The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-09-20

the sanitary police and clerks Of the Board
of Health will assist IN the work Of cOmpil'
ing the figures as fast as they are handed
! in. Il NAV require nearly all the next week
TO get the work under way, but IT VIII he
pushed 10 an early completion. The real
| population of the city will be known within
| three weeks. It Is confidently predicted ihai
the population Will be shown to be- over
100000.
The Mayor has decided that in case the
recount i in excess Of the Federal count ~
June. he will suggest that the count 10y the
police be substituted for the Federal count.
In case Mr.. Porter does not consent To thal
arrangement the Mayor will appeal to Con-
gress.
BOUCICAULT's FUNERAL.
The curtain was rung down on the las'
act i'm the life of the eminent playwright ana
actor, Dion BOucicault last night. Ills
death was wholly unexpected. Aithough
the arrangements are not as YET completed
il is said that the funeral services VIII oc-
cur on Monday and the interment VIII be ID
the actors plot in Cypress HIS cemetery
AMYsTERY CLEARED UP.
The mystery Of the theft OF the tin box
containing as alleged $1,000, which was
stolen from the Hotel NendOme on Monday
last. was cleared up to-day by the comics
SION Oh the llltl ul' ilhAilh- hiN N'NN'
tiyes took two Of the motel bell boys
Henry Cassin and Oscar Matthews. TO the
Police Court, where they were charged with
having stolen the tON and money. Nearly
all Of the money has been recovered.
WHOLESALE INCENDIARIsM.
Four incendiary fires were started in the
village Of sag lIarbOr last night and the
people were on the streets lighting the
flames or guarding their buildings against
the approach ot the lre-bug. The buildings
selected for destruction were not OF great
value. and but one was located in thlckly-
settled part Of the town.
-FOUR OCEAN STEAMERS.
Four big steamships arrived at this port
to-day. They were the City Of Berlin, Of the
lnman line. with 42l cabin and 80 steerage
passengers: the Brttanic, Of the W mite
star line. with 2OO cabin and so steerage
passengers: the Russia OF the Hamburg
American Packet Company. with 299 steer
are passengers, and the Normandie, of the
same line. The City of Berlin aud the Brit
tanc left Queenstown last Thursday at
nearly the same time. The Brlttanic made
the passage IN days, i houfs ana
minutes. As compared TO days. - hours
and - minutes of the City0t Berlin. Among
the passengers Of the Berlin was the lited
states Consul-Gcncral 10 England, John {.
New.
DEATH OF FAMOU , ENGINEER.
Robert X. Dunbar died at Buffalo, y. Y.
Yesterday. AGED seNenty-seyen years. lie
was expert mechanical engineer. prOpre.
tor of the EAGLE Iron Works. and was the
father of the present system OF grain eleNa
tors. His inventions and improvements III
elevators were known AL over the world.
lie built most OF those in Buffalo, also
1 MI Ift1l
England and odessa. Russia. besides New
York and other points in this country and
Canada.
TANNANN y. THE FIELD.
The Committee on organization of Tam
many Hall met this evening and sounded
the key-nOte Of the coming campaign, which
is War 10 the knife and Iammany against
the field" It was decided 10 call all the con-
yentiOns early i'm October. and the leaders
are confident of success. IL IS evident that,
although the prospects OF Iammany liall
and the County Democracy amalgamatiOn
was discussed. there Will be no union, as far
As Tammany il concerned. Ii Is not denied
mat MayOr Grants denomination has been
discussed among the big leaders, or that II
has been decided that be should be renOmi-
mated. Shrewd politicians say that the attl-
tude of Iammany is one of hostility, and
that the wigwam will maugurate cam
paien of boldness, activity, and aggressive
ness. Tammany proposes to force the fight
ing.
TWO NEW SOUTHERN RAILROADS.
The financial circle OF Wall street has
been apprised of the organization Of two
new southern railroads. one is known as
the Cumberland, Fort Payne and Atlantic
Railroad Company. which has been char
tered al Bridgeport. Ala. of which Cham
cellOr Mc~padden has been chosen presl-
dent and ". If. HARRISON secretary. The
principal points ON the line will be Bridge
port. Fort Payne, Center, and Piedmont,
Ala, and TallapOOsa, Carr0lltOn, and
Brunswick, Ga. surveyors will be placed
in the field at once, and active preparations
lookjug toward the construction Of the line
will be- begun. 1t is the intention Of the
new company TO build a line from Bridge
port. Ala, to Brunswick, Ga.
Another road in the process ofIconstruc-
ZION is what will De known rs the Chicago,
Henderson. Bowling Gtrtn and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company. tits backed by
some of the wealthlest M u li the country.
who have control Of lhel' "a Decatur and
Evansville and the East lin Ois. Evans
vilIe and Terra llaute lines. Partie. who
are largely interested IN I Rock Island
svsfem are also interest 81 ia Il new unc.
II runs from Evansville, Il H., through Ken
ncky and Tennessee t. haitanOOga. II
will be extended to Atll it indirOm thence
Ia the south Atlantl' 'ast. This line
makes the distance ,esenty-slX miles
| shorter between Chattanooga and Evans
vile. via Chattanooga, to Atlanta and the
Atlantic coast.
DIR. BURTsELL
Ii has been announced that DIR. Burtsell.
ex-pastor of the Roman Catholic Church
of the Epiphany Of this city. whose sym
pathy with DR.. McGlynn brought upon
! himself the condemnation Of the ecclesiasti-
cal authorities, has accepted the decree OF
the Propaganda, and Will assume the pas
tOral duties at ROundOut. Some OF Ills OiU
parlshiOners are contemplating doing some
thing to show their regard for their late pas
tor.
SUIT FOR $4,000 AND RING.
Mrs. William Van SlOoten, formerly Mrs.
Minor, widow Of the late DR.. Minor, Of Nor
folk. Va. has brought suit in Brooklyn
against the estate of the late Henry T..
Dodge TO recover $4,000 and a diamond
ring. which she says are due her. Mr..
Dodge. who was well known in social and
Yachting circles, and his son, boarded for
many years al the house Of Mrs. Minor, and
il WAS here that the elder Mr.. Dodge died in
June. 1856. The estate left by Henry Dodge
was valued at Slj0,ON, and was bequeathed
10 his son, and Charles ii. Wheeler, an inti'
mate friend of the decedcnt, was made
executor. Mrs. Minor presented claim al
the time Of the probating Of the will. but il
was disallowed. Mrs. Minor asserts
that ON one occasion when Nr
Dodge was suddenly taken i'll at the STOCK
Exchange, and was taken home and eX
pected to die, he executed mortgage OH 1
house in Henry street which he owned FOL
$40 600 in her favor, which was filed for rec
4 ord. Another time he gave her a check lol
500. 900 and a diamond ring, which su.
claims TO have given TO Mr.. Wheeler, .I aieI'
Mr.. DOdge's death. and which he russlnIu vsIu.
She had no receipt for either. nn. " i,eiS1 s ,Sl
says he never heard Of the eAls'snso % nv a, W, ~,
check until two years ago. wnen sirahIi ssi natI'
filed her claim. There was cohslu9'vol' "a au
Nom Von 81 sIooien % were engaged. Mr.: Wheeler
'''a,'". W, s1,o"ts The idea that Mr.. Dodge
eoptemplated a second marriage.
STATE OF TRADE.