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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18

The Roanoke Evening World publishes
the following: The people Of the plantation
of John W. Brooks, near Culpeper Court
house, have been thrown into state OF
terror bv phenomenal occurrences In a
house on the place which was until qulie
recently occupied by the family Of Richard
Moten. Moten and his neighbors allege
that hot stones have been thrown
into the house through closed windows
without breaking the glass, ana
that the furniture could not be kept in any
particular place by reason of some inYisi-
bic influence that caused 10 10 move about
the rooms. and even travel up and down
sfairs. This peculiar state Of things was
develOped last September and has CON
tinued uninterruptedlv since. The effect OF
sudden showers of hot stones and uneX-
pected encounters with Ierambulaung
chairs and beds on Mrs. Moten's nervous
system has been such that TO save her life
her husband considered IL necessary TO move
from the neghborhood.
The Fredericksburg Free Lance, referring
10 the departure in February for his new
charge In Fremont. Ohio, says: although
Nr. Shackelford has had charge Of Trinity
CONGREGATION but a short time, compared
with the ministers of other churches. he has
so endeared himself TO his congregation ana
by his affable and cheerful manners on the
outside, made so many friends among the
worldly. he will be greatly and generally
missed when he leaves. lie will bear with
/ him the best wishes Of all classes for his
future health, and all the blessings that
earth and heaven can bestow."
The people Of lower Gloucester have very
poor facilities for shipping their produce
| The boat has stopped coming 10 gloucester
Point owing 10 the wharf being ont OF re-
A I'll. s.tfI lI.f from (. laurn-fIf
Point has 10 be ferried across the river "a
Yorktown at cost of ten cents barrel
An the goods shipped 10 Gloucester Point
have also 10 be ferried across the river tC
the Point
The Lexington Gazette publishes the fact
that ON November 27, 1899, at lOkahoma
'Ionan. bv the Rev. James X. Graham. Jr-
I Rev. Richard Nenable Lancaster, mssiOn
arv m Hong Chow, China,ewas married tS
/ Miss Mary Littlepage Holiday, Of Hamp
don. Sidney. Va. Miss Holiday was one O
he missionaries who sailed with the Rev. )
n Graham and wife, on November 9th, fOl
China. She was met az lokahoma by Rev
II. Y. Lancaster.
The Albemarle Chess Club al us recent
meeting elected Rev. RObb. White, of sa-
,onnah Rev. III. NJ. Hope, Of Danylle, anC
prof. b. Boaz, of Charleston, ;. C., as dele
oates 10 the International Chess Congress
| at Berlin. ,,. ~. 4.
The Episcopal chapel in Ware Neck Is
beautiful building. The plan for the chape
was given by Mr.. Marion Dimmock, O.
Richmond. The land was given by Mr.. X
G. Selden, sr. The building IS not qull'
finished. .,i.
Edmund II. Chambers, the venerable
eather of Mrs. &. W. Littlejohn. OF Leesbmrg
died at his home in iarpers Ferry. W. va
last Monday. -...
a the Balhmosc.k Fredericksburg yout'
p0w.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
MAYOR MANSIONS PLAN.
His Bill for High License-Lynchburg >
Prohibition Vote.

IYNCHBURG. VA. January H. special.
The papers published to-day bill drawn by
Mavor Manson, and to be offered in the Leg
islature. in favor Of high license. II does
not take well here, though some features OF
il are very good.
A recount Of votes in the recent local
option election. in compliance with the law
recurring an official count, was held to-day
i'm the clerks Office, and supervised by
deputy-clerk W. NJ. Mauzy. The count TINS
time showed a majority of instead Of Z, as
the first did. i'm favor Of the wets.
Sergeant Robert McNaught, Of inspector
Byrne's Office, arrived to-day from New
York. 70 take back to that city the two col
ored women. Fannie Ford and Katie Chris
tian. who have been in the custody OF this
citv'e police for two days Mcknight says
the women had been working for lady.
Mrs. Mary =. FOOte. at ll3 West Thirteenth
street New York. Mrs. FO0te had kept IN
her trunk two packages Of money, both
a,nounting 10 over 81 800. About December
9Ofb She missed from her trunk $1,000, and
though suspicion fastened on the two col
ored women, the proof for conviction was
NOT suficient. shortly after the women left
the citv. il was learned that they had sent al
various times small amounts % persons m
Iibertv. Lynchburg and Goodies, va. IN
dictments were then made out and they
wore traced 10 Lynchburg. The work OF
tracing them further was given over TO the
citv nolice. and with their characteristic
e,gorfs they proved equal 10 the task. Inc
.,,o women were taken back this afternoon
40 New York by Detective McNaught, VINO
complImented the police highly on their nice
work
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
GLASGOW AS AN IRON MART.
Ex-Governor Lee Says the Pittsburg and
Virginia Road WIZ BE Built.

