The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-21
THURSDAY. MAY 81, 1891.
THE NEWS SUMMARY.

Forecast for Virginia. Slight showers, station
Try temperature.
Miss Julia /. Smith and Mr.. i. r. Donnan
were married.-The Rosemary Public Library
Executive Committee meets this evening"
The Davis Shoe Company assigned
The Executive Committee Of the Farm
sr's Alliance held meeting.-The FIJI
day German Club has an excursion to
Dutch Gap this evening Womsn's Chris
tan Association held its annual meeting.-Ihe
Booker case was continued until saturday,
The Presbyterian General Assembly meets in
Birmingham Ala, to-day.--The Committee Oh
Ordinances meets to-morrow.-Ihe special
Committee on Criminal Expenses will meet this
morning.
VIRGINIA.
Confederate memorial exercises we're held in
Danvjlle yesterday.-The funeral Of Mrs. j. j..
Hagan took place in Danville yesterday.-W.
O. Lyles, of Danvile, died yesterday.-The
pioneer vessel Dolphin is giving the officials Of
the Navy Department at Norfolk more trouble.
The gun and tactical trials Of the United
States dynamite cruiser Vesuvius were continued
yesterday-Tbe Will of DR.. John E. Edwards
was probated in the Cooperation Court OF
Iynchburg yesterday-The ladies of Lynch
cises TO morrow-Mr. James NJ. Holiday, OF
Spotsylvania county, died Tuesday of heart fail
ure-The Norfolk Council accepted the pro-
position of the Norfolk and Western railroad to
erect a union passenger depot, freight and car
shops and make other improvements.--Th
ninety-sixth annual Council Of the Episcopal
Church Of Virginia began yesterday in Peters
burg.
NORTH CAROLINA.
The Episcopal Council of North Carolina is in
session at New Berne.-Attempt was made TO
poison a whole family near Farmyile in Pitt
county.
NEW YORK.
Resident Southerners are contributing toward
the erection at Luray, Va, Of a monument to
the unnamed Confederate dead--Dr Briggs
delivered an address OH Bible study at the sec
ond days session of the General Association of
the Congregational Church-Rev Dr. Ellis
Stevens has resigned the Office of archdeacon Of
the Protestant Diocese of Long Island to accept
q professorship in the University Of New York
Mrs Lucia IL Jenkins has been adj
mitted to the Order of Deaconesses in the
Park-avenue Methodist Episcopal church
Tho trustees Of the John +. Slater fund for the
education of the negro in the South met.-An
attachment has been obtained against Henry and
William Morris, dry goods dealers Of North
Carolina. Secretary Blaine is rapidly cOnya-
iescing lumber boycott is practically
lff-Signer Corte left for Rome yesterday
FOREIGN.
The London Times says the British Govern
mont has never received a letter from Mr.
Blaine suggesting mode for the protection of
seals-There are five thousand prisoners in
Russia awaiting suitable weather for their
transportation TO Sibera-Two fremen were
killed in attempting to save woman's life i'll a
Gre in Dublin yesterday.--The INVASION of des-
titute Russian Jews causes alarm in England.
GENERAL.
II is reported in Durham, n c., that the
American Tobacco Company has purchased the
Blackwell Bull Tobacco Company Of that place.
The Railroad Commission of North Carol ma
continued their hearing yesterday of the rail-
way representatives in protest of the railway
reguations--A man and woman were arrested
In Henderson. N. c.. yesterday charged with
criminal neglect of an infant.--The anniver-
sary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde-
pendence was observed in Raleigh yesterday
The National Union Conference continued
Ats session in Cincinnati yesterday.-The Elks
reunion closed at Louisville.