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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
b. NEWGASS IN DANTILLE.
The London Banker Prospecting-Foun
Guilty of ManslauGhter.

DANvnLE. Va, May Special. l-B.
Newgass, of the banking firm of Newgass d
Co.. Of London. owners of a controlling inter
est in the Atlantic and Danville railway and
of much property IN and about Norfolk and
Portsmouth, spent to-day in Danville. Mr..
Newgass is looking around Virginia with a
view 10 making further investments for him
self and friends. but it has not been devel-
oped that any Danyile real estate agents have
rs yet interested him.
a special from Rocky Mount says that Vic
toria Hodges, who year or more ago shot
and killed X. }. Cunningham. a sewing ma
chine agent, who had visited her house of Ill
tame. was tried in the County Court of Fran .
lin county yesterday and was found guilty o.
manslaughter. Her punishment was fixed AT
six years in the penitenuary. a motion for d
new trial was Overruled by the Court.
One of the most gOrpeC u racel tons of the
season was given by Mr. and Mrs. j. G.. Penn
at their palatial residence on Main street this
evening Over two hundred guests attended
A heavy rain commenced here yesterday af
ternoon and is general throughout the section
Accompanying this rain Is acOld Northwestern
which makes il more like February than May
and brings ont overcoats in great profusiOn.
On account of the unfavorable spell of
weather the memorial services which had been
arranged for tomorrow have been postponed
till next week, the day 10 be named later.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
VYTHETILLE.
Effects of the Late Frost-FOreign Missions
Personal and General.


WYrHEvrILE. VA. MAY n Special. THE
frosty nights of last week did much less dam
ace in and around Wytheville than was at first
feared. though reports from the country indi-
cate that little more harm has resulted at a
distance from town. The grapes and tenderer
vegetables we're slightly nipped, but cherries,
pears and apples were not injured at all.
County court is in Session this week. There
WAS n large crowd in town yesterday and
much electioneerng was done. 1t IS thought
fine Democratic candidates are ahead 50 tar
and that they will probably displace the
Republican. incumbents. A number of small
indictments were made by the grand jury.
The William GibbOney property on Nam
street. sold at public auction yesterday was
purchased bv Mr.. -. H. Glib oney and G.. W
Pike for S12.65O, $4,000 advance on price for
VIII ch the same property was sold less than a
year ago.
After an earnest and stirring missionary adj
dress by the pastor. Rev. r. NJ. Mcconnell,
on Sunday the Presbyterian congregation
subscribed between 5000 and 300 to the cause
of foreign missions, sum suihcien1 TO sup
mort a representative Of this church IN CHINA
or Japan, and TO this special Object the money
will be applied.
Mrs. Judge Boiling, Mrs. DR.. p. b. Green
and Mrs. r. q. Kent. of Wytheville, give a
german at Max Meadows Inn this evening,
and number of our young people will attend.
Captain w. S. Blair. of Wythevllle, Is one OF
the counsel employed To defend Or. Baker
charged with vne murder of his wife and
the attempted murder of Mr.. Gllmer in Wash
ingtOn county.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15

BRIsToI.. Tenn, May H.-[Special. Mr..
William Trammell, of Jonesboro. a former citi-
zen of Bristol, and railroad man, died at his
residence Tuesday night and was brought here
Wednesday for burial. He was met at the depot
by the Knights of Honor, who took charge of
the body. Mr. TramIuell was injured inter
nally about twelve years ago while braking
on an East Tennessee railroad train. He had
never recovered from the wound which was
supposed TO have caused his death
Rev. S. 5. Williams. pastor Of the Baptist
church; Dr. j. II. Dickey prominent drug
man of the city, and Samuel Hodges, the
noted photographers. have returned from Biz
miDgham, where they attended the Southern
Baptist Convention.
Mr.: ID. ID: Taylor the popular secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association and
James W. Lynn, Of the First National Bank.
lett yesterday for Washington, Baltimore. and
other. Eastern cities on pleasure trip for sew
eral days.
Mr.. H. b. Halter and wife, of Marion. Va.
arrived yesterday, and will spend the summer
IN this town
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
AN INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION.
Formation Of One the Outcome Of the Ra-
leigh Real Estate Convention.
THE ORDER OF KINGS DAUGHTERS MEET.
Odd-Feiiows Establish an 0rphanage TO be
Maintained by Them-North Caro-
lima News OF Interest.

