The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-20
Cutting ARRAY.

Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
Boston, VA, June 19.-An alteration
occurred here tonight between Captain j.
A. Palmer and Colonel J. J. Hill, in which
the latter received several serious cuts about
the face and chest. No arrests.
Floods and Fires.
DESTRUCTION By FIRE OF A FACTORY AND
STOCK OF TOBACCO.
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.l
LYNCHBuRG, June 19.-The factory Of G
Woodville Smith Il Co., near Twelfth-street
cut. in this city, with about 10000 pounds
of leaf tobacco, was entirely destroyed by
fire about O'Clock this morning. 1t was a
new brick house which had been occupied
but a few weeks. The loss on the building,
stock, and fixtures is about $4,000, with an
insurance of $4,000 in the agency of Peter
J. Otey & Co.
1t was clearly the work OF an inccndiary
rs there had been no fire about the building
since Saturday evening. Several neighbor'
ing factories and other buildings narrowly
escaped destruction.
Associated Press dspatchcs.1
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN HOBOKEN.
HrpsoN, n. Y, June 19.-Last night q
fire broke out in the engine-room Of the
Dropellcr John Taylor, lying at the dock OF
the Athens and Schenectady railroad, Oppo.
site the CITY. The flames extended to other
vessels ut the dock and the depot buildings,
which were almost totally destroyed. The
John TAYLOR, the barge Hercules QOaded
with sugar., the canal-boat Stephen War
rem with q cargo OF merchandise, were
burned.
The depot, 1000 feet long, built at great
eypense by Daniel Drew, known as the
s.White Elephant" was nearly destroyed
with contents, including frcights. One hun
dred freight-cars standing on the track,
loaded with flour, corn, oats, and tobacco,
were totally consumed. The depot be-
longed to the New York Central and HId-
son River Railroad Company. Loss about
100000. -
KNOXVILLE, June 19.-Almost the entire
crop on the French Broad river has been
DESTROYED BY the recent freshet. There was
n rise of twenty feet UP to midnight last
NIGHT. but the water is falling rapidly this
morning. Fields and islands are entirely
submerged five to ten feet. Some farmers
will replant corn. Below Knoxville the
farmers will lose about one fourth OF their
crops. Very slight damage is reported on
the Holston river. ..
NEGRO RIOT IN LOUISIANA.
BATON ROUGE, June ia disturbance
occurred at Mount Pleasant, near Port Glib
son, Saturday. The negroes organized q
band of regulators and ordered Demo-
cratic negro to leave the place. Refusing
TO leave. he was attacked and killed by the
regulators. The constable and posse at
temptcd to arrest the murderers; but were
driven of.
The sheriff of Baton Rouge, with posse,
went to Mount Pleasant Sunday and cap
t,lred fourteen negroes, including the muir.
derer. A party of armed negroes passed
Baton Rouge on the opposite side OF the
river, going toward Plaquemine. When
they reached Bushy Landing they were dis
armed by the sheriff. The posse making
the arrest at Mount Pleasant were fired
upon by the negroes, and two of the posse
were wounded and two horses killed.
THE CALDWELL TELEGRAM-ITs SUPPOSED
ORIGIN.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Mr. Hicks, cable
clerk of the Ocean Telegraph Company, ap-
neared before the Judiciary Committee and
submitted five kilograms. Among them was
one signed "Pbila," commencing:
"Dispatch received. Cable this immedl.
ately TO the chairman of the House Judi
ciary Committee, Washington" Then fol-
lows the precise language OF the telegram
which Mr.. Knott received from josiah
Caldwell. ;,
The dispatch is addressed to "Favo,"
BRIsTow's SUCCESSOR.
WASHINGTON, June 19.-Hon. stephen a.
HurIburt will probably succeed MIR. BITS
tow as Secretary of the Treasury.
AMICABLY SETTLED.
MEMPHIS, June 19.-The duel which was
impending for several days between eX.
Congressman Schloss and Mr.. Moore, OF
Tuscumbia, Ala, was settled amicabiy by
mutual friends, and the parties left for home
tonight. The difficulty grew out OF strlc'
lures in their respective papers.
HOMICIDE IN MISSISSIPPI.
MEMPHIS, June 10.-Luther Perkins, q
vonno LAWYER, was shot and killed at Austin,
Miss, Yesterday by Willis Gibson, mer'
chant.
FUNERAL OF THE BISHOP OF HAVANA. 7
HAVANA, June 19.-The funeral OF tue
late Right Rev. Apolinar serano, Bishop OF
Havana, took place on Saturday, and was
LARGELY attended. The Captain-Gencral anc