Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-23
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HeTNfQ on L0b Olu DDdu. HiIs ohBh - hieH
and Lutheran minister.
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The Spanish steamer Grao, with 1,200 bales
OF cotton aboard. Is burning at Savannah, Ca.
She WAS loading for Barcelona The loss VIII be
heavy.
Two more convicts have died from the effects
OF poison administered by some person or per-
sons unknown at the camp near Helena, ARK.
Many others are IN O serious condision.
Its said in Washington that Crisp is practi-
calIy cartain TO succeed himself as Speaker IN
the Fifty-thlrd Congress-; that 40 votes OF the
whole Democratic strength OF III are assrued
him.
Rube Cook, John Roper. aud Wlll King are In
iail at Chattanooga charged with the robbery OF
OF an express and mail-car on an hast Iennes-
SEQ railroad train near Piedmont, Ala, last NO
vember.
The Arkansas State Asylum trustees have
filed their annual report with Governor Eagle,
showing that a shortage OF s1,OOo exists IN tne
accounts Of the secretary and treasurer, REV. H.
g. Buchanan.
The West-Fnd Street Railway Companys Car
house, Everett, Mass, was burned "Wednesday
night. Losa, S125,000. Four employees, who
we're ondeavoring to save the bullolng, we're
caught by tho flames and burned to death.
E. N. Meller, of the late nrm Of Ho1ie & Mel
Ter, lumbermen, Amigo. Wis, who failed Two
years ago for S5O0,000, and caused great
sensation In business circles committed suicide
yesterday morning by blowing out bis brains.
The third bird-shootlng contest between Full
ford and Elliott for the worlds championship
took place at Exposition PARK, Pittsburg. "a,
yesterday, and was won by Elliott In score Oh
93 to 90. About 400 people Witnessed the
match.
A Tallahassee (Fla.l special says Henry Moore,
a negro, was shot IN self-defence at noon to-day
In the railroad yards OF the r., G. g 7. railroad
49, ahnr ~ mn "A
by Night-Operator d. ;. Srahsn' ,I oranaul A was
arrested ard released on his own recognlzance.
Moore will die.
At1l.l5 o'clock Wednesday night q very dis
tinct earthquake shock was noted, at Seymour,
Ind. The direction OF the seismic wave was
from southeast TO northwest the duration OF the
disturbance was eight seconds and the move
ment was lateral.
Mr. 7. y. Sullivan, OF tho Southern Baseball
League, W ties TO the Nashville american from
Washington that he has signed Nekery, Balti-
more's crack pitcher OF last year, and Wunam
sOmmers, the catcher OF the Chattanooes cluD.
There will also be a few National-League games
played at Nashville before the regular South
ern-League season opens.
John r. wilkins has been divorced from his
wife Sarah, who lives al Norfolk, by justice
Beach, OF the New York Supreme Court, ON the
ground Of her relations with the plaintln 3
brother, Riley wilkins. They were married al
Chattanooga, Tenn, in 1856. John went on
cruise I'm the United States navy In 1889 TO Soutn
tHt
been living with his brother. She did not defend
the case.
"Wednesday, at Essex, Halifax county, N. c.,
merchant named Exton shot and killed negro
named Silver. Silver was drunk and had out a
knife cutting al old man named shearin; hIton
tried 10 get him to desis, and failing in his effort
10 prevent the old man from being murdered ne
drew a pistol and shot Silver through the heart,
killing him instantly. He surrendered himself
10 the Sheriff. Old man Shearin was badIy cut
and will probably die.
A novel suit was instituted In the Federal
Court at Now Orleans yesterday Bhrdsh
Brothers e. Co.. owners Of the British steamship
ViOlante, have applet for an Injunction 70 TO-
strain the local Eiremens Union from interfering
with them in the conduct OF the affairs OF tho
ship. They allege that the union and its leader
have prevented them from sailing the ship, and
that the prevention is the result Of conspiracy
for an attempt at blackmaiL
The striking telegraph-operators on the Cen
tral railroad OF q sOrRia, arrested last week,
were placed on trial yesterday IN the United
States Court at Macon. The case against Ste
vens the first one arrested, was dismissed, tho
Court holding that II was not in contempt 10 go
ON a strike when the road was In the hands OF
the court. The other and more serious case
for cutting wires and interfering with the busi-
ness Of the rosd-comes up to-day.
