The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-20
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
LATEST NEWS FROM THE AMER
lCAN METROPOLIS.
New Fad In Cigarettes "A Danviiie Vic
tim to Recommendation the Ali-Amer-
leans Passed the Day Town Talks. and
Odds and Ends.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY IINEs,
December lg lSSg. !

cigarette trade. VIII De specially Interested
IN the following announcement: "Ihe new
est thing in cigarettes has been introduced
hy Charles DelmonicO. who has brought
over what will strike most cigarette smok-
crs as being a novelty. The cigarette u
made Of Turkish tobacco, and l. considera-
hly thicker and heavier than the American
cigarette. Nearly half an inch Of one end
Of the cigarette D. covered with "A roll Of pure
2a-karat gOld-lcaf. which is exceedingly
pleasant 90 the mouth. and does away with
the sickness. which all cigarette smokers
find fault with. particularly during the coiu
weather. Ihappcd lips with the new ciga-
rette will be impossible. As n spectacular
object. 10 is decidedly brilliant in appear
ance. II will be the most expensive ciga-
rette i'm the market. and lis success win
certain New Workers is therefore assured.
DANNuLE MAN FRUSTRATED BY TOBACCO.
Among the patients now i'm Bellevue llospi-
tai l. Nathan Robertson. "a tobacco merchaht
from DanNille. Va. who Il said % be sufler-
ing from nervous prosirati0n brought on ny
chewing tobacco. lie came here accompa-
MED by his brother Albert and the family
physician. DR.. ". l.. Robinson. The party
went 20 the Bartholdi Hotel DR.. Robinson
SAYS: .'For the past six months Mr.. Robert
son has been suffering from mental depres-
sion. although at no time has he been Nio-
lent His inability 90 stop the use OF ionac-
co and control his appetite rendered u ad-
Visablc tO place him in some private institute
tiOn where he might bc treated 10y special
lists on nervous diseases. lie became some
what violent Yesterday. and we mad him
taken 10 the hospital. lie will remain there
until / select some proper sauitarlum or
such institution where he can De placed for
permanent treatment. think his ultimate
recovery is probable" The man Is Of mid
die age. and il is surmised that between
one and two pounds Of tobacco passed into
his system daily. lie has since been declared
insane.
TIE PAN-AMERICANs.
The Pan-Americans devoted this morning
10 am inspection of buildings and in,iiiu-
ti0ns. At i2.39 they had reception. al The
Equitable Building, at O'Clock the Stock
Exchange was visited, and at . O'Clock the
Chamber of Commerce. where the visitor,
were rendered reception 10y the merchants
OF New York. The evening was given 10 "a
visit 10 the seventh Regiment Armory and
literary exercises, and ball at the rooms
of the >panish-American Literary society.
IN CLERICAL CIRCLES.
II is understood that Archbishop Corri-
gan will sail for Liverpool on SATURDAY,
January Is. cn route 90 visit the Holy
/ Father at Rome
! The receipts so far Of the Hebrew ar
amount o. over 100000.
The work of cXcaVating for the fOunda-
/ ton of the new Brooklyn Tabernacle for
/ DR. Talmage has been begun. and the walls
! Will soon be started. IL j. expected to have
| them far enough advanced for the laying 81
/ the cornerstone on Monday. February le.
when Dr. Talmage is expected 20 reach
home from his trip 10 Palestine The ruins
/ Of the burned church i'm Schermerhofn
street are being taken down and removed t.
/ the site of the new structure al hreen ana
! Clinton avenues. and will be- used for illins
/ in the walls.
TOWN TALK.
! Custom-house statistics show that 2.4Jk-
/ 504 eases Of champagne were imported dur
/ ing the last decade. This attempt at ihe
/ life Of one Of New Jerseys most potent IN
dustries has been signal failure. The
cider-mill still lives.
The trustees Gf the Museum Of Natural
History and those of the Metropolitan Mu-
| scum Of Art are framing hlll 10 be pre-
scented toihe Legislature at iis next session
asking for an appropriation of Sj.Wm.oOO 20
enable them to complete the buildings at
once, 50 ~ 10 form part of the World ; ar
scheme.
RAILROAD FINANCES.
Inc new Iitnkti ilNIl-t-f ~ iii' -N'iiNa'N
and Western Railroad has these important
points: Aggregate mileage Of company
proper October 2gth. 5ls miles. Mortgage
II given tO Mercantile Trust Company. New
York. as trustee. and is deed Of trust cover
ing main lire. New River and Norfolk Ter
minal divisions aud. as an additional STE
ctrity. includes the Clnch Valley division.
/ North Carolina extension and ONO eNien-
sion. Interest is stipulated not 10 exceed
= pcr cent. per annum. The first SlO.wN.Vh
of bonds issued under the mortgage are ~
1 h. applied a. follows Slspl.Vo 10 take up
sGsi 600 NorfOlk Terminal bonds and io
make improvements upon property; Ei1,W"
to pay for past and proposed improvements
81 s,s. 600 10 complete Ohio extension
81 500. 900 90 build extensions 10 New hlNeI
division and North Carolina extension
Si2i. i.OuO 20 take up convertible debtnluIe
loan Of Norfolk and Western road. Inc
second SlO.OOO.uOO will be applied as io'.
lows. SJ,m0.0oO for additional terminal
facilities and branches on ONO DIVISION
pro, ided that none of these bonds shall be
used until an equal amount OF money, dc,
rived from net earnings or sale Of captal
stock. shall have been expended for siuliidi
purposes: S5.OO,OOO for second or double
tracking the line. - directors may DECIDE;
S9nOJ 900 are reserved Tor ihe retirement ol
liens now outstanding upon NoH0lt ana
Western property
willie system. exclusive of Georgia Iafihe
division, for the month OF November is'
fss9 1855. Increase