Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-08
PROTECTING OYSTER INTERESTS.
Letter from Captain BudGins-Richmond'S
Ruin Predicted-Capitoi Notes


Captain Hudgins, commanding the Vir-
ginia oyster police feet has sent to the
Board Of Chesapeake and its Tributaries
a report, dated the 9th OF November, in
which he says:
81 have just returned from a cruise,
having visited Tangier Sound, Great Wico-
mlco. and the Potomac river. / found
Captain Murphy guarding the line effectu-
ally. He tells me he has had no trouble
with Maryland dredgers up TO this time,
as they keep on their side of the line.
There are great many vessels dredging
In the Potomac on the 9th 1 arrested
the pungy James Riley, Captain Cary,
for dredging in the Potomac without hav-
ing a license, and took her TO Kinsale.
over to Inspector Parks, who subsequently
released her by allowing the Captain to
renew his license. claiming he had pre-
yious understanding with the Captain
about running his license.
ION the 2Sth, l arrested the buckeye
Ellen, Captain Robert Bollson, for dredg-
ing In Yeocomlco river on the night of the
10th instant and also took her TO Kinsaie
and delivered her to Inspector Parks for
prosecution"
Mr.. McAipin. of the Second Auditors
Office, has returned 10 the city, after a
brief visit to his home, which was neces-
John w. Crockett. Sheriff. and Thomas
r. T. Hudgins, Treasurer of York, visited
the Capitol yesterday.
TERRIBLE If TRUE.
BENJAMIN F. Butler, the Washington
prophet" has written another wild letter
TO Governor O'Ferrall, in which he says:
you are hereby informed that among
the many cities which shall be smitten
Hith a terrible calamity and destroyed
inside of two years from this very day
10 the one In which you now live, known
a DfWhVnNkaA fhAPnfV
be thrown down level with the ground,
and all the inhabitants thereof shall be
scattered, 50 that not two Of them shall
be found together 1t Is the ofiice Of the
prophet, who is also a Nazarite unto God,
to tell the people what God Is going to
DO 10 them for their past wickedness.
But under no circumstances Is he allowed
10 tell them when. Thus says the Lord
The wicked shall all fall at once. Yea,
will i scatter them 70 the four corners
Of the earth Amen"
THE GoOCHL.AND TROOP.
The report of the proceedings OF the
meeting at which the Goochland Troop
was organized was handed to the Gov
Branch The following Is a list OF the
members:
Henry T. Parrish. Joel w. Walton.
{. II Powell. p. F. Parrish. J. W. waddy'
X. d. Blunt, w. AZ Gathrlght. G. G.
Bowles. J. X. Massie. w. T. Massle. c. ID.
MaSsie, G. A. Cartwright, It. r. Bowles,
y. w. Rutherford, w. Il. Hammond, W.
NJ. Holman. NJ. S. Bowles, A. Il. Cornell,
c. II. Tucker. II. Lee Mills, u. S. G. Rock
well, A, A. Glenn, Edgar Glenn, +. II.
Ragland. Morris Barret. II. @. Miller. r.
A. Trice. J. a. Kean, w. L. Miller. Noah
2. IAppy, William A. Kean, Joseph Trice,
John Turner. q. r.. Lindsay, John j.
Terry. Virgil W. Turner Eddie ID. Duke,
W. T. Wash L. /. Smith, Eddie T. Mat
lhews. A. III. Ransom. Van Cornell. ID. ID.
Harris.
DIR soUTHAI4I. A CANDIDATE.
1t 10 said that Dr. ]. w. Southall. OF
amelia. Will be candidate for the posi-
lion OF assistant physician az the Eastern
State Hospital at williamsburg, made
vacant by the death OF DR. Shields. The
board viii meet some time this month "a
M the vacancy. Or. Southall is q member
Ing az the fesssiat,,r" s Ss -" cSndisste
sgainst Mr.. Massey for Superintendent OF
Public Instruction.