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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-11


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expectancy over tlc King, Daughters
musicale and 1r.r. Marty fo conn. off h.r.
tomorrow nisht. m wui bo fso social
event of fla .Da..n TIn flra.-f frl.I..r. .f
-oais ever sold for ans entertainment ha,o
been sold for fhrocca-ian. Tine or.rl t..,tr
COMPOSED of al fh. society people Df fle
cuv. rnmberahout two hundred and wIli
attend the ron..rf in n.ll eranIu. lr.-.. ro.
pairing Ofha llrl0r0 House ait.ruarI f.
ihc ball and dinner. fu h. unrn Do. Mr. R.
n. RsrDr. r.n.fl linrnfar, f9afi.. ~.,,Ih.lfa.
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can Fsrfiler D.i.nrnt .f ...r.f T.. in
the ferfIl.1rr fix ts-. casa. az. rtii'ler
c0mranf Inns amended u- fnat1.rfn4 sd ,-
to eliminate tae clause. d. .arin. f0. state
ax unconstitutional Im Commissioner.
in hi- answer. siy. tae ALLEGED uucon-uu-
t.onai.iy is Wlst iHe company based ifs proc
test upon. ani demands to know upon what
other grounds iley protest. nllur with
drawn that clause.
That destructive ll-t. known as flo
section. has made if- appearance early this
year in the eastern part of the State. lu
PIN county .hey are reported t1 he literally
rddling the young potato vines which axe
barely up.
The Davis and Gregory Tobacco Compa-
MS OF OXi0rl tas been r-Or4lulled ly ,he
election 0f IS. s. Davis a- president
The Raleigh Chamber of Commerce has
decided to visit the town oi Nl-si0n iu 81
body iof ihe purpose oi inspecting the great
tobacco industries oi ilat place. = special
train VIII Doe secured aud ihe trip VIII nt
made some time during Nav. NJ inston has
30 less than thirty even mammoth tobacco
factories ih luii Nltl"'l'i..'hu Do ihr Iii D7t
tobacco manufacturing point in ile oouth.
News Us iecrit ee mere t1-i'l inai iAe leo-
PIE oi scotland Nech are threatening 'u
make trouble i'f iAe exodus gents. VINO
are Ihoueih- .is u1-." iA'., ,ei' '' itdNt
tnai seciioh' int "hi'r lD'lie User. nave
gwen n"li'e i' uie '-'A,7 in"l "ny 'i '.'. 'i
VINO were e'N--l M'f9iD- lNii 't.i''n
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covered with blue grass. The highc point
of the White Ton Mountain is
| hfy-four hundred feet. above sea
level. Here i- located the D0ugll.s estate
Of sixty thousand acres of heavy timber and
rich ore. The owners live in New J 0rh.
The slash horn balsam hr, or Norway
spruce. abOunds here in large numbers. and
Is valued for IFS non-warpng qualities and
suscepubility.to % a. high. polish; besides it
has high value for It's medicinal qualities.
Marion proper is q pretty little town. and
one of the hcailicst sections oi the state,
and ion the near future Will be one of her
largest cities.
The Fincastle Land and improvement
Company has been organized with ahuu-
dant capital. and VIII develop the coal and
iron mines OF H0teiOuri county. The ta-
iawDa iron property contains ore of excel
Tent quality aud abundant quantity. aud
superior quality of scmi-hiluminou- coal i-
found ln paying quaniltic. within eight
miles of Fincasiie.
superior limestone. susceptible OF tio
highest finest. is found iu abundant quHnfi-
ties on the c0mpany's lands 40 aud near
Fmcastle. and vast beds of black and gray
marble have been discovered within tNo
miles Of the town. one mile from Fucaslie
is also "a quarry Of a- hne building stone as
can De found in the South. and also an
NNHAINI ltNI'N 'i INNAI'iat tN ''N' N|'i'f ' 't
t0 bc fully equal iO that now imported from
Germany. 10 these advantages may Doc
added many chalybeatc springs, iu and
around fncastle, which are already Visited
bN heaith-scekers every summer.
a large hotel i- 90 he erected without Gee
lav. The liuca.flc NDg..u Mills are turn-
ing out hrsi-class h-r-css, cas.imerOs
blankets. etc.. and the foundry and machine
shops are making piows. castings. mills.
