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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
RICnmoND AND DAYyILLE OFFICES
The Committee From the Chamber of Com
merce Consulted Inman.

The Committee From the Chamber of Com
merce Consulted Inman.
The COMMITTEE Of the Chamber Of Com
merce have been In communication for some
time with Mr. John II. Inman and other au-
thorities Of the Richmond and Danvile Rail
road Company touching the removal of their
offices from Richmond 1t can now be stated
that the general freight agents office, Mr.
DTake's will not be removed from Richmond.
and that he will have all necessary authority
to do the traffic business at this important
point on the line. and to afford all other neces-
sary facilities Mr.. &. Berkeley superintend-
emit will also remain here, with enlarged
powers.
1t s therefore believed that in the contem-
plated Encouragement of Offices of this company
their position will not be impaired in any way
While the removal of the Office Of Mr. Haas is
O matter of regret. il is understood that for
some time the necessity has been felt
for having the traffic managers and
the general managers Offices at the
same place: and that owing to the fact that
Atlanta is the point from which most of the
lines of the system radiste. it is believed that
the road can be most successfully operated by
those offices from that city; but that this will
not in any way lessen the importance of the
large volume of business given by Richmond
to the road or the facilities this community
now enjoys for traffic over the lines OF this
system.
Assurances are given that passenger facili-
ties will be increased over the Richmond and
Danville proper. and chair car will be at
tached TO the day train between Richmond
and Danvllle az soon as one can be brought
here.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
FLUVINNI COUNTY.
Social and Religious Meetings-severai Prom
inent Desths-TAx Levy.

inent Desths-TAx Levy.
COLUMBIA, August 11.-ISpecial I'VE are
Just in the midst of the picnic, lawn-party,
and protrscted meeting season. and with
splendid rains. fine growing weather, and an
unusually promising outlook for tobacco ana
corn. our people are hopeful and happy.
DR.. H. b. Woodfn. of Hampton, has Just
closed a meeting with the Bethel Baptist
Church. In which twelve professed conversion.
DR.. Woodfn preached with great power and
earnestness. and greatly endeGred himself to
the people during his weeks stay in the neigh
bOrhood.
There have been several sad deaths in the
county during the last two weeks. Powhatan
Bledsoe had been engaged in business in
Goshen since last spring. but returned to tho
county some three OF four weeks ago nnd
after a brief illness died at his home near
Scottsville. He was very promising and
years old: nephew of the Rev. DR.. Bled-
SOC. Of your city.
Last Wednesday evening Mr.. John Adams,
q worthy citizen of the Centre Hill neighbour
hood, went out 10 his tobacco field and fail
ing to return at night 1t was supposed he was
spending the night at q friends, but next
morning his body was found near his work
cold and stiff in death supposed 10 have been
the result Of heart affection.
Mrs. Marion l. Wood formerly Miss
James Of Norfolk died last week after long
and painful illness which she bore with Chris
tan fortitude and resignation and was buried
in the Lyles church cemetery.
The board of supervisors met at the court
house on the 9Th inst. and fixed the county
levy at seventy cents on the one hundred
dollars worth Of real and personal proper
IT, This is the same amount OF last years
levy. but owing 10 decrease in the last Us
sessment the tax will not be so great.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

E.lieved to be Drowned-A Bold ROBBERY
Intense Heat.

Ealfeyed 10 DC $780,
Intense Heat.
Cr.nrorrEsvIILr.v VA. August 11--lSpecial.l
Tho account of the finding of a suit of clothes
IN the banks Of the Roanoke river, published
in the Lynchburg papers. has greatly troubled
Mr. John =. Carter, Of this city. as lie Is or
the opinion that the clothes belong to his
son who ran away from home about month
ago since which time nothing has been
heard Of him except the intelligence mere re-
ferred TO- In the pocket Of the coat was
letter on the envelope OF wnich was WHEN
Son of John p Carter, OF Charlottesyllle.
Va 1t is not known whether It is o case OF
suicide. foul pley or joke. The boy has
several times ran away from home.
Some one forced the door OF the JOINT ticket
Office of the Richmond and Danvlle and
Chesapeake and Ohio railroads at the Virginia
Midland junction last night some time before
IA o'clock and stole $3.50 from box the
ticket agent had hid away. The thief consider
ately left also II is supposed that the thief
was some one who knew all about the Office
and who saw the agent put away the box IN
the usual hiding place for the night man. IL
was al exceedingly bold robbery, as the cleo
trio lights were burning and people passing
all the time.
The heat for the past three or four days has
been intense here. Five of crew of six men
on a Virginia Midland freight train were pros
trated by heat when they reached this place
Yesterday. ono Of them being quite sick
Medical aid was promptly rendered.
An infant child of Mr. Louis Rinsland died
this morning.
A family OF FIVE persons three sisters and
two brothers-liye near Gotham station, in
this county, whose ages are seventy-four;
seventy-six. seventy nine, eighty-One ana
eighty-three years respectively. Three years
ago the eldest OF six died at the age of eighty
two and one-haf years. Only one OF the
survivors ever married
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

