The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-04

Capital news Of the TIsiEs OF today, some
Of the incorp0rators being newspaper men:
DIR. Harold SnOwden. editor Of the Gazette;
Colonel Beriah wilkins, Of the Washing
ton Post; and ID. {. Forney, Of Washing.
ton. Colonel r. l.. smith is a lawyer, and
Frank Hume needs no description. These
roads are for the purpose Of conveying pco-
pie from the wharyes to the head OF King
street, near the dcpOts. and will probably
connect with any Mount Vernon railroad
several OF which are now projected, and will
be built within a year or 50 al the flrthest.
The A. and +. r. X. Co. have erected a
new treight-house. new passenger sta
ton viii shortly be started up. Probably il
will be a union station, as the Y. NJ. Road
crosses its Washington tracks. and Is now
being crowded of Henry street by owners
OF some negro shanties.
Miss Rubie BrOadus was chosen principal
OF Lee school last night in place Of Miss
Brockctt, resigned.
The Building Association reelected OH
GERS last night. Their years work has
given dividends frsm 10 y per cent.
There is on the walls Of the handsome
chapel on Seminary Hill fine marble tablet
bearing the names Of the "Old Boys in the
Episcopal High School who fell battling in
the service Of the COnfedeFacy. This has
been so much admired by the hundreds Of
visitors that 80 out there, not only for its
worth as monument, but for the thought
fulness Of those erecting il, that q similar
project was started last year when Il was
learned that the school had reached its half
century of good work. This was IN the shape
Of memorial gateway, and under the au-
spices Of the principal, Mr.. l.. NJ. Black
ford, and substantial aid Of ] 6Oi the alumni.
has been finished. II is a very handsome
piece Of work and an ornament. II Is placed
at the new main entrance 20 the grounds
down in the eastern border, near the ice
pOnd-and since 10 was put in place, few
days ago, has been admired by many.
The posts are Of Woodstock granite,
rsugh. with trimmed edges, and cOuical al
the top, seven and half feet above the
ground They are placed q dozen feet
apart, and weigh between three and four
tons each. The gates are Of iron, Of 0rna-
mental design. strong and seryiccable with
rounded top between eight and nine feet
above. On EACH there is cut "A Maltese
cross, on which there il bronze plate and
battery in relief. The right has the names
of the officers of the school. bishop and prin-
cipas. The other is inscribed:
Episcopal High school Of Virginia. 1889.
mi-Centennal, 1889. Memorial Gateway.
Erected By Old Boys.v The work is that Of
the Baltimore firm Of NJ. Gault ~ Son. The
cost is said 70 be about $3.50.
James Taylor, Of Falls Church, was badly
burned on Christmas by powder.
The work at the ship yard is on the pick
up.
Young Walter Baker accidentally shot
his brother in the head on Saturday last.
near Taylorstown, in LOudOun county, and
the latter died Che same afternoon about >
O'Clock without having spoken word. lie
was absut fifteen years Of age. 10 appears
that three brothers went out hunting, and
the accident occurred while one Of the boys
was letting down the hammer If his gun,
which he had raised for the purpose of
shooting into pile Of brush TO Kill rabbit.
The bOv was buried on Monday.
The house Of James Magnet and its con-
tents in Fairfax were destroyed yesterday
by fire.
The Gazette's Washington correspondent
saws that Congressman Bowen thinks hr.
Banks will be appointed Norf0lk's c0llec-
tor, and that General Malone will not OPP
pose him.