Nc. a wagon factory and planning mills
are in course of construction. besides two
Touring mills and three canning factories.
a company haas been organized 90 build %
railroad from fncaste tO 1'nNcrllie or
froutgille on the shenandoah Valley fall-
road: or. which is quite probable. direct %
E0an0kc Tine Virginia Western ka.l-
way. soon 20 Doe commenced. viii
run directly through tlc town. and
charter has been obtained for
the Roanoke fiucaste anl Clifton Forge
Railroad which win bee built in tho near
future. This road will connect tne tA0
great trunk lines OF Virginia. the Norfolk
and Western and tlcsap and ONO. and
bring into competition the great coal fields
of southwest and West Virginia. Two lcl-
cgrapb line, now enter the i1Wn-one ilnm
jackson. on the James River branch oi tle
Chesapeake and Ohio. and ihr other % w Me,i-
crn MON line from lr0ut'ile, 0n The -hen-
andOah Nalley Railroad.
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thousand feet of lumber. belonging 70 Mr. j.
>. oiade. was destroyed by fire. The lum-
Der was piled on the side Of the Petersburg
and Weldon Railroad track at the thirty
nNe mlic-p0-t. and the fire Is supposed %
have been caused by the grass near the
lumber becoming ignited from sparks from
passing locomotive.
The congregation Of the ArrOwfeld Meth
0dist Church. in Chesterfield county. a short
distance from Petersburg. have commenced
The erection Of a new church % take the
place of the one in which they now wOr-
ship. Rev. Mr.. -tith. Of Chester, is the pas
tor of this church.
Mr.. Eli b. Morse and Mrs. Morse return
ed 20 the city this morning from their bridal
trip North.
iu the Mayors Court this morning. q me-
gro named DAVID Iazewcll was convicted
oi the larceny Of bag Of tobacco from
pch's warehouse. and bis punishment liked
ai sixty daIs in iail.
The storm which visited this section YES
ieriay afternoon was very severe in Din
W.dlie county, "a few miles from Peters
burg. whore trees Were uproOtod. their
branches twisted into an kinds OF shapes.
a good deal OF damage was done by the
blowing down Of fences and sheds
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PETERSBURG
More i;elics 60 be itomoyca-fonr Thou
sand Feet Of Lumber Burned.

More Relies 90 be Removed ronr Thou
sand Feet of Lumber Burned.
PETERSBURG, VA, April TO- Special.
A Grand german was given at the Library
Hall tonight by number of young ladies
OF tbis city. Among the young ladies ia att
tendance were Miss Sherman, daughter u
Hon. john sherman. of Ohio. who is here on
"A visit 10 Miss Otelia Mah0ne. daughter oi
General Malone. Those IN attendance from
RrlchmOnd were Mr. Preston Carson ana
Miss Mary pegram
The argument in ihe suit Of John Jones
l.ol0rod against the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company lOr ten thousand dollars
damages has not yet been concluded.
General Malone lett last night Tor lale-
we'll Courthouse.
II Is learned from Judge a.. NJ. Bernard.
of the Hastings Court. that there are about
fifteen felony, and the same number of mis-
dcmcanOr cases on the criminal docket OF
his court, which opens on the third Thurs
day of this month. Mr.. George Il. Botden,
d, Providence. Rhode Island, who has been
ln the 0i,y for the past day or two, has
leased all of the wag relics Of the Crater M
the possession OF Mr. Griniih. the owner Of
the Crater farm. Mr.. B0yden viii have the
.eiic9 shipped 10 his home, where be VIII
place IA Ia ON exhibition. Mr. Griffith viii
accompany Mr.. bosnen home 10 give MS
tory Of each one of the relics, Of which there
are IA large number.
4 day or two ago between three and four
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WEDDING At ROANOKE.
A Pretty Ceremony in the Greene Memo
rial Church.

ROANOKE, Va April l0.- Special r.
There was a pretty church wedding here
Cars morning The contracting par
Ties were Mr. Edward Lee Stone.
manager of the Bell Company. aud Miss
nunie Iiu-irv. eldest daughter of Nr.
