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Evening journal., 1890-12-01

The exchanges OF she Wilmington banks
NJ ths olearing house to-day wsre Total
sits. 1872 20 balance, 600, 104, IL.
Evening journal., 1890-12-01

ADAM. why did you take the apple %
Eve. THE serpent assure q me Il was going
at a barg in New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1890-12-01

DEC. Means The
1 last month
uzuuru.snEuussrzas of the year
and the ending of the
Clothing businessfor 1890.
Treat us as well as you
have done in November
and we will have no cause
for and no complaint.
The month just passed
was the record breaker
for sixth and Market and
must convince the wise
acres that Wilmington
appreciates just such
place. Boys Suits and
Overcoats still in I'M
broken assortment. New
styles and nobby patterns.
Young Mems Overcoats
just filled in and plenty of
those double breasted
ones which are all the
rage. Prices on every
thing as low as can be
found anywhere for same
qualities and much lower
than usually asked for
such goods. Look the
stock over; we cordially
invite you.
1T. MuIlin q Son
TailOrA 9th & Market,
GIOthisrH, Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1890-12-01
weather Indications


The weather promises to be generally
fair and colder
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
a Cute Thief.

The Edinburgh Scotsman tells a good
story on learned judge of London. IL
seems that Il gentleman who, going to sleep
in railway carriage in compartment ay-
ing but one other occupant, woke and miss
ed his watch. Instantly be accused his fel-
low traveller of stealing it. The other in
dignantly denied the charge, but was ar
rested. When the case came up in Bow
street. the prosecutor, greatly confused,
stated that he had made lamentable mis-
take, having discovered since the ar
rest that he had left his watch at
home that morning by indifference.
Nothing remained but to tender his
sincerest apologies to the innocent man in
the dock. Sir James Ingram. who was pre-
siding in the Court, hereupon observed: alt
is most remarkable occurrence. To show,
however, how liable we all are 10 make
these mistakes, may mention, as an extra
ordinary coincidence. that | myself have
only this morning been guilty Of precisely
the same oversight as the one in question.
was under the impression when | left my
home in Remington that put my watch
(Which, | may mention, is an exceedingly
valuable One) i'm my pocket; but on arriving
at this court | found that | must have left
il at home by mistake"
When the Judge returned home last night,
one of his daughters met him aud exclaimed,
Papa dear, suppose you got your watch
all right" "Well, my dear" replied the
magistrate, ''as matter of fact | went out
this morning without it, "Yes, know,
papa" his daughter replied. 'sbut |
gave IL TO the man from Bow
street, who called for it, or course.
the "man from Bow street" was shrewd
thief who bad been in court that morning.
had heard Sir James tell the story of his
extraordinary coincidence" and, no
doubt, stimulated by the remark about
the great value Of the watch, had taken this
simple method to obtain possession of il.
Nor did the victim ever see his property
again.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
OUlE SEWS GENERALLY.
rsns OF INTEREST THROUGH
q OUT THE CITY.

vse~tiug Of the Executive and s'"'e so"''
w,ssees ON the soth-Char'ers Granted
A~c,.,~ut. Baseball Game Arguments
In Court.
On Wednesday afternoon. at hali-pas' .
O'Clock, there was musicale OF rare p,."-
,,,., and excellence at the residence oi Mrs'
y<,,, Williams. east Grace street. ihe
vou,hful musicians rendered their we'll
chosen selections with skill and nerve
worthy the scholars Of SO careful a guide IN
the divine art as Miss Louise Williams.
AT the end of the programme when the
alternating sounds of melody and applause
had died away, the raison d'etre of the oc-
casion, in the presentation OF prizes, was
proclaimed. Mr.. Harry smith, in lew
hapry remarks. delivered the first honor
cold medal. upon which was Inscribed Al
fissima.,' 10 Miss Naude Stoykes. 1heh
sour other cold medals, each bearing lhe
word "FidcIitas." were presented 10 MISS
I.yneIla Mosely. Miss Mabel Todd, MISS
blanche Breeder and Miss Mirtie Bacon
while a very handsome book was the ies'l-
monial Of the work and skill oil Miss hcieh
Lea. e.,-,
Quite number Of interested friends were
prcscnt, and following congratulations was
q rcpast Of the daintiest and NEST refresh
ing. Not the ear and taste alone found pleas
urc though. for everywhere the eye rested on
some exquisite work Of art from the brush
of Miss Adele Williams, who IL the most
cjfted Young artist OF our locality. The
Misses Williams leave the city next week
for Boston, where they will spend the sum-
mcr in study, the one at the CONSERVATORY
Of Music and the other with sketches along
the coast.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

