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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Dastar,ily Dynamifers.

10y teleBidpu 10 tit AIsidiChsJ
BRIDGEPORT, CONN, January II.
An attempt was made shortly after | |
o'clock last night by unknown persons
to blow up Crofut & Knapp's hat-shop
No. ., at South Norwalk, with dyna-
mite. The shock was felt all over the
city, and attracted great crowds of peo-
pie to the scene. One end Of the struc-
ture was completely blown out. There
were seventeen of the employees asleep
in the building at the time, who for
tunately escaped injury. 1t is sup
posed to be the work of dissatisfied
strikers or their friends. The men IN
the building, in some cases, were thrown
from their cots. and others shaken up.
The windows throughout the building
were shattered, and the heavy stone win
dow-sills were broken to atoms. The
strikers disclaim all responsibility for
the explosion.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18

At Leicester. England there met last
month two thousand septuagenarians,
whose combined ages amounted to about
$50, 900 years. and each received as a
holiday gift halfcrown of 1884 coinage.
There were above 200 persons over
so years Of age, one centenarian, and
one 90 years and 10 months old, who
described herself as 4 "game old girl
yet" All septuagenarians i'll or bed
ridden were visited by the ladies, and
received similar gifts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
blood, Bullets, and Bayonets.' -
lBy cable to the Dispatch.

by cable 10 the DISPATCH.
LONDON, January lin accord
ancc with previous announcements a
mass-meetmg of unemployed working
men was held in front of the Royal Ex-
change this afternoon. Shortly after
noon people began to assemble, and by
3 o'clock fully 10000 had come to-
gether. The multitude awaited the ar
rival of the speakers in perfect order.
Henry George, Helen Taylor. William
Saunders, and other well-known Radi-
Gals, were loudly checred as they ap-
peared upon the scene and were recOg-
nized by the waiting throng. Speaking
began at little past o'clock. At the
same time Radical pamphlets of the
most advanced description were meet
ing with an immense sale. Some of
these were headed in bold type with
the words. Blood. Bullets, and Bayo-
nets" and presented an extraordinary
appeal TO the half-starved. herring
Quilted, poverty-strickcn inhabitants of
the disunited kingdom"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
EXTENSIVE CONSPIRACY.
Sir Alexander CamDbeiI's Nephew Exposesa
Robbery in which lie Is implicated.

Sir Alexander Campbell Nephew Exposes n
Robbery in which lie Is implicated.
A Chicago special Of the 10th says /:
4. Il. Campbell, tall young man of
spare physique. light complexion and a
short moustache, who claims " be q
nephew of Sir Alexander Campbell,
Canadian Minister Of Justice. Is. it is
stated, being held in secret custody
here by Canadian Government special
agent on charge Of robbing the Do
minion mails to heavy amount. The
prisoner. who is aged twenty-,ix. and
recently resigned responsible position
in the Canadian mail service at Winni-
peg, was arrested Wednesday in the
open Board Of Trade here, and has since
been locked up in private room. For
long time the disappearance Of large
sums puzzled the Canadian officials.
and the services Of detectives seemed
unavailing. The fact that Campbell
was gambling and specializing here on a
large scale was the first shadow of
clue. 1t is charged also that Campbell
by chemical process efiaced the marks
of cancellation from great numbers Of
old bank notes, chiefly of the Bank of
Montreal, which had been entrusted to
the mails. and that he has since his ar
rival in Chicago obtained the original
value in American currency. When
arrested he had $4,000 on his person.
Campbell is said to have made full
confession in writing, disclosing an ex-
tensive conspiracy. Many additional
arrests, it is stated, will be made. The
prisoner was taken back to the Domin-
ion to-day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
Preparations for she Inauguration OF Scales
The Senatorship.

