The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-05
SHERIFF SICkLES
FINDS ~ NO EASY MATTER TO
SUCCEED FLACK.

More Ballot Reform In the New York
Legisiature-sherman Talks TO Glad
stons--N Rich Merchant Mistaken for
Dursiaf- Railroad Note..
NEW YORK. April o. special l-Gor-
eial Daniel =. sickles. the new sheriff. Is in
peck Of trouble. Since abolishins tho or
der Of arrest department De- has been al his
Wits end 20 know whore 90 find mon to
serve atl lschmonls. executions and other
mandates OF the court. Yesterday the GEN.
eral asked the police commissioners todetan
i've policemen temporarily 20 his Office to be
employed ln case of emergency. but the re-
quest was refused. II the General con-
ducts The Office according TO the present
law he viii D. outof pocket about $4,000 at
the end OF She year.
MORN BALLOT REFoRN.
In ihe Assembly to-day Assomblyman
Ackcr introduced blll t0 secure secrecy OF
tlc ballot. and l0 promote Che purity OF
elections. II ltproNdos that election districts
shall contain not more than three hundred
voters that an ballots shall be enclosed in
sealed official envelopes. and SD deposited.
The ballots shall be three inches wide.
and contain simply tho names OF
the candidates as now. Between
thirty and sixty days before election
each Inspector 0f each election district shall
be furnished with three hundred official
envelopes hy the county clorh under tho
direction ol tle h0ad Nl supervisors. For
cIiN elections. iLp Common Council shall
furnish such envelopes. ln New York tho
police commissioner. shall provide them
and in Brooklyn ihe Doam of elections
The envelope, shall Dee iour inches wide.
SIX inches long. and Won them shall
he printed "olilcill envelopes" Tho
-amc officers shall also provide the ballots
at public expense. ,halrmcn of city or
county committees of fho political parties
shall nlp with ilr officer, llONe-namod a
written request for ballots. together with
lhe names Of candidates.
SHERMAN rO GLADSTONE.
An interesting audience gathered at the
office of the Metropolitan lnonoerarh Conn
plny t0-day o. listen Co General sherman
speak into "a phonOgrHph the resolution to
Doe sent .p William lWaft Gladstone. bv the
representative members Of tha American
Cooperative Building and Loan Associa-
ZION, who met at ihe rooms of the LAWYERS
Club in the Equitable building on Monday
last 90 listen io ihe appeal by STR Gladstone
M behalf oi iahNrs cause. The cylinder
NJ
90 be sent i0 Nr. Gladstone
MISTAKEN roE BURGLAR.
Mount Vernon Is greatly exhibited over tho
mysterious shooting of j. ". Ihiy,is at 2
O'Clock this morning Mr. ,hiN,is ,,os q
member of ihe dgy goods Hrm of Conlln A.
thifti@. VINO failed f0r nearly "A
million dollars at sixth avenue and
iWenty-thlrd street. NeW York. "a fow
years ago. Last night Mr. Chi,yisaiicndcd
dinner given 40 ihe house of neiehbor.
While hn was returning tO his hlmD two
shots were fired. and both Of tlom struck
ihe dry goods man. 10 i- supposed hs was
misiihen ior burglar. An air of pf0habi-
ity Is given tO ihi5 story lV the 'r0rorf OF
Charles J.. Adams. % Resident of summit
avenue. Nr. Adams SAYS thar he Was
awakened ny burglars boa ihe early h0ulsOf
tln morning. and that be- EXCHANGED
shots with ihe uuudgrs. NhbNis is dam
aerously wounded in the shoulder. ono
story is that ihe three gentlemen woro To-
geihor in "a jolly frame of mind. ghiyyia
thought BE- would he iun to ring up Dis nnigh-
nor who, imagining That burglars were
seeking an entrance io his house, hrcd tho
shots.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Iamues Norfolk and Wesioro fn.tb
week March. $780, sil6i1N 1850. siO0 lSi.
ucrea-e. >lb4ls Month March. i.o0,
fiDL'oi l-,l. flNJbll Increase. fggfs.
IinAel. Morgan S. Go. give notice that
tlel ale nDH pr paud in exchange fholr
certificates. representing 0'd Richmond ana
Allegheny Railroad Company second mori-
gage bonds, i0r securities uf ihe thosareaAe
and Vhio Railway Company. pursuant 10
agreement of August /. ls~..
The purchase oi tle Efilncor system Of
roads l} taD tast tennessee. Nirlmn ana
Georgia has excited very little interest ina
Wall street, a5 Ile result rs s0 LARGELY
pf0D.emaucal. lle LH-i Tennessee adis
about 3lN0.uua fral lO BIS liked CHARGES
and DO steur.s lul oi property that is bV
ul mNInf NItam il earn that amount
There Nlii he economy In tle consolidation,
NHi whether it Wlll uelp flo second rra-
.e.fcd iock OI tae La.t Tennessee b. an
open question at il.e limo. 10 Is moo yet
State ID what sort Nl I ..lIAf.IuI trust ISSUE
az bonds is i0 he mado lH payment.
1Ha WOSpsR, Of scENCr.
tn Interesting scientific experiment. is 10
lo made 1i .nf Electrical D. nibIilon no he
opened at llc ieu0N lY.sum. NE staee
oi ihe Casino Nlii Dee glt in iolorlonic con-
necuou, so that sng on. attending can
near iur tniii' performance Oi "Ilc Grand
Duchess over ist Wiln. MANAGER Rudolph
AioN-D- laa arranged for iIe placing On
lH" Casino STAG. ~ H mammoth frlu.miifer.
capable of sending every note of the music
aad all thn dialogue t0 room no the
ltnOA ilceum. fited up with photographs
oi tie Dniile CDmaluY iu costumes. and fhe
several scenes oi ihe opera. s0 that the eve
can look up0l ihe SCENES and characters.
while iAe elf listens iO thn music.
.f.u,.,.fr,..,
iH' 'l lt.ih- 'i iAt iiYui season this week
Nis mao. tlO occasion Ol hue exhibition
ni oyer TWO iho,.7.hd specimens in The tanks
oi tne 7t'it i-" 'pinmi--'1ner. The an-
hnal report ni iue state commission gives