The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-04

$50. GOO damage from the Brooklyn Elevated
Railroad Company ended to-day. lie was
injured on the night Of June 18TH by falling
from the platform Of the station at flltn
avenue and 1hIrty-sixth street, brooklyn,
70 the street. IL was shown that the station
was badly ligh'ed, and the jury gave him
verdict for $500.
LEGACY FOR COLUMBIA COLLEGE.
Columbia College is TO receive legacy
from the estate of the late ID. Ii. Fayer-
weather. The will has not vet been offered
for probate. Cornell will get suDstan-
tial legacy, and it Is expected the amount
left To Columbia may reach S3OO,OOO. Inc
heirs Of Mr.. Fayerweather are entirely IN
accord with his desires, and there VIII be
no objection to the probate Of the WIN. Mr..
Fayerweather has been known to be very
friendly 10 Wesleyan University, and u Is
supposed that this college may be the thlrd
institution mentioned in the Will. He was
a member OF the firm Of Fayerweather X
Ladew leather merchants in the swamp
Sll.Gl2 VERDICT AGAINST A FIRM.
A Jury in part three Of the Supreme Court,
before Judge Ingram, to-day gave verdict
for Sl4.Gl2 10 John II. y. GrandOre and
Others against J. OsgoOd, Carleton 81 Co.
The verdict is tO compensate the plaintiffs
Tor the loss Of cargo of Kerosene Oh
shipped from Jersey City to Calcutta, India.
The plaintiffs purchased tue OIL IN cans
from the defendants, and during the trip
the cans leaked, thus OccaslOning the loss
sued for. The defense alleged that the leak
age resulted from salt water coming IN con-
tact with the cans AT sea.
MAMMOTH NEW HOTEL.
The new Astor Hotel, which is being
erected on the northeast corner Of Fiith
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, will be sew
enteen stories high, and VIII be when com
pleted the largest and best equipped hos
ielry in the world. The building, according
10 The plans filed, is TO cover lot
ll24 feet On Fifth avenue ana I1
feet on Fifty-ninth street. II will
be Of modern Romanesque structure. in
brOwnstOne from the Belcyllle quarrles,
terra Gotta, and yellow brick. The vast
ness of the edifice has necessitaied The dig
ging down in various depths from twenty
TWO, the least, to forty feet, 10 hard rock.
The top LAYERS Of this rock will be removed
and the sharp projections blasted away, IA
order to form an equal. substantial base TOT
the foundations. The difficulty of OvercOm-
ing a suited appearance with building OF
such height upon a foundation OF such limit
ed area has apparently been met in the
plans for the elevation. IL will cost AT least
81 200, 900 before it is finished and will not
be ready for business until 1888.
EVACUATION or NEw YORK.
History says that tine actual date Of the
evacuation Of the British from New YORK.
was December Sd, W ashington having given
them until then 10 "get out" In accord
ance with the old custom. the occasion was
celebrated to-day by the sons Of soldiers OF
the Continental Army, at Fraunce's Tav-
crn, Broad ANA Pearl streets, at L. NJ. ii
was from this spot that Washington took
leave Of his generals. The New York So
ciety Of the Sons of the Revolution also held
its annual meeting today. at which officer
Tor the ensuing year were elected. This
evening 800 members OF the $50 who are en-
rolled in the society sat down to supper al
sherry's, Thirty-seyenth street and Fifth
avenue.
KOCH's DISCOVERY.
one Of our New York doctors says that
nearly every patient he sees, day after day.
ir axes haste 10 ask his opinion Of Professor
KOchs discovery. They may not suffer
under any disease which IT is hoped the
lymph may cure, yet they are anxious TO
get Il scientific view Of the lymph. Many OF
them seem TO have ayague idea that it may
cries in the art Of healing, that it may lead
to the enlargement Of the pharmacOpwia,
and that it may put at mans service many
curative agencies in nature now unknown.
Several diseases that the medical fraternity
once regarded as beyond cure have been
struck out OF the incurable category within
the past century. and ifc0nsumptiOn should
be taken from that category there is hope
that other diseases may be.
POLITICIAN MADE DUMB.
Ex-senator Irter Ward, of Newburg, y.
Y. has Just undergone an operation at the
Roosevelt Hospital which Will deprive HIM
Of speech forever. He has Leen suffering
for a long time from a malignant throat
affection which has lately threatened his
life, and which necessitated the removing OF
his tongue. This was done by DR.. Charles
Mckinney, chief OF the hospital staff. The
operation was specially difficult and t.
jious, but it was successfully performed.
CHARLES A. DANAs son.
The appointment Of Mr.. Paul Daha as
park commissioner introduces a certain
amount of curiosity concerning Charles A.
Dana's son. 1t was known in general
way that he was an expert racket player,
a keen and we'll trained athlete, q thorough
going hOrseman, Judge oil prize dogs and
horses in the more important shows, and q
popular man in club life. Few people have
seen him about. He belongs to the cOnser
yative type Of New Workers like James
Gordon Bennett and the late Thorndyke
Rice, who are never on parade. He is
a thoroughly equipped student Of foreign |
politics, is familiar with the literature and
languages of Italy, Germany, ard France, |
aud has Travelled extensively. He is a man |
Of approved executive ability, as his great |
success in the recent management OF the |
sun during his fathers absences in Europe |
has proved.
Personally he is tall, Of sinewy and |
athletic bnild, with a clear-cut profile. and |
/ quick. nervous manner. He rises early, |
'ides ten miles before breakfast, and seldom I
caves his Office before in the evening.
GENERAL AND PERSONAL.
A man with no ribs on his lett side and /
lis heart displaced to the right eide is the |
wonder OF gloucester. His name is George |
Burns. He was injured in the wreck Of the !
steamship Savannah on the rocks at Gay |
Head in 1864. and is now homeless cripple.
Isabella Duff. n native Of Ireland, died |
lere last night, aged one hundred years.
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