The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-20

An explosion occurred Monday in
cartridge-factory at Mont Valerein, France.
Ihirty women employed i'm the factory
were seriously injured.
While Louis Feifert, aged twenty, EN-.
ployed at the Forest-Castle Brewery. WA
hillng the icc-honse at Pillston, Pa, Mon
day, large cake of Ice fell on his head.
killing him instantly.
An Alfalfa (Ala.) telegram Of Monday
SAYS: To-day, while attempting TO arrest
Bob" Thomas and n. T.. Williams, two
moonshiners. revenue officer, w. l..
Goodwin, shot and killed the latter and
dangerously wounded the former.
Tho attack by mountaineers in South.
western China upon Chinese troops who
were marching against the French, in
which the rear guard was slaughtered, is
connected with general rising in Yum
Nan.
An Indiana woman gave a patient $500
worth OF professional nursing, but present
ed him with receipted bin on his prom
lsing to marry her. Now that lac has bro
zen the engagement, she SUES for the pay
and $4,000 besides.
The Lick telescope will not be in posi-.
ton or Mount Hamilton, California, for
many day to come. The crown disc Of
the object lens, which WAS cast successfully
IN october, has been broken, and a new
cast will be made.
\ Macon PENN telegram OF The 18th
says Columbus Travis, man about
twenty-iour years old, who has been living
in Fayette county, committed suicide this
morning by shooting himself in the mouth
with pistol. He had been married only
two weeks. No cause has been assigned
for the act.
A dispatch to the New Orleans Picayrtne
from OpelousaS, La, says "Dr. j. A.
Rouke. OF Mermenton, this parish. was
assassinated on Sunday morning. He was
about starting to sec patient, and was in
the act OF drinking a cup OF coffee, when
the assassin fired at him through a win
dow, shooting the entire back portion of
his head off,
Passengers OH MIIwaUhet, Luhe oDore
and Western train had 40 incidental bear
hunt. The locomotive struck the brute
and Knocked him into a ditch, so that inn
promptu hunters had no difficulty in sur
rounding him; but he was very lively on
coming TO. and scattered them right and
lett. An axe in the hands Of the engineer
finished him.
Monday morning. at i'arkyille, ten miles
north OF Kansas City, Mo-. j. ID. Tasting.
professor OF languages in Park College,
was found dead in his room, having COM
mitted suicide by strangling himself with
a cord fastened to Il bedstead. lie was UNI
married. lie was q graduate OF Bowdoin
College, and came 10 Missouri from Massa-
chusetts about year ago. No cause Is
known for the act.
John Leininger, while suffering from
delirious fever. jumped from the second
s;orv window OF his house, near Womels.
dorf. Pa, Monday. He then ran through
several fields and jumped into a creek.
His housekeeper, who heard his cries. fol-
lowed him and rescued him from the
creek. but LeiningeI's clothing became
frozen to his body, and he died before he
could be taken home.
When Humbert OF Italy, famed for his
admirable horsemanship, visited Vienna,
his horse. one Of the finest 10 the imperial
stables. was so utterly manageable that
he had. TO his great modification, to take
his seat In q carriage. A groom, since dis
CHARGED from the Emperor's service. now
confesses that he by cruelty fogging the
horse on showing him white plumes, such
as the King wore, had been the author OF
the difficulty.
Eastern Pennsylvania has the champion
nrjnter's devil A telegram from tnai
place, dated the 18th, says; "A boy zen
INTO The Delaware here to-day ana had
narrow escape from drowning. Three
times before he broke through the Ice, out
lived TO tell the tale. Once he fell OH
hin. knocked three holes In his head, broke
both legs. both arms, and collar-bone.
A. another time he accidentally shot hilh-
sell in the leg with pistol. lie Is now
printers devil
The people of CrescO. Howard county.
Iowa. are excited over the death OF August
Nost a German, from trichin@, caused Dy
eating diseased pork. His wife. three
children, and girl stopping with the
Family were all sick last week from Ihe
same cause. Mast died twenty.one DAYS
or, , eating the meat. Hopes were enter
,a;ned Of The recovery OF the children
twn hovs. eleven and two years respec-
lively. and a girl aged eight. Mrs; Nas,,
a, was thought, would recover, Dut theIe -
little or no hope OF the recovery o' 'he
visitor, Betty Gerhard.
On Monday a clerk named Williaih ~
Orr nut 81 800 IN box, ana a. o;oo - ! ~.
,,ar,nJ from the office OF n. X. FairDahh
= 60 "a their mandatory, which Is cul
Ill, +, block away. Orr was crossing tho
A.raot nrepsratory 10 entering the manu-
saatorv when three men approached iil,i
.aon, iebind. Before be could divine theiI
;,,,nn,ions he was struck on the neaa Win
u sana. nag and knocked down. BEFORE nc
aa,sained his feet the three men had ulsaP
,a5oreJ1 taking the box and Ill tue hio"e'
IN il along with them.
A. Wavahatchie, Texas, City.
T 81 Spalding was shot and Kiiieo ounu1'
o. oroninr by negro named Charles omlln.
. Janntv marshal had attempted 10 airs.
The negro, who resisted ana ian. ~
aanutv fred on him, and the negro re-
,mrned the fire. The shots brought oPaiu.
,u w. - :" the scene, and In attempting 10 HAM
. ~ " orrest he was killed. The clInsns
, ,mr al ont IN pursuit. After some IuI!n o.
.m Ron Of shots Smith was cornsred ~
eA. a"thcuse. When the door was Iorce9
az az nagro sprang forward and attempT"
~ shoot. but was riddlsd Win Outlets
The family Of Obed Frye, Of s Hudson
~ While seated ut dinner on SATURDAY,
MISS s,ssonnded by the entrance OF I'VE Nv,
were vino seized the meat from the iapls
lynS, o "~ desperately those who attacke !,
a. anu A., A. last. the animal, realizing tna' ~
IT. Az a,, ,. the worst OF it, bounded ior
wa, was d Es Which was closed by vlgli AM
Inc a1 ,us; in time to catch the lynx by tDc
ier n which position it wss helo un!u o .ns