Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-24
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LOT
noubIc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and General Mention

,-,.vpopT NEWS. VA January 81
..-.,.,, Nor Che past week or ten days
.,.. c.neral Offices Of the Newport 'Ne"s
'.. 7r..1t.~- and Dy-Dock Company
'''' ,., Undergoing many changes
nave ,., completed promise TO
..,.s,dcrabiy enhance inc "'p''' - -,
.,o ,n. erior OF the bu'idins' az we"
,oord better and more extensive az
.,,,ons for the clerical depart
10 the direct supervision OF
me- ..,...t,rt s. y. smith ami for Naval
''i' .... woodward and his corps
ero..,..ants. The entire second OF mann
90 in OH, north o.. the centre man
devoted 10 the use OF the gov
.. forrc. which is already on the
...4t for work on the plans ana
.-...,.oo off the new batteships. the
., for which was awarded TO the
N.vs company. IN the south
... ,..rc of the same floor viii be To-
.f ne Offices of the general Auperln-
..r.rrt aud chief clerk ana their as
.tsrts. s. number or changes are also
. made iu The draWing-rooms Tor
... convenience OF the draUghtsmen. All
fr. partitions and ornamental effects
.. lrInr constructed or beautifully
Grained Virginia pine. and a pretuer
... of oefco-r00ms would be hard TO ma.
THE COMING LAUNCHING.
v1rr correspondent interviewed super
...enfcrt smith last night in reference
, tho Launching on next Thursday al
..a Two mammoth vessels which are
..w u course of construction on the
..rs in the ship-yard-the Helena
United States Gunboat NO. p and the
Plant codstwise steamer Ihe flahl
.f.HmeT.' said MT Smith. viii DE the
n.-t TO leave the ways. starting De
.ncs1 and $3.50 O'Clock while the gum
I..t viii he launched just one hour later
T.e name Of Mr. Plants immense steam
tr has not been made pubic.
10 viii not Doe known until she
starts down the ways, when "a large
.n-hoard bearing the selected name VIII
lowered over the side OF the ves-
The idea Of first making public
Oh. name of DIS boat in this novel
manner was conceived by Mr. Plant. Al
Hou-h ] ann not at liberty 20 reveal it.
uu say 10 is very pretty name. and
r perfect harmony with the character
off ,ho ship. and ] am confident that II
Will touch the popular fancy"
is DISTRESS
INC sseueer-steamship Neucea. Of the
Mallory line. arrived al this port last
afternoon iu tow of the steamship Lam
nas1e. of tho same line Of steamers. The
Nc1cea was picked up at Key West Fla.
with several of her propeller-blades
broken THE Mallory steamers ply be-
tween Galveston and New YORK.
The schooner Thomas W. Hopkins.
winch WIS constructed al ThomastOu,
.I-. and Is owned by parties i'm that
STATE arrived at this port yesterday.
.ra now taking on load Of coal Tor
~t- America. Tine Hopkins is a oeauti-
.t-c- folr-masted schooner. which has
,rv been completed about ten days, and
came directly to Newport News.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
The Womans Christian Temperance
1n held its regular meeting this after
noon at the residence of Mrs. j. a. BCX-
Nr f. H. Lert has been called 10 the
bedside of his mother. at his Canadian
lome where she is lying critically 3d.
Work was commenced yesterday en- a
cnHcent residence on Washing on
avenue near Thirtieth street, which VIII
Ia occupied by MIR. W. r. Koch.
|." rlNdtnrIlp Mfutnlc Stllri IO-QdA
.r Glasgow, with 36f head of cattle and
fl uI cargo OF grain and general Uier-
.aHis.. ou account of Turness, Witty
co.
N.nHtr-Sherin Barclay Is expected az
time from Halifax county. with
William Robinson in custody the negro
v1o u.s. charged with Durglarzing the
..fe of j j. Kellum at Morrison. and
who vii stand trial i'm this city.
PERSONAL MENTION.
t.-s OrrIe Weaver and Miss Minnie
Robinson. both of Portsmouth. are en-
sowing tae hospitality Of Mrs. }. T. VIII
Eay Henry s. Lancaster IS i'm Newport
News a- the guest of mis- brother He
conducted The services at -. Pauls Epis-
opal church last night
STR Richard Walsh who has Deen con-
fH'i fo Days home with illness for several
weeks past has sufficiently recovered as
On bro atIo To- go out
George Spratley (coloreD was arraigned
H. County Court to-day on the charge
having entered on the 81 Of December
I.t che residence Of Mr.. Elliott NJ BraX-
aui stealing therefrom goods and
afr0.s belonging To- the proprietor and
Nr D. s. Hicks the whole being held az
-a value Spratley pleaded guilty of
Che charge. as indicted, and was sem
t.0.. to five years I'm the penitentiary.