The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-06
WEDNESDAY. MAY 6. 1891.
NEWS SUMMARY.

Forecast for Virginia and North Carolina:
Fair, low temperature.
The Tuckahoe Farmers Club visited Washing
ton.-James ID. Patton Il Co. s tobacco flavor
ing mills were destroyed by fire.-Ihe recep-
ton 70 Secretary Candlish, Of the Young Mems
Christian Association, has been postponed.-
The second Thomas memorial lecture was de-
Kvered.-The Street Committee mel
United States Supervisors will be paid Monday
VIRGINIA
Afatal wreck occurred on the Norfolk and
Western near Norfolk yesterday-Yesterday
was the twenty-eighth anniversary OF the
wounding of General Early.-Mr. George
W. Old. ST., of Amherst county, died Sunday
The residence of Mr.. Van Talaferro, Of Lynch
burg, was destroyed by fire Monday night
The new Catholic church at Clifton Forge will
be dedicated Sunday.-Edward Atkinson, the
noted economist and statistlcian Of Boston,
passed through Lynchburg yesterday on in
spection tour of the Southwest.--lizzle
Langly, a noted character Of Lynchburg' Is
dead.-The Republican conventions of James
City and York counties have put county tickets
in the feld.-McCra the Fredericksburg
parrlcide, has been sent TO the Williamsburg
Lunatic Asylum.
NEW YORK.
The scheme to annex Brooklyn and New York
was defeated by the late Assembly by pollt-
cjans.-The pastor Of the Italian Catholic
church has been fiercely assailed by an Italian
editor for denouncing secret societies.----
Great preparation is being made in brooklyn 10
receive Mr.. Cleveland, who will speak there
next Monday.-The Princeton Theological
Seminary commencement exercises closed YES
terday.-Six guns for the Bennington and one
for the Miantonomah are Ell route from
Pittsburg Captain Miller will leave for
HAMPTON Roads Saturday.--Secrethry Tracy
has issued orders for the new Union jacks ond
national ensigns-The exports OF gold from
New York last week to Europe were St@S0OOj'
and to other points s2eO,77O.--lt is said that
there will be required for the payment OF pen
sions payable June 4th between $2SOOO'0OO and
S30.GOO.OC0 "A number of bond investment COM
NAMES in Lynn Mass, are contemplating
moving 10 Virginia. meeting of the West
ern Traffic Association is called to meet III New
York-A sum of 100000 is being raised 10
complete the first stage of the Grant monument.
Heavy frosts fell i'll the vicinity OF New
York.-The steamship Devonia of the Anchor
Line, loaded with immigrants, was disciplined
bv the officers-George c. Ellis who went TO
London in reference to the Virginia debt settle
ment. will return to-day.
FOREIGN.
The fight in the Chamber of Deputies at Paris
Is still creating great excitement.--A man has
been captured at Manipur who is said to be the
murderer of Commissioner Quint.-lt IS pro
posed 10 appoint three members Of the con-
gressional party and three of the presidential
party of Chill to discuss compromise.-Ihe
Russian Government scouts the idea Of tho
Rothschilds Withdrawing from the Russlan
loan for any sentimental reasOn.-The state
inent that Baron Hirsch contcmplates buying
land in Pennsylvania for exiled Jews IS denied.
GENERAL.
The Presidential party visited several towns
in Oregon yesterday. affairs in the cose
regions are anything but quiet---A serious fire
occurred in Raleigh, n. c., yesterday
Thomas Badger was elected mayor of Raleigh
yesterday.--Much dissatisfaction has been
caused in North Carolina by the recent act of
the Legislature in reference to the effect of
alcohol upon the human system. The Biblical
Recorder. of Raleigh, has tiercely attacked the
act.