Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-04
Tnlerrnnhic Nreyities.

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Telegraphic Breyities.
Bar silver in London yesterday. Is rs
pence per ounce.
Professor David Swing. OF Chicago, died
yesterday afternoon.
Denver Ed Smith won his fight with
Lawrence Farrell AZ Denver Yesterday ar
ternoon ON a foul IN the sixth round.
Sir Joseph Renals. tho senior candl-
date for the mlyOrality Of London. was
elected by a ballot of the Guilds yeSter-
day.
Advices received at Berlin confirm the
report that the CZIrewltch VIII act as
Regent should the Cars condition be
come more serious
on and after to-day. October lth the
Whlskey Trust will discontinue giving re-
bate certificates. Goods Will be billed Hat
No change SO prices.
The official German cholera report for
the week shows that in East Prussia there
were ~ new cases Of cholera and six
deaths from that disease.
Phil u. Armour. when shown the re
port from Brunswick. Ga. that he had
offered 81 0o ooo for JeSyl Island, charac-
terized the story as ridiculous.
John w GoN WAS formally put forward
last night by the county convention OF
or Union as its choice for mayor OF New
York.
Ten years ago Thomas Sweeney shot
and killed a man by the name Of Fergu-
son in New Orleans. Last evening 4 son
Of Ferguson'e. named Joseph. shot and
mortaily wounded Sweeney
There is no change m the situation at
tn" Lorraine mills. Pawtucket the strik-
ers being determined nos to return C
work until the Old rate Is restored. and IL
a settlement is not reached soon the
whole plant VIII b. stopped.
Horace Ice. OF Washington city. A.
present confidential clerk 10 the Third
Assistant Secretary Of state. has been
appointed Vice and Deputy Consul-Gen-
eral at Cairo Egypt. in place OF Libbens
H. Mitchell, If New York
The Pope has suspended his rpeular
audiences and other routine business.
and i'is closeted himself while d"VOtng
himself solely 10 work on his encyclical
letter IA regard 10 th@ policy OIL the
Church in the United States.
There was ISSUED from the ohio Demo-
cratic state Executive Committee head
quarters yesterday an address to th'
voters Of Ohio. IN which IL is declared that
the restoration Of silver % free coinage is
the supreme issu" before th- people.
Captain Thaddous ". Jones. Tenth cav
al;y now on duty wiki the militia of
North Carolina. ana First Lieutenant Roe
bert q. Paxton. 7 nth Cavalry. now with
tne Virginia militia. have been relieved
of their details and ordered 10 their resl-
mlnts.
Simon K Berg. }. kennedy Todd. and
\. : RO" have been appointed a commit
t-e To- protect the interests of the holders
of the general nortsas- per cent bonds
Of the Memphis ana charleston Eaiiroad
Company, On which Obligations the COM
pany has been ia default since January
i. 1873.
tn. Massachusetts state Board OF Ar
hitration and Cancellation will go TO New
Bedford to-day. having already put itself
iu communication with the representa-
{ Yes o. labor the textile manufacturers.
and their employees In that city, and
VIII hear the parties on the existing mill
difficulties.
Assistant -Naval-Fngineers John s Por-
ter and r. i. HtSDr0uck have been ORDER
ed 10 take course Of engineer lnstruc-
ton AZ Paris sailing from New York by
steamer Of October 18th. and Naval-C2det
Thomas g. Roberts is ordered 10 a special
course Of naval architecture at the same
place by the same steamer.
Returns from an except two Of the 16i
towns I'm Connecticut that held local cleo
tons Monday show a Republican gain Of
tNenty-three towns. The figures are not
yet. but they indicate u Rcpubl-
rln majority sufficient 10 secure the gov
AIUorallp WlfnpNL the elections Dclng
thrown into the legislature.
The Earl Of Kimberly. Brlush Secretary
pf state for Foreign Affairs has opened
communications with the Indian govern
nent with Il view to making drafts upon
th- English troops now serving In India
for the purpose OF strengthening the de-
fences Of the treaty ports I'm China. in
Of an uprising Of the natives.
Yesterday. at Birmingham. Ala, 4
meeting Of the stockholders OF the Ala
Dama Great Southern Railway Company
MAS held. and there were moves made
hat may result IN the Southern railways
securing control OF the Queen and Cres-
,cnt route. although whoever puts up the
most green goods Will carry Off the
prize.
The New York Evening Telegram says
James tOThett has changed his mind about
lighting Bob FitZslmmOns FOR the cham
piOnshp OF the world. He has overcome
bis objections to meeting mi1dle-weight,
has announced his intention Ot covering
FitzsimmOns' $ money now held by the
sporting editor Of the Herald, and viii
be in New York 10 make the match one
week hence.
Bob FitZsmmons at Derby. Conn, re-
ceived a telegram from the New York
Herald last night stating that Corbe,r
had covered the mon.y at the Herald OF
ice ana he was about as much pleased
it the news as a boy with his first pair ~
pants lie said he would meet COrbett at
the Herald Office October lIth ANA sign
m agreement. and would DO all he could
10 force Corbett into signing.
Henry Nipper a white man. shot a
negro named Charles Boyd thrOlH.l the
head yesterday afternoon on one OF the
principal streets OF Columbia, ). &. The !
negro was not instantly killed, but died
soon after. The murder was unprOvOked. |
\ipper was drunk and sent the negro |
'or more whishey. When he returned with |
corn and not rye whlskey Nipper pulled |
his pistol and fired. He was arrested.
The forty-third annual meeting OF the
Of the Louisville and Nash
lille railroad wag held at the cOmpany's
,fiices, in Louisville. yesterday. the only
business on hand being the election OF
lirectors and hearing the presidents an
lual address. But ore change was made
a the directorate. Milton n. Smith re-
igning. and Albert Fink. OF Louisville,
leing elected TO succeed him.
The Baltimore and New York baseball
ubs will play for the Temple Cup ac-
ording 10 the rules and regulations pre-
ared by the committee appointed by the
eagIe last spring. or they will not play
& all said Secretary Nick Young. OF the
eague. yesterday. after receiving a letter |
rom the other member OF the committee. |
ir e. III. Byrne This decision will not |
interfere. IL Is thought. with the series |
Z games which are scheduled 10 begin |
o-day.
Ism. was st0rmed yesterday by Governor |
ic Kiney. and miners. farmers laborers, /
members OF various Re /
ublican clubs. and school children turned !
Ut In tens OF thousands To greet the (
hampton Of high tariff. During fourteen 1
ours. ending at 10 O'Clock last night,
he Governor delivered thirteen speeches
. audiences that aggregated not less
han q hundred thousand people. ana
'hich gathered from the country tribu'
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