The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-30

Ias-itor. held meeting at their armory
last night and decided 10 have their
cncampmcnt at Ellcrsile. Chesterfield
county. from the 18th to 20th Of August
next. It was decided that each member of
fhe company (the membership Of which is
about sixty should contribute iny cents
each month from now until next summer
for tine purpose of raising funds 10 90 into
cncmpmcnt at that time at one of the
springs.
RE. LEE BATTERY.
The u. T.. lee Battery Of Artillery hcld
meeting at their gun house ON Iahb street
last nicht 10 elect a captain 90 I'LL the Va
caucy OccasioGCd by the resignation Of Cap
tain John Trushcim, but no election was
had. and the meeting adjourned To Monday
nicht uCXt.
MIR. JOSEPH J.. DUNN'S CONDITION.
The condition of Mr.. Joseph b. Dunn,
whose illness i'm Amelia county was noted
.n this correspondence on Yesterday, is
somewhat improved to-day.
CROPS IS LUNENBuRG.
ltis learned from "a gentleman who arrN-
ed here to-day from Luncnhurg county. that
thr crops i'm the Loeb Lcycn district have
been badly washed by the heavy rains of
the past two days. and that IN some places
tine tobacco crop has been completely ruin-
Cd. he says that the streams are all >wol-
len. and ON the lowlands corn Is "a waist
deep piu water.
RAIN.
Rain fcl here from midnight last night
until am carly hour this morning. and to-
day il has been ehoWcry
ST. .Jo>ErH's CHURCH.
The congregation of 81. Joseph'4 Catholic
church are raising funds with which to
build u-N place of worship ON the same
site ou which their present place ot worship
now stands. II is understood that the con
-rcgat.0u have raised about 5000. The
new church is % cost in the neighb0rhOod
of SO. 900.
CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS.
At OBJ. REGULAR monthly meeting ol the
City Council to bc held on Friday afternoon
next. the Vacancy existing i'm that body
from thc Fourth Ward VIII De hllcd. An
thority VIII also be asked OF the street Com
mttcc tO have improvements made 90 GER
tain streets iu tbc city. The Public Prop
erly Committee viii also ask for authority
to late some needed Improvements made to
tlc courthouse building.
ANOTHER RECON.
Mr. Charles Butler. who is employed at
tle 1aGh factory of Jones 4 CO., caught q
a,-e Sturgeon 100 hi, ii,h-irJp i'm the Apo
wIttoN river this morning ion .hc vicinity Of
thc dam
Mr.. John kc,m PEBBLES, civil engineer
of tu- place, lcn thi, morning for Cumbcr-
land Gap, Tenn. for survey work with
George J.. Narug. Jr.. of Newport, L.
Yun ot the leading sanitary and consulting
engineers of this country.
DISTRICT cONFERENCE.
Tho following ministers left here this af-
t0A.u0u ir Wakefield. % attend the annual
.--ion Dl the Petersburg District Confer
nee. Vhicn opens there Tomorrow morn
me: Rev. George &. Nandorslicc. Rev. Il.
q. Wilson. Rev. \. {. Bleds0c. -. d., Rev.
". A. ~. Conrad. Rev. Porter Hardy, Rev.
K. VI. NdNcy. of DmWiddie county, and
Rev. Wa. Proctor. OF Matoaca Chester
i.ld county. The District Conference cni-
braces all thc Methodist Churches in Peter--
hur-. DuWiddic county, West Dnwiddir.
Chesterfield. West Chesterfield. SUSSEX.
Priucp George Isle of Wight, Grecnsyillc
and ~urry.
MAN MISSING.
Patrick Holmes. who reside, near New
Design. iu ~urry county thiry-HNe miles
from Petersburg, started for This place on
Wednesday last with 500 0n his person.
since which time nothing has been seen or
loaId OF him, although dIligcnt search has
been made II lis supposed that he was
murdered hy ramp- and then robbed.
CUTTING AFrRAY.
4 AdiMWty occurred near bonneville. in
Sussex county. Yesterday between coiored
mlu named BENJAMIN Harrison and tWu