Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-25
NIinnr Nirinns.

Na'hew p. de- Ady, United states District
judgo lt Portland, ore, died yesterday morning.
An agrccmcut has been reached by which tho
great Lancashire (Eng.) cotton siiIko will end
Moncay.
Wuunm Miller, n wcll-known citizen Of
Wheeling, ". Va. committed suicide Yesterday
by blowing out bis bruins with n revolver.
Two men were killed AMI four badly Il not IA
tally injured by an explosion II gas al the oak
lll cOlliery near MiueraYlle, Pa, yesterday
morning
The Macon (Ga.) aud Northern railroad leasel
by the Central ol Georgia. was yestsrlgy placed
IN the hands ~ Nat. l.. Hairs rs ro 'eiyer Ibe
Central failed 70 pay tho interest on tho bonds
due March lst.
The building belonging 70 tho summit Fuel
and Feed Company, Deuyer. Col, was bdlned
yesterday morning Two hremen wero killed
and two others seriously hurt by being caught
| under "A failing wall.
BY the upsetting Of q skiG in the Biebce river
near Mt Sterling, Ala. Thursday afternoon
Hubert and Dix, mill-men OF Cn0rtnw connty,
and Edward Mescutt, Of Nj. Sterling. were
drowned. They were ncmbers OF ishins
party.
The British House of Commons by yo,e of
27b 10 22g has passed a resolution providing
that IN future members n Parliament shall be
paid for their services The resolution WAS IN
troduced by William Alien Q,adcal, member
for Newrasie-undcr-Lyme.
The members Of tho New York Associated
Press have sued the Western Associated Pross
for about 100000, with interest. due on unset
news reports in tho Tar West under an agtOe-
ment that expired January lst.
Tho Delaware Legislature has re-enacte1 tho
delinquent law that was repealed two years ago.
This will disiranchise the great bulk Ot tue COG
| orei voters of Kent and Sussex counties et the
next elc ton, "a these voters have not paid their
poll-tax within tho past two years.
Colonel o. II. Ernst has been relieved from
duty IA superintendent OF Public Buildings and
Grounds in Washington and ordered 10 duty "a
superintendent OF tbs West Point Military Acad-
emy, relieving Colonel j. ". Wilson. who viii
tako the position vacated By Colonel Ernst
report reaches Augusta, Ga, that ex-Con-
grcssman Watson was fined in the city court at
Thomson, his home. yesterday for striking and
drawing pistol on kairoad-Agent Palmer In
dispute about the payment Of freight. Palmor,
II Il said, will bring q charge OF carrying con-
ceacd weapons against Watson.
The Macon (Ga) TSiegraph has discovered a
nacraut case OF railroad discrimination against
the city of Macon, and yesterday morning in .
strong editorial denounced the course taken by
tho railroads Tho cOnse .ucnce Was q meeting
of the city Board Of Trade and crcular-etter
10 passenger agents throughout tho country.
The discrimination IS that no stop-oyer priv
legee are allowed on tickets TO the South.
The business Of the southern Land and Lum-
her Company, Of Dry Run, Ark. one OF the
largest saw-mill plants in Arkansas, was on
4
Judge Williams, OF tho United States Circuit
COlrt, on tho application Of y. &. Foster, Of
Chicago, president Of tho company. II Il be-
lieyei that the company will pay dollar Tor
dollar
Tho important announcement Is made that
Drexei & Co., Of Philadelphia, have resumed
their former intimate relations With the man
agement OF the Reading Railroad Company.
which were disrupted come months ago by tho
action of President Mcleod in eDdeavoriDg TO
make the Reading competitor for traf1lc 70 ard
from the New England States, thus directly an-
tagOnizing the interest OF MIR. J. Pierpont Nor
gan, tho head Of the New York house OF Drexel,
Morgan & Co.
A Washington (Pl.l special says an attempt,
partially successful. was made at 8 o'clock
Thursday ght 10 wreck tho west-bound Balti-
more ami Ohio express at q side-rack near
Finleyyille station. The express engine dashed
Into a shifting engine with such force "a 70 en-
tIFely disable both engines, smash the plaforms
glass In the train, besides doing other damage.
The passengers were thrown trvm their seats,
but were worse frightened than hurt. search
was made for the man who had brought about
the accident, but he had disappeared.
An agreement has been made for the pur..
chase OF the tfipartite bonds OF Tho Central
railroad OF Georgia at par and accrued intercst,
which will give the holders of these BONDS
all they would secure By foreclosure. ant
therefore tho court will not os asked fer
a decree OF sale Of this property. which,
under the pending suit for foreclosure wonii
otherwise have been sought 10 April. fhis -
declared 10 relieve tho junior securuy-hoiders
| from the chief element OF pre.suEo which has
| been exerted 20 compel their acceptance Of and
deposit OF securities under the follins plan OF
reorganization.