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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
NEW ENGLAND ROAD AGENTS

A very notable change has taken place in
many of the aspects of New England life in
the course of the last twenty years, but "A
scene that occurred on Monday night at En-
field station, on the Maine Central railway.
throws alight upon certain conditions prevail
ing in the New England States that might
well startle the oldest citizen of that division
of the Union.
On the night referred to, four desperadoes,
armed with pistols and Winchester rifles. took
possession of the express train which passes
Enfield station about o'clock, with the OBJ
ject in view OF robbing a sealed car which
formed part of the train. They brought the
train TO stop, but unfortunately for their
purpose allowed the engineer TO remain in his
cab, who, taking advantage of the first op
portunity of escaping, deiying at the same
moment the almost certain prospect of death,
threw open the throttle of his engine, causing
the train to speed away into the darkness.
The robbers jumped of in confusion. but
returning to Enfield station proceeded to use
their own phrase, TO clean out the place.
which consisted in smashing the station and
switch lamps and breaking down the doors,
all being done in the mids, of vociferous shout.
ing and continuous fusillade. The whole
episode might well have taken place on the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
An Embarrassing Position.

charleston News and Courier.l
The embarrassing position which the
average Republican organ occupies just at
this crisis in the affairs of the Administration
was happily exhibited by the Cincinnati
Commercial Gazette in its editorial columns
a few days ago. In one paragraph 1t re-
marked; President Harrison's speeches
on his tour Of observation should be
printed in book form. In the near
future they will occupy places in the school
books" In another paragraph following
closely after this one, it remarked again: I'm
questionably there is no bigger man in the
United States than James G. Blaine but he is
not a candidate for any office He is bigger
man than he would be if President of the
United States. He knows it and his friends
know it," And yet again it remarked There
are at present two great statesman in the
world-Blaine and Gladstone. Both are great
men. They are virtually at the head of their
respective Governments"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

IT is reported that General Golf, who has
been prominent candidate from this circuit
for one of the Judgeships of the new court
which President Harrison is soon to fill, has
concluded to remove to Wyoming with view
of seeking an election to the United States
Senate. when he has resided in that State the
required length of time. The withdrawal Of
General Golf who is thought to have very
good chance of securing an appoint
ment to the new court. if he should
desire to be elevated to it, leaves the name of
Judge Lewis the president of our Court
of Appeals unquestionably the most conspi-
cuous that is mentioned in this circuit in con-
nection with seat on the new bench. Now
that the choice of the President has been very
materially narrowed, it is to be hoped that he
will decide fully in his own mind to appoint
Judge Lewis, whose selection would afford
unreserved satisfaction to the bar of this cir
cult irrespective Of the party allegiance of its
members.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
Dir. Huntington on Railroad Control.
New York rimes.l

New York 1lmes.I
Mr. c.. P. Huntington thinks that he could
take all the railroads of the country, run
them as lone property" and make per cent.
dividends on all the stocks at rates per cent.
below those now prevailing That is not
much of a reduction in rates, but it is a very
substantial increase on the average of
dividends. Mr.. Huntington may be pre-
sumed to be stating what he believes
could be done by running all the railroads of
the country as a single system under one con-
troll rather than what he thinks he could do
personally. But it is safe to say that this con-
solidation into ''one property" would never
be permitted with any private control, and it is
a question for railroad magnates to consider
whether they desire TO promote consolidation
on a large scale with view to facilitating a
complete and thoroughgoing public control,
which would be the almost inevitable result.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
For Unadulterated Drinks.
New York SUM-

An excellent resolution was adopted on
Thursday last by the National Brewers Asso-
citation at ito convention in Cleveland The
resolution authorized the advisory committee
of the association to procure an analysis of
every article used in the brewing business,
and to denounce publicly any article thus
used that may be found to be Of a poisonous
or injurious nature. This act of the brewers
is 10 be commended. 1t will tend to increase
the confidence of the consumers of brewed
beverages in the integrity and wholesomeness
of the draughts they drink. There ought not
TO be in any Of these beverages any article,
health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
CREAM or THE PRESS
Comments on Current Topics c"i'eo
Leading Journals.
~. york Sum-

