The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-14
Rithmond Aispatth@
IA, 1882
Rrtef News Items.

herself in the East river.
The second meeting OF the holders Of the
~a,sh Carolina special-tax bonds was held
sr,,,rsday in New York, when Il was re-
'olved 10 appeal to the law which allows
~. S,,,e 10 prosecute such claims In the
ss,i,od states supreme Court, and a COM
'n;,tee was appointed to employ counself for
that purpose
T., tho KingS-County IN. " Supreme
cnny+ Thursday Judge Gilbert granted an
,r5cr knowing John NJ. Guiteau rs attor:
neV FOR the defendants in the case Of
THOMAS Fell TO recover S3,761.53 from the
Fen Dynamic Motor Company. John NJ.
Guitcau is cousin OF the assassin OF
President Garfield.
A movement Is on foot TO hold mass
meeting in Chicago at an early date to give
expression 10 the popular diSapproyal OF
polygamy. IL is the intention TO induce
Judge Drummond 10 preside and TO obtain
~ speakers Schuyler Colfax; Colonel Villas,
of Wisconsin; John Wentworth, and other
distinguished gentlemen.
The friends Of the negro Cadet Whitta-
kcr are quite delighted over the announce
mcnt that the Judge Advocated eneTal has
decided the couTt-martial Illegal, and they
saw that il another court is ordered that the
duty will deyolye upon General Howard,
The commandment at West Point, instead of
General Scofield. who ordered the court
Of inquiry. They say that Howard Will
see full Justice done Whitaker, which SEQ
field did not do.
4 telegram from Toronto 10 the Herald
dated the 18th says: Your correspondent
learns from an English publicist, having
access 10 his EXcellency and Princess Lou
ise. and who is also on terms OF close inti-
macy with British Ministers, that the Mar
ouiS finds the Princess more than reluctant
10 come out again TO Canada, so that he will
reiuru here for the session Of Parliament
and then resign. II is premature yet to
say what. il any. position will then be Of
fercd 10 him.
Al the diocesan convention Of the Al
bany Episcopal district held in Albany on
THURSDAY the action of the diocesan con-
Vention OF the New York district in with
holding 4 portion of the Episcopal endOw-
ment fund from the Albany diocese was
characterized Is unjust and dishonest. A
committee. which had been appointed last
wear. reported that all efforts were unavail-
Ing to yet from the New York diocese an
equitable proportion of the endowment
fund.
The dead body Of Jesse Garner, OF Prince
Georges county, Md, was found on the
2d Of January in a field on the farm OF
Douglass FTecland. He was last seen alive
on Christmas morning, when he started
from Mr.. Freeland'S house 10 vista neigh
Dor. When found he was partly undresSed,
but no evidence of violence could be seen.
A Jury OF inquest was held, and verdict
rendered that the deceased came to his
death from exposure, caused by intoXlca-
ton.
Mr.. G.. c. Trash. New York wine mer-
chant, has bought 10000 acres OF the Diss-
ton purchase. in Florida, and has already
located portion OF his purchase in Polk,
Hinsborough, and Manatee counties. Mr..
Trash. who is a heavy dealer In California
and other wines, intends to plant vine
wards on a large scale. and for that purpose
will take large number of immigrants TO
Florida. who will settle upon his lands and
care for his VINEYARDS. Thus the posSibili-
ties Of Florida a. a wine-producing State
will have 4 fair test.
A dispatch was received in New York
Tuesday from New Orleans which states
that the steamship OXenhOlmc, from Liver
pool. had arrived there considerably dam
aged by fire, caused 10y an explosion Of an
infernal-machine, which, with a number
like il. was found secTeted in the cargo.
ODOnovan Rosa was asked to-day whether
the news in the dispatch was a surprise to
him. "No. not all" ne replied Irish
men in England and Ireland are deter
mined 10 blow up anything English when
ever they can get an opportunity"
ON Tuesday night log house located
six miles east Of Cumberland, Md, occu-
pied IN George Brant, was burned to the
ground. Brant, who lived 10y himself in
The house, was burned TO death, his chalred
remains being found in the ruins. He was
last seen alive about 10 O'Clock, an hour
before the fire occurred. Deceased was
seycnty-one years old. and shoemaker by
trade. He was a widower, and has grown
children. hut lived alone, as stated. The
origin OF the fire is unknown.
The West Virginia Legislature convened
on Wednesday pursuant TO adjournment
last March. The Governor communicated
his message 10 both houses shortly after the
organization. The topics treated refer en-
tirely 10 local Affairs. The most important
business that will come before the Legisla-
ture will be the revision Of the Code, made
necessary recently by changes in the Con-
stiiution in relation to the judicial system
Of the State, and the roapportionment of the
State, increasing the number Of representa-
tive, in the Senate and House Of Delegates.
Immigration last year reached the large
figure, OF 100000. This is a wonderful in
fluX, and presents some interesting prob
lens foT the future. To some extent the
subtraction OF such a number must affect
the demand for subsistence on the other
side. bat it is more than made up on this,
for they are scarcely producers as whole
until in the country for year. The ques-
tions and wonder Of assimilation, too, are
matters Of increasing interest baltimore