MANCHESTER MATTERS.
Opening OF semmes street-Obser'ance
of st. Johns Day.

Opening OF Semmes Street-oDscrNahce
Of st. Johns Day.
Judgc Ingram, of the Hastings Court,
Mas engaged Yesterday hearing argument
u,on the question OF the confirmation OF the
commissioners report as TO the opening oi
Ssmmcs street. The Court mas aireau!
confirmed portion of the report, ana the
street has been opened from Twelfth To
Fourteenth, but the property owners be-
tween Fourteenth street and Cowardin
avenue are dissatisfied with the damages
allowed and the assessments charged them
by the commissioners in view of this I'M
prvyement. Messrs. Rice and savory,
through their counsel, Judge James Nj.
Gregory, are opposing the confirmation OF
the commissioners report. Judge Siopton,
the City Attorney, Is looking alter the
Citv's interests aud the Court Will proba-
bly not decide the question for several days.
Members of Manchester Lodge. No. II, of
Masons, will meet in their i0dge-rooln
Tuesday morning at o'clock. They VIII
form in line and march to Il. Adams Hal,
Richmond, where they will join Richmond
lodges, and proceed in a body to the depot
Of the Seven Pines Railroad and take the
ears for the Masonic Home in llenrico.
Mrs. Il. Il. owen, ST., is visiting friends In
Norfolk.
Miss Lena Morrissette has returned from
Hollins Institute.
Miss Ada Hall is quite sick at her home,
on Decatur street.
Mr.. Charles AttkissOn is sick at his resi-
dencc, on Thirteenth street, between Stock
ton and Everett.
Miss Mary Wager, who has been with
Mrs. NJ. III. Clayton, of this city, for seye-
raj weeks, has returned to her home in Gull
pepper.
Miss Bessie Bouldin, daughter Of Captain
+. Il. Bou(din. Of Danyile, is visiting her
aunt, Ms. DIR. l.. II. Spencer, GIG Porter
MrG William Clarke, Of Baltimore, is
wishing her sister, Mrs. Augustus smith, in
-vmfs city. Mrs. Clarke lived in Manchester
years ago ON Fifteenth street between Por-
ter and Perry.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

According to present arrangements Mr.
stanley,s wedding will take place at west
minister Abbey on July Y: The officiating
cIeryymcn viii he the Bishop Of Ripon, the
Master OF the Temple. and the Dean OF
westminster. II is understood that Miss
Remnant has drawn a good many OF the
character sketches, especially Of street
arabs. that have appeared in newspapers
and periodicals.. During n Visit she
paid to Mr.. Burt, two or three years ago,
the member for Morpeth told his guest tnat
one Of his little girls had a decided prefer
ense Tor walk with her father alone.
..on,v Won and me an 70 umbrella" The
story so struck Miss Tenants fancy that
she made pretty little drawing in black
and white of the party-the father, the
child. and .'zc umbrella" And this draw
ing now occupies conspicuous place in
AZ Rnrt'g house.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

