The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-15
Rriaf News Items.

The Republicans carried Bangor, Me-,
on Monday, in the municipal election.
The suicide Of Mr.. Fay on board the
United States ship Tennessee. while en-
route for New Orleans, Is confirmed.
A movement is on foot at Newport, X.
l., to induce President Arthur to appoint
George T. Downing (colored), OF that city.
Minister to Liberia.
In New York on Monday seven burglars
were sentenced to the state prison u terms
varying from five TO twenty years. Most
OF them were young men.
At the city election at Augusta, Me-,
Monday the Republicans elected every
candidate in every ward. Their majority
is 45S-the largest for many years.
The canc-fields o; the Sonora plantation,
near San Fclipo, between Havana and Ma
tanzes, Cuba, were destroyed by fire on
Sunday, and neighboring estates were
greatly damaged.
III. G. Reese, serving a sentence Of three
years in the Auburn (N. " penitentiary
for bigamy, committed suicide on Monday
by hanging himself in his cell. He was
formerly clergyman.
1t il said that when the nomination OF L..
l.. Lewis to be district attorney for Nir-
ginia comes before the Senate that Senator
Edmunds will oppose confirmation because
! Lewis once fought duel with Peyton
Wise Washington Star.
On Monday afternoon, at the Palmer-IIill
! iron-mines, near Au Sable Forks, y. Y, a
hosting rope broke, letting q car loaded
with ore fall thirteen hundred feet, killing
/ Ethan Howard and seriously iniuring Ed
ward Robare, miners.
A. G. Soteldo, indicted for shooting his
| brother and for assault with intent TO Kill
| Clarence NJ. Barton, was arraigned in the
| Criminal Court, Washington, on Monday
morning, and pleaded not guilty. Ills
counsel gave notice Of a motion to quash
/ the indictment for murder.
Governor Blackburn, Of Kentucky, re-
Gently refused TO allow Cincinnati news
paper correspondent to see his docket OF
pardons. The correspondent censured the
Governor and the latter threatened to cane
him, making u liberal expenditure OF oaths.
The matter was brought up before the Lee
gislature on motion e compel the Cover
nor TO open the docl$ to public mSpec-
ton, but il was laid on the table by large
majority.
A most brilliant reception tock place
at the residence Of Ex-Governor English
at New Haven, Conn.,, Monday night, the
occasion being the seventeen anniversary
OF his birth. Guests were present from
New York, Chicago, Boston, Springfield
Providence, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Hart
ford, Bridgeport, and places Throughout
the State. General Hancock was expected
but did not appear. Among the guest,
were Hon. Hugh Hastings and wife, o.
New York; Ex-Governor and Mrs. Il. ID
Hubbard, ex-senator aud Mrs. w. W
Eaton, Ex-Governor and Mrs. Marshal
Jewell, Mayor Robertson. and all Of th,
city officers; Postmaster Sperry and States
Attorney Doolittle, with their ladies; Gov
ernor Bigelow and staff, with their ladies
Ex-Governor Ingersoll and lady. The
guests numbered over 500. Numerou:
congratulations were receiyedby telegraph
A reporter OF the Norfolk (Va.) Virginia,
recently referred in that paper to 4 con
vcrsation with Professor Cromwell, tn,
world-renowned art-exhibitor, wherein h'
states that he had some year or so befor,
suffered cXcruciating torments from rhell
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