The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-08
COTTON CROP CURTAILED,
Che Quantity Planted in Georgia Much
Less Than Last Season.
ANOTHER FLOOD OF IMMIGRANTS.
A NEGRO Female Doctor-Eva Mann's APP
peai--sentenced for EStortion--metro-
poIltan Matters.
New YORK BUREAU,
RICHMOND TIMEs,
INV NnRK Nav 4. 1871.

Private dispatches received at the Cotton
Exrhanee state that the Department Of Agri-
culture Of Georgia reports 10 per cent less
upland cotton planted this season and 80 per
cent. Of Sea Island.
Some damage by frost is reported as lar
south as Grenada, Miss. and Montgomery
Ala. but nothing of consequence thus iaf'
though replanting will be necessary IN some
sections.
President Pratt. Of the Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad Company, states that an
adjourned meeting of stockholders hela ii
Tracy City to-day is without significance ~
the purpose for which u WI" s;.o'.1rs IN
viz to ratify the action of the directors ~
selling a part Of the cOmpanys property 10 al
English syndicate. did not come before tne
meeting. because the project mas Deon
abandoned.
A NEGRO FEMALE PHYSICIAN
A colored woman, Verina NJ. il. Morton
registered in the county clerks once broCh-
Ign. to-day as practcipg Physlclsrr't of ne
passed the examination 10y the regents VI .ilo
University Of New York. She If, twenty
eight wears old. and the first cOlOred woman
10 register as physician In BROOKLYN.
-Four steamships landed to-day 3Zfb steer,
age passengers. Among them, number OF
ton by theirquaint head-dres one woman
Rachel Rika who was accompanied by her nus Us
band and two daughters, wore a Dlach S1h
gown and heavy wooden cape Dut Oh heI
head she wore a FURNISHED brass sKuu-caP
with two elaborate gold ornaments set WIN
lrby stones A handsome piece OF lace
crowned her headgear. The daughters wore
hats with piumes Of feathers on them. The
family is on its way 10 Cook county Illinois.
EVA MAINS APPBAL.
LAWYER C. W. Fuller, counsel for Evan
eeine L. Steels is preparing papers LOT SGT
vice upon the executors Of the late Robert
Ray Hamilton in support OF the notice ALREADY
given that an appeal will be taken against the
decision of Surrogate Ransom refusing 10
allow MIR. Fuller's client TO contest Ray Ham
iltons will As his lawful widow she hes no
doubt of Ray Hamilton's death, In spite OF the
recent revival Of the story that he was seen by
a ranchman alive after the time his body was
found in Snake river.
Judge Van Brunt to-day sentenced Joseph
Barondess, who had been convicted OF extort-
ing 800 from Popkin d Marks, the Broadway
cloak manufacturers. 20 one year and nlne
months in States prison.
TO PROCEED WITH THE ORGANIZATION.
At a conference held between persons in
terested in the New Jersey end of the New
York and New Jersey Bridge Company II was
decided to proceed as fast with the work Of
organization as the law will allow
A syndicate of Germans representing large
moneyed interests in this city and others IN
New Jersey have already deposited q 10000
in the hands of a third person to be sub
scribed TO the capital stock of the New Jer-
sey end of the concern when the books are
opened. this ASSOCIATION, under the laws OF
this State, having already been incorporated.
BY the middle of August the two corpora
tions created under the special acts Of New
York and New Jersey Will be consolidated in
to one corporation, which will issue consoh-
dated stocks and bonds.
The construction Of the approaches will be
begun by the middle of August, the projectors
say.