Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-22
TeIeeraphic Brevitits.

BE. Grady was renominated for Con-
gress Wednesday by the Democrats of the
Third North Carolina District.
Homestead Burgess McLuckie's bail was
fixed at $4,000 Wednesday. The bail was
furnished and McLuckie released.
w. J. Stone, of Nevada, Vernon county,
was nominated for Governor Wednesday
by the Democrats of Missouri on the nine
teenth ballot.
The President on Wednesday nominated
Colonel Eugene A. Carr, Sixth Cavalry, to be
brigadier-general. and the Senate prompt
ly confirmed the nomination.
The Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee has agreed on a bill requiring the
use of automatic couplers and power
brakes on interstate railroad traffic lines.
The Liverpool (Eng.) Board of Trade, in
the case of Captain Redford. of the lnman
Line steamer City OF Chicago. censures the
CAPTAIN for running his ship ashore near
the Old Head Of Kinssle, and suspends his
certificate for nine months.
While the crew of q life-boat were at
tempting TO rescue the crew of large
schooner that was in distress NEAR Crosby
Lightship, of the mouth OF the Mersey,
Wednesday, their boat was capsiZed and
two of the crew were drowned.
Hon. Louis f. McComas. of Maryland. has
been appointed by Chairman Carter secre-
tary of the National Republican Commit
tee. Mr.. McComas has accepted the posi-
ton and will begin the discharge Of its
duties in New York city forthwith.
Mrs. John A. Hambloton. wife of the
well-known Baltimore banker, died sud-
denly Wednesday of paralysis of the heart
at her residence. in Baltimore. Mrs.
Hambleton was q daughter of Gustavus
Ober. of Baltimore. For some time past
she has been far from well, but her death
was quite unexpected.
A dispatch to the London Lancet from
Paris saws that the cholera in the suburbs
Of the latter city is stationary and exhibits
no tendency to extension within the FORTH
fcations. 1t develops so slowly that time
for preparations TO combat II can be safely
taken. 1t does not seem to have taken
root within the walls of the city.
Lieutenant Samuel II. May, of the United
States navy. committed suicide in his room
at the United Service Club, New York,
Wednesday afternoon. He shot himself at
200 O'clock and died in FIVE minutes. he
placed the muzzle of q 38-eight calibre re-
volver behind his right ear, and the bullet
lodged in his brain. Temporary aberra-
ton of mind is given as the cause.
The wheelmen at Washington wound
up with Wednesdays races. and q majority
OF them departed tor their homes on
that nights trains. -Four championship
races were decided. The mile champion
ship went to Munger; the quarter-mile to
Barrett, of Chicago; the upright half
mile TO John Draper, of Chicago, and the
tandem championship to Penscyeres and
Dornage, who did the mile in 2.23 4-5. The
two-mile handicap went to Githers, OF
Chicago.
The Baltimore Gun Clubs tournament,
nc COLCHESTER Beach was closed Wednesday.
IL was the most successful ever held, by
the club. During the three days
over 1900 pigeons were shot. Such
an exhibition as was up BY the
MARYLAND shooters has seldom ever been
witnessed. There was an average daily
attendance Of 5000. The event OF We'd
nesday's shooting was three-man team
match. Ten teams from different parts OK
OF the country contested. IL was
won bv the Baltimore Gun Cnos
country team. composed Ridgely Bono,
Cherries Bond, aud Harry 7. Quicker. Ine
team broke seventy-four pigeons out o. :
possible rs. In each OF the ten events snos
Il required over % per cent. TO makes WIN
ming. The tournament was such suogc =
financially as well Is IN attendance tnss
the club has decided TO hold another Do
fore the fall deld-shootipg beg1n&