RALEIGH, n. c.. May 14.-LSpecial Tho
Real Estate and Industrial Convention COM
pleted its labors to-day and adjourned to hold
It's next annual meeting in Durham at the call
Of the president.
The North Carolina Industrial and Develop
ment Association was formally organized thus
morning by the election Of the following OH
GERS: President. Colonel W. H. S. Burgwyn;
Vice-Presidents, Elias Carr Of Edgecomb,
ID. W. G.. Benbow Of Guilford. Professor G. d.
Smith of Macon; Secretary, John L. Patrick;
Treasurer. T. X Bruner. Executive Commit
tee and one from each Congressional distrlct
as follows: j. Bryan Grimes W, T. Dortch,
William Dunn, II. A. London. }. ). Carr. ID.
i. Saylor. j. G.. Hall, G.. W. Sparger, and ,.
r. kepler.
Several important resolutions were adopted
to-day. and some ringing addresses were made
bv members of the convention. 1hese re-
lated 70 encouraging immigration ana roster
Inc manufacturing interests. The most I'M
pOrtant resolution adopted was one relating TO
the coming Southern Exposition. which was
as follows:
Resolved. That the board Of county COM
missioners Of each county in the State, and
justices of the peace in their Joint session
in the month of June. in the present
year be requested TO take proper steps 10 nave
products industries and evidences of the re-
sources Of the respective counties collected
and exhibited at the Southern Interstate Ex-
position 10 be held in Raleigh IN October and
November. and that these exhibits be also
placed in the hands of the North Carolina
managers Of exhibit TO be at the Worlds Fair
at Chicago.
Resolved, That the Governor be requested
in proclamation to designate some energetic
citizens in each county 20 meet and confer
with the county boards and urge upon them
the necessity Of preparing full exhibits OF the
resources for the exposition.
The Grand Lodge of Cdd-FelOws at its an
nual session at Oxford decided to establish an
orphanage to be maintained by that order,
and n committee was appointed. with Con
gresham 4. II. A. Williams as chairman, to
locate that institution within the next ninety
days.
The State convention Of Kings Daughters,
Of North Carolina assembled here to-day IN
Edenton-Strcet Methodist church with num-
Der OF delegates from all over the state pres
ent. Among the distinguished ladies present
were Mrs. Isabella Charles DAVIS. general
manager of the Central Circle OF
New York. and Miss Bette Carter,
president of the State Convention. Nlsi-
tors were welcomed this morning by
Mrs. j. L. Foster. Of this city, who was re-
sponded TO by Miss Clara Albright OF Greens
horo. Mrs Hunt and Miss Carter also made
addresses before the convention. Among IN
teresting features of the occasion was recep-
ton at the Marlboro House tonight and con
cert at the chapel Of the institution for the
deaf and dumb and blind tomorrow night.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
oyop yo uHOM HONOR is DUE
a, Inventor Who was Ahead Oh INC "s' ."
M which He Lived.

