The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-02

The recent speech delivered by Senator
Jones. Of Nevada, on silver and the double
money standard is rich in statistical inform
alton. The first table in it begins with the
year 1900 b. c.. and the last series OF tables
show the. number OF failures, fires, sui
cdcS. marriages, divorces, and homlcldes at
various places Of late Years, all being az
ranged with reference to their bearing on
the currency and silver question.
tolorcd cmigrants from Tennessee are
swarming into Kansas by the thousand. The
farmers in the latter State regard their APP
preach a. a worse visitation than the grass
hOppcrS. rejecting, rs they must, that they
can never compete with African appetites in
the consumption Of relief supplies Chicago
Times
George T. Avery, who undertook to walk
Al Boyl>ton Museum, Boston, from =. NJ.
Monday last till II Z. NJ. Saturday, with five
minutes rest only each hour, concluded his
task At Hos. His failure was from losing
eight minutes on the last hour, when he fell
asleep, and the attendants were unable to
wake him in time.
Ia" statement that Senator Morton had
not fully accounted for S250,000 received
during The war from the United States
government for the purpose OF armlng and
cquippin@ soldiers for the field is pro-
nolMced by him TO be false and villainous.
The Western German Bank, at Cincinnati,
was robbed Of $1,700 about noon Sat
Urday. Three men enterd the bank, two OF
whom engaged the attention OF the clerk,
while the third succeeded in abstracting the
money from desk. All escaped.
Mary land is the only State in the Union
winch mas, strictly speaking, 4 coat-of-arms,
Is lhc devices OF our sister States are of home
manufacture and concoctcd without special
regard to hcraldric iaws.-Bultin1ore Ga
@sie.. ~"
The consumption OF eggs in the manufac-
ilIF" OF caiicocs Is almost incredible. No al
buinen Is equal 10 that contained in an egg,
ana 1t would consume the lay Of 300, 900
mems 10 supply one OF the large calico manu-
factories in France.
The gold lottery" at New Orleans re-
suited IN sending the 100000 and $4,000
prizes 10 Chicago. The others are supposed
10 have been drawn by some gentlemen at
The North Pole.
Governor Tilden has nominated and the
Nr" York Senate has confirmed Mrs. jose
phAr ;. Lowell, Of New York, Us commits I
sloncr Of the State Board OF Charities.
Jefferson Davis is to deliver an address at
Louisville upon the best methods Of stimu-
!allng trade between Europe and the south /
crn States. .sTt4-. r III ~ sc !
4 dispatch from New York states that
commodore Vanderbilt has so far recovered
from his recent illness that he can attend to
business and receive his friends rs usual.
Dir. \. b. Mullett, the late supervising
alchitcct for the Treasury, is coming back
IRON Europe. Several investigating COM
hiit1ccs are anxiously awaiting his arrival.
Professor w. c. Kerr the State Geologist
81 North Carolina, has been appointed by the
governor to deliver the address for North
carolina at the Centennial.
The Centennial Commissioners have, re
considered their action OF last Friday, and |
now both the grounds and buildings are to
De closed on Sundays. '' ,,..a
The failure Of the Columbus (Ohio) city
authorities to provide forthe payment Of the !
ponce has elected an order from the COM
mlssloners disbanding the force. ii .il. I
- Inc number Of postal cards issued by the |
1920, 500. IT, -