The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-18
yorF, or GENERAL INTEREST.

Contracts already in sight indicate brisk
winter at the ship-yards on the lakes
Grasshoppers are doing an immense
amount of damage to the crops In huron,
Ohio.
There will be direct line Of steamships
from New York to Alexandria, Egypt. next
winter.
Chambers has broken out among the
horses OF the Third-Ayenue NEW YORK. Gar
Company.
The eighth annual meeting Of the Society
of American Florists IS in session at wash
ington. ID. G.
The Hibernien Orders OF Hamilton pa
raded few days ago and there was not q
British flag in the entire line.
Governor Brown. OF Kentucky. has vetoed
the State Revenue bill. which the legisla-
ture was nine months in passing.
The Grand Army of Louisiana and bIissis-
| sippi have been reorganized and colOred
! posts admitted in full membership.
A letter received from Senator Hoar. who
/ is in Europe. does not refer TO his intention
10 resign, but says he cannot stump fer Har-
/ rison.
! Aeronaut Samuel Baldwin and Editor
| Harry McMein went up in a balloon from
| Quincy H., on Sunday and have not re-
| turned.
General james w. Hustled. OF Peekskill,
| n. Y. who contracted cold while attend
| ing the Minneapolis Convention, is now IN
| a serious condition.
Mrs. Lucy Ambsrg, Of east Ninetieth
street, New York. and her child fell over
board from the pavilion at Rockaway Beach
aud we're rescued from drowning by Rich
ard Albert.
A dispatch from Bar Harbor says authorl-
tatlyelg that Dir. Blaine will speak In the
coming campaign in the state OF Maine. lie
does not feel strong enough 20 make regu-
lar stumping tour as in former wears. but
he will make five minute speeches Mt various
points in the State.
Sullivan is getting on finely training for
his fight with Corbett. and his weight has
been reduced 10 2O7 pounds or three pounds
below his fighting weight He Will prO0a-
bly continue to lose flesh till he reaches zoo
even. This enormous reduction OF moro
than forty pounds significant OF the power
of Sullivan since his general health during
the ordeal has suffered.
]. Albert Kmball. dentist of New York.
committed suicide Tuesday. He had cut
his throat with a razor. and was found in a
small room back OF his Office by the Office
bov when be came TO work at $50 o'clock
in the morning. The dentist had stood be-
lore Il ulFIOI uhuGiuB over LLo bluh anu
drew the razor across tho left side 81 his
throat. cutting the iugusr artery. Then
he fell over the SINK and bled 70 death IN
few minutes.
The Philadelphia board Of health Is
alarmed about cholera and is specially dis
turbed about large importations of rags
from Germany and France and wool from
Russia. Each case is separately considered.
but under a general rule that rags. If not
!. r. Il.
passage must be disinfscted here and that
wool from Russia cannot be landed unless 1t
is proved TO have been IN storehOuses for at
least year. The orders greatly retard the
unloading of vessels.
A terrible tragedy has been enacted near
Marietta, Ga. Tuesday morning the hOr-
ribly mutilated body of Mrs hattie
Looney. an aged lady living near
there was found near her house, and
the manner Of her death is involved
in deepest mystery. Police authorities
are at work on several theories. but as yet
without definite success. Mrs. Looney was
about ifty-tive years of age. She had been
living on fine 300 acre farm in that county
for several years, the only other occupants
of her home being Mrs. Kirkland, geyenty-
eight years old, and a negro man. She bad
an adopted son. one William Ellis, who has
been arrested on suspicion.
f. J. Schornerhorn. the geologist and
mineralogist. who is working in the inter
est of IdahO's exhibit at Chicago. writes.
under date Of August Sth, that he has dis
covered an immense glacial field in Central
Idaho. beneath which lie q series OF glacial
lakes. The field probably cover an area
nearly as great. though not as thick. as the
great glacial field of the Alps. lie has OK
amined sixteen terminal morains, eleven of
which were recedng, four were stationary
aud fra Of
tended more than 2 900 feet below the snow
line. The glaciers are located about twenty
five miles southwest Of ShOup, amid a num-
Der OF high peaks not down Oh the maps.
A terrible scene was witnessed on Park
Row Tuesday night IN front of the Glove
land Hotel. one OF. the many cheap lodging,
houses located on what WAS once known rs
Chatham street. LudOlph Eckstein and |
Michael Warren, messengers, Of No. 3J1 |
Mulberry street. were passing along Park |
Row at fifteen minutes 10 - O'clock when |
they were started by an sgonizng shrek, /
followed by a crash. Upon turning they |
saw the limp. lifeless form of q nude man /
prone upon the sidewalk in front OF the |
Cleveland Hotel. Blood was flowing across !
the sidewalk. Eckstein examined the body /
but, though 10 was warm. all signs OF life /
had fed. for the man had been instantly /
killed His name WAS JohGn knmen, and /
he was insane.
There is blind girl in Texas who is a re-
merkable phenomenon. IL IS said OF her
that a few years ago she began 20 cultivate
a few acres Of land. which was up % that
time unfenced and wild Now she clears
about 800 year from the sale of vegeta-
bles and fruits which she raises. Her do
main is neatly fenced in, well and pump
have been added and she bought pony
and a cart 10 carry her produce 10 the mar
ket, which is twenty miles away. Every
evening during the lrv season she waters
certain number OF plants until she has gone
over the entire place. when she repeats the
process Insect life she detects from her
acute sense Of hearing, and she readily dis
tinguishes grass and weeds from plants By
her sensitive touch.
The Baltimore sun thinks that the burn
ing of Delmar, on the line between Sussex
county, Del. and Wicomico county Nd,
is disaster 10 one OF the most enterprls-
ing towns on the peninsula IN which the
people OF both States are deeply interested.
Owing to the scarcity OF water and the pre-
yalence Of high wind the fire had clean
sweep and in a few hours left many acres
of ruins where before had stood q busy.
town All the business houses. in-
dustrial establishments and most OF the
dwellings and the personal effects Of tho
people were involved IN the ruin. Over
sixty buildings were burned. and but very
few houses in the town escaped. Many