Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-24


The Presbyterian church at Mcosic
caught fire Sunday evening from de-
fectiye flue, and was entirely destroyed.
The church was built by the Moosic
Powder Company in 1880, and pre-
scented to the congregation. The loss
is estimated at $4,000.
President Cleveland has rented pew
in the First Presbyterian church Of
Washington. of which Rev. u. Sunder-
land. formerly chaplain of the United
States Senate, is pastor. The pew was
occupied Sunday by Miss Cleveland and
Mrs. Hoyt, sisters Of the President.
There are $4,000 men in India ready
for service at any moment. The mill
tary authorities are confident Of their
ability to repulse an attack ON ilerat
with assistance from England, but they
consider that England might send
enough troops to end forever the Rus
sian menace.
Captain IIealey. who commands
Samuel j. Tilden's steam-yacht Viking.
which is in winter quarters at New
London. Conn.,, has Just returned from
(;reystone, where he was summoned
by Mr.. Tilden. He has been ordered
to put the yacht in shape fer cruising
early in April.
United States Marshal Auxier. OF
Louisville, Ky.. sent his resignation to
President Cleveland last Thursday and
left his office in charge OF colored
deputy. His resignation is said to be
due to the failure Of the authorities at
Washington to honor recent requisl-
ton for $4,000.
The Grand Central Hotel at Fort
Smith, Ark. was burned Sunday morn
ing. Loss about 100000. A woman
was badly injured by jumping from the
third story on to shed joining the
building. The building was owned by
William Fishback. who was Saturday
defeated for United States senator by
Governor Perry.
The death of the Hon. Mark A.
Cooper, Of Barlow county. Ca. IS an
nounced. lie was born in 1900. and
was a member OF Congress in 1910.
lie was the first developer of the iron
interests of the State Of Georgia. hav-
ing equipped his extensive works in
Barlow county. which were in success
full operation for many years.
The mystery attending the disappear
ance of Fife Morgan, OF Nutburg, W.
Va. has been cleared up by the volun-
tary return of the young woman with a
husband. She was engaged TO man
who was distasteful to her, bat the
choice of her parents. In order to
avoid the approaching marriage She ran
OIL, and met by previous arrangement
an old suitor. who was not thought OF
in connection with her disappearance.
The InfeJ-Oceon's keokuk HOwal
special says: George Wilson and
George Dickinson. of Hamilton. ILL.,,
were duck-hunting in canal near this
city Sunday. when they were struck by
cake of ice and upset. Dickinson
sank at once. but Wilson hoatcd upon
a cake OF ice TO a bridge short dis
lance below. where he grasped rope
let down to him, but was not able 10
retain his hold. and. falling into the
water. was also drowned.
A party OF duckers from Masaronick.
y. V. in the steam-yacht Sinbsd. who
had been down the Chesapeake bay,
were frozen up in Elk river. Saturday
night, while trying to make their way
down from IIavre de Grace to Chesa-
pcake City, the ice became too thick for
the yacht to break through. and was not
thick enough for those on board to walk
to the shore. The party. consisting Of
four persons. were rescued by ex-Sherif
W. 7. Bouldm Sunday morning. They
obtained tug at Chesapeake City and
lowed the Sinba1 TO tina; place.
County papers arriving at Wheeling
Sunday night and to-day bring addi-
tiOnal confirmation of the distress in
Richie. Writ. Peasants, Lewis. Gil
mer. Jackson, Broxton. and Calhoun
counties. In nearly all OF these coun-
ties special terms Of court nave been
called 10 take steps to afford relief.
The people there are doing all they can
to relieve each other. but aid must be
given from outside counties. The
State will provide for all wants as
speedily as possible, but unless warm
weather speedily comes greater suffer
ing is inevitable.
The steamer City Of Pekin brings ad-
vices from Hong Kong to February DIST
and from Yokohama to March ID. The
Corean advices state that the father,
mother. wives, and children of Kin
Gioukukin, J. Sarhitzu, and j. Kokau,
leading members Of the Independent
party in Corea, were hanged 1T the pal
ace gates on February I'd. Eleven
other Coreans who sympathized with
the cause were hanged with them. The
parents. wives. and children OF four of
these latter were also hanged. hin
Gioukukin, who sought refuge in Japan,
will soon come to the United States.