The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-07

ton, ". j., tainted Wnie sbe was bldnulho
! before the minister TO be married to Bap-
| list s. Scull, and the ceremony was post
| poned.
The bureau of the American republics
IS informed that the Government Of Brazil
has Issued a decree establishing a gold
standard and limiting the mintage Of sill
yer to about 100000.
Nine de Lesseps, so says London
| paper, has recently written to friend IN
| England saying that her husband has con-
stantly remarked of late that IKE
Napoleon III. he will die in England.
1t IS understood that the resignation OF
| Minister 10 England Robert T. Lincoln
Will be one OF the first 10 De placed at the
| disposal OF President Cleveland after his
! inauguration. He proposes TO come home
and practice law.
The report that the orange crop IN
| Southern Florida had been destroyed by
frost is denied by Chief lockwood. Of the
Weather Bureau at Washington. The
value Of the crop remaining on the trees
is placed at t2,50o.00O
Advices give promise that a new opal
J field has been discovered I'm Washington
/ State that Will rival in quality and guam
| uty that Of the Moscow. in Idaho. The
field is in Garfield county. The specimens
Senator Henderson, OF Nebraska. says
| he favOrs a change In the Constitution
limiting the eligibility OF Presidents 10
! one term, and providing that they may
/ stay in Office six years The six-year
term has many advocates among business
| men.
James samues. brother OF Giles Sam
uels, OF Dubuque. Iowa, for twenty-six
years considered dead, has been found in
| the Soldiers Home in Grant county, In
diana. In he hllbustering expedition
| against Cuba In 1853. he received wound
In the head which dethro led his reason.
Rev Henry s. Lunn. VI. D., Wesleyan
! minister Of London. with the assistance
Of the son of the Bishop Of Worcester.
| Is making arrangements for a Christian
! reunion and pilgrimage 10 Jerusalem 20
take place in the autumn. Archdeacon
Farrar and a number Of bishops will take
part in the pilgrimage. Archdeacon Far
rar will deliver six lectures in Jerusalem.
Mahlon Jones. teacher o. the high
school at Hampshire. Indiana. died al the
hospital Wednesday from n dagger wound
inflicted December 18th by Rosa schultz,
handsome young teacher OF the same
town. She was the heroine and he the
villain IN a drama presented by an ANA
teur theatrical company. Of which both
were members and In the excitement Of
the public presentation she plunged the
dagger. with which she was supposed TO
Kill him, into his breast.
1t is more than probable that the Presi-
dent will steal away from the capital for
a few days during the present month IN
order to indulge in his favorite past!me
Of duck shooting. He has a number OF
tempting invitations TO visit neighboring
ore serves with promise OF a plenutul
Supply Of game on which to exercise his
markmduship, and has about concluded TO
visit one q short distance down the Poto-
mac within a week or two, provided his
public duties will permit It.
James Walters the oldest grocer on
Long Island, died Of paralysis Wednes-
dal. lie had an eyentful history. He was
al one time wrecked on a coral reef IN the
Caribbean sea. and with others suffered
great hardships. He was eleven days
without food or water He WAS a member
Of the TweDty-seyenth regiment for sey-
eral years lie prided himself on his re-
cord as n Democrat, having voted for
every candidate for President Of that
party from Andrew Jackson 10 Cleveland
in 1sg2
Ex-Governor McCreery Of Kentucky.
one OF the American delegates to the
Monetary Conference had an interview
regard to the work OF the conference and
the prospects OF the American purpose OF
bringing about a more liberal use Of sill
yer as money by the principal nations
of the world. Mr. McCreery is credited
with the remark that all the American
delegates will resign In order that the
next President may be at full liberty TO
rearrange the delegation in case he 50
desires.
Captain Michot. a veteran, who had
been through ten campaigns. has been
gazetted a Knight OF the Legion of Honor
on the day of his burial. The officer left
the Val de Grace Hospital a few days
ago. He had been I'm the establishment
under treatment for heart disease, and
died suddenly on Tuesday. Through an
oversight, or, perhaps, owing 70 the ex-
igencles OF red tape" the announcement
Of the honor conferred on the gallant war
rtor appeared at a moment when his war
worn remains were being conveyed TO
their final resting place.
The Bureau Of the American Republics
IS advised that an estimate recently made
by committee appointed by the coffee
merchants Of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, after
visiting the coffee patios exporting
through that port. places the crop of
1894 at less than 100000 bags. The
committee found that the first blossom
was alone aDuUudnl III Hcdiiy al lHc us
tricts IN relation with the Rio market
and promised fair crop. The season
since the time Of inspection has been I'M
favorable because Of continual rains,
which impeded fructifying and the subse-
quent growth OF blossoms.
The Queen had The traditional boar's
head on the table on Christmas Day, like
wise the appropriate game pie and royal |
baron Of beef. This latter, which as some !
youthful people may not know, IS simply !
the two undivided sirloins Of beef was /
roasted at the great kitchen fire at Wind !
sor. When 1t was cold 1t was adorned !
with Her Majestys monogram in SHREDDED |
horseradish and sent to the royal side !
board Ten days before Christmas the /
Prince Of Wales received fine live boar 1
as a present from his august mamma, and !
the presumption IS that it fulfilled its |
mission AT the appointed time.
According TO the London Times. at the |
asst meeting Of the Academic des Sciences. |
in Paris, VI. Violet commenced the read |
ing OF an essay which he has written upon |
the causes which led 10 females being /
excluded from succession TO the throne
Of France. According to him the principle /
was elaborated in the period Of about 800 |
years, comprised between the death OF
Louis X and the final triumph Of Charles /
VII. and became a fundamental law OF the
when the daughter Of Philippe
lie Long. and the daughters Of Charles |
e Bel deprived OF their fathers success
sion. These precedents established the
law on the subject. but it Is not gen
orally known that the history OF the dis
)uted successions 70 the French throne
by the indirect recognition OF
female rights.
Twenty years ago the foreign-born Por-
tuguese In Brazil were 40 per cent Of
the whole, the Germans IS. but Of late