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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-01
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
Friendship Fire coas-aRy's Election-Mi-
nor Happenings of Interest

ALEXANDRIA, VA, December 3i.- Spe-
cial. The MethOdists and some Others
watched and prayed the old year out and
the new year in. The nne bells. town bells
and several church bells were rUng tonight.
and tomorrow will be sort OF senl-boliday.
So far as the years business j. concerned
the average calculation can be taken as
fair. some progress has been MADE, ol
course street improvements ana nghtihg
with probably more building ana more rear
estate transactions than IN any previous
year to the war.
nesson worthy chief.
There will be AN election on the 10Th TO
ill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of fCommonwealth's Attorney Cation.
There will be several more hops here be-
fore the holiday season is over. The as
semblies and jpni0r assemblies on Friday
night last were quite hnis.
The Alexandria, Washington and Fair
fax Railroad project 10 booming. Is said
il will not hurt Mt. Vernon avenue.
The Friendship Fire Company has re-
elected officers for the year. Mayor Down
ham heads The list as president, and Cap
tain James webster, commander oi the
company. .,,.
Miss May Uhler entertained her itiends
last evening,
There were iOz marriages here during the
year. ..o .
The Misses King. Of Prince street, gave
pIoasant entertainment this evening in
honos Of their guest, Miss Shortwell, Of Gull
pepor. A delightful evening was spent by
all IN attendance.
A gentleman from WarfeB county here,
speaking of young 'Bud' Casters s2d
death, saws Bud was rammlng MS gun
when IL exploded, and the rod went clear
through his bead.
Twenty-two Thousand FIVE hundred and
6fty-two barrels Of -four we've Inspected here
during the year.
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located in Chesterfield county, just across
the river from Petersburg, shows the lolicW-
inc sums: Mean temperature. 6lo.2; maxi
mum temperature, 93s.s; minimum temper,
ature. fg7.s: total precipitations Qaln ana
melted snow). 81 go inches; total snow iali,
q .G5 inches. Averages: Mean temperature
H.5: maximum temperature, 1o.z; mini
mum temperature, 3j.6; total preclpiia.
tions (ran and melted snow, 5.l3; total
snow fall, OBS inches.
IL is expected that at the meeting oi the
Common Council 10 be held tomorrow
afternoon. the committee appointed from the
Council 10 wait on Colonel Guy, OF hich-
mond. and ascertain from him the status
OF the city Of Petersburg with the Virginia
and North Carolina Railroad, will MAKE
their report. Colonel Guy is counsel for the
city Of Petersburg in this railroad matter.
Petersburg is interested in this road to the
extent Of $4,000.
The board of directors Of the National
Bank, OF this city, have declared a diVl-
dend Of per cent. out of the neat earnings
Of the closing six months.
Manufactured tobacco and cigarettes eX-
ported from tho Second Internal II venue
District Of Virginia, upon which no tax is
paid during year ending December
Dist, 1889: Exports from Richmond
Manufactured toudccO, 4.Jlo,Ollt1 louuu5f
cigarettes. 2I.5l200; exports from Peters
burg. manufactured tObaccos. 5,jOl ,1oi5
pounds. Total exports manufactured To-
baocOs for Second internal revenue district
for the year 1850, 9,s26, ,jl6 pounds. The fol-
lowing are the total collections for the year
1889 at the Office Of the collector Of
Internal revenue for the Second district
Of Virginia. Lists, $S3j.42: spirit stamps.
81, ,25S.g0; cigars and cigaretts, SilO,6l6.lO:
snuf, $3ll.S9; manufactured tobacco, ST.
lOi, ,s2l .s6; special, S5j,737.72. Total, Sl.s7S,
S42.49. During the past year there were
TWENTY-FIVE fires and few false alarms.
The large tobacco firm OF :. W. Nenable
& Co., Of this city, is 10 be formed into
Joint stock company, 10 be known as -. W.
Yenable Tobacco Company :. w. Nenable
is to be president, and l.. G. Nenable vice
president. The other officers have not yet
been named Messrs. y. +. Patterson and
W. ID. Spratly who have been with the firm
of :. w. Nenable a. Co.. for years, will have
stock in the new company. The capital
stock Of the company is TO be not less than
s25O,OO0, nor more than one million dollars.
Messrs. Benz. Harrison and Claiborne
Pope, who were appointed few days ago
by Judge ID. NJ. Bernard, Of the Hastings
Court, TO reassess the real estate in Peters
burg, will commence their work tomorrow.
As far as learned there are TO be but few
charges in business oIrclDs in this city.
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COTTON TOwN, December 3l.- Special.
Professor Robert Lee BlantOn, Of Nicholas
Vile, ky., spent Christmas with his father
and mother, Or. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Blanton. His
sister, Miss Mamie J.. Rlanton. who j.
teaching in Granville county, e. e., - here
for the holidays and will return 10 hcl
school on Saturday next.
Mrs. Cole (nee MOrt0n) Of Granville
county, \. c., is on visit TO the "Guinea'
neighbornoOd and will return with Miss
BlantOn.
DIR. Charles 4. Blanton, Of itiehmond, has
been at his mothers at West Hill, and re-
turned 10 Richmond this morning. Miss
Jessie Benton went back with him for an
extended stay,
Centenary. Methodist Church was sup
piled with a splendid sermon cE sunday
morning BY the Rev. W. W. S0uihall, a very
eloquent and impressive speaker, his man
ner and delivery is very much like his gifted
brother, Professor stephen q. SOuthall. who
was In the latter years Of his life professor
Of law in the University Of Virginia.
Mr.. Richard {. johnson, Of Iynchburg
Va, spent several days with his brothers in
this neighbo,h1Od, and was successful lasi
Saturday IN bagging two iO4es,
DR.. John W. Nash leaves Farmyille thi'
morning tor Richmond, TO assume the du
ties Of surgeon 20 the penitentiary. He viii
be very much missed in Farmyille, where
he is universally popular.
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|, TESTIMONIAL TO GEN. SMITH.
Efessnted bv tho v. NJ. 1. Cadets With
silver Service.

