The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-02
INDICTMENTS By WHOLESALE
AGAINST The Newspapers Published In New
York City.
TO BIZ HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR RUNORS.
No Export of Gold Yestcrdny-CabIe Cars
Wanted on Sixth Avenue-Passed
Confederate Money.
New York BUREAU, RICHMOND TIMES.
August 1. 1891. !

August 4. 1871.
District-Attornev Nicoll, having made
start, has decided to go ahead and indict
somebody on each and every newspaper IN
New York that published details OF the recent
executions by electricity, and the matter VIII
be the first that is brought to the attention OF
the August grand jury when it convenes on
Monday. All of the morning papers Will be
prosecuted. The full list to DO proceeded
against are the Morning Advertiser. Sun,
World. Tribune Press and Recorder. Tho
Daily News and Herald have already been
indicted. -
mort of New York. arrived at the custom
house this morning and hold conference
with Collector Erhardt Mr.. Fassett will not
take Office for a week yet. He Is not going 10
resign the collectorship after month or two.
but says he is going to the custom-house TO
stay out the term.
The Army Board Of Ordnance and Fortif-
cation met at the army building this morning
TO consider the contracts of the new eight;
ten and twelve-nch guns. MaJor-General
Schofield presided and the full board attend
ed The bids which the board ara consider
ing cover 100 high power guns twenty-five OF
which are twelve-inch guns, fifty ten-inch,
and twenty-five eight-inch breech-loading
rifles At the meeting to-day plans for i'm
provements to the fortifications Of both
coasts were submitted. 1t is the Generals
desire to give out contracts for the building
of new guns TO private enterprises which, II
done will, in connection with the Govern
ment works at Wateryliet, enable the Gov
eminent to more speedily possess an arms-
ment.
JULY COLD.
The month Of July has been remarkable
from the fact that it has been the coolest
since the Weather Bureau WAS first establish
ed in 1871 In this city the temperature has
been so much below the mean that there mas
been a loss during the month OF "a degrees IN
the heat for the record In July Tor twenty-one
years. There has however, been an excess
of heat for the period beginning with January
LIST of 341 degrees the greater part oil wnlcn
was gained during the mild winter months.
The rumor-mongers who sent broadcast the
rascally report that leading banking house
in Wall street vas IN trouble YESTERDAY are
likely to be overtaken and made 70 suier. 1t
was stated in Wall street to-day that two bro
kers who are alleged to be implicated will be
called to account.
Total imports at New York this week.
IS. 800 0O0 last week $40, l0o, 500 and for the
corresponding week last year, @l2, lOO,OOO;
decrease OF 5000, 900 IN wear
Three large ocean steamships which usually
carry gold when there IS any gold to carry TO
Europe left this port to-day without an ounce
of gold for export. There were seven steam
ers sailing. one was the Cunard liner Servia,
which broke her crank pin and had to bring
Prince George of Greece back 10 New ork.
A Chicago special says that DR.. Worcester.
Of the Sixth Presbyterian church, will accept
the professorship Of systematic theology IN
Union Seminary of New York, TO which he
has been elected
SIXTH AVENUE WANTS A CABLE.
A petition signed by 200 business men and
real estate owners. representing interests
amounting to something like Z $50. 600 900, will
be presented TO Mayor Grant next week favor
ing the introduction Of cable motor power on
the Si1th-avenue surface railroad.
Alderman Mead has introduced resolution
in the Common Council asking the sanction
Of that body TO the project for constructing
branches of the Sixth-avenue road through
Clarkson and Watts streets. If permission is
granted the company TO use the cable motor
il can establish connection with the Hudson
river ferries and add largely 70 the travelling
facilities of tho city on the West Side both
north and south. \ committee representing
the signers of the petition will wait upon the
Mayor with the view of bringing the proposed
improvements before the Board of Sinking
Fund Commissioners.
PASSED CONFEDERATE MONEY
Olaf Larsen. sailor, Was arraigned in the
Butler-street Police Court yesterday for at
tempting TO revive Confederate money. He
went into the liquor store Of Andrew Wilson.
at No. "a Van Brunt Street. and after buying
fifteen cents worth of stlmulants offered a
ffty-dolar bill in payment. He said be had
nothing smaller. Wilson gave him f49.S5 in
change and the sailor departed.
After he was gone Wilson determined TO see
if the bill was counterfeit Then he began TO
curse his blindness II was not even good
counterfeit II WAS a bill of the Confederate
States of America. Wilson chased Larsen and
had him arrested for grand larceny. The
sailor said he did not know il was bad. He
had received ii with his pay that morning.
He could not tell the name Of the vessel. The
Court instructed the police TO find the captain
of the vessel and committed Larsen.
TO BE CONTESTED.
According to dispatch from San Francisco, |
the will of Mrs Mary Hopkins-Seares, the |
widow Of Mark Hopkins one of the founders |
Of the Central Pacific railroad is to be con- |
tested by her adopted son. Timothy Hopkins. |
Mrs. Hopkins-Searles died last Saturday at |
Methuen Mass. Her will. which was filed for |
probate on Thursday at the Essex Registry. |
in Salem, bequeaths all her property to her |
husband, Edward f. Searles. the architect, |
whom she married on November 8. 1897 At |
the time of her death il was said that she was |
worth S3O.0O0,00O.