The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-26
RricC News Items.

Rear Admiral GuStlyus ii. Scott, United
states navy (rc,ircd), died at a late hour
Friday night ut his residence in Washing
Ton.
The steamer COnohoe. OF tho Baltimore
and North Carolina Line. has been report
ed ashore on Johnson's Point, in North
river.
Mrs. Catherine Manning died in the one
hundred-and-siXth year OF her age IN BaIti-
more Thursday morning. She was native
Of Clifton county, Galway. Ireland, and
has a son and Il daughter living in Virginia.
Reports from nearly every section Of Iii
nos represent the crop prospect rs IN
usually tlatterin@. Winter wheat looks
| thrifty, and ploughing for the spring crop
is already well advanced.
A dispatch from Rome says that Donizet-
It's po,thumous opera, the "Duca d Alba
which was discovered year ago among MS
papers, was produced ut the Apollo Opera
House on Wednesday amid shouts OF ap-
proval.
Colonel William Tappan Thompson. for
thirty-two years managing editor OF the
Savannah Morning Ne,rS, died at his resi-
dence. in Savannah. Thursday night, after
IN illness OF several months. He was the
author OF I" Major Joncs's COurtship' and
other humorous works. He was in his
seventeen year.
The statement Of business Of tie Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad Company
for February shows that the receipts du-
ring the month amounted to Sl.290,4 2O.
The total expenses oi the railroad were
$50, 32S, leaving profit Tor the month OF
$4,000, being decrease Of Sll5,229.
The Executive Committee OF the Indus
trial Organization Of Schuylkiil county
met ct Pottsvllc, Pa, Friday, and spasscd
resolutions Of sympathy with the men on
strike in Maryland and Omaha, advising
the workingmen Of Schuylkill county not
% 20 TO those places anil the strike has
been amicably settled.
The Episcopal Church Of the Incarna-
! ton. at the corner Of Madison avenue and
Thiriy-lfth street, New York, was partially
DESTROYED by fire Friday afternoon, the
| loss being estimated at cj0,00O. The roof
was entirely burned. and the BODY OF the
church badly damaged. The memorial
tablets OF Admiral Farragut and OF Rev.
DIR. Montgomery were preserved, but u
valuable memorial window on the Madison
avenue front was totally ruined, the lOs. on
! it being estimated Ut $1,000.
| The formal decree entered In the case OF
| the express companies against the railroad
companies, recently tired in the United
States Circuit Court ut 81. LOUIS. direct,
the railroad companies 10 carry express on
all passenger trains ii offered. The rail
road companies have no right To open or
inspect packages, nor demand 10 be- ad-
! yiSed OF the contents, nor can thew inter-
fere in any way with express matter or
messengers. The express companic, must
keep nm account OF all matter transported,
and settle on the 18th OF each month. The
rates must not exceed 80 per cent. more
than the rates charged for ordinary freight.
The scarcity OF farm labor is seriously
felt in Chester county, Pa. and some OF the
| farmers in that section. it is said, fear they
will have much difficulty in procuring
suitable help for the spring and summer
seasons. A number OF farmers in New
London township have sought 10 overcome
the difficulty by importing colored labor
from Virginia. \ squad Of eight or ten
cOlOred l1borcrs were brought from spot
syIyania county q week or two ago, and
of them were employed in Chester county
last year, and gave very general salisfac-
ton.
Mr.. John McCaull, who Is well known
in Richmond. and who runs the Biiou
Opcra-liousc in New York, has made ar
rangemonts for tour with his comic opera
company. which now includes Catherine
Lewis, Lily Post, Louise Paullin, Wallace
cCrccry, Joseph GreonsIolder, Fred. Len
pox, John l.. lucc, Harry Standi-h, and
j.. s. Grant. Mr.. Jesse Williams will be
the musical director. The repertoire Of
the company will consist Of The Snake
Charmer, The Mascotte, and Olivetie, all
operas by Audran. The Snakc-Charner
will be given with all the original costumes
and scenery, and The Mascotte will be
heard in the different cities for the first
time with Audran's original orchcstration.
The first performances OF this company viii
take place at the Baltimore Academy OF
Music week Of April 3D. The next week
will be divided between Norfolk and Rich
mond, after which the company returns to
the Blou 0per-ilouse for the balance OF
the season.
SuBLiMELY SUPERB.-A pair OF beautiful