The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-03
THE COMMITTEE ON REVISION.
Much Apprehension Felt Over The Result
Of The Meeting To-Day.
CASES OF The DETAINED IMMIGRANTS.
The Rumored Consolidation of the Chesa
peske md Ohio and the Ohio ard MIS-
sissirpi Railroads Denied.
NEW. YonE BUREAU. RIoHNosp TrMEs,

There il much apprehension as to what
will be the result Of the meeting Of the CON-
mittee on revision to be held in the presby-
terry House tomorrow afternoon. II is gen.
orally supposed among Presbyterian eccle-
siastics that there will be sweeping changes
In tho Westminster confession. The Rev.
DIR. Stoddard of the New York Observer,
good authority. said to-day that he was Of the
opinion that the split would be soon healed
over. as he thought the more conservative
presbyterians were not anxious for revision.
The opposing factions il they can be called
such" he said, ARE not 20 divided
as the public has been led 10 believe. and
think that the revising committee Will report
in favor If very modest notifications. An
explanatory letter from the chairman or the
revision committee, the Rev: Dr. william
c. Roberts, Of Chicago, will appear to-
morrow. DR.. Roberts Is numbered
with the majority Of the committee
which stood 10 to in favor Of the last inpor-
tant changes proposed MANY Presbyterian
ministers are working for complete recon
struction of the confession. two-thirds
majority is necessary TO secure this and
Princeton, which is at the head OF the Ultra
Cslvinists is striving TO prevent this.
UNFouNDYD RUMORs
II is stated tonight that the many ruin0rs
which have of late been current III regard 70
a consolidation between the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Ohio and Mississippi roads are
without foundation President Barnard. of
the Ohio and Mississippi. whose presence in
London cOincdent with the visit Of torne-
illus Vanderbilt and President ingalls, was
looked on as confirmation OF the ruinors. has
returned and is now IN the city
THE DETAINED IMMoRASTs.
The cases Of fifteen detained Russian immi-
grants refused q permit 70 land because they
were supposed 10 be assisted were before the
United States District Court to-day on witt
of habeas corpus. Theimmigrants came here
in the MARSHA two weeks ago. Alter hearing
one case Judge Benedict adjourned tho writ,
deciding that the commissioners should In
vestigate each case separately. which they had
not done
The immigrants landed here to-day num-
bered 3,lO2 One of the steamships came
from Antwerp and another from Stettin, and
they brought 2.001 people nearly alLof whom
are Russian or Prussan Hebrews
Another steamer brought from st. Louis IN
the Brazilian State Of Marchano forty-two He
brews They were induced, they say, 10y the
Brazilian consul in this port TO leave their
homes here four months ago and seek better
fields of labor in South America.
1t is reported here that Minister Egan has
been recalled from Chill.
WOKE NORTH or TARRYTows.
Patrick McGough would have something to
talk about for the rest Of his days il he had
not happened TO lose hls memory while TAX
ing a ride Monday night. He is fifty years
old and lives in Railway, but has been work
ing for the Potter Dredging Company at
Morris Dock. Monday night policeman Cor
bley saw McGough coming down the track OF
the Northern railroad. freight tram
passed going north. An instant before It
reached McGough. Corbley saw McGough
stumble and pitch headlong in front OF the
train, while lantern he had been carrying
flew twenty feet into the air.
The train went on. COrbley found tho Ian
tern McGough had disappeared. Word TO
head OF the train was telegraphed along the
line of the road Word came back that the
engineer of the train knew nothing about
him.
wandered into IarrytOwn with cut III ~
scalp and bruise on his leg. He went To
the railroad station and said he would like TO
know how he got there and how he was 70
pet back to Morris Dock. He said that he
had awakened from a sleep which had not
seemed to do him much good and had found
himself lying along the railroad track north
of the village. When he learned that he was
in Tarrytown he was moro mystlhed than
ever. He arrived in New York at IL o'clock
Yesterday morning and WAS sent to Harlem
Hospital for repairs. The surgeons found
that his injuries were trifiing. lie says he
cannot even recollect being struck by the
train and remembers nothing OF his ride.
which was probably taken on the pilot OF the
freight locomotive.
LAST CARD PUNCHED.
Superintendent of Census Robert y. Porter
is hard at work revising copy. reading proofs
of bulletins and of the final census reports at
his cottage in Fifth avenue. Asburys Park.
He expects to have the first five hundred
pages Of the compendium Of the eleventh cen
bus ready for the public printer by Septem-
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Mr. Porter says that be has been able TO get
through with twice the amount Of work that
would have been possible IN Washington,
where two thousand dismissals have been
made in two months.
ipgton the 62, 622, 250th card in connection
with the population statistics of the eleventh
census In other words. it is the last card
punched.
II will be framed as a memento of the COM
pleton of the most important branch Of the
census work. For nearly SIX months large
number of clerks have been at work night
and day punching these cards, one card rep
resenting one person. The holes thus
punched give the history or all the facts re-
CURED by the census law Of every person in
the country.
MORE TROUBLE FOR TAMMANY.
Tammany's executive committee opened the
campaign yesterday by the gathering Of the
clans in the Wigwam. Bob Kelly, tho Gus
todian of the hall, returned from Europe in
time TO open the big doors. and one of the
first visitors was the big chief himself, Rich
ard Croker.
The ''Boss'(?) was met by self-constituted
delegation of labor representatives headed by
Editor James McKenna, who wanted TO know
whether Tammany would make an effort IN
behalf of Charles r Peck for the Lieutenant
Governorship. That is what the Tammany
leaders said the delegates were after. little
late, however, II was said that the visitors
called in behalf of Senator George Roesch.
who Is seeking the denomination.
The subject was taken up IN the executive
committee injecting, and from the repeated
raps of Chairman Gilroy's gayel very heated
discussion was INDUCED in. Ex-kegister
John Reilly pushed the claims of his lieu
tenant. William Sulzer. for Roeschs place on
the ground that the latter could not carry
even an election district This brought forth
some bitter retorts that are likely TO disrupt
still another east side district. John Reilly
and Sulzer lett very mad indeed, while the
new leader OF the Tenth district retired
wreathed in smiles
The executive committee decided TO hold
primaries for tho election of delegates to the
State convention between Sc ptenlber sth and
18th. the districts having choice of dates 10
suit convenience. The primaries 10 elect
delegates TO the CITY County and Judiciary