The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-01

| LONDON, Oct 31--AnOther dastardiy AT
tempt to wreck train was made yesterday
( afternoon. The down Devonshire 1880 train
/ from Paddington was due at Ivy Bridge
shortly before o'clock When nearing that
station it ran into a heavy barrier of timber
placed on the rails. Fortunately the engine
did not leave the track. and what was in-
tended to prove serious accident was hap
PLY avoided After the delay of few mo-
ments the train proceeded on its Journey
and reached Plymouth safely little after the
usual time.
ARTIFICIAL RAIN IN ISDIA.
According TO the latest advices the pro-
| ductiou of rain by artificial II cans is going on
| in ndia IA we'll as in the United States. Col
lector Cuddapah. in the presidency of
Madras IS a believer in explosions as a means
OF producing rain He states that partial
success has attended his efforts with small
charges. He therefore intends. encouraged
by this TO 20 in for rain-productiOn on a
large scale.
THE TRANBY-cRoFT INCIDENT REVIVED.
Once more the Tranby-Cro incident is
revived. While tskInl ience in Ho.derness
county near Arnold on Thursday last, Arthur
Wilson master OF the Holderness fox hounds,
was heavily thrown from his horse AS soon
do POootpir Ndilih . Wdo VI tlait4cA nbL no
was driven 10 Tranby-Croft. where it was
found that his shoulder had been badly
bruised by the accident.
TENSYsoN's NEW DIANA.
Good progress is being made with Tenny-
sons new Drama which there is not the
slightest doubt will be produced in New York
during the coming winter Models for the
scenery. which will be very magnificent. have
been completed The various members of
bo fof ooffltpa, Intyo
parts.
RETIRED CIVIL SERVICE ST.
The enforcement of the compulsory regu-
lations for a retirement Of civil servants at
the a e OF sixty-fye which takes effect at the
end Of the present year, - making q hubbub
among the slnecure fossils IN the various
of ces. it is est mated that thousand inii-
viduals come under the operation OF the new
rule. This news is a source of intense delight
b the younger members OF the service. some
of whom have been waiting many years for
chance.
THE LUCKY DUKE OF PORTLAND,
Fortune has again favored the lucky Duke
of Portland. For some months he has been
sinking Il new pit shaft and work has been
proceeding at Whitewell on the-land forming
q part Ot the Welbeek estate. This week
seam of valuable house coal of the same
kind tDst is produced on the Clown
coIliery has been struck. II has four
foet eight inches oil thickness. and
was reached at a depth from the surface of
only three hundred and twenty yards. IL IS
estimated the seam is at least three hundred
M sixty yards deep The event aused
much re oicing at Whitewell. The first load of
coal raised was sent TO the Duke. sinking is
also going on at Fnningley. on the Noting
hsmshire- Lincolnshire border. upon land
which also belongs 10 the Duke.
oAFTAIN SHAW KNIGH1ED.
Everywhere one hears with some satisfac-
tiOn the action of the ueen IN cohferring
knighthood upon the famous Captain shaw,
retiring chief of the metropolitan IRE trl-
gade To morrow he will take leave of the
officers OF the brigade with whom he has been
so long assOriated. AS sir Eyre Massey Shaw,
X. G. B., he will be known hereafter
LIvERPooL's SKIPPING TRADE.
A remarkable proof of the changes which
are taking place in the shipping trade was
a orded on Thursday last at Liverpool.
There was an auct on sale of the on,e famous
lnman line ,teamshlp City OF Richmond. IN
her day the crack boat of that companys
feet. She originally cost $4,000. and the
best bid that could be obtained on her was
Z 800. The explanation of this remarkable
falling of is that Ter engines out-date the
vessel and are conse uently too slow.
THE GILLIAN INBRoGLTo.
The Globe. the leading Conservative after
noon paper. In referring 70 the Chllan affair.
SAYS edtOrally While the words and
actions OF kgan have little weight the views
OF Captain SchleY have great influence. for
he is one of the Oldest. brayest aud most
popular officers OF the I nited tstes
navy. The unfortunate feature of the
dispute is that English in uence
will be credited Tor the insolent manner Of
the Chllians. Ihs ; unfortunate for England
and America. The two nations seem 10 be
i. ..oIa- tlft.r ma
new cause of irritation against Great Britain
10 open the sore. We are against the encOur-
aEement OF new forms oi legislation. which
are ostensibly for public good. but really
strike blow at British inyesi ments IN the
United States These investne L are, in tie
iority OF cases. so concentrated as 10 be
vulnerable in the extreme"
BUST TO MATTHEW ARNOLD.
A bust Of Matthew Arnold was unveiled in
the hai tstry OF WestmisIster Abbey this
afternoon. Previous 20 the cerem ny friends
of The late poet and subscribers 70 lie memo
rial assembled al the jerusalem chamber
where the Lord Chief Justice Of England.
ord Coerldge delivered an dress Among
those resent were Mrs. Arnold Mrs. X. Ar
nod. Lady COlerldge Lord Hannen and the
Right + on John Morley. in his address
Lord COieridge spoke IN terms OF great feeling
his admiration or the g u us OF the poet and
essa ist The company then entered the
baptistry as the bust was unveiled.
no SIRIkE.
The dreaded strike Of the engineering trade
on the Northwest coast commenced TO-DAY.
II is mpossi, 10 now 10 say whether the strug-
clio wi be protracted hut thirty thousand
men are a ected The effects will be felt in
every centre Of ind stry in Tyne and Weir,
a. well a. the whole = orthwest coast gener-
al'y The dspue has arisen simply on
question o. ertme.
DIRECTORS OF MONTE CARLO MEET.
A Very Prosperous Report Presented to the
Shareholders.