The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-06
TILDEN,S TELEGRAMS.

WASHINGTON, July 5.-Among the con-
gratulatory kilograms received by Tilden
were seven from. as many cX-GoyernorS Of
South Carolina. Ex-senator Casserly, OF
California, also telegraphs Tilden with the
assurance of support.
A Jewish rabbi in his telegram recalls
with thanks q contribution which Tilden
made some years aap to the Mount Sinai
Hospital.
The letter-carriers use bushel-baskets in
bringing Governor Tilden's mail, and there
are relays Of telegraph boys.
THE APPRoPRIATIONs-P TO-
WARDS ADJUSTMENT OF DIFFERENCES.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Considerable pro-
gress was made to-day towards on adjust
ment OF the differences in the appropriation
bills. The conference on the Legislative
appropriation bill meets tomorrow, when
Mr.. Morrill, hopes they will agree. Upon
the hope Mr.. Morrill, moved that the Senate
would meet tomorrow at II O'Clock, when,
IL favorable result is reached, he will as
sumo the Secretaryship of the Treasury.
!, GRANT VERSUS PRATT.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The President has
requested Commissioner Pratt to remove
Special Agent Major Clarke, at San Fran
cisco, and Ferdinand Myer, supervisor OF
internal revenue at St. Louis. The friends
of Mr.. Pratt hope that Mr.. Morrill,, when
he comes to be Secretary of the Treasury,
will restrain the President from interfering
with Pratt, otherwise he must retire.
Pratt's retirement will have disastrous
effect on the Republican cause in Indiana.
SPEAKER KERR.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Speaker Kerr is
improving at the Alum Springs, Virginia,
and his entire restoration to health is hoped.
THE INDIAN TRUST FUND.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The report OF the
Secretary OF the. Interior to the House will
show that between 1888 and 1860 over
81 500, 900 of State bonds were purchased
with the Indian trust fund, on which there
is over S1,000,000 due as accrued interest.
The bonds are those OF Arkansas, Florida,
Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, and Virginia.
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION IN A DRUGSTORE
'1''''.N 80 SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
PHILADELPHIA, July 4.-This afternoon
while DR.. Henry II. Butcher, proprietor OF
the drugstore Passayunk avenue and Moore
street, was preparing colored fires for the
pyrotechnic display tonight, there was a
terrible explosion, which shattered the build
inc and then set it on fire, completely de-
stroying it.
The Doctor was instantly killed, as were
also his brother John Fl. Bucher and Ber.
nard Kauseman. William Young, aresident
of the neighborhood, who had entered the
store to make q purchase, was thrown out
of the building and died soon after. j. G.
Bucher, father OF the Doctor, was badly
burned, and his wife was with difficulty re-
moved from the house by the second-story
window. The affair created intense excite
ment, and the ruins were surrounded during
the evening by large crowds.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISION.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-A collision a'
Elm station, on the Pennsylvania railroad
killed three persons.
SUDDEN DEATH.
= SCHENECTADY, n. Y, July 5.--Hon. Peter
3. Yates, Mayor OF this city, died suddenly
of heart-disease on the Saratoga special
train on the Hudson River railroad yester.
day, while returning from the Centennial.
A CENTENARIAN.
AKRON, ONO, July 5.-At the celebration
here Yesterday the special feature was the
presence of Lomer Griffin, III years old.
DROWNED.
NEW ORLEASS, Juiy u. w nlCn CoA nnu
Solomon Dreyfus, aged fifteen and thirteen
respectively, were drowned while bathing
in the river yesterday. Dreyius jumped in
to save his friend, but both went down.
SEVEN WISE MEN.
PHILADELPHIA, July 5.-The Supreme Con-
clave OF the Order OF Heptasophs, or Seven
Wise Men, assembled here to-day in annual
communication; Hon. William E. Foster,
of Virginia, presiding, and DR.. s. b. Wolfe,
Of Maryland, secretary.
Representatives from the following States
were in attendance: Massachusetts, Connec-
ticut, New York, New Jersey, PennsylYa-
mia, Maryland, District Of Columbia, Viz
ginia, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, Texas, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, his,
souri,, Nebraska, California, Kentucky, and
Washington Territory.
The first days proceedings were devoted
to the reception of reports OF officers, the
reference Of the same to committees, ana
rnnt;pa ~ hI,afness.