The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-23
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viii have TO be removed
The rainfall In California thus far has
been very light, and fears are entertained
that unless there arc plentiful showers be-
fore April l.. the wheat and barley crops
will be almost total failure except in seve-
raj coast counties, where the fogs may fur
nish the necessary moisture. The fruit
and grape yield promises 10 exceed that
of any previous year.
Caspar Lehman shot himself in the head
on Tuesday night at hotolin Middletown,
y. Y. lie also turned on the gas in The
room, but was rescued before he was su'lo-
Gated. The bullet is in his brain, and he
will probably die. He was TO have been
married Wednesday. 1t is supposed that
financial embarrassment caused the suicide,
rs he made unsuccessful attempts TO nego-
tiatc notes.
Third Assistant PoStmaster-General lla-
zen has returned ~ the American Bank
Note Company one OF the designs thought
20 be most appropriate for the new two
cent postave-slamp, with a request that il
be worked over in order to simplify the
lettering. The designs submitted all bear
the head of Washington. General Ha2en
SAYS the selection Of the stamp may not be
made for some weeks.
4 PottSvillc, Pa, telegram says nMe
miners and two driver boys narrowly
escaped death by an accident at stanton
Collicry, Nah0noy Plane. Wednesday ~
tcrno0n. They were all at work in the
cast gangway, when the falling IN OF an old
breast caused sudden rush OF bIack-damp.
which oycrcame them before they could
Z. a. e f,n a.. hn Via
were taken ont in an unconscious cOndi-
ton. but all Of them will PROBABLY recover.
The house Of Duncan DOlos. mile north
of Bvei's station, Ohio, was burned on
Monday night. Mr.. Dole-, who was ninety
eight years old. lived alone. His dead
body was found under a bed with . rope
around the neck II IS thought lie was
stranglcd by robbers. who set the house on
fire. \ considerable quantity Of gold aud
silver coin and some melted money were
found in the ashes. Mr.. Dole> had a large
amount Of money about the house, and
leaves large estate.
Wednesday night, at Calais. Me-. Her.
bert Eaton. while sitting in a liveTy-Stablc
engaged in m ordinary conversation, sud-
denly drew pistol and shot his brother
Joseph and Samuel Kelly, Jr. Joseph was
not dangerously wounded, but there is
little hope Of Keiiy's recovery. Eaton
cscaUed 10 his summer residence, seven
miles from there, where he threatens to re-
Si>t any attempt 10 arrest him. The EatOn'
arc wcll-knowu citizens. No motive is adj
vanccd for the net.
The Commercial 1dctrtiSer Of Honolulu,
referring 10 reports OF The general spread
:. -.ff.s -.
Of Wailuka. Waikee, Makawas, and Ulspa-
lakua, OF the Island OF Wauai, comprising
an area Of 800 square mites Of the most
densely populated portion OF the kingdom,
with 10000 Inhabitants. have been thor
oughly searched for lepcrs by the Board Of
Health. Twenty native and no foreign
lcpers were found. There are ten foreign
lcpers ut the lepcr settlement at Molokai.'
After Il long consideration OF means FOR
stopping ship suddenly when emergency
REQUIRES, a German has adopted the princi-
nle Of rccoll OF a gun rs the only feasible
/ basis Tor experiment. He proposes TO
/ fasten on the front OF n ship an immense
cannon, charged with some powerful eX-
ploSiye, and ready 10 be fired by electricity
/ 1T moments notice. lie supposes that
/ the recoi would exactly cOunterbalance
/ the momentum OF the Ship-the armament,
of course, being proportional to the ton
mage.
Mary j. Cunningham, living on Twenty
sixth street, Washington, died OF heart
disease Wednesday night under cncum-
stances OF peculiar sadness. She spent the
evening with John Callahan, a young gen.
| tleman to whom she was soon TO be mar
ried. He started TO leave at 10 o'clock,
and when near the door, she suddenly
grasped his arm and begged him not TO 20.
| CHANGING at her, he saw that she was deadly
pale and gasping for breath. He caught
/ her in his arms and called for assistance,
/ but in a few minutes she was dead.
The residents Of towns along the New
jersey coast are very uneasy In cOnSe-
quence Of the numerous incendiary fires
| that have recently occurred. At Ashury
Park a plot has been discovered TO burn
the entire town. and large number OF
watchers now patrol the place to foil the
plans Of the iucendiaries. 4 vigilance COM
miitee il also talked Of TO inilict speedy
punishment in case Of detection. Within
1 the past week buildings ut Monmouth
| Beach, Scabright. Ocean Park, Spring
| Lake. and Point Pleasant have been burn
/ cd. and in every case the fires were Of IN
cendiary origin.
A number OF sailors were in the hold Of
! the steamship Roman, ut Philadelphia,
| "Wednesday morning, removing the cargo
/ Several bags OF potatoes were being raised
! In a ling, and the men were ordered tc
stand from under. MI did go except Lu'
tbcr Uallett, n sailor, thirty-iiye years old
who huddlcd AGAINST beam under INK
hatch. The potato-bags struck the comb
ing OF the hatch, tilted up, and one ba4
slipped out and fell upon Hallett'S heat
with the force Of pile-driyer. cru'hinle
him 10 the deck and dislocatng his neck
His head could be moved IN any direction
and he was quite dead when picked UP.
judge Achcson, of the United state
District Court AZ Pittsburgh, Nednesda.
fled an opinion in the case OF the Unltt'
states as. william Jenkinson, which Is
great importance TO the tobacco trade
The defendant was indicted Tor selling to
bacco contrary H. Section 1866 Revised STA
tules. Ills offence consisted in selling nv
bounds OF plug tobacco from 4 broker
package to smaller dealer. The Cour
saws the Government has no right 10 III
0nirc whether or not JcnlinSon sold the TO
bacco TO be sold again, and the deiendan
Is consequently discharged. The opinion
. is contrary to all recent rulings OF the In
, tclnal-ReYenue Department.
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