The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-02
ORR COUNTRY YET SAFE.
uoW TnE FIRST DAr or SUMMER
FINDS as.
aha Suicide Of Blind Chaplain Mil
,..,,. SON Governor Mckinney and
Party in Washington.
T,,rs ErrN. EnLEy BuupNo,
WtemNoIuN. June j, 1893.

a.. famed nr two good and valid
... r.-.. everybody changes their
,.,,,.- .....a to-d1y; and second. the
...t....... ..I mansions and broad. an-
c.s,-.I a..sr which This year will ac-
l.,...f... limited number Of gentle
,,.,. and l. an always thrown open.
nm. I...e raror is busted for the last
.i,.. .... summer. the fireplace is stocked
,ib faas and he smiling londiady in
a GORGEOUS. lrsa.spr.ggcd chaihe, takes
Y, Der chrome upon the front porch
,,r.. President I.s gone fishing. the re
,..Irs of .,.T President jefferson Davis
tass been trl.Iy laid Co rest FOR an
dime. tl. shipments of gold have been re-
d4.I. SIS. HlUu fiUhueh has gone
f.m. laIf of thc Cabinet are recupcratins
at their various homes. none Of the Nir-
trl congressman are iu town. u0 fur
Tier demand has boon made for NirSnian8
t8 ro t0 foreign ana inhospitable shores,
llo1 Kouc IIIas. of North Carolina, is
sHI waiting. there arc no new candidates
fr the G0Vcu0rsnip or Senate In Nir-
Nuiu. auI taking everything into con-
sleution as ftr as ] ann able TO observe
there is still balm I'm Cilcad and the
country is reasonably safe so far under
the ueW Democratic rule.
Private Secretary Thurber is very
lonesome man these days. while the
'B0ss" is sporting oa the Eastern Shore.
I'm fact 10 is really painful Go note DIS
spirit OF cnuui. as he listlessly drags his
fran frame about the office in the White
House. IIc said 90 group Of news
paper men few days ago that he was
weary OF public life. and that his only
reward was that at evening he could
g1 and $50 for an hour or two IN mat
higher atmosphere and in the wonder
ful presence OF that marvellousiy great
and good man in the other room By
fhis De meant to say that he talked
sometimes with Mr. Cleveland. but 20
miss the draw and fail TO see the face
and figure ls 90 really miss the beauty
Of the paragraph.
Mr.. Thurler. though. really does ap-
pr,ciate newspaper men, and he thor
oughly understands mOdesty 10 be their
general and hcsettng weakness. THIS
is fully evidenced in the sublime telegram
he sent 1lr Quinby, Of the Detroit Free
Prcss who was recently appointed Dy
the President. 10 was: 'I congratulate
YOU that modcsty has not thwarted
the Just deserts of n noble soul.'
There is something so calm. so trustful
and soft in this gifted dispatch, that the
hearts of au the correspondents are
wildly thr0bbnc with infinite admiration
and love for The gentleman who spends
his evenings "in that higher atmosphere
The absence of the President mas de-
lavcd the appointment of the 0tcohd Ne-
eistant Postmaetcr-GeucralN Nr. Lorenzo
IS. Brown of Lynchburg. who is connected
with the Richmond and Dauyille railroad,
is being presented for this position by
Virginil. North Carolina and Gcorgi1, ana
a. ie said chat the President viii make the
rr.fIf.reut % h.r Brown NiiI accept. I
The position entails the making or all |
the railroad mail contracts and the salary !
ie far below what the railroads pay men /
who ore conn etent for such work.
None 0f the congressman who attended /
the ceremonies 40 Richmond returned /
here to-day. although quite a number of
them are reported tO have promised 20
b. here toward the end OF the week as
it le Thought that the President viii have
some Virginia notions in mind when he
returns especially if he has good luck.
They report him as catching forty
pound fish yesterday This helps of course,
bat He stood the fifty snipe story and
r might be best for am OF our applicants,
u we push the game little while 10 is
coming our way, go up few pounds.
make 30 forty-eirht to-day and if he is
tyiuE tomorrow throw I'm a siXty-fve
.Yunder for Saturday morning. Mr.. w.
uuitt TitZhugh went back TO Cape
hIrles last night and he will look out
0r Nirglnia's interests ON this fish story
Iue for the next few days, SO the cam
.ilates over the State may have no fear
aIlant Iitzhueh is at the helm. and as
0ng as the President stays on the ocean
iie EuiHtt VIII attend 90 the size of the
30, but n Cleveland comes over 10 the
'hgsdpcake BAY shore there will not be |
alter enough for Fltzhurh's whales.
The sad suicide of the SON of the blind /
hHUItlu, l'r. Muburu. was much cOm-
I.ufcd upon here to-day DR. Mnburn
been chaplain of the House for many
ears. and was recently elected 20 serve
.e next Democratic Senate at a comfort
H.e salary Ills SON wrote from Chicago
Nut The privilege of coming To his
$50 fathers house at Jacksonville. Ind.
ni with detail OF his adversltles
.tiei for the shelter of the old home
De- blind chaplain. whom 1 have heard
f three months daily pray in stroug
.Htorldn voice for the Wicknduess Of the
.Iic.tn, wrote his own SON that "there
no room for YOU" ANA a few hours
Igr ou the sabbath day. while. perhaps.
blind chaplain was miugiiug his
ue prayers ana sporting his clocu-
mary abilities, the sensitive heart of
h child rcuulsed by q father. given i
he when Dee begged bread, and denied / ,
shelter under the roof that God and
aI.lE bad bestowed, was beating its
$50 'H.ut chccrless pulsauons, beyond
.enu aal without hope. ,
j rave sat entranced listening TO the
agile Cf his voice. and wrote in The
ines last winter that his rcIetiti0n of \
Lords prayer was rot surpassed 10y
elder Booth but though II his son. ,
nl Io0ord shows. had sinned against
81 tlteed love d thousand times. what 4
'n think now to hear him chime. "and a
't'e us our trespasses as we forgive
who trespass against us?'
De "iote that boy 90 stay m Chicago o
l battle with the world. Battle with
.ai. broken spirit for a shivered T
'--t An empty heart for an ammuni- =
a hoNf a funuue and thirsting soul
p iul canteen? Ohl what might one
'rh at the cold home" have been TO
E" boy lf there was TO room place
'1 the vuacoycred porch. with his ccat y
. q pillow, the crumbs from the table. ia
''l bless YOU. my son" might have tl
u lhat chaplain q manhood 10 admire, On
.NeI Than "a ruin 10 mourn. on
GOVERNOR l.. W. Mckinney. Mrs. Nc SO
Dry frankie and Branch Mckinney VI
fed here this afternoon and are stop ~
y at the Metropolitan Hotel whore "a
y "hl probably remain until Saturday. m
Governor IS also accompanied by is
.onel j. Bell Bigger and State Senator he
'i'r Berry, Of Amherst all OF whom 70
members Of the beard OF visitors 10 co
iht Vernon. TO morrow IS the day te,
auaft BY The regent and Vice-regs gsnts be
the reception Of tine Virginia board vi
'l.liers aud they will go down in the NJ
.lhk ana as is the custom, will be | fe'
Ihouty entertained The other mem W