Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-15

Teiceraphic Brevities.
Tho Manhattan Elevated Railway In New
YORK ON Monday carried e45,o0o passengers;
on Tuesday, e0I,325. and on wednesday,
l,075,537. This breaks the record.
j. A. Rouse, a plantation manager on Island
Dosiard. La. was shot and killed Thursday by
VIII Mills (colored), one Of the tenants on tho
plantation, who had been ordered 10 leave tho
place The murderer escaped.
Monsisnor satoIi and Rev. DR.. 0ConneI, who
arrived In New York on Wednesday from Rome,
reached Baltimore Thursday afternoon and paid
their respects 20 his Eminence Cardinal Glib
hons. On Tuesday next the party will leave Bal
timore for Chicago.
Tho Governing Committee OF the New York
Stock Exchange has decided 20 close the eL-
change from Thursday, October 2oth, az r.
NJ, until Monday, October gath, at 10 A. M.
Friday. October 3ls,, win be a legal holiday
throughout the country
A Missouri Pacific train was hold mp and
robbed between Tyro aud Caney Wednesday
night. Caney Is the station next to Coneyville,
where part Of the Dalton gang was wiped out.
Tho railroad officers at Kansas CITY thlnk very
little money was secured.
IL IA reported from Parsons, Kan, that friends
OF the late Dalton boys we're the bandits who
held mp the Missouri Pacific train wednesday
night, and that they are preparing 70 raid Cohey-
vile again for revenge and then proceed 70 ln-
dependence to rescue Emmett Dalton.
III announced lnurs1hy tn8t tnD ThllfOdus
entering Atlanta have decided 70 abolish tho
system OF free delivery OF freight In vogue there
This action IL said TO be an outgrowth OF the re-
cent agitation OF the question OF determinations
against Atlanta the railroads thus retaliating.
Frank p. Cox, telegrapher well known
throughout the country, formerly IA tho employ
OF tho Western Union, the Mutual Union, and
the Bankers and Merchants companies, and the
Associated Press, and recently at the Whre
House, died In Washington Thursday OF con.
sumption.
All the members OF the Cabinet and most OF
the Justices Of the Supreme Court and other In
yited guests will leave Washington Tuesday
next at noon TO attend the Columbian celebra-
ton at Chicago The President will stay with
Mrs. Harrison, who was about the same ycstef-
day.
Ex-Congressman Bowden and Colonel Lamb,
OF Norfolk, called at the War and Navy Depart
mems In Washington Thursday TO solicit the CO
operation OF the troops at Fort Monroe ana the
marines at the Norfolk hayward In the Noffolk
Columbian celebration OF the list Inc depart
ments promised 10 make the order.
The action OF Edward Parker Deacon against
his wife was begun az Grasse, France, Thurs
day. The trial Is 10 prove criminality on the
part OF the defendant with NJ. Abeille, whom
Deacon killed, in order that the plaintif may
apply for n divorce. The greatest interest Is De-
ing manifested in the case at Grasse, ana the
courthouse was crowded yesterday.
The Lighthouse Board has Transmitted It's
estimates for the next fiscal year TO the Secreta-
~ OF the Treasury. Among the special esti-
mates for new work are the following: Cape
Fear station, Y. c., sl50,00O Cape Lookout
Lghtship, n. C., $4,000; Hillsboro' Inlet Sta
ton, Fla, 100000; Hog Island station, Va,
$4,000; Mobile Ship-Chdnnei Lights, $6O.OOO.
The situation at Carmaux, France, where coal
miners and glass-workers have been on strike
for long me past, Is again becoming serious.
The affair has political aspect Several dan
gerOus men OF communlstic fame are at Car
maux. aud grave ieara are entertained that they
will succeed in creating further trouble between
the men and their employers, and necessitate
the active use OF troops, who have been sent TO
MAINTAIN order.
Tho Louisville Times, one of the most influ-
entail newspapers in Kentucky, advises edito-
rally that Kentucky abandon all idea OF an ex-
hibit at the Worlds Fair. This advice is based
on the complications that have arisen, due TO
politics, official disputes, and questionable legis
lation, rendering the 100000 appropriation
unavailable until after recourse Is taken 70 the
courts, together with the indignities that have
been offered Congressman Breckenridge by the
Chicago press and public.
