Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-20


Secretary Foster. OF the Federal Trsa-
spry Department, has issued an orass
closing all the sub-treasury snd customs
Officers throughout the United states to-
morrow, the day OF the funeral OF MI.
Hayes.
The Committee on Public Comfort at
Washington are receiving 50 many sppl2ca-
tiops for quarters from ali parts of the
conntrv that IL Is evident the crowd ut the
Inauguration OF Mr.. Cleveland is going to
be immense.
The President yesterday sent to the
Senate the following nominations; EliJsn
w. Haiford, of Indiana, TO De Paymastef
with the RANK of major. Pcstmasters--
Leroy T.. Bripkley. Edenton. N. O.; Seth
w. Collins. McComb, Miss.
The special committee OF the National
Editorial Association appointed by the
general committee last October TO select
time and place for holding the next an
nual meeting of the assoc alton mas deciueo
on May 10th TO 29th and Chicsgo.
Governor Brown. of Maryland, has de,
cided not to recognize the application OF
Governor Chase. OF Indiana, ior the extra-
dition of Amos II. Hosmer and Edwin W.
Rouse. the indicted Iron-Hall officers, who
sre charged with embezzlement.
Secretaries Foster, of the Treasury;
Noble Of the Interior: Rusk, of Agricul-
ture' and Postmaster General Wanamaker,
representing the President and Cabinet,
left Washington for Fremont. o., yesterday
morning to attend the funeral OF ex-Presi-
dent Hayes.
The Illinois Supreme Court has reversed
the decision of the lower court in the case
of Ell. Detective Dan Coughlin, who. with
Burke and O'Sullivan, was sentenced 10
life imprisonment and ia now in the peni-
Tertiary for the murder OF DR.. Cronin. The
case is remarded.
AT the Wisconsin Republican senatorial
caucus yesterday afternoon Assemblyman
Tucker placed in nomination the name OF
Philetus Sawyer, of Oshkosh. There was
no second. and the name was Withdrawn
and that Of ex-United States Senator John
G. Spooner was substituted. Hewas unsni-
mously nominated.
The Delaware Legislature Yesterday
adopted Joint resolution authorizing
Governor Reynolds to procure counsel at
the expense OF the State to defend all per-
sons indicted before United States courts
for alleged violation of the Federal election
laws at the last election. About twenty
Delawareans have been indicted.
United States officers ran down the
Henry-Starr gang OF desperadoes near
Bartlesville. Indian Territory, "Wednesday,
| and in The fight which followed the officers
succeeded in killing one of the desp,era-
does outright and MORALLY wounding
another. Henry Starr, the leader OF the
| gang, escaped.
The sick Montana Democratic legislator
| is now so much improved that he can be
| taken into the the House at any time his
vote may be necessary. With him the
| to DnIxy paaA nf fha PnnfIllGf4
TO give them O majority on JOINT ballot.
| and this one they have in Beecher, who
announced late Yesterday that be would
vote for any Democrat for United States
senator the Democrats might agree upon.
The o'clock train on the Pennsylvania
railroad for Newark. N. j.. broke down
| last evening on the meadows near the
| Hackensack river. The signal agent, sup
posing the train had gone beyond MS
! block. signalled TO the Chesapeake ana
| Ohio express, Immediately following, that
| the road was clear. The express crashed
| into the stalled train, completely teie-
scoping 1t. Two persons were killed out
right and seventeen wounded.
A meeting of representatives of the
southern people residing IN Chattanooga
was held Yesterday to take action concern
| ing the death of ex-President Hayes. The
| officers of the meeting and the members OF
| the COMMITTEE on Resolutions were ex-
| Confederate soldiers. An address was de-
| livered by Judge ID. NJ. Kew, who was
| Postmaster General in President Hayes's
| Cabinet. and strong resolutions were
adopted, in behalf of all the southern peO-
pie of the city. referring to ex-President
| HAYES as the best friend of the South ever
| in the presidential chair.
The torn fragments of the will of George
| ID. Long, an ex-paymaster in the United
I States navy, who died April 8, 1892. after
| he had escaped from the government hos
p,tal for the insane at Washington. was the
subject of a SUIT yesterday before Surro-
gate Ransom 10 New York. The frag-
ments were found after Longs death in
his trunk in the insane asylum and were
| nut together and sent to the Surrogate.
| The latter admitted the will to probate,
saying he considered 1t to be that of Long,
and that it had been made year befog!
Long was declared insane.
| The Republican Senators and Represen-
| tatives Of Kansas met in Joint session this
morning and balloted for State Printer.
| None of the Democrats were present. and
| although the solid vote was cast for Crane,
the Republican nominee, he did not re-
ceive constitutional majority. The Re
| publican House then adjourned until 2
O'Clock. and the Populists began the un-
| StAIluR DTOttSS. III tnC othuNO
tactics will be followed, and by this means
the Populists expect to have clear majo-
rity on Joint ballot without the aid OF the
Democrats.
Bishop John Moore, of st. Augustine,
Fla, rs in New York, having gone there TO
| congratulate in person his old friend and
college mate, DIR. McClynn, upon his re-
storation, which the Bishop did much TO
| bring about, and to induce DIR. McGlynn
| to accompany him ON bis return to Florida
and deliver a course of lectures IN the ca
| thedral of ST. Augustine. Dr.. MctiIynn
| has accepted the invitation and will sail
with the Bishop for Savannah February
sth, The two prelates Will together visit
the Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Satolli,
| in Washington, on Saturday and will re-
main over Sunday.
Four more ballots were taken tor sena-
tor from Wisconsin at the session OF the
Democratic caucus yesterday afternoon.
| there being but one change from the vote
of 81 for Mitchell, "a for Bragg. 20 for
| Knight, and for Dodge, cast Wednesday
night. On the fifth ballot Bragg gained
l vote-that of Apple, OF Racine. who has
heretofore voted tor Dodge. The caucus
then adjourned until s o'clock in the eve
ming, and upon reassembling took four
more ballots, Mitchell gaining 2 votes
from Knight, making the eleventh ballot
as follows: Mitchell. 80; Bragg. %,
knight. ~. The caucus then adjourned
until Monday. the adjournment beng
looked upon as highly favorable to Bragg,
for whom an undeniable popular UNDER
current now prevails.
| CabIegrams Reduced.
The Ilkeston 'lace-factory. Ilkeston. Der
byshire, Eng. was damaged by fire yester-
day to the extent of $40 900.
Signor Taulongo, Governor, and Signor
Larenzoni. cashier of the BaDca Romano,
Rome. concerning the standing of which