The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-18
The Assembly Refuses to send the Military
to Attend sherman's Funeral - Khet
Pleads "Not Guiity"-Another Lymph
Patient Dead-Tctropolitan Matters.

Albany Assembly lflu0'i ~ 'lli
$4,000 for sending the state militia TO attend
General Shermans funeral.
The governors Of the Stock Exchange here
voted TO close the board at noon on the day OF
the funeral. and recommend that all dellye-
res on contracts due on that day shall DE
made at or before that hour.
nHETr PLEADS "NoT GUILTY."
William b. Rhett, who abducted three girls
some week ago. was arraigned for pleading
before Judge Cowing in the Court of General
Sessions to-day He pleaded mot guilty"
No date was set for the trial
JAY GoUI.Ds ILLNESS DENIED.
Mr.. George Gould to-day again vigorously
denied the report that his father IS Ill.
Ben Ali Haggin the well-known turtman,
died at his residence here this morning of
pneumonia.
ANOTHER LYMPH PATIENT DEAD.
Another lymph patient is dead. This time
il is Herman Struck. the leader Of the twelfth
ward (BroOklyn) Republican organization.
and his many political friends are discussing
the case with great interest. Many are very
decidedly of the opinion that this IS but
another demonstration of the inefiicacy of the
lymph as u cure for consumption. They claim
that had not the lymph treatment been re-
sorted 10 Mr.. Struck would be alive today.
A cold which Mr. Struck contracted WINE al
tending President Harnson's Inauguration
brought on consumption.
HIS SECOND TRIAL
The second trial Of James A. Simmons in
dicted for embczzling and msSapplylng the
funds of the Sixth National Bank WIS begun
in the United States Circuit Court before
JUDGE Benedict and a jury this morning.
II took two DAYS To secure twelve men with
sufficient lack of knowledge and opinion re-
garding the affairs of the wrecked bank.
BooKMAKEBs FINED.
At Trenton, n, j., in the Supreme Court
This afternoon, Justice Van Syckcl presiding.
Ike S. Thompson Robert c. Irving. Henry
Stedcker. Joseph ]. Andcrton. and George
johnson were each sentenced to pay
$500 fine All Of these were book
makers, convicted in the Union County
Court on the charge Of keeping
disorderly house although the real crime
was book making on the grounds of the LIN
den Park Bood-H Association and the
New Jersey Jockey Club. The Association
vss also arraigned and fined $500 with costs.
The Senate was flooded with petitions this
norning from all parts of the State against
nOol-seling and any interference with exist
ing liquor legislation.
MR. WEED TO BIZ PRESIDENT.
The report that Smith NJ. Weed may be elect
ed president of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company in place of ex-senator Thomas c.
Plat has undoubtedly some truth in IT. II
is known that the ex-senator mas for some
time been anxious that some first
class iron man of large business ex-
perience should undertake tive management
of the company. Mr.. Weed Is thought
10 be the man in his mind for that position.
The present business manager of the company,
Judge II. c. Bond. has been completing AZ
engagements to move to Washington and take
part in the growth of the Pacific coast. Prob
ably the largest stakeholder in the Tennessee
Coal and Iron Company at the present time Is
MIR. John II. 1nman. whose political aihlia-
tons are the same as Mr. Weeds.
PICTURE SPECULATION.
Mr.. George l. Seney, whose recent picture
sale at the Madison-Square Assembly Rooms
was an art event says that when he was com
PEELED by business embarrassment TO sell his
collection in 1883 he found that the collection
of pictures could he made profitable ms well
as pleasuTable venture, and as soon as lac
was financially able he began To buy pictures
with that idea Stocks and bonds dcprecate
three to four times rs much ms pictures in
period of panic" said Mr.. Seney, and are as
prudent an investment as man can
make, because age increases their value"
The last sale included i'll all 307 canyases
which brought sG54 900 as total for the three
nights. Ii is understood that Mr.. Seney paid
about $500, 900 for these pictures, so that lie
nets about 800 900 on the sale.
DEATH OF MIR. GOLDSMITH
Isaac Hamburger, Grand Master OF the
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order Free
N'liS VI lSldtls bHuRNIltfN Tue 'tttu w iil'
grandsecletary of that lodge, Herman 7. Gold
smith, who only last week at the convention
of that order was elected TO that position.
His funeralwill take place tomorrow.
wALL-sTRrET ECHOES.
The close contest between the Richmond
and Danville syndicate and the Seaboard and
Roanoke Company for possession Of the
CovingtOn and Macon railroad, resulting IN
the victory of the former, led to determine
ton on the part of the Seaboard and Roanoke
Company To construct a line of its own. and
at quiet little meeting which was held AT the
Office of Colonel John VI. Robinson, president
of the Seaboard and Roanoke at which were
present other representatives of that system
and several Georgia capitalists il was decided
10 construct a new road from ElbertOn, on the
Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad. to
Macon, a distance of about 100 miles The
organizers of the new company are John NJ
Robinson and H. Curzon Hoffman, Of the
Seaboard and Roanoke system, and W. h.
Sparks, W. W. Collins and George
W. Gustin. of Georgia. The company will
be incorporated as the Macon and North
eastern railroad, and will be built at once.
This line Will be thrty-seven miles shorter to
the North and East than 10y the Covington
and Macon railroad. and can be built. its pro-
JectOrs say. for nearly 81 .00O. 600 less Than
was bid for the lease Of the Coyington and
Macon. The Georgia Southern representa-
tives We're much eratihed in having at last Sc
new line Will be of immense advantage 10 the
city OF Macon, which is fast becoming a great
railroad centre.
RAILROAD MOTIFS.
The last Louisville. New Albany and Chi
cago yarn" is that Mr.. Brice bought sl.s75.-
900 of the company's treasury bonds for
II, 500, 600.
The Kansas City Times says arrangements
are being perfected TO consolidate the Mis-
sour. Kansas and Texas aud Kansas CITY.
Fort Scott and Memphis.
The beef and hog products exported from
the United States duung January were valued
IT sl0, eco Wi: increase. S2l6 IA In January.
1880 the figures were SiO,4ii,5l7 In dairy
products the values were January, 1891.
e524.6i2; January, 1890, S6i7 ,45S Decrease,
t122, sic
There is no very marked change in the con
dltion OF the iron trade, although the volume
OF bushes has been larger. and prices. IL not
higher, are 70 say. the least steadier. The gen.
eral course Of events appears 10 be favorable
for the iron trade. rs BUYERS are irvine To
duplicate purchases at the low prices ruins,
ten or fifteen days ago. but as rule this can
not be done.
Earnings-East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia first week. February 1891, Sl4l. 755.
1870, sl44,s33; decrease sS067: Memphis
and Charleston, first week, February. 1881
sS7,'62 1880. siS,7a3; decrease, $1,000