The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-25
EPIDEMIC OF la GRIPPE.
THE MALADY SIZZLING TIE DEATH
IYSTIN THE METROPOLIS.

Observation-Disclosures VI 'eting--h Peculiar
Casc-Mctropolitnn Matters OF Interest.
NV YoRK BUREAU,
RICHMOND DAILY TINES,
March q. lS9li
The records Of the Bureau Of Vital
Statistics show that there has been On In
crcasc in the death rate since yesterday. At
noon yesterday the number of deaths re-
ported was is. while the record to-day
showed lI3 Three deaths from the glip
Are reported.
w. Cyrus Edison. of the health depart
mcnt. said to-day that the outlook for the
spread Of the grip is decidedly favorable
that the functional actiNty and epidemic
sproad of tho disease is favored 5y the present
humid atmosphere and alternating warm and
cold waves.
At the general postoAice n large number
Including several heads Of divisions have the
disease Ouc-teIth of the attaches IN the
suh-treasury are suffering. and the custom
house force has been reduced from the same
causes On the exchanges. complaints oi
.,ckness from the epidemic are made and l'5
policemen are ON ;he list.
TIE CONFEDERATE CAN'T,
Tho Confederate Camp met tonight and
elected great many new members
= N PRYOR and John s. Wise have been
elected mcmhers IF the Society Of the Sons
4 tho Revolution
meeting Of the Grant monument CONF
fniftoe today arrangements We're perfected
a. hrcekinc ground for the monument on
General Grants birthday. April 9th. Tie
committee voted 20 ask the State government
O. sot aside for a term Of years. nl interest
accruug from the refunded direct tax -2l33.-
OC0 recently received from the Federal GOV
eminent for the purposes of the monument
ENOUGH NoNEY RAISED.
The Sherman statue fund committee this
afternoon voted that as sufficient suhScnp-
tons tor the purposes of the committee bad
been obtained. further work iu that direction
should be stopped. The total amount raised
is 544.7sG
MEf1ING or STOCKHOLDERS
Tho adjourned meeting Of The stockholders
q Tine louisville New Albany and Chicago
OiU be- held tomorrow. aud 10 Us expected thHt
oh. control If the road viii then bee turned
over to the East Tennessee Company which Is
Sud t0 have contributed -l.2OOuNO % the efn-
1.lta which disseminated o. buy the - ,0O.-
O.D general mortgage bonds. The bonds have
been taken 10y the syndicate subject to two
conditions.
Ihe first is that every member Of the pres
EFT board of thirteen director, shall place ms
resignation in the hand. Of the syndicate.
which shall choose "a board from IFS own
members. including twenty or more New
York capitalists and fnniars. The second
condition is that the cNammauou az ihc
property now iu progress by Nh John Green
nu.h General Thomas and experts, shall
show the total uriUnded Indebtedness of Tie
road not TO exceed .-OUOoOOJO
VERY PECULIAR CASE.
There is very peculiar case at GCuvcrncur
Uosufal As Paul Shouebein. "a German
laborer. was 20 work Monday "a quantity ol
lumber fell upon hlm. breaking four fn0.
Within thirty minutes after the accident be
began 10 swell and the swelling kept
coins on. change caused hy the ribs
punctuung the lungs and lnluruT the ar
vessels All over bis chest and back there is
cushion f arr several niche. thick, like
rubber bag filled with water. ma also on the'
arms aud upper portions OF tne leg. inc
face is $50 swollen that opening The eyes is ca
trcmely duhcult. The doctors doubt II lie
can live.
NAVIGATION oS THF HUDSON.
Navigation on the Hudson river was ro-
Eumod TODAY between here ana Albany. lie
steamers Drew and Dean Richmond. II lue
People s.. beginning the season Ol u1il' Peg
tween The two points The event is looked
forward % hv commission men here. and they
Llye auNl lu-iy been waiting for The opening
Ui the transportation companies For fine
past few DAYS the steamboat companies
freight handlers lave been kept busy receive
iu- freight. and from the present outlook the
SEASON promises 10 be good one.
EUROPEAN nauGaANrs.
Tic statistics Of the Barge Ofice for the
ia,t week show that period to te unurcc"-
l..ted for this time of year. ON Sunday the
18th tW1 steamers delivered 3S7 cabin and
1912 -teefagc passengers. ON Monday one
steamer brought 33 cabin and ll3' sieeraee-
or Ue,duy two steamships brought ~ cabin
AL I-U3 stcemge passengers. Italian and
luf.H Ou THURSDAY the steamship Majestic
brought 312 cabin aud SOB Storage las~eu-
r.- Ou Friday two steamships landed II
cabin ald ei9 stccrage passengers and ON sat
un.y Two steamships brought ~ cabin and
l-I Storage passengers making grand
tI-l f.r the week Of lO,3J passengers.
lhe immigration of last week moro than
doubled that Of the cOrreSp OndlnG week ~
last year. when q 1890 immigrants came % tins
country $50 the stcerage, and 5i2 in the cabins
o, eleven steamships These figures wouid
Indicate that 1891, taking tAe preceding weeks
~ tle year INTO consideration. viii deliver
m.re emigun's from Europe seeking home,
t-au any previous year.
TIE TFMALE IrDEsTMAN.
The people Of this city ar, looking forward
B. tle arrival Of Miss /uu Clayton, who l~ cx-
'ed here some time tomorrow. Miss Gay
fl whose real name ls /orcha LopeIro. has
undertaken % walk acrOs, the continent on
N.-rr the result of am argument on the prob
oddities az The task. She WAS born IN Madrid.
Spain. and l- thIty-oight years OF age. I'VE
te0t three inches I'm height, and weighs lao
uuis When three years old She came 10
tai, country At the age of fourteen She went
oa tLe stage and has since followed the pro-
ie--.on She is well known IN both the Last
ali West.
CONDITIONS or THE CONTEST.
Shei % cover the distance between New
York and san Francisco, $685. miles, in 20
days. From present appearances She VIII get
here zen days ahead of schedule time, sic
"a, as associates. Alessrs. W. j. Marshall and
j. J. Price. the former being her manager
and the latter the representative az the parties
Who made the wager. The two gentlemen
laye loen with her all the way from san
lnIci,co. sharing all the hard>hps of the
journey and enjoying lie many PLEASURES
Their longest DAYS walk WAS forty miles AND
Ne longest weeks walk l9j. Mss Clayton is
ln perfect health. and from intelligence re-
c.Aed here seems u DE having good time
u ..c makes the journey ln the spec.hed
fne she viii get about 5000 q, the imam
N.l bet, in her favor give, her one-Aaii the
money ne wius. Miss Clayton ais has hey eN-
p.lses paid.
WALL STREET TCIOIS.
General Thomas SAYS the syndicate which
wall take the Mouou bonds expects - name
sS directors of the company. lie adds mat