Here are fifteen samples Of the prices
that shall prevail this week fifteen of
ferings which in themselves would fill
the largest store in the city Fifteen bar
gains the like of which has never been
offered in this market. Every item in
Guided in this RELIEF SALE SACRl-
FICE this week is bona Gde bargain.
and hundreds not included are equally
good. The regular prices from which
the "cut'is made. TO q depth Of 40 or 30
per cent, are the lowest at which such
desirable stuff is ever sold, and when
you come to divide them by two you
tempt every lady in the community to
try piece. II the goods were less
staple we might take more pains to con
vey their true quality. But the goods
ATE as familiar as they are popular to
everv lady. and when we say that they
are the nepest and best styles of this
season. we We said about all that need
be said to insure the busiest week we've
ever had.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Collection OF Ancient Tablets.

There has just arrived in England col
lection of most valuable inscribed cuneiform
tablets from ancient Babylonia. The col
lection consists of documents OF n CONNER
cial and legal as well as fiscal character.
varying from about Il. G. 1900 down TO about
two centuries before the Christian era.
Many OF these inscriptions are OF the curl
GUS envelope class-that rs, one copy of the
deed was written and enclosed i'm CLAY
envelope, upon which second copy is writ
ten. One pair of tablets. dating about b. c.
220o, reveal 10 us the curious fact that there
were In Babylon at that time class of men
employed as agents to obtain children 10 be
adopted by wealthy citizens who had no
family. These men received regular com
mission, both from the parents and from
those who adopted the infant.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Assjru,aept of Boots and Shoes.

7. A. Miles, boot and shoe merchant OF
No. lis west Broad street, made an assign
medf yesterday 10 George W. Lewis, trus-
tee, for the benefit of his creditors. The as
signor transfers all his stock Of goods, fin
turcs, merchandise license and accounts to
the trustee, who is directed, after the
payment Of the expenses incurred in
The execution Of the deed, to convert
The property into cash as speedily as practi-
cable, pay out of the residue Of the collec-
tons to the following preferred creditors OF
The first class in the order named: ;. j.
Giipin, SiO2;.. NJ. Hessburg, si2; Stearn q
Co., 1890; Cohen, AddaT Il Co., of Balti-
NOR, 81. An of the other creditors of the
aeeignor who will present their claims with
In sixty days are placed IN the second class.
After the payment Of all the creditors the
residue Of the funds collected revert to the
no8ignor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

- 4.
Professor John Il. Conner, principal Of the
Palmetto Academy, OF South Carolina, who
has ~cn in the city for several days, lel'
la.tnish, for his old home in Halifax county
Mrs. Celeste T.. pixziui, Of No. II west
t,iacc street. has gone 10 Brooklyn 10 WISH
her daughter, Mrs. Julius Keller.
Mrs. =. II. Marks. OF Petersburg. is INC
quest of MIR. John q. Andrews, of No. lV'
west Main street,
Morgan and Champe shepherd left 'or
Clarke county last week to spend the sum
mer with friends.
Miss Il. u. Tompkins, Of $40 west Main
street, has returned from a pleasant VISIT 10
her aunt In Blue Ridge mountains.
Mrs. Dr. Harwood and children, OF re
tersburg, are visiting her iatner, MI. L.
Goddard, at 90i east Leigh street
Messrs. James |. Smith and VIII McDo-
nonch have gone TO Norfolk.
MIR. and Mrs. William Meade, OF Chicago,
were i'm the city few days last week.
Mrs. John II. Powell aud family have
gone 20 the country for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percival :. Grant and fam
ily left last week for The Allegheny springs.
Mrs. Mary W. Boschen is visiting friends
at Charlottesville.
Mr.. James Lyons is spending some Time
at Clifton Springs sanitarium in New York
state.
Mrs. NJ. 5. Ferguson, Miss Ferguson, and
Miss Bessie Martin left yesterday for Char-
lottesyille, where they will spend some
weeks.
DIR. II. Melville jackson paid visit 10
keswick. Albemarle county, last week.
Mrs. Robert Roberts, 'of south Third street,
left last week for Asheyille, n. {.
Mrs. VI. l.. Sale and daughter, Mrs. i. W.
Courtney, have gone to Virginia Beach.
Mrs. j. NJ. Tompkins. Of so west Main
street. has gone to visit her sister in Den
yer, Col.
Captain Andrew PIZzini and family
have gone to their summer home near Ash
land.
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Barton, Of Barton
Heights, has returned home from TRIP
North.
Mrs. Loeb, of Fort Gaines, Ga, is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscnheim, of First
and Grace streets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
NOIES ABOUT TOWN
Local Happenings That Require Little
Space to Relate.

