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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
A NEW JERSEY INCIDENT.

Mr.. Atkinson has recently announced that
the Northern people only were in position to
understand tho character Of the Southern
negro and that the oppressive attitude which
the people of this section had assumed to-
wards the race had its origin in ignorance
alone.
Itwould be interesting to know precisely
what the inhabitants of the little town of
Dunellen in New Jersey now think of Mr.. At
kinson's declaration, which about week ago
they not improbably endorsed very heartily.
On Saturday night a large gang of negroes,
having Just been paid their weekly wages, be-
gan drinking heavily at the Park Hotel. and
soon became 50 obstreperous that the
barkeeper backed by assistants. was
compelled 10 turn them out of doors
This was the signal for the negroes to raise
a pandemonum in the town Brandishing
razors and pistols, which they fred proniiscu-
ously as they proceeded, they took possession
of the streets, insulting women and maltreat-
ing every man who crossed their path The
few policemen whom the town afforded were
soon overawed and the citizens Of the little
town were driven into their houses, which
they were forced to lock to avoid further out
rage.
The negroes continued to patrol the town
until their ammunition had been exhausted
and the excitement of their drunkenness had
worn away. On the following morning a
number of the ringleaders were arrested, but
being insecurity confined. escaped and have
not been heard Of since
Not unnaturally the indignation of the peo-
pie Of Dunelen was deeply aroused and they
are now in frame of mind that must be re-
garded with earnest depreciation by that class
of Northern citizens represented by Mr.. At
kinson, who believe that a disposition to re-
press the negro is unjustifable under any
circumstances and only proof OF blindness
and ignorance.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
CHARGED NTH 1854 UT.
A Sensational Trial Involving Prominent
White Man in stafford.

FBEDEmoKsBURG. Va, July 21.-lSpecial. j
The people of and lin the vicinity Of Wide Water
Stafford county, were very much excited to-
day over the magistrates trial Of Mr.. Bunt
Herndon. who was charged with criminal as
sault on a colored girl about seven years old.
Many witnesses were examined pro and con,
and although the evidence for the prosecution
was very contradictory. the Honorable"
William p Robey, Justice Of the peace. ruled
according to his own personal feelings and
preiudices, and in many instances over
ruled the counsel for the defense in
his cross examination of witnesses for
the prosecution. Justice Robey entered
up his Judgment that the defendant be sent
on 20 the next grand jury of Stafford county
and bailed him in the sum of one hundred
dollars for his appearance there Justice
HerndOn was associated with Justice RObey
i'm the trial Of the case. and entered up his
Judgment that the accused he discharged for
want of legal testimony against the accused
but Justice RObey who claimed the case
was his, sent the accused on TO the August
term Of the grand jury
The father Of young Herndon was then
called, charged with resisting the officers in
examination. and made a motion for bail,
whereupon the accused counsel declined to
withdraw the motion, aud Justice RObey en-
tered up his cOmmittal accordingly.
Mr.. A. II. Dickinson, who appeared as coun-
sci in both cases, then said TO the court that
TO save the cost of trial OF habeas corpus no
would wire Mr. White, the attorney in Stat
ford whether or not the case against the
father Of the boy was bailable one or not
Mr.. Whites reply stated that it was and the
accused was bailed in the sum Of two hundred
dollars, to answer ut the August term Of the
County Court.
The sureties on each bond are estimated 10
l. i. = tv.v
stem TO stern over this case and many # the
best citizens of the county pronounce il
piece Of blackmai upon the boy who is about
seventeen years of age. and whose father is
considered of considerable pecuniary means
and man of high standing.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
THE CITY PUBEIO SCHOOLS.
Work of EnIargIng and Repairing Several Of
the Buildings ia Progressing.

