The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-09

The Chicago Tribune, speaking OF the
strike in that city, says: The grand COST
then. to the workingmen, to the employ
ers,to Ghicago-of the huge demonstra-
tration ON the lst of May of the advocates
If the eight-hour system is the truly mag,
ni6cent sum of over one hundred thousand
do liars and the plots since the demon
stration have cost not less than one hum
dred thousand dollars per day, and proba-
bly, more.
At Belleville, Ohio, on Friday last COM
,,;ttee of citizens seized lot of liquors in
the freight house, consigned to Lewis Hunt
walt stove in the heads Of the casks, and
allowed the liquors to escape. A determi-
nation was expressed to submit to no more
lio uor- selling in Belleville. Huniwalt had
receipted for the liquors, and the loss fell
heavily upon him. He has brought suit
against the committee for damages.
A baby elephant, attached to circus,
became frightened, near Phoenix, K. l., on
Friday, broke away from his keeper, and
ran into the principal street. he made
raid upon fruit store, went into saloon
and emptied the contents upon the land
| lord and customers, and was proceeding
to demolish grocery when he was secured
by his keeper.
At the time of the earthquake In Mis-
souri, and Kansas, April "a, an acre OF
ground three miles south of Carthage, on
the Miami canal, sunk ten feet, showing
that the shock extended to Ohio. The
ground sunk bodily, leaving perpendicu-
| lar wall of ten feet or more on all sides.
The canal bank was seriously endangered
by the subsidence.
gThe New York Journal Of Commerce
sac: Monday morning We had dispatch
by the cable, dated Calcutta, May B, an
nouncing the time at which all American
ship is to sail from that port for New York
This is, perhaps, the most extraordinary
instance of rapidity of transmission thus
far in telegraphic annals.
The Constitutional Convention Is to as
semble to-day at Annapolis to form State
constitution to supersede the present dis
graceful instrument which small mi
nority, backed by the Federal army, fast
ened upon the people of Maryland.-Bal
timore Gazette, Sh.
Parties in Albany have purchased, a,
the head of State street, for Sl47,O0O, lane
on which they will erect a $4,000 six
story marble front hotel and opera-house
combined. The new hotel will contain
more rooms than any hotel in America.
A few days since, as the carpenters IL
the ship yard of Mr.. Sylvester Hardy, a
Salisbury, were cutting up large stick o
white oak timber, they found tull-growr
and well-preserved owldeeply imbedded il
the wood.
Rabbits increase in numbers rapidly. Al
| Australian paper states that in eight years
! ne progeny Of fourteen rabbits have mum
I Lered l4,253-a notable instance OF the
-way in which they multiply on favorable
soil.
Thirty-four divorces were granted by the
Supreme Court which adjourned at Worces
ter, Mass, on Saturday. A fact which
was omitted Tuesday night by the African
Church orator.l
The New Orleans Times, Crescent, and
Picdyine, II Is reported, have received al
admonition from General Sheridan not II
indulge in denunciation Of the recon
struction law.
Among the patents issued from the Pa
tent Office last week was one to Charlie,
l.. Alexander, of Washington, D. c., fol
lpE!utsr's type esss.