The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1891-01-07

BhBNiS ~ NAiiNi an lNfNl OA steamer lilSl nlHnL
give details of the robbery of Mrs Or NJ.
NJ. Phillips, of the Amer can Methodist
Mission at SoO-C ChOw-FoO, and her assistant
Miss Smithy, by pirates near Quersan. The
ladies were in boat going from Shanghai
to Soo-Chow-FoO. when the pirates over
hauled them and robbed them of al their
valuables and dclothing. The pirates treated
the ladies with great rudeness
Colonel w H. Paine. of New York. who
was prominently connected with the con-
struction ofthe Brooklyn bridge and Hu /
son river tunnel, died suddenly in Clevs-
land, Ohio, December 3lst He was about
"a years old. 1t is stated that he was con
nected directly with the laying of every
principal cable in the United States, and
was one of the most highly respected
engineers In the country. He was the first
engineer who made chain survey across
the Continent TO the Pacific coast
Something of a sensation was caused in
Danyllle Va, last Thursday by the finding
OF a human hand on the Midland Railroad
in North Danvile. 1t is a delicate-lookinp
land and evidently was cut from the body
of white woman, but where it come from
and how it chanced TO be in the railroad
track is amystery. 1t is suggested that the
hand belongs to the victim of some railroad
accident.
The death of Alexander William King
lake, the English historian, is announced
lie was born in 1911, near Taunton, and
was educated at Eton and Trinity College.
Cambridge. His Invasion of the Crimea,5
the first portion of history of the Russian
war of 1876, appeared in 1863. and gave
50 much otfense at the Court of the
Iuileries that its sale was prohibited in
France curing the empire.
A fire in Queen Victoria and Thames
streets Rloplr fria hriI I
December Both, developed into confagra-
ton, and caused a loss Of about S2O00,000
The oil refinery of Car,ess, Chapel g.
Leonard, with 10000 gallons of spirits. was
also burned. The weather was the coolest
known in London since 1913. and the water
troze in the air as it was thrown on the
fires.
Mr.. Walter r. Abel, one of the sons of
the late a. =. Abel and one of the proprie-
tors OF the Baltimore Sun, died suddenly of
neuralgia of the heart last Saturday morn
ing at his residence 223 West Monument
street, Baltimore, in the 42d year of
his age. About the time of Mr. AbePs
death his sister, Miss Mary L. Abel, took
the white veil at the Convent of the Visi-
tation, in Georgetown, ID. G.
During the past year the Roanoke (Va.)
Machine w Orks turned out 36 large lccomo-
tlVes, $50 thirty-ton coal cars, 7S5 thirty
ton box cars, 232 coke cars, 179 thirty ton
hai cars % cabin and 2 large wfeckiug
as lbe works noT give employment 40
l. 200 hands ANA the pa-IOIl alglees4cs
nearly S5O,0Oj monthly
During the year 1880 twenty-nine rail-
roads in the United States, representing
1928 miles of road and about $1S2 100000
of funded debt and capital stock, were sold
under foreclosure. Twenty-siX railroads,
representing nearly 1000 miles of road and
over SlOO,OOO,000 of securieties, went into
the hands of receivers
Agusta Ga. had 500, O,OOOfre last We'd
nesday morning at ) o'clock / A. II.
Reab, dealer in whiskes loss $50 600;
insured for 100000. Jas G. Bailie. carpets,
$4,000; insured for $1,000 Nicholas ahrs,
groceries, $4,000 insurance $4,000. ID.
groceries, $4,000 Damage to
Roberts Building, 50 1000
special to the Richmond Dispatrh from
Luray, Va, says the family of BENJAMIN
Sours were poisoned, January lst, by eating
pumpkin pies, which were supposed to
contain rat poison Mr. Sours and orechild
died, and the others are dangerously III.
The Bureau of Vital Statistics in New
ork reports 40.23O deaths during the past
year. There were :9.2jO births and 4 992
marriages The Bureau reports that the
year was ccmpa. atiyely healthy one
Harry Z. Folkes. brakeman On the
Baltimore and Chic road, fell from the top
ot west-bOund freight train at North
NJ fountain, W. Va, ON last Thursday. and
was instantly killed, his skull beinc crushed.
dispatch from Fayetteville. n c.. SAYS
that the Peoples National Bank OF tiat city
closed its doors ON "Wednesday. December
3lst. The assets are said to a1lrtrate
&22O,OOO and the liabilities about S-CUOO