The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-27
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Complied From the "Iims'
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
IN the United states the number OF eiec'
tric railroads now building or in operatio"
il sixtv-one. employing 55s ears and having
"A total mileage Of 80. This Is tribe over
one per cent. Of the street lines operated III
the country.
IT has been decided that women have the
right to license in the district Of Columbia
for the sale Of liquor, though the commits
sioner- have not yet formally acted on the
question.
Mr.. EDWARD EIrFrL. son OF the
builder Of the great tower, with Mr.. ALBEIT
Gre. an eminent French civil engineer. are
making a tour of the country examIne
American iron bridge construction.
II j. said that the entire estate Of Allen
Thofndvke Rice, who was accounted NIL
lionaire. will not foot up more than SJo,"V'
Tho late l.. VI. Barlow, Of New York, VINO
was ren,ted 10 be very wealthy. ha, lett
nothing but the reputation OF having hau
fortune.
Tur elut of freight on the Pennsylvania
Railroad has finally produced complete
paralysis Of business in the coke regions
The trouble j. due 10 the lack Of motive
power sufficient 10 haul cars To or from the
region.
TIE selling price Of glass j. TO be at
vanced by the Window clas, Manufac-
turers' Association. II il now selling al
eighty and five per cent. Oft. single strength,
eighty and ten per cent. of. double, car
load TO be 1900 pounds.
SCHOOL children found bomb loaded
with dynamite near Franklin. Pa, Friday.
They attempted TO open it with a knife,
when if exploded. Two Of the children,
named FITZGERALD and Rogers. are fatally
hurt while eight others are in serious con,
dition. Fitzgerald's arm was blown on ana
his face was terribly laccratcd.
4 Graceful garment. quite new in
.t,lc TO be worn over an accordion-pleated
house dress, is made Of velvet. lined with
either "A contrasting or harmonizng color.
II has "A /onaVe front. and II sleeveless. ana
j. finished with long Directoire cOat-tail- M
the back. II j. called the "Dlrecioire slip.
and put on over a dainty gown. rich elect
is given at moderate expense, for the sip
can be made Of five yards of velvet.
4 LEXINGTON, (ky.) dispatch announces
the formation of number Of lurimen and
horsc-raisers into company. with capi-
tai Of $685. 900, to carry on the great auction
sales of The future. operate an extensive
commission house, and tram horses
on a comprehensive scale. The blg
combine will hardly be regarded iayorably
| by the smaller capitalists. and. ~ II i a
/ Ia. -
some curiosity.
HORACE HENRY sEATON. a millionaire,
of Oakland, Cal. and a nephew Of {. /.
Huntingdon died Friday. several months
AGO he suffered paralytic stroke. due IL
| o1crwork. and he failed rapidly thereafter
| ue proposed going Ia Europe last summer.
but was deferred hy inability 10 sell his elc-
can't place Of residence. upon which he was
! fhrn intent. Mr.. ~catOn was native 81
| Hartford. Conn.,, and his age was ioriy-lNe
lu early life hc was engaged in trade win
Mr.. Huntington. Afterwards. for several
wears. he served with r.. stewart His
fortune is estimated at two millions.
LAST October Mr. ". ". Rockhill. for
merry secretary tothc American Legation
I'm Pokin. and wcll-known Thibetan
scholar. left the United states for the pur'
pose Of taking Journey into Thibct. lie
started from Pckin. and ON arriving III
! Mongolia disguised himself n pilgrim
and succeeded in joining caravan about
10 start for lhas,a. lie got 10 within thirty
DAYS Journey Of the sacred city when j,
was discovered. all his baggage was seized
and in this destitute condition ne wa
forced 10 turn his face towards emma. NJ
the beginning of August he reached huns
King. on the Upper langtslr. ha'in-
Travelled over ground hitherto untraNersct
by any W esiern explorer.
THE magnificent seal industry Of Ala-k'
4. threatened with determination 10y th'
Illicit killing Of these valuable animals BY
noachino vessels. both American an'
british. By "a law from the government, th'
Alaska Commercial Company mas Inc eN
elusive right to take seals IN the Ala>Aal
waters. But they are limited 10 l~.VOo pc
aunum. This allows for the natural grOwtl
Of the animal, 80 that the supply may ID
uuimpaired. Notwithstanding the eiiort
of our GOV eminent TO exclude piraiicai crai
! from Bchrins sea- il j. said that thirty iul
. authorized sealer. have been al work ther
the past season. killing over 2Oo.OOo seals
or double that number permitted 10 be take
by the Commercial Company.
Now that the national sinking lun
2 requirements for the present fiscal yea
have been fully met by the purchase q
bonds To- dale. the sole purpose of MUIR
bond purchasers will be 10 prevent. 30 lar a
po..ihlc. any undue increase IN the ME
states Treasury surplus. The recent oilei
! ines Of bonds have been unusually hcaNN
and the acceptancc- during the past Nv
DAYS amount 10 about >3,un.OOO. The coi
. tinued excess of receipts over expenditure
. has prevented any material reduction ol tll
| surplus. According 10 the Treasurer star
r ment issued Yesterday. this now amount, !
b $iG.3iJ.OO The receipts ~ lar tins mont
aggregate nearly S2l.01.O0p and the eN
penditure- nearly 81, .vo,Wo. making a NJ
e sain Of SO .OC0 for the month.
MAGGIE MITCHELL has positively refuse
r 10 play ON sunday evenings in any Of I'll
, Western cities where this singular custol
l j. in vogue Mr.. IIOOley. the Chicago man
aver. last wear offered to guarantee that h'
y house, on two sunday evenings would a
u oreeate $1,000 In II. Louis a clear prol
!. of 500 was offered her Mr. lykens, VII
" Mitchclls manager. urged her 10 pay
sunday evenings. representing Ia hef IN
Jnsepi Jefferson and lotta trabtrec did
e But She was firm.
n Mis-, % Mary :. Putnam. VI. H.. writ
r to the New York >UH nom spokane Fall
II Washington. deprecating the go We
ir Young Man." She saws. Nv cll-tO-dO fari
Is ers i'm the ea~i sell the old homestead. n
le chanics leave fair employ with tools a
IL blankets. professional people searching
" a location take new start-One way or a
lc other all reach the promised land. or ratl
land of promises. Once there, there l.
81. retreat. lrreparahle sacrifice, have be
made: money has been exhausted by eN'
= bitant railroad rates and Il thousand a
at one eNtortions incident tO.trayel: a little
- iudiciously invest is all that remains"
~ I'm. is the time for bargains in hou'
'e and Hats" said New York real est
r.. man. \ large number of people are goi
rr south or drifting out for winter tour
al Europe and they are finding difficulty III
=. curing tenants The Isl of October has
il late years grown 10 he Just as Importan
moving day ~ the lst of May, and the gr'
majority of New York houses that were
"c during the summer were easily disposed
II. ON the l-t of the month. The result II u
of there are very few tenants LEFT. The pap
.. are full Of places to rent. but there are
ho indications Of people wanting quarters.