The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-02
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1892.



Both houses Of the General Assembly were IN
session.-The Oyster bill ntToduced.--Ihere
were thirty four deaths in the city last week
II. S. Tower buried.--Mr. Burroughs gives
his side of the trouble in bis church.--Board
of directors Of the Chamber Of Commerce met
and discussed the pilot laws and tho law
in regard 10 liens on railroad franchisefs
Annual meeting Of the Brookland Land
and Improvement Company "A divorce aunt
began in the Henrico Circuit Court.-Su-
preme Court Of Appeals was in session--Sis-
.erhood Branch Order Of Iron Hall gave
danee.-Quarterly meeting Of the Hen
rico Protestant Sunday-school Union held.
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals to
meet.--Common Council met.-Senate Com
mittee on General Laws met
VIRGINIA.
Death has been active ii Loudoun county.
Mr.. James Mcintosh. Miss Mollie Hough, Mr.
Bushrod Osburn and Mr. Lindsey Copeland
have died during the past week.-Mrs.. Hoge.
president of the Woman's Christian Tempe
rance Union in Loudoun county, has petit
toned the county court for another election
upon local option in Leesbure district.---Mrs.
James Eimore died in Brunswick Friday OF
dropsy-A fox offered TO fight an OK team in
chester. wife of Professor Manchester, at
Martha Washington College. is dead. --
The courthouse building Of AppomattoI
county was DESTROYED by fire yesterday.-A
fire insurance company was organized III Dan
Vile yesterday.-A mass-meeting was held in
Danyile yesterday looking to reduction of in
surance rates.-Mrs. Amelia Widman will be
buried in Dnnyille to-day.-Water Lawrence
t.I do
Four negroes are on trial IN Stanton for
the murder of j. r. Lotts.--At meeting of
the board of directors of the Lynchburg and
Durham railroad. at Lynchburg yesterday tn
lease of the road to the Norfolk and Western
was confirmed. There has been a marked in
crease in the public schools of Lynch
burg-A mass-meeting OF Prohibitionists
WAS held in Lynchburg yesterday.-The
house of Major ii. r. Hooper. two miles
from Farmville, was burned Sunday. fire
in Norfolk SUNDAY morning destroyed the in
terror of house on Water street-A canning
factory is to be established on the Virginia
Beach railroad.
NORTH CAROLINA.
A fire in Winston-Salem Sundav burned out a
wooden building on Liberty street.-The fac
tory of Alonzo Mitchell, Granville county, has.
IL
revenue laws.-Granyille county is out of
debt.
GENERAL.
The anti-Hill movement is growing in New
York, and the call for a mass-meetng will be
published IN a few days.--President Kimball.
of the Norfolk and Western denies tho report
that the preferred stock of the company is being
sold.-The report that an express company in
opposition to the Adams Express Company is TO
be organized il denied.--Robert Rennert
Jr., of Baltimore. died yesterday.--The pres
ent indications are that there will be trouble
between France and Spain.--A resolution was
introduced in the House yesterday requiring tho
President to recall Minister Egan.-The United
States Supreme Court upholds the constitu-
tonality of the Anti-Lottery Act of the last
Congress in its decision Yesterday
Rev Charles III. Spurgeon. the distinguished
divine, died at Mentone Sunday.--The funeral
of General Barnum took place in New York yes
terday-The United States Supreme Court has
decided the Boyd 1hayer Nebraska eubernato-
rial case in favor of Boyd. Democrat.-Ex-
President Cleveland held public reception in
New Orleans Yesterday.