The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-18


or tomorrow.
Signor RosSi. the actor, has improved so
far i'm his study OF English rs TO be able to
play two acts OF Leah in that language.
Ash-Wednesday this year comes carly,
falling on Wednesday, February 22d-
Wasbington's birthday. The Lenten sea-
son is therefore only little more than five
weeks Off
The Posts Berlin dispatch states that
the Emperor william has convened meet
ing of committee OF scientific experts to
deliberate as to the best way in which Ger
many could participate in Arctic eXplora-
ton.
A fire which broke ont i'm Lancaster,
Penn, on sunday utterly destroyed the
Conestoga Cork-W Works, entailng on their
proprietor, Mrs. Mary Baumgardner, loss
OF $4,000, and throwing seventy persons
out of employment in mid-winteT.
Thaddeus o. Doane. fireman, while
holding the nozzle of line Of hose throw
ing powerful stream on a burning build
ing on Saturday, ct Plainfield. y. j., lost
control of the pipe, and the stream OF wa
ter struck him on the check. crushing in
one side OF his face and inliicting serious
internal injuries. His recovery is doubtful.
The official report OF anthracite-coal tom
mage forthe month Of December and the
past wear has lust been made public in
Philadelphia. Ii shows that the tonnage
of the various carrying companies for the
month was 2.72l,7 2G tons, and for the year
2S.500,01G tons-an increase OF 5,OG2, IA
tons as compared with the previous year.
During an alteration at their room at
Bath, Me-, between Isaac Edwards, fire.
man, and David II. Hayes, the colorcd
cook of the steamer City OF Richmond,
SUNDAY night, Hayes seized large butch
er-knife ard cut Edwards on the left
shoulder-biade andthen across the bowels,
letting out the intestines. Edwards re-
covery is extremely doubtful.
a Richmond, Ind, special says: Mrs.
Smith, the wife OF the murdered man
whose body was found in well, has con-
fessed that she and her son planned the di-
abolical deed, but that Dan. Smith exc
cuted it. Dams statement, that he solely
was responsible for its inception and exc
cution, was falsehood, told for the pur-
pose of saving her and the brother from
the gallows."
Colonel Edward Whitaker. who resides
at 1927 Powelton avenue, Philadelphia, left
his home last Thursday afternoon, since
which time his whereabouts have been in
yolved in mystery. Before leaving he adj
dressed a note to his brother-n-law stating
that he was embarrassed in his accounts,
and would 20 somewhere to make the
money with which to cancel his o5liga-
lions.
The Baltimore american says that ac
cOrding TO the present programme Senator
German is to retire from the presidency OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal, and Mr..
George Cotton is TO take his place. The
change is to be made al IN early day, and
soon after the present political excitement
has subsidized. The name Of Mr.. j. Frank
Morrison has been mentioned for the place,
but he has repeatedly said that he did not
want it.
The Chief Of the Bureau OF Statistics re-
ports that the total values of the exports Of
domestic breadstuffs from the United
States during the month of December,
1881, were Sl3,SO0. 12S, and during Decem-
Der, 1880, S1S,G26, 2l3. For the six months
ended December 81, 1881, S1l2, 49,, Gl3, and
for the six months ended December 81,
1886, S15S.5S0,174. For the twelve months
ended December 81, 1881, S224, 1880, and
for the corresponding period in 1880, 500
93G,Sj9.
Michael Dargan has been arrested in
Providence Cor dragging his wife down
stairs by her hair. Gle is said to he
graduate Of Dublin University and y hero,
who got $1,000 for helping captufe the
rebel ship Circassian," according TO the re-
port, which naively adds: ole married
twelve years ago a belle of Providence
Nellie Atkinson though rum has since
changed the noble-hearted Irishman into a
brute, she will not desert him, but gets
drunk with him."
Aboc. slS months ago Mr.. Isaac Halle
hurst, prominent lawyer Of the Philadel-
pha bar. was entrapped, while on a visit to
New York, into giving his check to a con-
tidence man representing himself a the
nephew OF Anthony j. DreXel, for the sum
oi S2,9i0. subsequently Mr.. llazlehurst
discovered that he had been duped, and
stopped the payment Of the check. Suit
was brought in Common Pleas Court No.
,, and the ease was called for trial in Phila-
delphia yesterday before Judge Hare. The
plaintiff, however, failed to put in IN ap-
pearance, and judgment Of non-suit was
entered.
The Right Rev. II. Pinckney Northrop,
recently consecrated bishop Of the Diocese
OF North Carolina, was installed in Will
mington on Sunday in st. Thomas's Catho-
bic church. The sacred edifice was densely
crowded, and the ceremonies were solemn
and impressive. Archbishop Gibbons, OF
Baltimore. and Bishop keane, OF Rich
mond, took part in the services. POntif-
cal high mass was celebrated 10y Bishop
Northrop and the sermon was preached by
Archbishop Gibbons. Sunday evening YES
pers were sung and the benediction pro-
nounced, after which Bishop keanc de-
hyered sermon.
Animals from Abroad.