Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-28
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WEDNESDAY EVENING. SEPT. IS. l. s
LETTER FROM NORFOLK,

Correspondence Alexaudria Gazette
NORFOLK, Sept. 26-There is mucl
ruth in the stories of growth and pro
2gess in Norfolk and neighborhood
From the great coal shutes at Lam
bert's Point away up the river past tn,
navy yard every loot OF ground seem,
t. be now utilized and wharf propert,
Is increasing in value everywhere il
that vicinity.
Inc great railroad sheds that nav,
sprung up like mushrooms at Norfolk
of late years are not sheds alone. bu
rather like unto behives. Norfolk city
is both expanding aud closing up. The
cutting through fine blocks to open
streets should to-day show the pokes
OF the dsys agone that such invest
ments have not only built up waste
places, but many enterprises the town
could hardly do without. There are
to day number OF magnificent build
ings in course of erection. Those in
the business section tower high and
have now almost shut out the city hall
tower from view from the harbor.
Norfolk was very lively yesterday.
The people down here are great sSd4
water drinkers. The saloons appeare d
to be closed for sure, and the barber
shops were, know.
Portsmouth is only busy around its
big warehouses and at the navy yard.
The town with the widest stree ever
laid out looks rather slow.
Norfolk is full of soldiers, marines
and iack-tars jus. now, and large num-
bers Of excursionists now pour 10 every
day. Saturday night the steamer New
port News had probably 800 passengers
while twice as many were brought down
on the Norfolk q few hours later.
The monitors Terror and Amphitrite,
and cruisers San Francisco and Cir
cinpati lie between Old Point and
Lambert's Point, IS do many oollier~
These ships on fret sight look as bIaCk
as ink, but bearer they grow grsyisn
and SWARM with men il white or blue.
The Norfolk line is we'll patronized,
both the freight and passenger lists are
full or nearly so on each trip, and as
they grant no free passes it's sight 10
think Of the old time boats and watch
NilaG Tue puEScIS vi luc pTSScut ldh z H.
iendii order now pervades the boats
"a those who have not dollar or sew
e.al dollars for stateroom or supper
% cents for nip of whisky, bottle Of
II i Or 8 shave, can just go without
SIC without hurting the feelings of any
rcople on these boats now seem
tc plenty OF money and the bell
b walters seem to take in more
in / .han any Pullman porter l have
yet anced to meet. II will get you
q pos u card" said one of these sons
Of gurs, "if you will give me ten cents,
sir" He is loDg-headed and he de-
serves some free advertising. To see
him get match or toothpick for o
well-dressed man would lead one to
believe be gets from 10 cents to % cents
for each.
John Johnson, the deafmute who
SHOT little Eddie Cassell in the suburbs
of Portsmouth some time ago is still in
Jail. The child has recovered, yet one
of his eyes is still threatening to give
him trouble. The parents of the boy
say that it was deliberate attempt al
murder, the mute having spells OF
rage. Johnson has never been to
school. His mother is q hard-working
colored woman. She says Johnson
gets the devil in him sometines-that
is all. The trial of the case may at
tract considerable interest.