The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-04
A BIG BATCH or INDICTMENT,
YESTERDAY.
James Mullctt and William Morou.v
Plead Guilty-Lawr cnce Hanlon.s
Trial begun.

tempting TO murder Juror Dennis Field
and true bills for conspiracy to murdeI
against the W Mulletts, Lawrence Hanlon
Edward McCaflrey, Edward O'Brien
George Smith, Peter Doyle, Thomas DOYLE
William Moroney, and Daniel Delaney. 4
bill against Thomas Martin, charged will
the same offence, was rejected.
james Mullett was arraigned this morn.
Ing on the charge Of conspiracy to murder
and pleaded guilty. William Moronev also
pleaded guilty to the charge Of conspiracy fc
murder. Several Of the other men charged
with the same offence are expected also tc
plead guilty.
Lawrence Hanlon was next arraigned OH
the charge OF attempting 10 murder Dennis
Field. lie pleaded not guilty, and his trial
began.
~DELANEY'S SENTENCE-ANOIHER APPROyER
ACCEPTED.
DUBLIN, May 3.-Tbe sentence of Della.
ney will probably be commuted to lifelong
servitude.
Joseph Uanlon, Of the prisoners await
ing trial, has finally been accepted rs an
approver. He will confirm the evidence OF
the two Careys against thirteen prisoners
in Kilmainham Jail charged with conspira.
cy 10 murder.
MoR INDICTMENTS.
DUBLIN, May 3.-The grand jury were
sent back TO reconsider the case OF Thomas
Martin. the bill against whom they had re.
iected, and after again celebrating for
some time returned a true bill against him.
The grand jury have also found true bills
against Edward O'Brien and Edward Ne
Calley for participation in the murders OF
Cavcnd;sh aud Burke.
III PATRIOTIC BROTHERHOOD.
BELFAST, May 1.-Two hundred persons
who are known TO be members OF the Pa.
triotic Brotherhood, have lett Cross Mag.
len, County Armagh, and its vicinity. be.
cause OF revelations which have been made
recently duplicating them in unlawful acts.
EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK OvER THE NEWS
OF THE INDICTMENTS.
NEW YORK, May "A diligent search
for Sheridan and Walsh, who, it is said.
have been indicted in Rublin for the muir.
ders OF Cavendish and Burke. was made
to-day, but neither Of them could be found.
Irish circles here were considerably en-
cited by the news, and it is said that should
the British Government cause their arrest
a vigorous fight for their release would be
MAZE in the law counts here by then
friends. No person seems to know any.
thing in regard to Tynan's movements.
RUMORS y s~PECULATIONs REGARDING EX-
TRADITION.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The news OF the
indictments i'm Dublin to-day OF Sheridan.
Walsh, and lyman (No. y, and a sugees.
ton from London that the British Govern.
ment would ask for their extradItion, ha,
caused a flood Of rumOrs that a demand
has already been made upon this Govern.
ment for eXtraditIon, and speculation as to
the results. An investigation shows that
the British legation here has received
no communication whatever from the
home Government in regard to the
eXtradition OF any Irishmen now in
the United States. who have recently
been accused OF crime i'm Great Britain.
So far as to-day's indictments are concern
ed, eXtradition proceedings must wait tho
due course Of the mail, and the paper,
cannot possibly reach here short of ten
days. In regard to the action of this Gov.
eminent speculation is very busy and very
positive. but until the ease Is actually pre-.
sented 10 the State Department nobody
can do more than speculate upon the re.
suits.
The "Falsc Prophet" Killed.
BLOODY BATTLE IN EGYPT y FIVE Hun
DRIED REBELS KILLED.
CAIRO. MAY "A telegram received from
Colonel Hicks reports that on the Doth
ultimO he had an engagement with five
thousand rebels. The battle, which lasted
half an hour, resulted in the defeat OF the
rebels, with five hundred killed, including
Lieutenant-Genera FL Mahdi, the false
prophet, and many were wounded. The
Egyptian loss was slight. Colonel Hicks
praises the gallantry of the Egyptian
troops.
The Cheshire Handicap Stakes.
LoyDeN. May 3.-The race for the great
Cheshire handicap stakes at the Chester
meeting to-day was won by Duke OF West
minister's four-year-old chestnut colt Whip
perrin: Lord Rosebery's five-year-old
brown horse Roysterer second, and Lore
Cawdor's three-year-old bay FLY Witch
craft third. There were six starters.
Fatal Accident ut Nova Scotia Mine
HALIFAX, MAY 3.-Wbile the men were
coming up from work in the Vale miHe a
New Glasgow TO-DAY the rope attached t.
the brake broke and the boxes ran d0wI
the slope, killing six persons and iniurinI
five others-three fatally.
Notes.
The lower house Of the Austrian Reichs
rath Yesterday adopted the bill fixing tn
minimum force of the Austrian Landwehr
exclusive Of that OF the Tyrol, at 1880
men. and authorizing the formation OF si'
regiments OF Landwehr cavalry. Th'
measure will involve an increase in TIN
military budget of 100000 forms.
The reply OF NJ. Challemel Lacour, tn
| French Minister Of Foreign Affairs, to tn
Due De Broglie in the Senate yesterday il
regard to the position OF the Government
as to the triple alliance is ~fayorably re
ceiyed i'm Government circles ut Nienn
and Berlin.
The North German Gazette, commcntin.
on the oyertures Of tie French press to III
Republicans of Italy and Spain, in whic
the papers speak OF France as being
| moral ally, says that although this coqucl
tin9 with the reyolutionists is a bad symr
tom. it is less dangerous to peace than in
triol1es. An Orleanist restoration in Franc
would speedily hatch in European capitals
The trial OF twenty-siX Socialists, most 0
them students and artlzans, has begun q
Lemberg, Austria.
Freemasons' Hall, in Queenistreet, Lor
| don. was burned yesterday. All til
| Masonic insignia, together with the furnl
ture and paintings, were DESTROYED
Among the paintings were portraits OF a
the past grand masters. The loss is most
irreparable.