Tho Cir,tain 10 Indignant and Says the Ac
ton Was Unjust.


ton Was Unjust.
VICTORIA, b. c.. August 1.-The Canadian
sealing schooner @. ID. Rand has just re-
turned to Vancouver from Behring sea where
she was seized by the American cutter Rush:
ordered to st. Paul's Island and then released
and sent home. Captain Alcer is full of bit
terness over his seizure. AZ he declares
there was not an illicit skin on his vessel.
While at st. Paul's Island he declares he saw
thousands Of seals, moro than he ever saw be-
fore. He says for about three miles there is q
fine sandy beach from fifty TO one hundred and
fifty yards deep. On this beach was sight TO
fill q realer with longing. Il have seen field
OF ice on the Atlantic of which was taken
"a ZOO seals. and at another time | saw $4,000
taken off about six acres. but they were not
one-eighth so plentiful there as were the fur
seals on ST. Pauls Island. while the water all
around US was actually alive with them. LOOK
where you would il was moving with seals and
up the hHlsides as far as we could see,. was
covered with them. There is one thing: how
ever that will affect the seals, and that is
the fearful state OF the air. There are 50 many
seals slaughtered, and their bodies being lett
b. rot has so tainted the air that one can
hardly breathe. You can smell the fetid odor
miles away from the island There is no doubt
that the smell Of the rotten flesh does more
injury 10 the seals than all the sealers that 90
to BehrIng Sea.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

A Destructive Fire With But Little Insur-
auce- q -and Excursion.

HousTos. August 1l.-ISpecinl. Sunday
night just before Il o'clock our town was
again visited by another mysterious bar-room
fire which cannot be accounted for. The pro-
prietor Of tho saloon. Mr.. \. c. Henderson.
lodges at the hotel Last night he attended
church and after tho sermon came by his
saloon. leaving his coat. closed his private
room door where he had placed his coat. ii
being exceedingly warm" and returned TO his
rOosn in the hotel. 10 be awakened in a short
time to find his entire stock consumed by
FIRE. He had only & small insurance: not
enough il is supposed 10 cover one-third OF
his losses. The safe was opened this morning
and oil the contents found o. X.
Mr.. c. c. Darlington owned the building
which had carried an insurance, but was IN
BONE way overlooked and when the policy
ran out he failed 10 renew. therefore the
building was an entire loss TO him.
There will be a grand excursion from
Lynchburg over the L. and d. and A. and ID.
railroads to .morrow from that place 30 Nor
folk, taking in Washington and the Northern
cities ii desired al greatly reduced rates.
Many ladies aud gentlemen from tins place
and the surrounding country are billed to 50.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
BIG MORTGAGE DEED
From the Virginia ompany Involving the
Sum of @13O.0O0.


