The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-30
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A meeting OF the lsaac-Jenrings branch
Of The Jennings hoirs was held at Camden,
n. j., Thursday. a call for additional
funds 90 prosecute the claim WAS made and
responded to by those present.
Late Tuesday night Charley Branch, the
negro who assaulted and murdered a nine
year-o.d girl near Taraer station. on the
Little Rock and Mississippi River railway,
was taken from his guards by an armed
mob aud hanged 20 teicgraph-pole.
4 sudden outburst of water ard gas from
| All oil-weil a! Boston, Ont, recently caugE,
fire from man lighting his pipe, and has
been burning furiousiy ever since. The
stream Is six inches thick. and makes
most magnificent cascade. the flames rival
ling the iucs Of the rainbow.
| A dispatcl, from ST. Petersburg says /:
I" 1.-The COOS Newspaper has received sec
ond warning for publishing forbidden mat
ter. The Moscow Courier has been sus-
pended for three months, and the sale OF
single numbers Of the Moscow Ielegrdph
has been prohibited"
Eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars
has been paid in New York for lot OF
ground OF 900 iect front, on which the cost
| lest apartment-house in that city Is to be
erected IT win he very tall, and the Kitchen
and dining-room is TO be Oh the top Moor,
connected with the apartments by DUMB
waters.
| Wednesday afternoon, at Lebanon. Pa,
some Iaborers placed L number OF dyna-
mite cartridges 10 dry by the fire in a
b,acksmnth-Shop on the Cornwall and Lc-
banor railroad. An explosion occurred
soon after. which carried away the'rooi o.
The building and severely burned The
blacksmith.
4 Dublin telegram says: The Uaitcd
Ireland was issued Thursday for the fist
time since its seizure. 1t has a cartoon de
picting Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant,
and the Crown officers drinking long life
TO the inqusition, and inquiries whether 1t
is TO stimulate outrage that the Government
exaspcrates the people by prosecuting eve
rybody whom the people trust.
In the libel case Of Belt. the sculptor. rs.
Lawcs. in the Queens Bench division-a
suit growing out Of a charge by the de-
PENDANT that work which the plaintiff
claimed as his own production was really
that o; another haud-a verdict for tie
plaintiff has been rendered. with $4,000
damages. After the verdict the judge re-
fused stay OF execution. LaWes will
apply for new trial.
Salmi Morse. the author OF the " Passion
Play" appeared before Mayor Grace, OF
| New York, Thursday, and argued in sup
port Of his cl,im for license to present
his work. lie rendered $500 60 the Mayor,
but the latter said he had not yet decided
the question. and returned the money
The production Of the play was opposed
Ivy 4 representative Of the New YORK Sun
day-Sclool Association and Lawyer Della
field. The Mayor reserved bis decision.
\ curious version OF NJ. Gambctta's acc!-
dent is that given in La Petite France,
NJ. Wilson's organ. According to the
Paris correspondent OF This journal, NJ.
Gambetta was wounded by n person who
came to his house at G o'clock in the eve
ming, and between whom and himself =
violent alteration arose. Eventually the
yisiiOr-a woman-drew from her pocket
revolver, which she presented at him.
NJ. Gambctta had Just time TO seize the
arm and 60 detect its aim; but, the trig-
ger having been already raised. the pistol
went oil and wounded the hand with which
he held II. The bullet followed the line OF
the thumb and came ont ut The forearm,
midway between the wrist and the elbow.
The whole thing was the work Of mo
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