..Tbere never was a filthy street" says 'ne
Raw DIR Talmage, that remained a moral
s,raet How important an agency OF re-
c.. cleanliness is was illustrated by the
outrageousy wicked il was plunged ,i, mo ~
the deIuge and kept under tor months mo tlII las
dnc,nr's humorous illustration. instead Of
u u the virtue of cleanliness proves rather
he ,e't truth of the cynical adage that the
cGi good Indian is a dead Indian l. s sf
ees t the famous Tory prayer tor the relief OF
tered TO Holland and the Dutch to Ire land.
when the Irish would neglect to repair the
dikes and all be drowned. while the Dutch
would make the Dogs of Connemara blossom
like the rose The deluge soaked the earth
inIouity out of it only by drowning all the
sinners-a somewhat drastic remedy even tor
an acrobatic cleric 10 suggest for the moral
publication of New York.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
THURSDAY. MAY %. 1891.
THE NEWS SUMMARY.

Forecast: For Virginia and North Carolina'
rain; slightly warmer
This is lection-day.-The Manchester Pre-
serving. Picking and Canning Company was
organized. -The Relief Of tho Poor Committee
awarded a contract for four.-Mrs Eliza NC
Crane and w. +. Madigan died.-The Atlantic
District of the German Evangelical Synod OF
North America meets here to-morrow.--Mr
c. W. Trainham and Miss Annie T. Saville were
married.-St Mary's High School boys gave
nj entertainment.-The Farmers Alliance OF
Henrico county held meeting.
VIRGINIA.
WI. Moore. OF Danyille. died yesterday
A cold northeaster prevailed all over the State
yesterday, and the farmers are complaining Of
too much rain.-Mrs Bentley Bowles, OF Dan
willie, died esterday-Captan J. A. PerreGo,
Of Fairfield, committed suicide yesterday
Captain John Sham, conductor on the Midland
road was severely cut with knife by Harry
Poss in Alexandria yesterday-The laying Of
the cornerstone of the new Episcopal church
in Lynchburg took place yesterday.-A fatal
shooting scrape occurred near Lynchburg yes
terday-J. L. Thompson & Son, furniture
dealers of Lynchburg, failed yesterday.
NEW YORK.
Senator Colquitt. of Georgia, is in New York
in the interest OF presidential politics.-The
commission to investigate the Immigrant prob
lem from European standpoint will leave for
London next week.-Superintend Jaspers,
of the Board of Education, has submitted his
annual report.--A number Of Memphis CAPT
talists have taken stock in the River and Ocean
Navigation Company.-1he Alabama railroads
report an increase in gross earnings for the
year-A new board of Atlanta and Florida
railroads has been named.-Annual report of
the New York Cotton Exchange states that
the business transacted the past year shows
marked increase of the preceding two years.
Mrs. Dr. Lewis Mason. of Brooklyn, gave recep-
ton yesterday to Mrs and Miss Davis and Mrs.
"Stonewall" Jacksonville control of the
Mobile and Ohio road will revert to the stock
holders shortly-A charter has been granted
to the Covington and Northern railroad. The
rumor that Mary Anderson will return to the
stage IS denied,
GENERAL.
The two Presbyterian Assemblies were in
session yesterday-Mayor Shakespeare says
if Consul Corte ever returns to New Orleans
they will run him out.-Native Northerners
held conference in Raleigh yesterday in the
interest of the Southern Exposition.-The
North Carolina Railway Commission will meet
to-day to hear the protest of telegraph officials
in reference to the order recently issued effect
ing rates.-The creditors Of Steve Ryan, of
Atlanta, are pouring in from all directions
Officials at Washington are yet striving to sup
press the sale Of lottery tickets.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
North Carolina Baptists.
[WiImington Messenger.l

