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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12

Court. The contract calls for such force rs
viii throw five streams Of water seventy
i've feet high, "if necessary" This clause
is what has beiuddled The lawyers. The
double construction admissible has given
almost no end OF legal controversy. and the
supreme Court must decide
John ID. Cameron. of The Ashevillo 1iti-
zen. has Just resigned his connection with
that very cstimahle journal and retired 10
private lfe. There are few ahicr on more
highly respected gentlemen ~ the press IN
the state. and universal regret b. expressed
hy his brethren. who hope yet to see him
pleasantly installed In the profession he has
.0 long houorcd aud ornamented.
The ,icissitudcs of The past winter cause
the wheat crop ~ the Piedmont section TO
show up very irregularly. The ravagcs of
The fly or louise have not been universal.
Onen plantations side by side present a
very different appearance m raNaees of
the insect. and IN The effects 0t the rec,1t
cold. There viii De heavy falling on in
the Weld. The late hard freezes have un-
louhtedly wrought serious damage, which
will only be- realized in the harvest. Ner-
curry M fifteen or eighteen will necessarily
De fatal 0r injurious iO the plant that has
been thrifty aud nll Of sap zap % The freeze,
and many fields show tl1 Ell ect.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
Ae 0Ur ASHLAND.
The Hundredth Member Of "a Council
initiated-Mrs. GroViiiian Dead.

initiated-Mrs. Tre,niian Dead.
ASHLAND. Va. Mar. H. special f.
Last night 40 n O'clock Mrs. Mary Blunt
lreNllan, wife OF Blr. Thomas q. Tfeyn-
Ian. died at her home 100 Ashland in the
i0rty-secOnd year 0f hor age. after very sc-
we're illness Oi about ten days.
Mr,.lrc,illian was "a woman of many Nir-
uesand Christian qualities. ana Der death
is an extremely sad one. She was the
mother of fourteen children, eleven 0t whom
survive her-slx daughters aud iiye SOILS
and several of them quite small. Funeral
services Were conducted nt the Baptist
Church this evening af 3.JO O'Clock.
A commission oi lunacy was held ycster-
day over Henry Duncan. an o.d colorcd
man. and he being found insane, thn Central
Lunaiic Asylum has been pDiit.0ned Tor his
reception. The old man WAS owned AID
raised by the Father of ihe late Nr. Duncan,
president of Randolph Macon College and
he was ianitOr OF that Institution for many
years while 10 WAS in Boydt0n and also held
ihe position for a number OF year. after the
college was moved 10 Ashland.
Henry Clay Council. so. 5si, Royal Ar
canum Of Ashland. held their regular meei-
.Gg tonight, which WAS the two hundred
and thirteenth meeting Of this council. \
very laree number az members were present
and the one huldrodih man was initiated.
The council was h0n0red with the presence
Of the Supreme Regent 0i the order, Hon.
Leigh X. Watts. the Grand Regent James
B. Blanks. of retersburg, Grand Secretary,
Hon. VIM. Loyenstcin, Of Richmond,
Grand Treasurer, A. u. Bolts,
of frcdcricksbury; Grand Chaplain. Charles
Hafw0Od of Richmond; Grand Guard, &.
W. Morris. of Petersburg, and many other
prominent men. Ancr the adjournment n
the council, a splendid banquet was served
in lower hall. and speeches We're made by
both the home and visiting brothers, Col
onel Richard J.. Beine welcoming The Nisl-
tors with one of his characteristic talks.
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RICHMOND, VA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH II 1896

