The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-02
TUESDAY. JUNE 2. 1891.
NE us SUMMARY.

Forecast for Yirei and North Carolina:
Fair; warmer
Mr. Lewis Booker baied.-Govenor Nc
Kinney refused to commute the sentence Of
L. b. Grymes.-Term of Chancery Court be-
gun-Mrs. McCaw died.-High School eX-
aminations ommenced.-Miss Colgate N
Birchett and Mr.. l.. W. Bulifant married.
Board OF directors of the Soldiers and Sailors
Monument Association meets.-Common
Council met-Ed. Johnson (coloreD accident
ally shot and killed.
VIRGINIA.
Joseph Bass, brakeman on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, was killed Saturday night
near Norfolk.-The city council Of Petersburg
yesterday ordered the sale of the Virginia and
Carolina rairoad.--Kaytor, who was shot IN
Norfolk by Kelly on Sunday, is in precarious
condition.--The whisky-sellers were raided in
Norfolk Sunday.-Elsborate preparations are
being made for the celebration Of Memorial
Day in Norfolk next Thursday Mamie
Tunstall, of Lynchburg is ill.-Mrs. NJ. L. T..
Mason, of Lynchburg, is dead.-A sad case Of
suicide occurred in Lynchburg yesterday
The hearing Of the case of John T. Boyd was
begun in Lynchburg yesterday-A man an
swering to the Roanoke fugitive, Charles Wat
kins has been arrested in Pennsylvania-Wil-
liam Warren OF Prince George county who wan
dered from his home, has been discovered
The coroner's jury in the case Of the drowned
Swede lpohnsen, at WILLIAMSBURG returned a
verdict that in their opinion the deceased came
TO his death by foul means.-Mr. James How
erton of Halifax county, died suddenly Satur-
day night from an attack of grip.---A carrier
pigeon was shot nesr Palmyra Thursday.-
Mr.. Joseph H. Prichard of Petersburg, has
been stricken with paralys is-Recent rains
have caused heavy rise in the Appomattox
Mr.. Sterling g. Branch an aged citizen of
Petersburg, IS dead.
NEW YORK.
The annual police parade took place in
New York yesterday-The funeral of Mrs
Mary Mason Jones took place yester-
day.-The opening of the Metropolitan
Museum on Sunday is only half.
way affair after all.--Governor Hills di-
JENNA in reference 10 the Senatorship and
Governorship continues unsolyed.--Dr. F. p
Terhune has resigned the pastorate of the Bed
ford-ayenue Dutch Reformed church, Brooklyn
Secretary Blaine left for Bar Harbor yester-
dAy-About five thousand immigrants landed
nj New York esterday.-London continued tC
sell Louisville anu NhsNNlile STOCK HtaNlly III
Wall street Yesterday weekly conference
Of Baptist ministers was held in the Tabernacle
yesterday.
FOREIGN.
The reported attempted revolution in Hayti il
confrmed.-The National Press states Parnel
and Mrs. O'Shea are to be married next week.
The recent correspondence on the Behring sei
fishery question is publishedin London.-lt il
reported that President Diaz of Mexico hat
ordered Minister Romero at Washington 10 re
turn home.-England is rapidly developing
an effective naval defense
GENERAL.
The Northern Presbyterian General Assembl,
was in session yesterday.-An Inspector at Me
bane, N c., has discovered an attempt to snug
gle fertilizer.-A meeting was held in Raleigh
yesterday in the interest of the Southern Expo
sition 10 be held there.-The annual com
mencement Of the Peace Institute. of Raleigh, j
in progress.-Governor Holt yesterday par
doned Jessie Harris and Frank Kenly, charged
with murder.-Mrs q. l.. Hackett, Of Wilkes
boro, N. c.. is dead.--Governor Holt has called
meeting Of the North Carolina managers o
the Chicago Worlds Fair to assemble at Ra
leigh, June l9th.---A tragedy between farmer
at bonneville. La, occurred Saturday night
Russell Harrison adheres to his statement tina
his father VII not be candidate for renomina
ton unless the people demanded it.