The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-19
Brief News Etcitls.

The penal c0de Was i dead letter ~ NeN
York Sunday. Persons who engaged IN
business were not intericycd with iy the
police The penal code was generally OBJ
served in Brooklyn.
Saturday morning a locomotive engine
Oh The Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail-
road blew out The croTn-siIcet, terribly
scalding George Reilly, Francis Cariinc,
and Henry hiilor. The last twoarc fatally
injured.
Tie expert accountants who have been
examining the books OF the Brooklyn
Eo7rd OF Education have iu.t completed
their labor. They find tlllt cX.SccrC:agy
Stuart i a dciaul.cf % the extent CT
'aJ0,oc0
Sarah Kear. OF san Francisco, aged cich-
teen, eoyclncs, in The family oi Major
Chipman. committed suicide sunday night
by taking poison. She received 2 ,barp
roproof from her mistress ;hc day before,
and this is the OILY assigEab.c cause OF her
suicide.
Or. W. s. Forbes, OF The Jefferson Mcdi-
Cai College, Philadelphia, Was taken into
court Saturday morning and required 90
enter bail in $500 for his appearance az
the next term OF court t. answer charges
IN connection with The recent wholesale
robbery OF grave. in Lebanon cemetery.
Dr. lehman wax discharged from custody.
The post-ollicc at ,Ionrocton, Bradford
county. Pa, was entered carly Saturday
morning. The safe was blown open and
several hundred dollars IN stamps wore
taken, together with some registered let
ters. The postmaster, II. j. Sweet, also
lost $500 III mo.cy and some valuable ra-
pcgs.
4 Cork Groland) telegram OF Tie 18th
says: Mcssrs. farncil, q Connor, and Sex
Ton arrived here to-day. This evening a
banquet was given to NJ. parucl. Wife
the tcas,s were being offered q stranger
present proposed the health OF the Queen
OF the Belgians. IN attempt was made to
eject him; Whercupon be drew revolver.
The weapon was Wrcsied from him and he
vas given into custody.
In san Francisco SATURDAY Mrg. Charles
Pope was found shot through the head and
in 4 dying condition at the house Of
friend where siie was staying, having quar-
relied with and left her husband. Pope
himself was alterWard found dead IN q
yard two blocks away. Ilc, too, had .
builet-wound through the head. it is
supposed that he Shot his wife and then
himself. Mrs. Pope died without speak
ine.
\ shooting ARRAY occurred in 2 Leadville
dance bail at o'clock Sunday morning. In
which tWo men received fatal wounds. A
dispute arose between two men named
Miller and Cummings about paying for
drink, when both drew pistols and conf
menccd FIRING. Cummings received one
bail In the shoulder and another in tic
mouth. while 4 third struck loOker-on
named Rearlck. from Victoria. ILL.,, pass
ing through bis lungs. Both men Will die.
Miller was not touched.
A ease believed 10 be genuine lcvrosy
has developed in the almshouse at salem.
Mass. Tie patient is Charles Derby. who
arrived there from san francisco a week
ago. The disease is pronounced leprosv
by seG-captain and 4 physician who was
familiar with Tint disorder IN Africa. A
consultation OF six leading physicians has
been held, but they arrived at no decision.
Derby Is well educated, ald was for some
years at Honoluluas Chief botanist 10 Queen
Emma. lie has been isolated and his cloth.
ing burned.
a Scranton Pa.) telegram says terrific
boiler explosion occurred on the Pcnnsyl-
y9nia Coal Compauy's railroad Oh Saturday.
Lewis Marsh, the fireman, was so badly
scaldcd that he died IN an hour. Many ad-
joining buildings were badly damaged by
fragments falling upon then, but no other
person was injured. The boiler-room and
i've boilers were completely destroyed. A
portion OF the exploded boiler was thrown
ZOO feet, and large beams and heavy ma
'onry were strewn about for hundreds OF
Yards. The boilers were quite new, and
he cause Of the explosion Is unknown.