The Senatorship.
Especial telegram TO the Dispatch.l
RALEIGH, n. c., January Ito
day arrangements were perfected for
the Inauguration Of Governor Alfred
NJ. Scales. The day fixed is next We'd
nesday. The Governor will be escorted
to the Capitol and thence to Metropoli-
tan Hall, where, with all the State Of
ficers, he will be sworn in by Chief
Justice Smith. In the evening the
Governor will hold public reception
at Tucker Hall. A grand inaugural
ball will be given at Tucker Hall.
Nearly two thousand invitations have
been sent out. The attendance at the
Inauguration will be the largest ever
known. The city will be decorated
during the day and illuminated at
night.
Tuesday at noon each house of the
General Assembly casts its ballot for
United States senator. Wednesday at
noon both houses meet in joint session,
count the vote. and announce the vote.
Senator Vance is expected to arrive here
Tuesday.
Monday evening Carl Schurz lectures
here under the auspices of the Young
Mems Christian Association. He will
be rendered a reception by the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature Tues
Iau
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
THE cREzT sNoR-srORK.
rrsiss i,sleys6, Tsissrsph Service lasssssss'
-, and weather vsrv csIl-


-, and weather vars csId-
ny telegraph 70 the Disratch-I
CHIcA0os January l7.--After snow
ing almost continually for twenty-fcur
hours the storm appears to have gene.
rally abated throughout the West and
Northwest about midnight to be sue
cceded by rapid drop in the tempefa-
ture. Trains have been delayed in
every direction, and 3 number are re-
ported snowed-in, and in the absence Of
.teIegrsphic communication the exact
situation has not yet been disclosed.
The storm has been unusually Sc
we're in its effect upon the tele-
graph service. Communication with
New York was entirely cut of
about 4 O'Clock this morning, and
had not been resumed up to 10 O'Clock.
The chief difficulty appears to be east
Of Crestline, Ohio. and Buffalo, N. \.
The weather at all points is reported
clear and cold. Fargo quotes "a de-
grees below zero; jamestown, Dakota,
80 below; st. Paul, $ below; Dcs
Moines, Is below; Omaha, 10 below ;
st. Louis, at zero Chicago. J above ;
and Cincinnati, 10 above. Throughout
Iowa the railroads are reported opera
ting with great difficulty, and the
freight traffic has been almost entirely
suspended for the time being.
Owing to the heavy snowfall here
the trains last night ranged from one to
nine hours behind time. The fast mails
were generally two to three hours late.
The situation is worse southeast aud
east. The passenger train coming this
way on the Chicago, Lafayette and
Cincinnati road was, when last heard Of,
locked in drifts near st. Anne, I'LL.
Another passenger train on the Louis
vile and New Albany road, due here
this evening, is caught in snow-oank
few miles from this city, and the peo-
pie on board will probably biyouac in
the coaches all night. Shortly after
midnight the temperature, which had
previously been comparatively comfort
able, began rapid descent, and is now
near zero. and the snow that recon-
menced Thursday night is still falling.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
oliver brothers & Phillips,

By telegraph 10 the Dispatch.l
PITTSBURGH, January l7.-Thcre
continues to be much gossip about the
suspension of Oliver Brothers & Phil
lips. An impression is growing that
the firm thought it best to suspend, and
did so voluntarily. They decided that
il was useless to endeavor to carry
their debt load any longer in the face
of the present condition of trade, and
after week or two of consultation
il was determined to stop payments.
ii. W. Oliver has been hypothecating
his securities since last May, and so
have other members Of the firm. Oliver
pct up part of his holding of Pitts
burgh and Western stock in this city,
but most Of it is held as collateral in
Now York
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
he yeas saa nsys. Without action on
the call, The Senate = $40 adjourned.