,rorv IF our older citizens Will reinenIoei
~ Ci'orIoe Williams. of Central Plains. Flu
Inn, , who many years ago in attempting TO
- s.o,,, bis vehicle while his horse was
!,Ilin, owav down Drivers Hill had ms
III. lien and had to have it amputated. lie
,'.es n1,iet nice. intelligent old gentleman
vi faw neople besides his intimate 1rleDos
knew much Of his past history. therefore, IL
will be somewhat surprising ID goou many
when We tell them that tnaV man rniIr ~'ao
ventor of the modern system OF railroads
He was the son of BAPTIST preacheI' nov
Elisha Williams, Salem. Mass. ~,
A. the ace of twenty he invented a plan oy
which railroad could be built with stnoolh
iron rails" instead of the use OF coSs' R
was the the only system known up 10 thaV
time He after many experiments, went 20
I'm and obtained the consent of the city
authorities TO Law temporary track on one OF
their streets where he might exhibit his pan
to the ,,ublic. Being told that he proposed 70
constynct a railroad TO connect the principal
citiey the BOstonians pronounced MN acIanA
and paid but little attention to his scheme.
he soon after obtained letters patent ION
10 United States Government for ms lnVen-
lion signed by james hohIOo' VIM W."
' lie then came to Richmond. Va, and laid
his scheme before the Legislature, then IN ses-
sion with the hope of obtaining ana rom
them 10 bring his invention 10 successIi'i III
eratiou. But after hearing his plans explained
and proposition TO build a road from hlGH-
mond to Washington. they laughed at MS
crazy scheme" as they called 1t. ana tolu
him there was not enough money IN Virginia;
nor iron in the United States to buIld his roa9
with He then went to South Carolina ana
mot with like fate So. having spent all inc
means he possessed, about $40 ,0OO, DISCOURAGED
and down-hearted. he returned nome
70 Salem. His father having seen the
severe criticisms Of his scheme IN
the papers. had become so mortified that ne
told him if he would promise to give, up ms
invention and never have any more to 90 with
if he would furnish him money to set MN up
in business. This proposition he accepted: as
il was the best he could do. and soon after
came to Virginia and engaged IN mercan-
tile pursuits few years later n party
having seized on the identical idea advanced
Inv NIr. Williams. succeeded IN con-
structing railway on his plan'
from Which grew our present great railway
system. the grandest and most wonderful sys-
fam for travel and transportation ever known
to the world Thus after years OF toii ana
Tho expenditure Of $4,000 Mr.. Williams;
although the real originator Of this grand
system. never received dollar for his trou-
bic. His venerable widow, aged eighty,seVen T.
still lives in Fluyanna with Major y. W An
derson. who married her daughter.-Scotts-
vile Courier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
Property Transfers.

Richmond Ciy.-John Lewis administrator
TO J. +. Rupert. % feet on the west SIDE OF
allev between Main and Franklin, Twenty
fourth and Twenty-ffth streets. $3.50
II. n. Williams to j. Aston Cabell, 76 feet
on Moore street. southwest corner Oh YAK
$1,000. 90
4. G. Wollard to William II. Wollard, 30
feet on the south side Of Cary street between
Adams and FOushee, $4,000
Henrico CO,uig.-North Side Land Company
to s. II. Kerr lot 10. square q, Chestnut Hill'
5000.
Same to w. A. Freed, lot 9, square28, Chest
nut Hill. 300.
Same to n. W Watts, lot II, square a.
Chestnut Hill. 5000.
Same to William Forrer, lot 3, square 40; lot
-. square 80; lot 20, square l6; lot II, square
27 lot ., square rs; lot <, square y, and lot 2,
square II, Chestnut Hill, sl,4OO.
Same 10 Jacob Forrer, Jr., lot ~, square ~
Chestnut Hill, 5000.
West-End Land and Improvement Company
to Margaret, wife of Henry Wenzel, 30 feet on
the north side of Cary straet between Elm
and Cedar - 400.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
REFUSED TO MARRY HER.
A Beautiful Hill City Girl a Victim OIL a
FaithleSS Lover.
BANKER KEWGASS VISITS DANYlLLE.
RIA, If ooscer Donahue In Petersburg
Charged with Abduction-JndEe i"'
toms Dsath-oyeT the state.

