The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-11

THE NEWS SUMMARY.

The General Assembly Of Virginia elected
Yesterday officers OF the commonwealth
A site Was rendered for the statue 10 Cen
sul Williams G. Wickham.-pelegates
wish seats 90 bee rcallotted In the House
several bills We're passcd.-At The annual
meeting of the Richmond nnd West Point
Terminal Company the report OF President
John Il. lnman was read, resolutions were
adopted and board Of directors was elect
cd.-ircsidcnt Robert Beverly delivered
am addrc at the opening OF The
Virginia Farmers Assembly.--Ihe Gland
Lodge Of Virginia met I'm this city.--Ihirty
g,ersons died in R'clmold last wcek.--Mr
g.F.Z.Cliacrlsti ewes that natural gas
ran Doe found near This city.--Mcmorial
SERVICES Will be held to-day In several Of the
Wshmoud churches during the hour Of the
funeral Of Hon Jefferson Davls.--Similiar
services will be held iu AN parts Of the state
--tbla Council. Royal Afcanum. electsd
oficcrs.--1hc Richmond Poultry and
Pigeon Association opened iis exhibition
Wake Forest college football cam de-
icafed that OF Richmond college ~ score
of32 o1i.--M Mr.. Bernard Schepers died
Colonel scott shipp was elected supern-
tcndcnt ofthe Virginia Military Institute In
place of General Francis II. Smith. who hsd
resigned ----Ihc Republican "klckors" had a
conference last night.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA.
Coupon cases at Alexandria were settled
for tine defcndants.-AlissA Anna l.. Moss and
Nr.G. g.. Shackelford were married at Lynch
iufg-In q fght with liunearians. Sergeant
Rupert was shot in TIE leg.-fifty thou
slI,d dollars will be expended I'm city i'm
rroyemonts al Danvnlc.--A banquet was
rendered cen. y. NJ. Curtis at Lynchburs.--
The stearaer CRYSTAL Wave Is still under
wafcr--W. g. ChcstcIman was run over ana
kuledhy the cars at Nouolk.--lhe trial OF
D. NJ. Armstcad. colorcd. Kepubli-
clus Of NOffol, county are tired Of waiting
for President Harrison To appoint a collector
.0f the 2ort--Llcuteuant James A. swift, OF
thc sisnal service. has opened headquarters
at Norfolk. The grand commaudry OF col
orcd knights Templar met in Petersburg
Two large dry goods firms of Petersburg made
assignment. Mrs. Martha W. kosser dled
40 Ashland. .-- Negroes, who expected 10 eIni-
crate, are suffering al Raleigh.--John VIII
son and Tom ianckcy viii be hanged.
wAsnINGToN.
Representative McAdoo says ho will pio-
pose change In the diplomatic service
Senator Turpic made a speech on trusts yes
to-day. meet 10 petition Con-
gress To erect a monument TO commemorate
the Declaration II Independence and one
hundrcdth annivcrsary of the government.
The returns of pric OF farm products for
December was received bg the Department
OF Agriculture The Silcott Investigating
~
Daniel introduced a bin appropriating $780,
900 for q custom-house and postofiice build
ing len y cwpoit News, Va.
SEw YORK.
A s2,OOO.OOO mortgage has been given by
he wheeling Bridge and Railway Terminal
Company 10 Washington Trust Company, Of
Ncw York.--Ihc United states ship Dol
phin sailed Yesterday The Meadow Brook
hunters are coming TO Virginia TO hunt live
uxes.-Tne southern Society expect to
raise $40 600 for the Davis memorial fund
this week.---Oiiver Johnson, an Old-tme
abolltionist. died yesterday KEY. DR..
Ramsford fined S25 for violating game laws.
Wall street is excited over the Tennessee
Coal Iron and Railroad Company against
j Ohm II. nman.--Herr vogl, the great Ger
man tenor arrived from Bromen.
GENERAL.
jefferson Davis VIII be buried today IN
NV Orleans. The stolen will OF Thomas
a HARRISON a Chicago millionaire, was round
Yesterday In the street Thomas Sayin.
Iookkecpcr Of j. T.. Dale q Co., OF Baltimore
Ias disappeared with lot OF money
Heury Grady saws Jen Davis death VIII
have nu effect on The cOuntry.--Ihree hund-
rcd longshoremen strike al savannah ""-'
aud roughly handle the non-uulonlst.
-. hat lIkF- Fa ~
anl Joseph Jefferson have bought the Islands
iu Wakeley Lake. near sandwich, Mich.' q
very picturesque spot and one hoteu lot Eoou
fishing. 10 IL said that they VIII put w
clubhouse on the most central OF the
islands.
The executive committee OF the Western
Union IeleXfaph Company vest rday DECIDED
90 pay al extra dividend OF z per cent; IN
addition to the regular quarterly dividend OF
D per cent. and the two DIVIDENDS VIII De
declared to-day.
Eepr, sentative iron aud steel manufactures
from nearly All OF the prominent mills IN the
United states are assembling In littsDurg,
Pa. for the purpose Of holding convention
today The scale of prices is 10 be reversed
and possibly advanced.
Yesterday morning a few miles south OF
Cfawi0IdsVille, Ind on the Nandalla Road.
80 local freight aud work train collided, In
which Fireman Martin Rocker. or LoSsns-
port was instantly killed.
The steamer Michigan. Of the Union Pacific
lln .is reported wrecked on Enterprise Rock.
futct Sound. The vessel was valued at $780,
oOO and had a fun cargo.
nitro giycerincs factory eleven and q
half miles from Butler, Ia, exploded yester-
day. Two men ntmed Woods and Medill
were biO~u 10 pieces.
Ia the Senate caucus yesterday afternoon
The nomination Of Green Is. Knun, Of I'LL
nois, 10 be Commissioner OF Pensions. was
confirmed.
some unknown person or persons shot and
instantly killed G.. G. Palsifer, grain dealer.
shortly before o'clock yesterday al Croweil.
Ntb
Mf. Mcdonald, business manager Of the
b'ndOn 1rraes. died last night.
'le poet Browning is seriously Ill st
Venice with bronchitis. -