The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-04
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 4. 1891.
SIX PAGES.


The Water Committee made q tom OF in
spection The Richmond Cycle Club m.'-
Powhatan Club met.-Lumber dealers met.
board of directors of the Young Mems
Christian Association met Mrs T. +. Camp
bell will be buried to-day.-Mr. Charles c.
Zehle died.-C. J. 10th, Jr.. assigned.
VIRGINIA.
A sharp contest is going on in Stanton be-
tween the lot owners over the site for the public
building-The case of the Postal Telegraph
Company against the Norfolk and Western rail
road was before the Prince George County
Court-Mrs. Thomas Hook, Of Clarke county,
died.-The Farmers Alliance will have a ic-
mic nj Scottsville September l0th.-Prince Ed
ward county will have no fair this fall.-Ihe
District Quarterly Conference Of the Baltimore
Conference met in Buena Nista.-rhe negro
murderer, William Robinson, has been taken to
iynchburg-William Caldwell. of Amherst,
was killed yesterday.-The Farmers Alliance
of Amherst held a-picnic Wednesday, mys-
ferrous application was made IN Danyille yes
<erday for a marriage hcense--Captaln John
H. Cook. of Danyille is i'll.
NEW YORK.
Edward Linn, stock broker. committed sui
cide.-Belfords's Magazine is decd
Joseph Gordon lived several days with
broken neck.-Gussie Brown, a housekeeper,
pawned the false teeth of one OF her boarders.
Several additions have recently been
made 10 tho menagerie in Central Park.-It
is expected that by Saturday incoming steam
ers will bring s1.5OoOOO worth Of gold from
Europe.--lt is reported that 10000 shares of
the preferred stock of the Norfolk and West
ern has been sold.-The negotiations to
Al nd 81 cl ofto ~ = ,a
hands of the bondholder are about completed.
Al sharp advance of.Chesapeake and Ohio
securities occurred yesterday.--The rumor
that a receiver for the Union Pacific is to DO
applied for is denied.--Ihe Earl and Coun-
tess Of Aberdeen are in New York-NIrs.
Mary Butcher Of Highlands, n. j., aged one
hundred and four. died Wednesday, has
been decided that each detained immigrant
must have a special court Of inquiry if lie
wishes il.
GENERAL.
Rear Admiral Brown informs the authorities
at Washington that everything is quiet in Chill
and business is resumed-1he North Caro-
lima Railroad Commission has returned from its
inspection of the Bostian bridge wreck. Con
siderable friction exists between the Raleigh
and Durham fire departments. The North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical College
opened yesterday.-A general fight was in
dulged in in Henderson, n c.. yesterday be-
tween excursionists.-Ihe Pennsylvania Dem
ocratic Convention met yesterday and named
State oficers.-Four people were killed by
lightning in Arkansas yesterday Secretary
Rusk has been informed that the German Gov
eminent has raised the embargo on American
pork.--A German physician has discovered
that water injected under the skin renders the
flesh at that point insonsible 10 pain-Mur-
derer William Allen lcolored) was lynched in
Georgia Tuesday night.
THE &. A. X. is opposed to pavilion pro-
posed 10 be erected at the Worlds Fair for
the Blue and the Gray" because it does not
want the rising generation TO believe that the
South fought for cause deserving of any
honor. 1t is hoped that no man who wore
the gray would so far lose his self
respect as to associate with such company as
he would be likely TO find in that pavilion.
But what is the matter with the
G. A. r.? Does it still trenble over the
echoes Of the rebel yell, OF is it playing the
superlatlyeiy loyal role in the hope of having
the pension lists increased in its interest?
MELBOURNE, the rain-maker, is getting his
skill down to science. He has offered TO
contract TO furnish the leading landowners Of
Cheyenne in Wyoming with eighteen inches
OF rain in April. May and June of next year.
The Wyoming farmers will have no trouble with
their crops hereafter on account of rain. pro-
vided Melbourne comes up to his contract,
and does not overdo the thing.
SECRETARY FOSTER and Collector Fassett
must feel like trembling in their shoes. BE.
cause they refused Russell Harrison Gov.
eminent yacht in which to meet the ladies of
his family on their return from Europe, that
young gentleman is reported To be in
rage. When Jupiter mods Olympus shakes.
and Foster and Fassett had better beware
kusssll's anger.