The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-17
Rrfef News Items.

On Tuesday night James McDOnough,
while intoxicated, entered a bedroo. in 4
tavern kept by John w. boy, in Cincinnati,
and accused boy. who had retired, OF hav-
ing robbed him on the previous night. boy
shot him on the spot, and he died soon
afterwards.
The excavation for the pedestal OF the
Bartholdi statue OF Liberty, on BedlOe's
Island, is nearly ready for the masonry.
The money on hand will beabout sufficient
TO construct the foundation, but n good
deal more will be required before the pc
deStal will make any show above ground.
Thomas G.. Hunt, the New York mer-
chant who mystcriouSly disappeared in
June, and who was reported as being ia
Cambridge. Eng, has turned up at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Essex county, y. Y. He has
not been in Europe, and little can be
learned Of his doings since the time Of his
disappearance. He says that he does not
know where he has been.
CAPTAIN Stetson. formerly commanding
the Old New York and London packet
ships Rhine and Robert Peel, died at sea in
March last on board the ship John Harvey,
which arrived at Boston Wednesday after
VOYAGE Of five months and half from
Iloilo. a port of the Philippine Islands.
The John Harvey was long overdue, and
had been given up as lost by her owners.
CAPTAIN Stetson had spent forty years on
the ocean.
The Acting Secretary OF the Treasury
has received a telegram from the collector
of customs at San Fancisco TO the effect
that large importation OF cattle from
Australia is expected at that port in few
weeks. and asking for instructions in re-
gard TO establishing quarantine for their
accommodation. The collector was in
structed TO provide the necessary facilities
for the care and shelter OF the cattle ut the
expense OF the owners.
In the artillery meeting at Shoeburyness
Wednesday the prize in the repository
competition given by the Marquis Of Lorne
"a the detachment shifting a gun in the
quickest time was won by the Canadian
detachment in splendid style in minutes
a. seconds. The WOolwich arsenal de-
tachment was second; time, 8 minutes 5S}
seconds. The commandant OF the Shoe
buryness school Of gunnery paid special
compliment to the Canadians.
The Prohibition State Convention OF
Michigan met Wednesday at Eaton Rapids.
The Convention voted TO raise 100000 as
a camnaign fund, endorsed the platform
of the National Convention at Chicago, de-
clared i'm favor OF constitutional and statu-
tory prohibition OF the manufacture OF
Iioilor rs beverage, arraigned the Repub-
lican party for bad faith in not submitting
the question to the people, and declared
that that party is incompetent to deal
with the liquor question.
As showing the extent OF leprosy in the
Hawaiian Islands, the figures received
from Honolulu state that the number OF
leners admitted to the Hawaiian Asylum
between the wears 1868 and 1879 was 1927
~ whom 66S were females and children
II is believed that these figures do not rep
resent all cases, and that in the more un.
settled parts OF the islands the disease eX.
ists 10 a great extent. In towns where The
natives have the benefit OF the example ol
American and European settlers the dis
ease is decreasing.
Father Prendergast, Vicar-General OF the
diocese of California, speaking on the sub
;ect of the appointment by the Pope OF Rev
| p w Rlordan, OF Chicago, rs coadiutoi
70 Archbishop Alemany, and the statements
/ that he will be or has been opposed by the
Archbishop, says he cannottell what course
the latter will pursue. He imagines tha
Archbishop Alemany may possibly doub
whether success in homogeneous diocese
like Chicago would insure success In such
heterogeneous. polyglot, peculiar dioces'
as Is this. He states further that no coad
tutor. whoever he may be. Will act as finan
cier 90 long as Archbishop Alemany hold
ofijce. and adds that II there Is point her,
and there where disafIection exists con
cerning the Archbisbop's personal admins
tration, that Is oIly to be expected IN lu
risdiction extending through so man,
years.