The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-11

sale of Che y. VI. &. A.-Bencno.Al work
of the Kings Daughter.

of the Kings Daughter.
ALEXANDRIA, June i0. Special. -fhe
Young Mems Christian Association bu.ld-
me ha. been sold 10 Nr. j. Clint ~mo.. for
$1,000. 10 had been closed for some months.
judge Norfon ha- chartered ihc A'i7i-
Clad Building Company Wi's capital
stock Of sIO3,rI1. T. Is a northern ''li.
More real estate TRANSACTIONS ..r -l-
0n here NOW than for mans 90 i.l- i.ac.
The organization OF "kHg'- DIl-ailr..
which have helped the lrhralry to such aa
extent AS tO elicit the hearty cooperation 90
nearly r.l the church o...- -alIoHs. have
| q plan lur an addition ti . l.-il.Htlun,
which VIII be built b0tr'cu t.i' Us dow 5
Home and the inhrmar pr lIa WiI ne
! % handsome structure tin .,'i hi-h. y
| huildng fund raised for ihis purpose during
ihe last SIX months hy the untlrng eAcr-
| n0us of the several bands. was pat aside a-
"a tangible proof That ihc members have the
great work at heart. \ far VIII he heid at
tue AmoTy ia November, in which all the
! Circles VIII he Interested, The proceeds to
De- devoted to their building fund.
Nelson N atkins. the cOl0red man recently
shot hv another named stewart. died OF his
wounds on saturday, and stewart was cap
turcd and jailed here. stewart says at
kins attempted go shoot him. and he grasped
the pistol ard shot Watkins ia the struggle.
/ Others say Watkins was shot from ambush.
stewart is half wittCd. He will be taken 10
Fairfax Courthouse and jailed. the aii8ir
having occurred three miles from town, IN
Fairfax.
me wife OF Captain Charles Mankin, Of
the Midland Road, died sunday.
Mr.. Henry -t01icr, Il sJn Of the late I'd
ward -ahltr. OF this city. died out in Mont
I0mcrY county, Maryland, on saturday. lie
was she last 0i the old family. lie was
>rtuty-tWo years of age, and man OF con-
siderable worth.
"pcnnv HIP is what the potters' field
here is called Il is place OF bones ana
uo wonder 80 many poor morial-- batting
brayeN against hunger, misfortune ana
disease. have shiycrtd 40 the thought oi
heinz laid there at the corporations cN-
pcnSe-a few dollars at tine most. lni~
place has long. long been filed and now an
excavation for an infant cannot be made
without disturbing tlie ashes or bones oil
some likewise unfortunate sleeper lnereia.
have seen a coffin within twenty inches oi
/ the surface and pieces Of others on each
side. and bones and even skulls taken out
Co admit another. The place is covered
with grass and weeds. and the NV head
/ boards or stones are hidden by rank erowths
! OF ailanthus ana still no attention is paid u.
/ 4 Chicago capitalist has recently pur-
/ chase 20 long tract Of land bordering the Po-
tamac Immediately east of the Chain Bridge,
/ but only four hundred feet deep. II is SUI
/ posed he has in View the probable crossing
/ Of the river at or near that point ~ one OF
/ the several railroads who either have or are
/ applying for charters for that purpose. The
/ land belonged 90 the old Easily estate.
Mr.. ". snyder. Of Philadelphia. has sold
To- 'Ihe Potomac Mining and Reduction
/ Company" "A tract of iron lands on the river.
twelve miles from lecsburg and opposite
/ Point OF Rocks, known as the "Old Furnace
/ Tract" containing 625 acres for $4,000.
This land was mined successfully prior to
/ the war.
Mr.. Louis Bill, Senior. filled this evening
Of Brighvs disease. lie was aged my
seven.
The "rcndennisr farm ease has been
compromised, Mrs. Patterson getting her
property. and EnOch Cook, his; assault
cases were dismissed.