Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-19
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the use Of cancelled stamps


company II supposed to be guilty being
the use Of cancelled stamps.
Twenty-Five battalions. consisting Of
i.oW men each. viii soon start from SSain
for Cuba.
The whereabouts OF Henry J. AIdftch.
president OF the Colorado Security Com
pany. OF Denver. who absconded q few
weeks ago with several thousand dollars
OF the company's money, Is unknown.
Importers at New York OF yarn and
some cotton GOODS are exercised over the
action OF Appraiser Bann. which the
Board OF General Appraisers has sus-
tanned. In advancing invoices on such im-
ports by from 10 to 10 per cent.
A bill has been filed by the Attorney
General OF Arkansas against the Missouri
Pacific and Little Rock and Fort Smith
railways, the State suing for $1,000 due
on taxes improperly assessed against the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad In
1878 to 1883. inclusive.
The Cologne Gazette publishes dis
match from St Petersburg, which says
a deputation OF Armenian Catholics had
an interview with Prince Lebanon, Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs. yesterday. ana
asked that a refuge be given In the Caus
casus TO 5000 Armenians, anl the request
was granted
one OF the largest crowds that ever as
sembled In Nashville. Tenn, 10 hear
public speech gathered at the Gospel
Tabernacle here last night to hear Hon.
Chauncey NJ. Depew, OF New YORK. ad-
dress the students and faculty OF Wander
bilt University on the "AdNantasts OF
Higher Education"
Blister Cannon, i6-year-old negro boy
OF Guthrie. q. t.. assaulted l0-yesr-old
Nettle Van Horne on country road
yesterday. was captured by posse OF In
dignant men. and was being strung up
when officers rescued him AID drove him
to jail where he is strongly guarded. as
a raid on the prison is expected.
Judge Mcdowell, at Toronto, Canada.
Yesterday. ordered the extrsdition OF
lanes Hutton alias Diamond Charlie. the
alleged diamond thief. who. was ARRESTED
at st. Mary's. Ont. few months aso.
charged with swindling Toronto and
Hamilton Jewellers, and for whom there
are two warrants. one consigning MN
to Gainesboro'. Ga, and the other 10
Moberly. Mo.
A special from Opelika. Ala. says that
yesterday morning at Perry's mil-pond'
Just south OF Auburn. Mr.. Lewis Cox.
drummer from Tuskeegee Ala. and
Miss Cornella Terrence aged 10 years.
the belle OF her neighborhood. and a
remarkably beautiful young lady, were
out boating on the pond when the boat
overturned and both the young people
were drowned.
Lieutenant Fletcher. OF the torpedo
boat Cushing. reports that his run south
from Newport. II. l., through snland
waters was a great success and that the
Southerners were greatly interested In
his cruise and hope for the opening OF
their creeks and sounds for commercial
purposes. The Cushings run from Nor
folk to Jacksonville. Fla, was made
through inland waterways. excepting be-
tween Cape Lookout and Charleston,
where IL was necessary TO run outside.
and the approximate actual running time
was So hours or 10 knots per hour.
through shallow and winding waters.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
says the revival Of business throughout
the country and the rapid Industrial de-
yeiopment OF the South have caused the
recent planning OF an unusually large
number OF short railroad lines In this
section, principally for carrying the pro-
duct OF textile. mining. and numbering
regions To market, lightweight miles OF
| these railroads being projected or under
| construction In Florida, II miles In
| Georgia. 70 miles In Louisiana. 10 miles
| In South Carolina, about 40 miles IN
| North Carolina. 80 miles In Alabama. $
miles in Virginia lc2 miles in Texas. and
| 20 miles In Tennessee.