The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-04
RIiaf News LIENS.

There was one new case and one death
from smallpox reported in Baltimore for
Thursday.
Hon. Sullivan Caverno, Appointment law
yer of Lockport, n. Y, died Thursday.
During January there were sixty-three
cases reported and thirteen deaths from
small. poX in Baltimore.
The winning horses at the Charleston
Jockey Club races Thursday were La Clio
ria, Kent, Keno, and Glenrock. There
was q large attendance.
The funeral OF Daniel W. Waller, the
actor and theatrical manager, who was as
sociated with Edwin Booth in the Shak-
spcare revival in 1869, took place Thursday
morning from his residence, in west Fifty
! fourth street, New York. Only friends and
relatives attended the services.
The real estate interests OF the Union
| Iron Company, OF Buffalo. n. y, were sold
by the sheriff Thursday TO L. p. Wilson,
Of New York, plaintiff in an action against
the company under an execution, for the
sum OF eGS0,S6i.
In New York last night the one-hun-
drodth presentation of Esmeralda" at
the Madjson-Square Theatre was cele-
brated. A very handsome SOUVENIR OF the
occasion was distributed amongst the au-
dience.
The Waverly Coal Company, of Pitts
burgh, has entered suit against the Ma
tiOn1i Labor Tribune and Y. u. Jones, pre-
sdent OF Che Miners Association, for libel
and conspiracy, claiming damages for in
Jury to their business to the amount OF
$4,000.
In the suit at Buffalo, n. Y, for damages
brought by Carlton j. Smith against the
New York Central Railroad Company for
Wende station, the jury rendered verdict
for the plaintiff for $4,000.
The grand jury Of the Court OF General
Sessions, New York, who had had before
them the Spuyteu Duyvil disaster, on
Thursday returned an indictment against
George L. Hannaford, the conductor, and
George Melius, the brakeman, of the
wrecked Albany train, charging them with
mansiaughter in the fourth degree.
Another fraud OF Auditor Palmer, Of
Newark, n. j., has been discovered in the
shane OF forged warrant for S6,706.S4,
nayable TO the order of the Mutual Benefit
Insurance Company for the Springfield
avenue pavement. The original endorse
ment had been erased and Palmer's SubSti-
tuted. The company say that Ialmer was
never authorized to endorse q check for
them. aud that they never had any such
claim against the city.
lieutenant Giles Is. Harder and Master
". X. Scheutze, of the United States navy,
have been detailed TO assist Lieutenant
/ tlo /
/ Chin aud the crew OF boat No. . OF the
\ lost Jeannette. They will sail for Europe
from New York to-day III the steamship
Germanic. A most interesting dispatch
has been received from Lieutenant Danen-
hover Ivy way OF Paris. Memorials left
by Commander De Long have been dis
covered on the Siberian coast, which show
that late in the fall he and his men were in
a most pitiablc condition.
Ne iodies were found in the ruins Of the
old World building fire in New York oil
Thursday. At the continuance OF the in
vestigation before Fiie-Marshal Sheldon
Thursday, Alfred l.. Beach, tenant in
the burned building, swore that on Mon
day evening he told Mr. Potter and his son
Frederick that he smelled burning wood.
They found the walls over new flue
very hot, ana MI. Potter showed witness
here burned beams had been cut out OF
: the chimney. Mr.. Potter refused to send
: for firemen TO remain in the building that
night. with hose ready, saying there was
no danger. The next morning the fire
broAc out. The coroner has selected twelve
prominent New Workers TO act as jury OF
inquest.
A meeting OF some hundred and fifty
persons, creditors of Archbishop Purcell,
was held in Cincinnati Thursday night to
take measures 10 bring to a speedy settle
ment their claims. Speeches were made
complaining OF the delay by the assignee,
aud a committee was appointed to urge the
Probate Court to compel an early settle
meut 1t was also resolved to form per-
manent creditors association for the pur
pose OF watching their interests.