The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-25

the Psalms or DaYld chantcd, the Laws OF
Moses taught, and the wisdom Of Solomon
promulgated; so much so that every reli-
gious denomination bases its doctrines and
duties on the ancient Jewish Bible. sThere-
FORE he said, weep We not for the destruc-
ton of Jerusalem, for the downfall OF walls
of wood and stone, since with the very
smoke that issued from the Holy of Holes
the doctrines of true religion and the seed
of true civilization were scattered broadcast
| in all quarters and climes.'"
| A dispatch from st. Louis states that
General John Mcdonald and Colonel John
A. Joyce made affidavit Friday that the tes-
timony Of Fitzroy in the trial OF William
Mckee, regarding the payment OF $3.50 to
Mr.. Mckee at the office of General Nc
Donald, was malicious and false in every
particular. This affidavit was sent to Wash
ington.
Joel and Joseph Pace, residents OF Mount
Vernon, Jefferson county, ILL.,, are twins,
| were born in Henry county, Va, Decem-
Der l, 1890, and should they live to see that
| date, 1876, will be eighty-siX years old.
They married sisters, one Of whom is still
living at the age Of seventy-seven years.
The Wythcville Enterprise says little
son OF Mr.. Heldridge, who lives few miles
from that place, came to his death suddenly
last week by swallowing accidentally the
beard OF head of wheat. The beard got
into the little fellows lung, thus causing
| death.
A Scranton Pa) dispatch says that work
will be resumed at all the mines in that
region to-day. The individual operators
have received notice to this effect from the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road Company, and it is expected that the
other companies will follow their example.
\ fire at Shelburne Falls, Mass, on Sat-
urday evening, destroyed Newell Brothers
store and tenement house, the Methodist
church, the Woodland House and stable, S..
D. Bardwell and A. Severs's stores under
the church, Mrs. Montaguc's house and
barn, and Lucius Flies house and barn.
Loss over $4,000.
George Drake was assaulted in Pitts
burgh, Pa, Saturday evening, robbed and
beaten, it is thought fatally. Michael Lough-
| lin, the supposed assailant, escaped from
the officer by jumping into the river and
swimming away under cover OF the dark
ness.
The four men-McGehan, Roarity, Car
roll, and Boyle-who have been on trial in
Pottsville, Pa, for the past ten days for the
murder of Policeman Yost, at Tamaqua,
Pa, in 1876, were on Saturday evening con.
victed OF murder in the first degree.
Giovanni Maestro, the Italian who muir
dercd Nicholas Cirignoni in Boston Satul:
morning, was arrested Saturday night. The
murder occurred at the Phoenix Hotel
where the two men put up together Macs
tro, it is alleged, murdered his companion
while asleep, money being the motive.
A dispatch from San Francisco Saturday
night says: 50 train on the Central Pacific
railroad to-day ran over and killed man
near Trucllee, who was found to have been
dashed to the track"
II Belknap can, as he seems anxious to do
prove by his bills and receipts that he lived
within his salary, will he also show his bank
account containing the net profits Of the
post-tradership operations Philadelp hi0
Times.
Among the Baptist ministers who are tC
attend the annual gathering of the denomlna
ton at Martha's Vineyard next month are
Rev. DR.. Brantley, OF Baltimore, and Rev
DIR. Dickinson, Of Richmond.
At the meeting of the stockholders OF thu
Raleigh and Augusta road at Raleigh or
Friday the salary of the president (John NJ
Robinson) was, with his full approval, re
duced from $4,000 to $1,000.
4 Shreveport, La, dispatch, referring t.
the treshets in that section, says that the
water should come to u stand there by Tues
day, otherwise material damage will resul
to the plantations below. ......
A building in Allegheny, Pa. occupied
by LANCE Il Burton, barrel manufacturers
and the Pittsburgh Keg and Barrel Com
pany, was burned Saturday with its con-
tents. Loss, $4,000.
U. L. S. Jewett, for many years sketch
artist for Frank Leslie's illustrated papers,
committed suicide, by shooting, at his resi-.
dencc, in Jersey City, Nj, Sunday morn
ing.
Mr.. J. 3. Omohundro, "TexaS Jack, .
well known here, has told Herald reporter
what he knows about Indian fighting. 1t
isn't very great deal. "Butialo Bill . says
"there is going to be the d. Indian wal
ever known"
The Dubuque Iowa Lumber Company's
saw-mill, at Dubuque, was burned Saturday
together with half million feet OF dry nm
ishing stock. Loss, $4,000.
Company G, seventy-fourth regiment,
New York State National Guard, OF Buffalo,
sixty men, have gone to the Centennial EX-
hibition for two weeks encampment.
Mrs. Pannall, who was shot by her hus-
band at Lancaster, Pa, Friday night, died
Saturday morning. Pannall has been ar
rested.
The New York coal combination an
nounce an increase OF fifteen cents ton in
! August.
General Boisroud Canal has been elected
President of Hayti, and oil is quiet through
out that country.
The Virginia and Tennessee railroad was
somewhat injured Saturday by heavy rain
| storm,
| A brother Of Mr.. Charles Bradlaugh has
been converted from atheism, and is now
holding open-air meetings in London.
Rev. Otis A. Glazebrook, formerly OF
Richmond, is chaplain of the Fifth Mary
! land regiment,