The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-05
TUESDAY. MAY 5. 1891.


For Virginia and North Carolina: Fair; sta
Honary temperature.
The Hollywood Memorial Association held
tnass-meeting last eyening.-An opinion was
rendered in the Supreme Court i'll the case OF
dc b. Clay against Ballard.--A lodge OF sorrow
was held by the Masons.-TheTu ckahoe Farm
srs Club Of Henrjco win meet in Washington
to-day.-Mr Warner Moore's stable was
burned.-Mr. George r. Crump and Mr..
Henry Meredith Smith died.-The Rich
mond and Manchester Land and Improvement
Company elected officers. - The Presbyterian
sunday-School Union met.--The Hastings
Court grand jury met--W. o. Cox was IN
dicted on the charge of posting alleged i'm
modest theatrical bils.-An Injunction was
granted in the case of Stage against Shafcr.-
The First Regiment Veterans Corps met.--Ihe
body found in the dock was identified as
Thomas Robertson (colored).-The body of
Dir. NJ. b. Buchanan has been recovered and
the funeral will take place to-day.-The Com
mon Council met.--Moses G. Gray lcolored)
was drowned.
VIRGINIA.
DR.. John Baker and Mrs W. n. Gilmer were
arrested in Abingdon for the murder Of DIR.
Bakers wife and the attempted murder Of Mr..
Gilmer.-Another chain gang has been estab-
hshed in Lynchburg Mission services were
held in the Catholic church of Lynchburg Sun
day-The number of liquor licenses granted
in Lynchburg was eight less than last year
meeting of the Baptist Orphanage was held in
Salem yesterday and the building committee
was instructed to Immediately begin the cree
tion of the building.
NEW YORK.
DR. Bridgeman refuses TO reconsider his
views concerning a material hell.-lt IS SAID
that the Astors donated the 100000 for the
bronze doors Of Trinity church.-Helen Gar
dener, the author of Is this Your Son, My
Lord?" is native Of Virginia--Colonel L. l..
Fdmondson Of Staunton,Va., thinks West Point
will be q great city.--The opening Of the new
music hall will be celebrated by a music festi-
val beginning to-day and lasting five days.
DR.. Boutwell,, Of Brooklyn, who accidentally
drew cork in his lung is dead.-John A.
Rutherford has been elected third yice-presi-
dent of the Richmond and Danyile Railroad
Company.-The contract labor exporters are
stirred I'D over the large number Of laborers
going TO New York.-Edwin Booth said yes
terday that b was feeling well as he did five
years ago. The housesmiths strike is spread
ing.-Edward Gredney president and Frank
Ingersoll. cashier of the North River Bank, were
arrested esterday-Another case of typhus
fever has come to light.--Jesse II. Lippincott
made an asst gnment yesterday as sole hcensee
OF the American graphaphone and as president
of the American Photograph Company.
FOREIGN.
The Newfoundland question was again dis
cussed in the House of Lords yesterday.-The
strike OF miners near Brussels is Spreading
In most of the great centres of England the
bricklayers have gone on strike for higher
Observation-Disclosures have been begun for
commercial treaty between Russia and Ger
many.-A statement is made giving the Roths-
childs' view Of the protest against the handling
of the firm of new Russian loans.-The meet
tngs of the Socialists throughout Germany yes
terday were but slimly attended.-Sir John
Simon. in speech at London yesterday opposed
the sending of Russian Jews to South America.
GENERAL.
Municipal elections were held all over the
State of North Carolina yesterday.-Salem,
n. O., voted yesterday to issue $4,000 worth Of
bonds for improvement s-Rev. Dr. Morrison.
of Atlanta, Ga, will preach the annual sermon
before tho Salem Female Academy de-
structive forest fire Is raging in Moore
county n. c., and much damage has
been done.--The notorious Burgwyn-Jen-
kins' case of Henderson, n. c., was
argued in the Supreme Court at Raleigh yester
dsy.-Hon. G. VI. Busbee, Of Raleigh, left yes
terday for Birmingham, Ala, where he will be
rendered reception and deliver an address be-
fore Odd-F ellows.-The ovictions in the coke
regions were continued yesterday.-Cld
Hutch. of Chicago has gone to Massachusetts,
TO visit relatiyes.--A severe windstorm struck
Weldon, n. @. yesterday.