space 10 isttttts
The First Presbyterian Sunday School
will have its annual excursion and picnic
at Providence Forge. Thursday, June q.
The amount paid Rev. sam Jones by the
Methodist committee for his meetings in
Richmond was S2,O00. There was no con-
tract, but Mr.. Jones seemed entirely salts
fled with $500 per day for himself and his
cO-lab0rcrs.
There will he a meeting of the Executive
and State Central committees at the Pow
hatan Club-rooms. In this city, on Monday,
June Both, . o'clock II. VI.
The annual distribution Of premiums at
1t. Mary's Renedictine Institute will take
place next Tuesday at 4. VI.
The closing sOlree musicale OF Mrs, :. {.
Rosters music classes will be held at tie
Y. NJ. &. \. Hall next Tuesday night.
Tuesday next-st. Johns day-tbe Seven
Pines railway will run trains every half
hour. Open cars are used.
There will be mass meetings in all the
wards next Friday night TO elect new MEN,
beers to the City Democratic Committee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Fe1l I'm Jumping on a Car.

About jo'clock yesterday afternoon Mr..
/, B. johnson, brick-layer who lives at
- vest Clay street, attempted to step of a
IroAd-street ear while it was in motion,
M The corner Of Brook avenue and Broad,
~ fell 10 the ground, severely cutting the
n eide Of his head on cobble stone. Cap
l1|o Epps and several others who happened
II - near picked him up, and carried him
Qoee the street to Simon Sycle's store,
me- he remained until the ambulance
~, which took him home. Mr.. John
~ Injury was very painful, but it is
ouEht will not result seriously.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

summary OF vessels built during the
yesr 1889 gives total of 1,2si,6l9 tons for
British ports and i6,2l0 reported from Con-
tinental yards. Northeastern ports head
the British list with III 500 tons, the Ciyde
standing second with &5,20l tons, and Bek
fast next WIN 1880 tons. The exports OF
engines and machinery were the largest
ever recorded In the history Of British com
merce, namely, ti5,25i.G5s, against f12..
1916 In 1888. an increase Of f2.322. on
Taking simply steam engines and parts
thereof, the Argentine Republic Was tbe
largest customer last year, taking fGiO,s06
worth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Street Railway Litigation.

In the Chancery Court yesterday argu-
1nent was heard in the case OF the River
View Railway Company against the Rich
(n0nd Union Passenger Railway, for an in
junction restraining the Richmond Union
l'Dssenger Railway Company and the Rich
Unobd Railway and Electric Company from
foterfering with the contract between the
1rst two companies.
Nessrs. William Ellyson and Willis B.
NTH represented the plaintiffs, and Messrs.
Xyndham X. Meredith and Frank W.
EGfietiRn represented the defendants.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
No Change Of Cars Between Richmond
and Southwest Virginia.

In order TO accommodate the travel he
tween Richmond and the prilcipal summer
resorts and industrial cities ofNirginia on
line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad,
through coaches are now running between
Richmond and Radford. via Petersburg,
Lynchburg and loanoke, leaving. Rich
mond daily at9:io \. NJ, and returning, ar
irving at Richmond daily at 800 J. NJ.
All information as 10 rates and schedule
will be given upon application at the COM
pany's cilicc, 9OI east Main street.
Il. W. COURTNEY,
Passenger Agent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
OTHERS Nor TAKEN.

