The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-13

| CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.
| WASHINGTON, June 12.-Hourly bulletins
OF Mr.. Blaine's condition have ceased. He
continues to improve. His appetite is good.
Two of the Chinese pirates who murdered
the crew OF the German ship Anna and
plundered the yesselwere recently executed,
and the lookerS-on, who took no active part
to prevent the crime, were beaten and BAN
ished. Fhe houses in which the plumber
was found were burned, the military Off
Gals OF the district stripped Of their insig-
MIA, and the civil authorities deprived OF
their offices. The piracy and murder, it is
alleged, were done In revenge for cruel
treatment to the men by the officers OF the
Anna.
The New York IribAne says it is now
conceded that the experiment OF employing
Chinese labor at North Adams is not profit
able. There has been no great loss by at
tempting it, but the improvement OF the
Chinese In practical skill has latterly been
less than WAS anticipated from their advance
| in the first few months. With the return
Of these Cinnamon to their native country
there is probably an end OF employing
ASiatics for skilled labor anywhere east of
the Mississippi, since there were many Ia
vorable conditions at North A dams not
likely to recur elsewhere.
The Supreme Court OF Tennessee has set
aside q conviction for murder obtained in 4
singular manner. The marks OF peculiarly
formed naked foot We're found near the
corpse Of the murdered man. AT the trial
pan OF mud was brought into court, and
the prisoner was ordered to put his foot
into it. Very naturally, he declined to do
so and criminate himself, and the jury, ac-
cepting his refusal as a proof OF his guilt,
convicted him.
The authorities OF North Scituate, Mass,
are investigating very mysterious case
which indicates foul play. \ bundle Of
: lady'S clothes. some articles spotted with
blood, and with the appearance OF being
torn off violently, were found in thick
woods in bingham. They are said to re-
semble the clothes Of Mrs. Wheelright, who
mysteriously disappeared from her home in
Beechwood district some two weeks since.
Considerable excitement exists in the COM
munity.
President Grant has accepted an invitation
to be present to-day at the commencement eX-
erciscs OF Notre Dame Academy, Baltimore.
He is expected to dine ut the institution in
the afternoon with Archbishop Bayly; Rev.
Father Lyman, and other invited persons.
Miss Sharp, niece Of President Grant, is
among the graduates. 1t is stated that Car
dinal McCloskey, OF New York, is also eX-
pected to be present.
The Catholic total abstinence societies OF
Philadelphia have decided to postpone the
dedication OF the fountain in the Centen-
nial-g grounds, projected for the 4th OF July,
OH account OF the refusal to admit them
fIf,,, 70 in IA
demonstration in honor Of the centennial
Internationally.
A Jury sitting in the United States Court
at jackson, Miss, last week, returned the
following verdict: ave, the jury, find the
prisoner guilty rs charged in the indictment,
and recommend him to the mercy OF the
Court-but think he ought to have a new
trial" lie got it.
Dom Pedro spent Saturday Mt Harvard
College, and in the evening dned with Pro-
lessor Longiellow. He attended high-mass
at the Boston Cathedral Sunday morning,
and in the afternoon visited the State prison
and the navy-vard.
The funeral OF George Sand took place at
Nohant, France, Saturday, and was attended
bv thousands Of persons, although heavy
rain prevailed. Prince jerome Napoleon
and Alexandra Dumas were among the pail
bearers. Paul Meurice read euogy writ
ten by Victor Hugo.
The President has ordered that one hum
dred tons OF provisions at Fort Pierce, in
tended for the Black Killers, which were
stoned by The military, shall be permitted
to proceed, but without military escort.
The parties with the train, however, will
be properly armed and prepared to defend
the train.
At the LAYING OF the cornerstone OF the
Moultrie monument in Charleston, 5. g.,
the silver trowel used by General Lafayette
in LAYING the Dekalb monument at Cam
den, in 1925, in that State, will be used.
The trowcl has on it the same blue ribbon
that was given by Lafayette.
4 telegraph line between the Asrcultu-
raj College at Blacksburg and Christians
burg depot has been completed. The line
runs by way OF the Yellow Sulphur, and is
ten miles in length.
A colored church at Hillsdale, D. c., has
excluded member because he played GRO
quet. The church claims the game OF GRO
qllct is gambling, and think they prove 1t
by quoting the ten commandments.
The few planters in Amherst county who
| lliNS any LUDlCCO-plafllS worm SiealIie saiC
being robbed by their neighbors who have
| none.
MI Mullctt, the fayorite architect OF the
Administration, is to be indicted for his
completely in some frauds in st. Louis.
There was demonstration in Dublin Sat-
urday in celebration of the escape OF the Fe-
MAN convicts from Australia, and Mr.. Dis
raeii was burned in effigy.
The Toledo, Wabash and Western rail-
road was sold at Toledo on Saturday under
decree Of foreclosure, and was bought by
committee OF the bondholders.
Friday night about one hundred and fifty
| armed men went to the Santa Rosa (Cal.)
iail, oyerpowered the keeper, and took
| Thomas w. Henly, the murderer OF James
Rowland, q. prominent citizen, and hung
him to tree.
| Charles SmaIlwood, fourteen years OF age,
was accidently drowned in the Shenandoah
river near Front Royal, Va, few days
since by the upsetting OF boat.
Henry Ward Beecher's house in Brooklyn
was robbed of siIyerWare valued at between
5000 and $500 early Saturday morning.
| ills now reported that the eldest SON and
the mother OF the htc Sultan of Turkey
| were murdered.