The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-25
Brief News Items.

have left COnnemare, Ireland, for America
Herbert Spencer has Withdrawn from
the candidacy for the rect0rship OF st. An
drew's University.
The Russian troops appear to be ma
nmuvring again in very disquetlng
fashion on the Asia Minor frontiers.
The Paris Temps says the projects of the
different departments declare that the agita-
ton in favor Of revision OF the COnstitu-
ton does not represent the opinion Of that
country.
The golden wedding of the Rev. :. Il.
Holiday, assistant pastor of Plymouth
church, was celebrated in Brooklyn Friday
night. He was presented with Sl,10O in
gold.
Bishop Gilmore, Of Cleveland, brought
home after his recent visit to Rome num-
her Of fine mnsaicS. One OF them j. q copy
Of the painting " Our Lady Of Perpetual
Help" the authorship OF which tradition
ascriOes 10 81. Luke.
The Episcopal clergy Of Rochester de-
cided not to allow the publication OF the
pFogrammes OF the Easter music. because,
As is alleged, they do not wish to coll people
10 their churches Il hear il who would not
otherwise care to attend divine worship.
Among the coronation presents 10 the
Car none excite more attention than
group of armed figures, in massive gold,
presenting scene commemorative OF Rus
sia's aid to the Prince of Bulgaria, who
presents it. There are innumeralle other
presents.
The Mobile Register says an Indian
woman one hundred aud twenty years Of
age lives near Fitzpatrick, IN Bullock coun-
". Ga. She was on General Andrew jack
sons staff rs a cook when he cut q road
through the country to Floii'ia.
Mime. Minnie Hanks two years leave
OF absence from the Berlin Imperial Opera
expires on September lSt, on which day
she will have 10 resume her position there
according to semi-Olficisl notification just
received
The five copper mines in Michigan, which
have declared dividends during the pat
year, have paid up capital OF S2,jOO,dOO,
and the dividends paid amount to s2,90o,-
/ 200. The Calumet and Hecla. which has a
capital Of 100000, paid its stockholders
in the past year ss,0GO,OO0.
A dispatch from Phillippopolis SAYS the
, inhabitants Of Carloyo, S0po, and halofeT
have risen against the importation OF for
eign woollen thread, and several depOts
confirming such thread have been pillagcd
/ and burned. The militia have refused to
SUPPRESS the outbreak, and cavalry have
! been dispatched for that purpose.
/ A Winnipeg telegram says: Word has
/ lust reached here Of the wreckins at the
/ latter end OF August, while gong across
/ the Great Slave Lake from Fort Resolution
/ TO Fort Rae. OF the British clTcuni poiai
expedition, detailed to take Foilr oUS' rNa-
/ tons Hast year. No llVes were iosi, t.u'
, considerable hardshils were endured. The
/ exnedifioD had arrived at Fort Rae, IT.
destination. on September I'd, ana mao
placed lis instruments ana taken mo OF
[ seryatlOns.
Visitors 10 CanOnchct, William Spraglle'
former residence, near Narraganseit Plef
become especially Interested in the unhn'
ished frcrgcousness Of one large apartment
The floor is Of highly polished Marble
and I'm the centre is dismanued fountain
ON the walls i outlined a unique and beau
tifnl oesign. only partly worked ont, iilus-
tratiug the chase OF butterfly by boys
Mrs. Sprague intended this for music room
or salOn. which should attract men OF poll
tical influence. who could be made to hell
her design Of making her father President
A Washington telegram to the Baltimore
Sun saws: 1t Is stated, upon the authority
OF one who has seen the documents ant
whose statements are believed TO be trust
worthy, that Mail-COntractor James Is
Price has made an affidavit, now in posses
sion OF the Government, wherein he ailege
that he on one occasion gave to Asslstan
Postmaster-General Brady 1880 in posta
drafts. together with $500 in cash, TO cor
rnptly influence Brady's official action. III
also alleges, it is SAID, that on another occa
SION he gave TO ex-senator Kellogg, Tor
similar purpose. $4,000 in postal drafts
. drawn against his Pnce's) pay as mail
contractor on the mail route from san Az
tonic TO Corpus Christi, aud that in addi
ton TO the aforementioned $4,000 draft n
also gave t. senator Kellogg note 10
-. 0o0. all Of which paper, he deposes, wa
paia at maturity. Mr.. Price testified he
fore the grand Jury Thursday.