The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-31
SUNDAY. JANUARY 81. 1892.
TWELVE PAGES.


ehort sessions of the two houses OF the Legis-
le,ure--The Commonwealth Club opened It's
doors for the first time under brulant clrcun-
st,nce..--A meeting Of Henrico county farm
.rs 70 aiscuss roads--Trouble in Westminster
Presbyterian chnrch.--Legislator so TO the
sessbore Police court proceedings.--A lot
OF newsy otes from Manchester.
VIRGINIA
Town council Of Berkley have authorized
Issue OF bonds TO the amount Of $1,000 for the
purpose OF street Remodeling
work on old ST. Pauls Episcopal church, Nor
folk has been completed.-Hey. Cleveland
Hill stemporarily occupying the pulpit Of II.
LuEos Protestant Episcopal church. Norfolk
A prize-fght is TO come of near Norioik IN
A few days between Indian Spotted Horse OF
Portsmouth. and McMsnns, of Now York. --
W. II. Cunningham, dry goods merchant OF
fredericksburg failed yesterday.--lhe where
abouts of W. H. Wren. Of Lynchburg, Is sun uh-
known.-The receipts OF leaf tobacco al the
markets over the State have been very heaVy
during the past week--henry bArker
WAS sentenced to eighteen years imWlson-
ment al Abingdon yesterday for an attempt
At criminal assault-Ihe yacht Nysa has been
abandoned and WAS last seen floating oil Ocra-
coke bar-The voters Of Stanton showed d.
versifed opinions in reference 10 whether TO
hold primary elections or not.-Mrs. Phoebe
Morton Of Staunton. died yesterday
Mr. s. j.. DeiTlck. OF Clayton Is III WIN HPnoiu
pneumonia Stockholders Of the Old Domln-
ion Cotton Mills have declared dividend OF D
per cent.-Nine marriage licenses Issued In
Petersburg during January. -Ihere are
sixty-three inmates at the Petersburg aims
house.-The residence Of Mrs. Cooke OF
Petersburg. has been burglarized.--Ihe capi.
tai stock Of the Potomac Shoe Company OF
Alexandria will be very much increased.-A An
association Of the white teachers OF Elizabeth
City county has been formed.
NORTH CAROLINA.
There are already number Of candidates In
the Eighth Congressional district for congress
fional honors.-The COlored Agricultural and
Mechanical College will be removed from
Greensboro.-F. o. Dudley has been elected
chaplain Of the Guilford Grays.--A New Jer-
sey syndicate have bought the North Carolina
Smelling Company at Townsville. Death OF
Mr. John Persons, of Allegheny county.--Ihe
trial of r H. Moore late president of the bank
rupt Peoples Bank at Fayetteville has been
postponed.-The Davies mountain granite
property has been bought by Northern capital
ists-Trains will be running next week from
Winston TO Roanoke. --Ex-Governor Jarvis is
sick with the grip at Greenyile.
GENERAL.
The movement against Senator Hill for the
Presidency has developed into formidable
affair.-Th ework of the committee appointed
toeIamlne into the affairs Of the Richmond
Terminal Company is about comDleted.-Ihe
plan of tho Chesapeake and Ohio Of refunding
the preferred stock into bonds and common
stock has fallen through meeting OF the
railway employees Of America will be
held in New York to-day.-W. e. Ryburn. of
Shelby, y. c.. is dead.--There is no United
States man-of-vcr in the harbor at Valparaiso.
The Memphis grand jury indicted Alice
Mitchell and Lille Johnson Yesterday for the
murder of Freda Warde.-Jacob Somboon
shot his brother Julius Somboon, Of New
York. yesterday House Commit
tee on Election of President, Vice-Presi-
dent and members of Congress is in
favor Of electing senators by vote of the
people.--Henning Peterson, Of Iowa. is laugh
ing himself to death.--M. b. Cutter, of Louis
vile. has been made general superintendent OF
the Louisville. New Orleans and Texas railroad
The President is severely criticised for re-
curing the Gillian vessels TO salute our war
ships frst-A dynamite factory exploded near
st. Louis yesterday, shaking the earth for miles
around.