The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-23
INSPECTING GOTHAES DRINKING WATER.
,..oorfnnt Discoveries ny the Hosrd OF
Health Fsssott and the Custom
Uoueo-New York News.
NV YoHE BUREAU, RicHMoND TINES,
AuQuAl y 1891.

AAA'AAAtNtAtt
r.rsl owes only S5s0,o0o Of floating debt all
ala. md that was incurred last June for the
,.-,hase Of bonds from one Of its controlled
t,as The Terminal treasury is strong in
.rttles. AMI the company has more than
e. urh money on hand 60 pay its September
a.. .ss'. After paying this interest The com
.... hes no other payments until the olVl-
serl or preferred stock ia due next January.
Meantime Il should receive some e6JO,1VO
ron dividends on stocks owned
Nrw loeW's DRINKING wArrn.
President Wilson OF tao New York Health
nsn.rtrnent has received from Chemist Mar
III and bis assistant. Dr. Beeoe. who has been
Fl le week inspecting CrOton water at the
cotton water shed. II daily report OF condition
offhlrss as they found them President VAL
.ol expects 90 receive Ov Monday next fun
1l,.ied report OF the condition Il New crks
,rrNng water lie declined however 60
uako public the contents of reports which
i-e already iu bis possession. but he ssid
f.f tho reports set forth that the
Clnt-n water was contaminated by ae1
sge from east AID south branches. At
lrevsters. Chemist Martin and his assistants
discovered ten feet Of mud IN the bottom oi
tlo river. The vegetable matter Whlch mas
been found in tho water arises from THIS mud
acl is also found along the banks. lheY
have also discovered that certain lands which
SIRE owned byt citT ere used 10y some oi the
.0uelnct NieiaIe tire drainage o. which places
fufars the Croton water. The iu.i report II
expected 90 ho made public on Monday next
gHF PARK rLAcE pIsAsrrR
Astfe n.cft ,yancs the whole city IS excited
bvor tie horrible disaster 81 the Park tiace
Ere It's full extent cannot he known unti
tomorrow. but there are rumOrs that nothing
Ike il has occurred since tho Brooklyn
Theatre disaster
collector Tasse.t denies tie published re
ports that lo intends Co. make number Oh
Important changes ia bis sta 40 the custom
.ouse. Tie SAID this morning. There hns
nos been the slightest lutimatlOn from any
ofcial source that such changes are contem-
plated. and there is 40 intention 20 make any
changes Whatever
30 SEws FROM TIVE rNrmY.
a special from Saratoga tonight as
stephen 3D. Elkins has net brought President
Morrison any news from MT Blame lor the
very good reason that he hal none io bring.
Nr. r kins has not been a. Bar haf Der and
has not seen Mt Blaine for months. Neither
r. o. going g. Bar Harbor for he expects %
return to New York 0n Monday oF TUESDAY.
r. arrived last night With senator Davis, z.
kerius. Of ST. Louis, and othrI BUSINESS
friends. His visit has no political significance,
though he lHs Ind I'D interview wish Pres
dent Harrison.
THE FABNrRs' LATEST sCGEMF.
The Westrup scheme tor raising money that
l., laeu laid before the Farmers Alliance Of
Kansas is far more practicable than the sub
Treasury scheme Il can Jo carried out VIII
Out the assistance Of Congress or any political
tartv. hnd IN denence OF tho rod dragon or
Is AL street 10 provides That the Alliance
farmers ehaL form q financial society, pUt
leir leuded on personal property mo yuma
lll issue notes upon the atcnriiy thereon
Df course the Alliance farmers VIII run GER
f.fu risks bv goiue into This scheme. and viii
even be Liable to lose Their real or personal
t.rpertv I'm IT, But chat isthelr own business
Of course other people Will nave the TlSht 70
refuse % take the notes Issued upon inc s'cu-
r.tv given. but that may te tho means ~
saving them from losses % which they would
la liable bv accepting them.
st any rate lhe Federal government is not
I-.d 90 any responsibility uy the Nestfup
..leme Of Borrowing. b. that u haas at least
..e advantage over the suO-lrcasurY scheme
Zoe Farmers Alliance.