months 10 a contractor. who will work them
on the coal pier at Iambert'- Point.
LN-hayor Banks. the newly-appoinied
collector Oi the port. took charge Of his Office
to-day. and Captain ". X. Mayo. the pres
elt Democratic incumbent. turned The
Oillce and its effects over 90 him. The Demo-
cratic employees expect 90 have their heads
cut 0h inside of @ month. as the new COLI
lcct0r has already given ONT that Dee expects
90 put his friends ln every place now held
by Democrat. NO appointments have
yet been announced and none will De for
ab0ut ten DAYS. II has been decided hy the
Collector however. 90 retain SIR. Webb,
The present deputy collector. who has served
through the Democratic regime. nOtWth-
standing the fact that be- is "a Republican.
and 10 appoint Mr. Charles r. fitchetr
cashier.
The police have been looking for Private
Detective John i. James for the last two or
three days. who rs wanted in Columbia, =.
g., for obtaininng money under false pre-
lenses. A rcQuisiti0n has been received
from Governor Mckinney for James arrest,
hut he has proved too -hrewd Cor The officers
Of the law, and has skipped from policc
bounds.
SO far Major Charles Pickett and Mr.. IT.
J.. Smith. NorlOlE's beef inspectors. have
been unable tO collect money for peri0rm-
ing their duties. Armour a. Co. aud Swift
a. Go. have received DO beef since The law
went into effect, but bad pretty welt
stocked the market the day before. Both
firms. however. expect 10 receive theirusua
weekly consignment tomorrow.
Tine United States steamship Fortune ar
rived al the navy yard yesterday from New
York, after having encountered "a heavy
storm which caused the waves 90 timcs to
completely wash her decks. The Fortune
had on board one hundred brass cannon for
the Washington navy yard. and a torpedo
outfit for the United States steamship Balti-
more.
Mr. A. j. James, popular citizen OIL
Norfolk. died Sunday, and biz funeral took
place this morning and was very largely
allnmled.
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AN IMPOSSIBLE FEAT.
Riding the Dan River From its Source to
Danyille.

Danville.
DANvILLE, VA, Mar H.. Special The
party Of prospect0rs who proposed the im-
possible feat OF riding in "a boat from the
head waters Of the Dan river TO DanYille
are not DanYille men but Petersourgers,
who have never seen the rugged Dan tear
inc its way through mountain gorges ano
over mighty falls except on deceptive
map. rt..
Contrary 10 expectation, receipts OF leal
tobacco have been large to-day. and break.
heavy. Prices have materially advanced
from last weeks quotations.
An architect is here for the purpose oi
making am estimate for the remodelline ol
he Arlington House and converting 1t into
a modern hotel.
There is considerable kicking here against
the new ten hour law for women ana chli.
drcn employed IN factories, and tobacco ana
cotton manufacturers are talking OF cullh-
down wages in consequence OF d..
Al the regular monthly meeting OF ln'
civ Council this afternoon, final aciion was
taken i'm regard to the erection OF the new
market-hOuse. and am order was entered TOT
mo issuing of SjOOW ~ bonds iof ihat pui
pose. Work will be- commenced al an carry
late. The new markethouse is 10 be al
me corner Of Main and Floyd streets, whef,
The city has just purchased suitable lO'
for the sum of 5000.
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GLEANINGs IN eREENE.
Teachers Institute Held-Interesting Ad-
dress by "a self Made Man.

dress by self Made Man.
SrANARDsvLLE, NA..Mar. H. special.
Dr. George b. Jennings, county school
superintendent, held teachers meeting
here. II was we'll attended by tine teachers
and few spectators were present. Very
creditable speeches We're made by Messrs
II. Dunaway ami John Fletcher. and The
ladies' read elegant essays. Mrs Henrietta
shelton. 4. Hunter and Miss VI. Thornton
were prominently mentioned by the audi
tors as deserving OF high praise and com.
mendatiOn. The feature Of the occasion
however. was the address of Mr.. W. A.
Crawford, a teacher of the Monroe dis
trict. the son of am humble bul
respected mOuntaineer pareutagc, the eldci
of thirteen children. His educational adj
yantagos limited % only few months of
schOOling-that i'm one of our mountain hol-
lows with three miles Of steep, ruggedrOckl
mountains to descend in the morning and
ascend i'm the evening. but with undaunia.
bic pluck and perseverance be has added
little by little particle by particle, and
thought 20 thought until DE ha.
become the wonder and admiration of all
who know him. His attempt was from the
subject "the free school system and it,.
enemy
The blooms on the peach tree and buds ON
the buttercups and yi0lets must retire and
learn that their season has not yet arrived
The SURVEYORS on the Piedmont and Polo
mae Railroad are now near CrigiersNile
Madison county. Virginia.
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VIRGINIA ITEMS.
NEW TEN-HOUR LAW CAUSES S
TALK ABOUT REDUCING WAGES.

