The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-18

F, and forty-two at Menzoleh. The Sanitary
| Commission has rejected the proposal Ia
Isolate Alexandra.
Tho American Rincmen ut wimblc.
don.
WIMBLEDON, July 1.-THE American
| team to-day completed the contest for the
cup and ESQ, presented especially Tor Their
competition. They fired to-day at 200,
800, and 600 yards. The. highest scores
were made by Joiner and HiiiAan, VINO
tied for the prize. Joiner made the best
score in last Thursdays shooting. and con-
sequentIy won the pre-.
In the contest for the national challenge
trophy yesterday the score made by Wat
tlewortb, Of the English team, was 50 (not
105 as reported).
In the contest to-day for the Queens
prize, Sergeant Mckay. Of the First Suth-
erland regiment, was the victor.
Three targets have been assigned to the
American team for the international match,
and three to the British team. The names
Of twelve men, who will compose the team,
will be announced on Friday morning, the
day the match begins.
The Madagascar Affair.
LONDON, july lit was announced in
the House OF Commons this afternoon that
no official report had been received OF the
conduct OF the French at Tamataye to-
wards the mail-steamer plymouth Castle.
News has been received from Port Natal
that the British man-of-war Dryad was al
lowed by the French TO put consular dis
patches on board the mail-steamer lay
mouth Castle only after she had cleared
her decks for action.
Letters from Madagascar. dated May
30th. say that on the outbreak OF hostili-
ties there the Malagasy Government adj
vised the British. Norwegian, and Ameri-
can citizens residing in the capital to live
near together. so that the Government
might better he able to protect them in the
event OF popular outbreak.
The New Sucz-CanaI Project.
LONDON, July 1.-THE Daily NeuS
warns the Liberals not to lend themselves
TO hasty action against the Government in
regard to the canal scheme. 1t says an up
setting OF the Liberal ministry would Bit
terly disappoint all reiormers, and the
country might eventually be drawn into
! antagonlsm with France. IL adds that
there is no mistaking the seriousness OF the
situation.
PARIS, July IA meeting Of the Pan
anna Canal Company was held here to-day.
The report OF De Lesseps was read. lie
repeats his former statement that the canal
would be finished at the end OF 1888. The
report also stated that the chief Govern
ment engineer would assume direction OF
active work on the canal, which would
shortly be undertaken. Referring TO the
Suez-canal project De Lesseps said: "We
have negotiated Loyalty without rellnquish-
ing any OF our rights"
BERLIN, July 17.-The NdtiOna! Zeitung
approves the protest OF the English people
against the Suez-canal agreement, and pro-
poses that all the maritime Powers buy the
canal and place it under the control OF an
international commission.
keene's POtOsi Wins.
LONDON, July 17.-At the Great Var
mouth meeting to-day the race for all ages,
maiden plate, was won by j. X. Keene's
PotOsi; Agnes Bentinck second, and ChO-
r,Is third. Five starters. The betting at
the start was to against POtosi. POtosi
won by one half length.
De ChambOrd's Condition.
FROHsDoRF, July 17.-Count De Cham
bord's physicians now say his disease is not
cancer but is inflammation OF the stomach.
His condition has improved.
THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN MELON.-A beau