Ivxcunrno. Va, May Special Some
,sune AGO yoang man named W. NJ Dance
,h,, NJ Hease,S. clopcd 20 Washington Guy
IN NJ. r,1, Vrvidh> a. a beautiful giri Oh
lbs es,y. ~ q lsvsensc 81 getting married pus
they wesV u,s maygicd, Dance putting !" ."
a., .gr..,,.. reasons In few days the eloping
'..,,,,,. rxteteeA q, ths~ city 10y the Virginia
Nr3,.st .uA ssek thc Chesapeake and ONO
,.qr,,,4 f,,r Choea Forge. Dance still refused
~ marry Miss FrcidhoG, and she becoming
d;se,stsa returned 70 her home in this city
last week. s,.f.,o o,;ri s,vore
90, a warrant for the arrest OF Dance ana
Officer (ionldman of this city went up 10 IRON
Cate arrested him and returned with the
Y,;soner TODAY and lodged him in jail to await
trial. The case excites great interest ia '"i'
city and Will come for trial fo-lnorroW. =,
fTbe COMMON case of the commonwealth
AGAINST Stephen Adams and v. r. lancey'
which has gone through many terms Oh lhe
court came up again yesterday ana ai1ei -
long aroument on both sides was uecldeu III
favor Of tho Commonwealth. Att0rney-peh-
eral'Scott represented the latter. SeNelai otheI
coupon cases are before the court to-uay' D"O
NJ de .isiOn has been yet reached. -,
The rain has been very plentiful for the last
two DAYS in all the surrounding country, anu
has been a godsend 10 the farmers. who nave
been severely suffering from the dry spell:
The PRIMARY nominations Of the city oihcers
+ook Mace TO-DAY under the Australian ballot
system. and passed of without excitement;
Most of the old officers were renominatcd'' ouI
the vote has not yet been announced
The electric street-cars commenced TO-DAY
on an experiment trip around the city under
tho direction Of New York expert On Nam
street and other portions of the line the sue
cess has been complete. but some obstruc ions
have beon met with on other portions of the
line. which it will take day or two to cor,
rect. The whole line is confidently expected
10 be complete success and N full operation
- CppCqv ppXf
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
CHARTER GRANTED.
Trial of John Donahue, Charged With Sc
duction-Beavy Rainfall.

ductiOn-HeaVy Kaintab
PETERSBURG. VA, May 14.-ISpecial.l-Jrdge
b. A. Hancock. of the Circuit Court of Peters
burg, has granted charter TO the City Point
Land Improvement Company"
The negro Seabard Edwards. who so brutal
lv murdered his wife few days ago, about
five miles from Windsor station, on the Nor
folk and Western railroad, III Isle OF Wight
county. and who afterwards made his escape,
was seen Yesterday in the woods ten miles
from Windsor. armed with a dOuble-b arreled
shotgun He declares that he will not be
taken alive and threatens 90 kill on sight l.. }.
Darden. the magistrate, who some time ago
bound him over to keep the peace.
The Mayors Court was III session to-day
from 10 o'clock A. NJ. until O'Clock =. NJ.
hearing the case of the Commonwealth against
John Domaine. a member of the police corps
who is charged with the seduction OF Miss
Matte Lamb. young white woman, aged
about eighteen years, residing on Canal
street Quite large number Of witnesses
were examined. The accused was represented
by Mr. William r. Mckinney. After hearing
the testimony OF witnesses and argument Of
counsel the mayor sent Donahue on for in
dictment and trial at the next term of the
Hustings Court He was released on bail IN
the penalty of = 600. Mr. David Bailey be-
came Officer Donahue's bondsman:
Rain has been falling here al. day. There
very ItltUtlul Idll lllln luOlullIH HlpllS
the line of the Norfolk and Western railroad.
A heavy rain fell Yesterday in Sussex county
in the vicinity of Stony Creek station. on the
Petersburg and Weldon railroad, and also in
the neichborhood Of Claremont. on James
river The farmers are all glad TO see the
rain. for 1T is very badly needed.
The Episcopal Council OF Virginia, which
will meet in annual session here on Wednes-
day next, Will he composed Of about one hun
dred and fifty church and lay delegates. The
council will convene on Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock. and will he il session until the
following Saturday.
Mr. f. Buford Grymes whose trial in Rich
mond is exciting so much interest there, Is
said 10 be connected with some of the best
families in Petersburg.
Nothing has yet been heard from Governor
| Mckinney in reference TO the petition pre-
scented 10 him some time ago by Mr.. Richard
! b. Davis Of this city. asking for pardon or
commutation of the death sentence in the ca e
of Randall Watson, who is sentenced TO be
hanged on the 10th Of July next at Hicksford,
! Greensyille county, for murder
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
COLORED B4PTISTS.
Twenty-Fourth Annual Session of the State
Convention.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. May l4.-lSpecial. j
The Virginia Baptist State Convention
.colored) met in this city yesterday with the
First Colored Baptist church in its twenty
fourth annual session, and will continue until
Saturday evening. The Rev. II. Ii. Mitchell,
A. NJ, of Farmville, is president. The ses-
sion was opened at o'clock with devotional
exercises. followed by the address of welcome
by john A. Brown, which. Was responded 10 by
Rev. II. Wlll'@ms, of Petersburg. President
Mitchell tn n addressed the convention, after
which the rider Of business was adopted, dele
gates enrolled committees appointed etc.
The treasurer submitted his report for the
past year, which showed that $685. 60 had been
collected for home missions, S52977 for
foreign missions, Sl66.77 for education and
1926 80 for the seminary at Lynchburg.
At the afternoon session the following Off
GERS were elected for the next year Rev. H..
II. Mitchell, tarmville, president f. ]. Chick,
Lynch burg. first yce-presdent; H. Jameson,
Buchanan, second vice-president: G. A. Robin
son. Middlesex, third vlce-president; A. CHS.
holm, Bedford City, fourth vice-president;
j. w. Kirby Portsmouth. corresponding sec
Sssaryi A. Binga, Jr.. Manchester. recording
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15

