The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-13
FRIDAY. MARCH ~. 1891.


Forecast: Virginia and North Carhna' ram
colder.
The Bohls Cigarette Machine Company met
yesterday.-Ghe Rosemary Literary Society
held meeting May musical festival to be
given-The remains Of Mrs. Hannah +. Brans-
ford. Of Manchester, were bured.-lhc Blues
Ways and Means Committee met regarding the
coming company fair.--A suit charging libel
was brought against the Planet publishers
The Board Of Directors Of the Chamber OF Com
merce met-Suit was brought against the
Richmond Railway and Electric Company by
Rosarina Gcnestray for sl5,OW.--Willie Jack
son, alias y. Il. Williams. was arrested on the
charge Of raping Mary Lucy Lane. Both are
colored.
DR.. J. +. Latimer, of Fsrmvillo, is improving.
Mr.. John r. Wilson's condition Is thought
10 be more favorablc.-Farmville is surround
ed by high water-Mr. James NJ Booker, of
Keysville, is critically ill--Ihc Charlotte
county Alliance will meet o-morrow.-Mrs.
Eliza Henderson. Of keysviile. is dead
James Young, of Petersburg. was brutally as
taulted yesterday by some unknown person.
A brakeman was killed by train in Lynchburg
Thursday night.-Rev. j. r. King, Baptist pas
tor of King William county has resigned his
charge.
WASHINGTON.
The settlement of the Bohring Sea seal mat
ter between the United States and Great Britain
is not yet assured, since vessels have not been
prohibited from cruising in the sea pending the
CONFERENCE.-The names of ex-COngressman
Morrow and ex-senator ingalls, are mentioned
in connection with a successor to Minister
Swift, who died Tuesday in Japan
The: Board Of Management of Government
exhibits held meeting yesterday and consid-
cred the Sundry Civil bill.-Ihe Postmaster
General was engaged yesterday on the prelimi-
nary work of the Postal Subsidy bill.-Adver-
tisements for proposals for the construction of
cruiser No. 10 were issued by the Navy Depart
ment yesterdays Secretary Foster has asked
the Attorney General whether the the annual
rent of the North American Commercial Com
pany for seal privileges can be reduced or not.
NEW YORK.
The chief consideration in the Virginia debt
settlement is the maximum amount which
the State of Virginia is able to appropriate an
nually for the payment of interest-The Con-
federate Veteran Camp of New York will elect a
great many new members on March 2ith.-The
Marquis de Choiseul and Miss Clara Coudert,
were married yesterday. University Of
Virginia will not receive its Fayer-
weather bequest within two years.
Robert Ray Hamilton beQueathed ~ 200 year to
baby Beatrice and the rest Of his estate. $3'O,coo
20 his rclatiyes.-A dinner was given TO oN-
Senator Warner Miller, as president Of the
Nicaragua Canal Company, by the proprietor Of
tho Fifth Avenue Hotel--ltis reported that
the friends of Mr.. Cleveland have already begun
his campaign for the Presidoncy.-Jamcs A.
Simmons refused to see anyone yesterday
10 and hmm rod NJ us
landed yesterday.
FoRRIGN.
The schooner Brentsdale was lost Of Starl
Point during the blizzard, and four OF the crew
were drowned-Soveral vessels are missing.
supposed to have persisted in the great storm.
Eighty lives are known 20 have been lost dur
ing the storm in England. England is
now bound up in severe Frost
The serious illness Of Herr Windthorst is Great
ing great apprehension in Germany.-Parncll
has, for the past few days disappeared from
public view-Lord Salisbury II is said, has re-
ceived satisfactory dispatches from Washington
in reference 10 the Behring sea matter--Not
less than 5000 men are out of work IN Italy on a
strike.
GENERAL.
The Tennessee and Mississippi floods con-
tinue to do much damage IN the lowlands.-
Nas'"h county " Is through htr SlclIcScuth-
tive has declared herself dry county
Henry C. Lamar and Miss Louisa Connolly were
drowned near Charlotte. n. c.. Yesterday
Governor Fowle announced publicly yesterday
that he had begun correspondence in reference
20 the direct taXes.--At meeting of the Ra-
leigh Chamber of Commerce yesterday IL was
decided to begin at once TO raise the amount
proposed for the maintenance of the Southern
Immigration Bureau.--A new building of the
Monroe n. c., High School will DO erected 10
Seplace the building of the old one.