Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-12
News Notes.

| The Cattlemen's Assembly at Fort
| Worth. Tex, promises to be big affair.
Sir Peter Coates, of the well-knOwn
thread-naking firm OF j. d +. Coates Is
dead.
Georgia is said 10 have more candidates
for Governor and for Congress than ever
| before.
The Texas meteor man has turned mp
again and discovered another electric
| spring.
Boston is already close up TO the debt
| limit. but it borrows 100000 for addi-
tional parks.
A German servant girl in New York (, has 1
sued her late mistress, lone OF the 4OO, lor
| $40, 900 for calling her thief.
The Grand Army encampment at New
| Haven applauded the name of Tanner ana
greeted that of Harrison with silence.
Nearly three hundred estates are before
| the Probate Court of Cambria county, IA;
| for a settlement Nothing tells the sad
story of the Conemaugh flood more ef-
| fectlvely.
Az the municipal election held at Shep-
! herdstOwn. W. Va, the dry or anti
| license ticket was elected by II majority.
| Last wear the " wet " ticket was elected by
| sc majority.
The Berlin VoSsiSche Znifng says that
East Africa and Southwest Africa VIII be
| made imperial colonies, and that the Gov
| eminent of the former viii be administered
by Emin Pasha.
Zilpah c. Smith, in an interesting paper
on "POyerty III Boston and the Chari-
tics" makes the astonishing statement that
more than S1,000,000 wear are expended
| in this city by private and public charl-
ties.
In New York Monday George Wollestcn
| and William Vogel fell four stores IN TO,
bacco-factory on an elevator, the rope OF
which broke lust as they stepped On the
platform. Wallestoin escaped with lew
bruises, but Nogel's legs were broken.
A remarkable escape is reported in con-
| nection with the wreck of the Lake shore
| train last Thursday. Among two OF the
| persons instantly killed were Mr.. ana mrs.
| /. L. Stewart, but their baby little OYER
n year old, was found perfectly unlnJured
in the dead mothers arms.
The military companies in New, Orleans
| have formed a civil ASSOCIATION, when the
| military companies throughout the state
| have been invited to JON, for the purpose
| OF Influencing the next Legislature to make
a reasonable Appropriation for the support
of the Louisiana State National Guard.
The RIGHTEOUSNESS of the habit Of put.
| tine pins in the mouth was tragically Illus
| trated IN Philadelphia Monday. Mrs Jo-
| hanna Chun was found dead in her bed.
room. Last October Mrs. Chun swallowed
| n min. and it is thought that the pin has
| worked itself around through her body
| until 1t became lodged IN an artery neal
| the heart.
A clerical scandal at Bristol, Eng, has
| caused much comment. Canon Bayne'
| was arrested at that place on the charge
of stealing trunk from the platform o.
the railway station. When arragned h'
| admitted the truth Of the charge against
| him, but urged mental weakness AS th'
| reason for his act. He was found guilty
| and sentenced TO four months lmprson
| ment at hard labor.
A fast run was made on the New York
division of the Reading railroad Monday
| At a quarter after IL O'clock a member OF {
| broker firm called at the Reading office to
! arrange for a special train to carry seyera
| hundred shares of stock TO New YORK
| Within fifteen minutes from the time OF
| the call Assistant-General-Su pcrlntendenl
| Bonzana had everything made ready tol
| the start, which was made from the Ninth
and Green-streets depot at ll:3S. Bound
| Brook was reached at 1924, ana the time
from there to Jersey City was % minutes
| making the entire run Of 10 miles in *
| minutes. This is said TO be the fastest run
! ever made between Philadelphia and DER
| sey City.