The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-17
THE SOUTHERN SOCIETY
COM ETiNG ARRANGEMENTS
FOR THEIR RICHMOND TRIP.
Governor John Is. Gordon ON The Progress
and Prospects of tho south IN Ancient
Iandmark--Cepersi and Personal Men.
NKw York HufsAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMEs,
Mn.- IL IAnN


The New York Southern society by lie
president, that gallant veteran Captain
Hugh y. Gordon, Of the famous Palmetto
Battery. has officially accepted the invita-
ton to be present at the Lee memorial celc-
bration in Richmond. on the 2)th. Captain
Gordon has appointed Howard saunders,
Of the old HowItzer Battery, OF Richmond.
Wilton Randolph. and II. W. Gwathmcy shs
committee Of arrangements. who VIII : az -
p .s,,z,---n all details 0f lranspststS"
onnectoi au,--sthe trip. tsps""
don will head NSvU1I>ner ~
from the society, which WV numvn ~
Of the most prominent members. The ~.
ipeted trip has been taken Up with so much
yicOr that IL seems likely that the Official
delegates will have over a hundred other
/ momhors accompanying them. II present
arfau -cments are carried out they VIII
make On imposing body In the grand pa
radc, and show how solid the south Is In
Gotham.
The official representatives Of the society
will be Ncssrs. John II. lumau. james
/ swami, W =. scmple, ". 4. Rcdhcld, y. III.
/ Parker. Colonel a. \. Es,lra. Howard san
/ acrs j.. T.. Robertson. n. W. owathiney. W.
/ \. kirkland. Wilton Randolph. 4. ;. skill
man. John &. Guest. A. II. Francis. J. +.
I 4
sharpe. VI. j. Aeniery. DR.. W. ". Kelly, q.
e. smith. T.. II. White, l.. B. /acbarias.
Burton y. Harrison. John Marshall, John
u. Ahncy, G.. 6. Jamison. and Charles II.
BOshcr.
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
Governor John b. Gordon. Of Georgia
who has been here on special business con-
necied with his progressive state. and talks
about the needs q tue south in this fashion;
"Mhat We want" be said, "is immlgra-
ton. We want GOOD people who are Will
Ing 10 work. The south presents today 20
the industrious man aud woman the erand-
est opportunities and greatest possibilities
0l any portion Of This country. Our people
want loss polite, and more work. There
are great fortunes 70 be had II men will only
go % work in patitut and perscyering
way. Wy ud,ice D. to ail Young men, 20
south. The West n becoming crowded.
IRE south oilers fne fields and green pas
tur1s. and there IT. bme aud fortune ior
those who want 10 work.
As ANcIENr LANpMAnK.
Renovaiors are n0w 30 work on the old
building az the corner of Broad and Pearl
streets known 49, farnco's Tavern. and
bearing uIou ii- walls the sign washing
toms llendqulrtcrs.' The old landmark IL
ina very bad WAY, and ihere i great deal
~ work 20 be- done before il can be- consd-
cred renovated.
The large room on the first iioor, in which
Washington bad his headquarters. j. IN Tar
better condition than the stories above IL.
10 has been kept rs nearly rs possible In ~
old condition. uu the walls hang placards
Announcing the farewell OF Washington.
Another toii- Ol ODE Ar-t meeting Ol The
Chamber of Commerce. April ,. 1868. At
fhaf tlmc Bolton a. ~ieci kept the tavern,
and another p.acard tells how samuel
Fauuce became the landlord and opened his
doors 10 the public. thursday. september ~,
ll10.
The old ARRANGEMENTS in this rom VIII
be maintained as far a- possible.
AGuAsILY RELIC.
A Dunlop cable special from Copenhagen
.ir, the b0dg of the murdered messenger
Myers. which was discovered in barrel at
ihe New ork Custom House, and shipped
back 10 Copenhagen having arrived, the
oHicers 0f the criminal court are besleged
bv keepers OF museums WHO wish tO buy the
barrel some managers from Hamburg
offered a~ hi IA as s3On. The barrel viii
bee sold % the highest bidder
rnE COErrPI PRACTICE ACr.
Information reached Governor liill today
that flo Mnynrclcct oi GloNersyilie has
fiiled o. comply with the provisions Of the
corrupt practice acts relative to The ming of
statement of expenditure with the county
riark. The Governor sent the matter ~ the
Attomoy-General with instructions 81 pre-
coed bs quo warranio t. oust the Mayor
,s0m office in case hc b. satisfied that there
has been an evasion a The law. II appears
from the pllcrs that an AFFIDAVIT 0f eNpendi-
mr, was ilcd hat did not rilhll the rc-
ouiremenis Of the act. THIS is the iirst
alleged Violation of the new law that has
been brought to the attention oi the Gov
ornor and Att0rney-1 and the out
come OBJ the proceedings viii he watched
with interest.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Mrs. Mary Bsuzcrw'de. tgcnty years. ct
age. met "a terrible death to-day by jumping
from The th'Id--t0ry window ~ her resi-
olnce. so. ~ west OGe Hundred and Eigh- \
ftDnfl street. ~br has been I'D and WAS i
clnGupd 10 her bel. This morning she set
dra to A,r bed ani jumped nom Tie win
doW three stories from Tie grou id, and was
Instantly Killed. The dead conan had |
At.n married only "a year. seven days ago
She gave birih io a child. Anurse has been
caring Tor her. and b. was while she was
f.A moments absent that The young woman
eai fhe matches aIi fired the bed. In an
other room beg brother vas dying OF con- |
sumption. and IL is feared that ihe shocN Oh
bis sister, death may ba-ien h.s end. The
dead eirl mother is also deeply Affected,
and it is feared that sho WI .oee her NINA.
GENERAL ASD gERsoNAL.
Mrs. Mary O.. obuitOn. f0ry-ouc years Of
aye. wife ~ Bishop Edward GhnrioB, OF
Nassau. y. H., died suddenly last night ON
board fho Ward-linr steamer CienlacgOs.
while on the way 30 tai, port.
Commander Sec il'a, n ihe tnterprise,
whose suspension from rank and dyiy ior
three yolis. under sentence ~ court-maT-
tial has been approved b. Sccretsry Tracy,
was s.rsed with Che C2icial papers IN The
case 90 the navy vsId This morning. The
s. ntenee is Generally considered very lighL
.0r ihe lhcuso. mccall, takes u hald hini-
SELF rs be hoped for an acqu.tial, or, at
worst, "A reprimand.