Although the vacation Of the city schools is
about half gone the scholars scattered to
nook and dell everywhere in the country and
the principals and teachers all away on pleas
uro bent, there is one place IN the school
department whore work goes on as steady as
the school clock That is the Office OF the
city superintendent Of schools presided over
now by Dir. Charles =. Rady. clerk
Of the City School Board. There 10 much 10
he done in vacation preparatory 70 the next
session in the way OF building repairs. paint
ing and cleaning. all OF which some one must
attend to, and much of it falls 20 Mr.. hady.
There is no vacation for him now. but ne
hopes 10 take week OF ten days of IN Au-
gust. The new addition 10 Bellevue school Is
under way and other extensive improvements
are anticipated.
The late appropriation Of 100000 by the
CITY Council for the erection Of several school
buildings made necessary by the unsafe and
incOnvenient condition of several IN use last
session, will, il is hoped, be utilized IN the re-
construction if not the entire rebuilding Of at
least two of the older houses.
The new buildings contemplated Is a central
school 10 take the place Of the Jefferson Davis
mansion, which will be turned over TO the
ladies for historical purposes, and substantial
houses 10 take the place of the old structures
at Navy Hill and Nicholson street, Fulton.
The two latter buildings are old and dilaplda-
ted. and that at Navy Hill is entirely UNIT for
the purposes for which, it has been used. The
plans for the new buildings are in the hands
of the City Engineer. and they are now nearly
ready.
The School Board hope tocommence build
ing early next month. and get the two last
named schools in readiness for use Is early
as possible in the beginning of next session.
The Fulton school will either be rebuilt en-
tirely or remoddled and enlarged. The Navy
Hill school buildings have been condemned
as unsafe. and will be replaced bya handsome
new structure. These buildings formerly
streets, and were used as headquarters by
General Wnder. the first provost marshal in
command of Richmond Immediately follow
ing the downfall Of the Confederacy. Tho
buildings were afterwards donated 10y the
Government for school purposes. and were
conveyed on rollers to their present site.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

| that of the Buchanans. or whether he was
seeking 10 reflect some glory upon himself by
proving his relationship to so distinguished
man, il would be idle 10 inquire. Suffice It TO
say, that his interest in the matter was 80
warm that he addressed letter on the sub
ject TO noted geneaogist and antiquarian in
Glasgow.
The reply Of this gentleman is on the whole
unsatisfactory. as it leaves the origin OF the
Blaine family in considerable doubt after the
most careful inquiry Mr.. Strang-Watkins,
the name of the genealogist and antiquarian
referred TO- writes that Blame or Blain Is a
Scotch word in common use. signifying
empty. bare. blank. As in the early history
of Scotland as well as Of England surnames
we're frequently given which described the
physical characteristics Of n person, Mr..
Strang- Watkins regards it as highly probable
that Mr.. Blaine's first Scottish ancestor was
q balded-headed or even an empty-headed
man. which must be shocking thought
10 Mr.. Buchanan. Bald-headed, how
ever is the most usual meaning and the
one no doubt most acceptable to Mr.
Blaine's admirer.
But it seems that Blame or Blain has still
another meaning. 1t is the term which IS
given wound. sore or even boil, which
leads Mr. Strang- Watkins 10 surmise that the
first Mr. Blaine was a man who was deeply
SCARED with smallpox.
Again Blaine is said by some TO be a con-
traction of Bel Agriean, that is. beautiful
lamb, the designation applied to Christ
which would only be adopted by a person
who was devoted to the Church. There is,
for instance. Saint Blaine in the history Of
Scotland who thus derived his title.
And finally the first Scottish Blaine may
have resided beside the stream Of that name.
and gradually became known by that appella-
ton from the proximity of his home to its
waters.
Altogether Mr.. Strang- Watkins leaves the
subject Of Mr. Blanes Scottish ancestry in
state Of some confusion. Was the Secretary
descended from man whose head was bald,
or one whose face was pitted with smallpox,
or from one who was noted for his piety; or
merely from one who lived on the banks Of
the Blain water?
DIT. DuchaHau must uhu Hls Hliu III SO1-
siderable bewilderment. but we would recon-
mend him as a means of restoring his equani-
nifty to adopt our suggestion that Mr.. Blaine
is descended from an ancient Scotchman
whose crown was bald and whose face was
disfgured by small pox, but who, in spite OF
such good reasons for being a soured and
cynical man. was sound churchman who
passed his life near the stream that bore his
name. the name of the stream having been
derived from him and not his name from the
stream. This would appear to be q fair
compromise of the disturbing questions
which 8Ir. Strang- Watkins letter has pre-
sented to the mind Of Mr. Buchanan for set
Element. and We trust that it will be satsfac-
tory 10 him.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
A 'squIre's Iifo Threatened.

CHARLOTTE, n. c.. July 2l.--ISpecial J.
People in the neighborhood Of Oak Grove.
Cabarrus county. are greatly excited over tho
threatened determination Of the family OF
Squire Henry Long. Several nights since
some one went TO his mill and turned the
water on. His three sons went down and let
down the gates, stopping the machinery from
running. The next morning aletter was found
on Squire Longs porch, stating that it was the
intention OF the writer 10 kill Squire Long,
his wife, daughter and two sons. The sons,
the letter states, would have been killed when
they went TO stop the mill from running but
for the third son. whom there was no inten-
ton to kill, being along Squire Longs
daughter. tho letter stated. would be shot
some day as she was returning from school.
Squire Long and family have remained in
doors since the vendetta was issued against
them. The whole neighborhood is greatly
alarmed and excited over the matter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

Proceedings OF the IOsth Anniversary OF
That Body.