rzeQee ~ Representatives.
Mr.. Gibson, Of West Virginia, rising
to i personal explanation, said that hts
attention had been called 10 newspa-
per paragraph charging him with having
INDUCED in very harsh and unjust criti-
cism upon the gentleman from Pcnnsyl-
vania (Mr. Randalh. This paragraph
had reference to q conference between
himself and some friends in Wheeling.
At that conference the tariff had been
spoken Of, and Of course Mr.. Randalrs
name had been mentioned. So far from
making any unkind allusion TO that gen.
tIeman, he had declared chat, while he
might differ from him on some subjects,
Mr.. Randall's long record had taught
him to respect his capacity and integ-
rity.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Cobb,
Henley, and Payson as conferrees on the
Oregon Central land-grant bill.
Mr.. Hopkins, Of Pennsylvania, from
the Committee on Labor, reported q
resolution directing the Postmaster
General to ask the Acknowledgement for
his opinion as to whether the eight-hour
law applies TO letter-carriers. Adopted.
Mr.. Young, Of Tennessee, rising to u
personal explanation, sent to the Clerks
desk and had read an article published
in Washington paper yesterday criti-
cising the expenditures Of the contin-
gent fund of the House and making the
statement that Mr.. Young's expenses
during the Hot Springs investigation
amounted to 1925. He declared that
there was nothing connected with the
Hot Springs investigation which author
lied any such statement.
The morning hour having been dis
pcnsed with, the House, at l o'clock,
went into Committee Of the Whole
(Mr. Wilson, of Iowa, in the chair,) on
the consular and diplomatic appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Townshend, Of Illinois, offered
an amendment requesting the President
TO invite the cooperation of the Gov
ernments of American nations in secur-
ing the establishment of commercial
league by and between said nations, to
be known as The Customs Union Of
America"
Mr.. Randall raised a point of order
against the amendment. The object of
il might be very proper one, but the
Senate had advised the House that it
would agree to no legislation on appro-
priation-bills, and the adoption of the
amendment would only bring on a con-
troversy which ought to be avoided.
The Speaker sustained Mr.. Randall's
point Of order.
A long debate followed, based Incl
dentally upon the principle involved in
the Townshend amendment, but was
devoted principally to a discussion of
the tariff and reciprocity. Among the
speakers were Messrs. Townshend, Ran
dali, Hiscock, Cox of New York, Dor
sheimer, Mills, Curtin, Reed, lIorr,
Converse. and Blount.
The debate then closed, the commit
tee rose, and the bill was passed.
Dir. Willis, of Kentucky, reported
the river-and-harbor appropriation bill
from the committee having charge of
the subject, and it was ordered to be
printed and recommitted.
After few moments occupied IN the
consideration of the Indian apprOpria-
ton bill, but without taking action
thereon, the House adjourned.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Fatally Injured by rIis Teacher.

CHICAGO, January ia school
teacher named Tichnor, living in Hick-
DRY township near Charleston, ILL.,, yes
terday had an encounter with scholar
named Wclch. Welch becoming I'M
ruly in school. Tichnor called in the di-
rectors and had him expelled. Yesterday
evening Welch entered the school-hOuse
and the teacher met him with base
ball club and hit WEIGH over the head,
knocking him senselesS. A doctor was
summoned, who pronounced the injuries
fatal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
BURNED BY BLAZING OIL.
Five Mon iujEred in an Explosion at the
philadelphia Refinery.
Philadelphia Times. 18th. !

Philadelphia Times. nth
Shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon one Of the oil-tanks in the
Philadelphia Oil-Rctincry. at Point
Breeze. exploded with a loud report,
startling the employees, scattering
blazing oil in every direction, and
seriously burning several Of the work
men. After the excitement had sub
sided it was discovered that five men
who were at work near the wrecked
tank had been badly, and, it was
feared. seriously burned. Covered from
head to foot with the fiery oil. the UNI
protected portions of their bodies. their
hands. and their faces, were burned and
eyebrows. whiskers, and hair singcd.
An ambulance was hastily called and
the sufferers were taken to the Uniyer-
sity Hospital, where they received
prompt medical assistance. The names
of the men are: Thomas Kerr. of G4S
Lex street Thomas Murphy, Of 2l26
Ellsworth street; Thomas McSorlcy, of
20j9 Wilder street; Michael Cunard.
of 1920 Patton street; and William ".
Thompson. of 1921 Atlanta street.
Thompson. who was foreman Of the
gang, said that the explosion was caused
by the boiling oil leaking from the
flange of the air-condenser. This oil
dropped upon an empty tank which was
filled with gas, causing the explosion.
None of the men inhaled the flames,
and, though badly burned, the hospital
physicians did not consider the condi-
ton of any of them as serious.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
A Bankrupt IA ak.
lBy telegraph to the Dispatch. !

~! 'V''-T"TII 70 III" I7I7ITI' TT'I
LANCASTER. Pa, January 1.-THE
clearinghouse of Amos $. Henderson,
of this city, one Of the oldest banks in
the country, failed to open for business
this morning, and it is announced
that the institution is insolyent. Hen
derson died last Tuesday, and in exam
ming the banks affairs it was discoy-
cred that the estate was bankrupt, and
in order to treat all the creditors alike.
many Of whom are time-depoSitors, the
administrator decided to suspend bust
ness. The bank had deposits exceeding
5000, 900. The institution is believed
to have been wrecked by stock-specula-
tion
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Railroad Rates Reduced.

