The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-02
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1891.
SIX PAGES.
NEVIS SUUJfHRf.

General Assembly meet today. Henry
Cook died in Baltimore. Court OF
Appeals was in session.---Commissione OF
Agriculture 70 have separate exhibits of coun-
ties.-An examination for positions ~ letter
carrier takes place.--City Collector Cunning
ham is ready to receive taXos.-Annual meet
ing Of Ladies Auxiliary of Young Mems Chris
tianAssociation held.--Dr. George b. Steel re-
signs as member OF Common CounciL---Chan-
Gerry Court was in sossion---Masonic Home
Ladies' Auxiliary Committee met,--Commit-
ees from the Virginia Agricultural and
Mechanical College and State Board Of
Agriculture recommend certain measures
Mr. S. c. Dubois. of Philadelphia, takos charge
of Academy Of Music.--Hunter Memorial As
ISOLATION meeting postponed.-Legisatiy
Committee of the Farmers Alliance meet
Tuesday German took plsce.-Bazaar under
the auspicios of the ladies Of Monumental
church to take place.---Academy of Medicine
and Surgery meet.
VIRGINIA.
Mr.. F. VI. Clark died IN Norfolk Monday
night.--An epidemic of grip Is raging in
Lynchburg. sales of tobacco for Lynch
burg during November amounted TO l,2Ol,OOO
pounds.-Miss Bessie Stewart Jameson, Of
Alexandria. died Yesterday No trace of the
money taken from the Hines house by Helm,
the murderer, has been ohtained.-The Nor
folk District Convention Of the Womans
Christian Temperance Union was held
in Norfolk city yesterday.-H. w. Cos
ton charged with stealing composition
metal from the Uavy-yard at Norfolk, was nc
Quilted in the United States cour; there yester-
day--Mlss Annie Houston Walker, Of Staun-
q, WI 81
Clair, OF Tazewcli comfy, yestorday.--Csp-
tain John n Opie. Of Stanton, who has been
very III, is out again--George VI. Harrison. of
Stanton, is very sicb.-Ihe Mount Vernon
Methodist church Of Danyile has appointed
delegates to the temperance convention TO be
held in Richmond stewards of the
Danvile district Of the Virginia Method
list Episcopal Conference held a meet
ing in Danvle yesterday Mrs. W. s.
Addison, of Halifax county, is very IL-Ths
Circuit Court of Pittsyvania viii adjourn to
day.--Mr John :. Glasgow. an aged citizen of
Danville, is dying kendrick, who cut
j. J. Cook in a row at Museville has been cap
tured.-A mock court was organized at the
University Of Nirginia.-A large vein of
anthracite coal WAS struck in Isle Of wright
-Orrville Black died Of cold it is said in
Abingdon
NEW YORK.
The feast Of lanterns was opened in LenOx
I,yceum.-Some OF the Sandy Hook pilots
want o new boat-Edward L. Stoddard. the
noted forger. now in jail i'll New York. is he
leyed to be the man who tried to swindle Miss
Winnie Davs.--It is thought that Edward NJ.
Field, the head of the recently wrecked mer-
camille house, is in hiding at his home-The
Council OF the University OF the city Of New
York held meetng.-'The Southern Passen-
ger Association executive committee met
Sagnation continues in financial affairs in New
York city.-Hichmond Terminal dropped TO
the lowest figure yesterday ever reached. -
East Tennessee earnings for the third week in
November show decrease.--Governo Hin
is determined that the Democrats shall have
their rights in the Assembly contest.--Gov-
ernor Hill also made peace with Lieutenant
Governor Sheehan.-Cyrus w. Field is dying
1t is believed that the troubles over the Yir-
ginia debt in London will be settled.
GENERAL.
The end of the revolution IN Brazil is not vet
"A verdict of mot guilty" wss rendered in tbe
McDougald- Conoly murder trial at Fayetteville
n. c.. yesterday-At meeting Of the North
Carolina railway commission at Raleigh vester-
day another importaniiorder was issued-A
meeting of the North Carolina Chicago Worlds
Fair commissioners was held at Raleigh yester.
day--Goyernor Holt, of North Carolina. has
granted respite in the case of Alfred Downs
of Charlotte, charged with murder-The work
OF the Roanoke and Southern has been
completed from Martinsville TO .Roanoke
1t is reported that four hundred lives
were lost on the Inflated Tahat expedition.--
The Postoiiice Depal tnent will investigate the
reported dismissal OF Democratic employees in
the Poughkeepsie. n. Y, postoflice-Don
Emelio Peiggo is no longer the Consul-Genern
at san Franeisco.--The Indian ONCE has not
been officially notified of the outbreak Of
Indians III Arizona.-Fiye more bodies have
been discovered in the ruins caused by the ex.
plosion at Blackburn England.-Tho London
Times advises the foreign bondholders TO wait
for better terms in the Virginia debt settle
ment.--John White, late business manager OF
the san Francisco Call, confessed that he had
stolen S5O0O0 most of which was sunk IN horse
races
The foreign bondholders seem inclined TO
oppose the debt settlement recently agreed |
upon by their representatives and the State |
Debt Commission Tho Olcott oo,,,.;..o. - |