socro,orv rsince 1879; J. f. Farrar Richmond
sreasrr,.y. d. G. Dean. Staunton, statstl, q.
s secretary The report Of tie corresponding
secretary was read and adopted The NEED NEED
Of denosnatona w@s t then ssa lG and
by Rev Alexander Gordon. 81 81 d dssleoates wv
was discussed by a nnmper f os addressed
the eco convention. setting forth the merits OF tho
Pulpit Commentary uroI sernoon
- ~ ,, ,no he'd by Rev Alfred Chrisholm, OF
Hcdford CITY. to a large congregation. Deief
gates are in aitsnd anS Sda ap Of interest is taken
in the work of the body:
d" Rain Raj commenced to fall yesterday evening
ond continued nearly all night. This morn
INC the temperature was greatly changed
and oyercoats and fires are comfortable.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
Burning of the Richmond and Danville
Depot.

BIRM1NGHAM, ALA. MAY l4.-ISpecial. AT
10 o'clock Tuesday night the long freight
depot of the Richmond and Danyille Railroad
Company. situated on Powell avenue between
Twenty-frst and Twenty second streets, was
fired by ncendiaries ina numberOf places. and
Is now a total wreck. II appears that at the
time mentioned four masked men entered the
AGENTS office and assaulted the cashier. Mr..
Russell. giving him a severe blow on the head
and stomach, after which they robbed the
open safe of a small amount of money and
then set fire 10 the building in several places
The night-watchman discovered the insensi-
bic form Of the cashier and dragged him from
the burning building in time TO save his life.
He is seriously injured, but will probably le-
cover. Several theories are advanced as TO the
motive for the crime. one beng that the men
who did the work were professional burglars:
while another is that they were discharged
employees or others with a grievance
against the road seeking vengeance in this
manner. One man is under arrest, but it IS
not known how strong is the evidence against
him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
SHENDUN NEWS.
Senator Chandler Visits the Thriving Town.
Arrivals at the Hotel.