NEW YORK, January l7.-Another
cut was made to-day in the price of ex-
cursion tickets to New Orleans. The
schedule rate has been as. The bro
kers sold tickets at $3.50. This morn
ing the New York Central road and
Erie began selling tickets at $3.50,
which rate was Immediately met by the
ticket-scalpers with the reduced rate of
$3.50. Rates to other places remain
unchanged, although some mention was
made of further reduction in emigrant
rates westward.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
TIE Sea.Serpent Up River.


A large crowd gathered on the south
erly side of Central bridge yesterday
morning on their way to church and
watched the movements Of what looked
very much like an immense sea-Ser-
pcnt." 1t would curl and curve and
occasionally dive, and appeared to be
struggling hard to stem the current.
The wise ones judged it to be twenty
five or thirty feet long and as big as a
barrel; the sharp-sighted could see his
eyes sparkling like diamonds. Those
who had read the papers called to mind
that the .'great sea-serpent y had been
recently seen off the Atlantic coast. and
it was barely possible his snakeship had
concluded to make a trip inland and pay
his respects to our new city govern
ment. 1t appears some Irvine or yarn
in floating down the stream had caught
on one of the piers few feet under
water. the current being quite rapid.
About thirty feet of it was thrown to
the surface some distance down the
river. Particles of thin ice gathered
upon the Irvine and made altogether
better - sea-serpent" than sea-weed,
because its movements were perfectly
natural.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
MFSTERIOUSLT FOUNDED.
4 Kcnucky Farmer Found with Probably
Fatal IBjnries

y Louisville special says: Early thi.
morning a young man. in an uncon-
scious state, was discovered lying face
downward on heap Of scinders under
the ShQrt-RQute railway treStle, at the
foot Of Brook street. The policeman
bulancc was called and the stranger
was removed to the City Hospital.
On his person was found fine
gold watch and $lG0 in cash. be-
sides several checks and bank-book
issued to W. r. Reyell, Owcnton, Ky.
DR.. Cox found that the only mark of
violence visible was a cash in the back
of his head, which appeared to have
been inflicted by blow with a sharp
instrument. Late this afternoon Revell
had not rcgaincd consciousness, and the
prospects of his recovery are small.
The police think an attempt was made
to murder Reyell.
The injured man is very wealthy
farmer, owning large stock farm near
Sparta He is unmarried and about
thirty-Six years Of age, being twin
brother to W. 5. Revell, the delegate
from Owen county who threw the State
Convention that nominated Governor
Knott. His brother has been tele-
graphed and will arrive tonight.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
moody organ.

The Roosevelt Pipe-0rgan tportable)
that was admired by all who attended
the Moody services is now at Ramos Il
Moses, 0l4 Main street. Rather than
pay expense of returning it, they will
sell for less than the regular price
COCO.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Coai.Coiiiers our Ia the Cold.

ny teIegfaph 20 Inc Ulspatch.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, January H.
At the conclusion OF work this after
noon all the collieries of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarrc Coal Company were order
ed to suspend operations for the re-
mainder o. January. The reason given
for the stoppage is that the company's
allotments of coal for the month have
already been shipped. Five thousand
persons are out Of employment.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Archbishop Leroy Receiving the Pal
lium.

by telegraph 20 the DlspRtch.l
NEW ORLEANS, January 1.-THE
ceremonies of the reception Of the pal
lium by Archbishop Leroy took place
this morning at the Cathedral. Arch
bishop Gibbons, of Baltimore, pre-
sided. Bishop Fitzgerald, of Little
Rock, delivered the English sermon, and
the Dominican Father the French. Pom
tiiical Mass was performed at the Ca
thedral at 10 A. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
A Centenarian burned to Death.

lBy telegraph to the Dispatch.
PETERSBURG, VA, January H..
Lettic Jones, aged one hundred and ten
years, the oldest person in the city, was
fatally burned this morning. She was
standing with her back to the fire when
her clothing ignited, and she ran out of
the house while the wind was blowing
fearfully and soon became mass of
flames.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

10y teIegfaph % the Dtspotch.I
LEBANON, Pa, January 1.-THE
boiler of Earnert's saw-mill at Good
Spring station, on the Lebanon and
fremont railroad. exploded this after
noon, killing three Of the employees and
injuring two others.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Allegro Counterfeiter Arrested.
GBy telegraph to the Dispatch. !

