The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-06-22


rcau. gave ont rough estimate this morn
ing Of the population Of New York city. lie
puts the figures at l,627, ,2si. This Is an in
crease since lSN0 of about 21.0Oo. or in the
ncighborhood Of - per ceot. But the ~
turn, are not quite All i'm. and Mr.. Murray
saws that when they are l.lW.0o VIII not
| bc very bad guess. The enum"ra-
tors whose returns have not been
entirely footed up are 100 special, who have
! been taking statistics IN prisons. hospitelSl
and various institutions ola similar nature. =.
These will bring up the number to the limit
| set hy Mr. Murray. Complete returns nave
! been iprwaidod DOB Washington. from % I
districts aud 52O aro siill here. Mr.. Murray
/ thinks that New York has made pretty
/ good showing.
RAPID TRANSIT.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners pr1
scnted their IMPORT ON choice oi route
! Nayor Grant to-day. They see no difficult
IN obtaining complete rapid transit in thl'
CITY, The commissioner, found u mrossl
| bile tO locato a satisfactory route ON the we>
/ side of town, owing tO the exemptions oi
/ large portion ot tho uptown streets on ina
| side. The commissioners recommend th
central route through widoncd Elm stree
and along Fourth avenue. irum the "rai
Central station % the Harlem river.
commission in attempting to loe
| "a continuance of this route 90 the liar
| river found that its natural course would
| Fourth alenue. Attention b, called Ia the
fact that ouc-hali of the expense OF the nan
mel and cut WAS borne By The city. and that
additional tracks could l'e laid in that ave
nue without inf Inference with the present
I railways and AT infinitely less expense than
on anS adjacent avenue. The commission.
or~ suggest that a new commission should ..
! b, appointed which could have ninety days
/ tD determine upon plans to continue ihn
route fo lho northern boundary of the city
and south to the battery.
OPPOSING rANNANN.
Though tho state and local elections are
| I,cta long way oh. the air q, already lufid
! with political pNrOtcchnic-. " usuai, ihc
interest centres around lammany liall,
and the burning question ot the holf I, as
to whether the Old " i-NNlm will be- abb 10
Withstand tho combined attacks Of ~ He-
publican foes represented by the fasseu
Investigating commtlc, and the more dan
.crOu- opposition from within thc ranks ot
/ the party fhi. nnds eNpressiOu through the
medium, not only ot the county De
mocrdcy. hut also ot the thousand
and one little personal clhises thai
/ inclory great political crisis are sure b1
obirude their prctcn-ion- on pcoplo SIC
only endure them because they are too \ \
significant to he worth tlc trouble ni ufurN y.
ing them out Of the way. The Democracy
of New York was never better Organized or
more compact than % is AT present ana,
] barring the friction that the new system oi
/ halloting must necessarily create. the party
/ was never better equipped for the political
! hght before o. which. in its results. may
not only oycrturn the fictitious kruubhran
majority i'm the House Of Representatives,,
but also place New YORK once
more in the column OF states represented by
! a Democrat In the niied states senate.
| COURAGE /. one of ihe essential clements
that lead 10 victory; and the TamnAny hal
/ Democracy were never more strongly IA
| -pirtd by that old lighting spirit man ihey
! are at present. They have canNa--ed all
! the possible combinations of their oppon-
| cnt-. and are confident they can meet and
defeat them. A. the result % H. alioadN as
,urcd that there VIII Dee a straight Tam
many IlaU Democratic ticket IN the held
tor ever, office at the nrNt clecuon' ana
/ There viii Dee no dealing or "compfo-
misses" a- far as NeW orb ~ concerned.
CnokER', TESTIMONY.
The hearing of Richard Croker before thgl
| Fa--oti Committee j, causing widesptead~
interest and a. Monday, the day liked ior
! tho hearing. approaches, the interest grows
/ more intense. II H. quito likely. however,
that ihc developments will Doe di,appoint-
iu1. Ms lrn- thinks ~ r. "a irihe early 10
hrsu nn altac. on Iammany liall, and he
VIII bc very easy at present ON the TAM
many boss. n i- expected fIu an UNIV"
Iually great crowd will he present at the
! hearing. and an extra number Of police
viii be u attcndauc, to keep the audience
! iu order.
DISSATISFIED Win rHE CENSUS.
pr John Z. Naglr. who. AS deputy reg
lister of records and vital statistics al The
sanitary headquarters in this city, Tor the
last thirty years, D., naturally ihe beet
po-tDd man on the population uf New
/ York. has not a very elevated opinion ot the
worth of the returns Of the census cnumcr-
afor-. while hc chnrtahly admits they ,
probably. did as well as they knew how.
! Dr. Nagic. who takes % comparative cen
Sis Of the population oi NrW loik every
week, estimates that IA ths last week .
fhe ccnsu--taking period. u should be- 10
/ the CITY proper i.sDO.mO, which mifht b
increased by 1000 more Boy the absentee
who. though citizens. are away during th
period when they should he counted.
IliE lcE IRtsr.
The ~irc barons" will have 10 cOniroi
another and a more formidable opponent
their high prices than oven Maine present.
! \ cargo of icc from Norway arrived hef
during the week, and iudglG. by what ia
shippers say. 30 promise, 90 pay ds Wen
coal or any other heavy freight. W
|
and the increasing manufacture OF artlnc
ice. 10 looks as thOugh the combination 81
lrNpcctod t0makc u- drink hot water, or
fancy price, for our rfrigcrants, during
summer. is likely 20 come ln for a very
"black eye"
NICARAGUA CANAL DIRECTORS.
4 special dispatch from Denver SAYS n
at the third annual meeting q the Mica
qua Canal Construction Company. hele
the Office OF the company in Denver, the
lowing named stockholders were eles
ldircct0rs for the ousuingyear: Warner
Ter. 4. &. Cheney. Alfred NJ. lloyt, v
scott. J. ". O~haughncssy, j. W. "
Il. A. Lancaster. J. 4. Macauley. y. X
banks. smith NJ wood. Henry X.
Robert ~turis, Edward lIOlDr0Ok. ~
der 4. Mason and Villas. II. McVlcKcTv
Immediately after the adjOurnment OF Cd,
Canal Company the first annual meeting Il
the Nicaragua Mail. steam. Navigation ane
Trading Company was held. The f0llowlDe
directors were elected Tor the ensuing yeN
+ A. 4. Cheney, Alexander I. Mason. John t.
~prOull. Joseph i. Mmol, and samuel 4.
Miller. This company owns and operate,
fhe lines Of steamer, which ply betwcch tiH
- port OF GreytOWn and Granada ~ the "
. public II Nicaragua by way Of the san Juan
river and Lake Nicaragua. II holds nom
the Government of Nicaragua the exclusive
privilege of navigating these waters by
steam The greater part OF the inland coii-
- morcc of the country passes over ils lines.
ODDS AND ENDS.
DR.. Arthur DuBurceau. a physician of
No. -, west Iwenty-hith street, was dsv
Glazed insane in Bellevue Hospital. lie badI
. A letter-writing mania. and sent the letters
to wcllknOwn people lie said he was com
p pelled to Nil an the priests in the city.
70 The Rev. John Hall, ID. d., sailed fro
here % attend a. "A delegate the Jubilee N
sembly Of the Irish Presbyterian church.
Belfast. in July. from the General ASS
bly North. The finh-ayenue Cbureh y
. b, ogin all the summer, however, toe'
I, who will nll the pulpit during Dr. ia
y absence has not been nnaiiy decided.
= Hall has been nearly twenty-thr,