Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-17
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Tho armored cruiser New York started from
Philadelphia yesterday on her Official triai
trip.
Tho Chicago local directory OF the COlumbi0n
Exposition have decided to open the fair on sun
days In all Its Departments.
Frank Amy was hanged in jail at Concord, y.
H.. yesterday morning. tor the brutal murder OF
Christie Warden JJly II, 1881.
Rev. DR.. D. c. john pastor Of the First Method,
let church Wauwatosa, Wis, has boon rendered
the presidency Of Clark University, Atlanta, Ga.
DR.. Alfred Gudeman, OF johns Hopkins Uni
vcrsity has accepted a position "a professor OF
classical philol0gy IN the University OF fenn.yl-
vania.
The city Bank OF Klsimmee. Fla, which sus-
pended four days ago. Will probably pay GepOs'-
tors ana creditors in ful within a short time ana
resume business.
Lou Trenck. who murdered Henry Baedler
week ago last sunday, WIS hanged at Browns
town, Ind. mt > O'clock yesterday morning by
mob from Seymour Ind.
Pickford & Blacks line steamer Havana from
Halifax, " =, is a total wreck az Burgo, y. +.
she wa valued AT 100000 and was insured for
s33,000. The crew wore all saved.
All the union teamstors and laborers IN In
djana oolis, ind., about 1000. went on strike at
1870 yesterday afternoon and all public street
work IN the city named 10 at sinndstul IN con-
sequence.
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dinc railroad companies 10 make runs" OF
irainmen longer than thirteen hours each, aud
compelling 81 least eight hours to elapse be-
tween runs.
Erastus Wman yesterday made general as.
signmcnt to Lawyer David Bennett hing. oil -
Pine street New York lie would not make any
formal statement, put merely SAID tho assign
ment was without pretcrenco.
The Western MARYLAND Railroad Commission
appointed last NovemDer by the Baltimore CITY
COunUl recommends tho postpOnmg Tor Two
years OF the consideration Of sale oi tho rosi
unless mos; advantageous o1er for il Is re-
ceiyed mean time.
4 special from Tallahassee Gays the Florida
Senate has passed the Marks World's-Fair bill,
which appropriates $4,000 for maintaining eX-
hibits in tho Florida building al The exposition,
provided the railroads ana other corporations OF
the State contribute another $4,000 In cash.
Judge If. ID. ID. Twiggs, OF Augusta, who re-
Gently secured q divorce from Lucis L. lwlggs,
| Of Augusta, arrived IN Cnattanooga yesterday at
noon ami was immed lately married AZ me Sthh-
ton House . Mrs. COrncla L. Harrison, young
widow OF Charleston, :. {.
Train No. 3 on.the New York. Pennsylvania
and Ohio railroad ian INTO landslide near We
raGo, eight miles north Il Moadytle. Pa, yester-
day afternoon. Engineer Orrin Luke was fatally
injured ana the passengers were badly shaken
up, but none were seriously hurt.
Four prisoners escaped from the Je1crsonville
Qnd.) STATE prison Monday night. They drilled
a two-fOot hole through fve-!nch tagging to
the ground Then they tnnnellei under the
tagging a distance Of twenty-five feet ana
through tho three-fOOt north wall OF the prison,
which is made Of Bedford lime.
Judge MacDonno-, at Savannah, rendered
decision IN tho case OF the demurrer to the
s3.0G0.OOO debonture suit OF the Mercantile
Trust Company yesterday morning. overruling
the demurrer on every point except ~ 20 in
tercsi which he held was not colectable except
by party hoidinga the. time the Interest falls
duo according 20 contract.
Notice IS given by the Lighthouse Board tha:
on or about May 81, 1893, hghi-yessel No. As.
now imOOred of Bush-Blud shoal, Elizabeth
river, Virginia, will be removed from her station
10 relieve Cape Charles light-Yessel, NO. 40 rnd
will be replaced by the schooner Drift, which
will show two fixed white lghtA During thick or
ioggy weather a bell will be rung oy hand.
News Is received OF n shooting scrape between
prominent citizens Of Marion. Ala, Monday
night. lt was the result OF an old ieud Cap
tain i. T.. Cooke was shot by Z. J.. Huey and Il.
NJ Huey. Jr sons OF Colonel 3. NJ Huey, and
the shooting was done In the main street OF the
town. lucy and sons were arrested and placed
In jail 10 await the result OF Captain CocSes
wounds.
MIR. 4. V. Dupont, aged co years. the richest
man in Louisville. KY, died Guid, My OF heart
failure Yesterday afternoon. Sir. Dupont was
bachelor ana the second largest stOckhoider OF
the Louisville street-rail way systefn lie was
| also largely interested In street railroads in
| other cities. Recently he presented tho city of
Louisville with manual uaininH school, the
buildings having cost the millionaire SI25,OOO.
| lie was closely related 10 the DupOnts OF Dela-
| ware.
| Grand Lake levee on the Mississippi broke
Monday night az the result of "a heavy Storm. lt
| is situated in a ihinly-setted part OF Arkansas,
| iu.t above the Louisiana line. ana Hes between
the river and an old slough The extent ot the
| break is not yet known. The Mississippi be-
! tween Arkansas City and New Orleans continues
| TO rise and the leyees arc being pairolied day
| and night. Tho Louisiana levee can stand
| being taken against breaks.
| Tho delegates 20 the Womans Congress in
| Chicago started in bright and early yesterday
| morning for hard days Work. The programme
| for tho week comprises q Tour hours morning
| Session each day; n visl; 10 the world rair
| each afternoon. and q three hours session 10
| the evening Mrs. Charlotte Emerson Brown
| nresided thls morning over az audience OF about
| / 500 iu the Iall OF waShngton, and after de-
| yotional exercises q number OF foreign repre-
| sentatiYes wero introduced by AIRS. Potter Pal
| mer ani Mrs. Charles Henrotln.
| The establishment OF o. r. Day. Son a. Co, az
J az west baltimore street, baltimore. was CON-
/ pletely gutted by nre yesterday afternoon and
| largo stock Of trunks. saichels. harness. etc,
| was DESTROYED. The tro burned rapidly ana
| many Of the employees had narrow escapes
| Cushings book store, az "a west Baltimore
street, was damaged 70 the extont OF pro
baby $4,000 from smoke and water. Mr..
| Joseph Cushing said the stock was valued AZ
| about as, 900, on which there were policies OF
| Insurance amounting 70 SOO,U0O.