The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-17
Crimes and Casualties.
MAN ARRESTED FOR MARRYING HIS TwELv
YEAR.OLD STEP-DAUGHTER.

YEAR-OLD sTEP-DAUGHTER.
BALTIMORE, February 1G.-Sydney Shores
well-to-do farmer. OF Somerset county,
who recently married his twelve year-old
step-daugnter, has been arrested. and also
the officiating clergyman, Zlchariah Brown,
on the charge OF violating the State law,
which prohibits man from marrying hi.
step daughter or woman her step-fatber
under penalty Of $500. The Clergyman is
also made amenable to the same law. Shores
| furnished bail ia the sum OF $4,000 for each
Of the accused. to await the action OF the
grand Jury OF the county.
The case hes excited extraordinary in
terest land much indignation among his
ncighbors.
ACCIDENT TO A SLEIGHING PARTY.
| OTTAWA, February 16.-A covered sleigh,
in which was her Royal Hghness and bis
| Excellency, attended by Colonel Mcneil
and Hon. Mrs. Langham, when going TO the
| Senate chamber on Saturday night, was up
set and dragged about four hundred yards.
| The Princess received a severe confusion on
| the head and had the lobe Of her right ear
cut. Mrs. Lanoham was much bruised on
the arm. His Excelency was slightly hurt
on the forehead.
ABANDONED IN A SINKING CONDITION.
New YORK, February 16.-The steamship
| City OF Brussels arrived here to-day. She
brings the crew-twenty-fou In number
of the British ship lrwella, bound from Bre-
men to America, which was abandoned at
sea in sinking condition February 18th.
SUICIDE.
NEW YORK, February 16.-JoSephus Ech-
OILS, aged twenty-ihree. native OF West
Point, Miss, committed suicide this morn
ing in his room at No. % Washington place
by cutting bis throat with razor.
TEXANS USE OF THE KNIFE.
NEW YORK, February 16.-A dispatch
from Bradford, Pa, says: AT Kennedy,
n. Y, yesterday afternoon, Frank Morse
got into an alteration with Charles STRAIT
ton. a young man from Texas, when the
latter drew huge knife and plunged it
into Morse's heart, killing him instantly"
FATAL FALL FROM A WINDOW.
NEW ORLEANS, February l6 DIR. James
Ringwood, a native OF Ireland. aged forty
two years, fell from the second story win
dow OF his boarding house to day, and was
fatally injured.
SHOT DEAD ~ BED.
CHICAGO. February 16.-Hiram =. Allen.
a respected citizen OF Sandwich, ILL.,, was
shot dead in his bed yesterday morning by
burglars who had forced m entrance into
the house. The murderers escaped.
Fire Record.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIRE IL NEW
YORK.
NEW YOGK, February ia fire broke
out Yesterday on the first floor OF No. 10
Maiden lane, occupied by &. n. Finch d
Co., dealers in heavy oils and chemicals.
Owing to the cOmbu>tibe nature OF its con-
tents the fire quickly made its way through
out the building and extended into III, add
Joining, occupied by Lichtcnstein Brothers,
dealers in leaf tobacco. which was also
burned. The losses are large. In III was
j. Il. Wells, whose eccentrIcitIrs Il dealer
in Panama hats gained him notoriety. 1t
is said he had sixty cases OF Panama hats.
worth $1,000. stored in the building, and
de .troyed.> The buildings 10 and i'll were
damaged $1,000. Total loss about $4,000.
DESTRUCTIVE CONFEDERATION IL THE CAPITAL
OF SAN SALVADOR.
PANAMA, February GA fire was raging
in the capital Of the Republic OF San Sal
vador at the time Of The departure OF the
Paci6 mail steamer from La Liberdad on
the LIST instant. The Quartet and several
other Government buildings had been
DESTROYED. -Four thousand stands Of arms
and 100000 cartridges, together with
other property, were consumed. No details
were given.