The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-22
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President Arthur will occupy the White
House this week.
In mary Of the pulpits in New York on
Sund9y GuitCau's crime was the subject Of
sermons. Rev. \. J. Canheld spoke Of
crankS and fast-liying in America as a
source OF national peril.
saturday would have completed Presi-
dent Garfield'S t!tieth year. had he lived,
and it also marked the expiration OF two
months since his death.
Two Boston banks arc in trouble. The
Pacific National Bank OF that city. the
bank-eXaminer says, will require II, 80, 900
10 resume business. Thsre has been a
heavy run upon the Central National Bank.
All this is the result OF the Newark failure.
1t looks as if Malone is strongly in favor
of ex-senator Lewis, the present Lieuten-
ante Governor elect. He Is backed by 4
large number OF the Reddiusters, and by
the entire Republican party in the State
| Washington Capital.
Governor Cornell has appointed the Hon.
Charles Andrews, Of Syracuse. chief Judge
OF the Court OF Appeals OF the State Of New
York, TO succeed the Hon. Charles J. Fol-
ger, who resigned to accept the secretary
ship OF the treasury.
Lieutenant Luke Clarke, retired, United
States army, committed suicide Saturday
at Bucyrus, Ohio, by throwing himself in
front OF a locomotive. Mr.. Clarke was
about thiIty-siX years Of age. lie was 4
native OF Lancaster, Ohio, and was an
adopted son OF the late Thomas Ewing, the
father OF Mrs. W. T. Sherman.
Sunday morning early il was discovered
that the cornerstone OF ST. Dayid's Epis-
cOpal church OF Scranton, Pa, had been
riiled OF its contents, and that the gold and
silver coins deposited therein had been car
ried off during the night. The coins were
enclosed in a copper box, with papers and
records, and included Il Sj-gold piece, a
silver dollar and other specie.
General Malone said to a newspaper in
terviewer that the stories that he expected
to 90 into the Cabinet or have the appoint
nent OF member OF the Cabinet did not
originate with anything he had said. of
the President makes up his Cabinet to suit
himself il will suit me. II he should ask
my advice, why, OF course, / should cheer
fully give It,"
On Sunday evening the body OF Mrs.
ildlildn CltENI, WIG vi NHll>llfU NttktI.
saloon-kecper at the southeast corner OF
Fourth and Moore streets, Philadelphia,
was found lying in the yard attached TO his
| residence with her throat cut from ear to
ear. Mrs. Steger was fifty years old, and
had no trouble OF any kind, but for some
time past had been suffering from melan-
chOly.
The striking hack-drivers in New York
are still determined I'm their effort TO secure
a higher rste Of wages. To the number OF
200 they met Sunday night in the hall at
No. 147 west Thirty-secOnd street, where
they listened to addresses. They claim TO
be able to stay out until after the holidays,
and also have received offers Of assistance
from other organizations.
Thomas A. McDerman, marshal OF Boom
vile, Mo-, shot and killed A. Il. Thorr.-
ton, editor OF the Boonyllle Netcs, Green
back organ, Saturday afternoon. The
Netcs saturday morning contained an ar
ticle severely rejecting on McDerman's
official acts, together with some personal
abuse. McDerman met Thornton on the
street late that afternoon and an alteration
ensaed, during which blows were struck
and pistols drawn. McDerman shot Thorn
ton twice-in the side and in the head. The
second shot killed him instantly. McDer-
man gave himself up to the police.