The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-03
nr,er News Items.

The Delaware and Hudson Canal Com.
nanv,s prices for coal for June per ton OF
2io mounds are Furnace lump, steamer
lump. crate. and egg each, ~ stove, e4.io;
chestnut, Si.15, and pea, 1910.
William G.. Madore, chief clerk in Bait
zeII x Rouss's dry-goods establishment,
Cumberland. Nd, was arrested Wednes-
dav. charged with embezzling about $1,000
~ fine firms funds. He waived hearing,
and I'm default OF bail was committed to jail.
Two German chidren-Herman and
Christine Plumer-aged respectively eieVen
and eight, were playing on bridge ai
Adams, Mass. Thursday, when The glrl ieii
into the water. Inc boy Jumped III 70
rescue her. and both were drowned.
In New York Thursday Charles b. Ran
som. Albert +. Smith, George Middleton,
George Morgan, and Luther ID. Eaton were
fined for keeping gambling-h0lscs. These
were the men who won over $4,000 from
George w. Tompkins, cashier OF Hatch IL
Peters, the money belonging to the firm.
The directors OF the Mutual Union Tele-
graph Company in New York on Thursday
elected the following officers for the ensu-
80 year: President, John G.. Moore; Vice
resident, George NJ. Ballou; Secretary,
Charles L. Peck; General Manager, Thomas
c. Purdy; Treasurer, II. Il. Henson.
The New York General-Sessions grand
Jury Thursday made presentment when
states that there are about 5000 licensed
liquor-deaers in the city. and from 1000
| 10 5000 unlicensed. About three fourths
Of the cases before them were against iuve-
niles from twelve to eighteen years old, and
| in majority OF cases liquor was the moving
! influence
President Arthur remained at home in
New York until 1880 Thursday evening,
refusing 10 see visitors. He then drove to
the Fifth-Avenuc Hotel, where he was be-
sieged by visitors. Among those whom he
received were Hon. Roscoe COnkling, Sec
rotary Folger, Commissioner French, Cen
eral III. A. Barnum. Senator Miller, and
Others.
An action has been instituted against
State Senator Roberts, Of Titusvile, Pa,
charging him with perjury in taking his
! oath as senator. The information is laid
by Patrick BOYLE, OF RIchburg, y. Y, who
claims that the Senator obtained his nomi-
nation by improper means, and therefore
could not take the oath of Office. Boyle is
editor Of the OIL Echo, and is under indict-
ment for libel, Senator Roberts being the
prosecutor.
In the United Presbyterian General As
semby. In session at Monmouth, H.,
Thursday, Dr. Balph presented a protest
against the adoption Of the majority report
on instrumental music in worship, signed
by about forty delegates. 1t wa, made a
matter Of record. 1t was decided to pub
lsh an Arabic Bible for the Egyptian mis-
sion. Thirty thousand dollars was appro-
piiated for church construction. Pitts
! bUrgh was chosen as the place for the next
years meeting, which i. the quartcr-con-
| tenniil.
Professor Robert Donaldson, who was
announced TO Jump into the East river
from the Brooklyn bridge Wednesday,
failed to make the leap, the bridge being
guarded by detectives, who refused him adj
mittancc, which he applied for in the dis
guise OF a lab0rer. professor" Marquis
BibborOs's attempt 10 swim across East
river with hands and feet bound behind
him was also a failure, the strong tide car
ryine him TO the Battery, when hc gave up
the attempt for the present.