The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-22
SENATOR HILLS ELECTION,
ITPLAcss HIS FRIENDS IMAM EN-.
sARRASsINo POSITION.
10 Hole Grand Art Exhibition - Eva
hamiison's startling Admission - A
sosh CsroiiDian Arrestsd-A womss
Cos units Suicide New York rop,c,,
NKw YORK BUREAU.
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NKw YORK BUREAU,
RICHMOND DAILY 1fNEs,
January n. lS9lN
AT npon to-day, in the presence Of great
fhrong Of spectators, which filed the Gal
icries and lobby Of the Assembly Chamber
the Legislature met, and on Joint ballot
elected David Bennett hin United States
senator. Every member of the Legislature
was present. The vote was eighty-one for
David u. Hill and seventy-nine for William
NJ. Evaris. The Democratic member ac.
cused OF forgery, Frank DemaresL voted
for Hill. one Of the Governors friends
says;"l fear that 'he Governor has sacri-
need his chances Of securing the Presiden.
tal nomination next year. and has placed
the auti-CleVeland Democrats OF the State
ln most embarrassing position
EvtDING TIKI POLICE.
The BROOKLYN police are at loss TO dis
cover the mysterious individual who has
been guilty OF the hair clipping assaults
upon school girls within the past month.
Inc MIN victim OF his 0tiense IL thirteen
year-old Emma Whitehead. pupil in No.
- public school, al Putnam and ThrooD
avenues. In this instance the hair clipper
did not entirely accomplish his purpose. 6ut
he succeeded "a mutilaung the young
woman's hair 10 such an extent that il
might just as well have been severed en-
tirely.
TO HOLD A GREAT ART EXHIBITION.
4 project for the holdingof a great art
exhibition in Madison square Garden in
lN'2 has been pat forward with success at
meeting Of sculptors, artists and others
10 will IN nowise conflict with the Column
hian Fair, 70 be arranged on most cOmpre-
hensiNe scale.
SECOND ANIMAL BANQUET.
All the devices OF the eold.beater's art
were employed 20 give TO DelmOnco's ban.
quei hall an appearance Of splendOr for the
second annual banquet Of the New York
jewelers. Board 81 Trade tonight. 10 is
estimated that from $50 100000 TO 5000 600
was represented by the banqueters.
EyA's STARTLING ADMISSION.
AT the continuation OF the Hamilton will
case today Eva made admissions that she
WAS josh M9nn's mistress not his wife, and
that The child in the case was neither hers
nor HamiltOns
SOUTH CAROLINIAN ARRESTED.
A young man Of handsome features and
stylish dress who stated TO Judge Taintor
that he was "a ~outhenOr and gentle
man. was arraigned in the Tombs Police
court this morning charged with wholesale
abduction. The prisoner was William +.
Rhett, Of - west Seventeenth street, a clerk
ln the Office Of the savannah Fast Freight
Line al 81 Broadway. The Rhett family IL
one OF the best known in South Carolina, and
the prisoner said he was "A member OF il. The
charge made by the police against him il
chat he had been in the habit OF enticing
uom their homes In Jersey City and Newark
Young girls Of tender years and bringing
them % this city for immoral purposes.
lie was committed for trial.
MISS WINNIE DAVIS
From the enthusiastic reception accorded
Miss Winnie Davis by the Confederate
Veterans on last Monday evening, it may
poo inferred that Miss Davis presence at
the initial banquet Of the Camp was cOnsid-
cred great compliment by that body.
Cheer upon cheer greeted her entrance ac-
companied by Colonel Dickinson, and her
preserce lent wonderfully TO the carrying
oli Of the object Of the assemblage.
MRS. DAVIS BOOK.
