The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1886-12-18

Happily and Hastily Hit.
The loss in the Cash Corner fire yester-
day morning was about $2,ooo.
Richmond and West Point Terminal
closed al 35A in New York yesterday
Five basement employees at the Capitol
came in for 500 in the Louisiana draw
ing yesterday.
The funeral of Mrs. Charles II. Epps
will take place from st. James church
to-day at ~ o'clock M.
The funeral of the late Charles ;.
French took place yesterday morning
from Leigh-street Baptist church.
Rev. DR.. Goodwin has been back to
Danville to officiate at several marriages
since he took up his residence in this city.
Miss Blanche Curtlsse, the famous Vas
sar beauty, will be at the Theatre Deem
Der cath and 25th in "Zozo, the Magic
Queen"
At the Indian wigwam tonight, in adj
dition to the usual great attractions, there
will be a prize to the handsomest lady
and ugliest man
The City Hall hands were engaged yes
terday in removing the ice from the track
on Broad street so as to facilitate the haul
ing of stone over it,
A three year-old boy Of Dr. f.. G.. Booth
was lost yesterday near the corner OF
Eighth and Clay. After long search he
was restored to his griefstricken mother
1t is reported that Captain (Mrs.) GLOW
err, who has so CALAMITY led the Salvation
hosts in this city, is about to be trans
ferred to another more sinful field OF la
Dor.
Fourth Presbyterian church {Grace,
above Shafer). Rev G. p. LyfOrd, late
of New York, will preach Sunday at IL A.
NJ. and p. NJ. A cordial welcome is ex-
tended to all
The Sunday-evening Gospel Song Ser
vices for the general public have been
closed at the Male Orphan Asylum. They
will be held every Sunday for the benefit
of the inmates.
Mr. f. A. Barbour has been restored to
his position as auditor of the Danville
system, vice Durham. Mr. Barbour is
acting comptroller, with headquarters at
Washington.
Bishop Whittle will visit st. Johns
church, Broad street corner Twenty Fifth,
tomorrow Sunday, December 18th at
II A. NJ, to preach and confirm. The
public is cordially invited.
Mr. Richard p. Barham, the popular
editor of the Petersburg Lnder-AppedI,
was in the city yesterday in pursuit of
correspondent who had written him a
lonr ond unintelliOible letter
The British steamship Forrest, 1000
tons, arrived at West Point Thursday
evening, and entered at the Custom
house yesterday, from Newport, Eng, in
ballast, to load cotton for Europe.
The steamer Old Point Comfort, Of the
New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk
railroad, will on and after next Tuesday,
| leave her wharf at Rockets at A. NJ,
| instead of 10 A. NJ. as heretofore.
On Libby Hill yesterday at 6 A. NJ. the
thermometer registered 160, and at 0
o'clock last night it was hanging up at
4OO-a rise of 24o Yesterday morning
was one of the coolest of the season.
The Council committees on finance,
water, and fire, visited the Mechanics
| Institute last night All Of the gentle
men expressed themselves highly pleased
with the workings Of the institution.
Dir. James T. Halsey, late superinten-
dent of Talbot Sons works, and Mr..
Lewis II. Blair have formed copartner-
ship for the purpose of manufacturing
high-duty automatic engines, which are
principally used for electric.light pur-
poses.
Mr.. Malcolm NJ. Brown, of Alexandria,
who was so seriously injured in the great
accident on the Virginia Midland road
November 4, 1884 (Clevelands day., and
who has been under Dr. Mcclure at st.
Luke's for some time past, is now able to
be about. Mr. Brown was at first thought
to be fatally injured.
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal
John Clay Tiller yesterday received an
application containing fifty names for a
new Pythias lodge at Petersburg. The
application has been forwarded to f. A..
Emerson, Grand Commander, of Lynch
burg, for his approval. The lodge will
be Instituted by Mr. Tiller at an early
day. This will be the third lodge in
stituted this year and all are in a flourish
ing condition.
| Well Done Good and Faithful Servant.