LEXINGTON, VA, December 3l.-lepe-
ial. Tine last official hours Of Gen: +. H..
sniith as superintendent Of the Virginia
Hillary Institute will form page In the
history lof the old school. The entire corps
d cadets formed tonight and presented him
Nth a massive solid silver service, consist
Rx Of salyor, and coffee and tea set, made
6 l.. III. Jahnke 4 Co, engraved as follows:
(ien. J.. II. Smith, from the Corps OF Ca
lets, 1882 Cadets Ainslie, Of Richmond, and
Ioorman, of Lynchburg, bore the treasure,
lirst-classman Lewis, OF lynchburg, de
lyering the presentation speech, as follows:
sfeneral.-It is with feelings of deepest
prrow that, in behalf of the corps OF ca
let's, | address yOu tonight. Sorrow that
bur connection, hitherto so pleasant, must
low be severed; sorrow that one SO well
ltted by mental and physical qualifications
br the duties Of his post has seen NJ 10 re-
inguish H. But our sorrow Is indeed al
Ayed when we think on the life of credit
,nd usefulness which has preceded this
step. our pride in looking as a
friend on one 10 whom the world
looks upon, can but modify the acpteness
OF our pain, and we reflect that ffty years
of manhood in its trllest sense have been
spent I'm nOblG efforts for the good OF others
we feel a pardonabie Joy that at last the
reaper may lay doitt us ~ - ~
with pride upon the fruits OF his harvest.
Dear 10 the heart of every cadet is that name
Old Spex, md when we reflect that no more
may we look upon il as almost synonymous
with Y. VI, l.. OnF hearts are filled win re-
eref. But forever will it live imperlshaDly
impressed in the memories OF those VINO hase
learned 10 love II. No tribute that words
can pay would do Justice to one whose lie
is a tribute in itself. The jeweled arch that
spans the sojl Of fifty years sets forth the
giories OF a life devoted 10 the coed OF man
sind. But we must part. Ihere
no linior hrss e hearts thai An.iS net nc
an end. and so at last timr "a BIS feAorsv
less course has made change for us, anc'
we must submit, May the remainder OF
ljfe's pathway be strewn With roses tor You,
your declining years be niied WIN Peace
and happiness, and finally your exemplary
life attain its full fruiti0n. Asa slight token
of the regard in which you are held by the
corpse Of cadets. IL is pleasure 10 me 10
present to YOU this service. May 1t ever re-
fleet into your life the supGeams OF happl-
ness: NAV it never be iaTnished 2y The
damps of sorrow or misfortune, and n,ay 1t
serve TO brighten in years 10 come some
slight recollection Of the coi9s OF lsS9-
1890"
General Smith responded ~ . lev re-
mayAs. showing his deep feeling, Al even
ing parade General Smith published bis last
official order, Brigadier-General shipp
takes official charge Of midnight. ana
places before the corps an order so announc-
ing his authority.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-01
HUMAN BEND
Abduo,s Young Girl and Attempts Her
Murder.


