Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-22
Telegraphic Tcrsitics.

Alphonse Duerlng. the famous French
surgeon and medical author, died ytster-
day; aged I3 years.
A. II. Burroughs. a salesman. committed
suicide at Toccoa, Ca Yesterday ~
shooting himself through the head with
a pistol.
Emile Reipon. French Republican de-
putty. and Jean Baptiste du Chassint, Ra-
deal deputy for the Puy de Dome, died
last night
The father OF Rev. Sam. p. Jones. the
evangelist died at the family residence.
in Gainesville. Ga, Wednesday night.
aged - years
Professor w II. Woodal, ex-Superin-
tendent OF Public Schools In Columbus,
Ga, died yesterday. IN the city named.
from a second stroke OF paralysis.
The pleadlngs in twelve more of th,
challenged counties were examined yes
terday by the Tennessee legislative com.
mittee which Is investigating the eleciios
for Governor.
After being out for nine hours. engaged
In a fruitless effort 10 reach an agree
ment. The jury In the Howgate case,
at Washington was locked up for the
night at 10 o'clock last evening.
Special dispatches to the Baltimore
Manufacturers Record show that the
State OF Mississippi has produced
surplus Of corn. and that Tor the irsi
time I'm It's history corn r. being shipped
to the West, Kansas city buyers now
speclaI from Aiken. s. e.. SAYS. NJ.
n NJ Appleton, OF Massachusetts. VINO
Is sojourning there for the winter. sent
over TO Augusta. Ga, yesterday Tor aevr-
raj gallons OF liquor. and when the pack
age arrived IL was seized BY state cor
stable OF Blackville and conhscated TO he
State.
tl.. fpla apola
OF Hudson. Thirteenth street, and Ninti
avenue, New York, and occupied by va
rious manufacturing companies. was
burned last night, entailIng z loss OF hp-
OOO and fifty girls employed In the bullc-
ing escaped with difficulty being assisted
by a watchman known as "Old sleuth'
who is missing.
Mail dispatches from West Africa give
details OF the native raid on the hoya.
Niger Company's headquartsrs at AksAst
last month. when Mr.. Wyse. chief OF
tha company's printing works. was cap
tu,ed. taken TO Nlmhi. and beheaded.
anil when. IL IL believed. large number
OF the companys native employees were
killed or captured.
The Michigan Prohibition Convention
Yesterday nomInatef Myron W. walloes.
Of Grand Rapids, for Justice o the SUI
preme Court. and Professor ID. Is keeh
OF Hlllsdale. and Hon. W. Noah cnsne,'
OF Ann Arbor, for regents OK thr u's, unt,s,
tlon platform upon which the party con. con.
Quoted it's campaign last fall. adopted
resolutions fayoring the 5ubfnlnsion 20 W
neonle in the spring OF 1895 OF Prohisi
ton amendment. deploring the death o.
Mary r. Lathrop. and emshasizlhs ,'
allegiance OF the party 70 the ifse a"'
unlimited coinage OF silver.
The London STANDARD says 10 Ieis.snSs y,.
to the premium on the United siHiss siH,s
lean: This makes tbs price os fully-
paid bonds equal lis. and az I'D fepr,'
sents the capitalization on a > per cent
basis. the quotation looks h.gh Tor ps,
the buying Is said TO he on American
account. Which is the best thing tnst
could happen. II. however. The ioah ~
bought 6y United States investors AZ
much above the steliing prlce' ,n
comes In the influence or the ioap -, ~
checking gold exports from New iorA'