NEWPORT News. Va, July 21.-[Special.l j
Dover Baptist Association met in its lOsth
session at the Baptist church here to-day at
II o'clock. The morning train from Rich
mond brought in large crowd Of delegates
and visitors The railroad company kindly
stopped their train At Twenty eighth street
crossing so in a short while tho body was as
sembed in the church
William Ellyson. former moderator. called
the association to order, and the roll of dele
gates was called. The next order was the
election of officers. Mr. Ellyson declined re-
election on account of the pressure on him of
the State mission work.
Mr.. Walter Sydnor was unanimously elect
ed moderator.
The former clerk, Mr.. J. Wathall, being
absent, Mr.. Josiah Ryland. Jr., was elected
clerk.
At 1890 o'clock the association adjourned
for dinner.
AT the afternoon session, which began at 3
o'clock. the letters from the churches were
read and the order of business arranged At
8 o'clock at night Rev. j. NJ Frost, u. d..
preached the Introductory sermon There is
q fine propects for an enthusiastic session.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

A gentleman of New York State, Mr..
buchanan. who is q warm admirer Of Mr..
Blaine, whom he considers to be the greatest
living American statesman. has recently taken
the pains to discover whether the Secretary
has the right to claim Scottish descent. MIR.
Buchanan, being Scotchman by descent
himself was not only anxious to trace the
Blaine family to the lands of Scots, but also
to show that there had been some connection
between the Blaines and Buchanans before
they found an asylum in America.
Whether Mr.. Buchanan was seeking to ac-
count for the greatness of the Plumsd Knight
nv disclosing that his lineage ID the sams a
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

The Funeral Took Place Yesterday Prom
the Leigh Street Baptist Church.

The Funeral Took Place Yesterday Prom
the Leigh Street Baptist Church.
The esteem in which the lsto Roy. Isaiah I.
Wallace was held was fully shown in the
number Of sorrowng friends who attended
the funeral service last evening at Leigb-,tr'et
Baptist church. The services were of a l.i
ing character, and many of the large aud.ei .
were moved 10 tears. Roy. Or. Gar.ick c.l-
Quoted the services assisted BY Kew. Af.
Tucker Dr. Garlick spoke briefly upon 8
sublimity of the end of "a well-speut liie 3.
paid hgh tribute 20 the faith al life Work y
Mr. Wallace. bis scholarly attainmen's ana
pulpit power Before his death be- ma .e q
eiuest that DR.. Garlick conduct lbs ftnei'.
services. and he took the duty as a trust ara
fulfilled IL in "a manner that must have DeeA
very gratifying o. the friends Of the iaml'
His request that no flowers be- used at rs
funeral was strictly adhered %. aud tneH
absence added solemnitv % tho OCCASION
The services were opened by the choir siDs-
ing Asleep IN Jesus Come ye Discoh'9-
late was rendered Ms the closing hyinh'
Mr. Pearman Of the East-End Baptist cnof;
sung with touching sweetness the boAni- Y.
hymn. Good night" The interment io'H
place at lakewood cemetery. and long pi',
cession followed tie remains Of the beloved
preacher 81 their last resting place.
A committee OF twelve from mon CouncI'
No. 81. Royal Arcanum, OF which 10 w.
Past Regent. geted as escort and the follow
ing as pail bearers: Is. r. Johnson. koDefb
Gary. ID. G. Richardson. W c. Ammons. Peter
McCurdy. William f. Crump. K. +. CaroA
and Matthew Godsey.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

Busy Farmers Wrestling With Weeds and
SilVer-Personal.

COLUMBIA. Va. July 2l.-[Special. Our
farmers are busy now with heat-threshing,
the yield being not 30 great as was at first an
ticipated. The corn and tobacco crops as
sisted by the recent rains, are fairly BOOM
inp!n and the grass and weeds. which grow
pari passu scarcely allow us to attend Ali
ance meetings and discuss the merits, or de-
merits. of free coinage, though when the oc-
casion offers the discussion Of this topic WAKES
warm and interesting-a great many: perhaps
a majority Of our people fayorlng free coin
age. but not the Sub-Treasury bill.
Professor Telfair Hodgson, e1-vlce chan
Sewanee Tenn. and Mr. Stephen Hughes. of
your city. are making a short visit 10 Mrs.
Joseph Hodgson. the mother Of the former.
and mother-in-laM OF the latter.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
AnIntellIgent Postmaster.

