The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-05
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..s,ernoon, Sullivan was paid $4,000, the
remainder OF the s.ake-money OF the recent
prize-ight.
After IA bitter fight in the philadelphia
Common Council Thursday the National
Underground Telegraph bin, granting the
company permission to lay condults on
certain streets, was passed.
The Catholic church at Riverside, \. J.,
and the buildings adjoining, occupied By
she Sisters as school, were entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Loss
estimated ut S2J,O0O.
The Wilmington (Del.) Ecery EUeninl
publishes letters from peach-grOwers and
dealers OF Delaware and the Eastern Shore
Of Maryland which say that the prospect
Of good crop is highly favorable.
Miss Minnie Ha,k, Colonel Mapleson's
prima donna, came near disappointing
Baltimore audience Thursday night with a
doctors certificate. She was, however, q
bird that could sing and wouldn't sing,
made to sing.
The obstacles to the international rifle
match seem to have been happily removed.
The English having promised q return
match 1T Creedmoor, the usualtelegramS ar
ranging details have been passed between
Colonel Wlngate and Sir Henry Halford.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
served a notice requiring tickers 10 be re-
moved from the "bucket" shops in Chi
eago by March 18th. They have obtained
temporary iniunctions restraining the
Western Union and Gold and Stock Com
panles from depriving them OF quotations.
A reporter OF the New York Ecening
ut L. Nat
York law-ofiicc Friday. and inquired as to
whether he was willing to say whether he
Intended 10 accept or decline the appoint
went OF Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court. Mr.. Conkling asked to be excused
srom saying anything on the subject.
At meeting ut Cincinnati: Of the West
crn Distlllers' Association it was agreed TO
reduce the aggregate number OF bushels
mashed 5000 a day. Distillers who can
not make the pro rata reduction on ac-
count OF having stock in their pens Will
.ay five cents per bushcl for oil mashed
above their allowance.
At Republican conference held at Co
,simbia, s. C., Thursday night, 1t was de-
eided that no State ticket would be put up
by the Republicans OF that State, but that
he plan OF tho Republicans would be to
soalcsce with disaffected elements in the
Democratic party, and make sharp
struggle for seats in the Legislature and for
county officers.
A decree calling for session OF the Mex
scan Congress has been ratified by the COM
mlttee, and March 18th has been appointed
for the meeting. The Government pays
$4,000 subven,ion to the Mexican National
railroad for the four completed kilometres
Of the El Salto division. The working
force OF the road has been increased to
1000 men.
Charles Hale, Esq, formerly connected
with the Boston Advertiser, and son OF the
FOUNDER Of that journal, died at boston on
Thursday. In 1861 he was appointed con-
sui at Alexandria, Egypt, and while there
arrested John II. Surratt and sent him 10
thc United States for trial. Mr.. Hale was
Assistant Secretary Of State under Secre-
tary Fish during part Of General Grants
two terms.
At meeting at Chicago OF the creditors
Gf Messrs. Smyth, Greenbalm 4 Co. on
Thursday II was declared that the concern
owed S6S,0o0.~ II was also disclosed thSt
the failure had been precipitaled by private
speculations by Henry Grcenbaum. Green |
baum offered to give uphis Board-ofJfmde /,
drm's notes for 10 per cent. OF the indctt- |
.dncss. The offer was not accepted.
On Thursday, while cunning in the
woods near Bayview Asylum, In Baltimore |
county, Nd, Messrs. j. ii. Kirby and j. |
II. Tracey discovered the dead body OF an !
unknown man. An examination revealed |
q pistol-shot wound in the centre Of the |
forehead, and two large fvc-shooting pis- |,
tolls lying beside the body. Justice John
uevcrn, OF Highlandtown, was notified at |
once and an inquest was held, the verdict |
OK the jury being that the mans death was
che result OF wound self-inficted. The
body has not been yet identified.
The trial OF Sergeant Mason for shooting
q; Guiteau while guarding the Jail in which
he was confined was concluded at the
Washington arsenal on Thursday, and
although the findings u the court-maitial
have not been made public. II IL under
stood that no has been convicted, and that
ne will probably be imprisoned at Fort
The findings must be APP
proved by General Hancock before they
can be carried into execution.
The United States district attorney at
New York II about sending q commission
south TO obtain additional evidence In the
Iuit by the Government against Harrison
Johnson, which has long been pending in (
he United States District Court, for the :
Of q, 967, 9s7.96, with per cent.
interest from 1865. Harrison johnson was .
special treasury agent appointed during s
he war 10 collect abandoned property and
reyent frauds. 1t II claimed that he sold !
pmc Of the seized property and appro-