The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-03
TO CONSOLIDATE THE SYSTEM.
Meeting Of the Louisville and NASHVILLE
Nay Effect This
DECIDED INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION
North Csys}ina Athlete Joins the STOCK IL
change-Tbe Warden of Sing Sing ne
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Nvxe youx RunrAu. RICHMOND TINES,
July 2. 1891
v,co. President Quarter. Of the Louisville
IA Noshvilo Company. states that the direct
ors will meet TO act on the semi-annud diN-
dend about July 9. He VIII leave on ii'"n
night 10 attend the annual meeting ana "'''
take with him proxies on 3tO.OOo shNes' OF
more than three-fourths of tho capiIai s'ocA.
This ia assumed 20 mean that the directors
MAN for issuing the new stock in payment
for the Kentucky Central will be carried
tbrouch. It confirms the taking from the
company of its proportion Of the increased
stock Of the Nashville, Chattanooga and ~
Louis railway. authorized by the stockholders
of that company at the meeting on TUESDAY
last.
ADDITIONS TO TIE SYSTEM.
This will ena Ole the management to Obtain
the acceptance by the stockholders OF the
amendment 10 the charter approved ~ 'ho
Kentucky Legislature last year autAoIlI LS
the consolidation Of the Louisville and Nash-
vile with other lines and bringing INTO the
system the Cumberland valley Dlauch' hch-
lucky Central railway, Alabama Mineral, the
GAINESVILLE Mineral and Pensacola ana Hlihh-
tic railroads thus ahOrding the means OF &C.
menting the entire system INTO more homo
qeneous property, particularly IN the matter
Of the consolidation of the securities.
NORTH CAROLINA ATHLETE.
Mr. Charles S. Bryan. an athletic young
North Carolinian was elected a member OF
the stock Exchange to-day and went imme-
Oiately upon the floor Mr.. Bryan is about
five feet eight inches high and weighs ABOUT
$50 pounds. At Princeton he was famous as
an athlete and was considered a rather dan
eerOus man To put on the gloves with lie
made it very lively for the other brokers' who
tried 10 initiate him ID the usual rough-and-
tumble style,
INCREASE IN IMMIGRATION.
During the month Of June 81 steamships land
ed s 009 saloon and "a. 2S4 storage passengers
in this port. The majority of these were mmi-
grants from the Mediterranean and Eastern
Europe In the corresponding month OF last
year 90 steamships brought LIB cabin and
3s,2l5 Storage immigrants. he enormous
increase ~ immigration according 70 experts
in the Barge Office, is likely to be maintained
in the fall months 20 an extent even greater
than in the spring months.
To-day three steamships landed 1879 mmi-
grants al the Barge OihCe and CAB cabin pas
sengers OF their docks. This Is the largest
immigration % this port that ever occurred
IN the month Of June.
no INFORMATION FOR THE PHfss.
Warden Brown. of Sing sing prison, who
has six murderers TO eectrOcute next week,
from the inside Of the prison walls. The in
formation which the law allows shall be
given. and that If all The electrical e1ecu-
ton law prescrlbes that only the bare fact of
an execution shall be printed, and to publish
the details is a misdemean0r. Upon being
asked to give some information tothe tlmeof
execution and the number TO be killed In one
day, he SAID u have no information 50 give.
i shall carry out the law to its last letter, and
] shall give no information % the press other
than that the execution took place at GER
tain hour"
THE PUGuIsTIC MAYOR.
Mr. Patrick Gleason, mayor. slugger in
chief and general Pooh Bah Of Long Island
City, has broken loose IN a now place Weary
Of kicking feeble old men and crpples down
stairs slamming feather weight political op-
ponents against the hard nah ogany o. Nj.
Tony MllleTs bar and stamping the counter
felt presentment Of his No 10 feet on the
countenances of them that oppose his naughty
WILL ne now varies tie mOnotOuy by dls.Ocnl-
ing the shoulder of a re pectahle but III
friendly citizen and then causing the arrest
OF the latter for breaking the august peace OF
Mayor GleasOn's own Board of Health.
Originality is cOmmendable virtue, and
no one, we imagine. has 81 more consuming
love Of 1t than Mr.. Patrick Gleason, mayor
UP GOES THE PRICE OF COAL.
The coal trade has been unusually dull OF
late, and the coal agents have decided not
only TO reduce the output for July by 500 600
tons. but also TO advance prices from ten 10
fifteen cents per ton Tor while. The tide
water sales agents OF the anthracite COM
panles, who regulate the output of the mines,
at their meeting on Tuesday. after discussing
the dullness of the trade. put the blame on
themselves for allowing the mines to put out
$500, 900 tons in June instead of the 3 $50 900
called for. and determined to even up by
ordering only 3 900 900 tons 10 be mined for
IflV h.. IN fl,a. r.F
Pennsyl wanna Coal Company, in the Washing
ton building and the Eastern mon agreed to
raise the price of egg and chestnut coal ten
cents per ton, or to 1870 and $500 and to
raise stove coal fifteen cents or to $3.50.
Crate coal was left at $3.50
The Western anthracite committee held its
monthly meeting an hour later in the Fifth
avenue Hotel. The agents Endorsed the linn
tied output plan, and decided TO raise their
prices also on coal sold west of Pittsburg and
Buffalo an average of ten cents per ton This
makes their rates Egg and chestnut, 1919,
and stove. 90 The Chicago market has been
especially weak in the last month. prices hay
ing dropped there FROM s5.f0 to $3.50.
AFFAIRS IN GRILL.
A special from Coqumbo Chill. dated June
%. says that the provinces in South Chill. all
under Balmaceda's control, voted for tho
President of the Government party on Satur
day. AS was torgOue conclusion, Balma-
cedss candidate, Vicuna, was chosen AZ his
successor. The insurgents are moving upon
this place both by land and sea. and an early
battle may be looked for. There are GOO
men TO defend the town; most Of whom. how
ever. are volunteers and are not TO he entirely
depended upon. The insurgents are said 70
have good men who will make the attack. and
only for the lack Of ammunition they could
put much larger force in the field
PRINCE GEORGE or GEREoE. EE3
The big, handsome Prince George of
Greece stoutly refuses all invitations from the
-Four Hundred TO visit their homes and
honor their parties by his presence. He
travels incognito, and sticks 10 it, notwith-
standing everybody knows who heis.
About o'clock in the afternoon accom-
panied by Consul-General Boiass and NJ
Bocklin, the Prince drove to the BROOKLYN
navy-yard aud inspected the cruiser Concord
which is in the dry dock having It's bottom
scraped, and the battle-ship Miantonomoh.
which is being rebuilt for the fifth time.
Captain Kane conveyed the Prince a0out All
the workshops and was amazed with his per
feet acquaintance with even the smallest me-
chanical details of his profession. Comlno. |
dore Erben, who is IN charge of the yard. Was
particularly pleased with the Prince. and said
the American navy would welcome any mum |
Der of young officers with his cut of the iib