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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
John Higgins shot.

While number of BOYS were PLAYING in the
bottom east Of Libby Hill Thursday afternoon "a
shitine-cnglne pulling several ccal-cars passed
hy. one %! the boys stopped 20 pick ~ rock
nui before hc could throw II the brakeman fired
shot ana wounded the nfieen-year-old JOHN
Higgins, son OF Mr. Dan. Higgins, keeper Of
Llhuy-liill Park. in the back.
The wounded toy was taken home and placed
IN charge Of DR.. Hugh Taylor. who removed the
hall Yesterday morning. which had entered on
the night OF the back bone. and striking a no
had glanced and passed around the front
George Brazell. nineteen years old. OF ,00s
Higgins. was subsequently arrested At first he
denied having done the shooting. but after
wards admitted 10. stating that the boys were
throwing rocks ar the train. ard nor caring 20
have b., head knocked OF. he had taken out
his pistol and fired at the gang with the result
mentioned above.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
I4RuERS SrINDLED.
Prominent Planters Taken In by n Wire
Fuller Pretty Marriage.

Prominent Planters Taken in by n Wire
Pretty Marriage.
CJ.r1o11E. \. c.. Feb. ID. Special Nine
prominent farmers Of this county have been
svindled in the past few days ont of sl2j
apiece by man named Fletcher representing
Fletcher A Co.. manufacturers and pat"uttrS
for combination Wige and Stat fence. Fletcher,
they claim. went round in the county and per-
suadcd them into taking the agency for DDS
feuct. they giving what Ae said were notes "
surety 10 TIE amount of -l2J apiece. A. soon
~ eacll agent bad sold 1000 rods NJ
the fence Fletcher WAS 10 return the
note. The farmers took the agency and signed
Che notes. which Do turns ONT are negotiable.
Fletcher went I'd DauYlle. Va. and sold them
To- "a Mr. COIN. who was here to-day looking
into the matter. Ihe banks declined % honor
the notes, and the panNille purchaser found
there WAS something wr0ng. lie lett tAs
evening 10 catch up with Fletcher. In the
meantime the notes he holds are good. and
can be collected. The farmers contracts
turned ont 10 Doe negotiable, and the farmers
are wiser and saddrr mcn.
+. j. Allen and Miss Claudia Fields, of HEX
ory. \. c.. were married to-day Both par
ties belong 10 prominent tauiLes. the BRIDE
having been a former resident ~ ihi' city.
T. T. Bradley. of kchmOnd. was married IN
Statesville this afternoon % Miss Matte
Grpy. daughter of John W. Gray The
neulv-wcdded couple left for q Northern trp.
The excitement over the amendment 90 the
city charter D, intense Never has the city been
so thoroughly aroused over any municipal
question. Those who strongly advocate the
amendment are the Mayor Board of Aldermen
andthemost progressive men Of fireplace. Those
who oppose II are mainly those who. although
wealthy. are opposed 20 the least additional
taxation. Both parties are working day and
night for tho accomplishment az their ro-pec-
tive purpose. Meeting, are being held and
circular, distributed The city is thoroughly
awake. The amendment allows a bonded
debt If -50O01D
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
STATE or VIRGINIA. CITY or RICHMOND. SIS:

BE- 10 remembered that ON the 2ath day of Feb
ruarv 1891. 40 the clfy aforesaid, before me.
Frank VI. N0On, q notary public resident m
lv the executive authority. ami under the laws
of the Stale OF Virginia, 10 take acknoWlcdge-
menf OF deeds. Nc. Co Doe used or recorded
therein. personally appeared G.. 4. Walker DR.. sic
dent. and Jane, ". lc-ralu. secretary of The
Life Insurance Company OF Virginia. who being
duly sworn. drpo-e ami say, and each for him
self saws. that they are the above described Oll-
GERS of the sand company and that the fore
going Is % true ami correct statement of the
actual condition Of sad ORGANIZATION on the
last day al DO, fiscal year. to-Wlt. the a~t dag OF
December. l,g0. according tO the best of their
knowledge. information, and belief -psctINely.
(-A-l In testimony whereof. / have hero
JsYAL. unto set my hand and affixed the seal II
- my office, on the goth day of February.
lsI. tSIgnedl PRANK VI. WOON.
fe27-6t Notary Public.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27

Clubhouse burned General and Personal
Mention.