James IS. li-lhTne. The ceremony was
held af tha Greene Memorial southern
Methodist Church in the presence OF a
large a-semhlage Of relatives and friends
from ai through this section Of the state.
The ediilce was preitily and appropriately
decorated. The bridal party entered the
church and marched up the s0u.h aisle %
lla trains of "a wedding march. rendered
GOD tue ORGAN hy Professor PAUL.. The ush-
er-. Ne-srs. William N. Thomas and A. ID.
Rice. Juulus h. li-hburue and Nr. Jacobs:
Miss Lizzie Ii-Alurne. sister Of the bride.
necNm'ngly dressed iu gray cloth with
black velvet trimmings and currylnEa bunch
of pink roses, Ol tine arm Oi the grOOm's
brother. SIR. Albert stone; Miss En-
ma Ln-iehy. in % hChtiing and rich
costume of tam Henrietta cloth. trimmed
with black braid and yandyke points.
She carried bunch OF Gala lilies. and lhc
hr.do-eieci, Mi-s ii,lhurue, in travelling
dress nf brown cloth. trimmed with black
iaIilc and taudYke points. The ceremony
WAS conducted hy Rev. Mr. B0fd. the pas
f0r. with all the imnros,iycncss OF such
ceremonies. tle contracting parties kneel-
iu. beneath harl Deli held hy an arch %
er.r-fe0ls similar archie, bearing initial
letter. lu white rNHNNuu-. 0rnnmcnild each
aisle. Ilc Desi uan Was 3d.. NJ Inner Au-
licWs. THE happy couple laii On the east-
bound ll.lIrlln iof ihe NOrlh.
Ile bride ls a yonng lads Of largo ace
Va.aiance in l0ln0kc and the neighbor-
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MARIINsyuLT. NA~ April io- Special.
For The M-ttN0 week, there have been 20
dozen 0r more deputy marsAalis in Patrick
county. Between nity and one hundred stills
laye been destroyed. many of them were
taken down and packed away fr next sum-
mtr'a Use, but were not spared. the officers
proceeding 0n thi- theory that man had
u0 right t0 own still unle-, Dee had 10 up
aul running as government di,tillery.
The Baltimore and Ohio. if is understood.
hls 1900 option ON the Roanoke and Southern
Railroad.
MH0r William +. p ngion, who was
born and raised near Richmond, but who
has been resident of AIf.usfille for forty
years. died last week oi pneumonia. lie
Na- one of our oldest ciuIcns, and was iull
oi anecd0ic- and "reminiscences 0f ante-bel-
Um days.
Rey. b. O.. Taylor, of the Baptist Church.
also died last week. Tie was one OF tle
most noted dYlnes in this county, and his
loss VIII Dee seriously i.lt.
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LYNCHBURG



IYNCnBrRG. Az April TO- special.
rho a,ii.. i..erinfion fo tho rovr eat ,yorl.s 81,
u -...
iNi7 ci'!' "no7' '"i'i''i 'i''A VIII '' fi'''-
o00. has already reached 5.AoOl. and iue
balance is expected to Doe taken in few
days.
The excise board appointed under in.
new law 90 lhe Legislature, composed Cl
'.as~' Jf'' was oIsi"i1tn mere lo-u"1' hi."
Niil lIo'ey,ii "a lii lue regular "is'N"i-e "' ''7
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.,.,J -i.t,-f,o ~ rla oatif. stands ,s.ra
l,',,.i..bn5 q'h. u..il hank mill. ,yara
PARTIALLY nnroofod. and much DAMAGE was
done tO electric light works and along The
IvrehD1r. and Durham road. Much dam
at. was done in tie county.
larra number OF uei,r0es of this CITY
went down t0 kp0omattov Yesterday Co
celebrate nt the Courthouse. and before
thew lelt small sized war occurred hD-
tween number of The male cclebraior-.
who had imh.hed TOO freely of enthusiasm
and mean Whi-key. several of the hcllige-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-11
GREENSBORO GATHERINGS.
Memorial Tablets a. Chapel Hni-Nan,
Locals.

Locals.
GREENSBORO, n. O., April i0.- special.
Rutherford College, an Institution ihat has
had It's origin largely m the effort ol one
man. and still owes its success t0 The same.