Virginia Road VIII BE Built.
LEXINGTON, VA. January 17.-At the
Office Of the ROckbridge Company this even
ing ex-GOyerner Lee. the president. Miles
Martin, general manager, and X. II. Cat
lett, secretary. with corps Of clerks, were
busy rushing the piles Of business prelimin-
airy 10 the active launching OF this great en-
terpriso that is 10 build "A great iron mart at
Glasgow. The Governor said the company
would soon be ready for active operations,
that the survey Of the town would be fin
ished and the map ready in two weeks. and
that distribution Of lots 10 stockholders
would follow i'm March.
Arrangements are being made 10 erect a
mammOuth Queen Anne hotel. Two large
furnaces viii be begun early i'm the spring,
a steel plant. rolling mill working and
other large enterprises TO follow are now
under consideration. Large capital from
the North is seeking investment there and
Florence, Ala, and capitalists here have
intimated desire TO place large works
there.
Haden. the Evington Campbell county
lumberman, will begin Monday next a con-
tract 10 saw 100000 feet Of lumber for
building purposes from the forests on the
place.
". ID. Bethel & Co.. Of Danyille, have
closed a contract 20 build at once a steam
brick works 10 cost $4,000
The building companies will begin the
construction Of large number Of buildings
next month.
The Governor is i'm receipt,0f enquiries
from "A wide scope Of country in regard 10
the Pittsburg and Virginia railroad, Of
which he Is president. lie says that line
will certainly be built.
over twenty-five thousand dollars in lots
Of the LOchlaird and improvement adioin-
ing Buena Vista are reported today The
interest in Buena Vista increases. The
company's old business house there to-day,
ffty by two hundred feet, was sold for two
thousand dollars. stock is advancing and
i'm demand at par.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
ITEMS In VIRGINIA.
The MARY WASHINGTON MONU.
MENT CONTEST.

Calm Amer the Storm-Afayor Manson,
hin for High License Law-Pfospect.
Of the New Town OF GIasgow-From
Many Points.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, January H.
/ Special. AT 10 O'Clock this morning the
fourth day Of the celebfaied Mary Washing.
ton monument suits opened in the Circuit
Court rooms. The storm Of Yesterday be-
tween the counsel on both sides had entire.
ly subsided and both gentlemen spoke pleas
antly 20 each other throughout the days
work. Several legal questions OF impor-
tancp arose, were argued at length, submit
ted 10 the court and decided. The examina-
tion Of Mr.. shepherd was resumed. and in
all he was on the stand Yesterday and to-
day about ten hours.
The cross-cxamination Of him was probas
bly, the most extreme and searching that
ever was In any case I'm this city. Ere
quently counsel for and against Mr.. shep-
merit locked horns upon questions asked Mr..
shepherd on crOSs-eXaminaiiOn that brought
about intense and heated arguments 10 the
court. At the close Of Mr. shepherds evil
dence, Ex-Governor John l.. Marye was in
irOdueed as a witness for the defense, and
testified In the main as 10 the title 10 the
land upon which the Mary Washington
monument stands, as 20 his rccOllectiOns Of
the occasion Of the laying Of the corner
stone Of the same by President Jackson and
the state Of public sentiment when the
monument was advertised for sale,
Dr. i. :. Dunaway, pastor OF the Baptist
Church, testified for the defendant. The im-
preston Of the bystanders is that the testi-
mOny Of DR.. Dunaway red0unded more TO
the benefit Of the plaintiffs than the defend
ant and number of other witnesses were
also examined for the defendant.
During the crOss-examinatiOn of Mr.
shepherd the plaintiffs produced many let
ters and other documents i'm the hand-wrt-
ing Of Mr.. Shepherd. Among them were
two papers that gave cOpious descriptions of
the monument, its history, and the purpose
Of the sale. Mr.. Shepherd denied that he
intended 20 give power 10 Colbert a. kirtley
20 sell the monument, but only the land on
which the monument was built. 10 seems
that he paid two hundred and fifty dollars
for the Tot in question, aud agreed tO tax
twenty-five hundred dollars for the same.
About O'Clock this evening Mr.. Fitz-
hugh, Of the defendants counsel. said hc
would rest the case for the present, when
the attorneys for the plaintiffs. after a CON
sultation. moved the court adjourn tin To-
morrow. which was done. Tomorrow 10 is /
expected that many witnesses will be put
up in rebuttal Of the defendants testimony, /
much Of which will be when express false /
hoods were charged against Colbert and
kirtley and many Of their witnesses, /
and stormy time is expected. /
The offices Of the lawyers on both sides are .
now brilliantly lit up, and they seem 10 De /
bard at work preparing for to-m0rr0w's /
fight. 10 is thought that unless some new /
turn is taken in the case, the evidence will I
be closed, and the people of this city are F.
looking forward for a rare treat when the .
argument is commenced
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
HENRY COUNTY NOTES.
Activity at Martins,ille-The Fees of a
JafIer for a Month.


