The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-07
Brief News Items.

The anniversary Of the battle OF New
Orleans will be celebrated in New York on
Monday.
On next "Wednesday evening the Presi-
dent will give the first Cabinet banquet OF
the season. General Grant will he one OF
the guests.
A Two-Rivcrs, Wis, telegram, says ::
Joseph Sanvile and Miss Raulier, in
crossing the river here Thursday broke
through the ice and both were drowned.
They were 10 have been married.
Alto Garcia. Mexican, living near
Mesila, New Mexico, died on Tuesday
last from the effects OF poisonj which had
been placed i'm his food by his wife, Re
perto Artilla Garcia. aud Jose Meltieta,
her paramount. Reperto is an attractive
Young sonora Of an excellent Mexican
family. Both she and Meltieta are in jail.
A hearing was had in New York FRIDAY
before Mayor Edison in regard TO the pro-
duction by Sami Morse OF the Passion
play in that city. The Mayor refused. as
did his predecessor, to give Mr.. Morse a
license for a hall in which to produce the
play. II was stated that Mr.. MorSe's coun-
sci would at once apply to the courts for a
mandomuS to compel the Mayor to grant
license for the hall.
A Milwaukee telegram SAYS Herr Nosts
efforts here have not been successful, most
of the former Socialists being now pro-
PERFORMERS. lie spoke Friday night be-
fore about five hundred persons. His
speech Mas OF the usual nature, advocating
| the replacing OF capital by communism
No enthusiasm was shown. Herr Most
has left for Louisville and other southern
| cities.
Thursday night the First National Bank
OF indianapolis sent q package supposed
TO contain $1,000 to the Citizens National
Bank OF Muncie, Indiana. When the en-
yelope was opened there Tuesday morning
only few dollars were found, the bulk OF
the package being paper. The bank and
| United States Express officials utterly re-
fuse to talk on the subject TO newspaper
reporters.
Thomas Smith died in New York on
| "Wednesday of hemorrhage, resulting from
blow on the nose with boXing-glove re-
ceived in a friendly set-to with Charles
Lannigan on the 26th Of December. The
| two men were warm friends. The blow
produced bleeding at the nose which could
not be arrested, and finally caused his
death.
The Baltimore SIN says: The bark W.
+. Heard, which iirNed in Baltimore Fri
day from Leghorn, Italy, brought four
cases Of statuary for Mr.. John w. Garrett.
These comprise marble busts by Mr.. f.
Keyser, the Baltimore sculptor, executed
in Rome, OF Marcus Aurellus, Hadrian,
Eschylus, Sophoclcs, Agrippna, Plotinus,
and the Faun-seyen in number. They
are part OF the work executed on orders
which Mr. Garrett gave TO sculpt0rs Mt
Rome for examples Of their art.
A san Francisco special says: The
United States ship Alaska has been order
ed to Honolulu, TO be there ut the time OF
Kalakaua's coronation. The Lackawanna,
now at Honolulu, will remain there, and it
is expected that the WachusettS will be or
dered there. The principal naval Powers
will send war ships TO Honolulu. The
ayowed object Is to pay proper courtesy,
but it is understood that the real object Is
to protect foreign interests in case OF trou-
bic. which may arise from opposition to the
eXtravagant arrangements for the corona
ton. A rumor Is circulated Of possible
revolution. II. w. Severance, Hawaiian
Consul at this city, places no faith in such
runiors, which he says are the talk OF lot
OF disappointed office-seekers. j. ID. Spree
kles, who has extensive interests in the
island, says he fears no trouble.