DR.. Aberlathy. has just reported tle racep-
tion OF $4,000 donation ie its endowment
fund.
The Bapusls me 90 dedicate a new
church building iu shelby 900 tie l2iof May.
There is "a small colony 0i C0atan In
dians in the State. chiefly iu Robson
county. who are descendants 0f on old ante
revolutionary tribe, aud never disappeared
before tine march of civilization. ai others
have done. Many of the race are oi liNeo
blood. NOW and then detachment seeks o.
more genial cline. f0riy-twO of them pass-
ed this place a few days ago on their way
% some Western asylum.
on last Thursday. Jim Allen, "a negro in
the employ of Nr. lieldln- Knott. Of Gran
Vile county, was pi0wins ilr his employer
in field some distance from home. and WAS
directed 90 bring home tle pioW-gear. he
gave the iracC-enains "a turn around the
tors 0l the names. and made -trrup5 - The
hanging ends. Ia attempting t0 geo ulOu
the mule which was "a sort oi Wild one. be-
got his loot hung IN the chain without being
mounted. when the mule dashed al. drag
ging him By the foot. and pounding MS head
and body into q mass Of bruises. Before ;he
mule could 5e stopped De- was 30 mucI in-
hired that be died in icW hours.
The Norfolk aud Carolina Railroad is now
completed. and runs from Norfolk tO Tar
lOro. Ii Is 100 miles long. and on the North
Carolina side, runs through the counties Of
Gates. Hartford. Halifax and Edgec0mbe
II was commenced eighteen months ago, and
was delayed three months IN order tO sue.
cessfllly build the bridge across the Boanok,
river.
The Board Of Magistrates Of New Hanover
county. on last Monday. resolved 10 blili 4
new pOOr-housc on the site Of / 10 one bnrne,
icw weeks ago. They authorize the Boar,
OF County Commissioners, 10 appropriate
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Cu1lNOR. April TO- Special. The burial
OF Judge Jefrcs Tuesday. at Mattaponi
Church. Grew together crowd of the best
people of this aud the adjoining counties.
fht O0ly was borne ON % steam tug from
West Point while yacht in tow brought
escorted hy "a lOa- procession fWO miles o.
ihehurial. Rev. +. Meade read the service
fAe Na-on- performed their rites. aud The
body WAS len 10 rest by tAe side oi his Wife.
Amlus those present Welc Colonel Aslolt
Judge B'akey. ~. /. Lewis, Mr. Adams and
others Of West Point; W. w. Woodward
and many others. 40 the Old paiernai
homestead near here the Judge WAS hor..
and mere also he spent the besi years of his
life.
Mr. -hackcii0rd. a cOach-maker az salu-
da. died very suddenly Saturday last. Tie
was the,plcWre of health and manly yig0r
when ho fell iu bis tracks.
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DANvnIH. Va. April i0.-The Farmers
Border Alliance. composed Of over two
hundred and fifty delegates from the sub
alliances of the border counties Of Virginia
and North Carolina, held am important
meeting here to-day. The meeting WAS Sc
cret and no particulars are obuinable, but
10 is understood that only routine matters Oi
inheritance i0 the order received attention.
Tie CITY Council ibis evening hy fes0lu-
ton. took the in'iiat0ry steps towards the
erection of new school building for the
white public school. The building viii be-
OF modern design and will be erected OItthe
property now owned by the city.
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ITEMS IN VIRGINIA.
GOLD BRICK SWlNDLlEG DODGE
At PORTSMOUTH.
Five Persons Charged with Numbering
Treasurer Caddali-East Hanover Pres
hytcry Border Alliance
Irom ManY roinia.


Treasurer CaddaII-East Hanover Pres.
bytery-Farmers' Border Alliance
From Many Points.
NORFOLK, Va, April Special l-Th,
tract known as Eureka" owned boy a col
ored promoting company formed by old Dr.
Balm. a colored preacher. who served sevc
raj wears in ibe Legislature. brought S3s.ool
under the aucti0nccrs hammer to-day
There are only twenty acres in the tract
and 10 is situated ON the ODD Armistead'-
Bridge road. 10 originally cost $1,000. a
syndicate yesterday closed a sale Of proper
ty in the vicinity OF lambert's Point, iol
which they paid $4,000 for fifteen acres.