Murder.
MOOREsTOWN, y. j.. December 3l.-At
duck on sunday, Bertha, the twalyo-year-
old daughter of Charles Z, iaines. 0i Penn
bertOn, was missing ifom her home on the
road tO New lisnau Messengers We're des-
patched among the noighbOrs tO hunt fer
Aes. suspicion fell upon William sloane, q
noted desperate, who lives in cabin on
the edge Of the woods, as he Aad been seen
on one or two Occasi0ns 10 give the
child candy and other gifts 10
induce aef 20 visit him. A visit was made
10 sl0ane's place, but his wife said he had
gone towards the shore. Her manner,
coupled with her refusal 10 lend the search
ing party lantern, convinced Mrs. llaines
iaai sloane was responsible for the girl,
Disappearance, just below PembertOn a
trail leading into the swamp was discOy-
cred, which being followed for twelve miles
they came % what is known as the Rutler
place where there Is a deserted hDtes. There
was a light inside from q IRE that sloane
had built and ces.ie Il lay the form OF the
girl, on a alanket. insensihle Her clothing
Wa. wet aud bedraggled with mire, and her
face was deadly pale sloan had an axe
hy his side, and was Lending over the pros.
trate form Of the girl. when Constable
Adams burst open the door aud made a ruth
for him. lie seized iLe axe and aimed
a blow tnat would have beheaded the
constable II be had not quickly lodged il.
just at the moment Mr. ilaines struck
sloan on the head with club. telling him
90 the fOOf. As be- rose he made an effort 10
Kill ine girl by "A blow with the axe. but the
father struck his arm with the club and
diverted the blow. Then followed a hand
fO-Naud combat ln which sloan hif Eillu-I
and llaines. aad cut at the constable with
q nniie. Finally le was struck on
.he head with club, which dazed
aim ana be- was tied hand and foot aud
taken 70 jail at Mt. Holly. Ills VIE wa.
alec locked up as an aeVomplice. Bertha,
the injured glyl, was found 10 have been
horribly mglilaled and was nearly dead
from her suHcrings and exhaustion. 10 is
doubtful if she viii rosOYer Her parents
are highly respectable. sloane evidently
intended TO Kill the girl % preyept her from
testifying against him. The community IL
terribly excited over the affair.
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FROM PETERSBURG.
Some Review of tho Year-A FIRM be-
csmes q Joint stock Company.

