The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-18

Ten davs have now elapsed since the mys.
teIiuus disappearance Of Professor i. " hitting
bancroft, oi Providence, *. l., aud nothing
bias as yet been heard OF him. The opinion
is Low gaining ground here that the Profess
HYr. fuf family reasons, has left his home win
fue intention Of meyer returning. He len "a
Wfc, daughter who has Just made her debut
fu society, aud several smaller children she
.lDallne,s of the reward offered (SlOO) and
otn.r circumstances lead 10 the belief that
there las not been any very great effort
made o. ilud him.
Deputy secretary Of state Randlett Of New
HAMPSHIRE, acting as secretary since the
death of secretary Thompson, no has re-
fused 90 allow Democrats To examine The re-
turn. of representative elections from The
various towns, received to-day "a telegraphic
order from chef Justice Doe. at Dover, COM
manding him TO exhibit the returns IN ques-
fou to ihe Democrats seeking TO examine
tIe same, and 10 furnish them cerllheu
copies OF such as they may desire.
Ofthe seventy-seven persons who sat down
ai ihc tables of the Columbus Club luesd y
evening 20 a dinner given Ina honor Of Judge
Allen 6. Thurman, all but one were citizens
of columbus, the exception being eX-GON-
crnOT Charles Foster. From 6:3O 10 $50 T.
" ihe guests were received by Judge Thur
man, assisted by Governor Campbell, eN-
Governor Foster, William G. Deshler Col
Ouel James kiDOurne Colonel Edward l.
Taylor, aud ". ", Medary
j. Lester lcherrer, seventeen years Old a
victim ~ violent cycling, was buried from
his home at Ofan-e. y. j., Tuesday atter-
noon. He died on sunday after an Hines, Oh
four weeks While riding on his bicycle ii
Mont Clair me burst blOOd-vessel iu DIS
head and reached home after much difficulty
lie became unconscious, and the next day he
Wfs iound TO be paralyzed. He remained III
"a helpless condition up 10 his DEATH
James Durkins twenty years old. line
man, fell eighty feet from pole on Market
sffeet. Newark, yesterday and IL al st
MichHeis hospital in a critical condition. In
bis descent he struck two sets Of wires,
which saved him from being killed outright.
10 Is thought that he reached out 10 eaten a
loose wire and lOst his hold on the pole,
which Is the highest in Newark
A number rofex-Chicagoans Of living in the
vicinity OF Shanghai. China, have Opened
cor espOndence with a iirm iD Chicago In II
raId 10 the feasibility Of importing INTO
the Celestial domain number OF i've Amer
lean quail for The purpose Of prOpagatlng the
species ln that corner Of the world. The or
Der was for 100 dozen. and the first cOnsign-
ment Of thirty dozen mas been shipped. tue
cJusignee being j. Ward Hail.
Tue frank and active f0rger who IS flooding
Brooklyn with bogus checks Is Sill outside
ol HaymOn street jail. lie signs his checks
James Halstead" and, as q rule. they are
i0l small amounts on the Commercial Bank.
or tuesday he sent word 10 the bank that he
Intended % fool the public with ten more OF
his checks before he LEFT Brooklyn, lie Is
sort Of financial "Jack the Ripper
Duke D'Auxv. Belgian nobleman, has
been arrested on a charge Of tempting 10
deimud Lyman RhOades, proprietor OF ine
Pavilion Hotel. New Brighton. - J., OF goods
aud property 70 the amount Of 1920 The
whole affair hinges on the Dukes refusal -
pay an alleged exhorbitant bill for "e1iias
amounting % sS45.
A Cincinnati dispatch says: Judge kumle
broke The divorce record Tuesday. lie heafd
IA case and granted a divorce in exactly three
minutes ana ulr'y.9ne seeOnus. inS S',,I S,SJ
was mat Of Mary A. Nassnamm against idul
M tssIamm, Wcil-knOwn OOOkkeeper, and the
eHt gc was extreme cruelty"
Tue sale OF the Piedmont Manganese ard
Iron COmpauy's property IN Nelson county,
Virginia advertised 10 take place at Loving
ei0n Va. on the 2ld instant, has been post
puued until the spring Ia the meantime an
etori Will b. made 10 sell the property al
prlNgie sale.
Frank BlnsOn. a well-knOwn rough char
acter Of HOpkinsyi!ie. KY, killed man
named Agenl. atfhaddock, near there Mon
day lie knocked Agent down with rock
nnd then Drained him with an axe. The ori-
Gin OF the trouble Il unknown.
The twenty-nine railroad presidents who
met at J. PieIpOnt Morgan's house IA New
1ofk on Monday 10 discuss the question Of
railroad competition, represented three
thousand million dollars Of capital
A hOu . Ia the native quarter Of Bombay
collapsed yeste rday. IL contained al the
time Of the accident oDe hundred inmates
tOrty Of whom were killed and many an
jursd.
Nrs. Polly Dickey. OF stockton Springs,
Maine, celebrated her one hundfedth bifth-
dly "a .sday. She II in good health, Of sound
~ nd and reads without glasses.
p. Z. Barnuul has almost entirely recovered
from his recent serious illness. ~