The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-19
AFFECTIONS At LEXINGTON.
\ German, Baseball, Hanging. and Circus
VIII be the Features of the Week.


LrxINoroS. VA. April 19.-lSpecial. with
the beautiful spring weather and balmy sun
shine with which our section has been blessed
recently. business. sport. schools. and every-
thing havo taken new life. and prosperity
shows itself on every hand Lexington being
I'm the centre If the great Southwest seems 20
receive more than her share of visitors.
Next week promises 10 bc very interesting
one First comes two brilliant germans at
the Washington and Lee. the first gwen by the
Washington and Lee since Lent. This will be
followed 10y one no less pretcntious at the Viz
gina Military Institute. John liObinson's great
circus wlllnoxt grace our town on Wednesday
to gladden. the hearts of the many hundl I'd
country people who VIII crowd IN on that day
Following right upon It comes the hanging Of
Jim Cuucy. on Friday. The first execution
| In Rockbridgc IN half century. therefore
great interest Is taken IN II by the people
of all grades Craney is % hardened criminal
and the pOssessOr of "a record that no outlaw
need cOVct He D. as obstinate now ~ he was
the day he committed the murder at Browns
/ burg. spending his time IN smoking and chew
ing tobacco, which is furnished him 10y City
Sergeant Perry. Every effort has been made
by both white and black b be OF service TO
him spiritually, but to no avail, as he in
| formed IHE TIMES correspondent this even
/ lng that ho was falsely accused. and seems
very indignant 40 the fact He seems IN very
good 1iIiIltS ana one upon watching MN
would think be had some unknown influence
b1oyiug him up. lie has made no further at
tempt 10 break the locks Of his cell since his
last. an account 81 which appeared IN HE
Inrs. He is now IN irons. He Informed
| Iur TIMES man that ne would say nothing
ON the Gay IF the hanging, but this IS denied
by those who claim To- know. asserting that
/ hc would make a speech.
Saturday is the day appointed for the usual
spring game ot base ball between the Unlyer-
sity of Virginia and the Washington and
Lee University: also the same school and the
| Virginia Military Institute.
The season opened to-day with the first
game between the Washington aud Lee Uni
versity and the Virginia Military Institute.
! This game Is always looked forward 10 with
interest ou account If the strong rivalry eN-
listing between the two great schools. but the
interest 81, nothing compared 10 the University
game PLAYED annually. So far the University
tenn has been little too strong for both the
| Virginia Military Institute and Washington
and Lee University so the Athletic Club of
the Wa~l neton and Lee University this yeai
made prcpamtions t. stand a strong FIRE. The
battery. consisting Of Phillips IN the box and
Robinson, the captain Of the team behind
the lat is probably equal 10 any IN the
South while Ran. Tucker Carmichael. who
won laurels last year as short-stop and &.
g. Anderson as first baseman, Will have their
old places.
The annual game of baseball between the
Washington and Lee and the NirginiA Mill
| tary Institute was played to-day. More beau
tiful weather could not have been wished for,
and the magnificent Institute parade ground
was literally lined with sightseers. The In
ettute won the toss and Taylor got in one
run. The University coming 20 the bat and
scoring eight. the consequence of hammenng
Hines and errors IL the field.
The game ran easily TO the fifth inning,
when the Institute taking advantage Of a
block ball and good battery by Hines, scored
four runs. The University then came back IN
earnest scoring five more Robinson making
home run. The game was called at the be-
ginning IF the seventh inning the score stand
ing n 10 in favor Of the Varsity"
The features of the game were the pitching
and battery of Hines for the Institute and Me
elegant pitching of Phillips who held the In
stituto down 10 three hits, with the phenOme-
nal catching of Dodge in the left field and
stuart's perfect all-rouud playing for the
"Narsities.'
There was very little kicking" and the
game proved most pleasant one
News has reached here of the death OF Lucy
Long. one of General x. +. Lees riding
horses. and the one presented him by }. +. Is.
Stuart She received all the h0nors of a de-
cent burial on the farm, three miles from
here. where She has been kept at the expense
OF the estate. She was thirty-two years old