The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-17

Ex-Governor Tilden visited Freehold,
n. J., Saturday, and was serenaded at the
residence Of Ex-Governor, Parker. he
acknowledged the compliment, after which
the citizens passed up to shake bands with
him, and were introduced by Governor
Parker. The ceremony lasted about an
hour. The demonstration was a very en-
thusiastie one. ..,,f+rs.; sr.r,~ ~
1.-The Pottsville {Pa.) Miners Journal de-
serlbes fight between q sparrow and q
chicken, the latter only,a few weeks old.
They quarrelied about n crumb, and, like
human beings, resorted to blows. In a few
MINUTES the chick was lying, on its back,
with its feet up, dead, and the sparrow,
having eaten the crumb, few away. -.
Miss e. j. Ellis, OF Wesleyan University,
Middletown, Conn, who declined the posi-
tion OF. .class.poet because of the objections
OF the male members OF the class, has Just
been awarded the prize OF $l00 for the best
English essay. She has accepted q position
as instructor in the female college at Welles-
ley, Mass, with a salary Of $500 and board.
Some OF the northern papers are abusing
Governor Mathews, Of West Virginia, Tor
trying to get up a Congress OF Governors
at the White Sulphur. When in this city
recently the Governor declared thar he had
sent out no Invitations and knew nothing
about the "Congress OF Governors" or
!" conference OF politicians" Il l"E >g
The failure OF Buttle ,& Leeds, straw
goods manufacturers New York, Is an.
nounced. 4 The liabilities of the concern are
not exactly known as yet, but it is yariously
estimated that they will foot up to from
$3.50, 900 to $500 600. - rtil%, 1iI., .'i <tsi 80 ~,
BY an amicable arrangement between
newspaper proprietors and compositors in
the city Of Louisville the; price OF compo-
stion on morning papers has been reduced
from forty to thity-six cents per thousand
ems. .11 r. - 1910. - { - 80 ~.
Four men were killed and eight men and
boys injured fatafly-rby an explosion
in Keefer's ,ore-mill, in Lehigh county, Pa.
on Saturday morning. Several horses and
mules were also killed. i E3Rl.J kissuieE{~t i
Hon. B. T.. Wade is understood to have
reached the conclusion that in the matter
of removing Federal troops from South
Carolina and Louisiana the President was
right and himself wrong, -, ,.;,s.If ;1'=.f
The ssEyils Of Intemperance, was the
subject OF a sermon by. Rev. DR.. C.. C. Bit
ting at Franklin-square Baptist church,
Baltimore, Sunday, which is quite fully re-
ported in the San. s.i.,4 Il III Il i ..i.@
The Chocktaw and Chicasaw Indians
have sued the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad on claim, for S700, 600 for ties, tim
ber, masonry, coal, etc. The testimony
goes to the Interior Department .;a,tlt i ~,
.l5 Allen James Simpson, d carpenter, has
been arrested in New; z York for setting fire
to his own house In RenfreW county, Can
ada; the result OF which. was the, destruc-
tion OF twenty -four other houses. sfzs.s -
Secretary Evarts and Attorney General
Devens left Washing ton yesterday morning
for an excursion planned for them by D. b.
Randolph Keim to the Pennsy Ayanta coal
nines.i 8ssf .543 i fttii asf'itfi. y 7
J. Hayti has acknow lodged it's French loan
OF 81 ZOO, 900 francs. Hayh never saw one
sou OF this loan, and the people are greatly
dissatisfied at It's edgment. .l,i.iiI; Y - 81
A. plot to escape from the Illinois State
prison at Joliet has been disco yeredss and
nineteen OK the ringleaders- put IN solitary
confinement. ti2f,ist ,t's 81 ssx
.4f A fire at Powers s. Weightnan's iabora-
tory, at Falls oil the Schuy Kill, above. Phll;;
adeiphia, Saturday, caused q loss .et sSsza
900. s.s.,l IL q & 4
In drunken brawl in New Yorlc sunday
morning Michael ,Cahil W as str s iiask in tne
head with q brick by Daniel Murphy and g
killed. ST Il
New Orleans dispatch says g negro,
who escaped, shot dead Lewis il. Johns0n,
oi steamer Francis Bell at WestWego sun.
DAY.
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