The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-20
Mr.. EVARTS' SUCCESSOR.
GOVERNOR HILL DECIDED ON AS
The RIGHT MAN.
How This Arrangement WIZ Anect His
Presidential Chances The Next Demo
cratic State-The squadron Of Evolu-
tion-Metropslitan Mention.
NRw YORK BUREAU.
RICHMOND DAILY THINKS.


January 10. 1911
The Senatorshpiwill go to David Il. hin
and tho eighiy-ohe Democrats in the Legis
lalure will give him their unanimous vote
on the first ballot. 4 prominent Cleveland
Democrat saws that the election OF hin as
senator will shelye him as a candidate for
President until 1896. for Hin cannot take
ihc Senat0fship on March &, 1891, and then,
in little over year aftcrward, seek the
Presidential nomination. The side.iiack
ing Of Governor Hin in the Presidential
race by his acceptance OF the Senalorship
is the result OF deal with the
Tammany and Kings County Demo
Gratis Governor Hin finally surrendprs
90 their combined demands. but not
before he succeeded In getting them 10
agree upon his naming William r. Sheehan.
the present Speaker Of the Assembly. as
Northumberland. 80 The slate as made
foc tire state Convention reads like this:
For Governor. Roswell Z. Flower. Of New
York; for Lieuienant-Goyernor. William +.
Sheehan. of Buffalo; for Attorney General.
James ". kidgway or Almet /. Joncks. Of
Brooklyn. This also shelves MAYOR Chaplin,
oi BROOKLYN, who would like 90 be Gov
crnor.
n " ecu uitl NtlIfNt lNAA lllll II SACil
hcing bis chances OF being nominated ltr
President by taking a seat in The senate.
There are good reasons for believing that
Mr Weeds friends will oppose the Cover
nor's ambition. one OF them says: Nv bat
is G, become OF The men Who have been
alternating themselves from Mr. Cleveland
while uourishiug TIE dclusiOn that the
Governor would not stand in the way OF
Mr. Weeds candidacys Mr.. Cleveland is
80 q. a IffGAflouf
than be was when the Legislature adjourned
last week
DEATH or A NANALS ETERAN.
Captain John MCGOWAN. Of Elizabeth. y.
T.. died this morning. lie was appointed
h, President Jackson a lieutenant i'm ,he
revenue service in 1881, and was Transferred
Oh the navy in 1891. tie served in the MeXi-
can war. and was captain Of the star Of
tao West. which went 20 relieve Fort stump
o.. a. Charleston. =. G.. in January, 1861
Do retired IN lSS2. after titty-three years Of
active service. lie vas the tather-n-law OF
Commodore HaSnony Of Washington.
SQUADRON Oh EVOLUTION.
The Chicago, of The Squadron of Eyolu-
fou Def; the Brooklyn navy-yard Today
49, proceeded 90 Hampton Roads, where
"a Will Dee joined Bog the Atlanta, Yorktown
anl Boston. the squadron will then leave
fora cruise on the Gulf coast. The Phila-
leplia. of the North Atlantic station, will
-. ,a sea lor ll1yti early tomorrow.
CHURCH FIRES.
The recent church fires in New York have
-sI-.l Insurance men 90 look 40 the condi-
SON ni their risks. and they lind that there
500. BOZ New York. Brooklyn and Jersey
lttt siNfN-siX churches which run unueccs-
str danger from hre.
DIED Al HER PRAYERS.
Annie HERMAN was found dead in her
rm 300 Blookiyn. last night She Was
lry--ix wears DID, and lived alone. She had
I..l missing for several DAYS. aud was
sound seated on the lounge with herhead up
lifted sit boo prayer. Her hands clasped
i-aty The beads 0i ros iry. and ON her lap
na- au open praycr-buok. she had evil
l-anf been dead Tor some days, as sick
.u.n- olor peDaded the room. Heart
dis lsa. doctor said. was the cause of
death.
FH.I BANQUET CONFEDERATE VETERANS.