Nearly every piece of property within five
miles of the city. which has not been pur-
chased hl -yndicaics. is under option. and
prices are decidedly fancy. The cause OF
ihi- iump4u real estate values is attributed
t0 thc number OF companies organizing t0
erect factories in this vicinity. The largest
of these establishments will ho 100000
cotton factory in South Norfolk. wnere a
kuitUng mill. which cost si50OUO, has just
about been completed.
Tine Business Mems Club adopted "a cone
etitutiOu and bylaws at "a lengthy meeting
last night. and then elected Mayor L. VI.
Henry president of the organization. The
board of governors viii ne elected at meet
ing 90 Doe hell next Wednesday night The
Club intends to purchase site in
the centre of the business section of ilc
city and erect handsome club house ON DO.
one hundred of the most prominent BUSH
ness men in the city have already enrolled
.H 3D. 81
doubt of the membership swelling % TWO
hundred by the time iho organization is
completed.
Captain Harry Hodges. Of the City
Guards. was presented with q very hand-
some sword tonight at the arm0ry of the
company 300 Mechanics Hall. To-day was
the nineteenth anniversary of the Guards,
and they celebrated 30 with collation. and
presentation.
stoncwall Camp. Confederate Veterans.
of Portsmouth. gave very handsome han-
quot at Masonic Temple Portsmouth, la-t
night ID was the sixth anniversary celCiln-
ti0n of the organization. aui licketi-Bu-
chanan Camp. Confederate Veterans, of
Norfolk. were the invited guests Of The Occa-
sion.
Norfolk Lodge $50. as. B. O. Elbs, gave
ytry pleasant social Tonight u the ArM-
org ol ihe Norfolk Light Artillery Blue
The male members ot tle Carleton Opera
Company were fho iiks guests.
THE board of hlrl0r commits i0uor- have
decided t0 prosecute Captain john R. Lld-
low iar piiin- in f0r wharf purposes tle
fats in tine western section of the city,
which ii ls proposed to ii i'm for tine Wet
End Park. There Us some dispute over the
property between the city and Captain Lud-
low, and as Doe did bis piing without ihe
consent of the harb0r commissioners. they
Will prosecute.
There were scyonty-tWO deaths in MOI
folk last month. as against cigliY-iour for
the same period in 'tl
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MARloN's PROsPEcTs.
Plans TO Develop the Town Ia "a Rico
Mineral section.

ROANOKE. Va April TO- Special.
Major Carr has been confined to his room
f,g some time. but is now conyalescine.
Hon. Rush I. Der, well-known lynch
burger and prominent attorney, now on tni7
.itr returned from Washington. d. ,~
where le went i'm behalf of tle patent OF am
ice cream freezer.
A syndicate with Najor a. q. fenIleton'
of Marion oscar b. Defr. Esq ana oinef,
al Roauoke at its head, baYt just purchased
fhe d. ID. liul and LooA ana 'meoip ana
ofhrr tracts in and around Marion, Na,
which Viii be- put lni0 "a joint stock coEi'
nanv for the Development Of iAe purchase
ard makins the town of Marion into large
n,.nufacfuriue center. This place ]. 2,ioj
iesf above sea level. The surround nB
country Is "a belt Of ore. situated ln the
heari Of the rmthWcst. thirty miles nom
fhe lines of Ash ana Allcghany county. ~.
q 0rty miles from Mercer county W. Na.,
regiOA that is filled with ore ana co2i'
which is being developed ana nn-
mefous little towns are sprnsiNs
,,, au the Ilk horn and Cripple creek
ri,ion. which is hlled with heavily ly-timuef-
IA lands OF poplar walnut pine, &C.
Marion is tie geographical center of this
rich region. Right ai Der side are ile
eifiho,,in ore beds. Three large marble
onaries are now being worked. producing
xbife ncsh-cOl0rod and yariegaied o.
block marble OF the hucst quality. SAT-
and plaster abound in large quantities.
