The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-25
LATEST FGHEsEN NEWS.
England.
THE GREAT WALKING MATCH-0LEARY THE


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England.
THE GREAT WALKING MATCiI-o'LEARY THE
VICTOR.
LONDON, March 23.-IAt twelve minutes
after - O'Clock this afternoon at the walk
! ing match, OLcary's score was 400 miles.
Vaughan's was 46S, Browns was 443, and
George Ide's, OF North Woolwich, was
3S1. All Of the contestants in the match
were on the track 1T that hour, but were
tailed out ut immense intervals from the
leaders. O'Leary seems much distressed.
but is walking steadily. Vaughan appears
fresh, and is running. At 2 O'Clock O'Leary
completed his 497th mile. At the same
hour Vaughan had walked 473 miles and
Brown 447. O'Leary's last mile was walked
| in seventeen minutes and forty seconds, ana
"Vaughan's in sixteen minutes.
LONDON, March 23-4 Il. 1l.-.At O'Clock
this afternoon O'Leary had travelled 5O1
miles, Vaughan 47S, and Brown 452. The
time occupied by O'Leary in completing his
! last mile was fifteen minutes. Vaughan
walked his 47Sth mile in thirteen minutes.
LoSpoS, March 23-G P..U.-At O'Clock
this afternoon O'Leary had finished COS
miles, Vaughan 4S7, and Brown 4G3.
OLeary's last mile was walked in 1G min
utes and 50 seconds, and Faughan's in IL
minutes and 10 seconds.
LONDON, March $3.50 T.. M.-O'Leary's
score at 6 o'clock was SIP miles. Up to the
same hour Vaughan had completed 493
miles and Brown 46S. O'Leary Is lame,
but game. Ten thousand people were pres.
cnt at Agricultural Hall. Tie excitement
is great.
walking match, walking until $40 P. NJ,
when he completed $40 miles and two laps.
Vaughan retired at 1888, after completing 800
miles. O'Leary was declared the winner
amid boundIess cXctementand enthusiasm.
| CONDITION OF THE MARKETS.
LONDON, March 23.-Mlncing-Lane mar
kcts experienced few changes during
the past week. These were not in the
direction Of improvement-rice and sugar
excepted. Carsoes OF New Burmah rice
for spring shipment were further advanced.
Low sugars, under the influence OF specu-
latiye demand, were again rather dearer:
ether descriptions show no material altera-
ton. French loaves are trmer. The pros
poets OF this years Cuba crop are consld-
cred less promising than OF late.
Saltpetre, although quiet, maintains last
weeks rates. Coffee is we'll supplied and
prices have rather given way for all but the
finest qualities; low and ordinary are mac
tive. The Dutch sale on next wednesday
will consist Of 95,40O bags Of Java, and
valuations OF good ordinary arc fixed on a
lower basis than in February. Tea SHOWS
no material alteration; the demand is still
VERY moderate. Spices are dull, with large
stocks; quotations are tending downward.
The tinuncter says: "A quieter feeling
prevails in the discount market. Choice
acceptances at suitable dates are taken at Z
fraction under the Bank OF England rate
two per cent. The week opened with fai-
ins prices on the Stock Exchange, but
closes with comparative tirmness. The
changes, however, are slight, and are likely
TO remain so until the Eastern question Is
settled. There has been less movement IN
Americans than for some Weeks past.
Prices arc little. ii any, lower, despite the
continued shipments OF stocks TO New
York.
MEETING OF COTTON OPERATIVES AT BLACK
BURN.
LONDON, hfarch 23.-A great meeting OF
cotton operatives was held at The Exchange
at Blackburn There were 1000 present,
besides delegates from the manufacturing
towns and villages of northeast Lancashire.
Resolutions were unanimously adopted re-
GREETING the action Of employers in propos-
Ing ten per cent. reduction pledging the
Workmen to accept rate OF wages equal TO
that in the towns where reduction was re.
Gently accented; declaring that II the en-
blowers persist the Workmen will resist to
the utmost any reduction, except with
corresponding reduction in working hours.
The meeting was adjourned to April 18th.
In the meantime deputatlons will urge the
masters to resort to short time in preference
to reduction OF wages.
France.
THE PRINTERS on A STRIKE. =.
PARIS March 23-The strike OF printers
which has been for some time progressing
here is expected to terminate to-day.
A Chance for War.
LONDON. March "a special to the
Times from st. Petersburg says: "Rumors
are in circulation that Russia has demanded
I that the British fleet quit the Sea OF Mar.
mora Immediately" The correspondent
believes that the report, although eXagge'
rated, is not entirely unfounded.
Minister Layard's opposition to the en-
barkation Of the Russian troops at BuyIk
dere caused great irritation. An INSPIRED
article in the journal de st. Petersburg at
tracts much attention. 1t points to the. con
Itinuance OF thefeet IN the Sea Of Marmort
as in defiance of international law, and asks
+ il it is not nearly time to ask England wha
she really wants. Europe should call Eng
: land before her judgment-seat. and sum
mon her to reanter the sphere of interna
& tional law by quitting the straits and form
ally engaging not to return. z
g +. Some official hints are given that il Eng
land does not wish to attend the congress j
: viii meet without her. !. !.
In connection with the foregoing iptelli
tgence it should be stated that rlmors wer