fetersburgers Attempt 10 Ride the Dan
River From Hcadwatcrs to Danvils-
Big shipment OF Tobacco From Lynch
burg'-Ncw Railroad station.
LNNCHBURG, VA, Mar lis Special. r.
The largest shipment of manufactured TO-
bacco from this city since 1855 was made
to-day. being 2S,oOO pounds 90 Monroe, Ia.
The Central City Improvement Company,
Of Buchanan, chartered by the late Legisla-
ture, have purchased AN the land adjacent
70 the town, and have opened books Of sub
scription TO the capital stock in Roanoke,
Buchanan and Richmond. with nauerng
prospects Of success for raising the whole
amount Of Sl,j00.000 FIVE hundred and
ffty thousand dollars worth Of the stock
were taken yesterday.
number of capitalists were i'm town yes
terday, including Mr.. Weeks. of the Iron
and Steel Association.
lennig. Of Halifax county. lis the new
depot now being built near the iorty-iifh
mile post on the Lynchburg and Durham
Railroad, within one mile of the old village
Of Whitesulle. 10 is just where the county
road crosses the Lynchburg and Durham
road leading from Republican Grove TO Clo-
yer, on the Richmond and Danyille Rail-
road, and thirteen miles from the latter
place andneariy equally distant from Brook
neal and south Boston. "Lennig' derives
its name from Mr. Lonnig, the president of
the Penn Construction Company. a Nor
thern gentleman who has done much for the
South, and particularly the Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad. IL promises To- be a
growing little town.
The Diamond Hill bridge and street car
question is the absorbing topic OF interest
IN this city, but nothing definite is yet set
tied.
In the clerks Office this morning deed
Of sale was recorded. conveying the build
ing used as the carriage factory and store
house and Tot ON Fifth ayertle. between
Church and Main streets. from David A.
Ainslie and others 60 Peter Ainslie. former
ly Of Richmond. The price paid was sj9,-
uiu
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NORTH CAROLINA.
THE DURHAM FERTiLlZiNG COM
PANY'S FACTORY BURNED.

Ex-Priest Boyle's New Trial-Iimc Fur
mace ut Raicigh-Brick Making al Reids-
vine-Trial of the Eevense Onlcers Con
tiuued Until To-Morr1w.
RALEIGH. NC, Mar. H. special. The
factory Of the Durham Fortilizing Company.
ON the eastern suburb OF DDrham, caught
fire about $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning
and the entire building was consumed, 10
gether with the stock Of goods on hand. As
this is the busy season. there was great
amount Of stock and material on hand
Loss about $4,000, with insurance Of about
$1,000.
There were some eight or ten cars loaded
on the side track Of the railroad all ready
for shipment and i've Of these were burnt
The company with great promptncss ai
once secured the factory building righi
along the track OF the railroad and will b,
ready 20 tll orders again within four days
This is the second fire this factory has hae
in three weeks. They bad a branch factory
in Richmond that was burned last -ainrda,
night two weeks ago. Mr.. J. J. Carr is th,
largest individual stockholder in the COM
pany.
At lIillsboro to-day the case against Rev
enue Officer Kirkpatrick and others. ioi
the killing Of Henry McNannen, came up.
Application was made this afternoon o.
Withdraw the petition for writ Of habeas
corpus. Judge Armfcld held that it must
be made by the petitioners in person. Tho
sheriff Of Orange made return that he had
been served with writ NJ hahoas corpu-
from the United States Court. and had sur.
rendered the prisoners 20 the United ,tatcs
Marshal. upon the assurance that applica-
ton would be made before Judge Armncld.
for a Withdrawal of Che petition. The re-
turn was adiudgcd insufficient. The shcr-
ms OF Guilf0rd and Orange counties wcu
ordered 20 arrest the prisoners. and hlNt
them before Judge Armheld at 2.jO j. NJ.
0n Thursday March l3 and show cause.
The probabilities are that the officers VIII
have 20 stand trial for the killing OF the
negro.
There is much interest here In the APP
preaching trial of cxpricst Boyle, which
will come up at the criminal term Ot Wake
Superior Court two weeks hence. \ large
yenire Of iurymCn rs being summoned oi
the case. lt is now stated that Solicitor
Argo has new evidence Of important ant
damaging character against the defendant
10 is learned to-day that the recent cold
spell has done greater damage to the truck.
ing interest of the eastern part Of The stat
than was at first supposed. The pea crop IL
almost entirely destroyed, as well as other
early vegetables
Parties from West virginia nave been
here for day or two. consulting with T. &
Harris. of the state museum. with regard
90 the lime deposits which exist in great
quantities in this State. They propose o.
establish a mammoth furnace here t0 max,
limo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
REVIEW OF RslDsVILLE.


