The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-21
Br:cf News Items.


Brief News Items.
The ;centiate Manuel Azcarraga has
been appointed Civil Governor OF Havana.
This is the first instance OF such post be-
ing given 10 civilian.
Tuesday morning, at Pttsburg. Pa, an
old woman named Fix was beaten almost
10 death by tramps, aud her house robbed OF
all the money she had--about SO.
Al Winnipeg telegram says 1000 Men,
noHites-600 ut Emerson and 400 at Win
nipeg-have just been made subjects OF
her Majesty by naturalization. and @'iil at
once obtain patents for their homesteads.
Thomas Doyle and Katie A. Morgan,
from Oneida county, who had been board
ing at a clearinghouse in Rochester, y.
y, were suGocated by gas in their room
Tuesday night. They were evidently
runaway couple.
A dispatch from Innspruc!;, Austiia,
kays that Baron Alexander O.! aul EGInmin-
gen has been convicted OF the charges OF
swindling brought against him, and has
been sentenced to seven years. imprison-
ment, with deprivation OF his title OF no.
bility.
SUNDAY, W. n. Knox shot 1rby Lido, from
the effects OF which lie soon died. Knox
shot once over Lidc's head to deter him
from advancing on him with an open
knife. Lidc did not stop, and Knox then
fired the fatal shot.
Nine prisoners recently escaped from
the Pleasanton (ToXas) jan are ih9vgu-
rating n reign OF terror III that neighbour
hood by stealing horses and shooting at
citizens at night. Monday night they
seized a Mr. Lewis, carried him to the
woods near Pleasanton, and riddled lis
body with bullets.
Dennis Donovan, the pedestrian, died
Tuesday morning at Natick, Mass, OF cry
sipelas Of the brain, aged twenty-iour
wears. He was well known throughout
the country rs the champion tiity-mile run
ner, having made the best liity-mi!e time
on record, covering the distance in SIX
hours and eighteen minutes at Providence,
II. L., two years ago.
The little dory Pacific, one and seven
eighths tons burden. Captain Bernard Gli-
hoy. which left San Francisco for Brisbane,
Australia, about August 18th, was sighted
by the barken,ine Tropic Bird, from Ia
biti, November 18th, in latitude II degrees
80 minutes south, and longitude 1i9 de-
grees minutes west. Gilhoy was alone
and stated that he needed no assistance.
Mrs. Elmina Troxcll, OF Coopersyille,
Pa, aged forty years, committed suicide
Yesterday afternoon betwecnthe hours OF
4 aud 6 by hanging herself in her bed
room TO the bed post. Her body was lying
wholly upon the floor with the exception
OF the head, which touched within a Few
inches. Coroner Martin, from AlcHtown,
was notified and held an inquest this after.
noon. No cause for the deed is known.
Great excitement prevails in Custer
county, Colorado, over the attempt 10 re-
move the county-seai from RoSita to Sill
yer Clif. A majority OF the county com.
misscners have ordered the county-seat
moved, but the people at Rosita say they
have enough armed men TO retain posses
sion OF the county records and intend
doing so. How the affair will terminate il
is Impossible TO say, but it is feared II viii
end in bloodshed, As the citizens OF boil
places are under arms and only waiting fol-
one side or the other TO commence hostil
ties.
A fire, causing a loss Of about $4,000
broke out Tuesday evening in q building
kuown rs Gothic Hall, Brooklyn, and oc
cupied by the Third Calling battery. II
Adams street near Concord street, Brook
iyn. The building was most entirely de
stroyed. together with tho contcatS, con
sistiisg OF the arms and equipments OF Tia
battery. These included, among othe
property, four Calling guns, three bow
tiers, sevcnty-ivc carbines, and eighty
four saddles. The loss on the conics,
will fall upon the State, and Is estimated O
$4,000.
A freight train was telescoped by an
other Tuesday at Molrosc, near Troy, n
T., OH the Troy and Boston road. A loco
motive and thirty-fyc cars were wrecked
Joha Reardon, OF Pittsiied, brakeman
who had been discharged, and was ridin
70 Troy in caboosc to get his pay, wa
Instantly killed Frank Brundage, OF Pitts
field, brakeman, Is dying from broker
back. Engineer Charles Killingbeck ant
George Cross and Dennis O'Brien, brake
men, were injured, but will recover. Th,
track will not be cleared before tomorrow
A telegram OF the 10th from Scranton
Pa, says: Lafayette Marsh, OF Hawley
whose brother Lewis was killed last Satur.
day by the boiler explosion on the Penn.
sylvan!a Coal Company's gravity road, met
With horrible death last night. He came
to this city yesterday afternoon with two
other brothers to arrange for the burial OF
Lewis. They left at late hour on coal
tsain, intending to jump of at No. 7 and
walk across the mountain 10 the No. .
plane. The train did not stop at No. 7, and
IN jumping of Lafayette Tell In front OF the
midnight express from New York, and was
torn TO pieces by the locomotive. The
corpA> was removed TO No. plane, where
the body u Lewis lay, and the Inflated
brothers were uaced side by side. They
will he buried At Hi,~ly Tomorrow.