Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-15
Tele.rRphic Briefs.


Secretary Hoke Smith has gone to Geor-
gia.
birmingham. Ala, bids fair TO have a
great hOrse-race meeting this winter. with
the probability Of making II a perma-
nency.
The Queen and Crescent and Louisville
and Nashville companies have given no
tice Of their withdrawal from the South
ern Passenger Association.
The Meyers murder case. Atlanta, is
progressing slowly. The State finished its
testimony yesterday. The trial Will hard-
ly close before Saturday
Hugh ]. Grant. the Tammany candidate
for Mayor Of New York, filed his state
ment Of campaign expenses yesterday,
showing q total amount Of Sl1,1l0.
Lord Rosebery said in a speech in Glas-
gov yesterday evening that the hrst
measure of the next session OF Parlia-
ment would be Welsh disestablishment.
A hoarIing-house at Elberfeld, Rhenish
Prussia, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night, and seven occupants were burned
10 death, while several others are MISS
ing.
The defeat Of the Goodrich govern
ment in Newfoundland has become
complete rout. the ten seats contested on
Saturday being every one won by the
Whtewaytes.
The Cotton-Growers' Convention at
Montgomery reasSembled yesterday, and
organized an association. to be national
in It's scope, for the better protection or
planters interests.
The baseball magnates Of the National
League gathered at the Flfth-Avenue to-
tel. New York. yesterday for th-ir annual
fan meeting. There was 4 full representa-
ton OF all the clubs.
News reaches Memphis of the burning
of four negro houses by forest fires near
Millington, Tenn, and OF the fatal burn
ing OF Fannie Woods. and the child
OF a negro named Pitt Rhea.
Meyer Hlrsch. for a number Of years
Grand Treasurer or the Ancient ordef o.
United Workmen, was arrested in Balti-
more last night charged with embeZZling
funds of the order 10 the amount or
SlO,5l7.
Congrossman-elect Richard c. Shannon
Repubicam who defeated Amos j. cum
York district, spent for campaign purposes
1891. Mr. Cummings's total expenses
were 1900.
The average estimate of twenty-five
leading Norfolk cotton firms. representing
factors and exporters, secured by super
intendent Norman Bell, OF the NorfOlk
and Portsmouth Cotton Exchange, places
the cotton crop al 9,OSj,635 bales.
Blake Robertson. aged Is, and a son OF
the late Congressman Robertson, of Eliza
bethtown, Ky. died yesterday from the
effects OF shot fired Tuesday night by
negro who was celebrating the Republi-
Can victory. The negro was arrested.
Colonel w. II. Gibbs. ex-State Auditor
OF Mississippi, and postmaster OF Jack
son, Miss, was sentenced in the Federal
Court yesterday to three years in the
penitentiary at Kingston. y. Y, for de
falcation as postmaster TO the extent OF
$500.
u al
the shops of the Southern railway In
birmingham, Ala, was run over by q
bicycle yesterday afternoon, and Killed
The rider. who Is unknown, cannot be
found. He was racing with suburban
train.
The Southern Surgical and Gynaecologi-
cal Association, now in session at Chafles-
ton, $. c., went up TO Summeryille yes
terday and were rendered reception at
the Pine Forest Inn, one or the hand
soonest winter-resort sanitariumS IN the
South.
A. special from New Berne, N. C.. says
a delegation OF forty-flve Union veterans
from Connecticut has arrived there TO
participate in the unveiling OF monu-
ment to the Union soldiers buried there.
1t was formally welcomed and banqueted
by the New Bernians.
Secretary Hamlin has com
pieted the regulations designed 10 govern
bonded warehouses provided for in the.
new tariff law, and under them any
dutiable article can be manufactured In
bonded warehouses, instead of only Few,
as under the old tariff.
The British steamer Breckfield,. Cap
tain Ferguson. from Galveston and Nor
folk. which arrived at Havre November
9th. after partially discharging her cargo,
was found to be on fire In the fore
hold yesterday. but the fire was extin-
guished with slight damage.
The White Star steamer Adriatic took
In her steerags from New York yester-
day q party Of twenty colored people
bound for Liberia, this being "a hying coll
umn from the army Of 1900 negroes that
III said to be gathered In southern seaports
awaiting means of deportation
Inquiry at the Treasury Department.
Washington. a. 70 the truth OF runiors IN