The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-08
NEW YORK GOSSIP.
Young Democracy to the Fore-Gener"i
News and Notes.

News and Notes.
Nrw YuRF, February l.-.opeclall-
The recent appointments by Mayor Grant
bring ONT prominently the fact that me
younr men have now the upper manu- I'D
New York Democratic politics. The tme
when the Old hacks and wheel horses cuulu
crab everything has passed m lainmah4
Hall. and lammany now controls the DEM
0rratic party of the city and the state. THIS
means a great deal. The Young eleAehi j.
ambitious. and has no regard for the leuus
ar nor-0ual bitterness of the past. Hence
the party in the rest Of the nation can nope
for am ending of the spites and lights ihat
were so disastrous 90 national success.
Young Tammany hopes for the future rather
than strives TO ayenge the past
TIE SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMBINAlION'
President Inman will escort a large party
Of capitalists and representative business
men over the Richmond Terminal next
week. They will leave here on Tuesday ana
go i'm a special train Of four cars for two
weeks trip. The route will be over the Nor
folk A Western. East Tennessee. Virginia
( Georgia. and the Louisville a Nashville.
They will be no the Chamber OF Commerce
dinner. i'm Atlanta. ton February l3. and go
no the Mardi Gras, at New Orleans, thence
10 Florida.
pORHfNG A JOSS HOUSE.
All Chung. the guardian Of the Chinese
joss House at l6 Mott street. entered me
temple early this morning and encountered
"a man named Thomas Burns. who was
about 10 carry on silver urn, the most
valuable article i'm the place. A fight en-
sued. i'm which Chung biz the Theirs nnger,
and was Knocked down with piece oi
iron. Burns then escaped, leaving the urn.
i. d foil u
costly vase. Burns was arrested AN hour
later. identified and held for examination.
Chung. who had received several severe
blows on the head. was sent 10 the Cham
ber's street hospital, where IL was Thought
that be would lose the sight Of one eye.
JAsiEs A. SIMMONS.
I'm Supreme Court Chambers this morn
ing there was an examination Of the ofii-
Gers Of the Commercial National Bank 10
learn what securities Of James a. simmons
the bank holds. Certain Orange county
creditors OF Mr.. Simmons baye put the
sheriff into his house az no. east seventy
second street with a levy upon his persona
prOperfy and have seized his carriages and
horses ON "A judgment for SIS, ~. for de-
hciency i'm the foreclosure OF a second
mortgage on the stock farm az Pine Island,
purchased by Simmons for C.P. Huntington,
the railroad man.
TOWN GOSSIP.
Asan instance of the great profits made by
the electric light companies, lt is stated that
a single wire that extends from "a point ~
New street, "a short distance below tA-
change place, 10 binding m wall street.
nearly OppOsite that street, is less than three
hundred yards in length, and was put up az
"A cost Of $3.50. Since its erectiOnit has been
used by three different parties, who have
paid the proprietor no less than 500 for Ms
use up 10 the present time. This morning
il was relet 20 "a fourth party who paid Sl4l
i'm advance for the use Of il for the coming
six months.
The Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer Lain,
from Bremen January 30th, arrived to-day
with 531 steerage passengers. she reports
having passed an immense Iceberg on the 4th
inst. 10 was 200 feet high and l.OOOieet long.
IL was met OF the coast Of New Foundland
and in the track Of the transatlantic
vessels
RAILROAD NEWS.
Notice is given that the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company viii receive
from its stockholders in ilii or part pay
ment Of their subscriptions 90 the $4,000
600 OF new stock, now offered 10 them,
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
per cent. collateral trust bonds. at the
rate Of 10 and accrued interest.
A gentleman who is actively Identified
with railroad building i'm different sections
OF the country and who has just returned
from a trip South says that there is not
railroad i'm the Southern Atlantic states
that Is not in need OF more rolling stock,
which cannot be supplied as fast as wanted.
Notwithstanding the we'll known activity in
that line Of business throughout the past
year.
East Tennessee is doing remarkably well,
as per this statement: Increase i'm gross
July. S31,sl7; August, $4,000; September,
$llO.393; October, SllD,6yi; November, $685.
$40: total. >l2912l. Increase in uet-Juiy,
$50. 0S7; August Ss6,3Jl; September, $780,
fil: October. S49.T2; November, flO,5oo;
total, S3j2.l52.
In view Of the fact that the company had
small surplus last year after paying , per
cent. on the first preferred. stock, the
chances for a good sized dividend ON the
second preferred are not bad. The Decem-
Der increase was greater than for the other
months.
Increased earnings, Richmond and Dan
vile system: Fourth week of January. 1871,
Sj2l. l25; 1883, SGT 400; increase, f9J, 70.
Month OF January. 1870, Sl.l4i,Jn; locj,
$JI6. go; increase, Sl9,,3O0.
Governor Hill sent the Legislature a spe-
cal message on the Worlds Fair to-day, IN
which be giyes his thorough approval of the
Assembly bill, says the new commissioners
are unasked for and unnecessary, be calls
for action by the Legislature on the Fair
bin. points out the great danger Of delay !.
and saws be will promptly sign original bill
when passed. Chauncey Depew, however,
Ia 20 dav. ..The Worlds Fair il A gOncr.'