The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-22

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III CINCINNATI, August 21.--Twoy young men
named respectively Henry Smith and SPUR.
Hammon, in Jail of Owenton, Owen county
Kentucky for the murder OF Robert Martin
q ,higbly-resPected citizen OF Owen county
were taken from the jail about o'clock Sat
urday morning by band of forty masked
men and hanged. The act is generally ap
proved. i, - =
RAILROAD STRIKERS.
NEW YoRK, August 21.-The employees 81
the New York and New Jersey Railroad
Company engineers, brakemen, and track.
men-struck Yesterday morning, and since
that tiue traffic over the road Is entirely
suspended. The strike was caused by the
non-payment Of four months wages, and
also the protesting Of the notes of the com.
pany given to the men for the payment oil
their wages for four months previous.
KNIGHTS OF PYTH1As.
NEW YORK., August 2O.-Twcnty-slx
lodges OF Knights OF Pythias of this city
leave here tomorrow to join the annual pa.
rade in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
ST. LOUIS, August 21.-Phe report OF an
attempted train-robbery on the Kansas CITY,
St. Louis and Council Bluffs railroad few
days ago proved to have been a hoax.
COLLISION IN EAST RIVER. d}i"t
NEW YORK, August 21.-This afternoon
as the steamer Charles Northam was going
up North river, bound for New Haven, and
when near Fulton Ferry, she collided with
10 II A -
river, N. j.. The schooner, besides having
large hole stove in her side, was capsized,
and her crew thrown into the water. They
were rescued by row-boats. The schooner
had no cargo at the time Of the accident.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR EXCURSION.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.-One hundred
and fifty Knights Of Columbia Commandery,
No.. 3, OF Washington, D. c., accompanied
by number OF ladies, the entire party num-
bering 27O, arrived here this afternoon.
RESIGNATION OF GOVERNOR HAYES.
PHILADELPHIA, August 21.-Rutherford
B. Hayes has resigned his membership in
the State Board of Centennial Commission
erS on account Of other duties.
BAD INVESTMENTS.
:. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., August 21.-The
Ten-Cents Savings Bank, of this city, has
been Eplaced in assignees hands, the d =
posts having been reduced to S175,080 by
bad Investments. 49,. y 49,.
SARATOGA RACES. 49, ~
SARATOGA, August 21.-At the extra meet
ing to-day there was q good attendance.
The track was in excellent condition. The
first Observation-Disclosures ile-dash - was
won easily by Freebooter; May D. second,
two LEM ths behind and six lengths ahead Of
Matte a.. Time, LII. 3r.,a .:t~t,g =
The second Observation-Disclosures all
ages-was won by Burgoo; Inspertion Sc
cond, Galway third. Time, 2:39. T. b,.. ri
The third-selling race, one mile and one;
eighth-Was won by Meco ;. Violet second. ;,
Gray Nun third. Time, 1857 .sfn3r, RI
The ee-quarter-mile-das for two-year-
Odds was won by the Princess OF Thule;
Top second, Kingsford third. Time, 1:19.
.-,,. REFUNDING EMBEzZLED MONEY.
HARRISBURG, August 21.-Ex-County
Treasurer Cartwright, OF Luzerne county,
who was convicted q short time, since Of
embezzlement,, has refunded to the State
the sum Of S19,SGS- ~.re,"rtl .a.a": djIc-e.s/
T.. 1:.sf WASHINGTON ITEMS. . II
WAsI1SGToN, August Blowing to the
illness to-day OF Secretary Morrill,, the ne
gotiations for placing the four and Q baif
per cent. loan has been temporarily sus-
pended. They will be resumed, however,
as soon as the Secretary RECEIVERS.
There is a movement on foot the Trea-
sury to raise a pool in each of the several
bureaus for those who lost their places by
the contemplative reduction plan, which is
to assess the employees of each bureau o
stated amount, the sum raised to be distrib-
uted equally among the discharged ones.
Thomas +. Moseley has been appointed
United States gauger for the Fifth district
of Virginia.
CHARGED WITH RoBBING THE MAILS.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 21.-James Bow
man, register clerk in the post-oftice here,
formerly member Of the Legislature, has
been arrested upon charge OF robbing the
mails. ...s &. IL