The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-14
Brief TeleRrams.

order.
Brief kilograms.
The sale OF Washingtoniana aud Ameri-
cana was concluded IN Philadelphia thurs
/ day afternoon Asa rule the prices realized
for IN. early imprints Of Franklin, Bradford
and Sauer were considered low. letter
! written by Washington TO Major General
Henry Ler, dated october ~. 17SO. giving
Instructions about the taking OF Arnold, was
| Tho fiist number sold. aud after a lively bat
| tie between Walter Is. Benjamin, OF New
/ York. and a. j. Murphy, who was acting for
senator Hearst, OF California, IL was finally
| EOn by the latter for $40 D. lie also pur-
chased le ter written by Franklin to his
| file James Reed, August ~. I745. for $500
| Both o these letters are celebrated, the FORM
er having been quoted 10y Washington Irving
| In bis "Liie OF Washing on" and the other
having been frequently copied In newspapers
| IN this country and IN Europe.
| Thursday night Henry Hall. residing In
| Allentown. Pa. lost his third child in nine
days. IL was daughter, year old On De-
cember I'd a son. Jseph, 0ied at the age Of
| eight years. ON the Ith. while the funeral
services were being conducted. Elsie a br ght
| little girl, aged seven years died. Al the
deaths were caused by diphtheria. Another
son. aged four years. is so sick with the sa,s
disease thai h. is moi expected TO recover. A
son, twelve years old. VINO Was badly burned
at a bonfire thee weeks ago, also had the
diseas 4, and is now recovering.
| miner was returning from work In uononga.
W. Va, thursday night he was approached
by committee OF strikers, whs endeavOred
10 induce bin To- Join them. He reius d, and
nj signal was Immediately surrounded by
| hOwling mob armed with clu's and other
wesp ns. Franklin drew pistol and shot
into the crowd, killing Jason Hall, Master
Workman OF the Miners's Assembly Frank
lin succeeded IN esca ing tOFalrmOnt, where
| ne surrendered, anu was put in Jail. The ex-
ellen ent tonight Is very great AMI nore
trouble Is expected.
there 10 great Indignation at Goshen. Ind.
over the action o. con table la posting an
order for the executiIn ufjudgment upon the
door OF The house IN which the debtor lay
dead. sam q. Davis, OF Shipshewana,
brought The suit while the deDtor. a poor ped
dler named John Iurns, WAS ; rlOusly III,
ind IL tis believed that the summons nastened
mis- death Threats OF violence are made
against Davis, snd II il feared that there may
be trouble on the dag OF the funeral.
A gang OF railroad laborsrs drunk with
Jamaica ginger AMI other prohibition stinu-
ANTS, took possession OF the town Of
Phillips. In Maine, THURSDAY. Help was
telephOned for from tarminglon, aud when
1t arrived the men had captured hotels and
were nghting among themselves, using
knives and razors iieely Leu py thS oilcers
rom tarmingion the tizens att cked the
roughs. after a hard 1ght eight Of the men
were nandcuffed and locked up.
A Concord N. H. special states on the best
authority hat Clerk Jewett OF the House Of
leprese natives has decided TO place on the
roll OF members-elect Of the next House the
III entitled " representatives. This Wll
civ the House to the Republicans by large
sorklng m3jOiity and Will insure the cleo
ton Of Hiram Tuttle as Governor and a
United States senator.
Mrs Martha Dahl was assaulted bv an un-
known man Al her home I'm Lenigh, Iowa
friday last night. she and her fOurteen-year-
Did daughter, WnOWere alone J. the house, re-
sist+d he Hssailan nearly an hour and finally
scaped by ledping from secoud-stoly
window In their night clothes They found
-ne ter at nelghDOrs house hall nils
sway,
Fannie ChsmbelaiD, the negro woman who
sut of the head of her luvcr. Pierce wright
iife In the Georgia penitentlary yesterday:
Her pea that She was IN playful mood ana
entertained nO malice was not accep eu by
jury.
The Pitftshurg Presbytery Of the Reformed
Presbyterian ChEiOh hds. Dy "A V te OF ~
20 4, formally reiterated lis adherence T. The
tier and sUlrl otthat stctiJn Of the church
code fOr,,iddiug members 10 vote for candi-
dates for publ ofii -, because God ls not
recognized In the Constitution.
Frank EyaIts died tt his home near Iru
nans .urg. y. ! ., ON Monday. bout yeai
ago a part, Of White Hps called at his homo
tnd beat him severely iur crpe,ty 10 his WIFE
lie became ins me, and reInd ned 81 until
lis death. which was caused by tile punish
ment he mad received.
~ elsh & Lee, manufacturinaWnachln Of
Philadelphia. made an ss-lsnnent yesterday
10 the Land Iiti5 and Trust Company OF tnat
city. No stat mcnt Of the firms liabilities or
ssets is ODtainabe n his tln.G. Tie hrm
lave ur! ~ for tue safe OF their Goods In Lpn-
ION, New York and san FrahcscO.
4 petition for the appointment OF r. ceiv
T for Bell, Miller & Co retail dry good deal
v III a
pilities, $40 800: assets. $3.50. ~ The
ightness OF the mnney market forced the
embarrassed firm 10 the wall.
Ihe tug NJ. Vandcrcook sank Thursday
morning while moOred L. RicEsr'- dry dock,
JERSEY city. Three men were aboard. Two
were drowned, ana the captain e-caIed ln his
uight clothes. The cause OF The accident Will
not be known until III yessei :, raised.
A membsr OF the ONO Le. stature proposes
10 inirodOuee Il Till TO give eisOn sen
enc ID To death choice Of whether he shall
5e shoI, hung, dgOW Wned, poisoned. Thrown On
high building, or scnt 10 state prison fOf
lie.
Alta meeting yesterday OF the creditors OF
ne Druid Nj ID Manufacturing Company OF
Baltimore, which Friday made an assign
ment. 4 wa stated that the liabilities Of the
company were about siUO.OOO, aud that the
lsssis Will more than meet The Liabilities.
Lieutenant Hodgson. Of tue United states
navy has been ordered 10 the Pensac IL, Fla,
iayy -yaId. and surgeon Bert9lotle 10 duty
Il the Worlds Fair.
Barnsby clothing house, of Providence, X
I waH estrOyed by fire yesterday evening
Loss 81 900. Three fremen were injured
by falling walls, one OF whom has since died
The statement was made In Washington
Yesterday thJt he Pre- ,ident had offered the
,upreme Court .gsllceshib Va senator
-pOOnef.
Bridget Blrkle, one OF tbs oldest residents
| Of Bromley. Ky, was burned to death Fri
| day night.