The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-23

A saw-mill on the Shediac river, in New
Brunswick, recently set fire to itself, and
was totally destroyed. 4 frcshet lifted the
gate, which started the mill, and the rapid
and continued revolutions of the circular
saw, the betting of which had been left on,
are believed to have heated the boxes to
such an extent as to set the contiguous
woodwork on fire.
A dispatch from Nashville to the Ciucin-
natl Commercial says: In the fourth dis
trict Tillman, the Republican candidate for
Congress, has received the certificate.
Sheafe (Democrat) had $50 majority on @
square vote, but after the election WAS over
there were just enough votes thrown out to
declare Tillman elected"
The Portsmouth (Yankee) Navy-yard
conflict of jurisdiction resulted in the in
Fiction of q fine Of ten dollars and costs
by the State Court upon the executive
officer of the yard for obstructing Deputy
Sheriff Bartlett while in the performance Of
his duty in arresting workmen Of the yard
on civil process.
"Timothy Titcomb" writes from Swift
zerland that cheap wine is no remedy for
intemperance, and recounts his former be-
lief to that effect; but he admits that the
intoxication of the Swiss, caused by wine
drinking, has few of the brutal character
istics of alcoholic drunkenness.
A bold attempt was made Friday morn
ing to rob the Third Avenue Central Park
Savings Bank, of New York. Over 500, 900
was secured by man named Howell and
another, name unknown, but WAS dropped
in their haste to get away from the officers
of the bank.
4 Wisconsin coroner has decided, in the
case of a man run over while attempting to
get on q railway train, that he came to his
unnecessary danger and peril"
The New York Albion comes to the rescue
Of the ladies. 1t prints on article to prove
that our great graudmothers were decidedly
ahead Of us in aggravated extravaganza Of
dress.
Millions Of dollars have been paid the
several Pacific railroads as a Government
bonus for work which has been done so
temporarily that the whole road will require
reconstruction. "-Batimore Gazette.
In North Carolina, only one Democrat
has certificate of election to Congress.
The others were cheated, Of course, by the
Radicals.
The golden hair" mania seems to be as
catching among the bellies Of America as it
has been in Europe.
New York has twelve clergymen who are
each paid over Sl0,000a year, and hun
dred others who don't get 1000 each.
A youth at Rondout, N. Y, recently, stole
his pockets full of powder, and met the fate
Of bad boys by blowing himself up.
The New York papers are again agitating
for bridge across the East river as pre-
yentive of future ferry-boat disasters.
August Harper, a young German, of Chi
cage, while out hunting Sunday near Aims
worth, accidentally shot himself dead.
Twenty eight pews in the new Third
Presbyterian church of Pittsburg brought
more than S37 900 by auction.
American steamers aggregating more
than 10000 tons are now running in Chi
nese waters.
Snow to a depth Of nearly two feet fell in
Quebec Thursday, and there is some ice in
the river.
Mrs. Susan Archer Weiss Miss Talley)
is sueing for divorce in the Supreme Court
Of New York.
The Fejee islanders have recently eaten
up Spaniard and his wife. They kindly
spared their children.
In one-fourth of square mile surround
ing st. Paul's Cathedral, London, there are
forty churches.
In England, recently, they had festival
in honor of village pump that did not get
dry during drought.
Mr.. Doolittle will devote himself to the
practice of the law after the 4th Of March
next in Wisconsin and in Washington.