Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-29
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Lem. Jones was hanged at Oliver
Springs, Tenn, yesterday morning for the
murder of his wife and child June rs, 1850.
The British steamer Southgate arrived
at New York Yesterday from Alexandria,
Egypt, with 4.O0) bales.of Egyptian cotton:
This Is the first large importation OF
Egyptian cotton to this country. 1t IS con-
sdered superior to the American cotton,
and does well mixed with it.
Surgeon-General Wyman. of the Marine
Hospital service. has received telegram
from the medical officer in charge or the
smallpox district at Harris Neck, Ca.
saving that the disease has been nearly
stamped out and that no fear need be felt
of its breaking out elsewhere.
Secretary Foster spent short time at
his Office in the Treasury Department at
Washington yesterday afternoon for the
first time since November 18th, when he
was taken i'll in New York. He looked a
trlhe paler and thinner than when last on
duty, but eaid he was feeling all right
again.
The loss caused by the fire at the East
ern Michigan Asylum for the Insane IS not
as heavy as at first estimated. The officers
of the asylum declare that $3.50 900 will re-
build the burned portions, and even less
amount il Oil the walls are proven to have
suffered little real damage. There was not
dollar of insurance on anything.
j. III. Weertz. who has been in the cloth
ing business in Lexington, KY, over forty
years, assigned yesterday. He lost Tio0,-
600 in clothing manufacturing establish
ment in New York, and $4,000 as surety
for relative In Chicago. His assets are IN
excess of his Liabilities.
The action of Henry Sanford, as presi-
dent of the Adams Express Company,
against John Hoey was discontinued yas-
terday in New York by order of Justice
Andrews, of the Supreme Court. and the
attachment granted on October 10th has
been vacated.
Peter Maher and Jack Dempsey were to
have signed articles yesterday at New
York for match in Madison-Squsre Gar
den in January. Neither man showed up.
ice-Superintenden Murrsy's recent or
der forbiddlng prize fights in the metropo-
lis was what deferred the pugilists.
Three registered mail-bags have been
found in the water of Castle William,
Governors Island. Chief Post-O Office-ln-
spector Wheeler, of Washington, went on
Yesterday post-haste to conduct an invcsti-
cation.
appointed Edward J. Tracy state Trca-
surer rice j. Pons. deceased. Tracy has
been the Governors private secretary Since
1889. He is @ native of Cuba, but was etu-
Gated in st. Augustine.
Specials from different parts of the
Northwest indicate another full of snow.
although there was no wind accompanying
it. and the damage resulting Will th US
amount to little.
OF the ninsty-seven deaths reported at
tina New York Board Of Health Yesterday
ten were ascribed to the grlp--fve females
and five males Sunday there were $50
deaths in the city, of which eleven were
due to the disease mentioned.
Edwin Shafer, who with Thomas Downing
and John X. Tate were convicted OK
bribery in the Republican congress sIonal
fight IN the Twenty-hfth PENNSYLVANIA
district year ago, was released from lail
at Newcastle yesterday upon payment OF
$3.50 fine and costs. Downing viii be re.
leased to-day. Tate is q poor man and will
have to remain in jail three months, being
unable to pay the hne.
There are many ugly rumors aaoat in
connection with the recent Farmers and
Merchants' (Stata) Bank failure at Ellen
dale, N. ID. The president OF the bank,
II. o. Barret, has been arrested on the
charge of receiving deposits when he knew
the bank was Insolvent. de waived ex-
animation yesterday and was bound over
to the District Court. There Is strong talk
Of other arrests.
The total loss by Sunday nights fire on
Federal street, Boston, will probably te
nearly S45O, 900, but both the building and
the stock carried by Parker. Holmes u Co.
are fully covered by insurance. Hosmer,
Coddirg d Co. carried o stock yaiued az
S275, 600, consisting of boots, shoes, and
rubbsrs. A large portion was destroyed
by the fire itself, and the rest waa10 badly
damaged by smoke and water AZ to be
practically yalueless. 1t was insured foz
$271. 900.
The President has remitted the unexe.
cuted portion of the sentence. Of susper-
sion imposed by court-martial upon Com
mander Bowman H. McCalla, whb wsa
tried for cruelty to his subordinAfes during
cruise of the United states stexmor En-
terprise, Of which he was In command.
The court sentenced him to suspensi0D foI
three years and TO stand still IN his efede
il the meantime. The order carrying this
sentence into effect wes appyQv9d May ~.
i8oO. Nine officers In MoCAllA'e Rrede
have pessed him during the Psyiod vniee
has ELAPSED since, and Il u thought that
this iucapecitates him frOm retiring With
the rank of commodore.
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