The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-07
VIEWS NOTES OF INTEREST.

"Wednesday night, and her escort quarresed
with him for doing it.
While the parents of Miss julia fhiilips'
of Iockport, n. Y. were preparing 10 re-
oeiye her dead body word came from the
West that she was alive.
One hundred American District and Pos
tai Telegraph messenger boys went on
strike at Cleveland yesterday. They want
more pay and less work.
A fire in Paris, Texas, on Wednesday,
burned the National Oil Mills. the machine
nv. and three cattle cars. The loss is ABOUT
a quarter of million dollars.
A COPY of the first edition Of Goldsmiths
Vicar Of Wakefield" was disposed OF in Lon
don a few days ago for s475. The author
sold the original copyright OF the book Tor
&900.
Albert Delaurus, tho crazy Swiss LAWYER
and engineer who threatened 10 blow up
Barring, Msgoun Co.. of New York was
yesterday sentenced to eighteen months IN
the peniteptiary.
Three little boys were playing with con
demned powder along the new railroad,
near Loretto. Pa, when it exploded. Two OF
the lads were killed, the body OF one being
burned 10 crisp.
st. Louis musicians have protested TO
senal Band 20 accompany the knights lem
plsrs TO Denver. as otherwise city musicians
would be paid to 20.
Colonel Rodgers of the Market Record
estimates that the Dakotas and Minnesota
will raise 1875. 900. 900 bushels Of wheat and
if the weather holds until harvest time, Will
add 10000, 900 to the estimate.
@. y. Stowei. ex-mayor and ex-postmastsr
of Clean. \. T.. fell dead in Denver, Col,
where he was attending the Masonic con-
clsye He was prominent In Masonic aud
business circles In Western New York.
The manuscript Of new play by Sir Ed
win Arnold. called "Adsuma. or the ia
panese Wife," has arrived at San Francisco.
The play will be produced at Chicago dur
ing the Worlds Fair with splendid Oriental
scenery and effects
Gray Cloud. Democratic leader and a
member OF the Tennessee Legislature for
Claiborne county. was shot and killed at
Tazewell, Tenn, Friday night by Newton
Clapp, a deputy United States marshal and
q Republican leader.
Miss Amy Johnson. "a very beautiful and
popular school teacher of Yellow Springs
Ohio. expects soon 10 make trip from her
home 10 Davenport Iowa, on bicycle. The
distance Is 800 miles and Miss Johnson
five days.
John Watson. of Guilford, Me-, after
wears Of total blindness. had his sight in
simultaneously restored. His joy knew no
bounds, an1 he rOamed about his farm for
three hours. At the end of that time light
left him as suddenly as il had come, and
the physicians can see no chance Of restO-
ration.
Reports at the recent annual meeting
show, it is claimed, that the colored Alliance
OF South Carolina Is on arapid decline. The
membership last year was 10000, while the
officers now are claiming only 10000. A
resolution was passed that the Alliance
would favor no political party as an Organi-
Zation.
An Indianapolis dispatch states that the
popular demand for a general overhaulng
of the books of the order OF the Iron Hall
has constrained the executive board 10 APP
point subcommittee to examine the ac-
counts of the officers, and the committee is
now at work on the books and vouchers
covering period OF four years.
The Glass-workers' Association Of Amer
lea has represented 10 the Treasury Depart
ment that there are indications of an influx
of alien glass workers and has recommend
ed that one Of It's members be appointed a
Government immigrant inspector TO assist
In the enforcement of the alien contract
labor law in regard to this class Of labor.
Il is said that artesian wells can be OBJ
tanned even in the more arid portions OF
Texas at q very small cost. A correspondent
Of the Galveston News saw one at the Way
land settlement. some twenty miles from
Cisco, which spouts strong stream through
an inch and a quarter pipe and It is but
uipety-six feet in depth. He says that
-, Ia n a i'm
mediate neigh borh0od the deepest OF which
is but 200 feet
John 4. Hall, foreman in Colts firearms
factory, Hartford, who mysterlously dlsap-
peare5 about six months ago without leay-
ing trace of his Whereabouts. has Just
been heard from in Philadelphia, working
in Cramps ship-ysrd. lie claims that he
became demented from the use Of quinine
TOR malaria. and has wandered around the
West in q deranged condition. His family
learned OF his whereabouts from an old
friend who works IN the ship-yard.
After most thorough and persistent IN
yestigation. the murder of Andrew j. Bor-
den aud his wife az Fall River. Mass. re-
mains as much q mystery as ever. -Four po-
licemen are on guard at the house and have
been patrolling tho neghbOrhoOd since the
affair was made public. Yesterday morning
State Detective SeaYer and CITY Mars MAJ
Hilliard held long consultation. and later
on visited and Intercepted Miss Lizzie at
the house. The result Of their inyestisa-
ton will not be known until an arrest OF
some kind has been made.
Miss May Locker Of Steubenylllo. Ohio.
arrived in Atlantic City by special tram
Thursday afternoon, and upon ahghtng at
the station was approached by fellow pas
senger, who, she claims. insulted her, one
promptly had the impertinent fellow ar
rested. and 40 the hearing he gave the name
OF William Jones, OF Philadelphia. lie was
discharged by Police Justice Iilton with
OILY mild reprimand. This easy dlsposl-
ton Of the case angered Miss Locker. and
she started home on the first outbound
train. saying she did not deem 1t safe to re-
main longer IN the city.
Two eagles had duel 10 the death
Thursday for the possession Of the SIX
months-old baby of Peter Shaw, who lives
four miles north of Allis in Presque Isle
county, Mich Mrs. Shaw had lad the
babv down in the grass and returned % the
house for few moments. when an enor-
nous eagle swoOped down on the infant
and sunk its talons into the little ones
flesh and clothing. The mother heard her
baby's cry. but came too late 70 be OF ser
vice: her shrieks. however, brought the
father. who mounted horse, and,
armed with a rifle. rode TO the shore
of nearby lake. where he knew
there was an eagle eyrie in the
cliffs. Shaw arrived just in time TO witness
a terrible sight-two eagles were lowering
above rock. filing the air with their cries
and battling for the possession OF the baby
that Law high upon the cliff. Before the
father reached the summit one Of the eagles
had fallen dying 70 the ground, while the
other had again taken up the child for an
other fight. The father fired, and the bird
and baby fell into the water. The frantic