Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-19
Rolled Down from the Wires.

The Chicago EreninJ Journal says that Chi
cago ia 10 have q new railroad connecting II win
the heart the new South. Al present the plan
il 20 build the road ouiy as far as Birmingham.
Ala.
The Ways AMI Means Committee Of the Louisi-
ana Legislature last night by vote 81 9 TO de-
clded TO report fayorab,y on tho proposed consul
tutlonal Amendment 20 remOye the capital from
Baton Rouge to New Orleans.
While bathing I'm small lake near Chlplcy.
Fla, yesterday afternoon Miss Mia Mcmillan
and Miss Mamie Galloway were drowned. The
young ladies wore highly accomplished. one was
the daughter OF Captain Angus Mcmillan. AMI
the other the daughter OF Colonel j. NJ. Gallo
way.
A cowboy arrived at n railway station near
Lordsburg y. NJ, yesterday aud said that a
band Of tWentyOr thirty lud ans had attacked A
ranch whore ho and ten others were In camp
Monday night. some OF the cowboys were arm
ei, but not expecting an attack, were not pre-
pared for defence. 10 thought al his com
panioas were killed.
\ cloud-burst near AppOmattoX, South IA
kOta, Tuesday night, flooded large area. hllng
Cheyenne creek AMI Oyrriiowtng the surrouud-
ing country. Three members or tne tauily OF
william NcElcry aud i've members OF tue
family - George Wager were drowned. regu-
lar cyclone occurred near Lebanon, IN the same
state. and swept things clean for several miles.
The Kentucky Court Of Appeals yesterday de-
cided 2 case which makes all buckot-shop deal
ings gambling. Tho title isJ. ". Lyons ~. Iod-
gen & Miller TO recover tl8O lost on margin
operations. The decision supports tho superior
Courts position. which reversed the decision Of
tho Louisville Law and Equity Court The Court
Of Appeals nOlds that option dealing - gam
bling within tho meaning Of the Kentucky
statute
Two clouds meeting broke over Oscoola.
Penn, tuesday night, causing the waters OF
Holden brook 70 rise 70 an unprecedented
height Mira. 1ripp and MISS Mary Thompson
wore drowned ami their bodies have not peen
found yet Nearly twenty buildings were moved
from their foundations, and frighttul Jam was
formed az the trostle OF tho FAN Brook railroad.
The trestle Of the Addison and Pennsylvania
road IL gone. Iannertown Il IN ruins. Many
po0ple wore rescued from the houses at great
risk. Only ono bridge remains on Holden
brook.
Congressional nominations: GrOut, rcnomi-
mated by the Rcpu DlcEns of the Second Vermont
district: D. =. MRgee, nominated ~ The Demo
cra's u the Tenth Pennsylvania District. W. II.
snow. nominated by the Democrats 81 the MINI
Illinois district; James ". ovens. TenOmina'e1
by the Democrats OF tho Fourteenth Ohio dis
trict: Hatch and Mansur, OF Missouri, Woro ro-
nominated: william L. scott was nominated by
the Democrats Of tho Crawford County Penn.l
district, composed or CRAWFORD aud Eric coGu
ties. Scott lives IN Erie.
The convention OF rorthern-born Georgians
which met at Douglasvllle. Ga., yesterday, Is r.
ported q sgnif ant success. hcpresentatiy1
| northern born people from all oyer the staI'
were present and received hearty welcome
/ from the people OF DOuglasyiilo and the sur
rounding country. About 400 delegates tooh
part in the convention aud fully 2,WO people
we're on the grounds. The most important WorA
| Of the body WAS the appointment OF an acNYt
| immigration board OF i've members Of the con-
yeuti0n to engage actively in Efforts TO Induce
| tho location or northern people in the state Of
| Georgia and throughout the south.
There Il a strong probability hat tho difficulty
! arising over the position in which tho kepnhil
| cans in tho House find themselves In coBse
auence Of tie passage Of the free-coinago silver
bin By tho senate yesterday Will be- overcome fol
! the present by reference OF the measure 10 tn
| Coinage, Weights, and Measures COmmittee
| Tndeed IL wa. Said thattho Speaker ha1 late las
| evening ordered the bill 20 be referred % tha
| committee Conservative silver mcn are OF IN,
| opinion that the outcome Of the proposed refer
| ence u tho bill back 20 the committee would ~
tho passage ola literal silver bill and defeat o.
! tho senate Dill.