The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-23

Mr.. NJ. ID. Conway, in 4 London letter to
the Cincinnati Commercial, says MIR. Judah
| p. Benjamin. Q. c., eN-United States scna-
! ter, and cX-Conicderatc minister must be
| regarded as the most famous advocate at
the English bar at the present moment, but
that English lawyers do not begin to get
such large fees us American lawyers. One
Thousand dollars is regarded as fancy fee
| Rev. John Il. PaXon, pastor of the Pine
Street church. Harrisburg, Pa, has refused
an increase of $500 on his salary on the
| ground that a number OF poor people in the
congregation needed assistance, and that
| these arc trying times to many people IN
| business.
Gail Hamilton, Blainc'S clever sister-in-
law, thus expresses herself about the nomi-
nations: "The ticket is perfect, except
| that they ought to have taken eN-GoVernor
straw. OF New Hampshire, instead OF
Wheeler. The ticket would then have been
Hayes and Straw
The Court of Commissioners OF Alabama
Claims have decided. in the case of the ship
Martoban, destroyed by the Alabama, that
alien claimants who have never resided in
the United States can recover for losses Slls-
tanned BY the destruction OF cargo owned
by them on board American vessels.
Hon. Carl Schurz lectured at Easton. Pa,
on Tuesday evening. After the lecture he
was screnaded. but declined to say anything
politicaIly. His German friends received
him will, great enthusiasm. and were at the
strcnadc in great numbers. and were very
much disappointed at his mysterious silence.
\ train on the Kentucky Central railroad
Wednesday night ran into drove OF cattle
near Cynthiana, throwing portion OF them
from from the track. killing David Parshall
and Edward Thomas-both Adams Express
messcngerS-and iniuring the baSgaSc-mas-
ter.
Rose Eytinge, the actress, in a dispatch
from Chicago to the New York Graphic, de-
MES the charges against her husband, Colo
mel George II. Butler, OF having treated her
brutally.
A monument is to be placed over the grave
OF "Captain Moll Pitcher" the woman who
DISPLAYED great bravery at the battle OF Mon-
mouth, on the 2Sth of June, 1877. She is
buried at Carlisle, Pa.
Plymouth church, which last year raised
Mr.. Beecher's salary to 100000 to enable
him TO meet the expenses OF his trial, has
voted to restore it to $4,000, the amount
previously paid.
Governor Tiden has declined the invita-
ton to deliver the chancellor's Grafton at
Union College OH the 18th instant, but he
expects TO be present at the exercises OF the
dHy.
An explosion occurred i'll n torpedo fac
DRY in New York Wednesday by which two
boys were killed, two fatally and a number
OF others seriously injured.
The trustees Of Agassiz's great museum
have made over the whole property, inclu-
ding the AgaSsiZ memorial fund, to Har-
ward University.
Spencer Laisun, Il Chinese lad, took the
first prize in English composition at the
Hopkins Grammar School, New Haven, last
week.
George Reid, charged with embezzling
money OF the Singer Sewing-Machine Com
Tany, has been tried and acquitted at Farm
vile.
There is said to be an unprecedented glut
of green turtles in New York, and the price
has gone down to 125 cents per pound
something which never before occurred.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg will receive
$500 and expenses for singing at the Com
menccment exercises OF Bowdoin College,
on August "a.
Andrew NJ. Brent, of Virginia, has been
admitted to West Point Military Academy
as cadet, to rank from nth instant.
Texas has population OF 1850, 900, with
1000 miles of railroad and $500 miles OF
telegraph in operation.
Henry Moon, who drowned his child at
Port Tervis " ". has been sentenced to