Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-23
TeIegraphic Briefs.

Portland. Ore.-"Jack" Dempsey Is
dying.
North Easton. Mass.-Ex- Governor Oil
yer Ames died at his home.
I,ondon.-The ground in Scotland and
the west of England is covered with
snow. though the trees are still in full
foliage.
Fort Monroe. Va-The battleship Texas
sailed for New York. where she will be
locked and her machinery Will be re-
paired.
Saratoga. y. Y.-Ex- President Harrison
left town on south-bound tram, pre-
sumably for New York. Baby Mckee
continues to improve.
Allentown, Pa.-The Crane Iron-Works
made the second voluntary increase of ~
per cent. in wages OF their 400 employees
within "A few months.
Milwaukee. Wis.-Ten thousand men
employed in the mills OF the Fox River
Valley will be thrown out of work again
on account of low water.
Washington.-Before leaving for Allan
ia the President appointed Jared ,.
Dixon. of Louisiana, as receiver OF public
moneys at Nachitoches, La.
Londonderry Reeve c. r.. ID. c. L.,
English historian. died at Christ Church.
AGED 81 years. He was for many years
editor of the Edinburgh Review.
Oswego. n. Y.-Eight and three tenths
inches of snow fell Sunday night, and
many shade and fruit trees were broken
down by the weight of the beautiful.
Observation-Disclosures Vidal, at one time a
member OF Congress from the State of
Louisiana, and for some years editor of
La Patrie. this city, was found dead in
his bed
Berln.--A dispatch from Drschauw,
Polish Prussia says ten children We're
burned TO death on Saturday in house
in Preusslch Stargard, in which they
were confined.
Nunda, y. "a violent wind-storm
| took place Saturday night, blowing at the
rate of forty miles an hour and bringing
a snow-storm. and Sunday there was 6
| inches of the beautiful on the ground.
Paris, Textile town of Bagweli. In
the Red River country. twenty-five miles
! east of here, was completely destroyed
| by fire only a few buildings in the out
skirts of the place being left standing.
Loss 10000.
Montgomery. Aia..-A special from
Huntsville. Ala. says: Frank Coleman
| of the Argus. and Robert O'Neil, Of the
| Mercury. exchanged nine or ten pistol
| shots, but the only damage done was
| a bullet-hole through Coleman's coat.
Detroit. Mich.-At the Democratic city
| convention. Samuel Goldwater. a labor
| agitator, received the nomination for
1 Mayor over Don NJ. Dickinson, exPost-
master General by vote OF 81 TO 81. and
| the nomination was then made unani-
| nous
| Madrid.-A dispatch from Habana 10
| the impartial says the insurgent leader
| Rabi has summoned number of his
! friends 10 conference for the purpose
| OF pointing out to them the utter hope
| lessness of further resistance TO the
! Spanish Government.
Steubenville. O.-Four men cross
| ing the track In wagon al Miller
station crossing OF the Panhandle rail-
road were struck by east-bound &C
commodation train No. IS and killed.
| They were from Youngstown, near La
trobe, in Westmoreland county, Pa, and
! their names are Edward Cogan. Samuel
| Cogan, Jr.. Samuel Cogan Sr., and John
| Campbell.
Paris-The funeral OF John w. Mac
kay. Jr.. which took place in the Church
VI uto iVihSst III many
respects resembled the obsequies OF a
! great public parsonage. The entire front
! OF the Mackay mansion. No. 9 Rue Tilst,
was covered with mourning drapery, the
] lamps in front OF the house were lighted
and covered with Grape. and street traffic
was entirely suspended In the avenues
in the vicinity OF the Arc de Triomphe.
Birmingham. Ala.-A special from Tn
iontown, Ala, says: Richard Britton. city
marshal and V. G. Metzger. merchant.
| got into an alteration about some trivial
matter. The lie was passed, and Metz
| ger drew his pisto. and fired four shots
| at Britton, three of them taking erect
| Britton then fired at Metzger. giving him
a trifiing flesh wound In the face. Brit
! ton is in critical condition. Britton
Is from Petersburg. Va, and Is well liked.
Baltimore. Md.-Miss Frances f. VIII
| lard was elected president OF the Wo.
mans Christian Temperance Union for
| the seventeenth consecutive time. The
! ballot was announced as 1851 votes for
| Miss willard and IA scattering. As the
recording secretary cast the ballot Of the
convention for Miss willard the delegates
and visitors arose and sang Praise God,
| from whom all blessings how." Miss
Willard was visibly affected. and tears
giistened In her eyes as she rose and. with
tremulous voice, thanked the convention
] for the great honor II had shown her.