Miss Davis is spending her time quietly
with Der mother az the New \ Ork hotel,
while the memoir Of the late President
PAWS is being completed. From Mr. James
Rllpath. the venerable literateur, who is
ass ~ung Mrs. Davis with her works. The
inns correspondent learned that IL was eX-
pected that the memoir would be ready
about the first of February. 10 will be pub
h-hed boy Messrs. Beli0rd, Clark Co., Of
THIS cI.y. in two volumes. The first edition
will contain about 30 pages, and the second
aOo-t 1000, masking in all something like
sou 0 words Mrs. Davis will not return
o. b-duNOir. On The completion Of the book.
but viii 90 o. colorado springs 10 visit her
clles. daughter where she intends spend
ins ii- summer months.
AMERICAN HEIREssEs.
Ever since the Duke Of Marlborough es-
pII.-d the pretty American widow, Mrs.
Lillian iiammersley, titled foreigners have
been looking toward the United states with
longing eyes. some Of these gentlemen
might be Gazzled II they were informed that
there are ten New York ladies who are re-
puted % own two hundred millions in their
own right. and some OF these women are
sull eligible for the bonds Of matrimOny. \
Well-knOwn club man gives the following IN
teresting figures: Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts.
$1,000 O0O Mrs. Frederick Nelson. $1,000
OJl: Mrs Hicks-LOrd. Sj,0Oo.OOO; Mrs. VIII
liam Astor. $50oOO 900; Mrs. W. II. Van
derbilt. S;lj.OO0O0O; Atns Mary G.. Pinck-
new. Sl0OO00OO. Mrs. William Lynch,
SlOpo.O)O: Mrs. Paran stevens, 100000
Ars. August Belmont. SIS 100000; ana Mrs.
Hetiy Green, 100000.
MRS. JAMES O.. BLAINE, JR.
The many friends Of Mrs. James g..
Blaine. Jr., will be very pleased to learn
that she has improved greatly IN health
during the winter, and that aside from
slight lameness she is nearly as well as sue
ever was. This lameness, 10 is expected,
VIII disappear in time. and under the skill
fll treatment Of her physician, she Will be
able 90 take up the plans next summer or
autumn she was compelled 70 abandon
eighteen months ago. Sne goes out occa-
sionaily and receives as frequently as her
physician allsws i'm Der rooms at the Dew
York Hotel.
SOUTH AND THE FORCE BILL.
louis Ross, wealthy citizen Of Boston,
b. frrr.lr hoo IL
m.rer Of senator HOar, with number oil
Boston capitalists have recently invested a
large SUN Of money in property IN Georgia
and other southern states, and are cOnse-
quenty interested in the development ana
prosperity OF the south. They believe that
II lhe Force Oill is passed that II will work
great Injury 10 the South, as well as 10
their interests. and on this account they
propose % vote the Democratic ticket IN the
future. Mr. Ross has been gathering some
statistics OF southern interests that are
controlled by Massachusetts, capital, and II
the other capitalists feel IN the same way
regarding the Force bill as DO Mr.. Ross ana
his associates. the Bay State Democracy
are likely t0 achieve another victory at the
next state election.
RAILROAD NOTES.
The Danvile and New River railroad has
been reorganized under the name Of the
Danyille and Western. The road Will pass
lutO the control OF the Richmond and Dan
vile system The reOrganized road Will
Issue stock 20 the amount Of $4,000 on each
mile operated. and on this basis new bonds
Will be issued, the principal and interest 10
be guaranteed by the Richmond and Dan
Vile road.
GENERAL AND Personal.
II is now formally announced that Mr..
John Jacob Astor. the only son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Astor, Of $50 Fifth avenue, Is
engaged % Mics Ava Willing, daughter o'
Llwad :. Willing Of Philadelphia. -
Ine marriage Of William j. Lane, u; =,
from North Cork, LELAND, 10 Miss May
Armstrong. of ssl LAFAYETTE avenue, Brook
lyu. previously announced IN the columns
% IHE TINES, took place this evening az
iae Church Of the Nativity, corner OF hsai-