The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-30
ELECTRIC EXECUTION.
KILLING or kEMMLER M NEW
YORK AGAIN POSTPONED.
Constitutionaiity Of the law TO be Testsd
In the United states Courts-A Brook
iyn Murderer Gets New rrial-Metro-
lo-T7sn News.

iyn Murderer Gets New rriai-Metro-
rots4An News.
NEw YORK BURYAU
RICHMOND DAILY ifMEs.
April ~. 1870.
The first electric execution has been
further postponed. Ai Auburn, \. y,
Judge Wallace, Of tho United states Circuit
Court issued writ OF habcas corpus Tor
kommler, fcuraabie at Canandaigua IN
June, which eiays the execution. The
ground ior the writ is that tAe act under
which the execution was 90 take place i Ia
violation Of the constitution. This shows
that tho appeal 10 the United STATS Court
talked of at the time De Colri Of Appeals
decided against hemmier is 70 be pushed
now.
THE BROOkLYN MURDERER.
The Court az Appeals no Albany today
reversed the Judgment OF the court below
in the ease of Charles Ncilyainc. the
Brooklyn murderer and made an order
granting "a new trial. McLNainc IS the
Young Cherry Hili fulhan who bruialiy as
sassinatcd grOcgrymlnN Nhr.stian W. .Luccl,
when tho latter discovered him in the actl
of hurglarzng his home. lic 3. now Ia Sing
Sing prison. When Judge Moore sentenced
him i0 death. Dee WAS condemned tO die By
Whatever method might ho legal sl the time
fixed.
A Nrw BANK.
The commercial National Bank at Wall
and Pearl streets was i0-iay roorganiIcd ~
the southern National Bank Mr.. ".
". flHnuilln. now cashier. was promoted
iO ihe presidency. and James kencannon,
who formerly was "a government bank eNami-
nef in The south. was made yicc-prcsidcnt.
Among The gentlemen who are talked Of for
mem horshl in tho board of directors H. Col
oucl John &. calhoun. cN-pfp,idcnt of the
southern society. The capital was increased
from SloO,nO io Sl.unn.WN.
ClirrERING PROCESSION.
THE Normandie to-day landed i0l cabin
and lii -ieerlge passengers. On Thursday
last, 400 T. NJ. She encountered "a majestic
procession of ico Islands and lorgS. The
steamship ran iOr ihrpe hours iO the SOUTH
ward of the field. Captain Collier counted
tNfnfl-splen lrr-s and twenty islands of
iat icp. The Islands were ahOut sixty gauls
Wide and % quarter Ol "a mile in length,
and forty feet high. ihe horgs lowered
above them. Alier passing ihe phonomc-
non ihe N0mand.c broke down and 10 took
twelve hour. fO repair Deer machinery. The
la6 sieerage passengers. also perceived the
icebergs and foes seen hl the N0rmande.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
Michael Kelly. employed In the IaHetty
/ hotting works. Jersey City, met with hor.
rible accident this morning. ilo was car
rying "a demiiOhn filled with ,lirol up stairs
iu the factory whom De missed his footing
and fDll backward. The domli0hn was
hfOkon. and the fitr0i was spilled over
kelly'- face aud bands. His face was terri
hly disl4nred. and ii h feared that be- viii
lose bis eJesi.hL
GENERAL MENTION.
The TammanY Hal politicians are sfill
arranging plan Co kill the effect of the eii-
lencr given Nl Patrick II. M''ann about
Mayor bfdll. klC iaird Croker and Leicester
Holmes. lhe Mayor WAS undecided what
tO do t0-irN le has been advised by
good many person. NOT i0 take any further
notice 0f tl' story as 10 's probably false.
Hnf if b. evident thlf The Mayor Is consider
ing what i0 go under the circumstances.
Mr. kichardson. the designer Of Mr.
jlmD .Cl's nDW cutter, the ilurna. has au-
fA1r.lcd ihe announcement that the cutter
VIII NOT he sent % America This summer.
u She should prove fO Dee superior tO All
the other British yachts. she viii ify lor
tln American cup lu ieNl.
Ile f.de ui lhc NcCailn couri-m1fiial TO-
day -0t against ihe accused commander.
Lieutenant Lemly testified thar ai the time
0i tle enlistment OF ile crew. their charac-
ier compared iH4orah.y with that OF any
crew he bad seen in the navy. ,ubsequent-
IS they had become demoraliled.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Eln.ngs Louisville and Nashville. third
week. in April 1900. slai. $40. io,o. 500, ,i5o.
incrflre >a2.afl fscll year 90 date. 1890,
Iij.as7.9l0. 1885, Si3,t5.A3. Increase,
tlS-Oii.
Coupon of ihc Richmond, lorh River and
Chesapeake second mortgage bonds. Viz
Midland Railway per cent. general mort
gage bonds. and all other bonds NJ the Rich
m0nd and Danflie system viii bee paid at
ihe Office Of the Richmond aud Dan,ille
Railroad Company, sO Broadway.
PULPIT ECHOES.
This evening % farewell reception was
given i1 tte Rev. Dr. A. nunnl.on on his
departure nom All--ouls Church. Brooklyn,
Do take charge oi GO tn'fersalist Church &C
Worcester. Mass.
A cal viii probably Doe extended t0 Ecy.
DR.. j. Coleman Adams tO succeed Dr. Gun
ui-On. Dr. Adams Is at present pastor of
NJ. Pauf- Church. Chicago. lio Is the -Ou
Di fne bate Rev. DR.. y. a.. AdHms, Who
achieved wide reputation as Universal
ist preacher Dr. adams b. now lorty-tWo
years nl age. llr ls "a man Ol superior lite
r1ly aiiaiumonl-. and has an excellent
pulpit address. lis church in Chicago is
one of fhe largest and Ncllih.e.t in the city.
Zion Episcopal Church. 0u Madison ave-
auo, has been consolidated Niil So. limo
iby's, which was burned down some time
ago.
The annual report shows thlf The Hebrew
Orphan Asy ium. which b, tho best in the
United states. contains a1 inmates. Of
which l-i aIe boys ana 2Z- girls. The total
receipts inr tle year were stl.4D, and the
expenses >lN7tlo. The oElCnditures for
The ycfr crdn. April. i,0i. Hrc placed af
Sll-.n0l. Tine annual meeting WAS he 4
yesterday. and these officers were elected:
President jesse -eiimln. Aieo-presideni.
llenfy Nico. Treasurer, a. Nolii; sccic-
fsry, Mycr Stern.
BABY INei RANCE.
one Of ihe l0urlshIng industries OF New
York s the insurance az babies. More
than one company D. engaged IN tbc nfic
ald it produce. "a lucrative income. The
sum paid is usually 3 cents "a week on each
child 30 viii nor be long before we viii be
eNpecnug the EDglieb experience OF an IN
creased infant mortality attributed 10 this
ncW idea.
BASEBALL.
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