Ia- spacious banquet ball Of the New
lHk n Tel was ma-uhcentiF decorated
and Illuminated this evening. The occasion
WAS ue ur~f annual banquet Of the Con-
fIerAt, Camp Of New YORK. The affair
nas a brilliant success. Cpsers for over
-u GUESTS were laid. The list Of paruci-
pants included large number Of the South
tu colony boo the city. The exercises az ihe
evening Wa- iuterspeTsed with selections
from "a vocal quariettr. besides very man'
beautiful musical variations being rendered.
Tn. toast list was as follows: "Let Is
Have Peace" General Daniel +. Slckles;
~Il- Memory oi Lee" Colonel Charles
Marshall. Cd Grandson of Chief Justice Mar
shall and "a member of the SIAN oi
General Robert l.. Ice; The President
~ f.. uiicl ~tates.' which was drank
standing. was responded 10 by Congressman
N -MIAen, OF Tennessee. y leucr from
President Harri Ion was then read. lie
ufl.r.psl kers with b,ir t0asis were as fol-
llN, ~Iue Confederate Veteran Cen
ral William &. Oii-s. 0f Alabama, "Iho
CITY 81 New York Our Adopted Home
John =. Wise; "Our Country colonel John
E. Fellows: eur Heroic Deal ColoIu
O.fcr.all. of irg.nia; Tine Women of n"
~Yufh." Colonel Charles Cewardin; The
Press" Colonel John A. Cockerili.
OLD GUARD BALL.
The annual ball Of the Old Guard, Major
GEORGE W Mclean COMMANDING. viii take
place ai the Metropolitan Opera House
r,Xt Thursday evening. The old Guard IS
military reunion Of the season, made so
ty tle presence Of delegates from the best
0.ru- Of the l'uited states. The decorations
Of fhs house Will be- Chaste and rich, ndlur-
a flowers in unlimited quantity CONSTITUTE
IrL. as iu past years. the chiei emuelllsh-
u.ut. 10 D, customary, ana perhaps ma
t.ru. Tor an organization that has gwen,
fra series of years, the best pubic odlls
l,d DOB our city, 90 predict that it's coming
one Viii eclipse all former efforts. Gilmore
and Bernstein Will q scOurs appropriate
music. sucl a- is seldom ever heard, even III
New York ballroom.
CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF RICHMOND.
From advance sheets OF ilohman's Official
Catholic Directory "a the Catholic Cnurcb
lu the United STATES. The TIMES c0rre-pOn-
dent gets The total statistical summary OF
ile Catholic diocese OF Richmond. IL Is as
follows. Number Of clergy, 81; number of
churches, $50. stations, 20; chapels' -;
orphan a-yiums, .; orphans, 100; the0l0gl-
cal students, %; colleges, .; academies, -
parucAlal schools, %; children attending
p4rOchlLl schools. 2.4jO; Catholic pOpula-
ton, lo.V0p.
NiCAKATE Oh NORTH CAROLINA.
The summary OF the Nicarate Of North
Carolina isas follows Number OF clergy, 10;
churches, -. stations, 80; chapels, ,; thec-
logical students = theological seminaries,
D. colleges, !. academies, .; parochial
schools. d.. children attending par0chlai
schools. goa; Catholic population, 1900.
lie total summary Tor the whole OF the
llIiod states Isl: Number Of clergy, o,'oi
churches. 1851; stations. 2,Sll; cnapele.
.tf 'l Iuah - nuns - rs yi iN.'"-' i't'
theological seminaries. 80; theological stu
dents. 81. colleges, l23; ACADEMIES GA
lafHchial schools, 3.2i1; children gong 10
umchisl schools, G0j, 32j: Catholic popula-
NIl sJl8.g6s
SOUTHERN ASSEMBLY.
Ilcre will be given al Sherry 3, on Jan
uafy -lih the first Southern Assembly
Pole Do d permanent orZanizati n, ana uaiis
Will Dr given every winter. The Assembly
val tc conducted by number Of carefully
selected southern men now living In Ne"
York IL has been found that since the an
n1lucement was made that the demand LOT
cnds ~ Invitation far exceeds the supply
aii ile committee now regret not haNlhS
lifed q larger ballroom. Next winter thel
mean to amend all deficiencies. The ball
Tile season will be a brilliant one. Inc
men organizing Tor these assemblies M