The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
miscellaneous News Items.

A remarkable fact has come to lght IN
Baltimore county-viZ., not drop OF splfl-
tuous, malt, or iermented liquors OF any
kind is sold in the Sixth district Of this
county. There is not a single saloon in the
district, and no prohibition law In effect.
At a meeting OF the cattle butchers Of
New York Saturday afternoon it was re-
solved that TO day all the members OF the
union should demand forty cents per head
for dresser and twenty-five cents per head
for helper, and IL the demands are not COM
plied with the men will strike. The union
numbers 500 men.
Old Dan SeIby says that his circns was
routed out OF Pittston, Pottsville, and Ma
honey City by the Molly Maguires, aud be
thinks the Schuylkill region Is worse than
Texas.
An Gig Northumberland red-hot-iron
shaft fell upon seven.year-old glrl, named
Mary Anthony, 10 foundry at Erie, on
Wednesday. She was Instantly killed, and
her body partly consumed.
Washington Post says; Senator Frye OF
Maine has announced himself as standing
in with the Resdjusters OF Virginia. He is
net the first congressman. however, whom
we have known 10 be on the keeUeeUe 10 re-
pudiate his debts. He is not orthodoXlcal'
ly original.
Sneak-thieving, pocket-picking, burglary
and other varieties OF robbery, suicide, ana
even attempted train-wrecklng, are among
the list OF misdemeanors perpetrated by
mere children in the city OF New York In
the cours, OF single week.
Michael CalIau, who has been connected
with Georgetown College, District OF
Columbia, since 1874, will celebrate the
centennial university OF his birth next
Wednesday. He was born IN Ireland IN
1881, and has a certificate OF his birth from
tue church where he was christened.
or murderer who was recently hanged
in Mississippi a local journal speaks as ga
trap door angel"
The melon season has set in at New York.
and many vessels have arrived from south
ern ports with abundant supplies for the
markets.
Mt. Joe Beasley, an experimental gafden.
er near Columbus, Georgia, has succeeded
in raising some melons with a delicious
lemon flavor. He makes an incision in The
vine short distance from the DOT, TO which
he attaches a lemon, and by means OF ab'
sorption the Juice is taken into the melons.
The Washington Capital says: The ex-
Conederates seem to be more charitable
than the eXFederal officers. The former
are combining and convocating charitable
organizations throughout the country to aid
their old comrades in arms who are I'D dis
tress. We have never seen any thing OF the
sort on the part OF the Union soldiers.
Why is this thuSf
Betting by the ladies at Saratoga now is
a common thing, and even those who do not
go to the races buy pools at home. Inc
New York World correspondent says
One Of the recent amusements OF group OF
ladies at the Grand Union has been buying
French pools on the daily races. They dc
not 20 TO the track, but meet in the recep'
tiOn.room and agree on the horse. They
admit they scarcely know horse from
mule, but are governed by their intuition
During last week a crowd OF Philadelphia
professional pickpockets attempted to take
possession OF train on the Narrow-Gaugt
railroad between Philadelphia and Atlantic
City. An officer was assaulted and several
watches stolen, but the train stopped before
reaching Atlantic City, and two OF the ring
leaders were arrested.
Mr.. Zebbius Compton and his wife, oil
Plainfeld, New Jersey, had pleasant sur
prise by the entrance into the house OF tbeil
son Sylvanus, from whom they had moi
heard for nineteen years, and had long since
given up for dead.
London is crowded with Americans. The
hotels are full to overlooking. The Iete
- go.
individual does not build large hotel and
conduct It on the American system.
The funeral OF Colonel John G. Burch
late secretary OF the United States Senate
took place at Nashville, Tenn, Sunday, anC
was largely attended.
The Baltimore Gazette says: Such /;
sense OF horror aud indignation fills us in
thinking OF the late Richmond marriage anC
the sacrifice OF a proud and noble young
woman to the eonsummate scoundrel anC
matchless villain Marvin that We cannot
contemplate the case coolly.
On Saturday the members OF the Mary,
land Rife Club shot the first match for {
silver cup, valued at ESQ. There were
five entries, each having fifteen shots. Tht
marksmen making the best three scores be
tween july Both and october 1lth will b'
the winner. The best scores were as fol
lows: 600 yards, possible IS. Il. u. Lynch
II; ii. Is. Couison, 70, and w. ii. Evans
GO.
At the annual session OF the Natioaa
Grand Tabernacle Of Gslilean Fishermen
which will be held In this city tomorrow.
delegates from Maryland, Virginia, Penn
LsVlVania New York New Jersey ana
Washington, will be present.
A party Of fifty-six excursionists from
Danyille, Va. are at the metropolitan
Hotel, Washington.