Mr.. ID. Tideman, of 100 west Main street,
called to say that neither he nor his family
nor several others whom he could mention
had been enumerated.
At 7O7 east Franklin street six people
were overlooked by the census taker in that
district.
DR.. W. W. Parker's family, on Grace
street, was passed by.
1t is said that clearinghouse on Mar
shall street, near the High school, the emu
merator called, but as the people were so
long in answering the bell ring, he stated
away. and the landlady appeared as ne was
passing out the gate. He told what he
came for. and said he would return later,
but he did not. Twenty-eight people lived
in the house.
At jlS north Eighth street.a family was
missed.
In the first precinct Of Jefferson ward a
family, including the bOarders, i'm all fiji
teen, we're passed over.
In some cases the enumeratOrs, II Is
stated, refused to take the names Of men,
bers of families because they happened 30
be away from the city visiting.
BAD TINE or THE YEAR.
The summer time is really very bad
time 10 take the census. The winter
months would have been more prolific nu-
merically. because by this time of the year
so many people are away from home-espc-
cially in the South. In the North, however,
the opposite is the case, because those who
can afford it and hayesnothng else 10 do, 90
south or t. some mild climate.
Send in your names to Mr.. Ragland if you
have not been seen by an enumeratOr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Endeliyered Messages.

Undelyered kilograms are on file for the
week ending Yesterday at the Western
Union Telegraph Office addressed to the fol-
lowing:
+. \. Brooks, Mr.. Baves, Miss l.. DeLeOn.
NJ. White. MIS-. W. W. Adams. Percy Roberts,
James L. Taylor. Ellen Turner Miss Lown-
des c. +. COrrlgan. James Goode, }. : Brack-
EFT, Mr.. Dean, Mrs. W. a. Brooks, L. BOwes
and Mrs. :. L. Halsey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
FRANkING LETTERS.
Abuses to Which the Custom Led In Eng
land.

land.
Chambers journal thus describes how the
franking privilege in England was abused {:
The system OF "iranking" letters in Eng
land in the high postage days, led 10 an ap-
palling abuse Of that privilege. which be-
lOnged to peers and members of the House
of Commons. II was 10 doubt originally
allowed 10 enable members to correspond
with their constituents, but under the cir
cumstanccs it is perhaps not surprising that
the plan soon became abused, and was ulil-
matey used 10 cover all kinds of cOrrespOn-
dence, not oaly members but other peoples
as well. At one time, indeed, ~ sorts OF
curious packages, passed free under the
franking privilege, such as dogs, Il COW.
parcels OF lace, bales of stockings. boxes Of
medicines, fltcbes Of bacon, &c. Some
times. indeed franked covers were actually
sold, and they have been known 10 be given
in lieu Of wages to servants, who speedily
converted them into ready money.
This abuse, taken together with the Illicit
traffic in letters, 50 openly and Widely car
ried on. formed, of course, most important
argument in favor of the proposals for cheap
postage formulated by Rowland Hill, and
no noubt did much 10 damage the cause Of
his opponents. But there il one other abuse
to which I.ondoners were subjected,
which may just be mentioned. At that
time the two.pcnny post was in operation
in the British metropolis, and would
have fairly served the inhabitants in postal
matters if it mad not been for the practice
which existed Of allowing commercial
houses and other firms who were willing to
pay for the privilege 10 have their letters
picked out from the general heap and deliv-
cred by special postmen, and SO enable
them TO get their correspondence an hour
earlier than those who did not pay
the ua'terage,v as it was termed. Of
five shillings per quarter, and which,
it appears, went into the pockets
Of the postmen concerned, many Of
whom, we are told, and il can easily be I'M
derstood, thus made incomes Of from $500
TO { 400 sterling year. However beneficial
such system was to commerce and trade
in London, it operated, most unfairly on
ordinary correspondents, Ond it was GER
tainly not the least Of the evils which the
introduction Of penny postage swept
away.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22

