The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-21
Brisf News Items.

What with the races OF the National
Hockey Club and the bicycle races Saturday
afternoon Washington may be said 10 have
been "going il" during the past week.
Rev. Andrew Kennedy, a well-known
Pre,byierian minister, died at London,
Ontario, Friday aged ninety-three years.
In the Harvard College claSs-boat races
on the Charles river Friday the senior crew
won BIZ half q length ahead OF the junior
crew. Time, u minutes 43 seconds.
Distance two miles.
The General Committee on Missions OF
the United Presbyterian Church was i'm
session Friday at kirkwood, III. About
sixty members from all parts OF the country
were present.
The bin reported from the New York
Assembly WAYS and Means Committee APP
propriating $4,000 for the completion OF
the new Capitol building passed the Senate
Friday morning.
Ruhn Hendrickson has recovered 3d.
800 damage, from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company for injuries sustained by his
wife and son, by having his carriage struck
by train near Freehold, three years ago.
Comptroller of the Treasurer Lawrence
ha. decided that married woman can en-
dorsc and collect interest checks and as
sign and sell Government bonds, or collect
when due without the consent OF the hus-
band.
At Marion. y. c., on Friday, Stephen G..
Efler, aged twenty-five years, was hanged
for wiic-murder. Five thousand people
were present. He made a confession, adj
hitting that he strangled his wife when
asleep in bed, and broke her meek. lie
made harangue an hour long.
The viii OF Ex-Governor Washburne, OF
Wisconsin, was admitted 10 probate on
Friday. Among the requests is one OF
$4,000 for a public library at Lacrosse,
Wis, also another OF $4,000 for me-
mortal orphan asylum al Minneapolis, as q
tribute to his mother. The estate is valued
AT s2,5o0,OO0, and the requests aggregate
over 100000.
The trouble at Wrangell, Alaska, was
caused 10y the AUX Indians living near JAN
cream attempting to exclude the Stickeens
from their country. About one hundred
armed white men nteriered in behalf OF
The siickeens, and compelled the Auks to
refrain from their purpose.
Ninety-six laborers and eighteen machine
men employed at j. c. Dreybuss & Co.'s
brick-ymd, jersey City, struck on Friday
ior $50 and sos respectively per month-an
advance OF Sl0. The yard uses silt from
Inc Hudson-riyer tunnel. The men are
discharged and the yard is closed. Either
Italians or Chinese will be hired. The men
are orderly.
Al Louisville, n.y., Friday, the first race,
han-inlle dash, was won by Tangent
time, 500; the second, ] lie miles, by
CreoSote, Fellow-Play second-time, 1:4sl,
The best on record by 1t seconds. Creosote
ran from string 10 string in l:l4i. The
third race, Louisville cup, "a miles, was
won by Hindoo, Checkmate second-time,
S:57i; the fourth, Is miles, by George
lake, Bubbler second-timc, 2:l0s; the
nth, Il miles, by Lizzie S., Granger Sc
eond-time, 2:37i.
The National Board OF Fire Underwri-
ters held their annual meeting i'm New York
Thursday. The amount Of fire risks within
This country during 1880 was $685., OLA.
Gsl, and in 1881 es,5S2, 1921, 1854. The value
VI BNhliuuIH tutifft.tu uuIlUS 1851, fl.9l b..
A resolution was adopted that after July
LIST the maximum rate Of commission Ia
agents shall not exceed Is per cent, except
on the Pacific slope and other points to be
specially designated.
detectives searched the American line
steamship British Crown upon her arrival
AT rmladelpha Friday from Liverpool, but
NOBODY corresponding with the description
Oh the asss.ssins Of Lord Frederick Caven-
u1sn ana Under-seeretary Burke was found
among her passengers. The British Con.
sui al Philadelphia has not received in.
aruciions from the home Government to
SSaInine vessels arriving there for the muir
lie annual spring meeting of the Mary.
isnd Jockey Club begins on Tuesday al
rimiico, under auspices that promise NOR,
Than The usual success. The following will
be Major Thomas W. DosweIPs stables
south Anna, North Anna, Eolist. Corydon
Fatima.