Same Review Of tho Year-A firm be-
csmes a Joint Stock Company.
prTRRsRUaG. VA, December 3l.-lSpe-
cial The ease Of the Commonwealth
AGAINST Fletcher Brown (colored), charge d
with attempting to commit criminal
assault on Matte Ferguson lcoloredl' YES
terday, was called for examination m tne
Mayor's Court, but Ia consequence OF lne
absence Of sorae Of the witnesses, post
% ,nement was had until THURSDAY next
Brown was committed 10 jan.
TvS. .,orro,v being New Years Day, and a
lega; holiday, all the banks and other pub
lie buildings will be closed. At the post
office sunday hoars will be observed. Watch
niohs services were held at several OF tue
churches tonight.
n ". Whitehurst, Of Portsmouth, grand
master Of odd Fellows Of the state, PAID an
of,iciaI visit 10 Monroe and Appomattox
lodges last night. Grand Master White.
hurst left this morning for Salem ana
The vote for the quilt TO be given 70
the wife Of the most popular bapus,
minister ia Petersburg and Chesteihela
county, resulted In favor OF nrs. H.
Acree. wife Of the pastor of the First bal-
tisf Church in tsis city. The value OF each
vote w,1s twenty-five cents, and the total
amount received for the quilt was slV.so'
This mfunf IL 10 be diyidad between the
West- Ent Baptist Church, OF this city, ano
shs Fffrisk Church, OF Chesterfield county.
laptaip NeNamaya, Nh0 has been con-
s.<sing the services Of the Salvation Army
here- len for Washington yesterday aitef'
noon. where be was 70 be married Today
The meteorloricai report ior the year, as
furnished by Professor j. M. Coison, OF the
Virginia SoymsI snd collegis~ lnsp.u~'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-01
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
NEWS GATHERED IN ALL PARTS
OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Parting Gift TO General r. II. Smith py
military Institute Cadets = Affairs in
Petersburg, Alexandria, and Elsewhere
sits Clipped.

EDGYRToN, BRUNSWICK Co, VA, De
cember 3d. Special. This is station on
the Atlantic and DanyIlle railroad. Nine-
teen hundred acres Of land have recently
been bought here, II is supposed, by the rali-
road company. and the people have strong
hopes that the shops OF the railroad com.
pany will be placed here. Ii Is about nan @
way between Portsmouth and Danyille. Inc
people in this section are still rejoicing IN
The possession Of railroad. They have
been from time immemorial cut of from the
rest OF the world and now feel as II the uni
verse were open 10 them. They were, 10
use Sydney Smiths phrase, twenty mi'es
from a lemon,v having 70 haul all their pro-
duce 10 Belfeld, their neares: station
on the Atlantic Coast Line, whicS
is score Of miles from Law
renceyilIe. The trains from Portsmouth
only run now to the county seat OF Drums
wick. They will run through to DanNille
by February 1, 1890.
some improvements are going on AT
Hicksford. The Baptist Church is being
enlarged and when finished will be hand
some building. 1t will lie One-third longer
than il was formerly and will have stately
tower. Labor is very scarce in these parts.
The farm hands seem unwilling 10 engage
in work on the lands. Many Of them are
employed about the railroads.
LaWreDceyille is "dryr town, and Its
morals are much improved by that fact.
The Judge Of the county refused 10 grant
any licences In the town last spring, the
citizens asking him not TO do so.
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wythevii,e Bank Robbed.

WYTHEvILLE, VA, December 5l.-l spe-
cial. Last night, about ; O'Clock, Thieves
entered the Bank Of Wytheyille through q
side siadQY and finding the outer de0r o.
the safe unlocAed broke open a drawer
with a hatchet ard secured aDon, sundreC
dollars worth of silyerware. Later In ih'
night they made second raid, bu: their Ia. -
attempt having been discovered, they were
watched and two of the number were iden.
tilted. This morning, three negroes. man
and two boys, were arrested and LODGED In
Jail upon confession of the two boys. The
latter are supposed 10 be implicated in sey.
eral small robberies which have occurred in
Wytheville within the past few weeks.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-01
c,,uued. cu,led and Condensed.