1t does not necessarily follow that post
master in Virginia shall 10 graduate Of the
University or man of marked mental attain
ments as the following letter which was re-
ceiyed yesterday by Postmaster Russell will
show The writer is the postmaster at
Darwin. and he wishes to retire from Uncle
Sans service and enter less lucrative but
mttances 10 this Office. and is under the i'm
preston that his resignation should be ten
dered here. Here is the letter:
first as Sisten post Master, at Richmond
Va.
sir you Will pleas ap point n A hotSonfor
Post master At darwin. he Is capbel OF Holm
the offs. pleas exSept. 90 once. yours"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
STOCKHOLDERS, MEETING.
The Virginia Construction Company Elected
Officers.

The regular annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Virginia Construction Company
was held at noon yesterday at the company :
Office in the Merchants National Bank build
ing. There were present in person and by
proxy stockholders voting 3 ,l9s shares ont Of
a total Of IL. $40 shares Of the company's CAPT
tai. Captain John A. Coke was chairman and
Mr. Il. H. TraylOr secretary of the meeting
The report of the president md directors
covering the transactOnsand condition of the
company for the past fiscal year, was read and
adopted.
Colonel A. s. Buford. president, and the
following board of directors were unani-
mously reelected: A. L. Boulware, William
II. Palmer. Charles Watkins. ". f. Leake
and John +. Z. Anderson. Of Richmond, and
John Overton, Jr, d. I. Porter and l. j..
latham. of Memphis. Tenn.
This company built and owns the Tennea-
see Midland railway, now in successful opera
ton from Memphis, Tenn, 20 Perryvllle on
the Tennessee river 1856 miles in length
The results from its operations for the past
year have shown q most gratifying increase.
The board of directors we're authorized 10
contract with Messrs White & Norton, Mem
phis bankers, for a sale at a satisfactory price
Of its interests in the deposit to the credit Of
the company within fifteen days the sum Of
S3l5. 600 on account Of the purchase price
Messrs. Dec w Thorn. Of Thorn x Red
wood. Baltimore. Md. and John Oyerton, Jr.,
+. H. White and 4. J. Latham. of Memphis,
Tenn, were the only persons from distance
present The capital stock ID Si2j2, 900. Of
which about one half is held by Richmonders.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
PronarfY Transfara.

city Of Richmond d. J. Farrar and II. J.
Moore to Layinia D.. wife of Silas Carr, %
feet on west side Fourth street, near Preston,
1898.
Moses Millhser TO Claiming N. Bolton.
27I6 feet on east side Harrison street, between
Franklin and Park avenue, q 100.
Oliver H. z. Stern's executor 20 Thomas
and Nora Streat 33 feet on east side Second
street. between Byrd and Arch :l.l75.
Susan g. Turner 10 William G.. Stokes 20
feet on north side Main street. near Fifteenth,
and 81 feet on north side Rose alley, between
Nineteenth and Twentieth
Henyico Co,niy-William ". Iayne 70
William Z. Miles. 30 feet on north side Cedar
street. near Baker, $50
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

The following figures throw an interesting
light on the increase in Southern exports.
During June. OF 1890. no cotton was shipped
from the ports of Charleston, Richmond or
Newport News This year Charleston has
shipped 4,sO2 bales, worth 1888. 75O; Newport
News 2,221 bales, worth $l00O75 and Rich
mond. 2,03l bales, worth SOL, $50. New Or
leans exported in June last year 0.407 bales.
worth S1,Oi2,s79, and in June this year 5,6O4
bales, worth $3,527. 500. Savannah shows an
increase of from 1,2OO to 3.s41 bales, Norfolk
from Al to / 25S bales, and Baltimore from 5l5
to II, 224 bales.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
SOUTHERN COTTON FACTORS.
One who Knows Says Farmers and Ranch
erS Must Raise Hog Food
4 FALL In TENNESSEE COAL STOCKS.
jaw Gould of for the West-The Leper Laun-
dryman Removed-Hebrews Organize.
A Rare Sentence.
NEW YORK BUREAU, RICHMOND Tnrts.
Jrilv 81 1891


