Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-04
MISSING GIRL FOUND.
TRACED TO BALTIMORE AND RE-
TURNS TO HER HOME.
Norfolk Peanut Market Nervous, hut
HIS an Upward Tendcncy-Jnnuary
Exports--Activity mt the Navy
Ynrd-RaiIway Competition.

Nefiie Munden. the 17-year-old white girl
reported as missing. has been found.
She is at Elizabeth City. She recently
went to oxford. N. c., arriving in Norfolk
on a Norfolk and Southern train from
Elizabeth City. Here she and her trunk
disappeared, and it was feared she had
committed suicide. as she had been in
low spirits Her disappearance was re-
ported to the police, who traced her to
Baltimore, and induced her to return
home.
The peanut market is nervous, and ow-
ing to the small receipts, which are barely
sufficient to supply local cleaning fac
tories. an advance of about Ia cent last
week has been followed by another Of
about the same within the past day or
two. Considerable sales are reported
as having been made of fancy farmers
stock to-day. as high as cents, and a
good many sales at rs cents. These
figures. which are accurate, indicate an
upward movement, which is very graft
flying to farmers.
JANUARY EXPORTS.
The exports from this port for the
month of January amounted to 81, 707, 96G,
and consisted mainly of lumber, cotton,
tobacco. corn, coal. and slaves. In
January. 1897, the exports were s1.5H 100,
showing an increase this month over
the same month last year of $133, sos
The grand jury of the Norfolk County
Court to-day returned indictments against
Mnnra
for bigamy. Moore has practically con-
fessed. and the whereabouts of both of
McDowells wives are known, but 1t will
be difficult to convict him, since one of
them refuses to push the charge or APP
pear against him.
The passage of the urgency deficiency
bill by Congress has caused increased
activity at the Norfolk navy-yard. where
n vast deal Of really necessary work has
been delayed for months past, owing to
lack Of funds with which to carry for
ward the repairs TO cruisers and to the
yard itself To-day 175 men, who had
been furoughed from the yard were
called in. The old Roach-built cruiser
Newark. which has been tied up at the
yard ever since her return from the
South Atlantic Station, some twelve
months ago, will now receive the repairs
necessary to place her abreast of the time
i'm speed and armament. The Newark
did filibuster patrol duty off the Florida
coast last winter, and her officers pro-
nounced her too slow for a modern
cruiser. She will receive new engines
and more modern battery of rapid-firing
rifles. The tug fortune will be overhauled
and a great deal Of other work done.
RAILWAY COMPETITION.
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lines will shortly be in competition here,
as the Norfolk Virginia Beach and
Southern and the Norfolk and Southern.
roads. controlled respectively. by the
big companies. are to parallel each other
in Eastern Carolina. The Virginia Beach
railway extension was projected 10 drain
the region along the borders of Currltuck
Sound as far as Albemarle Sound. In
connection with this extension. and to
increase the facilities Of the railway for
fish. oysters, and game, several steamer
routes have been projected also. How
ever. the Norfolk and Southern will
parallel the line OF the Virginia Beach
railway extension. 1t will run an ex-
tension along the couf-e of North Land
ing river, on the west side, while the
general direction Of the other road will be
on the east side of that river Both of
THESE TOduS are eANehuiAs tH'h h"'9 Ho"'
so that both of them will be i'm operation
for traffic for berries and the summer
vegetables.
The Norfolk and Ocean View railroad
will be sold at public auction on March
I'D. under foreclosure proceedings. As
to who the purchasers will be is i'm doubt.
but the consensus of opinion is that the
street railway company will bid the road
in. thus gaining control Of the city subur-
ban. and seaside business. The sale will
be largely attended, and it is rumored
that representatives Of the Vanderbilts.
who own the Virginia Beach line, Will be
present to bid on the property.