The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-07
WILL DR.. BRIGGS Be TRIED ?
Some DiTines Believe the Proceedings Will
Be Arrested.
CAUSE OF THE SCARCITY OF TINE HONEY.
Heavy Borrowing OF Three Large corpora
,,on.-More immigrants Detained.
Metropolitan Matters.
INV Yosx BUREAU. RICHMOND TIMrs.
VI" nnA & 1901

NTW YORK BDhktJt
Oct. G. 1891.
The presbytery Of New York met IN the
,sc,nre-room of the Scotch Presbyterian
cburch in Fourteenth street this morning IN
So .scond DAVIS session, and fixed November
Itb ss the date FOR tho trial of DR.. Briggs.
Altar the adjournment of the Presoytery
DIR Briggs being asked if he would make any
abatement for publication. said: My time
bs. not yet come TO speak. / do
not care TO say anything. for publication az
this time. / am perfectly satished wild the
situation Of the case. i have no mlsgivings
As 10 the result" The Rev. DIR. Birch, chair
man of the committee OF prosecution said;
mo. there il no possibility OF the trial peing
arrested now that / know Of. Such a thing IS
not probable at all"
rHE TRIAL MAY BE ARRESTED.
The Rev. DR.. Parkhurst said: II think
there Is a prospect that the trial may % ar
rested even vet. IL some satisfactory ac-
commodating arrangement can be made De-
tween the committee and DR.. Briggs. the
trial NAV be arrested and the case disposed OF
10 another way. The fact that so many nem-
beers of the Presbytery. men Ike Dr. Boom;
Dr Hall and others are anxious that
sone such step may be taken for
the good Of the Church at large that some
vav ont of the difficulty may be secured or
availed Of without a trial Is a pretty, goou III
d~ication that such a disposition or the case
would be agreeable 10 them father Il a u 80
At this time. 1t will very seriously interfere
with the work Of the Church III THIS Guy thiS
winter"
SCARCITY OF TIME MONEY.
One reason for the scarcity of ~time-money
this fall has been the heavy borrowing OF
three large corporations-tbe mon racine
tbs Richmond Terminal and the Atkinson.
m $3.50 h4a ham q hOrTnWQT OF Ia tt1 UDt
from the New York banks alone. Inc hlcn-
mond Terminals borrowings are stlmate at
fyom A1O. 600. 900 to els. 000. 900 and the Atchl-
sons at from 1000. 900 to slO,OOO,OOO
Mr.. PLANTS RETURN.
IT r. Plant will land here from London
Tomorrow. Mr.. Plant has been abroad In
the interest of the Alabama Midland railway.
THE majority of this stock is held in London.
and Mr.. Plant has succeeded in getting 20 per
cent. of the bondholders to endorse his scheme
of a guarantee Of 8 per cent. on s4O0,OO0
worth of bonds issued at 6 per cent
There were landed at the Barge Office TINS
morning. 1906 immigrants. Fully 800 or
these were detained for inspection.
MISS BIsLAND wKDs.
Miss Elizabeth Bisland, who made a repu-
tatiou last year by q flying trip around the
world and is considered one OF the most bril-
liant writers for the press. was married this
afternoon to MI. Charles w. Wetmore. OF this
city. The young couple met abroad. MISS
Bislsnd was born and grew to girlhood ON q
Louisiana plantation.
NEW YORK NOTES.
The resignation of Mr.. Herman Oelrichs
from the Democratic National Committee has
created no excitement whatever about State
headquarters.
Henri j. Franks. a French artist who sqan-
dered q fortune of f45. 900 in high living and
at the races. hanged himself during last night
ut SO7 west Forty-eighth street, New lork.
Franks was about forty years Of age and be-
longed to a good family.