The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-22
Miscellaneous News Items.

Sotbern left property valued at $780, 900.
| Considerably more than was supposed at
| first. His wife, however, will get only
$50, 900, and his children were practically
disinherlted. Mrs SOthcrn has just endured
a surgical operation for cancer.
Charles Foster, the Dolly Warden Gov
ernor of Ohio, bought his nomination Two
years ago, aud is said 10 have boosted That
| his election cost him SGT, 900. Yet the Re-
publicans OF that State Try 10 make out that
Mr.. BoOkwalter was nominated on account
OF his money. The joke is enough to make
a gravestOne laugh.
Joe Emmet bought fine property in Al
bany a few years ago and began TO build a
house upon il in unique style, leaving
money for its completion. He is now penni-
less in London, and has sent over for $1,000
OF the building fund. Poor Emmet His
doom seems to be sealed.
The Petersburg Inder says; The fact that
J. Amber SBith is the son-inlaw OF eX-
Senator Lewis goes far in explanation OF
Mr.. Frederick Douglass's delusion concern.
ing the actual state of things In Virginia.
HAYES is said TO have kissed 4.283 babies
while he was President; but editor Fran
els, OF the Troy Times, thinks this was no
thing to kissing another mans wife, and be
ought TO know.
Mabe Morrill,, a cOunterfeiter, OF Tennes-
see, who escaped from the officers on the
18th, was struck dead by lightning while
lying 10 the woods TO escape arrest.
The woman who was President Garfeld's
nurse at the time OF his birth has begun to
die. One of her passed away in Dowagiac,
Mich, Saturday.
A fund is being raised In Boston to give
moor and intjrm persons street car rides on
pleasant days. In Chicago fund is being
raised for any healthy person who can ind
q seat. on the street.car.
An amateur negro. minstrel troupe gave
performance 10 Midway, Ky, recently for
Inc benefit Of John Bush, under sentence
of death in the Lexington jail. Until Bush
il hanged it cannot be decided whether be
suffered more than the people who attended
the show.
The Mormons Of Georgia have called
conference, and the Atlanta Constitution
says:
ssThe other States may do as they please
with respect TO the growing decentralization
which is developing into Mormon confer
ences,' but Georgia wants no Mormonlsm
IN its boz ders."
George d. WoottoO, Esq, attorney and
counselor-at-law, Richmond, Will lecture
in Holcombe Hall on Friday night. From
what we have seen Of the productions OF
this gentlemen, and OF articles from the
newspapers, we have little doubt that he
will entertain and amuse those who favor
him with hearing.-LylChburg Vrginian.
The Essex delegates to the State Conyen'
ton are as follows: Colonel b. l.. Farm
holt, Thomas CrOXtOn, Esq, l.. ID. ROaue,
ESQ, and w. a. Williams, Esq. They were
instructed to vote for Thomas Croxton for
Governor.
PHILADELPHIA, July 20.--George w. Sew
ard, deaf mute, was arrested yesterday
while going from door TO door IN TINS CITY
soliciting aid TO defend the assassin Guteau.
I'm reDly TO q question, Seward wrote on a
slate: "Guiteau is q Frenchman | am a
Frenchman. He is all right to Kill Garfield"
The prisoner was arraigned this morning,
md Temanded for further hearing.
H;R. Reyels, the coiored ex-Unted States
senator, has been chosen presiding elder OF
the Jackson district by the white Methodist
Conference OF Mississippi Mr.. Revels was
offered, but declined, the editOrship OF the
New Orleans Christian Advocate.
II is said that the late Dean Stanley wrote
a hand TO which that OF Rufus Choate, !
whose penmanship was two degrees worse
than Horace Greeley, was as copperplate.
Miss Elizabeth Fleming, whose death Is
recorded 10 the Scotch newspapers, was IN
former DAYS an intimate friend OF Sir Wal.
ter Scott. Her sister Marjorie was one OF
Sir Walters pets up to the time of her early
death.
A fine example OF ruffianism In journal
ism may be found In Henri Rocheforps
comment IN his newspaper upon the death
OF Frenchman who had wOrthily won pue-
lie esteem--M. Dufaure: an. Duiaure has
died at the age Of eighty.three. Button
never said that eroeodiles were wontto live
so long"
The Philadelphia Enquirer appeals to the
strongest sentiment oi Republicans when It
SAYS: The only way out OF the trouble Is
10 elect Lapham: then the Stalwarts may
hone TO retain little OF The Federal pa.
tronsge in New York, and they should
remember that half loaf Is better than no
bread tH