The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-03

Two piris oft II n class OF Eve In the
Harvard +" Annex have become engaged
20 their teachers.
There has been another serious fight be-
tween Irish harvesters aud English labo-
rers-this time 10 Yorkshire.
During thunderstorm Saturday night
Me residence NJ Harvey Wheeler, situated
in Amherst. y. H.. was strurk by light
ming, and Mrs. Wheeler was killed. Water
being scarce upon the premises, Wheeler
extinguished the fire with milk.
A fatal case OF continent smallpox oc-
CURED Friday near Msttoon, H., and
~ the patient was visited by several neigh
bors before the nature OF the disease was
known, fears Of an epidemic prevail and
the public schools have been closed.
There will be no less than ten brides
maids al one OF the October weddings in
New York, all Of whom VIII be dressed
alike and will wear bonnets, according n
what is called the English style, and will
carry large baskets OF cat flowers.
The monument commemorative OF the
deeds Of Urbano Rattazzi, the cOmpatriot
OF Garibaldi. who died in 1873, was un-
veiled on Sunday at Alessandria, Italy.
King Humbert, with several OF his min
listers and many members a the Chamber
OF Deputies, were present.
Thirteen members Of the Polish Catholic
congregation who took possession OF the
church AT Nanticoke, Pa, on Sunday, were
arrested Monday. Father Gramlewiez. it
appears, has recently been before the
Bishop with his accounts. They were ex-
amined by a council and found correct.
A FIRE started Monday morning in the
doctors kitchen attached 10 the Bellevue
Hospital. New York. but was soon eXtiB-
guishcd By streams from three engines.
The putting Of the engines caused some ex-
element among the patients, but their
fears were quieted. The damage was tri-
fling.
A law passed BY the New York Legisla-
ture at its last session. prohibiting the
manufacture Of cigars in the tenement
houses OF New York city, went into effect
Monday and will interfere with the daily
work OF three or four thousand men,
women. and children. Ii has been adopted
ostensibly for sanitary reasons.
At the trial OF the Misses Booth and
Charlesworth. and four other members OF
the salvation Army, in Geneva, for disturb
ing the peace. they pleaded in defence that
they simply obeyed the dictates OF their
conscience. The public prosecutor de-
manded that they should be sentenced in
accordance with the law. They were
found not guilty and discharged.
An excursion is being organized at New
Orleans and other southern cities 10 visit
Boston where the party viii be handsomely
entertained. The eXcursionists viii leave
New Orleans October 18th for Norfolk,
Va. ria Mobile, Atlanta, Charlotte, and
Richmond, reaching Norfolk October Odd.
The trip llas been 50 arranged that the
country from New Orleans 10 Richmond
and down the James river to Old Point can
be viewed by daylight The party will 70
by steamship from Norfolk to New York,
and thence 10 Boston.
Special kilograms to the Houston Post.
received Sunday night, from 10 points in
Texas indicate that the top crop Of cotton,
with few exceptions. will be total fail
ure. Where the recent rains have bene-
fitted the second crop the worms are APP
pearing in large numbers, and in the
northern portions OF the State early frostS
are apprehended. The yield this season,
although the prospects are more encOur-
aging than one month ago. viii fall con-
siderably short Of that Of last year. Thirty
days Of fair weather Will leave but little
cotton in the fields, a. labor is abundant
and the picking is far advanced.