Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-03
Condensed Tclcgrnms.

i lie El'dflfE WY " hAlo t4AA'NNN -
Liverpool at II O'Clock last night.
Fr-Probate-Judgc John N. Nelson died
in Charlotte. n. g., Tuesday night.
Tho residence of R. d. Phillips, at Lau-
rirh,rr n c.. with alI its contents, was
burned at midnight Tuesday.
William Rogers (coloreD was arrested in
Lvnchburg Yesterday on the charge OF
nrurieripg John Woods, wealthy farmer
Of Tazewell county, several months ago.
4 report inst made Of the naval-store re-
ceipts at Wilmington, n. c., for the past
twelve months shows a gratifying increase
over the previous twelve months III all de-
partments.
The president Of the Grecnville Miss
Cotton Exchange and other prominent
citizeus declare the Geographic reports
sent To northern papers sensational ana
say no alarm exists.
The plumbers Of Chicago who went ont
Tuesday are slowly gaining ground and are
much pleased over the TACT that several
shops have conceded tie wages demanded
viz, $3.50 per day.
Yesterday afternoon ut q saw-mill IN
Robson county. n. c., ayounG man named
Robesou was killed IN horrible manner;
4 lot of heavy timbcrs fell upon him and
crushed him 10 death.
While six boys Of r. IT. Baskerville and
KIP. Wommack, ranging in age from eleven
10 nineteen years, were PLAYING In n SAINT
cave Yesterday near Vernon, Tex, the BANK
fell in on them and all were killed.
specal from Vicksburg says: THE
| Relief Committee at Arcola, Miss, III
Washington county, telegraphs here to-
4 lhrl il the tirst
peal for relief from any organized body yet
received here"
A delegation of cigar and tobacco manu-
! facturers, principally from Key west,
: Tampa. aud New York, entered a protest
,,c.tGrjav before the Waysand Means Com
/ uittee against the tobacco schedule IN the
new Republican tariff bill.
A canvassing committee is actively at
/ work on the line of the Fayetteville ana
/ Albemarle N. Co. railway soliciting sub
/ scrintions of money, material, labor, and
rights of way. Its success IS so marked
/ that it is certain the road will be built.
General Thomas T. Anderson. a promi-
nent Republican politician, formerly depu-
! Is collector of the port OF New Orleans and
/ n member Of the famous Louisiana Return
| ing Board of 1874 to 1876, died IN New Ut
| leans yesterday morning; aged seventy.
Il is understood in Washington that the
Acknowledgement will take an appeal from
! the decision Of the Court Of Claims which
makes the Government responsible 70
] members of Congress for their loss OF
salary through the Silcott defelcatlon.
The engineer corps Of the Lynchburg
and Durham railway was yesterday at work
south of Durham surveying proposed e1-
tension of the road. The objective point
| il not known. but theroad will traverse the
| iron and coal deposits of Chatham county,
\. G.
Mrs. Kate +. Atom, Of Round Rock, Tex,
il living in precariOus condition at Wood
stock station. below birmingham, Ala, on
| The Alabama Great Southern railroad. She
was en- route to Cincinnati, and walked Oh
the train this morning IN somnamouIistlc
condition.
A fire at Goldsboro', n. c., yesterday
burned the mattress-factory Of Royal Il
Borden and part of Lambs hvery-sta-
bles. Damage was also done 10 Parker's
saloon. In all FIVE houses were destroyed.
The loss is $4,000. Ii is believed the IRE
was incendiary.
An Annapolis dispatch states that Sena-
for Bratton, president OF the Senate, has
refused the State treasurership rendered
him by Governor Jackson. 1t Is pretty
well settled now that Treasurer Archer
will be speedily tried tor maiteasance IL
Office and be removed.
A dinner was given at the White House
last night by the President and Mrs. mar
rison in honor of Mr.. Whltelaw keid
United States Minister To France. 1he
decorations were beautiful, and the eompe
~ was brilliant and distinguished one
Covers were laid for twenty-five persons.
Late advices are to the effect that by th'
explosion Of ges in No. slope oil the gus
uuehanna coal-nine at NanticoRe, .u ne5'
Wilkesbarre, Pa, three men were kilieu
four seriously injured, and two sllgntiy, I'm M
jured. The mine was not damaged. LIN
gas IL supposed to have ignlted from d
open lamp.
Richard Catron, while resisting arrest 3, a. y
Chattanooga last night, shot and klliee
Deputy-Sherid George Gibson, ana sgt l.
ously wounded Deputy-Sherih Chai ~
I. Hossett. While endeayoring 20 escape va
iron was shot by Deputy-Sheril DOW ~,
may die. A warrant was out against hin
for highway robbery.
G. Il. Jones, president OF the Chattanoo
ga Southern railroad, yesterday awarue'
contract for building the whole Inc
road from Chattanooga to Gadsden, hla'
distance OF eighty miles. the road 20 ~
| completed aud trains running wltnln u