Character Dead.
REiDsvILrE. y. G., Mar H.. Special
The Willing Workers" a band Of children
working for the missionary cause. .gayeancn.
tertainmont last night i'm EllingtoR's Opera
House. They played Building OF the Mis-
,i0nary Sbin" which was very interesting,
and was success socially and financially
considering the very uclcment weather
beyond the most sanguine expectations Of
an. They made "a very pressing plea in Dee
half Of the cause.
"Jncle' Billy Borum, worthy old negro
and "a privileged character among both
races. died few days ago Al the county
p00r-house. Uncle Billy appeared among
us q short while after ihe war, and alNal b
commanded ihe respect Of The whites. llD
said that hc came from Richmond, and
claimed 90 Dee an T.. +. y. lie always voted
the Democratic ticket. and has been sixty
five wears old for the last ten years.
Mcssrs. Halt a. Jennings, hrick-makers,
have discovered a superior quality Of clay
I'm good quantities near the edge Of town.
and it is .aid that they have ordered brick
machinery fer the field, and may manuiac-
ture tile piping later on.
Rev. 4. j. Gattis. c0p0rtor for The state
Conference. has been in town several days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
ATTACKING AN M. p.
Elizabeth Vincent Charged with shoot
ing Lewis Henry isaacs.

LONDON, Mar. 1.-THE hearing in the
case against Elizabeth Vincent, charged
with shooting Lewis Henry lsaacs, men,
her of Parliament for Newingt0n Wal
worth. and w0unding him in the arm. be-
cause it is alleged he refused 10 sign "A GER
tain number Of cheques for her, was fe-
sumed today at Richmond Mr. Isaac.
took the stand and testified that the woman
Vincent. after inyeigling bin into her house
demanded that be sign paper admitting
that he had violently seduced her. This he
refused 90 do. when She drew revolver and
Shot him In the arm. lie asked the court %
be lenient with the prisoner declaring thal
be- was exceedingly fond OF her. and pas
-ionately loved her child. Dr. toAer wa,
the next witness. He testified that he had
hoard the Vincent woman threaten 10 shool
Nr. Isaacs and all his family and then com
mit suicide. The jury in the case brought
in verdict of not guilty.
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ROANOKE, Va, Mar. H.. Special. just
after dark last night Miss Nora Nooien
went 10 the residence Of DR.. II. a. sims, q
nrominent physician of this city, and on
his appearance 40 the door. in answer 20 her
summons. placed a pistol % bis face ana
fired 10 without word. Fortunately
the bullet struck his cheek bone
and glanced OF without nIifiih-
serious injury. About two weeks ago she
was adiudeed insane by commission OF
lunacy. but Tor some unexplained cause M
authorities neglected % have her confined.
rhe affair created great excitement until
aXnlainod % The public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.
The New Collector of the Port-Congres-
siOnal Race.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Mar. ll.-.speciai'l-
The body Of the mysterious stranger 'e'ai'S
identification, at the request Of Fhiaaei-
ohians. who are expected here today
The new cOllect0rof port, hr' l.. MOn'
Bell. took charge OF the cusloms.n mouse les,
terday, and appointed Mr.. l.. W. OoiD'''
deputy. .,,.r ,,.ot ia
Mr. Park Agnew, the posimasier-ei'e,5il., ~
back from Annapolis, where nc nae 49,
working on the carcas Oh INC v'" 49,. ,','1
Deake aud Ohio Canal m WHICH nc 80, 80
Genrgeto,yn merchants have been inter
SOD for many wears. ! saw him last nishl.
me- SAWS be is gratihcd % note the way h'
which his appointment is taken. ne ooe.
rensidrr il n victor over General Malone
