The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-03
GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY.
MEETING OF THE DIVISION BONDHOLDERS
OF TIE ATLANTIC, MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO RAILROAD.

OHIO RAILROAD.
3. Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I
LYHCaBURG, April AT meeting Of the
division bondholders of the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio Railroad Company, held
here to-day, three hundred and eighty.seven
thousand dollars worth of bonds were repre-
scented. After much discussion and sew eral
propositions resolution was adopted BY q
vote of 1927 900 against $4,000 re-
commenting the appointment Of two
temporary receivers, one of whom shall
be selected by the English bondhoG.
ers, and the other, representative Of
the division bondholders, to be Mr..
John NJ. Miller, Of the firm of Miller s.
Fcankyn, bankers, of this city. The test
vote was upon a motion to strike out the
name of General William Malone, which
was in the original resolution, and to insert
that of Mr.. Miller.
At meeting of the City Council held to-
night (all the members present but FOUR a
resolution was unanimously adopted re-
commencing Mr.. Miller as receiver, after
8 lengthy discussion, participated Ia by MEM
bers of the Council and outside parties. The
trustees of the English bondholders on yes
terday evening filed an application in the
clerks office of the United States District
Court, in this city, asking the appointment
of MIR. C. L. Perkins, Of New York, and
Hon. T., s.. Bocock, Of Lyncbburg, as re-
ceiyers of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
road.
A PROMINENT BAPTIST MINISTER FOUND
DEAD IN BED.
Especial telegram 10 the DispatchJ
NORFOLK, April 1.-Rey. A. Paul Repiton,
D. D., a distinguished divine of the Baptist
Church, was fouRd dead in his bed this
morning at the residence OF bis daughter,
Mrs. Howard, on Boush street. The de.
ceased lad returned from Baltimore q short
time since, where be had been to have an
operation performed on him for the gravel.
Associated Press telegrams.J
AN OUTRAGE BY DISGUISED MEN. -
MEupaIs, April 1.-Thursday morni ng
last the store of Hirsch Brothers, at Somer-
vile, Tennessee, was broken open by fifteen
disguised men, who, after beating two OF the
Hrsches, tied ropes around their necks and
dragged them through the streets TOR some
time, and tiaally released them with the
assurance that should they remain there,
another night they would be killed. When
the brothers returned to their store they
found that it had been robbed of $1,9o0.
The citizens Of SomerVlle held meeting
and organized a committee to protect the
Hirsches.
A BUTCHER AssAssINATED IN HIS STALL.
CINCINNATI, April 1.-Ths morning Mar
tin South, son Of the keeper OF the Kentucky
was sssassinated in bis stall, IN
The Frankfort (Ks.) market. The assassin
shot him through a crack IN the building.
Mr.. South died IN five minutes. Walter
Stephens, prominent butcher, was arrested
on suspicion.
WIFE-MURDER AND SUICIDE.
GARDINER. Me-, April Isaac Page nur.
dered his wife and then cut his throat. Mrs.
Page had just given birth to child.
SUICIDES.
ALBANY, VERMONT, April 1.-The wife OF
Rev. DeForrest Saford, pastor OF the Baptist
church here, drowned herself.
HANOVER, n. H., April Mrs. LYDIA De-
lsns. of Norwich, shot herself through the
heart to-day.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
NEW YORK, April LA Times special
charges the recent telegraph statements re-
gardjne the yield in the Black Hill mines 10
be traudulently issued to draw immigration
thither. %
Professor Ogden Doremus, the well-knoWn
chemist, is bankrupt. Liabilities, $4,000;
assets very small.
William Il. Gray, whs obtained large
amount of money from the banks and brokers
and fed. has been arrested 10 London.
Lawrence, the silk-smuggler, by advice OF
counsel refused to plead. The court directed
the entry Of plea Of not guilty, and set the
trial for the I'D Monday In May.
3. 81. Rogers, the defaulting teller &c the
FULTON Bank. OF Brooklyn, who ran away
with $a6, 900, was arrested to-day al Knox,
Vile.
ROBBERY OF AN EXPRESS OFFICE.
AxRoN, Gro, April The express of3c,
here was robbed last night Of $50, 900. Tn,
clerk and an express mesSe.nger were asieel
up stairs. The clerk fourld that the key MA
taken from his pocket Curing the night an,
the safe opened. !ss
METHODIST Epis.oopAJ, CONFERENCE.
PMLlDELrHIA, Apr. 1.-THE Methods
Episcopal Conference to-day adopted rest
luton esffis Mtne The doctrine always bel
/ by the Methedi, viz, that the Eplscopac
lis NOT third order, and that the GeDers
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