The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-29
TIE SOUTHERN COLONY
PREPARING TO VISIT RICHMOND
ATTHE UNWILLING.

Confederate Veterans 80 4 Fortunate
southerncr kaiiroad. Personal and
General Metropolitan Items.
NEW lORK BUREAU
RICHMOND DAILY IfMfs,
April -. 1890.
Preparations that are being made indi-
cate that n very crcditablc representation
Of the New York southern Colony Will go TO
Richmond 10 De present az ihe unyciiing of
the Lee memorial statue next month. There
has been some talk Of getting up sort Of
guard Of honor % attend 10 the reception
and shipping Of the statue from here, but
nothing has yet been done in that dircc-
tion.
ON Tuesday evening. nc O'Clock. the
lately organized Confederate etcran Camp.
of New York. will meet at the New York
Hotel. for the purpose Of cnlarging ~ mem-
hor-hip. and making arrangements TO visit
Richmond IN a body lor fhe purpose Of partl-
cipating in the ceremonies. The Comman-
der. Colonel 4. q. Dickinson. late Of General
Yagrudcr's Stah. has issued an invitation,
iu which he hopes that all the Veterans In
the vicinity will iiud it convenient to attend.
lie also explains the oojects of camp As
follows:
First-Ou chief aim i 90 pcrpctuate The
memories If our fallen comrades; 90 minis
ter 20 the wants If needy and worthy Con-
teierate soldiers and sailors and their wid-
ows and orphans; to preserve and maintain
that sentiment Of fraternity that was born
amid the pleasures hafdshps. aud dangers
of the mare. hlNruac. AID Battlefield.
second Having long since buried the an
mostic- engondcrd hy The war, 10 D. our
desire 90 extend 90 our late ad,Cr-arios IN
arms ON every fitting occasion colriesios
which characterize intercourse between
soldiers and dignity common citizenship.
Third Avoiding everything that partakcs
If parii.au~hlp in religion or politics. We
shall lend our aid fo The maintenance 0f
law and the preservation Of ORDER and IA
defence of tho common veal viii always be-
found standing shoulder tO shoulder with
our brethren 0i the Grand Army az ihe Re
public 10 IL iu this spirit, and this alone,
that nll of our people who are able 90 fur
nish satisfactory proof that they have per-
formed honorable service in the army and
navy OF the Confederate states. without spc-
cial reference tO the term of that service,
have been invited to join this organization.
Probably there are in New York hundreds
of those who actively served boz ihe war. and
lii of these we hope tO attract sooner or
later tO the ranks OF Our organization with
out reference t0 their former army grade.
FORTJ MAZE sol InERNEE.
The Colonel il himself "a good example %
what good Southern grit has uccnm-
pl.-hod in this city. lie came here AFTER
AppomattoN. with the world and its pos
sessions an before him again. llc joined
one Of iho large insurance companie-, ana
soon urONod hs worth and executive
ability. llr rose step boy step IN It's service,
until some time ago bee was able - retire
from active husiDes. life altogether. lic
now cniofs. a- only southern Gentlemen
of lhc old -iyio knows how, ihc generous
competency ho WAS able FAB garner up dur
ing his hritf business career Ills home in
Harlem is synonymous fer elegant ho-pi-
tality.
PERSONAL MENTION.
John OBrion. the famous Republican
leader of the Eighth district. died Yesterday
lf his home on toncy Island, after long
'line-- His death removes nn interesting
local figure from political circles md di--
turhing element from ihs ranks 81 his pafit.
Mr.. Ward McAlli-tcr. OF "f0ur iiundfehs
fame. is writing book. II Will ho sailed
"~Ociety As Found It, and Will give The
authors opinion on matters oi form qua
usages of society. as well a. brief histnfy
OF his connection with social affairs in the
past.
Cards are out from Bishop and Mrs. Pot
ter tor the marriage Of their daughter, Miss
Jane Potter. 10 Mr.. Chgries Rowland Rus
sell. ON Wednesday. May lih, nt 70. Georges
Church. ,tuyNo~aut square.
President TX. Horton, AZ tho Louisville and
Nash,ilis has returned to the city. lie was
not seriously injured by the runaway acci-
dent at Roanoke. Ills wrist only was
-prained.
RAILROAD NEWS.
Baltimore and Ohio. southwestern. earn
mgs. third week OF April. S}19sl, 1900: SJ5,-
3gi. lsSi Sl,59i, increase. From January
l.i. $500. l39. 1870: S5y,,j9l, 1889: s>o,)f,
increase.
Erlanger system. second week Of April,
<lB.glS. lSlO: Sl1l. .u2j l>-y; 81, 800, incltase.
The Virginia and North Carolina Con-
-iructi0n Company has been Organized by
| General John Gin. OF Baltimore. with
capital stock OF s00O.OOU The purpose OF
/ the company is railroad construction in The
south 1ney are row 40 work Oh line III
miles long. from Winston. n. c.. I. Roanoke,
] Va. about tWenty-hye miles ~ which has
already been graded. When completed the
/ line viii opcna rich territory ana VIII nave
connections ai Roanoke with the Norfolk aud
/ Western. shenandoah Valley, and with The
Baltimore and Ohio AS soon as the projected
line Of that road from Lexington 10 Roanoke
/. completed The r06d will Doe an impor-
| tant link between the lines mentioned and
the south. 10 IL also stated 10 be- the puf-
pose OF the company % connect with inc
Georgia. Carolina ana Northern system "a
roads. The capital stock Is chiefly held IN
Baltimore by John Gill, ". ". spence,
En0ch Pratt, John A. liamblet0n. Thomas
De Ford. George &. Jenkine, Bernard Cahr,
&. W. Slagle, Charles ID. Fisher aud An
drew Reid.
THE McANN sFNsArION.
Little else was talked n among politicians
"a ..I..
day. save the startling testimony given hy
Patrick McCann before The fasseit inNesii-
eating committee cn saturday. M1lfr
Grant declares be- viii take irgaI steps u
yindicafo himself and iAe great political
party which be- represents before ihe eyes
OF the public. Iammlnfites declare thaI
the statements Of Mccain are the result ~
"a blackmailng schcme.' Mc,ann. tbef say,
has threatened the Mayor for more Than six
weeks. There is a.dcDial By Richard
Croker sent by cablc"in which 10 charges
: Mc1ann with tcing "A blackmdiier,
and saws that he would not believe him un-
der oath. supplements the deninis made by
Major Grant. his private SECRETARY. l.eicrs-
ter liOimc Mrs. Croker. and Dr. Bechmhh.
II Is but fair 10 say that the charges. as
specifically stated. are generally dl-hcllcfod
both Dy county Democracy men and kepup-
iicans. An say that while Grant and
Croker may not bee TOO good 10 do What = al
legged they think they are too shfeWd 10 - 10
I'm the way McCann detailed. The story II
that the secret of McCann's hostility 10 mo
mayor. is that in -epemDcr la~t The commits
sonor, Of accounts visited the Mount -.
Vincent restaurant for The purpose Of eN-
aminiug Mc,ann's books, and found bim
making false returns.
A REMARKABLE ELECTRICAL STORM.
The Cunam line steamship Aufanla,
which arrived from Liverpool today, bad Il
lively time last night, while about eighty
miles on Fire Island. About : O'Clock -
severe thunder storm came up ana the
lightning lit UP the heavens al
short intervals. suddenly the snip
became a mass OF liquid ire. The passengers
crowded the deck, in spite oi The rain,
which was falling. For time considerable
excitement was experienced. especially