The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-18
THURSDAY. JUNE IS, 1891.
SIX PAGES.
THE NEWS SUMMARY.

Death Of several citizens.-Amity Lodge Of
Masons elected oflicers.-Randolph-M Macon
College commencement exercises begun
Bendhei1n h Bro. failed.-Powhatan Club
meets this evening.-There will be n meeting
this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce
relative TO the Davis monument--Davis
Memorial Association met last eyening.--Miss
Belle II. Gary and MIR. Henry Thornbury
married.
VIRGINIA,
Two small white boys of Petersburg, named
Taylor and Wyatt, were out shooting birds yes
terday and Wyatt was accidentally shot.-Mr.
II. A. Tankerley, Of Burkeyille, has knife which
once belonged to General William
Walker, alias Baker, arrested in Norfolk, has
confessed TO having shot man named Bur
nett last July over game of cards
A railway accident on the Chesapeake and Ohio
near Lynchburg yesterday caused the death Of
both the fireman and engineer.--Rev. Collins
Denny. chaplain Of the University of Virginia,
has been elected to fill the chair Of moral phil
osophy in the Vanderbilt University-The
body of young Lawrence Sneed, who was drown
cd in Lynchbnrg, was found yesterday.-Mrs.
W. II. Wren, of Lynchburg, died yesterday
Mrs. c. II. McKeen sustained severe sun
stroke in Lynchburg yesterday.
WASHINGTON.
Secretary Foster has appointed Hon. Charles
&. Grosvenor. Of Ohio. and Ii. j. Schulies com
mssioners of the Worlds Fair.-fhe census
office yesterday gave out the tobacco statistics
Of South Carohna.-Advices from Vienna,
where tho Universal Postal Congress is In ses-
sion, states that the next session will be held at
Washington. ID. C.-General Grosvener has
resigned the Craftsmanship of the immigration
Commission for the good of his party--The
friends Of Hams. the murderer of flanagan,
are trying to excite sentiment in his favor.
NEW YORK.
The number Of mechanic immigrants has
materially increased during this year.-"Phil."
Dwyer has made 81 10000 on the turf in ten
years.-Joseph Elliott, the well-known jour
nalist. is dying.-It is claimed by the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad Company that they
own the fastest Southern train.-1hc July in
terest and dividend disbursements will aggre-
gate for New Nork Boston and Philadelphia
over slOO,O OOOOO-The selling of Louisville and
Nashville is largely due to bear manipu-
lation.-The national banks west Of Penn
sylvania and south Of Virginia are the
ones which are taxed TO move crops
The Richmond and Danviie Railroad Company
yesterday declared dividend of 3 per cent
An effort TO bring the Southwestern system OF
the Richmond Terminal in one consolidation
will soon be made.-1he suit of Rev W. j.
Turkel. the converted jew, TO recover $4,000
damages was before the Supreme Court yester-
day-ChaTles y. Kabhheiscb, Of Brooklyn,
was killed by sunstroke yesterday.
FOREIGN.
II is reported that President Hippolyte. of
Hayti, WAS killed in the recent revolt.-Presi-
dent Balmaced& is exercising the despotic
powers recently invested in him by the Chilean
Congress Petersburg advices state that
the closing Of the synagogue in that city is re-
garded by the Jews as a final blow 10 their race
GENERAL.
Nine-tenths Of the members Of the Georgia
Press Association favor Cleveland for the next
President.--Mr. Blaines health is rapidly i'm
proving Grand-Sire Charles NJ Busbee, Of
the order Of Odd-Follows, is dying at Raleigh,
n. Civilian Mckinley was nominated by
the Republican Convention Of Ohio for Cover
nor yesterday commencement exc cises
of the North Carolina Agricultural and Me-
chsnical College took place at Raleigh yester-
day.-A meeting of the North Carolina Worlds
Fair commissioners will be held in Raleigh
FRIDAY.