ASHLAND. Va, Feb. 2G.-lSpecial On
Tuesday an oathoUse occupied by the sew
an,s on the iaFm If M Percy Howard caught
fire and wa, entirely consumed. Only timely
help saved % buillng near with some very
explosive matter n II. Had that caught ire
the dwelling would have gone
Quite "a number of friends went 20 Rich
mond Tuesday 90 attend the funeru. Of Mr.
G.. ". Cmrngton. Nee Miss Alice Mayo.
formerly of Ashland The greatest regret j.
expressed on al. sides NJ her DEATH
Misses Mary Preston Moore and Sa,c
Talbot. Of your city, have been visiting
friends here TINS week.
President W. ". Smith. Of Randolph
Macon College. arrived IN Ashland with ls
wife on Tuesday from Randolph. Macon
Academy 10 spend few days with friends.
InL live. J. a-Wlvs Me.cnme M A.h.anl.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27

scIater. of DanvilIe. and Rev. Francis
Drake. of Lcesburg- Old Dominion Steamer
Damaged in Collision Virginia Events.
PETERSBURG. Va. FEB. o. Special. THE
trial Of Paul Young for the murder Of Robert
Gillian was resumed in the Husiing Court
at 10 o'clock this morning, when the court
decided that DR.. Naun, negro witness who
had been introduced to counsel for the defence
by the Commonwealth should be examined
bv the attorney for the Commonwealth.
As stated in this correspondence on yes
terday. the Commonwealth attorney had
declined 10 examine this witness. but counsel
for the defense asked the court 90 compel
the prosecuting attorney 90 examine HIM. In
rendering his decision lu the matter Judge
Bernard said that he would require ihat the
witness be- called, with the Wder'' "hdlnE
that his testimony would not he NOucheh ioi
bv the Commonwealth. Dr. Naun was inca
called hv the attorney for the Commonwealth,
and testified. IF don't know anything about
the shooting. I know tnat / heard that
Young shot Gillian.
nTpon cross-cNamination by counsel Tor the
defense Or" Naun said Gillian did not curse
him and shove him against tine window of
MIR Smiths store ou snort Market street.
After tine examination of tins witness the
court al ll.3O O'Clock. took a recess until
o'clock. % prepare the instructions 10 go be-
fore the jury. fine counsel for The defense
HAVING cycepfed o each one of the lu~trur-
fions asked for 10y the attorney for the Com.
monweaith. When the court reas~"mbled
Judge Bernard delivered his Instructions
After citing and commenting upon the law
relating u murder, the Court SAID:
n tine Jury snail believe from the evidence
that the prisoner. Paul Young shot Robert
tstI Ia aIflfnl
ms life wa, In imminent danger, or that he
was under "a reasonable apprehension that
said Gillian intended to do him serious
bodily harm. and that there was imminent
danger 81 such design being carried into exc,
fut.on. me was justified IN SO dong. ana
though such danger was unreal, unless the
jurv further believes That tine necessity for
such shooting arose ont Of the prisoners own
misconduct.
The bare fear that man intends 20 take
ones life OF lnihct some serious BODILY mann
upon him. uuacc1mpanlr uy some act or
circumstance, maun'7tns o. present purpose
e. kill or DO some serious bodily haln VIII
not justify homicide. The aforesaid
act or circumstances must DE ~
such character rs TO Afford
reasonable ground for believing there is a de-
si.n to Kill OF do some serious BODILY harm
and imminent danger of carrying such design
into immediate execution. Under these
circumstances killing viii DE justin
.nble. although il should afterward tun ont
that appearances were deceptive, and there
was. in fact, no design - Kill or do bodily
harm.
The Court read the instructions 20 the jury
and then Mir. John j. Cooke the Common
wcalth's attorney Of Prince George county,
who is representing the Commonwealth III the
trial of this case. opened the argument. tie
WAS followed hv Mr.. William II. Jones Ior the
defense but before he concluded the court
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27

antine at Newport News. She arrived yester-
day from Philadelphia and one of her crew
is sick with smallpox. The captain IS believed
10 be III with the same disease.
The mortuarv report for Norfolk during
January is most gratifying, showing only fifty
deaths during that period Eighteen Of tins
number were over sixty years Of age "hlIe
two were over ninety.
Miss Leila Myers Of Richmond, who has
been visiting Mrs. Pegram. on east Man
street, left for her home yesterday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
BOSTON C.iPIrfLTSTS
Return From Their Southern Tour-Three
Negro DespcradOes.

