The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-24
THE METROPOLIS.
SWINDLEO BY THE USE or CON-
FEDERATE NOTES.
Funeral of MIR. James VI Browp' OF '""s-
field, yermont--rhe Great Literary Pro-
ductIon or Ward McAllister--Eenersi
and Personal.
NEW YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
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NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TINES.
July q. 1890.
Mr.. Ward McAllister's book, ">ociety az
| Have Found IT," will appear in Noyem-
Der next. Mcssrs. Casssell Co, the pub
fishers. have contracted 10 handle II. by
the TERMS Of the agreement Mr.. McAllister
will receive 5000 in cash, besides royalty
OF thirty cents on each volume sold. The
book will contain portraits Of himself and
Mrs. William Ast0r, as the two leaders OF
New York society. Thc publishers antiri-
pate that the sale Of the book will be greater
/ than any preceding book i'm this country,
except General Grants life. They viii is-
/ sue an edition OF 2O0,VD copies. The people
I OF the West have taken "A deeper interest IN
Mr. McAllister than i'm any other American.
The curiosity about him and his social eN.
pcricnces in the Mississippi Valley Is said
10 be- insatiable.
swINDLED WITH CONFEDERATE NOTES.
Robert White. passenger on the city of
Rouen. complained 10 General OBeirne. at
the barge Office. that he had been swindled
out OF $50. lie said that before coming To
this country he exchanged some money AT
T a lilhiNA Auhli-fi = III ittffA l''ff .f''H
coiyed I'm return what be thought was
American money. but which turned ont 10
Dee Confederate notes. Another passenger
ON the same steamer was treated 20 some
Confederate money 10y one II tire stew afis
Of the ship. Investigation proved that ihe
steward was unaware ne was handling Con-
federate money. and on refundins tue
amount the matter was dropped.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
Baltimore and Ohio statement for June:
Gross. 1880. Sl.9l0,j>9; 1889. Sl.N3,le,; IN
crease. Sl01. iol. operating expenses, $500,
81. 80 1872: 1859. 81 .236. l6I; increase, S2J2.-
gGj. Net. $500. Si7l. .ijl; loS9, SJ6lV2li de-
crease. Sg5.JGi For nine months; Gross.
1890. Sl1.I>2.016: 1859, SO, ,lsj.3l0; increase,
S2.j9S.IO6. Operating expenses, 1870, Sl2'"
j62. $50: 1859. Sll.Oj321f; increase. fl.AH'-y
iuN. Net. $500. $5,2l9.39i; lNs9, Si,l3O,V'p;
increase, Sl.0Nl. .2lN.
MARC MAYER's BET.
Mare MAYER Will probably win his bet: A
Dunap's cable says this evening: "Ihe
CITY Of New York arrived at Queenstown
this morning Marcus Mayer, who Is traY-
cling ON wager. disemharked and took the
train for Liverpool, confident tnat he can
rcicn that city in time To- take the niSht
train for London. catching Ihur3day morn
ing's mail train for Paris
ALIFE-LlkE CORPSE.
Coroner Rooney went 10 No. 30 flaibush
avenue last evening to hold an inquest over
the body of Mrs. Allen, who while suffering
from paralysis Yesterday sWailoWeu h.r
false teeth while her husband was trying 10
take them from her mouth. The woman dlh
not have the appearance of corpse,and inc
family do not believe that life i entirely
extinct. They said they should hesitate
about burying Mrs. Allen at present, and
the Inquest was deferred. The corpse has
remained the same I'm appearance since the
suspension of animation. hui county ph}sl-
elan shepard who Will make an eNamina-
ton viii reveal the fact as TO whether on
not Mrs. Allen is IN "a trance.
CHARITABLE BEQUEsrs.
TIE will aud several codicils Of Catha-
rine ilal.tead. widow Of James MaNar Hat
stead. were admitted 10 probate to-day.
About So. .OOO In distributed among charila-
Bile institutions The bcnefciarics are:
The Board Of Home Missions Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church in the niicd
states Of America, $1,000, tor the use
0f the Womcu's Executive COMMITTEES me
PRESBYTERIAN Board Of Relief for disabled
ministers and the widows ard orphans 81
deceased ministers. Slu,OuO; the New loik
Bible Society. the Board Of Missions inf
Freedmen Of the Presbyterian Church IN
the nited states 0f America; the Amefi-
can rract society: the American sunday
school Union OF rhiiadelphia the Board ot
Church Erection Fund OF the General A.
-emhly Of the Presbyterian Church. and the
PRESBYTERIAN Home for AGED women. III the
city Of New York, 5000 each; the
American ~eamcH's Friend society, the
Board Of Education ot the Presbyterian
Church. The New York state Auxiliary 10
the Woman'- National Relief Association,
.I. 4 AaATrfuflDll. - Dbl
each: $3.50 10 DR.. j. &. Lanlng. professor
of Hebrew and Arabic in the Theological
seminary of the Reformed (Dutch) thurrh,
in New brunswick. y. j., 10 be applied 10
the Arabic Mission.
A THREATENED STRIKE.
The Board at Delegates Of the Building
Trades voted unanimously this morning Ia
call out all the niOn men working on any
public school IN the city. This VIII elect
len thousand. The board blames the
school trustees for awarding con-
tracts with provision which VIII
forbid sub-letting and which thereby brings
in an inferior giade Of workmen, ana i
source OF additional expense % taxpayers.
Tomorrow the board ~ delegates VIII hold
Il meeting in order % perfect "A rcauange-
ment for calling "A general strike.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
The funeral Of the late James VI. brown,
the senior member Of the banking hrm %;
Brown Brothers, who died in llanslield, VT,
| ;ook place this morning gom the thurch OF
/ the Asc, nsion, Finh avenue ana Icnth
| .treet. The iuicnncnt was made in nfeen-
wood Cemetery.
friendly sut was BEGUN to-day IN
/ Kings county in the name Of the trustees
Of the sugar trust. The action Is brought
| for the purpose OF winding up the trust ana
pro,iding Tor a sale Of the properties, un-
der the authority Of the court, Tor the ben
eft Of the certificate holders ayd To iaciil-
/ tate the reorganization OF the company.
James 4. simmons. implicated IN Inc
wrccking of the sixth National Bank "ho
wa, arrested week ago for misappropria-
| ting the securities OF that bank, was re-
! Leased today on S2j.O0O bail.
Mrs. Jane Jones. the old lady who slowed
herself away on the steamship Ieutonlc.
and arrived here last Wednesday, was lhis
morning sent back on the vessel.
/ The Youngest immigrant who has ever
/ landed at the barge office without the Gus
/ fody of n natural guardian came on ihe
! Steamship state Of Nebraska to-day. III
wa, Lewis Mcoullan, an Irish born Dahe,
! siNteen month. old. lie viii be sent 10 his
mother. who lives az Far R9ckaway. over
| 500 dollars WAS raised by the passengers
| for tie baby. who thus commences LIE III
/ the new world happily.