The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-22

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obstruction.
The scenery in IIcrodiade," the new
Italian opera, Inst produced In Paris, Is
made entirely OF paper, and cost only
Al .O0O whereas, II u had been painted, u
could NOT have been mounted for less than
$4,000.
John r. Stetson, who was arrested In
,oston recently on n charge OF obtaining
money from the Hawaiian Minister al
Washington by forging the name OF w. o.
smith, was delivered TO Washington de-
tec.ive Thursday.
Ex-Spcsker John Egan, Of Elizabeth, n,
j.. indicted for attempted bribery in the
Legislature, by advice OF counsel. Thurs.
day withdrew his plea OF not guilty, and
will plead non uuf. Egan, who is dan.
gerously sick with pneumonia, was mol
present in court, but will appear and plead
on January Sd, IL well enough.
At London, Ontario. Thursday. Georg
T.. Evans, n book-keepcr, was arrested
charged with obtaining &c, 900 from Charles
Van Doren, OF New York, one OF the helr,
of the Springer estate. nj Wilmington, Del,
which Is valued at S20.000,0O0, by the Use
of forged certificate OF helrship. Inc
prisoner was held for cxtradition.
The Florida fishermen have recently
adontcd n novel method oi getting rid OF
tbe sharks with which the waters are in
tested. The root OF the dogwood is GER
/ tain death 70 them. Whenever a shark is
disrerned a small fish is killed, this bark
enclosed and thrown overheard, and III 4
few moments the carcass OF the shark
floats to the surface.
A 81. Louis TELEGRAM saws: Henry Probst
shot and seriously wounded Mary Hammer,
nj Wilderman Station coal-mines, this az
ternoon, because she would not marry him.
He then fed to Belleyille, where he was
arrested. While in the grasp and strug-
Cling with the deputy sheriff he attempted
10 shoot the officer over his shoulder, but
the ball entered his own neck, killing him
almost instantly.
Frank Mordaunt, the actor, made q
moonlight fitting on Saturday night, after
performing in Chicago. He heard two
consiables inquring about him to settle an
outstanding bill, in connection with the
{" Old Shipmate Company" and fastening
his grip-sack about his neck he descended
the fre-escapc and was off by the first
train. His agility was remarkable, consid-
erlng his weight Of $50 pounds.
In Gilmanton, n H.. there is a family
named Gilman. The fathers weight Is
over 800, the mother over 200, and son,
fourteen years old, weighs 303t pounds.
There is a man by the name OF Robinson
who weighs over 400 pounds. There are
also in this town five residents whose indi.
yidua height is six feet six inches. There
is in the old historic town Of Londonderry
q man, John Gilcreast, who weighs 341t
pounds.
A Partisan observation-disclosures named Gar
ner has been sentenced TO a f0rtnights
imprisonment. fined 1000 francs, and
mulcted in 81 900 for swindlng his custo-
merS in champagne. He used TO place in
ferior wine before them, and. in opening
the bottle, deXter;ously substitute IN old
Moet and Chandou cork for the one with
drawn, so that they believed they were
getting the first-class article they were pay
ing for.
John Gum, Pocahontas county, W. Va,
is Just one hundred years old this month.
lIe.was born in old Virginia, and was en-
bowed with an iron constitution. He is
vet quite active. walks without a cane, and
chops wood at the woOd-pile vigorously.
lie was never attended by a physician or
took dose OF medicine in his life. he has
been always strictly regular in his habits.
and has never used whiskey or tobacco in
any form.
A very peculiar contest has Just taken
place in Paris between legs and wheels.
A young cavalry officer, the Baron de
Magnout, offered TO race on foot TO YER
sailles NJ. de Villars on his velocipede.
The stake was 81, 900, and the velocipedist
was freely backed at five to one i'll hun
dreds. They started from the triumphal
arch, and the pedestrian beat his adversary
nv four and half minutes. Large sums
OF money were lost on the issue.
The investigation of the accounts of
Frank y. ToO,haker, city clerk OF Par
kersburg, before alluded TO, has been COM
pleted, and it appears that he has been iii
the hanit Of making out the monthly list OF
bills, allowing a liberal MARGIN in excess
OF the true fOotings for his own private
use, and after getting the mayors sigma.
ture drawing the money. paving the bills,
and pocketing the difference. IL is stated
that the fraud has been in progress FOL
two wears or more, and the amount OBJ
tanned runs up into thousands.
In the Court OF Quarter Sessions, Phil
adelphia, Thursday. George Franks was
convicted of manslaughter in causing the
death OF Adolph Schuman, veterinary
surgeon. on Nav 10, 1888. a eat, owned
by Franks. was killed by Schuman's dog
Franks visited Mrs. Schuman, and in an
excited tone said he wanted damages foI
the killing OF the cat. Schuman subse.
Quently accused Franks OF threatening tho
formers wife, and in the quarrel Frank,
struck Schuman with a ptchfork, irac
turing his skull and causing death.
The following dispatch from Agent
TUFTS, ut Muscogee. /. T., has been re-
ceived at the Indian Bureau: To-day The
new Creek Council inaugurated Ispaichi
che chief. Perryman, the present chief
refuses TO give way" Peruvian was in
augurated chief on the 9TH of the presen
month. after the different factions OF tn,
Greeks had agreed to abide by the result
OF a popular election, and il was believed
that the serious trouble impending hat
been ayerted, but the dispatch OF Agen
Tufts Is regarded at the Indian Bureau a
indicative OF further factional strife anon;
the Creeks.