The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-17
Ilrtef News Items.

al sea as late rs the middle Of July.
NennOr predicts one more hot wave, and
says that then the warm season will be
over. But he fails to tell how large that
wave will be.
F. Zethen, iresco painter Of New
York, Tuesday night shot himself through
the mouth and killed himself because his
wife was dying OF consumption.
The seventeenth annual exposition Of the
Mechanics Institute, at San Francisco,
was formally opened Tuesday afternoon in
the new Pavilion.
An ordinance now pending before the
Town Council of liawesvillc, KY, pro-
poses to make it misdcmcanor TO prOpcl a
baby-carriage on the sidewalks. We would
be satisfied here II there was law to pre-
vent more than two going abreast at the
same time.
The opening OF the Fircmen's Conyen-
ton at Rochester, y. Y, on Tuesday,
was largely attended. The address Of wei
come by Mayor Parsons was responded TO
by President Raymond.
President Arthur remained at his resi-
dencc in New York all Tuesday morn
ing. and received but one visitor, General
Hancock, who renamed only short time.
4 pretty girl of eighteen, very neat in
dress and polite in manner. is a boOtblack
in Galveston. She has a chair at IA street
corner, and makes three to six dollars Il
day.
The Pensacola and Atlantic railroad was
opened forty-scyen miles on Tuesday. This
road broke dirt on the 22d Of last August,
and will be completed to the ChattahoOchie
river in November.
Malachia Englund, thirty years old, a ma
tive of Finland, sent TO the Charity Hos
pital mt New Orleans on the 9th instant suf-
fering from yellOw-feyer, died there Tues
day evening.
Woodward & BraSsicd's combination
sale Of fine horses at Lexington. KY, Tues
dav, obtained an average OF S244 per head
for scventy-four animals. The highest
price realized was $1,000.
a race in Boston harbor Tuesday be-
tween the Sloop Vixen, OF the New York
Yacht Club, and the English cutter Mag
gie, formerly OF the Royal Thames Yacht
Club and now of the Eastern Club, was
won by the New York soOp.
While there have been copious rains in
the Middle and Western States, Massachl-
sets is suffering from prolonged drought
In some counties there has been no ram
since July 1st. The corn and oat crops are
injured beyond recovery, and the pasture
is completely dried up. The potato ano
onion crops are promising, and 1alr crol
OF apples is expected.
The bodies Of two young men, X. D.
Goundrill and James Merritt, both sport
inc characters, residents OF WatertoWn
were found on the railroad track neal
Mexico, y. Y, Tuesday morning. II l.
sunposed they were stealing ride ah'
were knocked oil the cars by the bridge
Coroner Caldwell held an inquest III th'
afternoon.
Generals John Newton and William
Smith. OF the United states army, lueS
day inspected the Lyman Haskell Gun nov
bciug constructed at the Scott works II
Reading, Pa. General Newton CLAIMS llli!
q tcn-inch accelerating gun VIII pe IL e., EN-
cient as the Sl-ton Armstrong gun. IN
pun now being constructed Is OF SlA-ihc,
calibre, and will cost SlOO,oOO. 1t WI, WI
soon be taken to Staten Island TO be tes'eo
Emory J. Garfield, cousin OF the lat
President Garfield, has been missing froi
Cincinnati since the 1st instant, ana III
family are much alarmed. lie Is SKIN,
workman in the leather business, anu Wa
emnloyed for seventeen years III NeWaIh
Y + lie has always been proyident an
, iovino husband and father. lie was Free
mason and member Of the Methodl'
Church.
The Sprague farm and mansion at q
roncbct. near NarraganSett Pier, X. 1
were sold 10y auction Tuesday 10y 3ruJ
~ trustee CiafIee for SG2, $50 to Frank |
Woulton. OF New York. Mr.. Nllllal
Snrague had partially torn dow Il u u
bridSe leading to the place, and patrol!e
= the avenue leading to the house armed VIII
, a rifle. The auctioneer stood on thc "Ie'
Of the bridge to complete the SALE
Iost November the whiskey-dealers OF u
wei formed a temporary association TO
d 49, 49, the amount distilled to half their Go
or~ment ,r, capacity. This agreement term
mated NAV 1st Of this year. olnce VI
time the distilleries have been running
will. on Tuesday a meeting Vi ~ -
= cincinnati and neighboring distlliers w w
: held. and an agreement was uhahilnoGS od,,
n reached that distillers reduce the Piou"
tion of high wines TO 40 per cent Vi 'N'
Government capacity.