The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-02

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e.iine metropolitan items.

4 ~ 100000 Suit Discontinued-Inter-
e-iine metropolitan items.
NEW YORK. Mar. There was filed to-
day i'm the Office Of the clerk of the United
states Circuit Court q notice Of the discon-
tinuation of the suit of the tennessee Col.
Iroq b1in apa R8Ir%gngc M r%gngci ,er$iooo,ooO was in-
voiycd. The case is discontinued without
costs to either party as against the other
An UNIQUE PROCESSION.
A procession shortly after noon attracted
attention. as much from its popular charac-
teras from its unusual features. IT con-
sisted of "a huge bound volume loaded On
four.bor-e truck. preceded by a military
band and followed by q large number of
citizens. The volume was the signatures
to the petition for ballot reform about
lo be- presented 90 the Legislature bl
tine New NoH, Ballot Reform League.
bound is heavy boards. DO was five feet
thick and nearly as high, and contained
over 81. 900 names. 50 iar as known TINS i7
the largest bound volume ever made. Tie
PROCESSION started from C0rtlandt street.
where the work of binding the volume had
been done. and went down Broadway to
Exchange place 90 Bread street. up Br0al-
way to Fifth avenue. where ihe colossal Vol
umo was placed on exhibition.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
one Of the most mysterious disappear
aucos ever reported tO the police. is that OF
Frank McGOwan, who was last seen ON
January 10. when Doe boarded Christopher
sfrect-car ON his way tO bis home, DO Orange,
Nj For ten years McG0wan had leen in
the employ of Thomas a. Ellison lie was
fho hero of tho remarkable series of adYen-
f1res that befel She expedition, sent 90
south America by Edison in search OF q
peculiar species of bamboo. io Dee used in
his electric light system. so far not a trace
of him has been discovered.
SERIOUS ILLNESS or THE POPE.
A -peeial Rome cable to tine Mail says
fh1f fho POpc is seriously ill. and occur
rences of late point TO the belief among those
WHO are well-nlOrmed. that his death is not
far or. The recent conclale received rom
the Pope am intimaiion that his dcaln
seemed near, and that he desired 10 recon-
mend Cardinal y auuiciii as his successor.
Ills increasing debility under the repeated
epilentic attacks has caused the Pope to
make "a nomination, "a step which Is never
taken unless the end Is believed 20 DE near.
/ lie will De eighty years old tomorrow.
The Republican state senate has APP
uoiutod a committee 90 come down 10 tne
/ citv from Albany and investigate the
Tammanv management OF the city.
They came % town to-day and al
once began operations. Iammany doe,
not seem very much alarmed over
/ the outlook. The raid is one NJ bos-
/ Patrs methods Of getting even with TAM
many. Ifhe could have elected enough mem
I bers of the Legislature % combine with ine
I County Democracy for "a twO-third's ma.
f iOritv he would have introduced a. new
city charter that would have thrown
AIT the Tammany officials ont of Office
/ THAT scheme failed. So be- irics the invests
/ attor-. There h. not much special party
/ u0litics about New York Jobs ana coIiuI
I lion. The usual run of such investigation
/ has been that both sides are found % De par
ticiuators in iniquity. .lhe ponce poAlu
] for instance. has been one Of the most fot
I fau bureaus In this or amy other state. bnil
/ very recently 10 was nominaly npn-paru
] san-tvO Republicans and two Democrats
forming the commission. Now they are al
Democrats. The Investigators Will mo-
touch this board. They know better. Peo
ple would not like 10 see in print why the no
iorion. johnny OBrien was 80 ION.
Kent at the head of the election bureau
nor the amount OF hush money collected
from the dives the groggerie, the gamblers
and AN the shady resorts the police Wink al
/ People might be curiou, % An DIV now po"c'
captains on salary of $1,000 year cai
Keen yachts, fast horses. buy city brown
Stone fronts. country seats, ana I'VE Ah
nabobs generally. 20 the police VIII De .e
alone and a big noise made over oihe
minor culprii-. The Investigation VIII ,e
big humbug. and everybody knows 10. bu
tho senators will have q good time, Twin
in fhorify at the states expense. oi coufs
the taxpayer pays for all the junkct.
ALL SORTS.
.kiric.n the chipmanzee at the ,ehtfa
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