The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-20
SATURDAY. JUNE 20, 1891.


Forecast for Virginia and North Carolina
Light showers; warmer.
The funeral services Of Eddie Talley and
Luther Janson, the two boys, who were drowned
took place.-Stormy meeting of the stockhoid-
ers Of the Gordon Land Comparatively
from Mrs. Jefferson Davis.-Mr. Charles Potts
little girl fell from a third-story window
Special committee discuss the division of Clay
ward.
VIRGINIA.
severe storm in Dinwiddie county did much
damage to the crops-Mr. A. J. Tucker and
Miss Rosa Vincent, OF Petersburg, were married
yesterday.-Smith Beloot was fatally injured
by being thrown from a cart near Norfolk yes
terday.-Ohicer Cochran. Of Lynchburg, who
was suspended few days ago, was reinstated
yesterday.-Ihe commencement exercises Of
the Miller Female Orphan Asylum took place at
Iynchburg yesterday.-James Franklin, Of
Lynchburg, died at the Hot Springs, Arkansas
yesterday.-P. h. Dillon was elected Mayor Of
Pocahontas yesterday-The ffty-second
annual commencement of the Virginia Military
Institute began last night.-Amolia Godsey
was burned to death in Danville yesterday
Robbers in Danyille made raid Thursday, car
rying OFF about 1910.
NEW YORK.
Mrs. Havemeyer proposes to give $4,000 to the
Church Extension ard Missionary Society,"
Numerous New Workers have left for summer re-
sorts.--An instance is given OF the wonderful
strides of Southern dustries.-Jack Barrett,
the noted Irish athlete, is in New York
Prince Regent,the famous st. Bernard, has been
sold by Sidney W. Smith.--It is believed now
that more attempts at grave robbing are being
made than the puphc have any idea Of
To-days shipment of gold to Europe will
amount to 81 75O,OOO.-The decline in cotton is
affecting operators in England.--Patrick
Calvin died of lockjaw yesterday.--Yesterday
was the coolest June day ever witnessed in New
York.-Herr Most. the Anarchist leader, was
taken to the penetentary yesterday.--
The defence Of William b. Rhett charged with
abduction. was begun yesterday.
FOREIGN.
A conference has been held in Berlin consid-
ering the recognition of the CHILEAN insurgents
by the Prussian overnment.-Ccleman Levy,
of Paris is dead.-The first summer meeting
of the SandOwnIPark Club opened at London
yesterday with race for the Electric ssakes.
Premier Abbott, of Canada, has announced
that Sir John Macdonalds policy will be con-
tnued.-At least sixty lives were lost in the
cloud burst in Mexico last Sunday move
nent is on foot in Guatemala TO annex that
country TO the United States.-lt is reported
from Haiti that the President continues TO kill
bis supposed enemies and that he insulted the
Cnited States flag and Minister Douglass offered
40 protest.
GENERAL.
The surplus in the United States Treasury has
been sauandered.-1he first meeting of the
North Carolina board Of managers Of the
Eorld's Fair was held in Raleigh yesterday
X. Il. J.. Gates, Of Raleigh, was yesterday
elected assistant professor of mathematics Of
the North Carolina Agricultural and Nechani-
tal College, and G. NJ. Pritchard assistant pro-
lessor Of the mechanical depariment.-Ihe
eouthern Interstate immigration Bureau at
Raleigh has established department of health
snd climatology. Olympic Club Of New
Orleans has offered purse OF $4,000 for a
tulliyan-Slayin match. Sullivan SAYS he will
heet Sayin.---A cloud-burst at Loechburg,
Penn, did great damage yesterday-Robert
T. Jones' the RdgEeld Is. c. family extormi-
tator. has been sentenced TO twenty-one years
anprisonment.--A passenger train on the
Scotland Neck and Greenyile railroad was
tearly wrecked by the rails being warped by
teat.--The warm weather of tie past few days
las been very beneficial TO the crops about
heldon.