Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-16
virginia Items

| The Corcnran Cadets. OF Washington, ID. c
broke camp at Virginia Beach Monday and iei'
| ;or homo Tuesday night
Mr.. Kadar W. Old. well.known citizon OF
Norfolk. died at hts home on FALKLAND stroe'
Monday night aged IA years.
A negro man was lodged In tho Rockingham
| fall yesterday. charged with robbing man on
the public highway IN the daytime OF S4O.
OF the twenty Alex andria delegates who arc
eYperted 90 arrive hero to-day seventeen are
claimed for O'Ferrall aud three for Tyler.
Wv. Forbes. who has been running float
ing bsr-roOtn on tho lower harbor oil tho Eiiza-
beth river. has hern arrested and sent on 70 the
County Court for trial.
Tho rrohibitionists OF Portsmouth have elected
s.x delegates to the Prohibition Convention 10 inc
hold N Richmond. september 9Th, TO nominate
candidates for State Officers.
The Collector OF the port Of Norfolk has noti-
led tho Virginia Pilots Association OF orders is
sued the Quarantine OIccr ~ Cape Charles 90
inspect oil vessels entering the Capes.
Captain Edward Potter, recently commandant
Of the Portsmouth maynard. ~ IN Norfoik IN
attendance on the court OF inquiry INVESTIGATING
the fire on tho United States steamer Atlanta.
AT the convention Of the Ninth District. Order
Of Chosen Friends. In Norfolk Monday night, ".
j. Mcdowell. OF Richmond, was eltc.ed repre-
sentative 70 the next session OF the Supreme
Council
Rev. Mr.. Schwoy, who for tho past eight
years has been pastor OF the German-Lutherah
church in Alexandria, has hanfed in his resig-
nation, and will On Sunday next preach his
farewell sermon to his congregation. Mr..
Schwoy has beeu in i'll health for some une
past Rev. Mr.. Glazier, of Syracuse, n. u,
VIII he called 10 succeed MIR. Schwoy.
Polico-Justice East. Of Norfolk, is ANXIOUS for
special law Furnishing negro tramps from
North Carolina He says that this class Of peo-
pie cost the state Of Virginia $500 Il month in
taking care OF those OF them who Ind their way
into ,:iis s-ction OF the State lie proposes here
after 10 try and rid the community by giving
them SIX months on bread and water.
There was a meeting of the Democratic
County Comm ttee held ~ Rockingham Court
house yesterday and 1t was decided that the
delegates 20 the convention which is TO meet at
Cumberland Courthouse on the 7th Of 'ptem-
Der 70 nominate a candidate for the Legislature
should be eleciol by precinct meetings, which
are 70 DO held ia the different districts on the
31st Of August.
A letter from Norfolk says As the corn crop
Of the Dismal Swamp is large the black bears
are numerous and are giving the farmers much
trouble, destroying the corn and carrying on
a shoat and calf occasionally. Gunners who are
good shots are having rare sport aud varinint
Of $50 and 30 pounds IS frequently brought in.
The corDhelds are full Of springguns, md they
can 10 heard cracking all through the night.
The second game OF baseball between the
lrOntOu (O.l team ana tOe SlAuuEDu Attributes
was played Ia Stauntcn yesterday afternoon.
The Athletics pulled themselves together and
played an unbeatable game, shutting out the
Buckeye bows In a score Of : to D. hissinger'
the new pitcher Just signed by the Athletics, IL a
crAcker-iack. Batteries: lrontons-J. WEIGH
and O'Brien: Athletics-Kissinger and Tenley.
Wilson Splitter, umpire.
The County Court OF James City met at Will
liamsbarg Yesterday. The grand jury report
ell true bills In the cases on Fielding
lntmIdatne one Robert johnson by stating
they would turn him ont Of the deaconship Of
ChickBhomihy church II he voted the Oem(c attic
ticket" The parties 10 these indictments arc
all cOlored residents Of the county. Tho Jury
was discharged Tor the term.
The Board Of Directors OF The Covington Ma
tiOnal Bank has issued n circular 10 the deposi-
tors. IN -hich the board shows the deposits
amount 20 8l0S,000 and cash on hand $4,000.
They signed a paper pledging their individual
credit TO sustain the bank aud secure depoil-
tors. They furtnsr say they have detormin ed
20 pay currency over the c1unte- 10 meet a !
ch ecks of depositors. and will meet collections
through other banks with New YORK and Baltl-
more exchange according 10 the usual custom.
Information was received at Roanoke yester-
day Of the shooting OF Thomas Campbell De
puty Sheriff Of Mcdowell county, ". Va, by
Eugene Robinson al Elkhorn, W. Va, Monday.
Robinson Is a member OF Baidwins Dete, uve
Agency, Of this city. and had arrested negro,
Wnlcn CanpDelI attempted 10 thAo iTOh nilb'
Campbell nrod two shots at Robinson aud the
latter 10 turn shot Campbell IN the mouth and
10 ths night breast, mOrtally w0uDding him. One
OF Campbell's shots passed through Robinson 8
sleeve, the other missed him entirely.
Information has been received at Charlottes-
vile that the mind OF Captain K. w. Early. OF
that city. has given away in New York aud that
he is now confined a. an insane asyl1m IN that
city II reported that he arrested by the pc
lice white engaged in making speech
10 lamp-post. commanding 1t TO sur
render IN tho name Of his old com.
mander, General Robert T.. Lee. Ii will
be remembered that he went TO New York seve-
raj weeks ago, whsre IL WAS reported he had
been offered "A position on the editorial stan OF
the New York Tribune. lie served with dis
tinction IN the Confederate army.