The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-04
T.riof News Items.

trpncrdI BcUiIlllu . DuiIti iis'N JUL al
ranged TO buy the Sprague trust estate.
The blooded cattle sale OF Pickcrel,
Thomas & Smith Thursday at llarrl.town,
Ill.,, resulted in an aggregate OF SlG.S3O for
sixty-nine animals-an average OF S2i4.
Some Of the Rose OF Sharon breed sold for
5000 and Constance Ninth for $1,000.
The President visited Walack's Thea
ire. i'm New York. Friday night. Among
the callers at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel were
John III. Starin, John ID. Lawson, Thomas
Murphy, Robert Strahan, Louis Payn. Ma
ior Billiard, Ii. \. Barnum, and others.
On Friday afternoon the sloop Alice, of
Blue Point, capsized on Fire-lsland bar.
Captain Ben Abrams and boy were
drowned.
The body Of Frederick Simcndinger,
proprietor OF saloon at Jersey City, was
on Friday found floating in the Hackensack
river. Simendnger is the man who left
his place of business on Saturday last, after
quarrel with his wife, and whose hat,
coat, collar, and necktie were subsequently
found on the bank of the river.
Denton Miller. Of No. 4 Monroe street,
BROOKLYN, committed suicide in the West
minister Hotel. in New York, on Friday,
by shooting himself in the right temple.
He was in entry clerk in Wheeler, Parsons
& Hayes's iewelry establishment. lie was
respondent from family troubles.
Mrs. Jordan, an old and respected lady Of
Macon, Ca, while walking on the track OF
the Macon and Western railroad Friday
night, was run over and instantly killed by
the cars. The engineer blew his whistle,
which evidently was not heard by the lady,
The trustees of Cornell University have
appropriated $4,000 for Il new building, to
be called "The Armory." 1t is to be OF
brick, 60 by $50 feet. An annex will con-
tain swimming-tanks, bathrooms, GYM
nasium, etc. The building will be illumi-
mated by the electric light.
One of the employees OF Forcpaugh's cir
Gus, now at Lansing, Mich, on going into
the lions cage on Thursday, was attacked
by the animal, which fastened its jaws in
his arm. The beast was shot, and it, jaws
pried open to release the unfortunate man.
Ten small elephants connected with Bar
NUNS circus escaped on Friday morning
while being driven to the show-grounds at
Meriden, CT. They scattered and created
much excitement. After hours of pursuit
they were captured about five miles from
the scene Of the escape. No one was hurt,
but much damage was done to trees, fences,
etc.
Two children Of James Mcdonald found
q railroad torpedo in the yard OF their pa
rents residence at Troy, n. Y, on Friday
afternoon, and striking il with an axe, il
exploded. One side of the head Of the
youngest child was blown away, and the
other child suffered n fracture OF the skull.
One is dying and the other may not reco-
Yer.
The death OF General Garibaldi. at Ca
prera, on Friday, closes the career OF one
OF those sturdy patriots who make events
Tor history, and whose exploits grow into
tradition when history is forgotten. In his
long and adventurous lifetime Garibaldi
played many parts, and all with diStinc-
ton. Giuseppe Garibaldi was born in
Nice, July A, 1907.
Lizzie Price, the actress, has brought
suit against Alexander Kerr, the Phiadel-
phia correspondent OF the Dr0Inotic Ne,rs,
TO recover $4,000 damages for alleged libel.
The trouble grows out of the correspond.
enfs insinuations regarding the complains
ants alleged attitude towards the Eighth.
Street Theatre and John McDonough, lis
owner.
The propeller St. Magnus, the first craft
through the Wclland can,d, arrived at q, |.
cage Thursday, and is chartered for Ez;~
rope with Il large cargo OF corn on =
through rate. She is $50 feci long and 500
tons btutjien- This trip is an experiment.
on which depends the construction Of a
line OF ten similar steamers TO Tsy between
st. Lawrence and Chicago.
An important act passed the General
Assembly N Rhode island wlien will Sc
riously affect electric lighting and telc-
graph companies. Seseral acts Wore intro
dueed for The Incorporation Of electric
light companies, blH the committee TO whom
they were referred inserted clause by
which city and town councils may order
poles and wires down after formal police
OF thirty days.
Recorder Swift. OF Detroit, on FRIDAY
siis taiEed the validity u the law prohibit.
Ing The selling OF pools GA horse-faces, bali
games. etc., and fined several persons who
had been convicted. II the ease Is taken
to the Supreme Court there is no probable
fly of the decision being reversed. The
Recorder int,nated that he would severely
punish any enc engaged in pool-seIling |
while an appeal was pending.
Those stockholders OF the Boston Pacific
National Bank who subscribed TO re-
organization, and subsequently refused to
pay their part OF the assessment OF $780,
700, have consolidated 70 combat any suits
brought by the receiver 10 recover the
700, 900 which they represent. They claim
hat owing TO the resumption Of business
y the bank they are not liable. Receiver ,
rice will institute large number Of suits,
nd almost endless litigation will ensue. Ii