Camp Black, at Homestead, Pa, was struck
Thu csday morning, and after ninety-fve days
service the sixteenth Regiment OF state troops
marched out with nying colors TO the sound OF
music and followed by the cheers OF some non
uponists. About 1000 strikers watched the
troops depart, but preserye1 strict silence.
Homestead IL now free OF troops. The cost 10
the State OF maintaining tue National Guard at
Homestead has been 100000. Chairman ii.
G. Frick visited the Homestead mill Thursday
morning. Nine new men were given employment
By superintendent Potter
The thirteen original States will DO represent
ed In the Columbian parade a. Chicago next
Thursday by thirteen young ladies, descendants
of Revolutionary foreiathers- They have been
named by the National Commissioners as fol-
lows: Miss Cornela jackson, Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Mary Candy, Wilmington, Del; Mrs. T. ID.
Gillespie, Philadelphia, Pa: Mrs. Eliza g.
Chase, Providence, X l. Mrs John GIL Bait
Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs. Eliza Trumoull Robinson,
Hartford, Conn.,; Mrs. Emily q. ID. stevens,
East Orange, N. j.; Miss Elizabeth Pinkney
Dangerheld, Virginia; Mrs Stephen Decatur,
Portsmouth, n. H. South Carolina and Massa-
chusetts have not responded 10 the mmission-
ers' Invitation 70 be represented. Mrs. Cleye-
land was nominated to represent New YORK.
The Columbian celebration in New York was
brought 10 hitting close Thursday by grand
banquet at the Lenox Lyceum. several hun
dred OF tho best-known men in the country were
seated at the tables. The President Of the
United States was not present, owing
represented by Vice-Presidont Morton. Tho
most prominent figure in the beautiful
hall was ex-President Cleveland. Other dis
tinguished persons were ex-President Ruther-
ford Is. Hayes, Secretary-of-State Foster, Secrc-
tary-of-tbe-Treasury Foster, and other mem
bors Of the Cabinet, Baron Fava, tae Italian
Minister; Bishop Potter, OF New York,
and General Horace Porter. The hall was
decorated in excellent taste, the Italian and
Spanish colors appearing in equal profusion
with the Stars and Stripes. The dinner was
highly enjoyed. Every one seemed inclined TO
linger over a sorbet called columbus"
Since the action of Bishop Cotter in rldlculing
the miraculous origin OF the mysterious picture
In the spire OF the church at Can
ton, Mimi, there has been some abate-
ment In the excitement there. Pilgrims
were forbidden tho grounds, but still the
visitors were so numerous that it was finally
decided 10 remove the glass. This glass
when viewed from any other point than the
groand was perfectly plain. When removed
IL WAS merely an ordinary pane OF glass
new pane was procured from tho stock
OF a glazier aud placed in the sash. The mo-
ment II was put in place loud shout went up
from q crowd OF people below. There, IL is re-
III the other glass. The form OF the Virgin with
the infant Jesus in her arms was plainly
discernible. Nothing short Of a bull from the
Vatican would now conyinse the people Of Can
ton that they are not daily viewing miracle.
The General Conference, or legislative body, OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church at Its session IN
Omaha In May last departed from its usage in
regard 70 commentator OF any special institu-
tion Of learning 10 the liberality OF the Church
and adopted q series OF resolutions appointing
Sunday, October 10th, as a day when subsCrip-
lions and collections shall be taken In all the
churches of that denomination for the American
University at Washington, ID. c. Bishop
Hurst. the chancellor OF the university, has
issued an address TO pastors, calling atten-
ton TO the resolution and saying, among
other things: ave request you 10 pre-
sGnt this important subject fGlly to your congre-
cations and TO consider yourselves for the Tune
as representing the educational needs OF the
generations 80 come. As four centuries ago Co
lumbus added a new continent TO the earth's
map, 80 tn all the future may Il be said that ON
one holy day-Oetober 10, 1SQ2-the ministers
and In M MethOlist EpieeOnal (hurch