WILMINGTON, n. c., January L..
A negro named Ben. Allen, hailing from
Jacksonville, Fla. was arrested here
this afternoon while making counterfeit
silver coin, About $50 of bogus money
has been secured. A negro woman is
his accomnlice
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
President Arthur's Visit 10 the Expo.
sifiOn
[Ry teIegraph 10 the Dlsnatch.l

lBy telegraph to the Dlspatch.l
WAsHINGTON, ID. c., January H.
Owing to the great press Of business
attending the closing days of the con-
gressional session, and the probable
necessity for the signature of bills i'm
mediately after their pass ;e, President
Arthur has been compelled to recon-
slider his determination to attend the
New Orleans Exposition during Feb
ruary. lie hopes, however, to attend
the Exposition as private citizen after
the expiration of his official term.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Inds, ted for Practirlnr Yraua
by Telegraph 10 The Dlspatch.l

~ 'N',rs"fa w N''N @f''f"s~h.l
CHICAGO, January 1.-THE special
grand jury appointed by Cook County
Criminal Court last night returned in
dictments against Mackin, Gallagher,
Shields. Hansbrough. Sullivan, Biehle,
and Gleason for participation in the
Eighteenth-ward election frauds. Mac
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
The Cotton supply.

by teIegraph TO The Dispatch.I
NEW YORK, January 1.-THE total
visible supply Of cotton for the world
is 3, l40,796 bales, of which 1907 ,496
bales are American, against 1854, l76
bales and 2,S0G, l66 bales, respectively,
last year. Receipts from all interior
towns, G6.537 bales; receipts from
plantations, ll5,025 bales crop in
sight, 4,7l7, $50 bales.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Church WIeckcti.

I"5 te9'tf'PII 10 tIlo IIsFaIcII'I
LYNCHBURG, VA. January IA
very heavy wind-storm prevailed here
throughout last night, interfering with
Geographic communication and doing
much damage to barns and other pro-
perty in the surrounding country. A
large frame church in Rockbridgc county
was blown from its foundation and
wrecked.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
fRv Associated Press. I
THE SPANISH EARTHQUAKES.
More Shocks Feit-The People Suffering from
Intsnse Cold.
fBy cable TO the Dispatch. !

by cable 10 the Dlspatcn.
MADRID, January l7.-Another Sc
we're shock OF earthquake was expe-
rienced at Granada at 10 o'clock last
night, causing great alarm among the
inhabitants. King Alfonso is visiting
velez Malaga to-day. Heavy snow
storms and frost continue. In Malaga the
most severe snow-storm since 1861 pre-
walls. The sugar-cane crop has been de-
stroyed, and the orange and olive-grovcs
have been damaged. The situation is
most critical. The earth is again trem-
bling under the influence of stronger
seismic movements. The wind and
snow have destroyed the huts of those
who fed from the cities and towns for
safety. At Frigiliana, town twenty
seven miles cast of Malaga, the people,
rendered desperate by cold and hunger,
attacked the houses Of the land-own-
crs. Another severe shock Of earth
quake has been experienced at Canillas.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
FI0ur.MiII Burued.
tBy telegraph to the Dispatch. !

CINCINNATI, January l7.--Da7id
Kiefer's Sons flour-mll caught fire at |
O'Clock this morning, in Covington, Ky.
The whole establishment was destroyed.
Loss, 1000; insurance, 100000.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
Idle worIxs-
fBy telegraph TO the

lBy telegraph to the Dlspatch.l
READING, Pa, January 1.-THE
Philadelphia and Reading railroad re-
pair-shops at Schuylkill-IIaven, which
employed in brisk times several hundred
hands, have been closed until further
orders.
The rolling-mill at the same place has
also stopped.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18

In Texarkana, Ark, few days ago
man was literally smoked to death.
He was little under the influence Of
liquor, and upon returning home found
the door locked, when he attempted to
crawl into the tiue, head down. The
fiue being ofan irregular width. the man
stuck fast before he descended far, and
was held until relieved by death, which
was caused by the smoke from q small
fire on the hearth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-18
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
No, a, an sen.l,iye. Ru, Wear,
Buffalo Express. !

The Boston Globe excludes all Sc
lccted paragraphs relating to beans and
Eyeglasses. The Globes readers must
be in an extremely sensitive way when
they refuse to hear even. the smallest
title of the things the world says about
them.