SHrNDUN, Va, May H-ISpecial l-Sena-
tor w. L. Chandler. Of New Hampshire. and
his son, Ensign Lloyd II. Chandler of the
navy, remained over night They met their
townsman. Charles c. Rove. Esq, and were
also entertained by Major Hotchkiss, pTesi-
dent of the GrottOes Company, who rode with
them around the town and upon Observatory
Hill, and showed the plan of the town and its
Industries. During the day and evening
Senator Chandler met with many prominent
citizens, who showed him special cOurtesies.
Among the arrivals at Wright's Hotel yes
terday were. j. L. Hatcher and WIFE Atlanta,
Ga; Hon W. +. Chandler, Concord, n. H.;
Ensign l.. ii. Chandler, United States navy:
II. p. wager and j. b. Webb, Cross Keys. Va;
#. A. Walker, Richmond. Va; q. W. Leet,
city; f. Nj. Landrum, Baltimore; Edward T.
Dadmun. Richmond, Va w. II. Biedler,
Baltimore; Charles Catlett city; T. c. Nor
ton, stanton, Va; +. .. Johnson. New York;
w. f. keyser, Luray; j. A. Reemer, New
York; ID. o. Nourse. Blacksburg, Va.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
Hnw Did They Get There2

M ]. A. Brown was blowing last week on
the lowgrounds not far below Carter's Bridge.
on Hardware river, when his plow hung an
object and pulled it up to the surface It was
Browns curiosity. so. procuring hoe. he
excayated the object, and found plow
with single-tree and harness attached
to it. all in pretty good preservation except
that the backband had decayed. In digging
further Mr. Brown also found the bones of an
animal which he supposed to be a mule. His
idea is that on some occasion that mule and
pillow got caught there in one Of the big
freshets TO which Hardware is so subject and
which comes so rapidly there sometimes. and
that the mule was drowned and ultimately
buried in the mud. Scottsville Courier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
Terms ENnire.

The terms Of the following policemen expire
A. Cosby b. f, Howard, w. /. Thomas. Pri-
Yates Thomas A. Allen. B. NJ Angle, Henry
Berkert, Charles Clinely, NJ b. Sutton. Robert
T.. Brown H. G.. Lamkin. John w. Curle =.
i. Robinson, John Ogelvie. b. T. Poitiaux,
C. H. Sweeney, John ). Talman, George T.
Mattern. j. J. Walton. James II. Kerse, Viii
liam A. Shields. Peterfeld Vest, Charles II.
Talley, b. A. Pillow. Virginius Pendleton, l..
d. Saunders and John A. Priddy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15

The holder of coupon 4O1. who won the
piano at the Blues bazaar, has not yet come
forward. and the prize still remains unclaimed.
The horse and phae,on was won by. Mr..
Garland Coleman, who presented them back
TO the company. The turnout will now be
sold bv Captain Cutchins for the benefit of
the building fund.
In speaking of the bazaar Captain Cutchins
expressed himself highly pleased with its
financial result. Although he was not yet
able to state what the net profits will amount
10. he was fully convinced that very hand
some amount has been realized for the armory
fund.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-15
REMEnBER.
A Bundle of Facts Good to Paste In Your
Scrap Book.


The sun gives 600. 600 times as much light as
the full moon: seven billion times as much
as the brightest star in the sky, and thirty-slx
million times rs much as all the stars COM
bined. in size the sun equals l.3000 600 earths,
but owing 10 its smaller density It's weight
equals only 1900 earths
The organs Of smell in the turkey vuiture
and carrion crow are 80 delicate that they can
scent their food for distance of forty miles.
Tho period of "a generation" has been
lencthened: it used TO be thirty years and was
later increased 10 thirty-tour: now a scientist
saws the average term of human life has IN
creased in the last fifty years from thirty-tour
TO fOrty-twO years.
In the photograph of the heavens in course
Of preparation in the Paris Observatory. 1t 10
calculated that G4,0O0,000 of stars will be rep
resented In the nebue of the Tyre M. Bail
land took n photograph, four by five and q
halfinches, which revealed to the naked eye
4 500 stars.
An English astronomer states that the old
est historical record of solar eclipse IS III
Homer's Had, xvii. 367-Current Literature.