The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-15
MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY.
DETAILS THE DEATH OF PAYNE
CALVIN JOHNSON.
Was IL Suicide or Accident Love Mis-
sives Found on His Body-The Remains
Awaiting Interment- metropolitan News
of More or Less Interest.
NEW lORKBURrAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
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of More or Less Interest.
NEW YoRKBURrAU.
RICHMOND DAILY TfMRs, ?
Aug. Il. 1890,
IL is believed that Payne Calvin Johnson.
of Greenway, Nelson county, Va, lies In
Woodrul's morgue in Newark, and unless
some one comes forward 10 give the body
decent interment it will be laid in Potter's
| Field tomorrow. The man met violent
death Tuesday night, but just how no one
knows HIS dead body was stretched out on
the cow-catchcr Of the express that steamed
into the Centre-street station few minutes
after II L. NJ. There was a crowd at the
depot platform, and they shrieked with hor-
ror as the white face flashed by them. Neither
the engineer nor fireman knew Of the ghast-
ly freight they carried in front. The mans
back and neck were broken. and bis right
leg crushed. The dead man was about
twenty three years old. His appearance
WAS that of a man who had been gently
bred. He wore check suit OF fashionable
material. and had light hair and mustache.
I'm his pockets were found bunch Of let
tors and the photograph Of bru-
neite. The photographers name had
been carefully scratched Oh. and on the
back of the card, in q feminine hand,
was written. "Io Nv Darling Beneath
this line in his hand was the note: RE
ceiyed July y. 1890" The tender epistles
were all inger-marked as If they had been
read and re-rcad. With one exception inc
address of sender and receiver OF the letters
were cut OF. but they all began; MY Dear
Payne" MY Darling Payne," or dear,
Darling Payne" The signature was always
either "lOur Rosa or "lOur own Rosa
Dallas" I'm several she expressed regret
that she had 10 address him by an assumed
name, but begged him 10 be cheer
nl. and that all would yet come
right Besides the love passages there were
lines indicating that he was hunted man.
and reference was made 10 the danger sur
rounding him. The last letter was dated
"July y. 1890" All the letters were post
marked Richmond. Va, and the one letter
on which the name OF the sender was not
cut of was addressed to "P. Calvin John
SON."
While the police are inclined to think IL
was suicide, the railroad officials aiieet To
believe that be was struck while crossing
the track at Marion, y. j., by the east
bound express which threw him ON To the
cowcatchers of the west-bOund train. Both
trains pass each other at Marion. How
ever. II will probably never be known
whether be died accidentally or of his own
accord.
THE STRIKING CLOAKMAKERs.
oponed their first cooperative shop to-day.
About hfty operators are at work, WIN
twenty-five machinCs. other cooperative
shops will De started shortly.
EXCITEMENT IL COTTON.
A London special says that new cotton -
beng purchased here. Many firms IN the
cotton manufacturing districts are running
out of spot cotton. An attempt Il being
made 10 organize for a stOppage Of mills lOr
a fixed period. There is a sharp cenlict ne
tween the bears and bulls IN Liverpool, ana
Il is difficult 10 foretell the outcome. The
prospects for the winter months are not very
encouraging. India and China markets are
well supplied.
THE STORY OF WILLIAM TELL.
According 10 recent cablegrams tl" Can
tOnal Government OF NchwNI has oiuefeu
that the story Of William Tell be hence
forth religiOusly excluded from all schooi
histories published by authority; ana II -
officially proclaimed that the Tell stories
are only fanciiul legends Of German origin.
Jesse Selegman. the banker, i interesting
Secretary Blaine To protest against fhe Out
RACES on the Jews by the Russian HONeth-
ment.
ADULTERATION or MILK.
The state Dairy Commission has begun
crusade against a new kind of milk adultera-
ton. iThree arrests have already been ihadc-
Most OF the offenders are city mix dealers,
although some Of them are the FARMERS ana
dairymen themselves. The adulleialloh
consists of "A chemical compound OF some
form Of boraX, soda. or sulycilic acid, ana
is dissolved in the milk in the ratio of about
one half ounce 10 the gallon. II !. 'asteless'
and is used in very small proportions 10 pre-
vent the milk from sourng.
RAILWAY NOTES.
Travelling passenger agents at Louisville,
| Memphis. Birmingham, Nashville, Chatia-
nooga. Atlanta. and other points IN the
south. are considering the organization OF a
southern Travelling Passenger Agents As-
/ sOciatiOn.
President samuel Thomas. Of the East
/ Tennessee Virginia and Georgia, VINO mas
been Yachting for two weeks past, SAYS II
am doing nothing in the marker now ,,,l snu
will not do anything for some tilne' inc
south is all right. and its properties VIII ap-
nreciate in due time ,n
Earnings of the Richmond and Danyille
system: First week. August. 1890, 42)','Joi
isSD, ser SO; increase, so, 30.
COLONEL MINERNERY.
Colonel JUnn \. Mclutl utI.s ~ WI
known i'm connection with the Richmond
a. Il DanNille Railroad, il being urged by
hi. friends 10 accept the Democratic no'ni-
nation for Congress from the Hudson couh-
"a New Jersey) district TO iill the seat now
occupied by Mr. McAdoo.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
In the long line Of wealthy American giris
who have succeeded in allying themselves
with European mobility, 10 the Deautiiui
Miss Annie Cutting, the heiress oi Tue ia'e
Howard Cutting. Of this city. lhe an
nouncement from Hamburg Of her coming
, marriage 20 Baron Nerier, head OF the dis
tinguished Belgian house Of that name.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
Miss Louise Lawson. ofthis city, has been
, awarded the commission for the proposed
: statue OF the late :. :. Cox.
Miss Virginia Schley, daughter Of tue
commander of the flagship Baltimore, Il
loon TO marry Ralph Montague stuart
Mortley. lie is "A scion Of one Of the Oldest
I English families in the West Riding OF
= Yorkshire. and is in the employ OF the hich
b. mond and Danyille Railroad Company, at
5 Portsmouth. Virginia. and soon 10 become
: A naturalized American citizen.
. The street Cleaning Department now
1 has "A fire engine t0 help keep the streeu
: clean.
I Major Joseph stewart, who came her'
. about year ago from Texas, d.ed to-day
+; aged forty-fye wears. He went 10 the kich
l. l 4 ..l.frastnp in command III