The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-07
The NEWS SUMMARY.

The forecast for Virginia is rain: slightly
ccoler For North Carolina, showers and
stationary temperature.
German-Day was celebrated IN glorious
style yesterday. deaths occur
rcd in Richmond last week. The Tobacco
Trade elected oficers.--rhe lIenrico County
Democratic Committee Principal W.
A. Bowles. OF tho High school, has resigned.
Tine Presbyterian sunday school Union
met.
VIRGINIA
Tobacco In FLOYD county is remarkably
unc. and farmers are correspondngly elated.
Catllo ralscrs. however, arc nuch depressed
The chestnut crop Of Floyd is not very
large this scasou.--Thc real estate boom In
t.c Southwest still keeps sup.--lhe political
pot IN Smyth county is beginning 20 simmer
pretty lively. typboid-fever epidemic
in ~myth has SUBJ sided. MIR. George era
ham died n Gordonsvlle saturday. Tho
farmers Of Orange have been enjoying fine
pasiurage woathcr.--LOulsa farmers have
harvested. on the whole. "a good tobacco crop.
Mineral city. six miles from Louisa, is
strldlng forward rapidly.-A verdict Of
$1,000 damage against the Richmond and
DanyllIc railroad has Oeen given Daniel A
MOnet. of Baltimore. who was injured In the
Fort Nancy trestlc disaster.--Orange Court
house is booming g.--Culpeper is gradu-
ally growing The fair grounds have
been sold for a stock farm Typhoid.
fever has been prevailing TO a con-
siderable extent Ina Bath county.-Ihe
President passed through Clifton Forge
and StauntOn yesterday on his way West
The sui; OF Brooks, administrator. against
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
railroad for $1,000 damages, in stafford
county. has been postponed until Thursday.
Mis-. Daniel Toson aud Miss Mamie
Butts, of stafford, met with narrow escape
from death sunday lin the County Court
of Rockbridgc, the grand jury failed 10 fnd
an indictment against Cadet McCOnico.-
The Rockhrdge Company 10 10 be reorgans
izcd. and Will be known rs The Glasgow
Town Company. "A company has been or
ganized In Paris TO build s25,OOO hstel.-
The Tobacco Association i'm Lynchburg has
elected P0whatan t. Haynes Inspector Of
weights and scales.-Nir. George Campbell
and Miss Mamie Howard, Of Lycbburg, were
married saturday. anniversary Of the
Young Mems Christian Association al Lynch
burg sunday was attended by very interest
iugseryiccs.
NORTH CAROLINA
Business is active and tobacco plentiful In
Rocdsyillc.--lasi week the Sheriff Of Hay
wool county was struck by freight train
ANA instantly Killcd.--Salem Female Acad-
cmy is contemplating "a pedestrian tour 10
Pilot Mountain for its girl pupils.--Mr
Francis ID. Winston, Of Berthe. one OF the
leading Republicans OF North Carolina, has
lcft the party.--Much ofthe cotton In Central
Nouh Carolina has been damaged by rains
WASHINGTON.
President Harrison and party left Wash
ingion yesterday for the Wcst-six DEM
ocrats. Bynum, Mills. McMillln, Crisp,
Brcckinridge. and Hatch. are being spoken
of as The speaker of tine next II use Of Repre-
scuiativcs. ppcr circles OF colored society
wanted 10 establish an exclusive summon re-
sort ON the Potomac river in Maryland; have
been refused the sale of the spot they had Sc
lrctod d.--Ca.tain Schlcy. commander of the
Baltimore, officially announces the arrival of
inventor Ercsson's remains in Stockholm.
The United Veterans met last night and
rclairmed their principles.
NEw YORK.
Mr. Arthur Dudley Ninton, who started the
movement Ina America for aid for Ireland,
Indignantly denies that the move has any
political Sisnfcance whatever--A baby
hippopotamus has been born in the New
Soik Geological gtidens--Captaiu llamil-
ton Gunu is n Sew FORK in the interest or
English capitalists to establish new rail
way and steamship route between Canada
and England Judge Pryor presided for
the first time In the Common Pleas Cour; of
New ork yesterday The overdue steamer
Zaandam, loatcd with sumatra tobacco,
caused over halfa million losses 10 the i'm
portcrs by her tardncss.-lt is estimated
that the amount i'm duties saved importers
hy the timely arrival Of the Etfuria. satur-
day night, amounted To h,OOO.-Secretary
Window has not decided what course 10 pur-
snc regardins imports received AT the New
York custom-house sunday. "A general
strike is threatened on the Erie railroad.
FOREIGN.
The conference OF the Irish Parliamentary
party was opened yesterday at dublin. with
Justin Mccarthy presiding. MIR Pdrnell was
absent 10 Is rumored that there are serious
differences In the ranks Of the party.--The
British naval authorities are 10 experiment
with armor plates.--rhe authorities Of
Naples have ordered Investigation in re-
hgious prison of that place, known as "thc
Convent OF the Hurled Eighty
nvc furnaces i'm the Scotch iron districts are
either dampod down or blown out.--'The
hpdN of Edward Eastou, who committed sui
dc iu st. Pauls cathedral, has been ere
Alphonse Daudett is lying hope
lcssly ill az his summer residence on the
Seine success OF the new nve per cent.
Cuban bonds is not by any means assured.
\ movement, according 10 the Matin, is on
foot 70 appoint special Pope for England.