The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-12-06
INDICTMENT DISMISSED.
EVA HAMILTON RELEASED FROM
THE GRIP OF THE LAW.
Death of Brother OF Charlie Rosa
Modern samson - Experiments With
Koch's Lymph-Glorifieation Of the Re-

Modern rainson 90 Experiments WV"
Koch's Observation-Disclosures Of the Re-
form mCIub-Metropoiitsu Matters.
NEw YORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY TIMss,
December ;. 1850.
Judge MARITIME this afternoon dismissed
the indictment Of grand larceny and con-
spiracy against Eva Hamilton, Annie Swim
ton and Joshua Mann on the ground tnat
Rotert Ray Hamilton, the only witness, Is
dead.
MODERN SAMSON.
A human phenomenon named Louis cyr
showed what be could do In the way OF
lifting heavy weights at the Police Gazette
office this afternoon. IL WAS the most re-
markable exhibition Of the sort ever given
IN this city. Cyr, who calls himself the
Modern samson, comes from Canada. HIS
size was most impressive. When he began
10 lift things and his muscle came cut
through the cushions Of Eat you forgot IL.
Cyr first proceeded 20 lin a 90pound
weight, which is as much as very tatm2n
weighs. Tnen he tied the 80 weight ~
lO0p0und weight aud told Young man who
weighed li5 pounds 10 stand on the Two
bells. He placed "A strap around these aLd
lifted the Young man and his two weights Oy
the middle inger Of the right hand az easily
as he would llit glass OF beer The young
man and the weights were weighed ON =
pair of scales and the weights verified.
Thirteen young men and BOYS. ranging ln
age from fourteen 10 tNCnty-siN, then
grouped themselves on table. Cyr crawl
eel underneath IL, and placing his hands ON
a low stool and his back under the table,
lifted the thirteen men ana boys six inches
in the air. Not satisfied with this, he put
twenty men on the table and lifted them.
LYMPH EXPERIMENTS.
Or. koch's lymph IN small or large guam
titles il daily expected by several medical
men in this city. Its ARRIVAL will illustrate
the beauties of protection. for the lymph -
liable % - ger cent. duty under the clause
Of the Mckinley bill affecting medical pic-
paratiOns not otherwise provided fOr.'
Some of the lymph has already reached
New Haven, Conn. A special dispatch
from there says:
"A small amount i'm n glass bottle. en-
closed m wood. reached Professor Russell
Chittenden. head of the Yale biological lab
oratory. lie obtained It from medi-
cal friend in Heidelburg, where Pro-
lessor Chittenden spent two years In
study. A few hours after iis receipt
n New Haven pr. J. i. {, Foster,
tO whom Professor Chittenden, not being
m deal man, entrusted IL for expert
mental use injected a small dose with
hypodermic syringe below the shoulder
blade OF patient. The reaction noted in
cases abroad was speedily observed. II ~
believed this the tirstinJection of the lymph
i'm America. and the widest interest IN the
result Is felt here among medical men.
There is no possible question AZ 10 the gen
uneness Of the lymph. 10 il clear. per-
fectly transparent liquid, dark brown IN col
or Three decigrammes only were sent 10
Professor Chttenden. and this will be no
more than enough so treat The case on
which injection was made and two others
arranged lor.'
INTERESTING RAILROAD LITIGATION
Something that promises 10 present FUR
thor interesting items than have already
been made public. as Wei 10 To display
some of the legal talent OF the city, Il the
| litigation . ndiag between the New York.
| New Haven and Harlem Railroad COMPANY.
and a number Of race-COors, who have dis
covered or had disclosed 10 them the iact
that the company had charged them foui-
reon cents more than they were legally al
| lowed.
These suits date as far back as August.
| 50. when Morris Park opened It's gates %
I the HlNIAiNt ll0AftUAils iHi AhA' mum -"
city 10 the park for the round trip up 10 that
| time was thirty cents, hut the company
Jaw No TO charge nifty cents, which was
! paid by the thousands OF laCc-gOcrs who al
/ tended that meeting. One Of those VINO
J paid the extra fare thought the charge
/ somewhat excessive, and, hunting up the
statute, he found that in addition 10 having
| to refund the oyerchargc, the company was
| liable 10 penalty OF $50. lie brought suit
! 4 ~ Hta claim This sillf naH
been made a test case, and ever since That
/ time the company IL belGg sued by new
cOmplanants. The bait has proven "A
tempting one for the legal mminaries,
| who have succeeded In rounding up some
/ 1000 clients, the arrangement being Tor the
/ LAWYERS 10 assume the costs and accept
half the Judgment. Unless the company
finds some way out Of their scrape It's con
tribution 10 the legal gentry and their race
gOiag clients will aggregate about S2Io.VW.
In the event of "A continuance Of the conteot
more will be heard Of the cute people who
have discovered this easy means Of "turn-
ing an honest penny
CELEBRATING THE Election.
The Reform Club will give a dinner on
Tuesday evening, December sd. at the
Madison square Garden, IN celebration of
the recent election. The prine ipal speaker
OF the evening, 10 is expected, viii De eA-
President Cleveland. lie will probably Sc
lect "a prominent phase u the tariif question.
Among other speakers invited are Governor
elect William T.. Russell. Of hassachusetts
Governor Horace Bois. Of Iowa; Senator
Carlisle. OF Kentucky; Congressman w IL
son. OF West Virginia; Congressman Nils,
OF Texas; ex-Secretary Villas, eX-Post.
; master-General Don NJ. Dickinson, W. L.
Hensel, OF Pennsslyania; Congressman.
elect Justin X. Whiting, Of Michigan; and
f. l.. johnson, Of Ohio; james G.. Boy
GovernOr-elect Of Nebraska, and John h,
Palmer. the Democratic candidate iOl
United States senator from Illinois.
GENERAL AND Personal.
i Vice President Morton and family will gc
D 10 Washington tomorrow. IneY viii oc
/ cupy the parlor ear of the directors of th'
Central railroad of New Jersey en- route.
+ Henry George has decided % abandon th'
p standard. the weekly newspaper he lOundee
four years ago. just after the mayorsltl
campaign. % advance the single tax idea
He declares that literary work demands To-
z change. and 10 the close Of the year he VII
a transfer the plant 10 Mr. William /. Croas
dale, chairman OF the National Single Ia,
. Committee. 10 is understood that MI
"a George will now proceed TO write sewers
J. works on political economy.
$ A. Staught0n Ross, oldest brother OF u
e missing Charlie Ross, died at East Orang
,- last night Of typhoid fever.
= Alexander killeen. a Pennsylvania raj
n road brakeman. while coupling ears az th
foot OF Filth street, Jersey City, today a
lowed his foot % become fastened ! frog
In order 20 save his life he threw himsc
: backwards. breaking his leg al the ankl'
= Doing this he escaped having the cars pas
d over his body.