IYvcHrrrG. Va. Feb. &C. Special A
party consisting Of one hundred persons.
winch LETT Boston or the l7thin~i.. 10 visit the
new and booming town az Ta.mVo1~a. Ga..
passed through this city on their homeward
imp to-day The excursion was gotten up by
the Gcorgia-Alahmma Improvement and De
velopmcnt Company. Each eXcarsion.>t va.
furnished with handsome badge az blue
silk and gilt trimmings, on which WAS
printed. "Ga.-Ala. |. and D. Co. Excursion
To- lallapoosa. Ga. Feb. Il To- %. '9l.'
The three de>peradocs ln Abingdon gail.
George Wright. John Wright and George
Potter from Kentucky. held for murder and
horse-stea.uc. were acquitted to-day 81 the
murder o. Young Edmund-on. near Laurel
Gap. on the 18th instant. hu' were lcld :or
holse-stca.tug. with DO danger 81 being yes
cued 10y the Can- o. which they belong.
SNOW commenced falling lerc today %, I
o'clock Do the largest humps ever seen, aad the
weather is the worst q the season.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
Petroleum Discovered.

ROANOKE. Va, Feb 26-lSpecial "A party
Of men digging on Day street to-day found a
film resembling OIL on the water The depth
was seven feet. The smell Of gas soon became
So strong that the men were forced 10 the sur
face for fresh air A lump Of dirt from the
pool has greasy appearance and smells
strong of petroleum. This is taken as eyi-
denco OF petroleum or natural gas, or both.
The safe Of w. \. Wexford 4 Co., coal deal.
ers' was robbed of SOS early this morning.
The robber forced open the door and worked
track 1893
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
STEINER ACCIDENTS.
quo old Dominion Collides with the SIoop
Robert Mills-The Essex Damaged.

NORFOLK Va, Feb. &c - Especial. - The
GA Dominion steamship Richmond ran into
the sloop Robert Mills on Tuesday night of
iinner's Point. The captain ot the sloo,, ,,.,.
knocked overheard. and was with dificni,v
rescued lhe sloop sustained damages 10 the
cured. was u"ii-
, Inc steamer. Essex. Of the Fredericksburg
JAne' N backing AWAY from MYERS wharf
-, ,,S1i nay was swung around 10y the heavy
len, contact with the boom of a fire m ne
schooner lying at the same wharf The CON
susSloh was 50 great that the steamers nilot
house was demolished aud her fore-cabin
e'g y, IA. me damage was considerable.
meetings conducted by Rev. ]. " Cs,rolI ~
i26. "es'es"'es
The British steamship Helnsley is in QUAR-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
Mich Cow stolen.

A fine mich COW belonging to the Soldiers
Home. near this city was slaughtered night
before last At that institution by thieves, who
departing left behind them only the hide
hoofs and horns. Detectives are said to be on
the track Of the thieves. and il j. hoped they
may be secured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
The Senatorial Deadlock.

sPRINoTiELp. Ill. Feb. 26.-Three ballots
were taken for United States Senator to-day,
resulting IN lOl votes for Palmer. The Re.
beers refused to vote,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
Famous Racer Dead.

LOUISVILLE, Kr.. Feb. 26.-Bramant. one OF
the most famous race mares Of her day the
dam Of the Bard, died yesterday a, Charles
Reeds Fairview farm in Tennessee. of rup-
ture.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
COMPLICATIONS CLASSES.
Bishop Eandolph'- Appointments for March
and April.


Bishop Randolph. Of the Episcopal diocese OF
Virginia. will confirm such persons as may be
presented to him at the following. places on
the date mentioned:
March IA NJ. ~. Georges fredericksburg;
= NJ Trinity. Frcdcricksourg
6-p W., Meade Memorial Aanches-
ter.
7-Bruton church. williamsburg.
s.. VI. 81. Johns, Hampton; l. NJ
Newport News
io-S' thomas. colorcl. Brunswick.
list Mary IS. colortd, Brun-wch
Est Marx r. colorod ~. lamnlily'
i}-rt Paul :. colorcd. Union Lever.
Il-peyfon chapel. colorad. Brunswlch.
l6-A w., -. andrew =, LaWrenccN me-
J.. VI. ST. laul s.. colored. Ia"lel0e-
Is-lrinity. S:aunton.
1q-Imm. rGtl. iarri a0nburg.
90 H.. So. Andrews. ~. JacAsoh'
= w.. Emmanuel. Woodstock.
9i-Chri.t church. Winchester.
2!-Orace. brrryyile.
23-NirtlIN.. Clarke couniv n
2l-A NJ. Christ church. MiilWood' J.
IT,. chap,. AZ Eoyce station.
est. Thomas. Nludlttown.,
ga H.. Ntlde Memorial, clark co.
T. 81. CaisGrr. Front Royal,
.s-p NJ. ~ Marks. Richmond
ga NJ All Saint 81. Richmond;
T. VI. ST. pauls. Richmond.
Arril f-Glcuwool. Eockiridgc county.
2-Ialcouy Fails. Aockbridge county
3-Gucna Vista. Eo.hUridEe county.
5-iracc Memorial. Lexington
6-INugfOu. Campbell county.
st Andrew, Itt-riyaula.
S-Emanuc. ptt.r.yau.a.
a-Muuf IaIr0 l. li1IiaN.
In-floscr Depot. iiflfav.
I2-p ~. 81. Andrew So Richmond.
ia NJ. Epiphany. DJnNllei %,
7. VI. ST. Georges. North Danyile.
91-Narfiu-vllIc. Henry county.
2l-New- Ferry Halifax.
22-HalliaN Courthouse.
2i-Nt. Lukc.s. BarA,ione,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
AUCTION UPON THE PREMISES,
Tuesday, the Sd Day. March,1S91
EFT z p. M,

