The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-06-26
Brter News Items.


Fifty thousand dollars. with 5000 ac-
cumulated interest, the legacy OF the late
Charles A. Reed, OF Newton, Mass, to the
United States, towards the payment Of the
public debt, has Just been paid In at the
Boston sub-treasury.
The colored people Of Norwich. New
York. are highly indignant at being ex-
cluded from admission to the skaiing-rink
recently opened IN that town, and are about
TO institute a suit to establish their rights
under the State laws.
Mrs. Quincy Shaw, Of Boston. who sup.
ported thirty free kindergarten schools
out OF her income from Calumet and Hecla
mining stock, has been compelled 10 close
eight of them by the depreciation in the
value Of her stocks and the company pass
ing dividend.
The Galveston Netos'S Whitney (Texas)
special says: IKE Laddey, the colored
rapist, twenty-five years old. captured near
Hubbard City, was jailed here lat night.
Within the past few months he made three
desperate attempts TO Outrage white wo-
men, succeeding in one instance. After
midnight last night seventy-fve horsemen
entered the village, battered down the
doors OF the Jail, took Laddey therefrom
without much resistance, and hanged him
to tree. Vigilants cut the mans ears of
and left written statement defending the
killing"
A Richfed Springs On. " telegram OF
Tuesday SAYS: During most severe thun.
der-storm here this afternoon lightning
struck in four different places. One ter
rife stroke tore ont about half OF one end
OF the railroad depot, scattering the boards
for several feet around. Another . mo-
third entered the shoe.store Of LoSee 4
Co., and exploded with report like that
OF a small cannon. The fourth splintered
several telegraph-poles to atoms. Reports
from the lake say that serious damage was
done there.
A st. Paul (Minn.) telegram says The
United sta es Court to-day considered
case in which 1000 acres of land in the
heart OF Duluth. and worth S7,000,000 is
involved. The basis OF the suit is a reser-
walton granted in Indian Territory, made
In 1854 between the La Pointe band OF
Chippewas and the United States Govern
ment, whereby the lands in dispute were
conveyed to one Armstrong. He sold an
undivided half to Fred. PrentiSs. and az
terward sold all to the Northern Pacific
railroad and other parties; but Prentiss
never conveyed his interest in the lands,
and now sues to recover. The case is being
argued by the most prominent lawyers in
the county.
A telegram from Portland Oregon says
The house OF Lewis Kackley. near Hills
bOro', was burned Saturday night. The
supposed remains Of Kacklcy were found
in the ruins. 1t is believed he was muir
dered and the house fired. His wife and
child were absent at her fathers house
An investigation leads to the belief that it
is an insurance swindle; that a skeleton
was placed in the house to represent the
supposed charred remains of Kackley.
His wife was Questioned, and ac-
knowledged TO having insurance poll
cies on the life OF her husband and
deeds Of the property. Before the corO-
ner's jury she swore she dreamed man
shot her husband. and fear compelled her
to seek shelter at her father house. Rack
ley was German, thirty-liye years Old,
from Ida Grove, Iowa, and arrived in Ore
CON three months ago. He was insured in
the New York Life for $4,000 and the Mu-
tual Temperance Union for $4,000. II is
stated that he was seen in Southern Ore
gOn on Sunday. Further investigation OF
the Jury will be continued Wednesday.