The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-06
NEW YORK NEWS.
Revision Of the Westminster Greed Not
settled-Other Gotham Gossip.


NEW YORK. February D. Special. r
! Although the New York Presbytcry final
/ ~ decided to revise the confession by vote
Of y3 % 43, this by no means settles The
question. OF the 2ll prcsbyters Of The
/ Church IN the Northern States. which viii
I be represented in general assembly at sara
/ t0g2 next Bay, that have So tar declared
/ themselves upon the subject some iifty In
number-ab0ut forty are i'm favor Of some
kind Of revision.
/ The New FORK presbyicry contains a good
many ministers who are not now pastor.
OF churches here. Two Of the most pr0mi.
nent of the opponents Of revision are Drs
/ William VI. Paxton. now "a professor al
| Princeton. and Dr. Robinson. formerly of
the Madison Avenue Church. Still, as more
than one-half Of the clerical delegates are
not affiliated with churches IN the city I'm an
official capacity, the votes OF such members
did not affect the result OF the r0te on the
present question.
RAILROAD NEWS.
The answer Of John II. lnman. in the
suit begun against him by the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company. % recover S50O.0OO
damages. arising out OF his purchase and
transfer 90 that company of the Pratt Coal
and Iron Company. has been filed in the
United states Court. Mr.. lnman claims
| that the interests of himself and Mossrs
shook and Baxter in the Pratt Company,
were acquired and neld solely ON their own
account. that they were never in any wise.
remotely or contingentlv. obtained or held
/ by them for the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company, and that, mn conveying them o.
the latter they acted for IFS benefit and adj
yersely 10 their individual interests and
profit, lie denies absolutely every material
syerment OF the complaint
Dir. lnman denies most emphatically that
he viii make any compromise on the issue,
but Will fight his traducers 90 the bitter end.
THE SIXTH NATIONAL BANh.
10 is estimated that the Sixth National
Bank wreckers have made about 100000
| by their schemes. Bank Examiner Hep
burn thinks hr. Leland has sustained a
minimum net loss of about S7i.OOO ON the
whole transaction. He has had 90 put up
about 100000, indeed, bat then he had ~.
ceiycd nearly that amount for his stock,
which be now has back
None Of those who know will state tnC
precise nature Of Mr.. Leland's expenditure
/ in connection with rehabilitation Of the
/ bank, but besides paying $2s0000 to bring
/ tie stock up % par, he has had % supply
money TO take up certified checks To pay
/ loans on stock of the bank pledged by tho
cOnspiratOrs, and also. probably, 20 pay
something to the bank-wreckers themselves
% get back the stock.
THE BARLOW LIBRARY.
The State Librarian Of Virginia 10 deter.
mined tO secure some of the treasures ~ the
Barlow library. The sale will last an the
week From the first list Mr. Poole, of Chi.
cag0 secured the most imp0rfaat i0i g0g
Sl,l2j. This was the "Rrlof and True Rola-
tion Of the Disco,erie OF the North Part %
Nirginia,f written and published early 10
/ the seventeenth century. Aisop's Mary
( land brought SilO, and copy Of iasanier' 3
"florida,' printed ai Paris in 1876, was sold
for f30i.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION.
John II. lnman confessed to-day about
the proposed consolidation of the Southern
railroad systems. that move was on foot
% bring about more intimate relations be-
tween the Richmond Terminal Fast Ten.
nessee. Georgia Central and the Erllnges
system. The other details OF the scheme
printed In THE TINES, he said, were mere
gossip. lie bad 0aeis from a syndicate who
wanted 90 buy a large amount Of Terminal
stock, but he had not agreed % tho prOp0-
sitiOn.
THE WORLDS FAIR BILL.
The Worlds Vain bin was loaded down
with amenements to-day In the Senate, and
killed. New lOrk's chances for the fair
are dead as "a door nail.