The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-15

tue ldl0liNs uNu WOi " pu INV VNN"7iVh ".
the great-crandmoihe OF the bride. Mr..
and Mrs. HounshelI are in this city [Cincn-
NATL. stopping at the Burnet House.
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At Munfordville, Ky, April 18th, Tom
Boyd. "a bold young Irishman." for the
amusement of his friends, the public, jump
lance OF 40 feet. "'One, two, three aud
the daring diver sprapg bead-ioremost down
into the water below. For few seconds
he was under the water. but as soon as he
appeared above the surface, swimming lus-
| tily, a tremendous cheer went up from both
banks Of the river, and the canoe that pad
died him ashore was met by hundreds OF
excited people, and Boyd's hat was filed TO
OVERLOOKING with silver. He is tue same
man that jumped off tue Obio-FaIls bridge
but this is at least thirty feet higher, and is
decidedly the highest jump and the most
daring feat Of the kind ever performed in
this State"
In The First Branch OF the Baltimore City
Council Tuesday, Mr.. Wright, chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee, reported
the annual tax levy for 1880. The basis OF
taxation is 1888, 100000. The amount re-
quired to be raised Is SIS, ,6S707, OF which
! g, 429. 353.06 is TO be raised by taxation,
and So, 2SS, 1884 OIL will be derived from
available assets and estimated receipts. The
tax rate is 81 81 on the 500, making, with
| the State tax OF 1SS cents, S1.554 for the
! twelve months.
On Monday last the Second Branch OF the
Baltimore Civ Council passed a resolution,
which had already passed the First Branch,
10 alter fifteen hundred gas.lamps in outly-
| ing portions OF the city 10 gasoline lamps.
| The ONLY argument used in favor OF substi-
tuiing gasoline for as-lamps was that
consolidation of the three gas companies
was imminent. and that when ii occurred
the price of gas would be put mp to two
dollars, or. as one member asserted, to three
dollars, a thousand feet.
On Saturday Bishop Elder. Of Natcbez,
Miss, received telegram from Rome, sta
ting that his bulls Of appoin ment had been
sent 10 him by mail, and reque.ting him to
prOceed immediately TO Cincinnati and as
sume the functions of the Office OF Goa tutor
TO Archbishop Purcell. On Sunday Bishop
Elder preached Il farewell sermon. and in
the evening delivered bis final lecture and
benediction to his congregation in Natchez.
During the latter there was scarcely dry
eye 10 the cathedral.
General Grant arrived at Memphis Tues
day morning and was welcomed by large
delegation of citizens OF that taxing dis
Itrict. DR.. Porter thanked the people OF the
United States through General Grant for
their princply charities during the pat two
wears, and General Grant replied that, al
though the Government might fail TO grant
relief in cases of distress, the American
people would never let any one suffer.
The Charlotte IN. CO. Observer Of We'd
Resday saws Rev. John Jasper. the distiu-
guishpd Richmond pulpit orator, was IN
Itown Yesterday, and, on being asked d
there was any change in bis Astronomical
views, asserted that any man OF sense c'uld
see with his eyes that ''the sun do move"
He delivered. il is stated, quite sermon IN
front OF n large dry-goods store, and show
ed indications OF shouting.
On Saturday evening last an old woman
named Ann Gushing left the village OF Fort
CouIonge. Quebec, during very severe
snow.stOrm, and, missing lbe road. she FOL-
lowed a fence that led into the bush, where
she was found dead ye,lerdav. dog be-
longing TO her was found faithfully keeping
watch over her remains.
The Sixth Massachusetts, regiment, the
regiment that was fred on when passing
through Baltimore on the 10Th OF April.
1861, has been invited to visit that city Oh
the coming anniversary Of that dav, ana
has accented the invitation. Ii will be en-
tertained by the Grond Army OF the Re-
public at that post.
The New York Tribune says: "Coal has
risen 100 per cent. within six months, and
is likely to rule high for six months longer.
The operators say that they bad to sell fef
less than first cost last year. The price oil
iron has, on the other hand, fallen of from
SIS 10 IS Ia ton, restoring to the market health
aud vigor."
John T. Raymond began weeks en-
esgement at the Park Theatre, Brooklyn,
MONDAY evening, in George Rowe's play
OF " Wolfer,'s Roost." The play squant,
humorous, and romantic, Astounding III
bright incidents. Mr.. Raymond appeared
az Ichabod Crane.
Joseph Reynolds. son Of Hon. John j.
REYNOLDS, committed suicide by shooting,
al Wexford, r. l., Tuesday. He was an
| esfimbie young man, whose bea'ln bad Iail-
ed and afflicted bis mind and body.
| During the races at OpeousaS, La, Sat
urday. Colin FlIsilier accidentally shot and
killed Louis COrttz, and in attempting
Tn escane was shot by several Of crowd
that had collected. and died on the spot.
| A St. Paul faro-bank keeper reports that
bis ,afe has been opened by burglars and
| 81 900 in cash taken.
|