Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-18
TIE COUNCIL rNrXPECTEp.
DRIrArN's uLrIN,rum nEFpED.
TaIerr.nhIc HrcvItIe..

A German immigrant named lioOG died
at -. Paul, MIN, yesterday OF Asiatic
cholera.
Heavy ice piled into the Delaware break
water yesterday and caused much trouble
to shipping.
A. G.. Ganahlc, stock feed and produce
dealer, Augusta. Ca, failed Yesterday.
Liabilities. $1,000 assets, : n, 900.
In the Massachusetts, Senate yesterday
resolution asking for the repeal OF the
Sherman silver act was introduced.
Fulmrr, Thornton q Co... Of Memphis,
Tenn. have made a partial assignment.
Assets, uomiuaily $3.50, 900; liabilities, I'M
known.
The New York Court Of Appeals yesterday
affirmed the judgment Of the lower court
cOnyIcting Carlisle ". Harris Of murder III
the FIRST degree.
The Colorado Supreme Court yesterday
granted DR.. Graves. convicted Of The MUIR
der Of Mrs. Josephine Baruaby OF Proyi-
dence, Il. J., new trial.
Snow to the depth of three inches has
fa len at summit. PoplaryilIe, and Puryis,
Miss. and ct Clinton. La. there has been
the heaviest snowfall in years.
Snow began falling in Mobile at O'Clock
last evening IN larger fakes than have been
seen there IN years. 1t fell two hours and
Law half an inch deep on the ground at 8
p. VI.
DISPATCHES last night indicated that oil
the harbors on the coast from Delaware
Breakwater north are blockattd with ic",
and that the coast IS lined with lce-bound
vessels.
Asitisuot the intention Of the Vatican
TO establish legation in the United states,
Monslcnor Satolh. the apostolic delegate.
will, II is stated. reside IN New York, not
in Washington.
The Lake Erie and Western yard-switch-
mems strike at Muucie, Ind. Is getting
worse. 1t has 80 affected the steel and
iron-works of the town that the last one
banked its fires last night.
The House Naval Committee has ordered
a favorable report to be made on the bill
providing for the purchase OF additional
land adjoining the naval station at Port
Royal. ). c., the cost not to exceed SlO,OOO.
The Helena (Mont.) Journal Russell
Harrison's paper, which was seized by
the Sheriff the morning after the presl-
Dental election. will resume publication
in few days, all its troubles having been
adjusted.
The deadlock in the lower House Of the
Oklahoma Legislature was broken yester-
dav by the voting Of VI. ID. Stanley ne
publican) with the Democrats and Popu-
lists to elect 4. Il. Waggoner independent
Democrat Speaker.
The Lake Erie switchmen's strike at
Muncle, Ind, is growing worse. No cars
are being handled and the business inte-
rests OF the city are being materially inter
fered with, while fully loco factory men
are out of work as result.
1t Is reported at Bridgeport. Conn, that
great combination of typewriter IN
terests is 10 DO contaminated, bringing
under one control the Remington, the
Caligrnph. the Hammond, the lost, and
the SmIth-Premier machines.
The McCarthy-Joycs Company. Little
Rock, one % the largest and best-known
merchandise firms of the State OF Arkan-
sas. assigned yesterday for the benefit OF
its creditors, most of whom are local. AS
sets, 5000 liabilities, $4,000.
Another street-car ralway-train collision
occurred at ChIcagos FiitY-seventn-street
crossing Monday night, seriously inlurlng
seven persons, one of whom Will die.
Three accidents precisely alike, and each
attended by loss of life, have now occur
red at this crossing.
Every trade engaged in the building line
in Chicago will make demand for an IN
crease in wages April lst. and IN addition
to such demand all the unions VIII INSIST
on an agreement with the contractor 10
the effect that the latter shall employ
only union men in their respectiyes lines
of work.
Among the bills passed by the Federal
Senate yesterday was one to amend the
free-delivery law so that no boxes for the
collection OF mail matter by carriers shall
be placed inside of any building except
public building or one that Is freely open
to the public during business hours or
railroad station.
The Navy Department has practically
outlined its plans for the great naval re-
view in New York harbor III April next.
Preliminary steps have been taken by the
issuance of an order signed by Secretary
Tracy placing Rear-Admlral Gherardl IN
command of the combined North anu
South Atlantic squadrons on March LIST.
Two sleepers. dining-car. and a coach
Of Santa Fe train jumped the track and
went over the bank near the Des hoines
river bridge, Iowa, yesterday morning.
The sleepers and the dlning-car caught
FIRE from overturned stoves and were
burned. A waiter was killed. and eight
other people were badly injured. All were
railroad employees.
JOHN MoFee. law partner of Judge Nor
ton. Of Indianapolis, Ind. has disappeared:
and it transpiras that he has been guilty.of
forgertes against his partner and other
people which VIII reach between 5000
and Sc. 900, and perhaps more. McFee Ii
married man, 90 years old. and vent to
Indianapolis from Baltimore several years
ara Hfa dnupfall Il aaid m be dine TO
gambling.
Notwithstanding the shipment TO Balti-
more of 30 many dredgers on Saturday
last, there are nov in Easten ian forty six
more who have sought food and shelter.
They arrive at all hours OF the day and
night, and ell tell tales OF suffering and
brutal treatment The Sheriff says that in
no instance has he yet foupd upon
them more than the thinnest clothing. and
not single complete par OF shoes. The
actual violence aud inhuman bestings re-