The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-19
Brief News Items.

NSIuS W. billiard, native Of VIRGINIA
.,as Deen nominated for the State senate hv
'"e democrats OF Nassau county, Fla.
~ a lre at the Greenwood IN. JA notterv
luesday evening detroycd the work shon
eennSine-housc, enS and mould-room. Loss'
$4,000. Insured. ''
Tuesday was the opening day Of tbc fall
meeting at PimlicO. The winners were
oircasSian, Monarch, Girofle. Glenmore
and Ike Bonham. '''''' y
Governor Hoyt, Of PENNSYLVANIA. has
ilNed Tuesday, October oath. ~ . lc,al
holiday for the Observance OF the bi.cen.
tennlal throughout the State.
In the Vermont House OF Representa-
tNeS tuesday bill was introduced pro-
Vldlng that prisoners shall be made insen.
sioie by The authorities before execution.
The directors Of the Americas (GaA Fair
ASSOCIATION, at meeting at Atlanta ON
Monday, decided not to hold the Fair an
houhced 10 commence on the oath instant.
The first performance in America of
Ohenhach's posthumous opera. "Lcs Con-
les dllollmann,' was given in New York
on Monday night at the Fifth h-Avenuc The
atre. upon the Inauguration of the Italian
opera season. 1t was success.
Work is about to be commenced on the
broken leyeeS between Vicksburg and
Memphis. Several contractors were in
Nicksburg Monday making large plr-
chaNes OF implements for their sections.
and are preparing Tor active operations.
The case OF Colonel c. RI. Houehton
collector OF the port of Perth Amboy, y.
j., on the charge of making false returns TO
the Government, was finished at Trenton
on Tuesday. HOrc damaging testimony
against IloughtOn was adduced.
Daniel Breyton, forty year, old. Of Phila-
delphia, made an unsuccessful attempt to
cut his throat with piece Of glass OH Tues
day. He was for number OF years a con-
ductor on the Philadelphia, Wilmington
and Baltimore railroad.
Hon. W. c. Depauw, Of New Albany,
Ind. has cOnditionally made a donation OF
1900, 900 TO the ASbury University. Of
GreencastIe, Ind, and will arrange in his
will for further endowment. The whole
amount of the gifts will beabOut S1,000,0 200.
\ correspondence i, in progress in Kan
SaS looking to the Withdrawal Of both eX-
Colonel Slick, the Democratic nominee for
Governor, and the substitution Of j. Mar
tin. Democrat, at the head OF the Green
back State ticket.
President Arthur took his son to Prince
ton College Tuesday, and was received and
entertained 10y President McCoSh. Before
leaving for New York in the evening he
made a brief speech to the students from
the steps OF DR.. McCoSh'S residence.
Young Arthur will enter the sophomore
class.
Arguments were heard in New York on
Monday upon a motion to continue tenn
porarv Injunction in the action brought by
The Kiralfy Brothers against BARLEY Camp
hell and John III. Hayerly, to restrain the
defendants from producing anew play cali
ed siberia, whlchthc plaintiffs claimed 10
have purchased from Mr.. Campbell. Deer
sion was reserved.
W Scott smith. Of Washington. d. C.,
Monday filed a bill in the Circuit Court,
Chicago. asking the appointment OF re-
ceiycr for the Chicago U0runJ HtTQ'"'
and an Injunction restraining the holders
of two mortgages, aggrcgailng Sdo'Voo,
from foreclosing the same, on the ground
that they were fraudulently given in ana OF
On ALLEGED conspiracy to freeze out" the
complainant and other stockholders.
The steamer City OF Worcester OF the
vorvich line OF sound steamers, bound Tor
Tev London. Conn, with light cargo ana
100 passengers, ran ON tnc rochn NI,Umn mt,s ~ .;o
tEc nGoyernor's Table" opposite Hunter
Point Ferry in the East river, on TUESDAY .i:
night. The passengers were safely trans rams
TERED TO New York. At high tlde 'he NGs, ,I;,
.eI noated. and was towed to the puDlrc
dock at the foot OF east Tweniy-louI,h
Street. where her cargo was taken Out
Sho viii be thoroughly examined to-day