The Baptists are a working. growing, az
alone they have forty-eight churches and
1000 members. In Raleigh they are spread
ing out all the time. In 1S45 they had a
small brick church and a membership Of per-
haps 100. Now they have, we suppose, a
thousand members or more. They are pre-
pairing to enlarge the tabernacle so as to seat
1.4OO by using both the auditorium and Sun
day-school room. They are to expend $4,000
in this addition The Chowan members con-
tributed $4,000 in yeara good average.
While increasing the endowment of Wake
Forest College, the male centre Of learning,
they are preparing to build and endow an
university for girls.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
Paris Cab Drivers.
baltimore Americana


The Paris cab drivers cannot be blamed for
their efforts to improve their condition, as
they are obliged to submit to a form of
tyranny and imposition against which the
sef-respecting American workmen would at
once rebel These cab drivers work fourteen,
81 teen and even eighteen hours a day, and
for this receive on AN average sixty cents and
never more than dollar. This plttance 10
often cut down by an unjust system of fines
for the most trivial otienses. SO intOlerable
did the tyranny of tho omnibus company be-
come that the cab drivers were forced to or
ganiZe for self-protecton and to keep them
selves from starvation IL is admitted that
since its foundation the company has realized
four hundred thousand dollars through its
investment Of the forty-dollar security which
every driver has TO deposit when he enters the
companys employ. Strikes. as a rule, are not
to be encouraged. and N most cases are lat
failures but W tn the Paris cab drivers a strike
seems 10 have been the only resort They ask
tor but little. Only an increase OF pay OF one
franc day and one days leave of absence a
month. II is apparent that tho company can
well afford TO grant this very modest request.
The sympathy IL the Parlsians il evidently
with them as WAS shown by yesterdays n-
cidents, hut collisions with the police and
brutal treatment of the men who have taken
tie places OF the strikers will not help their
cause.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

The remark of Professor Morilton, of Cam
bridge, that more of hindrance to pure
literature in its highest sense comes out Of the
current journalism Of our time than from any
other observable cause" has subjected him TO
the criticism of the press The Atlanta Con-
stitution is disposed to question the truth Of
the remark very decidedly. and in doing so
declares quite Justly that the daily newspaper
by making itself popular with all classes, is
diTusing general taste for reading. and an
appreciation of the art of literature.
1t is case of stopping to conquer,
which must be judged not by posture or per
Torrance, but by results Newspapers are
sensational, but they are something more.
The popularity which they achieve by putting
the teeth of our literary friends on edge en-
ables them to carry into every quarter the
real literature of our time"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
Virginia Litigation.
alexandria Gazette

The noticeable decline in litigation in Viz
gnia is said by some to be indicative of an
improved financial condition of the people Of
the State. Is it not rather indicative of the
dread the peopleof the State have Of the costs
and uncertainties of law SUITS Few Virgin
ians can now afford 10 stand such costs and
run the risk of such uncertainties: and those
who do not agree 10 arbitration would rather
lose bad money than send that which is good
after il by resOrting to litigation.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
Federal Immigration Inspectors.
New York Tribune.l

Secretary Foster is increasing the force of
inspectors engaged at this port in preventing
violations of the immigration law. thus fur
MIS- n another assurance of the Govern
ments dete mina;lou t0 enforce the law with
the utmost strctness The immigration bust
ness here has DOW been in charge OF United
states officials FIR more than year-the
change from the State TO the Federal system
WAS made on April &. ls9O-and the results
have aoundantly justified the wisdom of the
new arrangement
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

The resolutions which were passed at re-
cent meeting Of the board OF directors of the
Richmond and Danville system TO show their
appreciation OF the services of Major Peyton
Randolph as one Of the officials of that great
corporation constitute very graceful and
appropriate tribute TO the memory of an hon.
oraole gentleman, most useful and valuable
citizen, and railroad man who had won a
very high reputation in his chosen occupa-
ton In Life
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

