The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-14
n-,er yews Items.

dangerously III.
Madame Gerstcr, OF strakoscls opera
troupe, is seriously III at Chicago.
William V. Ruth, of Easton, Pa, was
drowned In the Lehigh river Saturday
night.
Robert Watson. an aged citizen OF ka-
nawha county. w. Va, committed suicide
by hanging on Saturday night.
ycnnor gives notice that severe wind
Storm, with heavy rain, will sweep along
the Atlantic coast on the 18th and l9th In
slant.
The United States flagship Tennessee ar
rived at New Orleans on sunday. Inc
Kcarsage leaves the middle OF the week Tor
the West Indies.
At syracuse. n. Y, on Sunday Charles
Smith challenged Harry Lentz to fight him.
Lentz seized Smith by the throat and
chokcd him to death.
Bishop Wiley ordained several deacons
at Broadway Methodist Episcopal church,
and several elders at Madison-Square
church, in Baltimore, on Sunday.
A saw-mill belonging to S. W. Houston,
located about eight miles above Ravens
wood, W. Va, was blown TO pieces Satur-
day, and one Of the operatives, James
Gandee, instantly killed.
A dispatch to st. Paul, MIMI, from Pop
lar river, says that Deputy United States
Marshal Healy. who was prisoner OF the
half-breeds on Milk river, has been re-
leased, and has returned to Fort Benton.
Dir. j. C.. Campbell, merchant and
planter, OF Hampton, 5. c., was thrown
| from his buggy and killed Saturday. He
was tried the previous day on shc charge
of assault and battery with intent to kill,
and acquitted.
The Pennsylvania railroad bridge over
Newark avenue, Jersey City, fell Friday
afternoon, precipitating eleven freight ears
into the street. No one was seriously in
jured. The loss in cars alone was nearly
$4,000.
The bark Charleston, which arrived at
New York Sunday from Deppe, brought
the captain and crew Numbering twenty
Of the ship Nile, Of Windsor, y. s., from
! London for New York, which was ADAM
doned in sinking condition on the Sth
instant.
Jonathan Holmes Cobb, well-known as a
lawyer and in connection with his success
full but unremuneratiye experiment in 1899
to manufacture silk by the cultivation OF
large mulberry orchards in Massachusetts,
and in Virginia, died in Boston on Sunday;
aged eighty-three years.
The message OF President Nunez, on the
rcassembling OF the Congress OF Colombia,
estimates the exports at SIS, ,943 for the
year, while the imports were Sl2, 1890.
The entire revenues for the year were
1899, 200. No interest was paid to the
foreign bondholders.
The lumber i'm the yards Of George +.
Sloan & Bro. and W. :. Taylor IL Co., on
Light street in Baltimore was burned sum
day night, the fire proving 4 very stubborn
one. The total loss is about $4,000. The
flames shot up to an immense height, and
rs the crowds OH the street were very large,
the excitement in the city was intense.
The miners in the Cumberland coal re-
gion are working in full force, and in some
Of them both day and night. Every car,
scow. or hopper that can be utilized are
being loaded. The shipments by rail are
extensive. and every boat that can be pro-
cured at Cumberland is being loaded in
anticipation OF the coming strike.
The Socialists and Trade-and-Labor
Union of Chicago passed resolutions on
Sunday condemning the action OF the Ne
brasba authorities in calling out the militia
~ to aid in suppressing the strike at Oma-
IN. and calling upon the Representatives OF
Illinois at Washington to urge President
Arthur TO have the troops recalled immedi-
ately.
At meeting OF the Farragnt ASsocia-
ton. composed Of mariners who engaged
in the fight at New Orleans, held in Phila-
delphia Sundays committee was appointed
TO visit Washington in order TO arrange
about receiving the prize-money due TO
them. OF the 1000 mariners who were en-
gagged in the fight only 900 are alive, and OF
this number $50 reside in Philadelphia.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution makes
the editorial announcement "with regret,
but upon the very best authority" that the
Hon. Alexander II. Stephens will retire
from politics at the end Of his present con-
greS,ional term. The Constitution adds
that "no one will regret this decision
more than the peopie whom Mr.. Stephens
has so long and faithfully served"
Rev. George c. Min delivered his fare
well sermon 10 the congregation OF the
Unity church, Chicago, Sunday. lie re-
icrred TO the circumstances which led to
the demand for his resignation, and eluci-
dated his preyiously-eXpressed opinions in
regard to the future. The ediiice was
crowded to overlooking. The speakerwas
frequently interrupted by applause.
In pursuance OF instructions received
from Comptroller Knox, Assistant United
States District Attorney Fiero on Saturday
made affidavit against Cornwall, the de-
ianlting clerk OF the Fourth National Bank
OF New York. charging him with wlfully
misapplying $4,000 OF the funds OF the
bank, and warrant was accordingly issued
for his arrest. The warrant was served OH
Mr.. Cornwall at his home, in Planfield, y.
j., and he was left in charge Of deputy
marshal until he has sufficiently recovered
to be taken to New York.