The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-29
Telegraphic Brryities.

BCNHAM. TEN, April 2s.-Jim Burke
and Sam Massey doth colored) were
hanged here at o'clock this afternoon.
Between 10000 and 1900 people witnessed
the double execution.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Gustavus
Jones. for the rast thirty years con-
nected with the Western Union Telegraph
Company, in this city. died at his resi-
dence. Olive avenue. tonight, after a
brief Illness.
AUGUSTA, GA, April pa special TO
the Chonicle from Thomson. Ga. says:
Adolphus Jones alias Rainwater shot
Joshua Jones from ambush, while the
latter was ploughing. Both are co'ored
The murderer escaped. Negroes threaten
10 Inch him If captured.
SAN FRANCISCO April 2S.-At Rancho
De, Paso the celebrated mare FiienZi has
fcaled a bay filly by Salvador. who holds
the worlds mile running record. The
foaling is considered a very important
event in horse circles. as the combination
of speed ard blood on both sides is Of the
very highest.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-Among the pas
sergcrs on the steamer Fuerst Bismarck.
which arrived to-day from Hamburg
were the following English Journalists:
James Gordon. of the Morning Post: J..
r. Cowen. Of the Yorkshire Herald; Nor
HidH OHlln, OF the national fTeSS
Agercy. and W. Hitler OF rhe Marine
Engineer
WASHINGTON, d. c., April "a
board consisting OF Rear Admiral Bel
KNAPP. Commander Cooper, Lieutenant
Reamy. Naval Constructor Feaster and
Chief Engineer Thomson have been de-
tailed 10 inspect the hull OF the new
cruiser New York previous TO her trial
trip. which takes place about the middle
OF May. The inspection will take place
al the League Island yard, where the
vessel will be locked.
NEW YORK, April 2S.-Benjamin Buch-
anan, seventy years OF age, who for the
past thirty-five years had been an officer
Of the supreme court, this morning cut
his throat with a razor on the roof OF
his residence. No. los west Washington
place, and then jumped into the street.
He was instantly killed. Mr.. Buchanan
had been in very low spirits for some
time rast on account of the fact that
he was a sufferer from dyspepsia and
dropsy.
WASHINGTON. y. c.. April GA
test plate OF the belt armor for the dou-
ble barbette turret monitor Amphitrite
was received at the Washington navy
yard to-day. The plato is nine inches
thick. and will be sent TO the Indian
Head proving ground for test in a day
or so. The belt armor of this ressel
consists Of thirty-one plates. Sixteen are
nino inches In thickness and fifteen five
inches. The plate to be tested repre-
sentG 35I tons, tho entire weight OF belt
ermo:.
BENCHES. MD. April 2S.-Willlam II.
Burneston. a fisherman. living in a small
shanty on the river shore was shot and
instantly killed by his brother John
Burneston. yesterday afternoon. William
had been TO Baltimore. and returned homo
in an intoxicated condition. He got into
a scuffie with his brother during which
one barrel OF a gun was disch irg d, the
contents entering the wall John then
got the gun, when a second barrel was
discharged. accidentally. he says. and
William fell dead. with the whole top
Of his head shot away.
WASHINGTON. April 2s-The general
court-martial. appointed to meet at
Davic'a Island. New York. In December
last. has been dissolved, and general
rt-martial has been appointed there
or May LIST. Tho detail OF the court is
az follows: Captains Theodore II. Forbes.
Fifth infantry. and j. Roster Claggett,
Twenty third infantry: First Lieutenants
Elias Chandler. Sixteenth infantry. and
Frederick V. Kruc. Twentieth infantry;
William T. Reynolds. Fourteenth infan-
try. and George II. Patten. Twenty
second infantry; Second Lieutenants
Charles L. Russ. Eleventh infantry. and
First Lieutenant Wallis o. Clark. Twelfth
infantry. judge advocate.