The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-16
Brief News Items.
Seven cadets were dropped from tie
Naval Academy on Wednesday, having
been found deficient in their studies.

Heavy showers, with wind. have pre-
vailed all through Southern Indiana and
Ohio. impeding railway travel and inter-
rupting telcgraphie communication.
The Cincinnati Enquirer OF Sunday re-
ports "Oscsr Wilde and servant, Ireland"
a. registered at Cincinnati hotel.
Mr.. j. G.. Bigeow, counsel for Sergeant
Mason, on Yesterday laid before the Presi-
dent review Of the ease Of his client and
his reasons for believing that the sentence
OF the court-martial is void.
A crematory apparatus Is 10 be pur-
chased 10y the Italian Government i'm order
TO cremate the body OF Garibaldi. i'm ac-
cordance with the express will OF the de-
ceased.
The commissioners Of Baltimore county.
Nd, are examining doctors TO know
whether hog-pcns are nuisances or not.
The State Board Of Health regard them as
nuisances and as dcleterious TO health.
Rev. Cornelius Brett Of the Bergen Re-
formed Church, Of jersey City, sailed from
New York Wednesday on the Gallia for
Europe, bearing the Jcrsey-City Garfield
memorial volume for presentation 10 her
Majesty Queen Victoria.
President Arthur has pardoned Domi-
nick Malone. sentenced TO eighteen months
Imprisonment for violating the Internal
revenue laws, and Michael Conners, ,Nyho
has served three Of seyen-years' term for
dealing in counterfeit money.
The libel suit Of W. W. Scranton rs A.
A. Chase. editor Of the Scranton Times,
was closed Tuesday evening, and the jury
Wednesday morning rendered q verdict in
favor OF Mr.. Scranton, awarding him
Sl,4ii.j0 damages.
The Rhode Island General Assembly
met in Joint convention on Wednesday and
declared that II. b. Anthony had been
elected United States senator. The Assem-
bly, then adjourned 10 meet the last Tues
day Of January, 1888.
The Federal and Confederate officers
who participated i'm the battle Oh the first
day at Gettysburg, Pa, held their rcunion
on the field Wednesday TO locate more pre-
cisely the position Of the several COM
msnds. Among those present was Major
General J. Il. TrImble. Baltimore.
The steamship Pera, from Montreal for
Great Britain, with 20i cattle on board and
other freight, foundered off Cape Race.
The captain. officers, engineer. and part Of
the crew were picked up 10y the steamship
Manitoba. and brought 10 Montreal. Ten
persons are still missing.
At the annual dinner Of the New Hamp-
shire Club in Boston Wednesday night
speeches were made by Secretary Chandler,
Senator Frye OF Maine. and others. Sccro-
tary Chandler said that while Great Britain
has 400 vessels in its navy, 6j Of which are
iron-cladS, the United States has only III,
y Of which are iron-clads.
The quarterly report Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company for three
months ending June 30th shows the net
revenue in that period, based upon nearly
complete returns for April, partial returns
for May, and estimating the business for
June, 10 be about 81 $50, 900. The commit
tee recommend a dividend OF u per cent,
payable on The 18th Of July.
Spccias from the regions Of forest fires
in Wisconsin state that at least 10000. .00C
feet Of standing pine has been destroyed In
the Pikc-riyeT pircry. and the fire is still
raging in that region, the northeastern part
Of Wisconsin, and the peninsula Cf Michi-
gan. Reports from the line of the Wis
consin Central road state that the rain Of
Tuesday night partly eXiinguished the
fires.
The annual meeting Of the Society Of the
Army Of the Potomac was held in Detroit,
Mich. on Wednesday. Generals Grant,
Sheridan. and Sickles being present. Ii
was charged that the keeper OF Antietaln
cemetery was in the habit OF sl2ndering the
memory of General Burnside. and a COM
mittee was appointed TO investigate the
charge and ask his removal if sustained.
Frederick Noss, boy Of eight years,
through his guardian, recovered a verdict
on Wednesday in the New York Superior
Court against the Third-Ayenue Railroad
COMPANY for $50. 900 for the loss of leg
occasioncd by being run over by one Of the
defendants ears on the 18th Of June, 1880.
The suit was brought for $4,000. ii is
probable that the railroad company will ap-
peal the case.
The yacht Harpalyce, OF Bangor, arrived
al Bar Harbor wednesday morning, re-
porting the loss Of two Slen off Cat Island
Tuesday night. The pilot, Captain Ezra
Turner. of Isle au Haut, and William Lyon,
Of Bangor, passenger, took small boat
10 find the position Of vessel, and did not
return. The boat was found an hour after
ward. bottom up. Search was made We'd
nesday morning, but no traces OF the miss
ing men were found.
The twelfth annual convention CT the
Railroad Employes' Mutual Benevolent As
sociaiion OF the United States met at Chica-
20 ednesday-Prcsident Wood, Of Phila-
dclphia. in the chair. The treasurer re-
ported receipts, $4,000; disbursements,
s2l 200. Death payments have been $780,
900 since the Association was established in
1870. G. l.. Rising, Of the Wabash, was
elected president, and c. II. Pessegnie, OF
the Burlington road, secretary.
A company Of cavalry left Fort Sidney,
Neb., Tuesday evening for Mckinney,
Wyoming, TO reinforce the garrison. Gene
raj Crook learns from the commandant
there that il was rumored that | 800 Indians
were on Powder river, below Old Fort
Mckinney, ninety miles from the present
fort. and that 100 lodges OF Indians were
on Rock creek. Stockmen reported that
these Indians were killing cattle and were
threatening 10 attack the herders.
The Rev. l.. 5. Weed, pastor OF the New
York-Ayepue Methodist Episcopal church,
while walking along Prince street, Brook
lyn. Wednesday morning, took i'll and
was removed TO grocery store In the
neiglborhood. a physician was hastily
Summoned, but Mr. Weed expired in a
few minutes. IL is thought he died OF
heart disease. He was Iity-fve years cid,
and was widely and fayorably known
throughout the MethVdist Episcopal
church