The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-25
NEW YORK.
War Upon Certain Brick
Nards-Other Items.

Threatened War Upon Certain Brick
Yards-Other Items.
NEW YORK, July 2i.- special. - The
The threatened boycott on the brick in the
various brick-yards at lIayerstraw and
Yerplancks Point has caused the boss ma
sons in New York and Brooklyn not little
uneasiness. II the boycott Is put ON the
brick. the mas0ns viii Doe obliged to lay
down their trOwels and quit work. for nearly
all the brick used comes from Hayerstraw
and Nerplanck's Point. The yards from
which the brick comes, it Is said. employ
non-uniou men. Arrangements looking "a
the boycott are Deing made, hut The
order for the boycott will not be issued
until another meeting has been held.
ATTEMPT Al ARSON.
Yesterday afternoon, scrub woman en-
plOycd on the second floor Of the Grand
nion Hotel, entered "A closet in which the
brooms are kept and which opens into an
airshaft, and ray of ilickering light fell
through the window on the air shaft. II
made her look out for the cause. Directly
opposite on the sill Of the window on the
closet. on the other side of the SHAFT.
Law a bundle of rags and paper ON
fire. The woman, seiZing a pitcher half
flled with water, dashed its contents over
the flame. efiectually putting 1t out. An
investigation followed. and il was learned
that the last person to come out OF the closet
was a woman of an ugly, yengetul dispori-
ton. who had lust before been rcprimandod
bv the head of the servants household for
some fault. There was no escape from tine
conclusion that she had set the fire i'm re-
yenge.
ERICSsON'S REMAINS.
II has been practically settled that the
remains Of the late Captain John Ericsson
which now lie i'm the receiving vault Of the
marble cemetery. will be conveyed o.
sweden i'm the United states man-0f-war
Pensacola on August I'll. The Pensacola
has been i'm the dry-dOck at the Brooklyn
nayv-yard for week past undergoing the
necessary repairs to iit her for long cruise
on the south Atlantic station. She was
taken out Of the dock to-day, and the tar,
are looking after her new rig. Secretary 0l
the Navy Tracy will come on from Wash
ington tomorrow night and Will visit tine
nayy-yard. While there ho will issue tine
order detailing tAe Pensacola.
WORKINGAiEN TARIFF REFOBMER-.
The Workiugmer7' Tariff Reform League
will make "a vigorous canvass this fail. ANA
unless things have been misreprescnicd %
them of the work of the district canvass
pr-. they expect favorable results in the
Congressional elections. A meeting Wa,
hcld az No. - Lexington avenue this even
ing. at which speeches were made by e.. Il.
Mclaughlin, George llarnwcll, John Bul-
ing. aud several others. Plans were laid.
and during the coming campaign the
League will invade every Congressional
district in the state with It's cry Of tarlh re
form.
THE WESTERN UNION.
The work OF repairing the Western Union
telegraph building g0ps on steadily. The
property, No. Dey street, which has "a
frontage Of twenty-five feet. adjoining ihe
present building, will Dee built up rs "A part
of the main structure. which VIII Dee nlnc
fun stories IN height. The entire manSari
roof, containing the two upper floors, VIII
be- removed. as will also the tower The time
ball, in which tine general public are deeply
interested. Will go with the tower, but ar
raugemcnts will be made 10 drop the bail
from some other conspicuous point. Ihl
rem0de!ed structure Will thus be plain and
square. but il viii give vastly more room anc
afford better iucilitc, for egrc--. The sixth
floor will be used for offices; the seventh
door will be- devoted tO the needs Of the A--
-Ociated Press. Two operating rooms.
each srycnty-lye by two hundred feet. VIII
be provided for AT the top Of the building.
and the battery room Will be- moved To the
basement.
THONOGRAPHIC REPORTER.
T. {. Martin. editor of the Electrical En-
einelr. has received rather curious, bul
handsome volume. which is rather odd in
IL, way. for the manner in which it Wa-
procured. Il i- the complete report of the
recent convention of the phOnngraph com.
panic, held in Chicago. The whole report
was taken hy "a phunOgraph machine, ano
comprises 10000 words. Til, j. the lirsl
time that a convention has bOen reported
verbatim in this way, aud the result Is look
ed upon in every way Is successful Not .
stenOgraphic note was taken. Vet the COM
plete record has been preserved.
The report, which was taken upon one OF
Edisons phon0graUh>, is TO bee presented To-
the inventor this afternoon.
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
second week July: 1870, Sl30,3t; lSN'
SlI0.5G7: increase, S29.1jO Two weeks
.Iulv: l>90. S2j3, SlS; lSNJ, S2D,OOG; increase.
Sii,Sil.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
Max Stadler X Co., Of lGl Broadway.
clothiers, have made an assignment To lsa-
dore Rosenheim, of the London and Liver
pool Company.
Burglar James Thompson, alias james
T0bm. and Burglar Edward smith, attempt
I'd to escape from the Kings county penilen
tinry to-day by jumping forty feet 10 liberty
Broken ankles and RENTED commutati0n
time were the only results. Thompson was
sentenced for live years on February 18th
and smith to four years and seven months
on December 10Th. lSNl. Both work in tht
tailor shop on the top floor Of the south
wing Of the workshop.
Mayor Grant received cable to-day from
Mr.. Croker dated at southampton, stating
that he had arrived safely and was well.
BASEBALL.
Yesterdays Report from the Difer6u'