The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-21
NEW YORK'S SLATE.
GOVERNOR HILLS FRIENDS NOT
ALTOGETHER PLEASED.

!
ALTOGETHER PLEASED.
They Either Want to Rule or Ruin-Deati
of once Memorable Man-rhe renne.
see Coal and Iron Companys Difficulty
settled-Metropolitan Topics.
NEW YORK, Mar. special. Not
long since THE TINES noted the attempt Of
the political peace-maker TO solve the pro-
blem OF the New York factional troubles by
nominating Mr.. Cleveland for President.
Governor Hill for United states senator.
ANA Mayor Chaplin. OF BROOKLYN. for Govern
or. The llill organs, it seems. do not take
the slate very kindly. The reassn OF this.
given by one sage. is that turkey for two
ana feathers for one is not a bill Of fare that
attacts David B. when he is expected 10 be-
the "One.' The Iammany difficulties are
not very agreeable To the Governor either.
II they keep getting as bad as present iudica-
tons forecast. perhaps ho won't even rot the
Feathers in the aforementioned distribu-
tion. lie will have 10 face the Ballot Re.
form bill, and the times are trihe out of
Joint for specious plattudes excusing a
veto oot a measure that people believe would
help 10 save the community from the sean
dal of such official maladministration. as
mas been shown in the exposures OF the do
ings I'M the sheril's office. The knowing
ones do not rate Hill stock at any too high a
figure in the light Of present observations.
RAILROAD FINANCES.
The following applications TO list securi-
Ties are pending before the committee on
stock list OF the New York Stock Exchange.
,cioto Valley and New England Railroad
fa,DVu,uD nr-t mortgage four per cent. one
hundred year gold bonds; Sj,OOO.OOO capital
stock.
Alabama Midland Railway Company
S2.00O,0J0 nrst mortgage six per cent. forty
year gold bonds.
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Com
pany S53iO0O additional consolidated mort
gage six per cent. gold bonds.
Increased earnings are shown as follows.
Chesapeake and Ohio. second week.
March, l'o, Si392iI; 1889, SlOl,OOl: in
crease, S3s,216.
Louisville, New Orleans and Texas. sec
ond week, March, 1890, $J3,j2s; 1850. 500
$50; Increase, s2.Oio.
Louisville and Nashville. second week.
March, i-,n, SjJo,aoj. lss9. S341.0l0: i'm
crease. S3,j2J; July 10 date. 1900. Sf3. A.
a
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern. second
week, March 1890, ,43.gii; 1859. S3I.4fO: h.-
crease, ,'.yni from january /, 1890. SiGl.-
iNo; l1't dl3,HO; increase. $ij.4ls.
The statement of the Richmond and Dan.
vile system for the month OF February:
Gross, lolO, SLOlS.0lO; 1880 ss00 236: i'm
crease, Sljl. .ojj; operating expenses. 1890.
tolj,53l, lss9, Sjl90sg; Increase s9j.s32.
net earnings. 1890, S3l2.j3s; issg, S3l6.ji6:
increase, sjj.Wl
ONCE MEMORABLE MAN.
A man. whose name once occupied con-
siderable space in public attention, and
who was OF some note in his special sphere,
was buried quietly In Greenwood Cemetery
to-day. Tie was Nelson Chase. sOn-in-law
of Madame Jumel. and for fifty years
prominent lawyer in this city. Mr. Chase
studied law i'm the office of Aaron Burr. %
whom DE- WAS introduced as Madame
Jumels attorney. He married Mary Iumel
Bowen, the niece and ward ol Madame
JImel in l>.l Madame Jumel conveyed
all her property 90 Ler niece. Ia return She
received deed which allowed her 20 rent,
lease Or sell during her lifetime. Out
of this peculiar state of affairs various en-
tanglcmeuts arose, and when Nine. Jumel
died, In lc0J. the entanglements became
ff'if's MS 'liA'| ilflHt'if NllfN li ltNs Niii
Mr.. Chase carried on the tight for his chill
dren. George Washington Bowen. who
claimed TO be natural son OF Nine. Jumel,
was one 1i the principal litgants. For
twelve years ihe case dragged through the
courts, finally reaching the Supreme Court.
where it was decided that the Chase chill
dren were the rightiul heirs. The result
was the sale Of the property at auction. The
litigation became personal and the eyentiul
life OF Nine. Jumel was told many times.
Aaron Burr was at one time her lover. Her
prOpegt, was mostly on Washington
Heights, on the BoWerY and on Broadway.
THE AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY.
At the office OF the American Tobacco
Company, 80 Broadway, il was stated to-day
that ihe transfer Of the cigarette factory OF
William b. kmball a. Co.. % the tobacco
company, has been perfected in order 10
save expense by the operation of several
factories. Mr.. stephen litt.e Wn0 mas been
selected % ac' as controller of the Office
which viii be located i'm New \ FORK, Will
probably assume charge in a day or two.
The tobacco company i. made un o. "a
number of factories and j. j, thought the
OF union OF these iact0ri's
will materially reduce the expenses. 10 i.
denied any trust has been formed 90 increa
'hc price of cigarettes 90 the consumer.
THE TENNESSEE COAL AND IRON COMPANY.
President T. e.. plati, Of the Tennessee
Goa. and 'lf0n Company, says that all
differences heretofore existing between
himself and his associates and SIR John II.
lnman and DIS friend. in the management,
have been definitely snd smicahi. adjusted
and settled. 10 is expected that the con-
s0l.daii0u ol tae several southern iron com.
panies viii now bee elected. The Brice-
Thomas party has become largely in.
ferested in Tennessee coal and iron.
The East Tennessee direction. have su-
.h0rlz.d Coucrai Thomas tO COM
plete the purchase Of the LrlangQr system.
Al HpSgsl MAS.
Seventeen yeals ago the ihe firm of Rhodes
a. Doremus. builders in Newark, \. j., be-
came nsOifent. and q settlement WAS made
with their creditors at the rate Of 2jc. on the
dollar. Although he was legally free, Mr..
DOremus has for the past nine years cop-
tributcd an annual sum towards .ieuidating
the - per cent indebtedness, and
last -.... .-e unai payment sfss
made. Mr. D0remus invited bis
creditors TO a dinner. and SONS iQy or more
sat down 90 q Splendid aeuAst. Ia the course
be which Mr.liOremus passed 20 each creditor
bis check Tor the amount individually due
them. Exactly slrioi was paid out.
STREET GOSSIP.
Thomas Hope, of New York, who has just
leit 100000 % found a hospital Al Lang
holm, Scotland. was the millionaire who
died the other day at N0r0t0n. Conn. and
who was the founder of the house Of Acker,
Merrall & Co. lie started as q street ped
der ia lhis city.
Joseph Gallagher aged twenty years. IS
lying n ihe Castle Garden hospital with a
broken shoulder blade ln bis native town
In lreland,he fell in love with Mary W nalens
but her parents objected % tae suit as he
vas poor. Tie " laleu iauily came 10 this !
country about year ago and went 20 Cairo,
ID. Narys lover, having no money 70 pay
bis passage 20 this country concealed him
self on board the steamship Gallla, which
arrived here from Queenstown to-day.
When discovered he was put % work on
the vessel. but during the pitching OF the
ship he fell down and broke his shoulder
blade. The emigration commissioners will
..nd him back 70 ireland, as he has no
money.