The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-22

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Nsv Orleans capitalists are negotiating
Tor Ali the street railways in that CITY. iney
have ti0 900 900 and will operate tne ''le'
by electricity.
u;gb temperature prevailed throughout
-. an Tuesdav. At Marshalitown, VI
tumwa and Creston the thermometer regis
tered over 100 degrees.
The capitai of the Fort Payne Ala Coal
and iron Company has been reduced from
s5. 600 600 10 s2.500 900: New oonas 10 LILO
amount of 81. 600, 900 will DO issued.
Mrs. Harrison is greatly improving In
health each day. Wednesday, tor the nrst
time. she walked out, returning To her cot
tage without assistance ana showing very
slight signs Of fatigue.
The officials at Ellis Island report that
during June 1872 machinists, 24S black
smiths and I4f iron moulders arrived IN New
York from abroad. They were bound for
different parts of the country.
Henry r. Walsh. a veteran. is walking
from his home, in Mount Pleasant. Mich,
to Washington. ID. c.. and carrying his OF;
fects in wheelbarrow. He goes TO attend
the national q. A. K. encampnent.
The subcommittee OF the House Judi
ciary Committee having under investigation
the Homestead. Pa. trouble. have sum
moned Robert and William Plnkerton, OF
the Pinkerton Detective Agency. to appear
before the committee to-day.
The residence of George II. Snyder. near
Hagerstown. Nd. was entered by burg
lar Wednesday night who went into Mr..
Snyder's bedroom and took from bureau
drawer several hundred dollars in Confede-
rate money, but left $3.50 OF good money
untouched.
The keepers at Sing Sing missed pris-
oner named Donoghue Wednesday. ana
upon Investigation discovered in his cell O
dummy, lifelike in appearance. which the
missing man had fashioned out Of putty,
rags and straw. Donoghue was caught be-
fore he got out of the prison.
Cyrus w. Field carried life insurance of
e275.0 900, which is secured to his heirs. AT
one time Mr.. Field had an income of $780,
OOO but his fortune was almost entirely dis
sipated before his death The remnant of
his wealth mas by his will been left to his
children. Of whom FIVE survive.
Within six months Savannah. Ga, will
have one of the finest equipped and appoint
ed systems of water-1or in the country.
The water will be supplied from twelve ar
tesian wells. each with a capacity OF 1,O00.-
900 gallons day. The supply of water, be-
sides being abundant, will be Of unsurpassed
purity.
The Rev. DIR. c. F. Hoffman. of New York
city. has made another gift of 525, 900 to St
Stephens College, of Annandale, n. y.
This makes $4,000 that DR.. Hoffman has
given this college in two years. There Is
now building handsome go, 900 stone
library building which he gave the instl-
tuition in May.
According TO the bulletin Of the American
Iron and Steel Association Just issued the
production of pig iron IN the United States
during the first six months OF 1892 was
4.799, 056 gross tons, against 1911 1853 IONS IN
the preceding six months December Slst
there were 3l3 furnaces in blast. and on
June 30th the number was 256.
The House Committee on Public Lands
have submitted report on its investigation
into the matter of the Yellowstone leases,
in the course of which reference is made 70
the improperly of Russell b. Harrison. son
of the President. acting as an influential go
between for parties dealing with depart
ment of the Government.
President Baker. of the Worlds Fair has
announced that he has received private
telegram from Washington informing him
that the chances for the granting of the
$4,000. 900 appropriation are decidedly good.
Some friends of the Fair were absent when the
adverse action was taken Wednesday. and
others who voted for the rejection Will vote
for the bill when IL Is again brought up.
j. Coleman Drayton was in Pennsylvania
Tuesday when his wife sailed for Europe On
the Aller under the name OF Miss j.. NJ.
Moore He knew of Mrs. Drayton's depar-
ture. Efforts TO bring about reconcilia-
ton between husband and wife have been
in progress for many weeks, but an adjust
ment OF their differences has not yet been
brought about. No divorce proceedings
will be instituted, however. Mr.. Drayton
has the custody of the four children. The
largest share OF the income from the $780,
600 bequeAthed 10 bis grandchildren by the
late William Aston will be paid over to
them.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has written
a letter TO Samuel GOmpers. president OF
the Federation of Labor. accepting his offer
to detail two members OF that organization
10 assist the immigrant inspectors in the
enforcement of the Alien Contract Labor
law. In his letter. 10 which this Is a re-
spouse. Mr.. Gompers says that he has au-
thenticated information that an unprece-
dented number of iron workers and steel
workers had arrived in this country in the
past ten days a. New York, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. most of them giving Chicago
as their destination. He says he hears that
they expect 10 be shipped from Chicago to
Homestead.
The New York Sun states that Sena-
tor Hill received an invitation to attend
the Democratic notification meeting
in New York Monday night, but
that 1t came by telegraph too late for
the Senator to accept had be been 80 IN
clined. The invitation came from ex-Secre-
tary Whitney. Mr.. HIPS reply TO Mr..
Whitney was IN friendly tone. saying that
he had remarked in a playful way to some
friends that he was not going TO New YORK
because he was not invited. He understood
that no invitation was needed, Is It was an
occasion where everybody who desired aud
could obtain admission could be present. lie
regretted, however, that he had made other
arrangements for that evening and could not
attend.
At 10 o'clock Friday night the first special
fruit train for London. consisting OF hYe
cars left Sacramento under charge Of the
California Fruit Transportation Company
II will be due in New York next Tuesday
morning, and the fruit will be transferred
in half an hour 70 the steamer Majestic, OF
the White Star line. The vessel is fitted
with refrigerator capacity for five car loads.
In one of the cars is box of choice pears
for Queen Victoria. one for Senator Stan
ford at Paris and one tor tho editor Of the
Journal des Debats. The train IS hand
someIy decorated with American and Eng
lish flags. regular auction day will be es-
tablished for California fruits IN London.
Trains of five cars each will be sent out
regularly
Mrs. j. Hooker Hamerslsy became the
mother Wednesday at Newport of son.
who, if he lives long enough, will become
the Duchess of Marlborough is now enjoy
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