The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-04
SATURDAY. APRIL 4. 1891.
NEWS SUMMARY.

Forecast for Virginia and North Carolina:
Fair; colder.
The Ladies' Foreign Mission Union OF the
East Hanover Presbytery met-Ihe high
water is receding. remains Of Rev Dr.
John +. Edwards were buried-Mr. Patrick
Holleran tried to commit suicide.-Ihe Board
Of Aldermen held short sessiOn.-Ihe Man
chester Council met-Lee Camp held a meet
ing.
VIRGINIA.
Thomas s. Gibbons and Robert W. Bowden,
the two young men of Petersburg who wanted
to.hght duel,were acquitted yesterdy morning
by the Mayor.-The action Of the Supreme
Court of Appeals in the Randall-Watson case
was communicated TO him in Petersburg yerter-
day.-Seyeral prominent Italians of Peters
burg. being interviewed, expressed the opinion
that there would be no trouble with Italy
A handsome ball was given Thursday night at
the residence of Mr. A. +. Richardson in Din
widdie county.-The nude body of a person
was seen in Dan river near Danville yesterday.
Mr.. II. 7. Brown had his leg broken
An accident occurred on the Norfolk and West
ern yesterday near Lynchburg, which caused
the death of one man and serious injury of two
others.-"White Caps in Campbell county
soundy thrashed man and ran him out OF the
county last Sunday.-The designations of Cap
tain Bigger and the other officers OF the Home
Guards in Lynchburg, have been accepted
Theodore +. Hurt and John Newcomer, OF
Lynchburg, engaged in an ARRAY yesterday in
which the latter was killed
NEW YORK.
The funeral ofDr. Samuel T. Spear took place
yesterdsy-A battery Of heavy artillery will
-
Monument Fund ssociaton are greatly elated
at the success they have met with.-lt is
authoritativelv announced that Edwin Booth
will retire from the stage.-lt is stated that
there are no Hebrew beggars in New York
The Jewish organizations are the most compact
bodies Of the kind in the country.-John Ii.
Inman is reported as having promised TO take
dictatorship in a big life insurance company.
General Thomas. of the Louisville. New
Albany and Chicago railroad. has decided 10
make changes in the policy and operation Of the
road.-Twenty undesred immigrants were re-
turned yesterday-The white policemen OF
Brooklyn continue to boycott the newly APP
pointed negro on the force.-There were l46
deaths reported during the past twenty-four
hours.--An old woman named Kate Roach was
found starving TO death with plenty Of money in
her possession.
FOREIGN.
italy remains firm in her demands upon the
Federal Government.-Ihe journal DIES Debats
says that Italy is just i'll her rupture OF diplO-
macy with the United States-1he commits
sion OF Prince Ferdin and as Governor of East
ern Roumelia will expire next Monday and Rus
STA is bringing n strong influence to prevent
renewal.--A plan is OH foot in Hungary TO
make presentation 10 Louis kossuth OH the
occasion of his eighty-ninth birthday.-Prince
Louis Bonapsrte has been rendered commits
sion in the Italian army by King Hnmberi.-
The Figaro says that besides his memoirs the
Duo dBraylie possesses the whole of Tslley-
rands correspondoncc.--Am mine explosion oc-
cured in Stafordshire yesterday, killing ten
men--The ante-Parnelhte candidate won III
the Sligo election by S)6 votes.
GENERAL.
The funeral Of Colonel Saunders took place
rom Raleigh, n. C.. yesterday. epidemic
OF smallpox has made its appearance az Lex
ington, " C.--An attempt was made at train
wrecking near Newton, y. c, on the Narrow
Gauge road. Thursday night.-Mr. Samuel Il.
Todd, of Laurens, S. c.. died Thursday night.
Sam Jones has postponed his visit 10 Char
lotte, n. Captain T. w. Whisnot superin-
tendent Of the Carolina Central railroad. has re-
signed to accept hike position on the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad.-The applica-
ton for writ Of habeas corpus in the jenkins
Hall case, of Henderson. n. C.. was denied
News has been received at Raleigh of an expla-
nation of the Harry Martin escapades in Wash
ington.