The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-18

Governor Butler, Of Massachusetts,. has
written letter % q prominent colored
politician oi Mississippi advising the col
ored voters 90 ignore party lines and sup
port Just 9nl tried men for Office.
\ Brussel, telegram says: While the
King was riding on Wednesday near The
Bots his horse wa, run against by byci-
cli>t. The horse reared and the King was
thrown 10 the ground, but he was not hurt.
Josiah Harding, q white man, was fatally
shot al his house, on the Kennedy and Adj
ans section Of the West Virginia Central
and Pittsburgh railway, on Tuesday night.
John Smith. a mulattO section boss, is sIls-
pected Of having committed the crime.
An Episcopal church in New York was
cousccrated on Tuesday. in the presence Of
an immense audience. the entire cost OF
the church-S3j0, 000-haying been liqui-
dated. The conservation services were
conducted by Bishop Medley, OF Maine,
the sermon being preached by Bishop VIII
liam Bacon Stevens, OF Pennsylvania.
The Bureau Of Statistic, OF the Treasury
DEPARTMENT reports the value OF the do
nestle lreadstutis exported during the
month Of April. 1883, 70 be So, ,3lS;
S9.g0S.IS9: exported for four months
ended April 30th ultimO, SCI ,9lj,1S7; cor
responding period last year, S45.41j,Sl2;
for the ten months ended April Both uitimO.
Sl79, -3S. 343; spOnding period last
year, S157,Gl9,127.
The International Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association for the
United States and the British provinces
met az Milwaukee, Wis, Wednesday. Mr.
e.. L. Colby. u Milwaukee, was elected
president, and Mr.. Il. II. Warner. OF
Washington. d. C., first yice-president.
CongratulItory cablegrams were read from
the Earl ol SALISBURY, president OF the
United Kingdom Association, and Herr
Schleumtuch, president OF the United As
sociati0n 81 Germany. About 700 dele
gates are present.
Major james Il. WATSON, the army pay
master who has disgraced himself by his
recent attempt 10 rob the Government OF
large amount OF money, graduated at West
Point II The head Of the class which in
cluded the son Of General Grant. Soon
after be was sent by President Grant to
.Japan In response 10 request OF the Ja-
pane.e Government, who desired two
young officers % instruct the army III mill
iqry tactics. His record in Japan was brill
liant. lie rose rapidly until he reached the
rank Of general in the japanese army. In
1876 ne returned home. and President
Grant Immediately appointed him paymas-
ter, with the rank OF major
The Baltimore Sun says: The coreat OF
Elizabeth ID. Bradburn and John ID. Brad
burn 10 the will Of Mrs. Sarah +. simpson,
charging undue influence. was disposed OF
in the Superior Court Wednesday by the
cayeaiors consenting 10 a verdict for Arch
bishop Gibbons, 10 whom Mrs. Simpson
had willed her property, amounting TO
about $4,000 i'm value. The cayeatOrs were
relatives Of the testatriX. Their counsel,
John p. Poe, James II. Read, and James ;.
Caldwell, stated in open court that no I'M
putation a. 70 undue influence had been In
tended against Archbishop Gibbons, who
bad never seen the tcstatriX, and they had
abandoned that TART Of the issues in The
earlier state Of the case. The property Is
left 10 the Archbishop in his individual Ca
paeity.