The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-24
Brief News Items.

The Supreme Court at Providence. X.
T., on Wednesday approved the proposed
terms of sale and form OF deed OF the
Sprague estates, and ordered the trustee
10 sell the property on May Jth. The con-
tempt case against William Sprague VIII be
heard on Saturday.
The Chicago Union Roling-Mll strike
ended Wednesday in a compromise. and
the furnaces will start to-day. The strikers
gained their increase OF from IL 10 ID per
cent, but agreed 10 work twelve hours per
day.
On Tuesday night, Ripon, Wis, wasvis-
tied with the largest cOnflagration 1t ever
had. At II O'Clock midnight fire broke ont
in q. Uebess furniture store and spread 30
rapidly that the fire companies were pow
erless. and all the west side OF the public
sanare is mass OF ruins. The loss II
about sl50,000.
Baltimore Is soon 10 Lc illuminated with
the electric light. The Mayor signed the
ordinance 10 that effect on wednesday.
The increase over the cost OF gas will be
about 100000 year Additional lamps
are TO be furnished by the contractors at Il
cost not exceeding zoe. per night each.
Richmond had not the enterprise even TO
keep up this beautiful light on her princi-
pal thoroughfares.
Compton's Opera-lIouse and dwelling
adjoining at Middlcport, y. y, were de-
stroyed by fire about - O'Clock OIL Tuesday
night. The Opera-lIOuse il total loss,
say of $40, 600; partially insured. As there
is no fire department the buildings were
wholly at the mercy of the flames.
Within the last few days two trains on the
Hudson-Rivcr railroad have been thrown
from the track at High Bridge 10y misplaced
switches. On Tuesday night one Of the
officers oi the road detected Willie Kyle,
nine wears old. who lives In the neighbor-
hood. endeayoring 10 turn a switch. The
| bov was arrested and held for trial.
I John Slayin put poison in cup OF coffee
/ intending that a woman with whom his Ia
| ther maintained improper relations should
drink it, Slavin's sister happened to gel
/ The poisoned coffee and drank il. she wna
taken seriously III, hut recovered. We'd
nesday Savin was indicted at Newport, H.
l., for attempting TO murder by poison.
Over 1000 representative commerciq
men Of New York city haze signed the pc
tition OF the New York Board Of Trade
/ and Transportation asking Congres' to pas'
the "Lowell bill" in order 70 cs' blish
uniform system 6i bankruptcy tdroughonl
/ the United states, All opposing the Dill re-
ported by the ub-lldiciary Committee o.
/ the Senate.
/ TIE Rhode Island Democratic state Con
vGtion met at Providence Wednesday, ant
nominated Horace 4. .kimball, OF Prov
dence. for Governor JIG. Perry, of Soutl
Kingston, for Observation-Disclosures Jon
athan M. Wheeler, Of Cranston. for secrc
tary Of State; Francis y. OReiily, Tor NJ
torney-General; arr ld L. Burdick, Of
Newport, for Gener geasurer.
The National H,t iation Of Genera
Passenger Agents G.. ii their session u
New York Wcdnc-Cfy. +. L. wilson, o.
the Cincinnati Southern railroad, was elect
ed president: Lucius futile, Of the East
ern railroad OF Massachusetts, yicc-pres
dent; and \. j. Smith, OF the Cleveland
Columbus, Cincinnati and lndianapou
railroad. secretary. General and eXccu
tive committees were appointed. ate
which the Association adjourned sine DE
The secretary Of the Philadelphia societ'
10 Prevent Children from Cruelty received
q letter from Elston, Pa, "Wednesday
stating that at walking-maich, to be com
menced there on Thursday next, n DO
eight years old has been engaged to rul
two miles against time: that the citizen
are very much opposed to this, and ask
: ing II Il could not be prevented. sue
action has been taken ~ will doubtless pre-
vent the child from appearing on ID
track.