and bis cohorts, who he must know NM ~.
opposed him all along. In tins instalsS nv
11lttlc B0ss7 was 30 totally ehecluah!
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WYTnEvILLE, Va Mar. H. Special.
The remainder of the $4,000 worth oi STOCK
i'm the cotton factory 10 De erected here Ma'
taken at a public meeting last night. lni'
is the beginning OF several new enterprise
i'm prospect for NyiDevllle IN tue near iu
urc. The stock IN an ice factory IS ueih.
rapidly taken. 4 number Of capitAiist
nave bought boundary Of land near tn'
town, known as Camp jackson, at 5000 pei
acre.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
NORFOLK BUDGET.
Almost Riot-Police Looking for
Private Detective.

Almost RiOt-POlice Looking for
Private Detective.
NORFOLK, Va, Mar. H. Special
There was almost a riot in one Of the bust
est thorouehfares Of Norfolk this morning
Police Justice Baum had advertised in The
naners that he would hire two white va
,rants. named Thomas Crellm and GilDerl
lappen. out for three months at an auction
sale and turn the men over % whomeNef pa
hiphest for them. Eleven O'Clock this mofn'
in, was the hour fixed for the sale, ana al
ibat time there were fully six hundred peo-
Dle i'm the vicinity OF the auction mouse
where the transaction was o.
take place. A rumor circulated
among the whites that negroes had RAISED
"A purse 10 buy The men, and created "a wave
of indignation. Excitement ran hi8h, ano
when ihe time for The sale arrived th'
crowd were on the verge Of a not. squa,
of police were sent for, and aiter hiieti
minutes work succeeded in dispensing tn'
crowd. hut not before several street hghi'
hal taken place. The auction sale oi th'
men was abandoned. but later IN he da,
they were hired out privately for tare'
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LEXINGTON, VA. Mar. H. special. r.
The oldest and best known educator In this
section. Jacob Fuller. a yaluel attacne ~
tO pass away.
4. 5. Bacon. the oldest ielail merchant
here. IL In eXirCmis.
The jury in the Miller Trial win get the
case tomorrow evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
SIR THOMAS eSMoNpE.
Honors Paid the Irish Patriot In New
Orleans,

NEw ORLEANS, Mar. li.-sir Thomas
Esmonde. the Irish leader, arrived here by
the southern Pacific Railroad. en- route nom
Australia 10 London. 4 commlltee % the
lrsh-Americau Club met him at the depot
and escorted him % their club-room, wheie
a reception was held and an address OF Wei
come made by President McCloskey. Sir
Thomas, In an interview, said during the
eighteen months he had been away nom
home he had collected $4,000 for The Irish
cause.
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EMPORIA. Va, Mar. ll.-.speriai. .-Air
L. +. Gaskins near CiaresNhle about ten
niles from here. lost his planning Mil ilA ne
a. O'Clock a. m. l-day. Loss Sl,Sn; insn .
nee only Sl,0OJ This is quite loss to tls
Immunity.
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LONDON, March 1.-THE. latest news
from the Morsa mine disaster, Is that. four
of the entombed miners succeeded in crawl
inc through creyice between the roof Of
me mine and the debris. They report that
they passed oyer heaps Of dead miners, and
exnr.ss the belief that none of the other en-
tombed men are alive.
FIRE FOLLOWS THE EXPLOSION.
LONDON. Mar. 1.-THE ire which follow
ed the explosion at Morsa has ecome 80
fierce that the exploring party mas Oeeh
Obliged TO withdraw from the mine.
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THE GERMAN CONFERENCE.
OmcIal Correspondence Between Eng
land and Germany Made Public,

