The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-28
Brief News Items.

piSJOi DlJycu III pd1t
ming up the casualty-list.
A solid bit Of gold that weighed 10.
ounces was found at Happy Camp, neal
Yreka, Cal, a few days ago.
The Cooperative Dress Association
Kate Fields cnterprisc-bas ended lin
been obtained by the creditors OF the con-
Germ.
Tie boiler OF saw-mill in Hartwcllviilc,
VT, exploded Tuesday, killing one of the
owners, Marshall S. Mason, and Engineer
Fred. Williams. 1t is feared that two
other men were fatally injured.
A Scranton. Pa. telegram says: The
body OF Mrs. william Barrel was found
Sunday lying in field three miles from
home. A dog was watching by il. 1t is
suspected that she was murdered.
A few days ago, at Pioneer. Cal, Thomas
Kerc shot and killed William Hartley
without the slightest proyocation. lie was
given an hour in which to make his viii,
write to his mother, and pull off his boots,
before Judge Lynch's t:ght-rore act came
oil.
City-IarsbaIJo John Way, Of South Charles
ton, Ohio, shot and instantly killed John
Franklin (coiorcd) in one OF The cells Of the
Jail Monday night. Franklin was arrested
for disorderly conduct. Way entered the
cell, when FRANKLIN made q vicious attack
Oh him, and the marshal shot him dead.
A London telegram says: The authori-
ties are making great efforts to conceal the
real objects of the military expedition to
ZulrIand. Besides rcinstatlng Cetywayo
on hi, throne the troops will probably be
employed in az effort to secure the anneXa-
ton OF large tract in Zuilland adjoining
Natal.
Joseph Kosinsky, employed in the IRON
works on the Flats. Cleveland, being IA
tigued by the days work, lay down Tuesday
night beside the blast furnace for short
nap, having volunteered TO work a double
turn. Wednesday morning he was found
dead, having been suiiocated by gases
from the furnace.
James Clark, who belongs to one of the
best families OF Pittsburgh, : H., shot and
instantly killed his wife, who was known
rs George Long, in a house Of ill-iame in
ttat city at 70 O'Clock T'ue day morning.
There were no witnesses > the murder
but Clark, who was drum, and il is sup
posed lie resolved to rid - If Of the dis
graceful connection.
Tuesday night, in one i tue worst Sec
tions OF Chicago, Jennie Griilin, drunken
old yagabond, was celebrating Christmas
at home with much CHATTER and gin. Being
interrupted by some young "hoodlums,"
she stabbed one OF them. John Mangin, in
the shoulder, severing an artery and caus-
ing speedy death. She was arrested.
4 Greencastle, Ind, telegram OF the 2jth
says: Mrs. Myra J. Osborne and her son
Ollie, aged seventeen years, were found
dead in their slceping apartment this morn
lug. II Is supposed that the mother poi
soned her son and then committed suicide.
She had been respondent for some time.
Mrs. Osborne was in good circumstances.
The friends OF the existing law in Eng
land a TO marriage with a deceased wife's
sister have formed strong committee,
and intend, il is said, to conduct yigor-
Gus campaign. The Duke OF Marlboro, gh
i president, and the Earl OF Shaitcsbury,
Lord Coleridge. and the Bishop of Lincoln
are vice-p presidents.
A Cairo telegram Of the 2jlh says: The
Khedive's decree degrading Arab and the
other rebel Pachas was published this
morning. Their public degradation was
carried oft this afternoon in the presence
Of two battal;ons OF the new Egyptian
army. Only few Europeans and about a
hundred natives were present. The pri-
soners have started for Sucz, whence they
viii be transported to Ceylon.
A Buffalo telegram OF the Goth SAYS: A
strange accident occurred at Laona Satur-
day night, 10y which Charles Banks lost his
life. DanSs called at the grocery store OF
William Smith, and while the two were
Standing near the front OF the store large
icicle fell from the roof, and striking beth
men, pierced the brain Of Banks and
knocked Smith scnseless. Banks died in a
| few hours. Smith was only stunned, and
viii recover.
! A New York diamond-house claims 70
have in its possession two famous diamonds
once belonging to Warren Hastings when
Goyefnor-Generai OF India, which were
separated about a quarter OF century apo
and which, after d varied and romantic
history, have ut length been reunited
They arc said to be worth 500. 900, are
precisely alike, weigh exactly the same.
and are yeritable mineral twins.
a dispatch from Victoria, b. c., saws:
Fort Chinese women arrived at this port
by the steamship Volmer. Thirty-two Of
the number were sold to Cinnamon who
reside In the United States, and the
remaining eight we're reserved for
this place. Two Cinnamon who wanted
to secure women brought them before the
CHER Justice on writ OF hdbeaS corpus,
alleging that they were iorcibly detained.
The women. however, sw0re that they
were free agents, and the cases were dis.
missed. In the course OF the Investigation
1t was proved that the thirty-two women
who went to the American side were dis