The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-17
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Franklin Edison was nominated on SAT-
urday as the Democratic candidate for
mayor OF New York.
Work on levees and railroads on the
Lower Mississippi have drawn 50 many la
borerS that the steamboats, are now paying
:75 per month for dcck-hands, and have
great difficulty in securing them even at
that price.
Miss Annie Moelcr has recovered $500
damages from Joseph Harvey, proprietor
Of the Randolph Mills, Philadelphia, for
injuries sustained while escaping from the
mills when burned about year ago.
Atamccting Of the Michael Davitt Branch
OF the Irish Land League held i'm Philadel-
phia Sunday motion prevailed that the
branch as body shall accompany the re-
mains OF Miss Fannie Parncll. on Wcdncs-
day next, from Trenton to Philadelphia.
and that a committee of three shall escort
the body from Philadelphia to Boston.
The Rev. Thomas Guard, pastor OF Mt.
Vernon Methodist Episcopal church, in
Baltimore, died about 1 o'clock SUNDAY
morning, ut his residence, No. $50 Park
avenue. He was IN eloquent preacher.
He returned to Baltimore from San Fran
cisco about two years ago. His death was
announced in his church sunday, and
there was no evening service. The church
has been draped with mourning.
When the Allan Line steamship, which
arrived at Boston on Saturday, was four
hundred miles from port, fire was dis
covered on the lower deck Of the after
hold, where bales Of hemp, paper scraps,
and cases OF merchandise were stored.
Water was poured on vigorously, and in
threc-quarters OF an hour the flames were
subdued. The cargo was damaged by fire
and water.
The report OF the Director Of the Mint
show the total number of pieces coined
during the last fiscal year to have been
II, 2S6,003 pieces, valued at $S9,413,447.5O,
an increase OF nearly eleven millions Of
dollars over last year. Superintendent
Blackfan, OF the Foreign Mail Service has
made his annual report, showing the
amount OF mail matter exchanged during
the past fiscal year.
The forty-ninth anniversary OF the EMS
copal conservation OF Bishop Purcell was
celebrated on Friday at the Ursuline con-
vent, in Brown county, Ohio, where he has
been living in retirement for several years.
lie is said to be now in the best OF health,
possesses all his mental faculties unim-
paired, shows every sign Of wonderful
vital tenacity, and will probably live for
two or three years TO come.
Some months ago the steamship Gresh-
am, laden with corn, had hole knocked
into her hull, and sank at her wharf at
New Orleans. Cincinnati underwriters
sent divers there, and efforts to raise her
progressed favorably until Sunday, when
about forty chains which had been passed
under her gave way, and the steamer again |
sank out OF sight. Ii is stated that no |
further effort will be made to raise her.
Colonel Ingersoll, the counsel for tbe
star-route defendants, Sunday made public |
the sworn statement purporting 10 come |
from the jurors, William Knox Brown. |
Edward Taylor, and colored man named |
James A. Nelson, in which +. II. Fall and |
Brewster Cameron are charged with hav-
ing endeavored TO bribe the star-route
Jury. 1t is further charged that the De-
partment OF Justice was cognizant that
these efforts were being made.
The Secretary OF the Navy has decided 70
restore the grade OF port admiral at New
ork, which was abolished when Vice-Ad-
nlral Rowan was relieved from the yard.
commodore John III. Upshur, at present
,ommandant at New York, will be assigned
o the position, in addition TO his present
iuties. IL has not yet been decided which
Iessel will be the flagship, but 1t Is more
han likely that the port admiral will fly his
tenant from the Colorado.
Mr.. Clark, the head OF the PHILADELPHIA
conservatory OF Universal Education. has
disappeared, leaving six professors, whom
le had engaged at 81 800 year, to lament
'ver the loss OF their positions, and with
ut receiving any Of their overdue salaries.
Abramson, one OF the faculty.
avs: ave tink he hafe gone 10 see Master
'heep." The sixty pupils belonging TO
he Conservatory had paid In advance, aud
re swlndled as we'll rs the professors. lI |