The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-14
GOTHAM GOSSIP.
Items. Political aud Otherwise, From the
Metropolis.

The high-jinks cui-up by Speaker Reed in
Congress and the record made hy Boss
Plat on the Worlds Fair bin have leit The
Republicans very little margin % trade on
I in this state. What there was Of 10 is being
completely upset hy the course Of their rep
resentatiyes IN the legislature. For seYcra
years they have refused tO comply with tlN
mandates Of the law, which provides that
the state shall DE reapp0r''oned every ten
years. The only reason they have Tor $50
illegal AN action is the well-knOWn iact thar
If the rcappOrtiOnment of the State was
made, the Democratic districts in ihe large
cities would receive the just representation
M the Legislature of which they are moss
deprived. The increase in their population
demands this act oi Justice. but che Re
publicans from The country districts, where
there are not as maly voters in "a whole
county as there are in some uf the single
election districts of New York city and
Brooklyn. rcfuse tO let the necessary legis-
latiOn be enacted. If the state could Dee
Justly reapp0rtiOned the Democratic MAJ
jOrity in the Legislature and the selection
Of = Democratic United States senator
wOtN inevitably follow. OF course tine
Republican leaders are going to -taNe oii
that event as long as possible. e5iefdal
the question was debated in the senate and
the Republican leader from tattaru4u-
NWAlNN I"NnNA"N |NA'N N'f''A N'A
Republican animus ON the subject Tie
stated twice in spite Of Democratic pro-
tests that the farmers Of his constituency
were more entitled 90 representation
than "the lazar0ni Of the New York
tenements." such declarations as this VIII
hardly commend the g.. %. T. 90 the ionel-
Of cities. whore the big votes are cast. 10
also emphasizes the declaration of cX-Presi-
dent Cleveland, that in the Democracf
alone can be- found interest and eare for
popular rights.
RECORD OF TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. f
Globe-trotting with q vengeance !, shown
by the official record made during The year
bv the steamers oi the Transatlantic ieet oi
the NOrddeutscher LLOYD. of Bremen. On
the line between Bremen and New orb. f
726.Ofg English miles, between Bremen and f
Baltimore, 30l, ,3ij English miles; between 7.
Bremen and South America. jjl.Jl3 English +
miles: between Bremen and Iasitru Asia.
3Oi 900 English miles: between Bremen and +
Australia. 3ll. 800 English miles; between /.
Hong Kong and Japan. $4,000 English +
miles; between Sidney and Samoa, %. luO +
English mIlesg between bundlsi and Port
said. 1890 English miles "a total oi 2.,,l- .
O67 English miles, or no times the ciicum-
ference Of the earth.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Application has been made in the Stock
Exchange hy the Southern and Northern
Alabama Railroad Company t0 list s2,1li- +
900 consolidated mortgage D per cent guar
anteed gold bonds.
The following railroad earnings are re-
ported. Lackawana and Northwestern first
week February. 1882 Sj63, 1913, loJV 4.al,lo0;
increase. $4,000. From July J., l,.3 Sll.-
GJ2.g.2: 1890. SiO.t6ONj. increase, fL0lo,-
$50. Chesapeake and Ohio. first week. Ieh-
ruary, lssg $liLll2; lsau, SlN,i ilJ; in-
crease, S576gl.
The certificates Of the American Cotton
oil Trust. OF which q iew nave NOT been Ge-
posted under the plan 90 re0rganilallon.
have been stricken from the unlisted DEPART
ment Of the stock Exchange. This practi-
cally insures the success oi the scheme iof
reorganization.
ABURGLAR is OLD ST. PAlL's.
policeman saw a light n ST. paul's
Church. Al Broadway ana Nesey Streets at
3 o'c0ck this morning. He found that ihe
lock Of the door leading 90 the yestry had
been forced. and easily entered ihe church,
where an old man. hy the light oi "a candle
had packed up church fcsimenis ana siiai
cloths i'm "A sack. lie said Dee was Henry
Brown. "A cigarmakcr living go so. DO De
lancev street. and be was held .0r trial in
default on S2.Vo bail, There was gallon
Of wine under tlc affair Muicu NiN ND'"
nlaceI there for Use 40 sacramcntll -er-
/ vices. and Of which the burglar had cy.-
deutly taken copious draughts. Ills love of
wine led 10 his capture. lie had placed m
/ a bag twenty-eight pieces OF slk dralefy
which be had taken from the altar. The
draperr and yestments stolen We're valued
at $1,000.
AFTER MURDERER.
Two French detectives. said 20 be- Jaume,
the Partisan fouchc, and his assistant
.Ioljvet. have arrived IN this city Qu tlc
. trail OF Micnol Eyfaud. tne suspected muir.
derer OF Marshal Gouhe. OF Paris. They
came yesterday on the City Of Paris, and
left this morning for Albany 20 have extra
dition papers and a warrant signed by Gov
ernOr Hill. so that when they catch ineir
prev there may be no legal loOph0le for him
10 escape by. Eyraud is supposed 90 De I'D
this city under surveillance of Inspector
I Byrues men.