Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-03

| The First National Bank Of Nampa.
| Idaho, failed Tuesday, No statement.
The WORKS Of the American Rubber Com
/ pauy, 1T Cambudgeport, Mass, closed
/ down yesterday morning Tor two weeks.
Tho first bale of Alabama cotton OF the
| present years crop was sold at Ozark yes
/ terday for 10 cents and shipped to Mobile.
Adam Smith & Co., wholesale LIQUOR
! dealers. CHICAGO. assigned Yesterday. A.
/ sets scheduled at Sl5U,000; liabilities,
/ Sl2j,OJO.
Arnasa Lyon d Co.. umbrella-makers,
| New York. have gone INTO receivers
/ hands. Assets and liabilities estimated
about equal at S3J0,COJ.
/ The cotton-mll in Aurora, Iii, employ
ing 30 hands. has shut down for an indeb-
nite lonctn of time because OF lack OF de-
mand for It's manufactures.
sir Edward Grey. Parliamentary Secre-
tarv Of tine British Foreign Oihce, an
nounced IN the House of Commons yeSter-
day afternoon that the French blockade OF
Bangkok bad been raised.
The Denver (Col) Safe DEPOSIT and
Trust Company assigned Tuesday eve
nIng. Assets, S40o ,060; liabilities, SlDJ,-
600. Eastern creditors caused the assign
ment b. pushing the concern.
The Methucn Mass Cotton-Mills will
suspend opersti Ons Saturday for ono
! month The Methucn Knitted tabncs
COMPANY has also issued notices that ITS
works VIII be closed Saturday tor month.
The Comptroller of the Currency is in:
formed that the First National Bark OF
Birmingham, Ala, capital S25O,O0O, aud
the ri fasO National Bank, IL faso, leN.'
capital $l5O,000, closed tier doors yes
terday.
Secretary Hoke Smith has returned to
Washington from his tour OF the West,
and expressed himself rs greatly bene-
fitted by his trip. saying also that every
where he went he received marked cOur-
tesies from the people.
Levi p Morton's immense now barn Mt
Rmuebcck, n. Y, ms chlcken-houSes,
and out-buidines, together with loJ
head Of Guernsey cattle ana hll MS
farm-houscs, were destroyed by fire yester-
day. Loss, over SlOO,OOO
A special from Evergreen, Ala. SAYS
Tom Booker, a desperate wanted for muir
dering Frank Wells, was killed Just over
the COnecup county hne. IN Monroe cOun--
IS, by Deputy Sheriff Harry Riley and
posse while resisting arrest.
The North American Provision Com
pany. Chicago. assigned YESTERDAY morn
ing to William Schwabacher. Assets sche-
duled at $500 coo; liabilities not estl-
mated. The failure was the result OF Tues
DAYS Board of-trede troubles.
Reuresentatiye Thomas l.. Johnson, of
Ohio has sent to the Cleveland Cbamber
of Commerce "a copy of q bill TO permit
the exehanee of United States bonds Tor
Treasury notes which he intends 10 nitro
duce on the first day Of the coming seS-
sion Of Congress.
At meeting Of the Board Of Directors
of the Theological Seminary, OF Columbia,
S. c., yesterday, Professor L. IL. Beatue
rendered his resignation OF the Perklns
professurship, which was accepted by heV:
+. \. Laws, ID. D., LII. d., late presluent
Of the University OF MISSOURI.
What threatened 20 be disastrous fire
started IN the Central Hotel, Boise CitY.
Idaho. Tuesday evening. There was but
little water pressure and the fire depart
ment was poweTless. Several buildings
other than the hotel caught hre ana
we're destroyed. Loss, $50, 900; insurance.
81 900.
The Spanish steamer Julia, which sailed
recently from Key West for the purpose
of taking back to Cuba number oil poor
Cubans, who had sent petition 10 tne
Onban government asking assistance 10
enable them TO return 20 their natiVe
land. arrived at Havana yesterday, having
on board S6i OF the exiies.
Tho woonsocket (h. IL plant OF the
Valley Falls Company engaged IN the
manufacture Oi colored cotton dress Roous
and running $40 looms, with f36 hands, snn.
down Tuesday TOR al indennite perrh1a
OWING 10 lack Of market for It's goods. Ihe
same conpany's mills ut Valley Falls. rum
ming 1. 500 looms aud employing 900 hands,
algo shut down.