NICE HOTEL PROPERTY described latW
its Oft
be- tee ftheyra
Fu'~ Inc furniture sod lts cd
inven lfrom
Here haveth
ry " "a lew OF ther.v
with
interest until paid as follows $3.50 due September
March, a however
credit &1't5h with interest credits
annou q
II. 3. ATKINSON, rrustee.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27
PAUL YOUNG IS GUILTY,
BUT TO WHIT EXTENT THE juicy IS
Unable TO DICJDE.

The Case Continually Death of Mr.. T. *.
scIater, of DanyilIe, and Rev. Francis
Drake. of Loesburg- Dominion Steamer
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-27

By of deed Of trust dated March
b z the OF III
fault made he "
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14

ceeded TO Waco To deal out justice swift
and sure After infiIctng almost every
punishment upon Reel, the mob turned
him loose and ordered him TO leave
Texas under pain OF death. He walked
to the flag station eight miles from Waco
and boarded train for the north.
PETER SMITH. OF Fisher, Ark, has
been In the habit Of riding fast horse
ahead OF passenger train on the track
for about half mile to crossing, when
he would turn and laugh at the train
men as the train sped by. His success
in defeating the train TO the crossing on
his horse encouraged him TO try II with
a mule. IL soon became evident that
the mule was not swift enough. When
within half dozen yards OF the cross
ing the mule stumbled and fell, and
Smith was run over by the train. His
head was cut off. both legs cut from his
body, and the remains scattered along
the road for some distance.
A BLOODY duel was fought near Knox
vile, Tenn, by two men named john
son and Sizmore. Trouble had existed
long time between the men, and, failing
to settle the difference, johnson sent
word to Sizmore to meet him In So
cluded spot. The challenge was accept
ed and I'm the fight Johnson was killed.
Sizmore is the son OF a man who killed
nineteen men before being himself
lyfllad
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14

threatened to kill Jay Gould unless he
was bought of with large sum OF
money. He imagines or pretends 20
imagine himself the vice president OF q
band OF world-reformers styling them-
selves Christ's followers, and 10 be
doomed to carry out the DEGREES OF the
order. The mans name is Charles j.
Dixon, and he comes from Pueblo, Col.
Nora SLINEY staggered through Boston
streets in scandalously drunken con-
dition, when she was arrested. The
woman's companion was her six weeks
old baby girl. whom she Rugged close To
her breast. The woman was sentenced
TO thirty days imprisonment. and as
there was no way to care for the baby
the commitment papers included the
name of mother and child.
AT Buffalo, John Barthal, an Italian,
got into fight with Richard Liley, an
American, and drew razor. His first
blow nearly severed Liley's head from
the neck. Barthal then fell upon his
helpless victim aud gave him five other
gashes about the head and shoulders.
Barthal was captured.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14
Horned Toads from Texas.

The latest arrivals at the Central Park
meuagerie, New York city, who are well
worth attention, but probably will not get
It. owing to their small size and retiring
habits, are four horned toads from Texas.
They were sent by Mr.. +. B. Goodnow.
They look more like fantastic objects
made of painted cardboard than living
things. They are not toads at all, but
members of the lizard family. The reptiles
average about four inches in length from
their heads to the ends of their tails.
The skin of their backs is hard and Curl
ously knotted, aud covered by a fantastic
pattern in faint blue and pink. Crawling
In the sand they are scarcely noticeable,
but against a darker ground they ook
very pretty. Their heads and tails are
fringed with spikes, and there is circle
of these on their backs. They have been
put in the snakes cage, where, IL they
were ordinary juicy garden toads, they
would soon be digested, but being horned
lizards they are in no such danger. The
Gossiper has often seen these horned
f.ogs in Texas, and pondered over the
curious construction Of their internal
AFFAIRS. which enables them to survive an
indefinite length of time without food.
In 1878 in Denison one Of these toads,
which had not eaten a bite for thirteen
months, was exhibited alive to the Iowa
Press Association, then on an excursion.
list. Louis Republic.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14
Hawaiia's Leper Colony.