THE steamer Jane Moseley, Of the Inland
and Seaboard Coasting Company, has beer
taken of the Norfolk line for extensive re
pairs, and, In consequence, there will be but
one steamer, the Lady Of the Lake, on thai
line for the present. The George Leary. O
the Potomac Steamboat Company's line
will continue her trips as usual,
MAURy CAMP, Of Fredericksburg, has re-
ceiyed letter from Mrs. Nafina Howell
Davis. widow of the late Jefferson Davis
acknowledging the receipt Of a copy Of The
resolutions passed by the Camp in memor,
of her deceased husband.
IN the Western Lunatic Asylum there ars
600 or more patients, and another building
is needed.
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il Frank Mancha Dead.

CLARFMOST, Va. December 3O.-'Spe-
cial. MIR. j. Frank llancha. founder Of
Clarem0nt colony and president Of the
Petersburg and Norfolk Steamboat Line.
died at his residence. in this place. at AIS
p. NJ. yesterday. For two weeks he had
been confined to his bed with bronchitis.
and although he was attended by the best
medical aid that the country cOuld AFFORD.
his attending physician, DIR. }. NJ. Gibson.
being almost constantly at his bedside, his
strength at last failed, Nr. Mancha was
born in Lancaster county, Iennsyl-
yania, in the year 1871, he had
liberal education, and spent several years
as a teacher in the schools of Lancaster. In
1866 be was married to Miss Lily /OOk.
shortly after his marriage he removed 90
Ridgley, Md, where be began his career a.
a dealer in real estate. From there he again
moved to EastOn, where he carried on his
business very extensively. Again chang
ing his base ofOperati0ns, he went 10 Dover,
Del. where be WAS successful above his
most sanguine expectations, But his health
failing, he was ordered by his physicians %
90 South: consequently. in the year 1878. he
settled in the woods where ClaremOnt now
stands, bought the old Allen estate Of -, 500
acres, aud commenced 10 advertise. Here,
again, his efforts were crowned with sue
cess. The estate was sold on settled up.
and the town Of Clarem0nt incorporated
in 1886. Two years ago he chartered the
steamer River Belle and established the Pc
tersburg and Norfolk Steamboat Lire. which
became so popular that after the nrst year
he found the boat too small to accommodate
the fast-iDcreasing traffic Of the line. lie
accordingly purchased the steamer :. A.
Mccall, which has been running since with
steadily Increasing patronage As busi-
ness man. few men in this part Of the South
were so well and iayOraDly known as Mr..
Mancha. A man Of great energy and in
domtable will. he rarely undertook any
thing which was not successfully carried
out. His loss will be a great blow TO the
people throughout this section.
The funeral service. which will be con.
Quoted by Rev. Y. 4. Clarke, will be held at
the villa, his late residence, at 4 O'Clock p
NJ. today, after which the remains will be
conveyed to Dover, Del, for interment.
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THE COMING YEAR.
Universal Belief that it VIII be- Yer,
Prosperous.

Prosperous.
NEW " ORR. December 3l.-Tho CONNER.
cial Advertiser says that interviews with
many leading buslnes, men 10 tO the prls-
poets for $500 reveal am almost unanimous
belief that the coming year viii be one of
unusual prosperity,
hr. Erasius Nman, who is, perhaps.
about a. we'll posted on business conditions
as aRy many in the country. has made q
careful study of the situation. He Saws.
III next year Is not the most prosperous
year in our history. great calamiiie-. which
man cannot iOresee, must uccgr. I'm AN my
business experiences have not seen moro
favorable outlook. From an parts of
the coHaiY good news Is coming in. For
tne lirst time the ~outhemers are obtaining
as good prices Tor their iron. etc.. as is ol-
i0mtd by Northern manufacturers. The
iron men of the South arc sure % make biz
profits next yoar ihe wealth of the ma
ton mas al-p uccn increased hy the develop
meas OF imncnse iron aud copper mine. In
ihe Northwest, hear that farmers in some
sections nlc using corn for fuel. They ind
r QDeaptg than coal. J venture tO predict
sRal there will be very few failures next
year,
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Row at a colored Church Fair.