LYNcHBURG. Va. August 11.-ISpecial /
A mortgage deed was recorded in the corpor-
alton court in this city yesterday involving
the large sum of ,0O0 1t was from the
Virginia Company and j. |. Doran and wife,
Of Philadelphia TO j. W. Hammer trustee TO
secure the Pennsylvania Mutual Benefit lnsur-
ance Company in the surn above mentioned.
The deed recorded conveys real estate in
Lynchburg the Hotel Roanoke property in
Roanoke city, the Maple Shade Inn at
Pulaski, and other property there. land in
Bristol and Warren county. the "Grayson
Sulphur Springs" in Carroll county, and the
Bluefeld Inn at Blusfeld. w. Va The
Lynchburg property conveyed is situated on
the north side of Ninth street. beginning at
its intersection with Lynch and extending to
the old canal The deed is signed by +. J.
Kimball, president of the Virginia Company;
Joseph |. Doran and wife and J. w. Hammer.
trustee and is dated Philadelphia, August
5th.
The case of w. II. Hawkins. a young man
employed as fireman on the Richmond and
Danville railroad. charged with the betrayal
under promise Of marriage of Miss Laura
Campaigne. on Daniels Hill, was called to-
day in court, but was postponed until Thurs
day next for the lack of some witnesses for
the prisoner.
There was a meeting Of the Farmers ALI
ance of this section last evening and to-day
in this city, but nothing can be known of
what they have been doing. 1t is reported
that they have been considering the pro-
priety of having another tobacco warehouse
in this city
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
Both Weary OF Life.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, August 11.-Mrs. Theresa
Kindell. a handsome woman aged twentr-slx,
committed suicide by blowing out her brains
with n thirty-eeht cslibre revolver at the resi-
dence OF her aunt at No. 7204 Michigan ave-
nue. this forenoon Mrs Kindell was suffering
from an incurable disease. and it is thong ht
she committed the rash act in a fit OF despon-
dency.
At / O'Clock this afternoon. Newton Long.
of SIG south Fourteenth street, entered Peter
Masterson's livery stable at No sl9 on the
same street. and shot himself in the right
temple diving almost instantly. He leaves a
widow and family. No cause is known for
the suicide.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
PULASKI.
Zinc Works Destroyed by Fire-Mysterious
Origin OF tho Flames.

Origin OF the Flames.
PULASKI. Va. August 11.-ISpecal. Fire
broke out in the Bertha Zinc Works Company
storebouse and hotel property this morning
about O'Clock, and Notwithstanding the
heroic efforts of the bucket brigade" the
buildings were entirely consumed. The com
pany had on hand--a large stock Of general
merchandise. most of which was burned up.
The hotel. joined TO the store, was occupied
by Mr.. w. H. Davis, whose loss of furniture.
&c. is covered by insurance. The company's
loss is estimated at $50 900. and at this writing
i. is not known whether or not there was any
insurance. No injury was done the works
proper, where. even during the raging OF the
fire. the forces stood to the furnaces and
fashioned the precious metal into marketable
shapes.
The fire was thu most destructive which
has ever visited the Gem City. and additional
insurance and improved fire engines are the
topic of the morning. No one knows the
origin of the fire. except that it broke out in n
collar room. where no fire should have been.
Rats and matches. tramps and pipes incen-
diary are mentioned in connection with it.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
HIGHW4Y ROBBERR.
Ex-Governor Lee Tenders His Resignation
rs President OF the Rockbridge Company.


LEXINGTON, Va, August 11.-lSpecial. J.
The highway robber is putting in his work IN
this section. Two negroes named Charles
Robertson and Jack Price. hailng from Cliff
ton Forge, were arrested as soon As they ar
rived in town this morning for robbery at
Buchanan last night of Mr.. Matthews. Of
Greenbrier county They held him up on
the public streets and relieved him of $50 and
a gold watch. The negroes are in Jail here,
also an accomplish who drove Thorn across the
country.
A meeting Of the stockholders Of the Rock
bridge Company, pursuant to call, was held at
Glasgow to-day. A small crowd was in at
tendance. Although nearly all the stock was
represented, little business was transacted.
General Fitz Lee the president, rendered his
resignation. which has not yet been acted
upon. Five new directors were appointed to
act with the executive committee. as follows:
Professor j. i. Proctor, Of Kentucky: Colonel
j. d. H. Ross, Lexington David Funston.
Glasgow; Robert Adams, Lynchburg, and +.
T. Glasgow, Lexington.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

...;a.rt Of the Norfolk Brick Company and
P,rnmipent member OF st. Luke's churcn
and II The brotherhood of st. An drew he was
brr;sd this morning at 10 O'Clock with mill IL
tary honors, having been smsmber. OF a5 inS Leu
Riaes. The funeral was largely ATTENDED,. -
Mr. ID. w. Lassiter the son OF Mr. ~; ~;
assiter. the well-know lumber dealer oioo
this morning. age twenty Eight years rhoh
street saturday night. Of which mention has
b.sn made in the TrMEs. were before Justice
Fast this morning and fined.
"A number of: prominent Richmond people
arrived at Ocean View this morning.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
Stanton Notes.

