The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22

was bought by the Northern Pacific Rail.
road Company. to be used on Pugit sound
as transfer boat. When she left. this city
she had on board foriy-twO persons, all OF
whom are supposed 10 have been lost.
"a MACKINTOsH or MIST"
Erhe city had bright day to-day after ter
r'blc experience with dense fOg yesterday
"A 'machintOsh Of mist. f" that cnshrOwded
everything as a local wit put IL. II Illus
trated one thing amply. and that was that
there is immediate necessity Tor at least two
more bridges between Brooklyn and
New York. The traffic yesterday
taxed the one bridge 10 its utmost
capacity. There should be-. according 10
Bridge Engineer Martins views. bridge
from Whitehall street. New York, 10 Gov
ernOr's Island. and thence 10 the foot Of
Atlantic avenue, and another from Grand
street. New York. 10 Broadway. in the east
ern district, Brooklyn. The agitation for
these biz enterprises increases daily. and
they no doubt will soon Doe accomplished
facts. During the fog truck loaded with
l0l bricks Of silver, valued no $4,000. going
from Wall street 90 the Cunard dock. lost
two Of them weighing 1000 ounces each,
and valued at $1,000. Whether they were
jolted of or picked OF the driver cannot
say. They are gone, and he has had % pay
ior them
To-day was the eighth day OF the crusade
against the electric light wires. and the six
gangs employed by the contractors for the
Bureau Of membranes were busily prose-
cutting the work. The precise amount Of
wire removed no one knows. rs 10 is merely
estimated each day, and not measured. it
is said. however. that over JOO.OOO feet. or
more than one hundred miles Of wire. has
thus far been cOniiscated. Much Of this is
worth ten cents a foot, and the direct loss 90
the companies. aside from loss of business.
is very heavy.
The steamer Lain from Bremen landed
$50 stccrage passengers at Castle Garden
TODAY. The new Red Star steamer Che
Friesland brought IA 23S. Both vessels oX-
perienccd very severe weather. Most Of thc
stcerage passengers are destined for the
coal regions of Pennsylvania. They are
Slovaks. and very ignorant, they are not
aware that they are going 20 place where
honest working men and their families are
actually starving.
There is an increase in the earnings Of
the Richmond and Danyiilc system for Sc
coud week in December Of $4,000.
ODDS AND ENDS.
New York state has abolished hang
ing in favor of death hy electricity. one
reason might have been economy. Judging
from the lOilNWlN- Nlli lNltNltN N'ntHlNNf
by the sheriff of Kings county for hanging
Grccnwalt the charge was timely. This i-
the bill in detail. Official service and ai-
tendance IN appeals and io-entcucc-. $50;
official service and attendance at execution.
S2Jl: authorization and summ0nng depu-
ties and notifying authorities in accordance
with statute. $40; sumMOning jury. fl2.
services Of cXocutiongr 5000; certificate oi
execution. $40: board from January ] to
March ~. lSsS. January - 20 March 80 and
October 10 90 December e.. 1850 thirty aud
fyo-scyenihs weeks. ai lO.jpa wcck.si--..l.
services of special watch January - iu
February II. 1850. tweniy-iour days. three
deputies at 500 each, $50; official sore
vices rendered 10y death watch November
~ 10 December g. 1850. twelve days. four
deputies at So, $40; mi-cellancOu, articles
furnished. SO; shoes. underwear Shirts
collars. cuffs. gloves, socks and ties and one
suit Of clothes. $50; extras furnished at re-
quest of condemned. Si2: cloves. crepe
ETC.. for deputies. $50. Total. l.ijl.JO.
New lorks police force will cost Si.Gi'.-
1Jl.Si in lSND.