The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-20

/ Especial telegram 10 Tie Dsspatcfs. &
HeHTei.K, April 10. Detectives Knox, d
Richmond, and Evans, OF Norfolk, arrested
to-day @. A. stokiey, charged with Tie
burning OF Eue de i'Eau Hotel.
INDIANA DEMocRATTc CONVERSIONS.
IEDIANAPoLrs, April 10. The Democratic
State Cony enticn met here to-day. and or.
ganized by electing Hon. Thomas II. Cobb
permanent president. After the usual ure-
liminary business the Committee on Reso-
lutions not being ready to report, the Con-
yention proceeded to receive nominations
for Governor. The names OF Hon. William
8. Holman, Hon. Franklin Landers, and
Judge Nibiack were put in nomination.. but
Mr. Landers demanded that his name
be Withdrawn. The name Of Hon. %.
W. Voorhees, was then presented as q COM
promise candidate, but all were finally laid
aside, and Hon. James D. Williams was
chosen as the nominee for Governor.
Isaac p. Gray, o; Randolph county, was
nominated for Lieutenant Governor by ac-
claInation.
The session Of the Convention was de-
cidedly turbulent, and the greatest excite
ment prevailed previous to the nomination
OF Mr.. Williams for Governor.
ARRANGEMENT FOB MILITARY VISITORS
AT THE CENTENNIAL.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 19.-The Adiutant-
Generals Of New York and Pennsylvania
have issued general orders permitting all
bodies OF regularly uniformed, armed, and
equipped militia OF various States to pass
and repass through these States while visit
ing the Centennial.
The Adiutant- General OF Pennsylvania
has. issued circular that arrangements
have been made for the encampment Of
militia and National Guard in Fairmont
Park. Two. hundred and sixty acres have
been assigned for this purpose. The Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania will locate encamp-
ments by States.
Organized bodies intending to visit the
Centennial are requested to give full details
to the Adiutant-General OF Pennsylvania. :
THE MISSISSIPPI LEvEE CREvAssES.
NEW ORLEANS, April 19.-There is a
break in the Bass levee at Point Lookout,
Carroll parish-the largest protection levee
in the State of Louisana-a mile wide, and
the waters are flowing through without
making ripple. The loss there is tremen-
dous. 1t is estimated it viii reduce the crop
sent to this city 100000 bales. The breaks
and devastation onthe Mississippi side will
NC Us great sto vi TIC upposlte siIc.
A NEW PLANET.
ANN ARBOR, MICH, April 19.-Professor
Watson reports the discovery on the mig
of the 10th instant, in the constellation Of
Virgo, a planet hitherto unknown.
E%% BRIEFS
NEW YORK, April 19.-DiX F. Marks,
telegraphcr and electrician, is dead OF con-
sumption; aged forty-three.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 19.-Governor Til.
den has determined not to interfere in be-
half of Nolan.
MILFORD, IND, April ia $4,000 fire
has occurred here.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, April 19.-The
Italians sent from New York to Rhinebecb
have returned, they refusing to work FOL
lower wages than the strikers.
CINCINNATI, ONO, April 19.-The negroes
brought from Brownstown, w. Va, to take
the place of the strikers have agreed to leave
il unmolested. The agreement was ratified
by the whites, and q riot thus averted.
PHILADELPHIA, April ia man named
Shuck shot himself and wife to-day, ant
Immediately took poison. Both are dead
No reason. =. .t1s
NEW YORK, April 19.-To-day was the
last day of the great revival. One hundred
and sixty thousand dollars have been col
lected. Seventy-fiye thousand dollars are
still needed