The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-13
Brief News Items.

Further reports from the McAllistcr IN
/ dian Territory cyclone swell the number
OF victims to fourteen.
Miss Van Lew, formerly postmaster al
Richmond. is reported to be an applicant
for the position OF Librarian OF Congress
The GOLFERS brought from Scotland last
week to take the place OF the strikers at
/ the Cape Breton mines have joined the
/ Nillers' Union, and work has not been re-
sumed.
The Standards correspondent at st. Pc.
/ tersburg teegraDhs that a series OF huge
/ fires are reported in Southern Russia. The
loss Of property is enormous, and the dis
/ tress extreme.
The Boston and Albany railroad will dis
charge next week one-fOurth OF the en-
ployes in the Springfield, Boston, and Al
| bany shops, on account Of the dizziness in
freight business.
A ffty-horse-power boiler exploded at
Red Rock, six miles east OF Bradford, Pa,
on Thursday, injuring NJ. ID. Thompson so
severely that it is thought he cannot re-
cover. and doing considerable damage Ia
oil property in the vicinity.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
pany will open their new Louisville and
Washington through line on Sunday.
Trains with Pullman coaches win be run
daily between the cities named, thus open
ing another great highway, ria Washing
ton, between the east, west, and southwest.
The Neue Freie PreSSe, OF Vienna, says
that there are 1000 Jewish refugees in
Brody. About poo arrive there every day,
while only 500 leave weekly. Their misery
l. Undesirable.
\ carrier-pigeon looscd at Easton, Pa,
on Monday last, bound for New York, was
blown out to sea, and on Tuesday morning
took refuge on the steamship Morgan City
when off Cape Henry. The bird was cap
tred and returned TO it, owner. Mr. J. X.
IIasson, in New York city. The bird was
30 miles from its starting point when it
struck the steamship.
Charles Langhcimcr. whom Charles Dick
ems describes in his American Notes, was
released from confinement in the Eastern
penitentiary Of PENNSYLVANIA Wednesday,
having completed his eighth term, aggrcga-
ting twenty-five years, i'm that prison. in
addition to his local career rs a convict he
has served terms in Sing Sing, the Mary
land pcntentiary, and other prisons. 1t i
not exaggeration to say that Langhcimcr
has spent fifty years OF his life within prison
walls, and always for various sorts Of theits.
ON leaving hc said he would never return,
but the prison officials look for him back
again.
The Grand Commandery Of Maryland.
Masonic knights Tcmplar, elected officers
in Baltimore on Thursday night rs fol-
lows: William \. Hanway, right eminent
grand commander; Woodward AbTahams.
very eminent grand deputy commander;
John s. Tyson, grand genemlissimo; c. G.
ISaacs. grand captain-general Joseph f.
HindeS. grand prelate; William +. Coch-
ran, grand senior warden; j. \. c. Kah-
Ter, grand junior warden; Charles 7.
Sisco, grand recorder; Charles W. Halter,
grand treasurer. The constitution was
amended 50 as to make the time OF holding
the next annual cOnclaye the fourth We'd
nesday in November, 1883. An invitation
to attend the bicentennnl OF Pennsylvania
celebration in Philadelphia October 10Th
was accepted. Maryland Commandery, No.
|, was authorized to wear in future the
" black uniform" The grand officers
elect were installed last night.