The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-24
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled from tho Times"
Exchanges.

drawing $ll month, boosted 10 a stranger
that he could set more fence than any man
in the county. When his pension was
stopped h. learned that the stranger was a
government detective sent 10 investigate his
ease.
II is stated that 100 colorcd families
have recently left Wilmington, y. G., and
adjacent sections for the delta region Of
Mississippi. and that $50 more families are
ready I o 20. and are awaiting transpOrta-
iion. This movement il attracting much
attention in Mississippi.
On the occasion of the Knights Tcmplar
reception at the White House last week.
Mrs. Harrison for the first time carried into
effect her oft-announced intention Of not
shakn. hands. IIy the aid Of a large
bouquet held in both hands she wardcd of
the most inyeterate hand-shakcrs.
GENERAL FRANKLIN. the commissioner
of this country AT the Paris Exhibition.
thinks the project Of the Worlds Fair in
this country has been started much too late
for il. best success. He says that IL Is all
very well t0 talk about American industry
and energy. hut there must be material
time for assembling everything from all
parts Of the world. If the money j. not
raised before July Of 1890. he thinks it will
be too late.
THE last Kansas Legislature passed p
bill regulating the rates Of interest and
Furnishing any one who takes usury. II
provides that if excessive interest j. charged
the lender il liable 10 the loss Of both prin-
cipal and interest. ana cannot 10y law col
lect either. I'm a case tried under this law
at Topeka on Thursday, loan OF 5000
was wiped ont by jury, usury being
shown. The loan was made many years
ago.
MIR. >nEvITcH, the professional anarchist
Of Chicago received a very solid lesson In
English the other day when Mayor Cregier
called him before him and explained 10 him
what drumming ont Of town meant.
~hc,tch took 10 co0ily. and attempted 10 III
sinuate that the American flag had been
Missed by his audience. and that he had iol
spoken iii Of il. but Mayor trcgicr scoiied
at his explanation and declined t0enier iht"
an argument with him.
THE Pitt,burs papers state that several
ordinances presented al the special meeting
of the Common Council Of that city Monday
created mr0rc. one of them was 10 pro-
hihit the overhead electric wires for street
railways. two others repealed ordinances
granting right Of way 10 two electric street
railways. and another compelled all electric
light wires ~ Doc put under ground. Three
of the ordinances will affect the Pleasant
Valley strect-car line. which already has H.
wires mp and rails laid.
The railroad agent is generally in hurry
when going through train. and as the pas
-cneer throws mp his hands the agent grabs
the big Eat pochcibook with the roll Of Con-
fcGcrafo bills in % and huffie- along 20 ihe
next passenger without stopping 20 exam
inc in the pochctbook.
The correspondent saidihai The thing has
been tried and that IL worked successfully
I'm fact Doc gave the name Of friend who
had provided himself with one Of these
dummy pockcthook-. and who was on a
train that had been held mp out West some
whore.
Mrs. ROBERT GOBLET has an income Of
$500 for every day in the year. including
sundays. She is daughter OF George Henry
Warren. Of New York. She is tall and slen-
der. with blue gray ewes and has Il pro-
fusion Of golden hair. She il about twenty
eight. perhaps. Notwithstanding her cnOr-
NOUS income she keeps am account book.
She dresses handsomely. and her gowns sell
dom cost less than $500 or 500 each. She
has. amomg other things. a handsome neck
lace. 0i which the center stone is hall an
inch i'm diameter. Like the mother Of the
Gracchi. she has two other Jewels little
son and daughter.
THE starving grain-growers Of the Dako-
tas are greatly 10 Dee pitied. Bad crops
have cut down their incomes. and the tarlil
has enhanced by nearly half the cost Of the
clothing and other manufactured articles
fhcN have had ~ buy. The result j. that in
North Dakota alone about l.OpD families arr
said rs be- starving. In south Dakota the
situation i'm certain counties is nearly as
bad. Yet nearly all these farmers. ii j, io
Doe presumed voted at the recent elections
for "protection" 90 manufacturers over
!. 900 miles away. They are about 10 send
senators and Representatives 10 Washing
tom pledged 10 keep prices high while they
are starving. II j, by no means true thai
tho wcarer knows hest where the shoe
pinches.
CONFEDERATE money sill has market
value. \ correspondent in New York Of q
Charleston firm. to whom was recently
shipped about $4,000 Of confederate notes.
said that they were wanted principally for
travellers.
lie said that the practice Of 'holding up
trains" and r0bhing passengers had become
80 prevalent that men nowadays who had
much travelins 90 do. and who are CONF
PEELED 10 carry money with them. are pro-
) iding themselves with green goods "a, =
decOy to the railroad agent. lie says they
make up packages Of Confederate bills. with
old state bank bills ON the outside. and
carry these in their pockets. slowing their
money i'm their satchels OF hiding il under
the seat.
TIE refusal OF the Nathaniel Lyon Post
of the Grand Army Of the Republic. in Con
necticut. 10 admit a reputable coiored vet
Gran 10 membership because be is negro
was "A remarkable instance Of Northern by
uOcri-y and double facodnpss. And yet. H.
the Baltimore Nfu says. strange - 10 L.. 10
j. parallclcd by the action Of a post recently
organized i'm the District Of Columbia. The
latter distinctly and firmly refuses. II II
said. tO admit any veteran who il "colOrcd
man and brother % membership. Inc
Of these posts are accustomed to
say that they fought 10 free the cOlored
man. and they approve Of his being given
control of city. county. and state govern
mcnt, i'm the south. but they decline 10 asso-
ciaie with him. lie fought for the same
cause and holds the same views that they
DO. bat they do not love him. and they want
him 10 flock boy himself.
GREAT preparations are being made N
Baltimore for the approaching Roman Cath
olic centennial. The altar rail i'm the Iatho-
dral has been removed. and seats are being
arranged for the cighiy-iive archbishops,
bishops. mon~ignori. and other dignitaries
who Will bee present.
Preparations are also being rapidly pushed
for the illumination Of the Cathedral out
eide and inside during the centennial. Sew
eral hOEsehOlder- in the vicinity Of the
Cathedral are also negotiating for illumina-
ton Of their dwellings by electricity.
Nearly all the iirsi-cla,s bands in the country
will be- found in the torchlight procession.
The famous Marine Band. Of W Washington.
the Naval Academy Band. the Manhattan
Band of the Christian brothers If New
\ ork. the band of the DreXel school. of
and others. will bee among
them. Hotel accommodations are being
rapidly taken for the days of the celebra-
ton 4 special committee on hotels viii bc