Jailer for "A Month.
MARTINsyILLE, Va, January 17.-.Spe-
cial. County Court has been in session
most Of the week aud Lucy Grayely. col.
Ored. was sent 10 the penitentiary for one
year for grand larceny, and two small boys
were convicted of h0usebreaking and lar
ceny and sent 20 jail for thirty days. The
iailer's fees i'm this county for the last
month were Ss4. fiye-siXths OF which was for
the board Of prisoners charged with or con.
victed Of petit larceny. In North Carolina
they require persons convicted Of misde-
meanors 10 work out the fine on the public
roads.
Messrs. W. ID. Barbour 4 Co.. Of Halifax.
have decided 10 move 20 Martinsyille and
establish carriage manufacturing busi-
ness. i'm which they will employ dozen
skilled wOrkmen. add will also open hard
ware store.
Every house in town is rented and new
life and activity is already felt from the
fact that the Roanoke and Southern Rail
wax will s0on be completed 20 this place.
Captain William finney died on Tues
day at his home on College street and was
buried Yesterday. lie was one Of our Oldest
and most respected citizens.
Mr.. John W. Carter, who has been elected
Mayor Of Martinsyille in the place Of Will
scott, resigned, is a young lawyer OF ability
and promise, and VIII doubtless make a
OOd officer.
senator II. G.. Peters, who attended county
court as counsel for +. ID. Il. Davis, indicted
for murder. has returned 10 Richmond, the
case having been continued.
Dr. p. II. Mullins. OF Floyd county has
came 10 town for the purpose OF practising
nas profession.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
North sinte GIeanimgs.

The Wilmington News saws "An opin-
ion seems tO be- entertained by some VINO
have given the subject thought that ma
tural gas may Doe found in the Egypt coal
field. An opinion also prevails that 10 eN-
lists in the Dan Valley coal neld, where ar
rangemcnts were made some time ago io
bore and test it. II it should prove 90 be- ln
existence In either of these fields, ~ would
bring North Carolina a- manufacturing
state 10 the front with hop. step, ANA
ON. The experiment is worth making
anyway
iobgood IS a pidly-growing village, at
the junction Of the Norfolk and Carolina
and Scotland Neck Railroads, about twenty
miles from 1arboro and eighty miles from
Norfolk. II is said 20 be the highest point
on the Norfolk and Carolina Railroad, ana
twenty-five feet higher than lurborO.
The RObesOn county sunday }--chool con-
yentiOn has elected ". B. llarker prcsi'
dent and =. ". Bennett secretary. Rev J..
r. Law, l.. =. LathrOp. 4. 4. Meik, Mfs. ~
I'd. Thompson and Mrs. W. =. Normenl
are delegates % the state convention.
The brick building for the dynamo and
engine Of he electric light plant. in tbe
northwestern portion Of GOld,borO, ls vel
nigh completed. which is the last thing
needml for turning on The lights. twill be
ready next week.
The Scotland Neck Democrat urges The
| farmers Of Halifax county tO make an enOr'
10 cultivate rice, and expresses the opinion
/ that il will grow we'll IN that county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
DOINGs AT OANVlLLE.
Another Tobacco Company Incorporate"
Prospective Local Option Fight

