The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-17

Tue dorv Centennial sailed from Glo(l-
ccslrr. Mus. At 2:J0 j. VI. Thursday, bound
Tor Europe. she j. commanded by Alfred
Johnson. Il Danish fisherman. Tie Ccntcn-
nial measures but sixteen feet on the bot
tom, twenty feet Oh top, two and half feet
in width and two and half feet in depth.
She is drckrd over with the exception oil
>tandln" room, and the hatchWay has three
watcr-tight compartments. and l. provided
with il mast CuntriVcu 10 hoist or lower ut
will. She will carry maln>all and llhS and
Il square sail. Her course will be the ordl-
nal1 steamer route.
The ancient plan for commencement
Spcakiug 1T Amherst college, Massachusetts.
having been abolished the ceremonies will
be arranged this year in this fashion: The
graduate taking the highest rank in his class
will have the valcdictory: and there will be,
in addition, ten parts. each OF winch VIII
represent particular branch OF lrarnln.
pursued in the college, and which will be
assigned To the member of the class dlstln-
.uiShcd for excellence III that department.
| The Baltimore Police Board have dismiss.
Ell six policemen in the southern DIS
| trict-yIz., Benjamin {. Scarborough. W.
| II. Lan@yillc, John +. krchS, William L.
| lIynSou. Joseph Morgan. and Hugh Davis
on charges OF having " failed to apprlse the
department of the purloining OF sundry
articles by SergcantS Clipper and ReiSctt.'
| There is now in London on exhibition i
volume containing watcr-color sketches OF
| the costumes Worn by Mrs. SiduonS in the
wears 1902 and 1903. The sketches confirm
the statement in Fitzgerald's biography OF
| the great actress, that many OF her costumes
were exceedingly mclcsant.
The French Government accepts the prin-
ciplc of obligatory primary instruction.
and also proposes great University III
Paris, LYONS, Bordeaux, and Nancy, each
independent.
| Later returns from the recent Oregon
| election show That the Republicans and In
| dependents tie the Democrats ID the LcgiS
ja,,,rc. rendering the election OF a United
States senator by the Democrats doubtful.
The Edinburgh !ScotSman's London letter
savs DR.. Newman Halls church and tho
! ,ircoln Tower in London will be dedicated
on the 18th of July next with great cere
mony.
Rev. Marvin Richardson, member Of
,hr New York Annual Conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church since 1909, dlec
at pourhkeepsie Wednesday evening IN his
eighty-cighth year.
The sixth annual rciinion Of the survi
yors Of Hoods Texas Brigade, Army Of
Northern Virginia, will be held at inc town
Of Bryau, in Texas, on Wednesday, July II.
1876.
Secretary Seward began an autobiography,
but stopped ut 1884. His son, trederick -"
seward. has completed the work by giving
, fuII uccol,t Of his fathers life AFTER THAI
time.
Hon. Z. IL. Rollins has been nominated
NV the Republican caucus OF the Ne"
Humrshire Legislature for unitcd etates
senator 10 succeed Senator Cragln alter TIC
4th OF March next.
Governor Sam Bard's new paper, the
t,ounniq,, Gtobe, will make its first appear.
ance on Sunday morning, June 10Th, III DO
bile.
About two hundred Journalists on WISH
to the Centennial Exhibition Thursday haC
an cycursion TO Cape May by invitation OF
the West Jersey Railroad Company.
A fire in the glass factory OF A. DE La
Este, i'm Brooklyn, Thursday, destroyed
the work and fixtures, causing loss OF
So, 900.
According to the new directory, San FRAN
cisco mas now population OF 2I2,343 sous,
IA gain OF $4,000 during the last year.
Dom Piatt says Haycsis painfully diff
dent and has been seen 10 Lush Ike u
schoolgirl,