TIE article from the pen of Mr.. John l..
Williams of this city which appears in the
last number of the Forum, gives in a CON-
paratively brief form very interesting &C
count of the progress which the Southern
States are making in the development of their
resources. As an epitome of the various
details of this development Mr.. Will
hams' article possesses high de-
gree of merit which will commend it
to the thoughtful attention of the reader.
Especially apt is his statement that Southern
enterprises are animated, sustained and forti-
he'd by as sincere and high regard for COM
mercial credit and personal honor. and by as
profound conviction of the necessity of fair
dealing as are TO be found anywhere.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
We Challenge

my man, woman or child who IS affected with
constipation, Dyspepsia, Headache or Torpid
Liver TO prove that few doses of Simmons
Liver Regulator will not relieve them. Ii never
ails and is so pure, so sure, So harmless that an
infant can take II and never have a second spell
Of collie. An adult can take It, keep the bowels
regular and secure health
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
MEETINGS.

RICHMOND, Va, Nav i9 isN
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ST Ola.
| holders of the RICHMOND CITY AAD
SEVEN PINES RAILWAY COMPANY Ul. .
held AT the office OF i. ". Ferguson Sol. No
ner of Fourteenth and Main streets. on j y l',,
1871. al 10 o'clock A. W., for the purpose 0i ee'.-
ing officers and such other business as my
come before the meeting.
By order of Board OF Directors.
myli-8Ot JOHN c. FOWLER, Secre'arg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

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the awards are made.
The TINES reserves the right to keep or use
for publication any essay received, which
must be mailed to The TINES on or before
July l. 1891
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

WASHINGTON, d. C., May 27.-For Virginia:
Rain; slightly warmer; stationary temperature
on the coast.
or North Carolina. RAIN stationary tenn
perature; northeast winds.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
GALVANIZED IRON WORK.

rVHOMAS y. KFNDLER -GAlNA\lltD
i IRON AND COPPER WORK of c,,l....
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
nIEMoRIAI-DAY CLosING.


IN ORDER THAT THE OFFICERS OF lhl
L respective banks may attend service, 40 b i
lywood on Memorial Day We respectfully re4'e'
that parties having notes maturing ma. lay
will attend TO same on MAY -, 1891.
The STATE BANK OF VIRGINIA,
Bv William VI. Hill. Cashier
SECURITY SAVINGS BANK
OF RICHMOND.
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BY j. J. Montague President pro 'lm
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

Made only from CHOICE CRUSHED C0hN
OATS AND RYE, Mill-feed and Lnse0 h 20
&c, mixed in proportions 90 secure fnf |e'.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

Fine devilled crabs prepared every day at
the Senate saloon. els east Broad street.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28

11NlA1 IN ALBANIA. IA -, I,,l
Sun rises. ..........4:53 Moon rises o.. u zoo z. w.
Sun sets.............1:2l lays length...Hh. 2Sm
FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 20. 1891, PRE-
DICTED TIME STANDARD OF
HIGH TIDE AT
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC. MAY %. 1871.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-28
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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-28

crowd At times it is no trick to catch
100 iish IN a day at Princes Bay. which is
u shallow and narrow cove running along
the south shore OF Staten Island between
Seguine Point aud Princes Bay Light
house. 1t is less than q mile long on the
shore aud only halt n mile wide, the
water beyond tho half mile beiag Rari-
tan Bay. When the angler gets a
good catch Of fish they are generally of
less than one pound ii weight, unless he
fishes In certain channels and strikes a
few tide runners. At Barnegat Bay the
fishing is chiefly for school fish, and
catches Of 800 TO a boat are frequently
made in day, but the fish seldom aver
age over three. quarters of pound each.
On the shores of Delaware these school
fish are seined In enormous quantities
and sold for fifty or sixty cents bushel;
after their air bladders or sounds are re-
moved, for sale at one dollar q pound,
dried When the water is muddy, or &C
night, the shore fishermen can catch
quantities of weakfish with small seines.
with which they wade ont Int, the bays.
WHEN THEY ARE GOOD EATING.
Taken directly from the water and put
upon the broiler or into the pan, the
weakfish is a delicate morsel; but it can
not beskept out Of water more than half
a day without becoming soft and flabby
and losing great deal of its flavor.