The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-29
Brief News Items.

Three new cases OF smallpox were re-
ported in Baltimore Friday.
The Union Aid Association. of Buffalo,
NY. cooperative Reinsurance compa-
nv. has discontinued business.
An icc-gorgc caused the flooding Of the
northern and eastern sections OF Bradford,
Pa. on Friday, and much damage was
done.
The commonwealth Mutual Insurance
COMPANY was dissolved by decree of
court at Harrisburg Friday.
Two Italians at Lafayette. Ind. the OWN
,rs Of dancing bear. are supposed 10 have
hccn Killed 10y their pet. The animal at
tackled other persons. and was Summarily
dispatched.
The great increase in the production Of
silver in Mexico ha> caused the Govern
mcnt 20 indefinitely postpone the coinage Of
nickel money, for which arrangements had
been made.
\ meeting called bv prominent members
oi the New York bar 20 consider the best
way Of honoring eN-Iudge John Il. Porter
for his services in the Guiteau trial has
been indefinitely postponed in consequence
OF Judge Porter's absence from the city.
The remains of MrS. Bell Oldham, aged
TWENTY-FIVE. were found in bed at her resi-
dcncc. IN Louisville. Ky. on Friday morn
ng. II is generally supposed that she came
20 her death from poison administered by
some unknown person.
The gros, earnings OF the Philadelphia
and Erie railroad for December were S2S2, :
172.4l; expenses, S2o0,9i0,CG; net earn
ingS. SSt .S3l.75-a decrease rs compared
with the same month last year OF SSl ,jl6.&.
The net earnings FOR the year 1881 were
Sl.O2i.24S.1j. being 4 decrease a compared
with the previous year Of S34j, 1860.
\ boiler at Logan's machine-workS, Oil
CITY. Pa, while undergoing repairs and
being tested Friday morning 10y James
Tonhill, foreman. exploded under pres
sure Of sixty pounds OF steam. Tonhill
was on the top Of the boiler at the time.
and was thrown up into the air and in
Stantly killed.
At the Convention Of Western Furniture
Manufacturers. which met at Cincinnati on
Thursday. il was decided TO raise the price
of walnut furniture 10 per cent, and
III other kinds per cent; also. 10 fix six
Is DAYS as the limit OF credit, except in the
iar West. where it may be ninety days. and
10 give 10 per cent. to retailers for cash,
and ljpor cent. OFF to iobberS.
At the regular monthly meeting OF the
Ladies' Parncll Land League in New York
Friday night. at Clarendon Hotel, Judge
Blake, Of Connecticut. delivered an adj
dress. At the meeting OF the Executive
Council OF the Irish National Land League
Friday night addresses were delivered 10y
VI. O'DOnoyau, editor Of the United irish
men. who arrived in This country Yesterday
from Ilavrc. and 10y Brother ODonnell, Of
the order OF Christian Brothers Of Ireland,
who i visiting the country for the purpose
Of collecting fund, % build a training
,chOol near Dublin.
Or. &. W. Chancellor, secretary Of the
Maryland State Board Of Health. who is
now engaged i'm investigating the causes OF
the diphthcria at Frederick, has issued a
circular upon the restriction and preyen-
ton Of the disease which contains much
valuable information. Il states that the
disease is formidable and fatal. and that
complete isolation j. q necessary restriction
10 prevent H. spread.
General Mcclellan gave a brilliant re-
cepiiOn III his Gramcrcy-Park residence, in
New York. Thursday evening. over four
hundred guests attended. including Gene
raj Hancock and Baron Blanc, the .eX-Ital-
ian Minister.