The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-24
,r.rr ~ THERMOMETER.
rns NEWS SUMMARY.

,r,.tmas shoppers crowded tho down
.,r..ts Of Richmond yostcrdav.--At
'....on.hiy meeting of the school Board
..,trnicnt FOX presented his report
XXI. shaved total enrolment OF 1866.
..fl medal will be offered Tor ih- best
hy public pupil. On the
..l character of jefferson Davis
..,..l T. ~ r.. Talcou resigned
,I.e.pfcsidcncy OF the Richmond
n,n,uo Railroad company New
,..f the Richmond and Danville Rail-
elected. judge Hughes denied the
. of the District Attorney 10 file in
e....f.on against n. NJ. smith. Jr.. I'm the
....,. r4scs. Ground has been broken
..n...raro street Baptist Church Mission.
.r.,f.cs Gardner played fatherland at the
7,...,-, Tho male asylum orphans Will
L ..ir annual Christmas dinner on the
.-,t william Ho~afd lcolored) was sent
...Unr ninety days for stealing two boxes
,,..f. rom Edward Cummins. His trial
....in- $40 worth Of stamps from the
,...'.l vas postponed until saturday,
,.n.endcnf of Manchester schools has
,.,..rll applicants Cor teachers positions.
>.... brooks was scaldcd by falling into
..r.fNoi water at her home near Branch's
...n -lhc home of Elisha scott near
ALI MA. burned The Manchester
u.,t.rs Court adjourned for the term.
mann Carter. colorcd man. tried u
,.f i.r,seif il different ways.-Govefn
getting his house IN order for his sue
.... Two memorial windows have been
....I.r -. Inul's church.--Iwo colored
.,. were shot ina row.--lhe Baptlsis have
,,.tl,hsd q pastors conference .--lhs
- tnf Hun'iug Club left on their annual
Christmas hunt.
VIRGINIA..
u, w n. Tfowbiidge died at Danvilie
,.,r, Inlnrie received by being run over by
l..fri. car.-Nr. Charles IL. Allison
v.slr.mei near Draper p. Pulaski county
uf. possible thata United states officer
..r De detailed for the Virginia MIL
, u,ttutc--Mr Powell, q Nor
. f.fefv escaped drowning in io-
...rr. A tournament was given
a., -ntncriauds. Ia pinwiddle county
.. ..fiouahle germans viii be given
,- r.tr.hnre this wcek.-Iho peanut crop
....rter tDis year than 10 has been since
r.ea-Ihe coroner's jury in Petersburg de-
..I.tn.t D hn craig was accidently Killed by
..,.l,.-.t there was "A decrease in the To-
i,.,. .los 90 Iynchbufg last week.
an. a,. tram over the Lynchb1rg
.t n,rh4m Railroad has run 10
u.rf., f.ufilousc. DAY laborers ARE en-
t.,lr. .r,salis of open weather az Roam
,.. No.fIy 5000. 600 have been eSpendel
r,.t.at.al.m oyster dealers at Nal
80. Courthouse are cOmpl inning Of dul
,.,,t,,. -ui. a.. q. Harbce made an adj
1,.,s b.f.f.fnr armers 81 Buckingham ---
Arsument was i,ard ma The ease oi tue ios'''
q.i,c,al0 ant lablc Company against tue
vnf.ka.I western Railroad Company III
Petersburg
NORTH CAROLINA.
IleKIng n Belgium has asked the pfcsl-
s,ntof shaw University 10 send a number oi
m,ch,nics 10 the Congo free siate.-lhe
a. l.llau. Of south Mills, has been C hled
fotI.e pnstofate Of the baptist tabernacle Of
rsi.iyh -Governcr Fowlc Will spend the
bo.ss,s hunting deer in the ea-tsrn part oi
ra -i.tr.-The sentences of william Alex
anicr ha. been commutej to lie imprison-
meut
wAsHINcTON.
several hnl. looking TO the abolition Z"
trnst. have been introduced I'm Congress-
sHr0if. lhe skipping cashier OF sereeani-at-
AIMS lecsiom. ia believed 20 be la London.
Tile victimiztd members In sac cNcloih
And sshcs.--Iho United states supreme
Court has granted Virginia right to Mo
complaint against the Ireasurero OF Iennes'oe
inths matter Of tho disputed boundary inc
between tho two states
XIV YORK.
Tho death ofIIcnry ". Grady excited pio-
s,uns regret among the southern Colony in
x.,, Yor.s.--Tnc report that Mr. Cleveland
interdsd 10 open his campaign iof io'-
hy moving 70 connecticut :" I" !"
avoid TWO Presidential candidates from
New York. ls emphatlcally denied ~
rDe .y-lreAident. The New thsl"hu
society Yesterday celebrated lis iovith
Anniversary. and also The @"''h
anpiversary Of the landing Of ihe III
rrims.--Two table rinters' William u
49,. ,,,s ae Oay. were buried yester-
.,v-llo on 4. Flower predicts tnH'
New York davc tho world'stair oi loo-'
roRxIGN.
In, suit brought by the children Of The late
,,o,ut>.s OIL civry against the KIM % sa1ony
,o,.co,er The fortune left by thS Duke 81
,,,,ns,riek has been dismi.scd.--ihs phy-
s,csns of Fnln rA.ha say II will be IN safe 10
move him for ihreo weeks.-Mr. Glacstons
nj Nr parnol are iO meet Ia London be-
f,re he session of Parliament ies'h'' 10 ue-
eide ON lhelr future policy.
GENERAL.
Henry W. Grady died in Atlanta at $40
O'Clock Yesterday morning. n pneumonia.
Universal regret Is expressed Al his uneA-
n..,et eemi.e. Boston journals arc espe-
.i.ilv complimentary 20 hin.--An English
syndicate isnogoiiatlne for ihe purchase OF =
uumtsr II biz Kentucky dsti!leries.---
President 4. Norton, of the i. ana y hHl'-
rosi has presented 20 Mrs. Marie Lemon
whose husband was killed by q ruiiiah WHOM
he was tivlrg 10 eiect from. Inc cars oi tue
company. twenty shares ~ tho STOCK oi '"o
road asa Christmas pfcssnt.--t ann CUTS"
at Attlehorc, Massachusetts. have been ar-
raIsncd bv the Massachusetts sooiety TOT
tho Prevention OF Cruelty 10 ca iuEeh
I.e.u.e th.y refused 10 allow a ptysl-
Cau TO prescribe flr iheir sick shilu
A piece of timber projecting from irslgh'
train rakcd am express iiain On tDe BOSTON
ail guIne Railroad. causing a panic ain""s
ue r1ssengors. IL il thou.hs that one lao!
dIe-Jske Kilrdn has signed articles
~ agreement for a siI-round glove copieH
pln Felix Ysnquclin. 10 lake place In Ne"
ORLEANS January l9ih. Mrs Paul Hubert
ofIar,ntuin. Ia. bad her head blown on o'
burglars while trying 80 prevent them i''in
eaiiyns Oh . tfay Of diaMrras nom hef
Nusnands .fofe.
fafly sunday morning e cyclone "ceo@'D
panied Dy fuin. swept throug ne center oi
the town Of i1uevile Kentucky. destroyed
uiee business houses and several dwellings,
1Ae lo,. is estimated al $4,000. Ihe only
persons injured were Grant and James
Nunh. brolhers. who were seriously hurt.
Several people had narrow escapes.
Police Paifolman John Mcclure Was mur-
oefci Ia Mobile last night by baker named
James llnmiii. liaInll called AT Me
Huife's LOLse. aud ecuscd him 81 stealing