The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-18
A REVOLUTIONARY RELIC.
OLD SWORD OF MAJOR ANORt
FOUND IN NEW JERSEY.
The Cioakmakers' strike stiii UnsettIcd-
supposed Case of Leprosy IN Mott
Street-Illness of Mrs. Della stewart
psrnsiI-New York Items.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMES,
JuIV L. 100 \

PsrnslI-New York Items.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
July H.. 100.
Uort, f. Riepe. OF South Rutherford, n.
l. has a rgsty, but once handsome sword,
inscribed with the name Of Mayor Andre,
which he SAYS he found on the banks Of the
passaic few DAYS ago. The inscription Is
very plain. MIR. R,epe has first rate repu-
tation f,r iruthmlness and general good
character An that region is historic.
General Washington once occupied the
Kingsland manor. near south Rutherford,
as his headquarters, and British forces
camped along the Passaic during The reNo-
! lutionary war.
4 sRNsELEss sTRiKE.
The cloahmaker.' lockout has become
spnseless strike on the part Of the operators.
| The manufacturers made reasonable con
cpssions. The cutters are perfectly satis-
I fed with the agreement signed yesterday,
and went tO work this morning. Nothing
can Dee done however. without the FOUR
thousand men who sew, baste, make button
holes and do the finishing generally. and
work Their suhorings have met win
great deal Of sympathy in the last seven
! weeks Money and provisions have hcen
given I'D them freely by a kind public, VINO
] believed that they had been treated unjust
/ IA. and were willing t0 work, but coul"
/ not get work There can be no sympa-
( tby for them any longer. The operators,
/ headed by blatant Anarchist named Ba-
roudes-. insist that the non-union men shali
/ bo discharged Internationally, and not be d'i-
mitted into the union. In other words, they
want 10 prevent the men VINO adhered 70
/ tlp manufacturers during ihelf uouuie
/ from ever earning living again. BARON
/ de-. saws they must he driven out ol eHi"'-
enro. and he has 80 inlamed the minds oi
! tho i,norant Polish Jews. who have implicit
confidence in him, that they VIII nob i5V'n
/ 80 any argument.
MOTT STREET ENCirfp.
Tborn wasa genuine scare in Mott street
Yesterday. when ~ became rumofed thas
/ there was bona-Gde ease Of leprosy IN the
/ Chinese colony. The case was located on
tho third noorof 40. l.. and chin IWee Jan
! ,.,e aoid fo bc the victim. TWO detectives
/ from tno Elizabeth street station last hlsht
/ visited tho rooms, ana were shuaheu lnae
/ the imam was suffering from blood poisoning.
/ This morning Or. lhllinghan, ot pr; hd-
/ SONS staff paid visit 90 the supposed leper'
and found not the slightest trace OF the
dreaded lcpr0sy. The other tenants IN tpe
] House who are mostly rich lhlhaih'h,
were NOT i'm the least concerned over Ihe le-
ports of the disease.
MRS. PARNELL.
Mrs. Della stewart Parnell, who has been
/ I'M since last sunday from an attack Oh
cholera morhu-. has not yet recovered rom
/ its tN,ct.. The mother Of the irish leader
/ il i'm her ,pyenly.fith year. She lakes sleat
interest i'm AN that II going on around her'
and. in as she is, insists upon carefully
reading an the daily papers. Nulneiou9
letters ard kilograms have been receetu
to-day nqu,riug about her condilloh' 'ho
is cheerful and hopeful.
FRANK uArroN AND TE LODGE BILL.
Ex-Postmaster General Frank llalton, OF
/ Washington, is here, and when asked II ne
Thought the Federal Election bill would
ross tbo senate said: "No. do not. IT the
senate had adopted new rules at the oegln-
ning of the session giving the majority me
powar tO cut short debate, then the bni
| would have stood more or less chance
do moi see hew the senate can adopt gag
rule now.'
MR.. CROKER AGAIN.
The steamer Columbia, Of the Hamburg
/ American Line. sailed today, having ON
board Mr. Richard Croker and iamlly. mr'
! Croker will go first % Heidelberg 'oilesc,
where be lrit his two boys at school wneh
he returned % New York TO testify before
the Fa,,ett Committee lie VIII be IN Nc"
York again early in September, IN ofuel w
De ready for the fall campaign.
IHE OLD RESERVOIR,
since the new aqucduct and the central
Park reservoir are now in full operation ue
old reservoir at F0riy-second' street anu
Fifth avenue. has become obsolete, as Ial
as its usefulness il concerned. Its present
condition il not ornamental 10 that hectioh
of the city, nor will il ever be, and unless
/ some disposition j. made of II, the city VIII
find il an elephant on It's hands, SeNcrai
propositions have been suggested, one oi
, which. If carried out. would beauti!y the
city. by the addition Of another park, as
place where all the wants OF the section, ar
. tistic and material. could be supplied. Inc
. old reservoir cost about S2,ID,VW. 10 Tear
il down would be virtually 10 give away
all this valuable granite % some shreNu
, contractor. for The city would surely
. realize only minimum from its sale
In the scheme under consideration IL II
proposed 10 have fine ornamental entrances
ON Fifth avenue aud a series Of terraces on
} the BRYANT Park side Then, on an ron
D and cement hooring laid over the reservoir,
% can bee laid out a most beautiful gardcu,
with "A building tor free popular concerts.
Around this hall could he arranged tennis
. courts. croquet lawns, &c,, with fountains,
l flowers. shrubs. arb0rs, pr0menades, NC,
i all to delight the eve and enchant INC
% senses. 70 build the air gardens, "ouiu
Z entail an expense OF not over SjUo,WV' Via
70 Now Workers can remember where INC
Z CRYSTAL Palace stood on this very spot.
Now il is proposed 10 erect new 'rysta,
Palace. which shall be- a delight ana sourco
ofpride and comfort 10 future gener'lohs,
: a feature of beauty and lasting honor, 10
), Americas Empire city.
= SOUTHERN ENTERPRISES.
= 4 new National bank is soon TO be estae-
i. lished in Boston by ". J.. Rice, OF the soutn-
u ern land scheme, with capital OF ,Voo,VW;.
= will be managed by New England anu
, southern parties, and will make specially
u of southern business. The name WIZ pe
= the American. and il will open IN ABOUT =
u ! month. The stock is mostly subscribed i9I'
= The report that the Hooking valley hali-
l. road is 10 be used as a Norfolk and western
, connection To the lakes. through the recent
u ly-purchased Scioto Valley road, is a niue
e premature. The Norfolk and western peo.
. ple have not yet entered into possession o.
IL Inc SciotO Valley ard have not yet conciud'
i ed 10 use the Hooking Valley or any Vthet
road.
, RAILROAD EARNINGS.
n East Tennessee. Virginia and georgia
i First week July. 1890, Si23,53l; 1883, S'c,
80; in ,rcase, S2J,03l.
N MERE MENTION.
p The sudden death is announced last mn
Of Col. James billiard Radcliffe, iofher,