DANviILE, VA, January li.-lSpeG3l.l
.Jndge Aiken to-day heard argument ~ o., a. u
motion for a new trial in the case oi l.; W e
Pjckesmer against the Richmond ana IAN 3.'..,-
Vile Railway Company, wherein tne Juiis ,is
had giyen verdict in favor Of The plaih1.ln
Cor thirteen thousand dollars. Inc JUL
oyerriied 1Ca ,,, the motion. and counsel for Tue
railway company appealed TO the supreme
Court OF Appeals. c,-o,,i. t,ourt
.,rsnted a,charter 10 the Holland-burlon
tobacco Company. The charter pLo'iiIu,ee psniI H.
that the ctmpany's capip stocA snan SUI ,,,',. ~
not not less III an one hundr!d thousanIdi nor
more than i've hundred Thousand doiis'ns. ..s,,.
The company is empowered 10 own n,e3
,houssnd "s dollars worth Of real estate, anu
iponmfacture Glewing and smoking i, loJ"s, ,r
go cigars. cigaIettes, and snun ana s uos, sa ~
,s,,f tobacco. The officers for the hfs' fs"' ns
ore. q a. Holland, PRESIDENT r. - .nora nra-
ion % ys.e-president; W. ID. Judkins, ss0'1, ~ 81,
,opy ,op and treasurer The company START on o.,
wIth vii one hundred thousand dollars p"'o W
ire I'm Ciarksyille YESTERDAY uss'aI,edd aS,sd
ornnertv - @,t 10 the amount Of twelve hulu,s" ace
doIiars. on'which there Was no losus"r;,e, a"s;ng
4 number Of gentlemen held = mee''pS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
ABOUT CHARLOTTE.
\ Prima Donna's Perseverance Hotel
Employees Catch the Grip.

CHARLOTTE. y. c.. January H.. >pe-
cial. The negro who was shot ON Neancs-
day by Deputy sheriff Blsaner has not yet
been found. Blsaner after shooting, went
for help, and, meanwhile, the negro disap-
peared.
The "grip" rs gaining ground here, and
the Central Hotel has been forced to call IN
new help ON account of the prosiration Of
its employees.
sheriff smith is advertising to-day 10 sell
out TWO collins for taxes.
The temperature is near freeing point.
Receipts cotton to-day, ~ bales; market
firm at y 10 lOi..
Public meeting will bee held next Thurs
day night at the courthouse. to secure the
Southern Seminary, for which Charlotte has
been working for six months. Colonel VIII
liam johnson heads the movement.
The opera company arrived here last
night. dead broke. The prma donna lies
PROSTATE with sickness in salisbury. Large
houses awaited her here and the company
WIS dependent upon her. She sang like "A
nightingale. and was famed and stimulat-
ed between the acts. 10 may cost her her
life. but only one on TWO know Of her illness
or her her hcroism. Her name Is Mlrt
Goodwin.
Four cars Of negro cmigrants went
through to-day.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
}, VA. SATURDAY. JANUARY Is. 1890.

Several cars are now burning, and il Is
thought ten or fifteen people have been
burned.
The vcstibule train from Chicago on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad.
due here at 7;l0 Il. NJ, ran into the Glen
dale accommodation at College Hill juno
ti0n, at ten minutes past tonight. Con-
duct0r COpley and a brakeman, whose
name has not yet been learned. were in
stantly killed.
A passenger, supposed to be John Wilson,
superintendent of the Metropolitan lnsu-
rance Company, was also killed. Two pas
sengers were badly injured. The engi-
neer Of the express supposed that the
accommodation was out Of the block
at the rate they were running. and
he had barely time 10 reverse his en-
gine, and with bis fireman jump to the
ground. before they crashed into the rear Of
the train preceding them. They were badly
shaken up, but otherwise uninjured. Three
car caught lire and were burned up.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
ROBERT &. LEE CAMP.


Not to Observe Lees birthday.
There was regular monthly meeting OF
r.. L. Lee Camp, 40. I, Confederate Ncter-
ans. held at their hall, on Broad between
sixth and seventh streets, last night. Inc
attendance was very pleasing, ana the
Camp proceeded at once tO the transaction
OF business.
After some routine work, the sub-com-
mittee. appointed for the purpose. presented
"A report and a suitable preamble and reso-
luton i'm respect 90 Past Colonel Command
er Thomas II. Brander. The resolution
reads. "Be 10 resolved by the X. +. Lee
Camp Confederate Veterans, that We tender
I'D our late Commander our commentator
of his past life. who enlisted when a mere
boy. AS "A private In that historic company
.F.r promoted Lieutenant company "a
llst regiment infantry, April ~, 1861, served
with his company until after the battle
of Rich Mountain. was promoted Captain
Provisional army OF the Confederate states,
enlisted as junior first Lieutenant IN the
letcher battery; promoted captain Tor
bravery and herOism displayed ON the battle
ield Of ChancellOrsNille; was badly
wounded at fredericksburg; afterwards
promoted major of POaWes fighting bat
| talliOn Of artillery of The army ot Northern
Nirginia: and surrendered April 9Th, 1850, an
AppOmattOX Courthouse.
Resolved, that this premable ana resolu-
ton be spread upon the minutes Of this
amp. and that a copy thereof properly en-
crossed and certified Dee presented 10 our
late worthy commander
The report Of the committee was unani-
mously adopted, NOT before, however. a
reat many nice things and high compli-
nents had been paid Colonel Brander bY his
comrades in arms.
The camp is the proud possessor Of rare
| piece of bric-a-brlc in the shape OF "a huge
bunch bowl. imported long years ago from
| China. and which eventually fell into the
possession OF the late Dr. Beale. ouDse-
mently the late Thomas II. Gum, "a men,
Der Of Lee Camp. owned the bowl, ana he
| presented il 90 the camp. Last night the
camp agreed % have "a suitable Iecel tlcie
for the bowl arranged In the camp room,
where the treasured relic can be seen ana
,njoyed by visitors as well as members OF
the camp.
Commander George a. Smith occupied
the chair, and called attention 10 the fact
that Sunday was the anniversary Of General
| Robert +. Lees birth. After discussion
the Camp decided not 10 take any formal
| step looking to an observance Of the event
! The limited time % make suitable prepara-
tiOns was assigned as the cause for this.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
PROGRESS MADE BY THE SAILS
BURY COTTON MILL.
Ex-Prfest Royie's New Triai-A winter
summer and the Worlds tnd-A rrima
Donna's Piucky Fight Against rrostra-
tion-Gieanlngs Prom the state.


