Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-21
FICTION CAPT. READ
raHSisr 0ysts4msn Protest Against HIS
Being Appointed Again.
PURCHASE OF CENTURY BONDS.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners Buy
Another Lot-One Of the Manassas
Prisoners Respited.

Captain Edward L. Crockett. Of Tangfer
Island. arrived In the city yesterday. and
was closeted with the Board Of Chesa-
peake and Its Tributaries for several
hours.
Captain Crockett was the bearer Of the
resolutions adopted at recent meeting
OF the citizens OF the island, making GER
tain charges OF neglect Of duty against
Captain Read. OF the State oyster police
schooner Tangier, and protesting against
his reappointment to the command OF
the vessel.
The details OF the charges the board
would not make public. the Governor
taking the ground that such course
would not be just TO Captain Read until
he had been given a chance TO present his
side Of the question:; and In order that he
may be heard, and the whole situation in
Tangier may be investigated. the
board have determined to visit the sound
Captain W. f. Hudgins, of the state
steamer Chesapeake. was also at the
conference between Captain Crockett and
the board. Both of these gentlemen left
for Norfolk last night.
THE PEOPLE STIRRED UP.
Captain Crockett represents his people
| as very much stirred up over the recent
raids that the Maryland pirates have
made into Virginia waters in Tangier
sound. He says the pirates are constantly
| taking oysters from Old Woman's Marsh
| and Hurley's Rock, and that his people do
not think Captain Read is active enough
in his efforts TO keep them OF. They
would prefer as his successor Captain
| George W. Murphy. but are not particu-
| lar who is put in charge OF the vessel, SO
that vigorous measures for the protection
| of the oyster-rocks are assured.
THE ATTACK ON THE TANGIER.
| The Dispatches Onancock correspondent
| writes that he is informed that the
| oyster police schooner. Tangier, has here
| tofore been anchoring at night on Oak
| Hammock, at the upper end or ranger
| Island, and about six or seven miles from
| the oyster-rocks where the Maryland pi-
| rates have been committing their depreda-
! tons; but that since the troubles that oc-
| CURED one week ago Captain Read mas
been anchoring at night on Horse Ham
mock, near the Maryland and virginia
| line, to prevent the pirates from taking
! oysters at night. The pirates determine
| to drive Captain Read of, and came
| down TO the southern end OF Smith $
| Island. which Is in Virginia, threw - a
| rude earth-work, and opened fire on nm
| last Thursday night. Captain Read re.
| piled vigorously with his cannon, ana
| drove his assatlants to take refuge IN a
| store, from the upper story OF WHICH
| they again opened fire on the pohce-podt
| Several cannon-balls were sent crashihe
| through the house. and the 'HenSeiS
| ceased firing, and withdrew. They nave
been keeping up desultory ATTACKS Oh V''
! police-b boat nearly every night their Cd,
| iect being to drive Captain Read on ano
take oysters from Virginia waters iurias
these bright nights"
/ Captain Hudgins Is disposed to treat th'
| latest reports from Tangier as somewha
sensational.
THE NEW STEAMER.
The board has not yet taken denhit'
| action looking to the building OF III
new steamer but will do so at an earn
| date, and when the steamer snail nav
| bean built she will be equipped for busl
| one great difficulty that our present boat
| have TO contend with is that their gun
| are antiauated, and shell cannot be pro
| cured for them. Captain HudginS san
| Yesterday that In the fight OF some week
| ago he put solid shot clear throus'
the cabin Of one OF the Maryland schooh
| ers. but no one on board was injured
| The old boats will doubtless be also equip
| ped with improved ordnance.
More Centuries Purchased.
The Board OF Sinking Fund Commits
| sioners made yesterday the second pur
chase Of Century bonds under the ac
authorizing monthly purchases OF sue
bonds out OF any surplus in the treasury
Ronds amounting to $4,000 were otfere
and SlsS go purchased for s99,5Sl at al
average price of 1927. as follows:
From J. l.. Williams Il Son. Richmond
$4,000 at 1924. and $4,000 at 59.is.
From Il. w. Maury, Richmond S0'JV
at $3.50. 400 ~
From, L.azard Freres. New York, $500
at 80 p, and $1,000 at $3.50.
From Scott * Stringfellow. Richmond
From Thomas Branch & CO., Richmond
$1,000 at 49, 49,.
From julius Kohn, New York, 5000
at 1925.
| From Fredericksburg National Bank
Fredericksburg, $4,000 at 50 5-s.
The average price paid for the first 70
OF bonds purchased under the act was ..
The foreign bondholders, 1t Is said, ar
rather inclined to buy than to sell.
Nearly 100000 Centuries are no'
owned in the State. and Second-Audito
Ryland says he is confident that the tim
Is not far distant when Virginia Will hol
her own debt.
RESPITE GRANTED.
The Governor has grarted respite
the case of James Robinson, sentenced
be hanged on the Goth of this month
Robinson Is one Of the Manassas ilend'
and will be executed on the 10Th OF Apri
the same day on which his companio
In crime will suffer the death penalty.
The Capitol elevator is being equippe
with a new set of wire ropes.
Yesterday two young ladies were Fl
gagged in copying water-color portrait
In the Capitol art gallery.
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