The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-28

Tonight
..rions ere IN Portsmouth on County and
Crawford streets. resulting IN the Destruction
~ TIM grocerv and feed store OF j. i. IAIAet
n Brother, the dry-gOods store OF Wiiiism
Elliott and the liquor store oN Wlihalns q 70.
ire buildings. rs well Is MAJORITY OK Tue
merchandise were destroyed. LOSS es'iin"1eu
ct s20, 900; partially insured.
University school Exercises.
PETERSBURG. Va. June 27.-lSpeciaL line
d. University School. ". GORDON DcCaDe. mead
master closed TO-DAY one Of the most success
O. sessions In the history OF the school. This
vas the twentv-seyenth session OF tho school,
snd there were enrolled Us students from
Ten States. The following is the list Of prize
men: eo,-,.., W.,
liam Johnson Pegram. Army, OF Northern
Viroinie9 Randolph NJ Richards. of Georgia;
proXime accessIt. John patterson MauisOh'
2 Elliott prize Gn memory Of Percivill
Elliott Eighteenth Georgia. Army OF North
erp Virginia. James Mullen; pronme accesse-
Inent. Drury Wingfeld Hinton. OF Virginia
and Samuel Woodson Venabie OF virginia.
8 Robinson prize in memory or Gary
Robinson. Sixth Virginia Army of Northern
Virginia. Kluse Brown OF South Carolina
and Joseph n. Cooper of Virginia. Proxiine
accessement Lewis Parke ChambeTlayne,
Thomas Lyteland Dunn and Arther Bruner
Dampman of Virginia
Snecials- /. d. Alexander. K Brown. j. II.
Chamberlayne. l.. J.. Cham5erlayne. Joseph
N. Cooper A. b. Dampman. I. l.. Dunn. ".
s. Glore, ID. ". Hinton, j. +. Madison, -. M.
Mann. james Mullen. II. Stockdell Jr.' >. W.
Venable. IT.
Writing prizes-Frst. James II. Aldrich
second Samuel W. Nenable. IT.; third, John
/. Jones fourth. John NJ. Love.
At the First Baptist church yesterday morn
ING collection was taken up for the new
church building fund OF the second Baptist
church. and sl.4l0 was subscribed:
The monthly meeting of the Methodist Sun
day-School Union of Petersburg and Ettrick
Chesterfield county was held Yesterday after
noon at the Marketstreet Methodist Episco-
gal church The exercises contested of sing
Ing and recitatOns. An address was made by
The pastor of the Ettrick church and reports
were read from the several schools.
The Brandon pond dam. IN Chesterfield
county, belonging 20 the Swift Creek Cotton
Manufacturing Company, which broke last
week is being repaired to-day. The damage
done 70 the Swift Creek cotton factory on
Saturday by the wind-stOrm is also being re-
paired
The common council held an adjourned
meeting this evening and made an appTopna-
ton for the various departments OF the city.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the gas
aud light committed TO employ an electrician
at q cost not 20 exceed 900 TO aid them IN
securing a suitable electric light plant for the
CITY, The Democratic members of the conn
Gil will hold caucus to-noirOw night 70
nominate city officers.
communication was received by the
council signed by all the Protestant ministers
oil the city asking that the druggists be not
permitted TO sell anything on Sunday but
medicines An ordinance bearing upon the
case was read and viii be called up at the
meeting on July list.
10 IF NJ
night elected W. }. Trayior. delegate aud W.
III. Jones alternate to the State Council.
Y. NJ. &. a. Celebration.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. june 90 Special
Every seat in the public hall was occupied to-
night-the occasion OF the fna celebration of
the Young Mems Christian Association. A
large proportion Of the great audience WAS
made up of young people. which gave earnest
of large attendance at the subsequent COM
mencement exercises. Many students have
gOno home. but enough remain TO make
good showing whenever groups of cOlegians
are needed, as on the occasions Of the society
celebratons.and the social event of the woeh,
the final ball.
Mr. John Nicolson. Jr., Of Savannah Ga.
presided over tO-nights meeting OF the Uni
versltv Young Mems Christian Association and
read the report of the years work, which was
highly favorable.
Or. Robert =. Kerr Of the First Presbyte-
Tian church Of Richmond preached an earn
est and eloquent baccalaureate sermon. In
concluding he said.
I'VE lind ourselves confronted by novel
condition The people of all parts of the
world unsympatbetic with our institutions
and uniformed as 10 our principles are
coming TO make their homes among us. Tho
business OK northern Europe IS TO 20 and
civllize men. ours is b stand and receive
those who come and train them up into IA
n will tai
efforts TO do ito withstand the tide aud
not be overwhelmed What is our duty
Stand by our institutions and teach tho
people the Word of God. the marriage
relations of family, the great doctrines OF the
the Apostles Creed, the inspirations OF the
Scriptures and sacredness Of the Sabbath
day If we can maintain these our liberties
are safe and We arc safe.
America is called 10 "a glorious destiny. IT
is by making herself the greatest nation the
world has ever known, TO be for all men the
prophetic nation, the teacher of righteous
ness aud truth. If she is faithful 10 her trust
she will rule the globe by her example and
influence. No country ever had such an OPP
portunity nor such Il future. If We are faith
full 10 truth the grandest history OF humanity
is vet 10 be written and written by America"
The Washington Literary Society held It's
celebration tonight This society Is this
year the distinctively literary society of the
University. for the JeilersOnian. while larger
ana Weather, has found politics end
athletics more 90 IT'S liking than debate and
oratory. SO far was this the case that the de-
bate for the medal fell through entirely. The
Washington Society. on the other hand has
its full complement of honor men
Mr. II. Fulton Leach of Maryland presided
and introduced the speakers. MIR. ii. L. Moss
of Rocky Mount, the orator medalist made
pies for a less harsh popular estimate of
Napoleon.
The debster. Mr. r. +. Golfer, Of Gainesville
Tex, discussed the duties and responsibilities
of the citizen.
Killed by an Engins--A District Conference.
DANuLIF. VA. June 27.--lSpeoial .l-Satur-
day night John MoDOlsrd (colored) got very
drunk. and long after midnight started home
IN maudlin condition. His route was along
The Atlantic aud DanYille railroad. aud when
near the city limits, but within the depot
yards. he sat down on the track 10 rest
shifting engine came along and ran into him.
aud crushed and mangied his right arm
shoulder and breast McDOlard fingered
until about noon Sunday, when he died
. Inc contract was let to-day for the BUILDING
OF an edition 10 the Denvis tobacco and
storage warehouse. and work will begin to-
morrow. The addition will DO ~ by 50 feet
ana three stories high. which will make the
warehouse $40 feet long. 1t will be the largest
building 10 DenyiIle.
Al Gao o'clock this morning fire was dis.