The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-15
THURSDAY. OCTOBER Is. 1891.
SIX PAGES.


A bazaar Tor the dement, OF inc DaP'is' O-
Ladies' Home will be hed-Spotts minis
trstrix qualifed.-Miss Irene Iha1ton Will
marry Mr.. j. G. white.-The Hill reception
conmitte mot at the Powhatan Club--A mug
by foot-b team TO be organized atthe Young
Mems Christian on.--Arrangements
are being made for the Hill reception.--lhe
sites for the Davis and Stuart monument be-
ing discuss ed.
VIRGINIA.
DIR. Baker. the condemned murderer, was
granted new trial at Abingdon yesterday
information has been received at .Wytheville
that Wsymxn Sutton. sentenced TO be hanged
and escaped. has been captured in Washington
state--Dr. A. J. Wilson, Of Millboro Va IS
dead--Councinan Peters and V. {. Hetching,
of Norfolk. are dead.-To-day several political
conventions will meet in Norfolk and vicinity.
Several deaths from diphtheria have oc-
CURED at Dayton. in Henrico.--John Ring.
aged seventy. married Mary Donnon. tho
daughter Of bis former sweetheart, IN West Nir-
ginia-Loudoun Republicans resolved to put
Legislative candidate in the feld.--General
Lee is much worse, and may pass away at any
moment-Jef Phillips will be arraigned in
Alexandria for the murder of George S. Smith
"A barn belonging to j. j. James. OF
Brunswick county. was destroyed by fire.
"A two-year-old child Of Levi Garner.
of Tannersvile, w. Va. was burned
alive. 49, Several hundred dollars worth
of whisky. DC. was stolen in Wytheville.-The
Synod OF Virginia opened at Roanoke yesterday
j. w. overly, nominated by the Democrats
of Lunenburg county, has with drawn in favor
OF Nathaniel Matthews.--The Grand Lodge,
Knights of pythas, OF West Virginia. met at
Parkersburg. -Rey. Mr.. Logan, OF Wytheville,
has been called to Mobile Episcopal church.
The persons who were injured in the runa-
way at Petersburg Tuesday are IMPROVING
Asphalt has been discovered near Clarksburg,
W. va.-Convicts will prObably be employed
on Alexandria county roads.--Mrs. Fannie NJ.
farren. aged seventy. was murdered at Cape
Charles City Tuesday night.-1he jury in the
case OF Hamilton Duncan, charged with train
wrecking in Chesterfield. failed to agree.
NEW YORK.
Professor John W. II. Carroll committed sui
cide.--Ex-Surrogate George d. G.. Moore, OF
Essex county, died.-The Hardwicke & Ware
Manufacturing Company applied for receiver.
Gable business was much delayed by the
storm.--The Ohio 4 Mississippi Railway Com
pany will be reorganized and ats control given
10 the Baltimore and Ohio.-Ihe cent
rumors about the Louisville and Nashville rail
road were denied by August Belmont and e1-
President Norton.-No news yet has been re-
ceived from the Atlanta sent TO the wrecked
Despatch, but the naval officers are not alarmed
about her.-The earnings OF the Richmond
and Danville for the first week in October show
IN increase.-Henry Sanford, the new manager
Of the Adams Express Company has taken
actual charge.-Major Charles b. Throck-
morton, Of the United States army. has been
arrested FOR criminal violation of the military
law.
GENERAL.
A steamer.called the Citat di q oma. which left
Montreal October 9TH was wrecked at Marine
Cove, ST. Mary's Bay, Monday night, and forty
people are reported drowned.--It is reported
that the Searles- Hopkins will contest has been
compromised The murdered body of John
Whalen has been unearthed near Pittsheld,
Mass.-The lottery company has established
branch in Canada, and is flooding the United
States with mail.--George Cupps shot and
killed the two Howard brothers near Mt. Ster-
hing, Ky. Tuesday night.-Henry Labouchere
says Parnell suspected OShea OF being
the cause of all his troubles.--George
Il. Winston was insugurated president Of
the University OF New York yesterday
FURIOUS sHlt lS Ihslu6 hlOHB tnt european
coasts.--Late reports are to the effect that the
steamer lost is the Citta di Roma and not the
Anchor Line steamer City of Rome.--A num-
Der of fishing vessels are reported lost OF the
English coast.--Ihe foreign ministers in
China have broken off negotiations with the
government.-Th city OF st. Louis has de-
cided to establish twenty-three miles of boule-
vards.-The Autumnal Festivities Association.
Of ~. Louis, has raised Q00.---The session
OF the Ecumenical Conference Of Methodists at
Washington yesterday was very interesting
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"reminiscences of the official iunketing trips