The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-26

The Annual Retreat Of the Catholic clergy
OF the archdiocese Of Baltimore COM
menced yesterday evening at st. Mary's
Seminary, on Paca street, to continue until
Saturday morning next. Archbishop Glib
bons will preside, Bishop Elder, OF Natchez,
Vicar CoadiutoI Of the Archbishop Of San
Francisco, preaching the retreat. The in
structons will be held daily, with mass in
thelmoruing and benediction and blessed
sacrament in the evening Of each day. The
closing mass on Saturday will be the regu-
lar mass for deceased clergy. Bishop Keane
and the Clergy of the diocese OF Richmond
participate in the retreat.
4 crowd OF 5000 people gathered at Light
street wharf. Baltimore, Sundayto see Mar
sha Gray stop projected excursion OF the
Arrowsmith 10 Tivoli. Six arrests were
made, and the bearing postponed till next
Saturday. The Sunday-law enforcement
brought out commendatory speeches at the
Notwithstanding at Druid Hill and Pat
terson Parks and the temperance taberna.
cles. ,..i,. ,., ,...,; -
A private dispatch received at New Bed
ford, Mass, announcer the lossin -Hudson's
bay OF the whaling-brig a. J. Ross, Car
tain James G.. Sinclair, The vessel sailed
from that port May Is, 1885, 1t was owned
in New Bedford, was valued at 100000, and
the insurance is light. The captain and
crew were saved, and were on board the
schooner Abbie Bradford, which passed
Cape Spear August %. ;'"' -
The Turkish Government Is supporting
half a million Musselman fugitiVes as we'll
as the army, and the Minister OF Finance
declines to be held responsible. The army
is to be reduced as soon as the great bound
arg question is settled. The Roumanlan
Senate and Chamber are expected soon to
settle the Hebrew question in accordance
with the Treaty Of Berlin. ..:. g..
An incep diary fire at Farmer City, Ill.,,
Saturday destroyed twenty-four buildings
and burned out twenty-five firms. The
main part Of the business section Of the
citv is in ruins. The total loss is about
100000. There were no fre-engines in the
place and not much water, and the citizens
could do little else than stand idle aud see
their property destroyed. =:
A car-Iead of silverore was shipped from
Frederick1owp, Madison county, No., Sun
day, to be reduced at the smeting-Works
lin St. Louis. The ore was taken from sthe
mine Mt Silver Mountain,< eight miles from
Fredericktow opened a short time since,
andlis. yielding, eighty ounces to the ton. )
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John McMahon, OF Vermont, and Matt.
Grace, of New York, wrestled Saturday
afternoon at Nahant, Mass, for $3.50 a side.
Each won fall, when Grace refused tto
wrestle further because Of the bad copdi.
tion OF the ground, and the contest was
declared drawn. -
Last Saturday nishta mail and passenger
train Oh the Western North Carolina Rail.
| ,;tl, rcio froin nhai
wrecked at Mud creek by landslide; A
coach containing excursionists was com
pletely buried. y No one was seriously in
iured. ,. ,.'r. .
Slight disturbances have occurred at Fall
River, Mass, between parties OF working
spinners and strikers. In some cases seye'
raj pistol shots were exchanged, stones
thrown, and considerable disorder mani.
tested, without, however, any serious re-
suits. ~ +. .t.s .srr .
| The Cincinnati Republicans, in q ft OF III
advised enthusiasm, placed negro on tner
legislative ticket, and now they are .endeaV'
| oring to discover plan by which he may
| be got off without giving offence to MS race
and color Washington Post.
Two freight trains on the Atlantic and
Great w estcrn road eolided Saturday nlgh'
at Corlett's station, near Cleveland. Fred.
erick Saas, conductor, single, and aged
thirty years, was instantly Killed.
"A fire broke out in rag warehouse in
the rear OF the Cleveland Paper Company,s
establishment Saturday night. IT partially
| communicated to the main building. The
loss will probably reach $4,000. ;.5r ~
One hundred and fifty. FIVE dollars hay'
thns far, in i've days, been deposited IN th'
letter.boxes at the New York post.otfice 10
the relief Of orphans 'of yellow.iever vic
tins at Memphis. !1-ilt EH.ittL5 !.
It is reported that a.ADbrose Fortescue,'
arrested in England for the forgery o.
check on the Bank OF England, ls 7Pete
Burns, q notorious Philadelphia fprger an
| burglar.
The State Organizations at' Washington
about which there has been so much troI
bIe..tare organizing In such Tsy as not
i interfere with the Presidents order.