The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-19

day was two hours behind schedule time.
The cause of the delay was not learned.
4 large number Of railroad ties are being
shipped from City Point 10 Philadelphia for
the Pennsylvania Central Railroad Com
pany.
II Is understood that the farmers Of Prince
George will commence next year To raise
bright tobacco. II il believed that If the
soil is found to be adapted for the growth OF
this kind Of tobacco that it Will greatly en-
hance the value of land in the county.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist sunday school Union AssOcia-
ton was held Yesterday afternoon at the
IIigb-Street Methodist Episcopal church
and was largely attended. Reports were
read from the different schools and ad-
dresses were delivered by iev. J.. :. Reed.
Rev. K. +. Wilson. and Rev. \. &. BledsOe.
The route Is being surveyed for branch
road 10 the Central Lunatic Asylum for the
Petersburg and Asylum road, 10 be used
principally for the delivery Of freight to the
asylum.
The new wing to the Central Lunatic
ASYLUM is to he one hundred and seventy
eight feet in length. and thirty-eigbt feet in
width. and will have accommodations for
two hundred patients, The contractor, Mr.
h. :. TraylOr, expects TO have the building
completed by the first of December next.
The cost Of the new addition will be about
$50. coo.
A difficulty occurred on Sycamore street
this afternoon between Mr. VI. X. shell ana
Mr.. Walter Runu. Mr.. Shell was quite
painfully cut on the face, which MIR. Ruiiln
claims was done by ring on his finger.
MIR. Shell. ON the other hand, claims that
Ruflin cut him with a knife. The parties
were summoned to appear before the
MayOr's Court this morning.
The hOd-carricrs at work on the new store
being erected on sycamore street for MIR. y.
Rosenstoch stopped work this morning on
account of their pay being reduced from
SLIP per day to 81. They had been working
nine hours 10 the day.
Cards are out for the marriage of MIR. W.
u. Brockwcll and Miss Minnie Fuqua.
on Thursday next.
DR.. Richard Eppes, Of City Point, was in
the city to-day.
Dr. il. f. Cosby. well-known dentist Of
this city, has gone on a visit 10 Roanoke and
Baltimore
Mr.. James {. Robinson lett this morning
for the Alleghany Springs.
Miss Rosa Laurence, Of Richmond, who
has been visiting relatives here, has return
ed home, accompanied by Miss Willett, Of
Washington, ID. c., and Misses Annie
" Nali ana Mdilllt huiill. bl ihl9 Cltas
Miss Irby Boiling, daughter of Post
master Stith Boiling, of this city, Is very
sick.
Miss Oracle Seay, Of Lynchburg, who has
been on a visit to the family Of Mr. Thomas
Wells. Of this city, has returned home.
Mr.. Hi. Williams, superintendent OF the
electric light works in this city, left this
afternoon for Cape May, y. j., TO attend the
National Electric Light Convention. 10 he
held there all this week. \ long list Of
topics in reference TO electric light indus
tries are 10 be discussed.
The taking of the school census of Peters
burg has been completed, and the work of
the enumerator-Mr. W. +. Maddern-is
now being examined by DR.. Duncan Brown,
superintendent of the public schools.
Merchants Bright Tobacco Company Is
the name Of a new joint stock company 10
be organized here. The capital stock is not
to be less than $1,000 nor more than SjO,OOO
The merchants sOfIctersbuTg are subscribing
quite literally to the stock. The object of
the company is to buy and sell the bright
tobacco brought to this market. \ gentle
man who is one Of the principal movers III
this enterprise told The TIMES correspond
ent that the company would pay very
large dividend.