
In Portsmouth-st Paui's Church.

n,orrA.nondeuce Of tho Richuoad Dispatcii.l
NonroJx. January 22.--There is yet
link of twelve miles 70 construct OF the
Seaboard Airline before trains from
Portsmouth will run into Atlanta, Ga.
direct. The work is going ahead as rapidly:
however. as the nature of the country Will
permit. and the opening OF the spring VIII
see the line over it's thousand-miles stretch
in full operation. In view OF this the de-
cision of the Court Of Appeals in the mat
ter of the Injunction sued out by SIX
property-holders to prevent the trains
running through Crawford street, or the
favorable action Of the Legislature IS
awaited with considerable anxiety Dy tne
road. The company. however, will no' Do
blocked ont in lis expected large volume
of traffic operations II the right OF way -
denied. as they occupy with single traoks
two of the principal and widest streets Oh
the city in reaching their spacious ware-
houses and wharyes in Portsmouth
MARINE MATIEKs.
Captain H. Jackson. whose vessel; tpe
schooner Fl. w. Race, went ashore anu was
lost on Virginia Beach on WEDNESDAY,
noted protest to-day. The crew is az .ne
lte-sdYlnE StAllOu lOOklnk nAeN'
The steamship Lola NJ, Captain Cooper.
arrived here this afternoon with ialeo
lot of cotton jettisoned from the s,ealn-
ship Sir William Armstrong and plcAeo up
Earnest G.. Miller, well.known young
man OF Princess Anne county, uieu ~ liz
residence at Bay Side this morning. -
The funeral Of Thomas N. wilson soox
place to-day at noon from the resiuelce, ~, Ua
the family, on Freemason street .,o oIu n,ace
funeral OF Edward II. McAlplne TOOK piac;o
tbis afternoon at 8 o'clock from the resi-
dence IN the corner of Park and brown
avenues in Brsmbleton.
HID AND BAILED.
The white man held on suspicion OF
having started the FIRE in the cotton dls.
trict on yesterday morning has oeeu se ca.
on TO the Corporation Court ana oailou ioi
appearance. s .ho coc;atv for
tbe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals iast
night great interest was manifested alu
number of speeches made. Inc treasurer
reported 1912 10 the receipts ior Tue year,
and $780, disbursements.
wATTs-DUITs
Mr.. Harry l.. Watts, a young, insurance
man of Portsmouth. and son OF JUDGE a;
s. Watts, of the Court OF Hastings, anu
Miss VIRGINIA r.. Butt, the eldest daughter
Of DIR. II. +. Butt. a leading physician OF
Portsmouth, were united in marriage by
Rev. Il. ". Forsyth at Trinity Protestant
Episcopal church early. last night and left
Immediately for New York on their bridal
trip of two weeks.
The Corporation Court has granted a
charter 10 the Italian society known as the
Fraternal Union and brotherhood, OF Nor
folk.
The monitor Passaic has been placed IN
the granite dry-dock to have her bottom
overhauled, and workmen have CON-
menced repairs to her machinery.
REPAIRS COMPLETED.
The several months repairs and improve
ments TO historic old st. Paurs church are
almost completed. Work on the body OF
the church has been finished. carpets
down. and pews in place. The edifce Is
now extremely handsome throughout.