Donna's riucky Fight Against rrostra-
tion-Gieanings Prom the state.
RALEIGH. y. C., January H.. Special.
The date OF the new trial Of ex-Pricst Boyle
has been set for the March term OF the
Criminal Court. Judge j. G.. MacRae will
preside Nine people out Of ten now pre
dict that BOYLE will come out Of the new
trial acquitted. The closing paragraph Of
Chief Justice Mcrrm0n'- opinion on the case
is very significant. and excitcs some COM
ment Aner carefully celebrating the point
OF error upon which the new trial was
granted. the opinion closes by saying that
there were other points in the case which
Involved interesting questions, bat that they
were not touched upon because there would
probably more come up again.
The town of shelby IS making arrange
mcnts 90 put In iul system ot electric
lights.
LA Grippe" is assuming important pro-
portions in this State. Numerous cases are
reported at Asheyille. and there are also
many cases here.
Al a lnlfIiNE NI IIi NNNiN'l' 'l iA' 'HiiNr
bury Cotton Mills 10 WAS decided % declare
a dividend of per cent. II was also de
cldod by the directors tO add 5000 morc
spindlos. in addition t0 the 5000 which have
lust been pat in. ihi. i- an excellent show
lng for this enterprise. which has only been
running one year.
Andrew MurlOck was brought here this
morning from University station and placed
in ~. Johns Hospital. lie got of train
there last night. and, being under the niu-
ence of drink, sat down ON cross-tie I'm
engine came by and a step oi the cab struck
his head, laying open his scalp. His m
juries are probably fatal.
The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has
decided 10 hold a reunion banquet 40 an
early day. Prominent speakers nom
abroad will Doe invited to be pr sent.
Hon. j. j. Davis. of the supreme Court,
has been invited to deliver the annual ad-
dress at Wake Forest College at the COM
moncoment in June, and viii probably ac-
cept.
Rev. Israel Iiolier and bis son. Rev. Eph-
RAIN llolcr. of Brushy Mountain in
Wilkes county, ministers of llarj-ehell
Baptist persuasion. are preaching to their
people, according tO reports. that end oi All
things is near at hand. They cite scriptures
as saving that shortly before ihc end ot the
world there will he no difference l"fween
winter and summer. except in The budding
Of trees; and they say the present winter
is exactly OF the type of the one described
as "a iOrerunncr Ot the destruction Of the
world
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18
Montana's Middle.

HELENA, MONT. January IA petition
for a writ Of mandamus was filed in the SUI
preme Court today by the attorneys Of VIII
lam Thompson, member Of the Republican
House from Silver Bow county, 10
compel Auditor kenney 10 issue
him "A warrant for per diem and
mileage. The case has been set foI
Monday morning. The action is brought
tor the purpose Of testing the validity Of the
state Board certificate which he Cfhomp-
SOM holds. he being one Of the members
elected by eliminating the vote at the
tunnel precinct.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-18

THIS afternoon for the purpose Of organizing
a social club
The funeral Of Il, X. Hughes. who was
take place tomorrow.
ihe Good Templars Of North Danville held
meeting tonight with a view of taking
action on the question Of trying local op-
TOR eieetlun. The meeting being a secret
one' particulars cannot be obtained, but il is
rumored that the Judge Of the court will be
asked 10 order an election ON wet or dry
early In the spring.
The mayor has completed the investiga-
hon OF the colored gambling cases and has
sent eleven cases on 20 the grand Jury.