Ed. j. Fisher, carpenter and builder, has
lust finished at seven Pines nice hotel,
double ten.pin alleys, swings, climbing and
running poles; and he says that the com
pany was Just as prompt in fulfilling their
contract as he was in filling his, and be
himself finished the work in less than the
time allowed him. He will soon build new
depot, car shops, paint shops, Ac. All re-
freshments can be gotten at the pavilion
from Charles Raabe.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Bigamist Marvin.

day Marvin was discharged from the
ootiary-last Monday--he left the city
Be was going 10 Washington. lie
~ thc evening train for the North, but
nj IS far as fredericksburg, where
I'D for day or two, and registered
- 1o(el under the name Of +. A. Merritt.
teless feared that the publication
g bis intention 10 20 TO the capital
ND cause detectives TO watch for
''mob" him for some Of his crimes
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
MILLER & RHOADS'
RUSHING RELIEF SALE
Cuts into Wash Goods!
ANOTHER Big BUDGET
BAR GAINS
FOR
THIS WEEK.

The throttle of our NEXT RELIEF
SALE wide open and business booming.
Yesterday, the biggest of all the big
SATURDAYS we've ever had and every
day of the week bears the seal of sue
cess. This is truly a phenomenal sale
produced by extraordinary clrcum'
stances. The enthusiasm seems conta-
gious. We honestly and truly believe
we sell as many goods every day as any
three stores in Richmond:
AS the LIST of July. the crisis OF Tins
much-taIked of RELIEF SALE, APP
proaches. prices go lower and goods 80
faster. Hiring extra help while others
that would fain Compete with us are
letting hands 90. Enough 10 do in
WASH GOODS for a couple additional
saIesladies tomorrow if we could only
find coanter-rOom for them. Taking
into account the popular Character Of
the goods to be cut, the depth OF the cut
and the particular season when such
things hold sway supreme. we are not
over -saDguine when we predict that
this will be the livelest week ever seen
in the retail dry goods market of Rich
mond.
ULAe, q Rkcaa5.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Oh, What "A Cough.

VIII you heed the warning the signal, per-
iaps, Of the sure approach Of that more terri
bic disease. Consumption? ASK yourselves
if Won can afford for the sake OF saving 81
cents. TO run the risk and DO nothing for 1t.
We know from experience that Shloh's cure
will cue your Cough. II never iails. rms
EXPLAINS why more than Million of Bottles
were sold the pasl year. II relieves tfoun
and " hopping Cough at once. Mothers. DO
not be without b.. sample bottles free. solo
by ROdeker Brothers and II. VI. shields Co..
corner Of Eiflh and MarsnnlL sIrreis.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
Engineer Bruised.

t11oerday afternoon about O'clock, Mr..
N1lee Puryear, an engineer on the Rich
~ Fredericksburg and Potomac Rail.
-, while standing in the round-house OF
4 company's shops was caught between
\ render and the door and was painfully
Mod on the hip. lie was taken TO the
Hcot for the Sick, and attended by DIR. }.
R Cuilen. Mr.. Puryear's injuries are
serious, and he was resting quietly last
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
|.~uIt Of Prudent proxi.,on.

~ Auditor gives notice to holders
halt a million Of city 5 per cent.
- they will he paid on the LIST OF
0pse bonds are not due for twenty
but the city made the prudent
~ the time Of issue that they
paid of ten years after date. This
has been ayailed Of by the city
a1ke amount OF 4 per cent. bonds,
clfucing the annual interest charge
- thousand dollars.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
LOYAL 10 their King.
"A

The Bayarian peasantry is still loyal d
the memory Of poor King Ludwig. "What
II he did owe twenty million marksw said
Il peasant 10 u tourist the other day.
"What Is that for a kingY All this money
was spent in Bavaria, and every trade got
profit out Of itv
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22
STATE or THERMOMETER.

MAXINE iNrELLiGENUE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC. JUNE %. 1890.