A head-end collision occurred on the Louis
vile and Nashville road near Edgeneld Junction,
Tenn, at 7:30 O'Clock yesterday morning Five
men are TopOTLeQ soTlOuhlg nuEts pttuhpe
though no one was instantly killed. The in.
iured are Conductor Z. j. Oake, severe informal
Injuries; Brakeman II. Odel, Fireman Frank
Porter, Engineer Frank Wilkes, and Fireman X
G. johnson. Both engines and ten cars were
ruined. and the track was torn up for some
distance.
Early Yesterday morning Ave white prisoners
male good their escape from the Clarksyille
Tenn) Jail. Three Of them had just been SEN
fenced 70 terms In the penitentiary: There were
eight men In the cell, but three OF them refused
TO 90. The escape was effected by making keys,
one out Of a tin box and another Of wood.
After getting out OF tho CELL blankets were
made into ropes, and the ground was reached
from back window. None OF the fugitives has
been captured.
While captain B. B. Pierce and J. W. Garrett
were sitting In the formers once, at Altoona
Station. Ca, Wednesday night, some person
approached the window, and placing the muzzle
OF gun against the pane, nred two shots, XIII
ing both men instantly. They we're shot IN the
neck and were horribly mutilated. Their bodies
we're not found until ii o'clock, when the alarm
was given. large body OF citizens gathered at
the scene ana vigorous search was made for
the murderer, but In vain.
City.Treasurer Foerstel, OF 81. Louis, yester-
day made an assignment OF all his real and per-
sonal property for The benefit OF his creditors:
value OF the property Is placed at s221,OoO.
| The assignment is due 10 the discovery OF q
shortage In the city treasury amounting 10
AGA 900. Monday morning, Ii viii be remeIn-
| bered Edward Foerstel, son OF the treasurer
committed suicide, after an unsuccessful attempt
to burn the records Of the Treasurer's onice.
A special from Greenville. Ala, says that
while In the act OF taking from the hand of an
| engineer an expected jug OF whiskey John hlpp
was yesterday shot by Chief-oi-Police Porter
one of the assassins OF Tax Collector Arm
| strong on Saturday last. Chief Porter
| field left Greenyille yesterday morning Win
| posse OF forty men. expecting 10 make cap
| iure with the result OF shooting Hipp and CAP
turing one Stokes, brother-in-law OF hipp.
| The latter Is thought 70 be Innocent Hipp is
| mortaly wounded. He Is hard character
| and IL believed to be responsible Tor several
| crimes.
| shortly before dayligh. yesterday two engines
collided In the Louisville and Nashville yards at
| Rirmingham Ala. the valve o. one OF them new
! open. The engineer and fireman had jumped
| oh before the collision, aud the engine started
backward rapidly, with four cars attached. IL
ran a mile through the yard at terrific rate.
| The two switchmen on the cars jumped on rs the
| engine started. Near Eighteenth street the Wild
| train dashed into another engine with seven ca
booses attached. and the entire outnt was wrecS-
| "a Engineer William Harrison, OF the last-named
engine was perhaps fatally burned. Fireman
! Ed Moberly was also badly hurt. Three en-
gines, seven caboo5es, and four cars were wreck
| ed
superintendeet Kimball, OF the Life-saying
| seryi.e, was oficially informed to-day that the
| limited States Government Telegraph aud Iele-
| phone Line between Assateague and Cape
| Charles, Va, a distance OF ninety miles, hsd
| been completed aad was formally put into
| operation last Tuesday. This line supplies q
Connecting link with lines that run at eiiber end
| 10 Cape Henlopen and Lewes, Del, making a
| complete line ninety-iye miles long aong the
! most dangerous coast OF the Atlantic. The nne
| was constructed by the Llfe-Sayns Services at an
| expense OF s12, 500 and includes twelve miles
| of sub-marine cable. Superintendent kimbali
| saws IL Is the cheapest line OF the same quality
| ever constructed. Congress appropriated Tor its
| construction $4,000, and $4,000 remains un-
expended.
| Adyices from Samoa by the steamer Alameda,
| M San Francisco. state that after burning the
| villages OF Fogotage and Aoa, and the killing OF
| n dozen or more men, announced IN the iasi
| dispatcbes the representatives OF the white ma
| tions sent letters 10 The chiefs OF eaen
native party requesting them 70 attend
| a conferences ON poard the British war
! shin- Rinrarooma, which had Just ar
| rived from Auckland. The Kings party reonea
| that they wished 10 come, but were AFRAID,
| Leata said he would not attend the proposed
! meeting. He displayed much anger at the in-
| tarfercnce Of foreign warshipe In samoan anairs,
| and sAid he was ready % hight the kingsrooma
| s1 a., ,~onld n a date. The next day