An unlimited supply OF limestone iof nuA-
iuy is 10 be had adjoining the celebrated
Chiiheaie mines. which comprise "A tract
of 1000 acres. The product OF these mines
Is OF the finest qualify. Furnace and other
commercial enterprises nave long wai'cu
FOR encouragement 10 become Interested M
this region.
smyibo county, IN which Marion is sitni-
Ted. won the hfsi n emium al the state TX,
position, in leos, on her high grade ana
Variety of her mineral over any other coun-
~ in lle State, and received the $20V
premium. ,.,
White Top Mountain, 90 the top Of when
three state lines Soin; Virginia, West Nn-
ginia. and North Carolina, are rich IN iron
ore Of all grades; heavy wooded land, ana
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- MILLER TRlALs ENOED.
No.lc rro.equi at Lexington
Capitalists at Clasgow.

LEXINGTON. "a. April l0. Special.
s large purity of Richmond capitalist.
among ilm Thomas Nelson page. we've
at Glasgow thi. morning ard ID IS reported
placed barge Sum ol money there. ii i-
more flan probable tnlf copy 0i ihc
Ponce de leon Hotel 0i florida, ihe popu-
ar winter home. tO cost something
Ike lIi milIon, .Niil he erected 200
Oi9-r0H l. summer resort. The owner
of that nalauil h0-teify i- in correspondence
with General if1lurh ife. Irc-id0at oi The
company. with ilat view iu end. the
hunlred thousand dollar hotel fur tAe COME
uauV i- ual.f contract and work ha- begun.
judge Mclaughlin. OF the Thirteenth
circuit. reported rara.szed 90 Harrison
nurr. is approving and paralysis is denied.
Ih. inre. remaining. prisoners, David
ard Or0r-. Miller and John Reese, noted
as principals iu tle Br0Nn-burg a'iray.
when pr and Nr-.X.J. Walker and Henry
Miller were Billed. were discharged this
morning. the case being taken oh the
docket on noile pr0sequi. Thus ends thc
Walker Miller homicide case.
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RACINE. WIS. April lo.-A disastrous
collision occurred ou fhe Chicago aul North
freight train had side-iraoked at Fourteenth
street for the fast express, due here at 3 j..
n. The train men len the switch open, ana
the express. running at the rate OF thlrty-lNe
miles an hour. plunged into the rear end n
the freight. several ireight-cars were tele-
scOpod and the engine wrecked. The thirty
Messengers on the train were badly shaken
up, bat only one. man whose name could
not be- learned. was az all seriously hurt.
lie was thrown violently against the side a
the coach, sustaining severe bruises.
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pHnADEtlniA, Pa. April iO.--Ng. H.c.
Lea, the prominent advocate OF Civil SER
Vice Rel1rA, has addressed an open letter
TO President Harrison. in when he warns
the President against The methods Of Scns-
tor Quay. The President Is also W1nd
that bis disregard of his tiyil Service 4
term promises will result la the defeat x
the Republican party ~ the next tres1lsa~
tial election,
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A sHREWD swlNDLER.
a Portsmouth Sian Relieved Of One
Thousand Dollars.

a Portsmouth Sian Relieved Of One
Thousand Dollars.
NORFOLK, Va April TO- special a..
d. r.Gricc.a prominent cilizeno oi Portsmouth,.
Wa. sNind'ed out of $1,000 yesterday by q
.Ar.nd rascal. who induced him t0 pur-
chase brass brick. which ile swludier
represented as gold. the swiadier induced
Mr. Gr.ce t9 purchase llc hr.ch by boring
in DO and taking ihe shayiugs % "a ieweler
tO test. ll i- needless 90 say that
tle -hav.ngs taken from The brass brick
wora mot those given iO Mr. Grice and pro-
uoIHcod by Dis iewei.er as gold. Afer
finding illt Doc bad been sWindicd. Mr..
Drce went go work Immediately 90 try and
head of the rascal. and teleWaphed ali
around lhe country tO secure his arrest. hut
nothing mad been heard of The scamp at TIE
last report, and very likely nothing ever
nili bc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-11
BIG Compress Improvement.

NORFOLK. Va. April no. Special. In
the Office OF toe clerk Of the court OF this
ciL, to-day deed was recorded nom the
Consolidated Compress Company. Of this
city, 90 the Mercantile Insurance Company,
of New York, 10 secure loan Of $4,000 20
make certain needed improvements IN this
city. the loan bears interest at the rate OF
six Der cent per annum.