The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-06
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notc- Compiled From the Tim,
Exchanges.

@,V'o,NNh ptlc~ Al low prices the NiOp VIII
bc worth ssh 100000.
A syndicate of foreign capitalists has
offered 20 purchase every cotton mill on the
Fail river. Massachusetts,.
Chief Of Police Hubbard, Of Chicago,
and his force left Wnnepcg sunday with
Martin Burke. the Cronin murder suspect
and it is probable the prisoner IS now in
Chicago
The New York Health Department
has counscated the entire cargo ofthe steam
or Alps. consisting of 5000 punches OF
bananas. the fruit being Over-ripe. IL was
the largest seizure ever made.
1t is proposed to relieve the wine in
dustrv of California by distllling the surplus
wines into good uniform quality of brandy
and for this purpose q company with capt.
tai stool, Of one million dollars Will be
formed.
George N. Stoddard, an eIpressman
of Pouqhkeepsie. y. y. has sued DR.. James
n. Mccormack ~ Hyde Psrk road, for as
sault. claiming 50 900 damages. The express
mans horse wandered over the doctors
smooth mown lawn. much TO that scnilc.
mans disgust and me caned ito 0wnerss
versly.
A negro boy who saw Alexander
Henderson hanged AZ Bsinbrld-e. Ga.
WAS much impressed by the happiness Of the
murderer ON she eallows, who declared he
WIS going straight 20 glory The boy thought
So was fine thing 90 do. 40 he erected pri
vstc gauovs and took tho same road to the
other world.
A special from ScOttdale, Pa, says
There are now nfty-slx out Of scvcnty-si1
coke works In the region engaged in the
strike. with q total Of &, SOP ovens idle. Mas
ter Workman Kerfoot. 0fSub-Division No.
Knishts Of Labor, stated this morning thai
the almost unanimous action of the men if
The present strike was FAR beyond his ex
pcctauons.
A parer called The Aldnddo which be
ing interpreted means. "Thc Larks' has jus
been started in Italy. tits printed entirely
n Latin. The enterprise itself is probably
sort oflitorary lark entered upon by SOM
one who has more money and learning ihai
tnins poem ln Sapphic verse, novelette,
sketches anecdotes, Jokes, fish stories enc
1t is asserted on the authority OF
clergyman at Chattanooga that ON the top
White Mountain. in North Carolina arr
three trees Of the cachoin species about hi
teen feet high. growing close together who's
tops are interviewer $50 completely and soma
that "a number Of persons can walk ON then
with casc The tops are about twenty feet D.
diameter.
The present week has been prolific o
many new enterprises in the south. Ia VII
eula. New York and home capitalists nave
organized % S5.OOO.OOO company and pur
chased iron ore properties; in Kentucky
5000 900 coal mining and coke-making com
umiy and % 100000 mining company have
been formed At Mlddleborough, Ky, con
tracts have been signed for gas. water an'
electric lights works. and AN Ice factory an'
pnns adopted Tor railroad machine shop
ouud-houses, etc.
The old maids Of Boston are in ilut
ter over oilers Of marriage they have re-
c,Ived from the West. Mayor Wheeiright
of Tacoma. W. T.. has written 20 the Mayo
of Boston. making am offer TO every Mass'
chusctts spmstcr ln behalf of the men ID
WASHINGTON. Tie Council of Tacoma ha
also appealed. 30 les said. 90 the people Of Mas
sachusctts 90 send ont an marriageshle wo
mem that can be spared This seems 10 lite
rali, verify the truth OF the old stanza-
There me- er yet was goose SO gray
Iut soon on late
some honest eander came that way
Aud took her for his mate
Peace hath her debts as well as war
Canada's national debt amounts TO the enor
NOUS sum Of S2s5. 77s.056. OF $50 per hea'
u her population. The national debt Of ih'
United states. less cash in Treasury on th'
Isl day of July, lss-. was OO3.OOt'9'i
equivalent To S1-.-1 per capita. Canada
tremendous obligations are the outgfoWli
principally OF nor great and extravaganza
built railway from ocean TO ocean. A SINAI
mart came from her canals, which were con
,tructcd by the government. With popula
tion loss than One-twclfth that q the Onite'
-tatos. Canada. national debt is more thai
onc-fourth ours.
During July 24.7l6 immigrants land
edat Castle Garden against 2s.69O IN july
1855. There has been decline IN me nun
beer immigrants every month this year. At
trihutahic 10 difficulty OF obtaining WORK
th. United states and 20 superior Induce
nents for immigration offered 10y soul
American governments Besides 'hls' ."
European goycrnmentsare making efforts
retain the classes which heretofore en-
GRATED. During the past decade am imneh'
foreign population has focked To the TIME
States. and 30 would be good thing ioi us
,ake "a rest while Tho process of assihiiallo
b.. going ON. our productive Industries al
also over-crowded, 50 that not only ioreisi
er. coming here i'm search of work are un"p
to and 10. hut many Of our own people al
without employment.
The steamer MaTiposa. which arrive
Int san Francisco saturday. brings the mo
nation from Apia that political anoiIs
samoa remain quiet The German gunDo
Wulf len Apiq June - for JOiuit Marsha
Islands. for the purpose of bringing back u
leported king. Mantoa, and three chiefs vi
were taken there by the Germans two Ne"
400. HE Germ ans Sihtt Ai'e "'' '''''r
Mauetoa back 20 Samoa Of their own II
viii and not ms tine result Of the Berlin &C
ference. They also assert they VIII do al
their rover To restore the condition Of ana
that existed in samoa prior 10 me lime I'd
Alanetoa was dcportcd, and they "nnouu
they viii favor Malietoa as king ana l"i
asses as vicc-king
4 letter from Chester Heights, Ia
10 the Philadelphia Inquirer says; "A i've
.cene. not arranged for In the camp-meetil
services. was witnessed In field "dloinl
,be camp Friday. John Henry, boy OIL aoo
|1t came into contact with a wasp's nest al
before he could comprehend what was u
matter the wn.ps came al him ia uio'
They crawlcd up his trousers. sluns MN
t,e face aud hands. and for Few minutes
yeus awoke the camp. He rolled on l
: round over and over and tried to crush
,,rmenters but the wasps Kept up Il i've
,ttack and returned persislehtiy 10 '"e
/. .ault singing the boy, who only got f'u
n,e,n Nv dashing into cOrnheid near
when young Henry was finally abandon
a., tb, insects his hands ana iaee "e'e"ie'