The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-07
Brief News Items.

The Goth OF March ends the official
mourning for the late President Garfield.
An iron steamship of 2,1OO tons register
for the Old Dominion Company. was launch
ed at Roach's yard, at Chester Pa, on
Saturday.
Benjamin VI. Hubbard, 4 broker, OF
Providence II. l., died OF hcart-disease
Sunday evening in the Broadway Methodist
Episcopal church.
The Utah Legislature has adopted reso-
luton calling n convention for April 10 to
frame q constitution and take steps for the
admission Of Utah rs State.
Arrangements are being made at Hong
Kong to ship from 5000 to 10, 900 coolies to
Portland, Oregon, before the antl-Chnese
bill, ii passed by Congress, can take effect.
Ephraim Hines, who was indicted five
years ago for Illicit distilling in West Yir-
ginia. was captured last week by Deputy
Marshal Haggerty, near the Maryland bor-
der.
OLeary defeated Downey in thirty-six
hour walking-match in New Orleans for
81 900 side. The score stood: O'Learv,
ISj miles and Q laps; Downey, I3j miles
and laps.
Governor Hoyt, OF Pennsylvania, Hon.
Thomas +. Bayard, Senator Vance. Of
North Carolina, and many other dstin-
guished gentlemen, were present at the
opening of the Commonwealth Club, in
Philadelphia, Saturday evening.
a report comes from Boston that General
Butler is to take charge OF the defence in
al. tf.,t
OF Guitcau's insanity has been discovered,
upon which 4 motion will be made for u
new trial.
The Hon. Albert Il. Hatch died at Ports
mouth, y. H., Sunday, OF consumption ::
aged siXty-fiyc. lie was prominent law
yer, and had several terms in the State
Legislature, being Speaker OF the Assembly
in 1874.
\ large meeting of telegraphcrs was held
at Pittsburgh Sunday for the purpose OF
| fixing the time and place for holding the
proposed Tclegraphers' Convention. There
were nearly 800 operators in attendance.
and it was decided to hold a convention in
that city Oh March Goth.
The Philadelphia Committee OF One
Hundred have discovered frauds which oc-
Cured in the November election i'm the
| fifteenth division of the Twenty-siXth
ward. Warrants were issued for the AZ
rest Of the Judge and inspectors of the di-
vision, but they have fled. The commit
tee now offers a reward OF $500 for their ap-
prehensiOn.
The autopsy on the body OF John Lewis,
who was reported to have died in New
York from the effect of playful slap in
the abdomen, inflicted by Henry Weiman
on Friday last, reveals the fact that blow
of unusual force had been inflicted, the
stomach, intestnes. kidneys, and renal veins
being much congested
Judge Miller, in the United States Court
at Keokuk, Iowa, decides that 1t Is the duty
OF every railroad company to provide such
| conveyance, by special carrier or otherwise.
attached to their freight or passenger trains,
rs is required for the safe and proper trans
portation OF express matter, and that the
use of these facilities should be extended
on equal terms to all who are usually and
actually engaged in the express business.
A mass-meeting OF Irish citizens was
held at the Academy OF Music, Brooklyn,
n. Y, Saturday night, to celebrate the
Tooth anniversary Of the birthday OF Robert
Emmett. Addresses were made by Hon.
William f. Robinson, OF New York; Sem
ator Charles w. Jones, OF Florida, and
others. The day was celebrated in New
York by large gathering at Cooper Insti-
tute, where addresses were delivered by
Senator Jones, Of Nevada, and Hon. Viii
liam j. HyneS, OF Chicago.
Heavy rains fell Sunday in the region
which has already been flooded by the
overflow of the Mississippi river and its
tributaries. l.. ii. Mangum, who has been
appointed commissioner to receive sup
| plies for the sufferers in Arkansas, SAYS
that there are about 10000 people in that
State who will have to be fed by the Gov
eminent for at least forty days. Mr.. Hem
ingway, commissioner for Mississippi. esti-
mates that there are $1,000 people in the
river counties above Vicksburg who need
assistance. Breaks in the Bayou Laforce
leyees In Louisiana are reported.
Judge Francis S. Lathrop, receiver and
president OF the Central railroad OF New
Jersey, died at his home, In Madison, n.
j., Friday evening. lie held many posi-
lions OF responsibility, having been judge
OF the Court Of Appeals OF New Jersey,
Riparian Commissioner, and prominent In
State affairs. He was a native Of Massa-
chusetts, and was born in 1906. He was
for many years dry-goods merchant in
New York.