STAuNToS, VA. August Special. THE
lot sale of the Staunton improvement Com;
pany to-day broke the record Of suspended
times Fight thousand dollars worth OF lots
were sold at an average of Sl65 per lot. Pur-
chasers were present from Washington. ID. c.,
DAYTON. o.. Louisiana. and several places in
eastern Virginia. The sale continues to-
morrow. Our people are greatly pleased, and
feel that we have started the ball again.
Rev John f. Massey, State Superintendent
Of Public Schools. opened the dry campaign
tonight in a speech at the rink. Massey is
now speaking.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
Hunting Down the Onfiau.

TALLAHASSEE. FLA. August 1.-THE people
about Archer are in state of terror because
of tho depredations OF Hartman Murray. the
negro murderer and desperate, who is now in
that vicinity He has already assaulted Sow
eral colored women and has shot at six or
eight people. Parties are hunting the outlaw.
but with small prospects of success.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

A beautiful st. Louis girl took her life last
week in consequence Of scandals circulated
against her by certain young women of the
neighborhood who were enviOus OF her At
fractions The psychologist who investigate.
the tangled web of human nature will find
nothing more curious than the inhumsnity OF
women 20 women unless it IS the propensity
OF the male members of the Grundy family to
accuse the opposite sex of gossiping.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

Interest in the Nominations For the State
Sennte and House.

BURKEv1LLK. Va. August 11.-[Special. i
Yesterday was Lunenburg court and politics
was the absorbing issue Of public interest.
which centered in the nomination for tho
State Senate. In the afternoon mass-meet-
inc OF the Democracy WAS held and sixteen
delegates appointed TO attend the Senatorial
convention At blackstone. ON the 18th Of
September. The delegation was not instructed
but is understood to be unanimous in favor
of Walter A. Watson. of Nottoway, for Sena-
tor
Among the prominent Democrats in Lunen-
burg spoken lgr .no house OF D Ssfs,
Hon. George f. Smith. Mr.. Lewis Vim. and
Mr.. Willie Wall. All Of these gentlemen have
not as yet announced their candidacy and
some may not
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
The NIiSsiOn Tanf.

DR.. S. A. Goodwin preached last night TO a
large crowd in the Mission tent. near the old
reservoir. There were four requests for
prayer and one confession. The services will
be omitted in the tent tonight ON account of
the meetings in the churches. but DIR. Good
win will preach in the tent Thursday night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
Fatal EDidornic.

PoRr-Ar-PRIsoK. August ll.-An epidemic
is raging here. A sailor on board the French
man-of-wsr Diore was stricken with avirulent
Sunday. He was Immediately buried
Others among the crew Of the vessel are down
with thA same disease.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
"How TO Cure All Skin Diseases"

SIMPLY apply "Swsynes Ointment" No In
ternal medicine required. Cures letter. eczema.
itch all eruptions on the face, hands, nose, &c,
great healing and curative powers are possessed
wbno other remedy. Ask your druggist for
SUaFpe's Ointment
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

When Baby was SICK. We gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she cried for castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung TO Castoria-
When she had Children. she gave thom castoriA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
BROWNS IRON BITTERS
Cures Dyspepsia In.
digestion & Debility.

If Edward Payne Lane. of marlborough
Marlborough Wills. England. will apply at
the British Consulate at Richmond. Va. be
will hear something to his advantage.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12
TALK OF LYNCHING MOTLEY.
DanYiIle 0nncers Taking Abundant Caution
Against the Probability.
TRIAL POSTPONED UNTIL TO-DAY.
Er-0overnor Leo Tenders His Rssigna-
ton NJ President of the Rockbridge
Compsny-O Over tho State.

DANvrLLE, Va, August l1.-ISpecial.l- 1T
was expected that the case of ]. Abel Motley.
charged with the murder OF George w. Fer
guson on Sunday last, q full account OF which
affair was telegraphed to TIE TIMES, would
be fully investigated before Judge Aiken OF
the Hastings Court this morning on mo-
tion for bafl.
A large crowd was in attendance IN the
Hastings courtroom at II o'clock % hear the
testimony. Motley. who spent last night IN
jail, was brought into the courtroom. and Mr..
w. r. Harris. of his counsel. Withdrew TOM
porarily the motion for bail. saying that IN
the due process of law there would necessarily
have TO be an investigation before magls-
trate tomorrow and bail il granted BY the
Judge could only extend until that time.
Counsel however, reserved the right TO renew
the motion if they should see proper after the
hearing by the magistrate.
The hearing was set for 10 o'clock to-mor-
row.
TALK or LYECHIEG.
There was some talk last night of an at
tempt at lynching Motley by the friends Of
the Fergusons. ard the rumors of that char
acter were such that il was deemed best, as
a precautionary measure TO have the police
force enlarged and the jail watched. This
was done merely out Of abundant caution,
but il is not now believed that anv attempt at
lynching will be made, though two or three
extra men are on duty at the Jail tonight.
Many are of the opinion that Motleys state
ment that he shot only TO scare the boys and
with no intention of injuring them is true,
while many others believe as firmly that the
shooting WAS with intent to kill. Taken alto
gether it is n very SID case all around.
Mrs. #. J. Ferguson. the mother of the
dead boy. has been Frustrated with grief ever
since she first heard Of the shooting and this
evening her condition is reported as serious.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

