The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-18
METROPOLITAN MATTERS.
Interesting Happenings in and About New
York Yesterday.

York Yesterday.
The statement that the Chesapeake and
Ohio is to incorporate a part Of the Newport
News and Mississippi Valley road was con-
frmed yesterday, but negotiations have not
been completed.
The part of the Newport News system to be
acquired is the Elizabethtown Lexington and
Biz Sandy road, 13ymiles from Huntington, w.
Va. 70 Lexington. KY, the Chesapeake and
Ohio advancing per cent. bonds,
Mr.. O. p. Huntington. president of the
Newport News and Mississippi Valley road.
said yesterday when questioned as to the sale
of the Elizabethtown branch.
1T has been known tor some time past
that the road is for sale. In fact, It IL my in
tention TO dispose OF oil the interest ! have in
railroad property east OF the Mississippi
river as soon as can. The ship-yard at New
port News | shall keep and intend TO build
more steamships right of"
tits understood that Mr.. Huntington is TO
build five new steamers Tor the Morgan line.
JOHN JACOB AsToB VI
There was not mud enough in the streets
yesterday nor damp enough IN the air TO pre-
vent fashionable pilgrimage 30 the Astor
mansion and the rendering of homage TO New
Nork's SWEETEST baby. John Jacob Aston W..
who weighs ten pounds and will inherit $780,
DOC. 900 If he escapes as he may not in spite
and other childish ills.
However. everything was lovely yester-
day. and mother and child were doing as
well a. could be expected
So spoke DR.. Lusk, OF No. AZ east Thirty
fourth street. who danced attendance all day
long at the splendid mansion No. 374 Fifth
avenue, where perhaps the richest baby in
America, rosy, chubby and Indifferent to its
financial greatness, lay and sQualled itself
black III the face like the child of the yeriest
pauper.
LORD & TAYLoB's CUTTER DEAD
George c. Jones. clothing cutter for Lord
q Taylors Broadway and Twentieth street
house, shot himself through the head some
time on Sunday night in his lodging at II
west Thirtleth street. He was suffering from
nervous prostratlon, from headaches due to
kidney troubles and from grief at the loss Of
his mother. who died last spring. lie COM
planned on Saturday that his head was in a
whirl." and be seemed TO despair of finishing
the work which had accumulated upon his
department
That evening he went to the theatre with a
fellow employe named Hatfield They met
tho next day and attended ST. Thomas church
IN the afternoon. In the evening they went
10 Roster d Balls. Jones seemed unusually
cheerful.
His suicide became known TO his EMPLOYERS
when lady customer came 10 be fitted, and
ucsstuSeF 10Y ldluel Wine was sent 70
ind Jones. The people in the lodging house
told the lad TO so up 70 Jones room. The
door being locked. the persevering boy crawl
ed through the transom and found the man
dead by his own hand.
orr TO JOIN THE PHILADELPHIA.
The United States steamship Concord left
the navy-yard yesterday under orders 70 Join
the flagship Philadelphia at 81. Thomas W /.
Since leaving the White Squadron in Sep
tember last the Concord has been undergoing
repairs at the maynard New connecting
rods for the circulating pumps Of the main
engines have been fitted and new bronze
quadrant Tor the steering-gear has replaced
the steel one broken while coming out Of the
wooden dry-dock last month.
BUFFALO. ROCHESTER, AND PITTsBURG NETTING.
The stockholders of the Buffalo. Rochester
and Plttseurg railroad met yesterday after
noon AZ No. Sc Wall street and reelected
the old directory of the road W. Emlen
Roosevelt being chosen TO I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of his brother. Alfred
Roosevelt. The directors will meet to-mor-
row az o'clock Z. NJ 10 elect officers. The
annual report showed the gross earnings for
the year TO have been S2.542. 15S. u. An in
crease 0i zo4z per cent. over the previous
year. Inc operating expenses were 81 1856
3S3.S8. an increase Of 81 70 per cent The net
earnings Tor the year were S75l. S34. "a. an in
crease Of ll.29 per cent
MANsLAuGHTrRER. THE JURY SAY.
John ID. Neese accused OF numbering his
wite. Mary; by striking her upon the head
WIN u,lck az their rooms. at l6l east One
Hundred and Twelfth street. on January N,
wac convicted yesterday in the general SEES
Hons oi nAlsisughter In the first degree, with