Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-21
TeIcrrnDhic Briefs.

TeIcgrnphic Briefs.
Madrid.-The shipment Of 5000 rein
fOrcements TO Cuba viii begin early IN
November.
London The Exchange Telegraph
Company announces that The British Par
lament will reasscmble January 18th.
Washington. y. C.-Ex-Senator NJ. c.
Butler. Of South Carolina, was admitted
to practice before the Supreme Court OF
tho United States.
Chattauooga, Tenn.-James Sanders. a
farmer living near Daisy, Tenn, was
killed by a charge from his own gun
while on a squirrel hunt.
West Point. Cav. c. & I. Lanier.
bankers. assigned to T.. f. Lanier, J. T.
Zachary and J. ID. johnson. Liabilities
and assets not yet known.
Jacksonville Fla.-The steamer Three
Friends arrived I'm port. with the gunner
Of the revenue cutter on board, but the
cutter has not yet arrived.
Washington, Z. C.-The cruiser Raleigh
finished coaling at Beaufort, : C., and
left for ST. Augustine. TO relieve the
Newark OF hlibuster patrol duty
Macon. Ga.-Captain William shivers
Brantley who was secretary ana trea-
surer of the Southwestern Railroad Com
pany from its organization until Olu age
forced him to resign last spring. died'
New Orleans.-The Bluehelds Banana
Company. whose headquarters are at
Galveston. with a branch in New Or
| leans. made an assignment. Liabilities,
about 10000; assets valued at S27oO@
Charleston $ C.-The twelfth annual
conference Of church workers among the
colored people of the United states W.
opened, with an eloquent sermon rom tne
Rev III. c. Bishop, rector Of ST. Philp
church New NorR.
Macon. CA. : Brady who is in jail
| i'm Dublin Ga, was arrested last week
on a charge of conspiracy 10 defraud IN
! surance companies by committing arson.
/ He was given a commitment tllal ana
bound over TO a higher court
Madrid.-A dispatch from Habana
states that MaceO. the rebel leader, was
wounded In recent engagement WIN the
! Spanish troops The dispatch adds unat
| Captain-General Weyler denies the re-
! port that he intends TO quit Cuba on
| leave OF absence.
Constantinople.-Mr Luther snort,
! United states Consul General, started for
| Smyrna 1t is probable that MIR. short
/ will board the United States Sunooat Ban
croft at Smyrna. and that the gunboat
| viii pass through the Dardaneiles as an
ordinary vessel.
Aradrld.-A dispatch from Habana says
| that I'm the recent fighting I'm Pinar del
| RIO province MacCO lost "a number or
/ officers. including his chief supporters. his
men. the dispatch adds. are now Spit up
| and wandering about the country, Wllnoul
/ camps and without food.
suffolk. Vac. W Willoughby. a young
! white man Of AhOskie, n. G., was tound
/ dead seven miles from suffolk on the
/ Norfolk and Carolius railroad. HIS nead
was fearfuliy crushed. lie Is supposed
| 10 have fallen from the rear coach OF
/ north-bound passenger train
I,ondon.-Lord Rosebery. speaking at a
| nOn-partsan banquet at Colchester, salu
] that he fully agreed with Lord salisbury
I'm the Premiers Turkish policy that ne
/ had a strong conviction that Isolated IN
reference in Turkey on the part Of Great
Britain would result in great European
war.
Grand Rapids Mich-Generai Ager'ss
/ special car, bearing Generals Howaru,
| Sckles Marden, and Stewart ana Corpo-
raj Tanner. arrived, amid booming OF
cannon. After parade OF marcning
| clubs with 1000 torches, a public meetns
was held I'm Lockerby Hall where taeo
| generals addressed an audience OF 0WV
on the money question.
Montpeller. Vt-Both branches OF the
Legislature elected Hon. Justin 5. Morrll
/ as United States Senator TO succeed MN
| self for the full term Of six years, begin
| ming March I 1897. The vote in the house
| was: Morrill, 2l1; Herbert +. Brlgham
| memocraD. II. There being no Demo
| Gratis I'm the Senate, Mr.. Morril elecliuh
| by that branch was unanimous.
Kingston. Ja.-The case against Cap
| tain Murphy. OF the American steamer
f.aurade 1',,, Who was arrested at Port An
tonic and held IN f300 bail on the
charge Of having contraband or war on
| his vessel has gone against the ue'
fendant. he not appearing when the .is cass
was called in court. A writ OF eGTcuIlQn l'lii
| AGAINST his body was issued. lie Will
| be taken into custody should he return
to Jamaica.
Augusta. Mean absolute divorce wa wa
| granted 10 Mrs. Harriet Blame bediei
! from TruXtOn Beale. Of washington, -
| c. by Judge Whitehouse. In the Su,
| preme Judicial Court, upon a nDel NEE
| by her counsel, Leslie G; cornish, VI
| Augusta. upon the ground or hoh-sup'
mort. The custody of the children was
granted to the mother, but al claim to
aIimony was waived by her. The dlVorce
was not contested.
Macon, Ga.-The Daughters OF the COT
federacy of the State of Georgia are III
session. Hon. T. r. r. Cobb OF Atlanta
addressed the meeting. The iolloWIIbis
officers were elected: President, MIS-. lIa
Eve OF Augusta; Nice-Presldehtl MI (, II N
70. Park. of Macon; Corresponding sec
retary. Mrs Randolph Ridgley, or Au
gusta. Recording Secretary. Mrs. Luld
Kendall Rogers. of Barnesville; Irea
surer. Mrs. James Moore, OF Augusta.
Iondon.-The Bailey grand jury return
ed "a true bill against Lady Tina Scout
tbo nnother of Countess Russell who was
! arrested on October 9Th, at the instance
of her son-in-law, Earl kusSSh' ut'yi III -, =
| charge of having cflminally HbelltIL = ~ 80
True bills were also found against rreue'
rick Kast. a groom, and John CockertoH,
a marine engineer. who were also arrest
ed and held for trial in connection VIII
the case i'm the sum Of 600 each.
New York-Forty bishops. representtins
the house of Bishops Of the. Pro
testant Episcopal Church OF IN,
United States, met At the Chule 6. el
Mission House. Fourth avenue ahl
Twenty second street The oolec
of the meeting is TO elect two bishops t'
preside over the new missionary lurlsdlc
tions Of Duluth, Mimi, ana Westeri
North Carolina. Prominent candidates
mentioned are the Rev. Or. l. Mex. Pit
finger. OF Raleigh ~ c., for WesterI
| North Carolina, and Rev. A. w. Ryan o.
Dullth for Duluth. Nothing was done
beyond deciding not to elect a bishop tol
Western North Carolina a this time
because Of the poor financial CONDITION
OF the North Caroline Diocese. Nomiin.a, 1,
lions made for the bishopric OF Duluti
we're referred TO a committee or nVe, an'
| This committee viii report az a meetnl
10 he held this "Wednesday morning.
Small Fire Early This MORNING.