Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-29
virginia News Items.

Norfolk's cotton receipts ran up to
nearly 5000 bales yesterday.
MFR. George Z. Coleman has rendered
his resignation as surveyor OF the county
| of York.
There is fine sport just now shooting
ducks between Craney Island ana the
mouth of the James river.
The Norfolk City Council Is moving to
compel the railroad companies TO place
safety gates at all railroad-street cross
| ings Of that city.
The ballroom at the Gosport navy-yard
is being decorated for Thanksgiving
Day hop. in which the society OF the two
cities by the SEA VIII take part.
ID. L. Solomon. jeweller. assigned in
Roanoke yesterday, with Everett Perkins
as trustee. The liabilities amount TO
$1,000; assets supposed to be sufficient TO
cover this sum.
Captain Henry Roberts, superintendent
OF the Dismal Swamp Canal, and one OF
| the best-known citizens of Norfolk, Is very
i'll from a stroke Of paralysis at his home,
| on Holt street.
The barge recently reported ashore at
| Kitty Hawk is rapidly going to pieces.
She belongs, to J. II. Hathaway. of Phila,
| dephia, and with the machinery on board
was valued at $4,000.
| Fourth-Street Baptist church. Portsmouth,
| who has been seriously i'll all the sum-
mer. has recovered sufficiently TO return
TO his duties as pastor
Hunters who have been taking advan-
| tage OF the season report that while par
| tr.dgcs are very scarce I'm Southside Nir-
ginia, Wild turkeys are unusually album
dant and deer plentiful.
Miss Alice Lackey. daughter Of Mr..
| William Lackey, eX-treaSurer OF YORK
county. will be married this evening at
| Z o'clock TO MIR. Joseph Denneuville. a
| u ail Il pnEKvD of York county.
Miss Idle Lane. who has been visiting
! in Williamsburg, left there yesterday
morning for this city. Before returning
to her home I'm Auburn, Ala. she Will
visit Mr. and Mrs. u. T. Lamb, at West
! Point. Va.
Mr.. b. o. Finch died YESTERDAY morn
| lie had been sick for several years. About
seven years ago he came from Indiana,
and at one time was engaged IN merchan-
dising. He leaves wife and two chill
dren.
water Stock and Agricultural Associa-
| ton" has Just been organized In Essex
county by the election OF the following
officers: -. b. Brockenbrough. president;
| presidents; Charles Newbill, secretary;
| NJ. b. Wright, treasurer; X; =. billiard.
II. H., Newblll, NJ. B. Wright 4; II
| ings: K. =. billiard, w. ID. Hoskins, r..
Il. Baird, A. r. Macou. J. NJ. Broaddus,
| George W. Ellis. l.. w. Waring, Philip
| Taiaferro. J. NJ. owens. George r. Scott.
| John Kidd W. T. Houston, and A. e..
| Brown Soliciting Committee. The associ-
alton will meet at Tappahannock on De-
| cember 18th.
! The neighborhood Of Bell Springs a
small sation on the New-River branch
/ or the Norfolk and Western railroad.
| about five miles from Radford, was ter
/ rOrlzed by "a gang of eight or nine negro
/ tramps on Sunday night. The negroes
were beating their way east from POca-
hontas on a freight-train. and when they
stopped the train at Bell Springs and
| took the packing out OF the journal boxes
] 10 build fires the train hands remon-
strated, when the negroes began their
! unruly conduct. Assistance was tele-
| graphed for to RadfOrd and Officers Wirth
| and Jones went out on a special engine.
! AS soon as the tramps saw the officers
/ they opened fire and officer Wirth had
| three fingers shot on his left hand. Five
/ OF the tramps were captured and lodged
In the jail at Radford.