The leper community is on the island
of Molokai, in the Hawaiian archipelago.
On this island are number of precipi-
tous peaks, and at the base Of one of
these, which is 3, 900 feet high, lie the
Kalaupapa plains, stretching seward,
and wholly without communication with
the rest of the island, except by sea, as
the wall of rock stretches on either side
to the waters edge To this plain, thus
isolated by nature, all lepers are ban
ished as soon as the first symptoms of the
disease appear. This settlement was
formed by order of the king in 1866, for
it was found that, in spite of stringent
commands to secure the isolation of in
dividual cases, these could not be carried
out while the lepefs were allowed to live
with their families and friends. Out
side of the fact that the lepers are de-
barred from any direct communication
with non-infected persons, no restriction
is laid upon them. Their village, which
has usually an average of about eight
hundred persons, has its churches,
schools and stores as other villages have,
and also government officers. The gov
eminent provides all with shelter, nee
essary clothing, and daily rations of good
food; for all Injuries they must depend
upon their own resources or the gener-
osity of friends. Medicine and the at
tendance of physician are provided by
the government, which also appropriates
$40, 900 year, certain portion of
which is to be given for every instance
of actual cure in the case of a leper. All
officials of the island are lepers; the
teachers and ministers, with the exception
of Roman Catholic priest, are lepers.
These unfortunates employ themselves
in many ways; have band of music
and military drill. There is a large
hospital kept in admirable condition in
which the more advanced and serious
cases are cared. Their disease is the
Chinese leprosy, in which the flesh be
comes discolored and decays. 81 New
York Dispatch.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-14

Curious Evolutions of Nature in New
Zealand.

zone of the officers of the steamer Mari
posa had sort of missing link on ex-
hibition yesterday IL is a combination
of animal and vegetable life called bull
rush caterpillar in New Zealand, OF
which country lit" (or they is Tor are)
native.
The caterpillar part of the specimen is
Just an ordinary every day caterpillar, OF
the kind scientists call the SphGria Ro-
bertsia.
The bulrush part of it grows out of the
back OF the worms head, and but for the
fact that it has fork in it it could not
pose as miniature American bulrush of
the kind commonly known as cattails.
1t is about eight inches high, and has
'whiskers" at the tip Just as a cattail
has.
The caterpillar is only three inches
long.
He was quite dead, of course, and care
full dissection showed that the root of the
bulrush had eaten out every particle of
the worms interior, so that the hairy
hide simply formed shell to cover the
root.
The plant is scientifically known as
metrosideres robusta. 1t grows in New
Zealand in moro profusion than this par
ticular variety of caterpillar does. While
the bulrushes are frequently found with
out the caterpillar, it is seldom that the
caterpillar is found without some bulrush
is using him for negotiating pot, and
the extra size Of tho rushes that spring
from the caterpillar betoken that there is
a natural affinity for flesh on the part of
the plant
Those who have investigated the sub
iect of the strange combination state that
the caterpillar burrows in vegetable soil
prior to its metamorphosis, and in its
hprroYing Gets some, of the minute seeds
OF the bulrush lodged in the scales OF the
neck. Nourished by the warmth, mois
ture and richness of the insects body,
the seeds strike root into the unfortunate
caterpillar's brain. The change into
chrysalis is at once stopped, and after
few days the caterpillar dies, whereupon
the bulrush proceeds to convert the en-
tire animal substance into plant life.
The hide undergoes this change also,
but does not lose its form, and many
specimens possess the horns, legs and
claws intact but for the transformation
OF substance from animal to vegetable.
The burush pursues its way uninter-
rupted until every particle of the cater
pillar is transformed, when it, too, dies,
and the bunch of seeds at the top blow
away to chase other worm victims.
The native New Zealander rs very fond
of the combination when it 10 fresh for
food, and when evolution is complete
for coloring matter to be used in their
tattooing.
Decomposition has never been known
to occur in case where the rush com
pleted Its deadly work. The plant usu-
ally completes it, too, for if tho stalk is
broken off during growth second one
Immediately sprouts just below the
wound. - San Francisco Examiner.