WARSAW, VA. December 2s.-lSpecial. r.
On the night Of December 2ith, at a cOlOred
church fair, held at the house of one Brown.
colored RAN. two negro men, Austin Jack
son and Elick Johnson, became involved in
a fracas, in which Jackson struck johnson
on the head with a fence rail, inflicting a
wound, which came near proving fatal.
Our county jail now contains five pris-
oners, all colored, three charged with house
breaking and two convicted Of misde-
meanOrs.
The Baptlsts gave an interesting enter
tainment at Menokin ON the 18th instant
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The Fund Already Amounting to sif.-
q OOO-subscriptions still Coming Ia.

ATLANTA. GA. December 1.-THE GRADY
monument fund has n0w nearly reached
$4,000. Tho subscriptions thus FAR are al
most an from Atlanta. The Young men Of
other parts Of Georgia are interesting them
selves. however. and while no returns have
VET been received. the indications are that
subscriptions fron other Georgia towns and
others will increase the fund 10 at east
double the present amount.
The largest subscription nom ihe North
came from the directors of the Fourth Ma
tlonal Bank. Of New York. who 'ent a
check for 500, accompanied by letter ex-
pra.slye Of their high esteem and admira.
lion for the private chai ecter and public
-.u,s.ursskhs late Heufy w. Grady.
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Miller, RlOadS < GGThaTt Miller, RlOadS & GeTlaTt

hours and seven minutes. loweridg for the
first time the siX-day records. ON subse-
sequent trip % this port. the City of Paris
made the passage in five days. nineteen
minutes aud iiity-fye seconds, which has
never been surpassed. -
ALL SORTS.
The Century Company deny that they
want Ward McAllister 10 write a biography
ior them. Most people would be glad of the
chance 90 ask him.
The worlds fair project is Just now at a
standstll. and nothing can be done until af-
ter January sth. when the Congressional
committee will listen 10 arguments i'm favor
OF the various localities. New York will be
well represented.
The legislative committee has several
bills prepared tO be presented 90 the Legis-
lature at Albany. These bills. however.
Will not be presented until after the eXccu-
tive committee has approved them. The
legislative committee will meet this week
and complete It's arrangements for appear
ing before the congressional committee in
Washington.
Perhaps the twentieth destructive fire in
year, caused directly by the frying Of
crullers in bakeshOps, burned up $4,000
worth of property In Harlem to-day. and
turned thirty families ont OF doors. some
of them narrowly escaped death; ah were
badly frightened.
The Rev. Dr. William Patton died very
suddenly last night, while visiting his som
in-aw, Mr. Wells. IN Plaindeld, Nj. lie
had been for many years in the COngrega.
tional Church, and had been conspicuous
recently in his advocacy of The liberal
movement i'm the church. auaxu.
The friends of iamc.<x4$ $43 &41
brooklyn faithcurlsts seHf-TTT'r~1 ~1rr--'D mo :
for reiusin. 90 give medicine % a sick child
of the Jansons. paid their fines and were
released from the peniien.iary This after
noon. Jansen's iine was 5000. his Wiio's
Sl0O and the nalse's $50. faith-Cmist
Larsen's llne was reduced from 5000 10 500
10 has not SEE Been paid
sullivan against jackson and ~layu
against kiluin. That's about the way the
present indications point among the big
ones la the prize ring. though there are still
wide possibilities of change
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TAPPAHANSDcK,D December 3d. Special.
The Eureka Club, Of this place, gave a con-
here the night Of the 26th inst, which was
an entire success in every particular.