The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-08
n.ier Nexx Items.

A Cincinnati strcet-car company has iust
given eleven conductors, who have acted
as such for one wear, 300 each. as reward
for faithful and efficient services. In ac-
cordance with n contract made between
them and the company.
One OF the chief features OF interest at
recent county exhibition in England was
an iron watch, which had been turned OUT
by Kiddcrminster firm for the purpose OF
showing the extraordinary malleabilify OF
their metal. The watch is said to beper-
feet.
After temperance sermon had Deen
preached in an English country town TWO
weeks ago q collection was taken up LOT
the berefit OF one OF the temperance So
cieties. Three gentlemen passed the plates.
One was wine merchant, one an excise
officer, and one brewers travelling sales
man.
There Is a saloon Just outside the peni-
Tertiary walls In Columbus, o., with q sign
which is curiosity In itself. Approaching
the gate the unfortunate culprit reads,
Last place 10 get schooner beer" COM
ing from the prison the liberated convict
has staring him in the face the words,
- First place to get schooner beer"
DIR. Doilinger, president OF the Royal
Academy mt Munich and leader OF the Old
Catholics, writes that the Old Catholics
may take part in the festivities on Saturday
next. in honor OF Martin Luther. apart from
religious grounds, because he did 80 much
for the language, letters, and education OF
the country as TO deserve the everlasting
tbante NJ al Germans
In the event OF a war between France
and China India will sustain serious in
Jury. The opium trade adds about seven
millions TO the revenue OF India. France.
in carrying on hostilitIes, must proclaim
the blockade of the Chinese coast, ard thus
suspend the opium traffic between INDIA
and China. Consequently the entire Iran
cial ARRANGEMENTS OF India. so long % the
war lasts, will be paralyzcd.
At the Baldwin Locomotive Works in
Philadelphia the system Of keeping the
time and paying the employees is so per-
feet that the 5000 men on the payroll are
paid off every Friday afternoon in thirty
minutes. Every man Is known by num-
Der, and the men range themselves in line
in numerical order, and receive the amount
due each in an envelope rs they pass
through the paymaster's office.
An Evansville Qnd.) telegram OF Sum
day says: To-day the noted couDterfeiter
Conner alias Faulkner and many other
names, and his wife, were placed in Jail
here, having been arrested on Saturday
near Frenchtown by Detective Doc Hen
derson. Pbe latter had lived with the
counterfeiter, representing himself as a
refugee from United States officers, who
wanted him on a charge OF counterfeitng.
This story secured Comer's confidence,
and Henderson was enabled to see his dies,
moulds, and process OF counterfeiting.
A report from Jacksonville, Florida,
states that Hamilton Disston, Of Philadel-
phia, has sold all that remains Of his 4,000.-
600 acres OF Florida land to an English
syndicate at 1925 per acre. Mr.. Disston
sold 1000, 900 acres last yearto Sir Edward
Reeds syndicate, OF London. Disston's
agents have sold. or reserved for the com
pany, about 100000 acres, and the English
syndicate have paid good price for the re-
naming 100000 acres. DiSston will
realize q huge profit on his Investment,
besides retaining about half a million acres
OF the reserved land.