One Of the best-informed dealers N the
cotton trade says land his say so is well l,raced
up by statistics and failures Of cotton fac
tors) that unless the Southern farmers and
ranchers go TO raising corn, or, as no puts
it. hog food" not q nickel in the way OF
advance money on the crops will be given
during the next crop year by Southern fac
tors He further states that on account OF
the forever-increasing cotton crop the posi-
ton of the factors who have been advancing
money for years past is extremely critical,
and that the force Of circumstances Will COM
pei the factors to refuse all demands for adj
vances. They have not the money Them
selves and can't get it. How. then. are they
able to advance on prospective cropf
TENNESSEE COAL STOCK DROPS.
Tennessee coal stock dropped two points at
the opening on this mornings news from the
miners strike in Brceyille. where the strikers
were reported in control of the situation.
Jay Gould left for the West last night. He
was accompanied by his daughter Helen ana
DR.. Mum. They will spend some time at
Colorado Springs but will make an inspec-
ton trip over the Union Pacific and connect
ing roads to Puget Sound and the Pacihc
coast lie will be gone month or six weeks.
THE LEPER LAUNDRYMAN REMOVED.
Chin Hop Sing, the Chinese laundryman
who is suffering with leprosy was removed to-
day to the Charity Hospital, on Backwells
Island, by order of the Board of Bealth. The
action of the Health Board It IS stated was
taken not 80 much because Of necessity as to
allay the fears of the public.
RARE SENTENCE.
Sampson Wallach. Of 23s east Eighty-sixth
street has been sentenced TO the City prison for
thirty DAYS and fined $500 for leasing house
TO disorderly persons. He is rich man.
This is Il rare case, and is likely to cause
panic among those owners OF real estate who,
to obtain higher rents, lease their property 70
disordery persons Wallach is thirty-nne
years old and married man. HIS family
feels the disgrace keenly.
The dispatch boat Fern will leave for the
Norfolk yard in a day or two with part of the
machinery for Cruiser No. 8.
HEBREWS ORGANIZE.
A number of well known Hebrews in New
York have formed the Cumberland Land and
Improvement Company. with n capital stock
of $40 00O They are incorporated under the
laws Of New Jersey, and have purchased
plot Of 1900 acres in Cumberland county.
They propose 10 block out the tract into
small farms. erect comfortable houses, and
put on the place the Russian refugees. who
will be sent there 10 establish town If pos
sible. The company will erect hotel and a
large shirt and pants factory, and there is
valuable bed Of fine white clay on the prop
erty which will also be worked. BY August
LIST at least thirty-five families will take pos
session of their homes in the colony.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

OUR recent suggestion that il would be adj
outrageous TO the interests Of our great State
University to have president at its head was
mol without historical precedent. The
position WAS offered to William Writ, at that
,ine A'sofney-General Of the United States.
oy Mr Jefferson. as the rector Of the Board
OF visitors. twas declined because Mr.. Writ
was not IN pecuniary position 70 accent IL
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
osCAR MEADOWS SUICIDES.
Sad Ending OF the Life of Prominent Young
Man at Pamplin.

PAMPLN CRY, Va. July 21.--lSpecial.l-
Young Oscar Meadows, son Of Dir. r..
p Meadows Of this place. last night commit
ted suicide by taking big dose of laudanum
and morphine.
lie remained in comatose state all day
and died this evening at o'clock, having
lived nearly twenty-four hours after taking
the drug.
1t is not known what causes led him TO IN
dertake the rash act. but il Is generally sup
posed to have been mental depression.
When he was found by his father short
time after he had taken the drugs. but before
hs became unconscious. he told him that be
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
A Rnmored Nlnrringn.

Madame Rumor. whose eyes and ears are
ever open for items Of interest. says that
small portion Of a small party who left here
for the Hygeia few days ago Will surprise
while away The place at which the cere-
monY will take place is still q state secret.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

The bill for the admission of American pork
into France has hung fire in the French Sen
ate. although it passed the Chamber by a
large majority. Minister Reid has worked
hard for this measure, and had based high
hopes of reputation as a diplomatst upon it.
If, after all. owing to a political crisis it
should fail. great will be the disappointment
of our representative at ST. Cloud, as well as
of those patriotic pork merchants who have
been dreaming Of magnificent profits.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22

tended 10 kill himself when he drank tho
poison.
He was very popular among his feilows.and
the entire community is shocked ut his sad
death
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-07-22
Al the City Hall.

number Of workmen are putting the fin
ishing touches on the rock work Of the City
Hall by washing on and pointing up stones.
They are swung by ropes at dizzy heights
from the ground and at distance look like
specks stuck against the walls.