DIT. Z; W; Wyatt. OF TEE TINES. bss CON.
"Asw iofk foF visit Of about ton days.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

IXTANTFD-A GOOD BAKER AND PASTRY
w COOK mono need apply unless thor
oughly competent 70 manage a BramhAl Z
Dean portable oven. PIN. r. BROWN,
an l2-2t Blue Ridge Springs. Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-12

TRY THE NICKLEBY CIGAR.
BEST FIyE-c CENT CIGAR ON THE MARKET
For Sale by all the Leading Druggists and
Cigar Dealers in the City.
THOMAS ~ JONES 4 CO..
Sole Agents for Virginia and North Carolina.
iOs south Thirteenth street.
Phone coz. aue-su, w6frim
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-01
AN INDIGNANT SHEET.

The August issue of a Boston monthly
publication called the American Spec
tator INDUCES IN much eauStie and We
hement speech over an incident at Bis
marck, reported in the st. Paul papers
a little time since. The exasperating
narrative was that a French lady at the
Dakota capital had been giving massage
treatment, but, not having a license, was
arrested, and, in default of bail, would
remain in Jail some months. Her tears
fell pathetically in the court room, and
she denied all knowledge of a prohibit
ing law. The emphasized statement
was that she was an object of persecu-
ton by the physicians, because her
treatment was keeping people from
needing doctors. and therefore dimin-
ishing their profits. Taking these as
the facts. the Boston paper draws a
picture in strong colorS of the Bis
marck physicians ''in the eventide of
the nineteenth century," "great,
strong men, heroic figures, who pro-
TESS to have brains and s~heepSkinS,"
contributing to crush a woman for heal
ing people and reducing their fees.
Much excited and glowing rhetoric, full
of livid wrath for the system established
by the medical fraternity in North Da-
kOta and many of the states, is given.
1t has been understood that the mas
sage process was a racking and pun
melting of the human anatomy. a more
active stage of the Turkish bath knead-
ing, or parts of the prize fight training,
TO promote physical activity. 1t has
more virtue than supposed, if it could
keep people from having doctor bills to
pay. Perhaps the woman violated the
canOns of professional propriety by not
seeking free advertising alone. If she
was relieving the distressed in an un-
professional way, it is not surprising
that the hand of the outraged law
reached her. 1t is one of the problems
of the times how far the medical pro-
feSsion shall be allowed to monopolize
the medi cal arts and agencies.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-01
HIS FENCES.

Even the little man in the capitol, OPP
pressed by the cares of a position he in
t1ates himself in vain to fill, probably
appreciates Mr.. BLAINE'S proves. and
admits to himself that it wonld be hope
less to strive against him. But to make
his calling and election sure as against
other rivals, he is mending his political
fences here and there. The selection
of FAssETT for the colleetorship of the
port of New York is the final bending
of the knee to Ton PLATT, who in
turn will be expected to hold the En-
pire state in the HARRISON column.
Close on this come ruInOrS of cabinet
changes and the retirement of three
heads of departments and the elevation
of younger and more active men to
their places. The president can spare
Mr.. NOBLE from his cabinet if he
counts tact and personal attractiveneSS
as desirable qualities in members of his
political family. Austere, unapproach-
able, sensitive. quick-tempered, i'm
periouS. the secretary of the interior
has made no friends for the admins
tratiOn during his term of Office. OF a
different caliber are THOMAS n. CAR
TER and WILLIAM II. TAFT, who, it is
said, are slated for promotion TO two of
the vacancies about to be made. Par
ticularly fortunate would the president
be, had he young TAFT as a daily adj
wiser. Under thirty-ive years of age,
handsome, learned, genial and hearty.
he would give to the cabinet a human
element of blood and warmth which
would brush away many difficulties
from its path.