ArArfLED 1oIHAnIo.
,fr-. Mary Murphy. Of 1870 Eighth street,
f.ssv CITY. was putting things o. night ia
boz kitchen ou Thursday night preparatory 70
..lur 10 bed when Patrick Nouau. ourly
rauo ot forty-hve years, pushed open tho
kitchen door and began O. wink al heI. 4lIs.
Murphy was not a bit alarmed. She is %
muscular woman, and she pudes herself on
Ler sbiltv 20 take care of nciseil- iona f.
RI near enough 30 throw Ais arms around
f.- and then attempted 10 Kiss hor a. the
Same time trying 20 throw her on tNe moor.
!.s Murphy threw hlm ON Lis oac4 ana
rmpel on him. Then she battered nun
.,er me head with grdirOn until he begged
mercy.
BIZ Murphy came in from the other room,
and without waiting for any explanation.
haoei his wife After disiguring Honan so
U4, BIO best friend would not recognize hlm,
l'r and Mrs Murphy escorted him 10 me
....TI fI Earn-a ri .IgIlk.
Vt1 was about % 30 10 stairs me- nItehi .ol
having been attracted by Honans cries FOR
Police Justice O'Donnen committed the
prisoner % the county ial 10 await irlal.
although DO thought that brief season at me
hospital would be benefit - the OAiNeu
iotbarO.
LAWYER NRwCONur's uAUcHIER.
On the return q the citations IN the pro
cseiing for the probate Of the will ~ lawyer
Richard s. Newcombe yesterday Juhus j.
Frark appeared for tho dsinherited daughter,
Ia flora. the wife If George ". LedeIei ,
WHO Is 70 contest the Will on tho ground O.
undue influence 10y her mother. ODJecu9hs
O. tie nrohate will probably be hled ny nef
re,t 11osdav bv which time che rs 20 have a
guardian appointed. as she Is under age. Tier
Guardian viii probably be Ira Leo Bamberger,
BROOKLYN lawyer.
Mrs .oderer saws she desires the case 70 be
D. Ell ia SaDfomDGr. she SHY Btl thtN'A Wa
dssirous Of forgiying Der for her elopement
With Iederer. but that hor mothers influence
prevailed against her
She was the eldest Of Bir NcWcombos FIX
children. but was only eighteen when she
Told her father chat sho wanted 20 marry lie
derer. Mr. Newcombe trido ~ dlssuade her
from dong go. and also took her travelling TO
drive thoughts Of Lederer out OF her mpd
This was Of no avail. however, for Oh Octo-
Der o. 1889. sho LETT her home and WAS mar
red 10 Lederer ia Long Island CITY
SA1LnGEp rRIFsI rs raoUFiR.
A man wearing the garb Of priest was ar
ts.gned in tho 1orkviile Court yestprdny
morning for refusing 10 pay altman nis rec.
He said be was Francis Hayden. lls accnser
w.. Frank Courtney IS cab driver. of 80 west
ycrtv-eighth street iie said that Hayden
hired bic cab 10 u o'clock on THURSDAY niGht
sud orderad him % drive % several hotels al
eaca ~ which Hayden stayed for some tiine.
Atthe Grand Mon Hotel at 3 O'Clock n
ne morninc HAYDEN offered Courtney { l. 3d.
Courtney wanted $3.50 Hayden refused 70
lay tina, sum. Courtney called POLICEMEN
Boyle. and Hayden was locked up me cen al
10 Fast Fifty-hrst street station. lie was
hold ia $500 bail for trial.
Justice Mcmahon recognized ii"yaSn -
priest who was complainant before him 10
Jefferson Market Court few months ago. Az