land and Germany Made Public,
LONDON. Mar. 1.-THE official cores
pondent between England Germany, with
regard ID the coming labor conference n"'
been made public. Lord Salisbury, in his
.,,ly accepting the invitation OF Germany
~ send q delegate 10 the conference, REUSED
to in an,i way lend his influence 70 the pro-
motion az the proposed legal restriction OF
the hours Of labor.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
prArn rEx-coaorrs5MAN TAuLBEE.

william Preston raulbec, a representa-
tive IN Congress from the Tenth kentucky
district in the F0riy-ninth and fiilieih
Colgre-ses. who was shot IN alteration
with Charles T.. Kinca.d. the Washington
correspondent Of the Louisville Times, IN
the Il iu~e wing Of the Capitol on the aiter-
noon of February sS, dled ihls morning al .
o'clocs at The Providence Hospital. Ills
death has been expected for several days
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
CAPITAL NOTES

Mr.. Daniel introduced bill In the senate
to-day appropriating 100000 for a public
building af Portsmouth, Virginia
The contested election case OF Langston
AGAINST Nenablc. from the Petersburg of
Fourth district of Virginia. was argued be-
fore the election committee of the House To-
t4V
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12

t .a'l robbery was committed in Dallas.
l.l.s. in ihc very leari Of the city. thiei
Nf...lu large plate glass window Of a Jew
DIt store. and made On with tray Of valua-
.. diamond rings. lhe sheriff 10 after the
N' NI.n nioclnounds.--Bel. Allen ano
".Nnffd Trying. tWO noted negro des'
iUi..lcs. have been taken from JAIN b.
h0feei county. ~. Va. and shot 10 death
Thomas Esm0ndc, the great Irish
i.alef. ias arrived ln Now orleans, aud was
rendered d reception by the lrish-Amcrican
''a...lhe senate committee on finance
Save ordered a favorable report on the nom-
i'atou "a Brady, as collector Of internal rev.
enu0..- Aaron kOhn and Judge Harris. tive
fe.l-anown criminal lawyers Of Louisville,
NAe been engaged 10 defend Kincaid.-Ih'
hatm court Of inquiry to investigate the
r.Hi es against Commander Mccall has or
Il .l.-Nfs Mary bauDero. an Italian
N.iian, has been arresteuin In Bostol iof muir
lei.ng her husDaRd,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12

Virginia patents have been granted as
follows james w. Brook. of LynchOufs'
for "a mold for zee blocks. and also icr am
apparatus for the manufacture OF gee ;
Schuyler Duryec. of Falls Church. Tor "a
washb0ard, and also ior ana envelope; jacob
%. kinsey, OF ofioanoke, for q thill coupling
August n. Suiie, OF Richmond. for an egg
fI.f.r
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12

The President sent 20 the Senate to-day
the following nominations. Lieuienant-Coi-
0nei William II. smith. Deputy Paymasief-
General 10 be Paymaster-6enerai, with the
rank OF Brigadier-General.
a.. b. Patterson. Of Florida, 20 De United
states Attorney for the southern district OF
Florida
BRADY's CASE FINALLY REPORTED.
The Senate Committee on Finance at ii-
meeting this morning ordered favorable
report on the nomination of James ID. Brady,
fo Dee collector OF internal revenue for the
sixth Virginia district.