The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-26

Princes were present. The Emperor after
wards held brilliant reception at the Pal
ace In honor Of the Grand Duke Nicholas"
The approaching Crisis In Russia.
LONDON, February PA 81. Petersburg
dispatch TO the Times says "There Is GER
tainIy sense Of insecurity observable In
every direction here. and while there Is
great fear that something will happen be-
fore the anniversary OF the Emperor's ac-
cessi0n 10 the throne, there IL also settled
idea, which Is destined probably TO be div
appointed, that the Car will proclaim some
thing new on that occasion. The most
important fact conntc ted with the
latter expectation IL that very i'm
pOrtant State documents are 10 course
OF passing through the press i'm the
printing Office OF the Fourth section. A
certain number OF Trustworthy men have
been working at these papers for three
weeks. The contents OF the papers are
kept profound secret, and in order that
nothing should leak out the printers are
kept IN charge OF an officer and are under
lock and KEY. This proves that something
unusual is being prepared, but as it was be-
gun prior to the explosion in the Winter
Palace that event may have somewhat
changed the good Intentions OF the car"
Ireland.
TENANT RIGHT MEETING ATTACKED AND Dis
PERsED BY oRANGEMEY.
LONDON, February ga large tenant
right meeting near POrterdown. county OF
Armagh, to-day was attacked by three thou
sand Orangemen, armed with bludgeOns,
who stOrmed the platform, and then dis.
persed the meeting. The tenant .rghters
were Ortnumbered, and twenty OF them
were seriously injured. The Orange party
considered the meeting to be OF a seditous
character.
Heavy Ransom Demanded.
LONDON, February ga dispatch from
Constantinope TO the Standard says: at
is reported that the Greek brigands who
captured Colonel Syange and his wife, near
Salonico, fix the amount to he paid for their
ransom at G4.000. Negotiations far the re-
lease Of the captives are proceeding"
A dispatch from Con>tantnOpe, later
than that to The Standard, announces that
letter from Colonel Syange says the
brigands demand El5,000 for the release of
himself and his wife.
Cardinal Newman's Broken Hip.
LONDON, February 2j-Cardinal Newman
is suffering from the effects Of fall, by
which one OF his ribs was broken, but he is
progressing as fayorably as can be expected,
considering bis advanced age. The Cardt-
nal is in bis seventy-ninth year.
Crushed by Failing Timber.
LONDON, February ga pile OF timber
in yard on GIaSShOuse street, VauXhall.
London, fell to-day, killing five persons and
woundiDg sixteen Others.
Farcipn Nofoe
LONDON, February 2j.-The Moscow Ga
zette demands The appointment Of dictator
to more tffcctualIy crush NiLilism.
a Madrid dispatch says the Court Of APP
peals has confirmed the sentence of OterO,
the wOuld-be assassin of the King.
The bark Strathner, bound to Melbourne
from London, was sunk by Il collision, and
sixteen persons drowned.
II is stated that Persia is actively assem-.
bling troops 10 march on Ierat.
A Berlin dispatch states that at an audi
cnce given by Emperor William to the
president Of the Reicbstag his Majesty de-.
clared the passage Of the army bin absO-
lutely necessary for Germany's defensive
power.
a Paris dispatch says that Hartman has
confessed he was engaged IN an attempt TO
kill the Car at Moscow.
The British ship Mistress Of the Seas,
which left Philadelphia January 18th for
Bremen, was abandoned and dsmasted ia
north latitude 43o and west longitude 80.
The crew were taken off by the ship Quev.
Captain Lowell, from New Orleans January
18Th for Havre.