The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-10-01
NEW YORK CONSOLIDATION.
MEETING OF THE COMMISSION
TO DISCUSS THE SUBJECT.
Union of Municipalities About New York
ntemplated-The Fassett fnyestiga-
tIon--Club-Men Mad with shepard
Metropolitan Miscellany.
NHw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND Dali = TIMES,

Metropolitan Miscellany.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND Dali ? TIMEs, ,
| sept. 30. 1901
The commissioners appointed BY Governor
Hill to enquire into the expediency Of mu-
nicipal consolidation met today. The act
organizing the commission specifies that
the work Of consolidation shall include the
various municipalities in the state OF New
York occupying the several islands in the
harbor Of New York. This includes staten
Island, portion Of Long Island, including
Newtown. Flushing. Long Island City, and
portion OF the town of jamaica.
They took up the best plan of reaching
| the Information desired In regard 20 the
area Of population and debt OF the several
districts that We're % be included nm the
contemplated consolidation 80 that even
tually report would be made 10 the Legis-
lature a. to the practical character OF the
object sought for.
GENERAL PRYOR's JUDGHsHIP.
GenerakRoger 4. Pryor has received no
official notification OF his appointment by
Governor Iiill To succeed Judge LarremOre,
whose resignation takes effect tomorrow,
but 1t is generally conceded that he will get
the place.
THE FAssETT INVESTIGATION.
The Fassett Senatorial investigating
Committee will continue its investigation
into the city's affairs next Monday. II will
| take up the Board Of Excise Commissioners
where il left OF last spring.
| DELINQUENT CLUB MEN.
Club men are much exercised over Elliot
+. Shepard's action in publishing the names
of three members of the Union League Club
who were behind in their dues. officers
and members OF the club strongly denounced
his action as uhgentlemanlY. and the eNecu-
tive committee viii take action in the mat
ter. 1t is rumored that he will be sued for
libel.
OH FOR NICARAGUA
The two ocean tugs-Haviland and Hell
perhausen-left the harbor today for the
purpose on towing the great Nicaragua
canal plant to the scene Of operations. An
ocean voyage with a mammoth drcdge
and dozen scOVs will be made along the
coast of the West Indies and thence 10
Greytown. Nicaragua. The drodge Is now
awaiting the big propellers at Charleston,
:. c., where it was constructed Alter the
| big tugs put TO sea with their burden II Is
estimated that three weeks tugnng will
be necessary TO bring the unwieldy burden
into Greytown harbor.
A POLITICAL TRICK.
The overture tor harmony By the County
| Democracy 10 Tammany proves merely 10
have been "A strategic move made iCr the
purpose of saddling upon Tammany the
responsibility for a spit in the city Demo
cracy. Tammany evidently has no fear.
now that Mr.. Grace seems 10 be out OF the
way. Of the result Of ans coalition movement
attempted against il,
THE VANDERBILT MANSION.
Notwithstanding the magniiicence and
| completeness Of the biz anderDit mansion
on fifth avenue and fiity-6rst street, il is
deemed necessary % make alterations and
improvements every fall. WOrkmen are
now busily engaged upon the entrance and
hallway between the two wings Of the
house. The second story Of the left wing IL
also undergoing alterations. The great
| hallway and the sleeping apartments would
| bee handsome enough 10 suit most people,
but the Nanderbilts are constantly finding
some room tor improvement in the artistic
arrangement Of their home.
MORE nDnGRANTs.
| During the past week 30, Storage pas
| sengers were landed al the barge Office nom
sixteen steamships. Two OF the steam
ships came from the Baltic, one from Italy,
| one from France, two from Germany and
| England. and the rest from Great Britain
and Ireland. The same number Of ships
| from the same sections OF Europe during
| the corresponding week OF last year brought
here 6,j2S immigrants. The number Of sa-
| loon passengers that arrived during last
| week was 1908, which is only 3is less than
| the trallc OF the corresponding week OF last
year, in which liil saloon passengers came
TO our shores. The total number Of arrivals
| for the past week was 1000 and in the cor
responding week last year l0Mo. Nearly
all Of the saloon passengers are Americans
returning home, and the steeragc immi-
grants.
ADULIERArED FOOD.
| II DR.. baltimore. of the State Board of
Health, is good authority, out Of 3'6 arii-
cles OF diet in daily use in every household,
| 255 are adultcrated. That is 10 say that
about 81 per cent. Of everything We eat Is
not pure. sometimes we know an arti-
| Gle il adulterated. and are even assured
| that the admiXture is better than the pure
| thing. but usually we take IL as faith and in
blissful ignorance Of what the article really
contains.
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH.
The beautiful new edfice Of the Protest
ant Episcopal Church Of All Angels, AT
Eighty first street aud West End avenue,
| was cOnsecrated Yesterday with imposing
the rector, the Rev. DR.. T.. \ Hoffman, and
| Is 10 stand as a memorial 10 his father. IL
| was cOnsecrated by Bishop Potter, and
Bishop seymour, Of Springfield, Illinois,
preached the sermon. The musical part Of
the services was very elaborate. The regu-
lar choir was assisted by the chOirs Of Il.
ChrysOst0m and II. Mary the Virgin. The
new church is a very beautiful structure Of
i the Gothic and Norman styles Of architec-
ture, and the cost is estimated AT nearly
S20O,00O.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The statement Of the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company for eight months,
from January 10 August 81, shows: Gross
earnings. 1890 $l.2lO,306; 1853, S3,jO2.JSI
increase. Ss07,3l9 Operative expenses,
1890, S2,7l4,3G6; 1889, S2,2l9, isI; increase,
SJ2l.SSl net earnings 1890. 81 iOJ ,9lO; 1859,
,2S3, ,j03; increase, lS2, ,i3l.
Earnings.-N Norfolk ana Western (net):
Month Of August. 1859, 1922, w; 1859,
Slij,39: increase, Ssj.O2j.
| GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr.. William W. AstOr is going 10 sell his
horses, as he intends going 10 Europe. OF
course, Mr.. AstOr will be able 10 stay a
month or two longer abroad If the horses
fetch good price.
After a long and bitter fight the Federal
emigration agent, General James H..
O'Beirne and the various Indian societies
have succeeded in breaking up the Indian
Wild West shows and the cruelty attending
| them.