Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-08
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Little Rock. ArS.-The Populist Central
Committee met and decided to put out
Bryan and Watson electors.
Ieipzig.-The Neueste Nachrichten de-
clares that Chancellor Won HOhenlohe has
resigned, and that he has left Berlin for
Cassel.
Denver. Col.-The official call for the
Silver Party State Convention has bee
issued The body viii meet september
9th at a place to be later designated Dy
the committee.
London.-The House OF Lords passed
the Irish land bill through committee
after five hours further debate. The
hostility shown towards the measure was
less marked than was expected.
Jefferson City. Mo.-Tim. Hennessey. or
ST. Louis, was nominated by the Demo-
cratic state Convention for Railroad Com
missioner after three hours balotlng, ana
the convention then adjourned.
Lansing. Mich.-The Ingham County
Bank did not open for business. card
was posted on the door. which reads
This bank is I'm the hands of a receiver.
The bank had a capital Of SiOl.OOO and
surplus Of $4,000.
New Orleans.-John l. Adams & Co., the
large wholesale liquor dealers, grocers,
and commission merchants, are embar-
rassed. and have asked for a respite They
have S32 600 In cash tied up IN the Afnefl-
can National Bank. which has Just failed.
Kansas City. Moan explosion from
some unknown cause in the packing plant
of Swift & Co resulted in the death OF
one man and the injury OF six others,
four probably fatally. and in fire which
followed 100000 worth OF property was
destroyed.
Berln.-It is asserted that the indispo-
sition Of Emperor William, who was on
Thursday reported to be suffering from
catarrh Of the throat. Is diplomatic, and
that the abandonment of his trip to We
sci. RuhroTt and Essen was due not 10
sickness, but to reasons OF State.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.-The Park Theatre
was destroyed by fire at ! o'clock In the
morning. causing loss OF $4,000 covered
by insurance. A boxing exhibition had
been given In the theatre, and IL Is sup
posed the fire was due to carelessness on
the part of some one in the dressing
rooms.
Christiania, Sweden.-Twelye persons
lost their lives through the burning or a
children. number of persons who had
gathered 10 witness the fire were struck
by a falling wall and six were Killed out
right and thirteen injured, ana or the lat
ter three have since died.
washington. d. C-The Treasury De-
partment sent kilograms TO several col
lectors OF ports in Southern Florida, ana
TO captains Of revenue cutters IN tnose
waters, instructing them to keep a look
out for the steamer Laurada, which clear
ed from Wilmington. Del, Thursday, and
which IS supposed to be on filibustering
expedition TO Cuba.
st. Louis, Moan epidemic Of small
pox could hardly be worse than the pres
ent hot weather Thursday night all re-
cords were passed. At midnight, with
the thermometer registering 81 degrees,
the streets and parks were full OF people
seeking fresh air. Not a breath OF air
was stirring. The death-roll had reached
eight and the prostrations reported were
over thirty-one.
Upper Marlborough. Md.-Dr. william
Warlng a leading physician, was killed
by MOrdic Pummer during a political
quarrel. DR.. Warlng was drinking in
Plummer's saloon, and, becoming enrageG.
threw q beer-glass at Plummers head.
Pummer stabbed the Doctor with PEN
knife. cutting a cash in his neck ana
severing the carotid artery. Warins bled
10 death within an hour.
La Grange, Tex.-State-Senator J. II
Shelburne Of Austin, was nominated for
Congress on the 377th ballot by the Demo-
cratic convention of the Tenth District
Ex-Congressman Walter Gresham of Gal
veston could have had the nomination,
but he refused 10 take IL unless the con-
vention repudiatec the Chicago platform
and adopted one endorsing the financial
course OF Cleveland and Carlisle This
the convention refused TO do and Gresham
retired.
New Orleans-Judge Henry Castellanes,
one Of the Oldest and most brilliant men,
bers Of the legal fraternity, died AT the
Hotel Dieu after a lingering Illness The
deceased possessed literary attanments
OF a high order, and was one OF the most
distinguished writer's OF the New Orleans
press. He was the author of several
books. notably New Orleans AZ II was"
and he had not yet completed "Reminis-
cences OF New orleans" when stricken
with his last illness.