Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-04

Pugilist Ell Smith defeated Joe Goddard at
Now Orleans last night 10 the eighteenth round
Purse, 10000.
Its reported that cyclone struck Marion,
Mss, last evening, DONG great damage. Several
lives are reported lost.
Judge MARITIME, New York, yesterday SEN
fenced Colonel W. Il. llayes, convicted of por-
Jury, to eight years imprisonment.
Seats crowded with spectators At a bull.nght
In Ltuares, Mex. collapsed yesterday AMI Tell
upon tho outside crowd light persons were
killed ani thirty Injured.
The Arkansas Senate yesterday passed with
only ono dissenting Tote tho House bill ABOLISH
ing ths conyict-lease system it Is expected thGt
the Governor will sign he ILL.
Tho Baltimore Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence, In session at HagerstoTn, Nd. after an
address by Bishop Hurst yesterday contributed
$4,000 10 tho American University.
The organization Of tho Associated Press was
completed az Chicago yo'taffty William Penn
Nixon, OF the Chicago Inter-Ocefn, being eS'cted
president, and Melville L. Stone general man
ager.
The Bunker-Iliu and Sullivan mines n, Ward
ner. Washington, probably tne greatest lead
silver properties IA the world, closed down
Wednesday night indefinitely. The reason a5-
signed is the high railroad tarlh Oh ore.
II ha. juqt been learned at Pittsburs Pc, that
ono day last week when business was quiet ia
held on tho charge Of having conspred 20 poison
the nOn-uuion mon az Homestead, came INTO
court aud pleaded guilty. IL Is not known WY
it vas done so secretly.
The national fast telegrsphic tournament will
not take place In New York on March lth, as
announcei. II has been postponed until March
25th, a. the Committee OF Arrangements have
fonnd that the tournament Will ba " vastly
larger proportions than thoy at first expected.
Tue date Tor closing the entities VIII 10 March
18Th.
Engine No 494 Lehigh Valley road. exploded
its b Jiler near Mckenc's station, fifteen miles
nortn OF PlttstOn yesterday, killing William
Brown, pilot who had been sent 70 assist tho
train over the Buffalo Division, and fatally In
turing Charles Sincebaugh, the engineer Perry
Refenburg, the fireman, and Jobn Schott, .
bTak0man.
The Irish Natonalisis OF New York met last
evening at Cooper Union 10 celebrate the llbtn
anniversary Of the birth OF Robert Emmett and
adopted a resOluticn IN which they renewed
their faith in tho cause for which Emmetts life
WAS sacrificed and stigmatZed as deserving OF
tho reprObatior of all Irishmon the declaration
purpOrting 70 DO issued By q majority OF tho
Parliamentary representatives that tho home
rule bill relieves the wrongs Ireland has suffered.
special from Andalusis, covington county,
Ala, says that Thursday night after midnight,
a mob OF atoIt q hundred masked men over
powered the taller and went 20 the cell OF James
| barron and fred a voiley of thirteen shots
through the bars Of his cell, killing him instantly
| while he was asleep. Barron had murdered
| Picket GRult The mob escaped under cover Of a
| Andalusia, was Immediately notified, and or
! dersd the sheriff TO follow the mob with posse
| OF nifty men, which was done, but up to a late
| hour no clue had been discovered.