The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-15

Dom Pedro, Mt Mount Vernon, pluckcd
some flowers. and as he stood In front of
the grated door of the tomb threw them in
with IN carnestness Of manner which show
ed the deep feelings of reverence by which
he was inspired. He also planted small
tree near the tomb.
At an art exhibition in England lately an
autograph letter OF Charles Dickens was
shown 1t was written in reply to re-
allrst that he would offer for seat i'm Par
lament. and is is follows 81 beg to as
sure YOU that satisfied myself long ago
that am much better and much more use
fully employed in my own calling than |
could hope to be in the House OF Commons.
| believe no consideration on earth would
induce me TO become Il member of that i'll
coherent assembly,"
lightning struck an oil-wcll near Brad
ford, Pa, Tuesday. setting it on fire. A
large iron tank, containing u 900 barrels of
oil. was DESTROYED, together with several
small wooden tanks and five Erie tank-cars.
all loaded. also several dwellings. A num-
Der of wells caught fire, and were badly
damaged. The oil-tanks were the property
Of Mexican IL Co. and the Pope Line Com
pany. Estimated loss, Sl25,000.
John Cody, of Sewer, Tenn, shot the
lover OF his wife. hut the wound was not
sufficient to kill, and so on the following day
he aimed more carefully. and with deadly
effect The Nashville Banner says: i" Cody
was not arrested, as the majority of the
citizens are OF the opinion that he did cX-
actly right
The bonded debt of the railroads of Mis-
souri, is about 100000, 900, the annual inter-
est on which is about 81. 200, 900. Their total
net earnings arc SG,500,000; so that the in
terest on their debt calls for two thirds Of
their net earnings, leaving only about S.
10000 as the entire income of works the
cost OF which has been about Sis, 600, 600.
Mr.. James Casey. Of Alexandria county,
says he did not, as reported, offer a negro
ten dollars and new suit OF clothes to
shoot him. hut that he did offer Il colorcd
man ten dollars to shoot another colorcd
man named Frazier. who had been prowl
ing around his (Casey'S) house at night.
The report Of the Secretary Of State, to-
-cther with the correspondence with Lord
Derby on the cXtradition question, has been
referred to the House Committee on For
ci-n Affairs, with instructions to inquire
Us to what legislation, if any. may be proper
to remove any difficulties in the execution
OF the treaty.
George w. Dlctz, OF New Albany, Ind. :,
who is in the Scventy-ninth wear OF his age,
arrived in Philadelphia on Wednesday last,
havin" left New Albany on the 1st day Of
May and walked the entire distancc-eight
hundred miles. He rested five Sundays and
two week days during the trip. What an
old goose!
t., ms Of no N
tennial buildings there is a case containing
mans work, marked rs for sale, with the
addition that they are made by the descend
ants of Thomas Jefferson, who earnestly So
licit orders.
The bronze statue OF the celebrated trOtter
American Girl was unveiled Tuesday after
noon at the Elnlra On. " Driving Park in
presence of large number of spectators.
1t is life size, standing upon granite ped
cStal, which rests upon a mound of earth
underneath which lies the body of the Girl.
kShcr, the winner OF the Derby last
month, and the grand prize of Paris last
Sunday, thus winning for his owner two
stakes amounting to S4S,250, was bred in
Hungary of English stock.
Out of one hundred and lightweight
deaths i'll Baltimore last week one hundred
were of children under one year of aye, and
hfty-one OF these died of cholera-infantum-
twenty OF them on one day, Saturday, when
the heat was excessive.
a novice who had studied " Richard III"
and thought he could cheat Booth" asked
Mr.. DAILY, Of the Fifth Avenue New York;
Theatre, for an opening, but Mr.. DAILY dis
missed him with the remark that he did not
wish Booth beaten.
The foundations in Eastern Switzerland
have been very serious. At FrauenfeId
bridges and houses were swept away, and
twelve railroad lines are impeded. The
rivers in the south OF France are also re-
ported to be rapidly rising.
The Jury on Agricultural Machinery of
the Centennial Exhibition have decided to
abandon the old practice OF field TRIALS, and
to take into account only the items Of dura-
bility and improvement in making their
awards.
Mr.. John T. Owens, the comedian, de-
cIined to be introduced to the President a
day or two ago on the ground that he
{. might be rendered mission to Russia,
which his engagements would compel him
to decline"
The fire at Kingston, Ontario, was got
under control about 3 O'Clock Tuesday
after destroying property to the
amount of about 100000. A number OF
buildings were blown up to arrest the
spread Of the flames.
The thirtieth annual meeting OF the AS
ISOLATION of Superintendent OF INSTITUTIONS
for the Insane assembled in Philadelphia
Tuesday. Delegates arc present from
nearly every State in the Union and from
Canada.
On Tuesday William Harris, tramp from
New York ON his way to Baltimore, was SET
lpon and badly torn by two Newfound-
and dogs near the house OF Mr.. Dubrand,
IN the Philadelphia road. His injuries may
prove fatal. .
Senior Don Jose Machain, the first diplo-
matte representative OF Paraguay to the
United States, has presented his credentials
% the President.
Speaker Kerr's physicians assure him that
ne will be able to leave Washington by the
after part Of this or the first OF next week.
General C. j. L. Cook, formerly OF the
confederate army, is chief interpreter in
he Bureau OF information. He speaks
hity-two languages, the Philadelphia
Times says.
The Grand Orient of France has recognized
he colored Freemasons OF the United States,
their Masonry incontestable.
In New York, Monday, Martin Lynch
truck Denis bernstein on the head with
'aYiug stone, causing fatal iniuries.