The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-08
Teinrranhic ErexIties.

Two men were killed on the railroad track
IN the yards az Chattanooga early Yesterday
morning. John Fagley. cOlored, was crushed
between two cars while trying e. couple them.
and Luther Nicholson, white, was struck by
a backing engine and killed. No blame IS at
tached 20 the trainmen.
William A. Neirs. prominent citizen OF
Rockville Nd. died yesterday morning at his
room in the Montgomery House, after brief
illness in the sixty-sixth year of his age
The venerable DR.. Noah Porter ex-presi-
dent If Yale. Is confined to his bed with an
attack OF grip at New Haven n III. Wednes-
day night he WAS somewhat better but owing
20 his advanced age the worst results are
feared
Special memorial services were held in the
Catholic churches of Beleville H.. Wednes-
day. this being the anniversary of the horr-
bic convent fire eight years ago, in which
several young ladies and NOtre Dame sisters
lost their lives.
At meeting Of the Alaska Canning Com
pany, of San francisco. 10 was decided that
only nine out of the thirty-nine cahneries
shall be operated this year. and that the loint
packs shall not exceed one-half OF the pack
of 1891. The new organization viii DO called
the karluk salmon Canneries Protective AS
sOciaticn. -
r. Alexander q Co.. proprietors Of the De-
catur Knitting Factory. of Decatur ILL.,. have
failed. They confessed Judgment 10 Decatur
parties and foreign creditors 90 the amount
of $4,000. The!amOunt Of Liabilities is not
known. About year ago the firm made
heavy failure. but succeeding III fixing up
matters and resumng business.
Telegraphic reports received by Burhng-
ton Iowa. Cedar Rapids and Northern rail-
road officials from points along their line
through Iowa and Minnesota report the mer-
curry at many points down TO zero. while Il ~
fifteen below at WatertOwn. ). d.. and Pope--
ton. Mimi twelve below at Fstherville and
Ill. rt.1rH "a
down to zero ut Burlington and getting colder.
Frank Perry one Of tho men implicated m
delmuding the pOol-room o. Austin CO., or
Denver Col. by means OF bogus returns OF
the results q the races ut GuttenDurs was
arrested Wednesday. He attempted 10 leave
town and took his arrest very cOOily. appa-
rently believing that the law could not touch
bim Only few dollars were found on him
NJ tie time of bis arrest. He would not admit
that he was guilty and would saf nothing as
q his yartnsf. Rogers. The latter had not
ieen found yet and IS supposed t. have LETT
town.
Samuel B. Griffith Of Mercer, Penn. who
was appointed receiver of the ECONOMICAL
Mutual Benefit Association Of Sandy Lake,
November ID. 1891. has just issued circular
stating that there is absolutely no hope OF
dividend for the surviving members o. tle
concern alter the pending DEAN anI s.Il. ~.
biity claims have been satisfied, anu that tLss
court viii pr iably order the payment OF
their claims first OF all.
The binding snow-storm which impeded
traffic and travel greatly continued Yesterday
throughout ireland Scotland and the North
OF England. All outdoor work where tho
storm prevails has been stopped.
kine passengers ~ an electric streetcar
were more or less IN iured last night N c0lii-
sion with u freight train on the Kansas CITY.
St Joseph and Council Bluff railway while
crossing the tracks at II. Joseph. No, Henry
Wauner and Willis Cream received the most
severe in .uries and will die rom them.
Adyices have been received at Halifax. \.
s.. from Kingston % the elect that yellow
fever has broken ont there and that the troops
I'm consequence have been removed IRON PorE
Royal o. New Castle.
The Chamber OF mmerce of New iork
adopted resolutions Yesterday calling on ths
legislature for an APPROPRIATION oi not less
than : Co., l0J for the representation of tie
state al the Worlds ar at Chicago IN 1873.