The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-25

Several citizens OF Pittsburgh have In
yited Mrs. Mutt 10 their homes In that city
during the trial Of her son for staying his
fathers murderer. One hotel has rendered
its accommodations free OF cost.
The damage done by the flood In Lou
isiapa last year from broken levecs Is esti-
mated at sIS.C00.0 900. This estimate has
been prepared 10 induce Congress 10 make
liberal appropriations towards new levees.
Belgium, the freest and best-governed
country on the continent OF Europe, Is Tor
the present without Constitution, the
charter OF 1880. together with all the papers
| relating TO Belgian Independence. having
been DESTROYED in the fire which has burn
ed 10 the ground the Chamber OF Repre-
| seutatives-
The new German navy list for 1884 is
inst Issued. The Imperial navy now CON-
prises thirteen iron-clads. OF which seven
are frigates and six coryettes. There are
thiry-one cruisers, OF which twenty-one
ere coryettes and ten gunboats. besides
| thirteen iron-clad gunboats and fifteen tor
pedo-boafs for coast defence.
On. selIeg, OF Newburgb, n. T., though
blind for many years, has conducted
flourishing furniture factory. He has es-
tahlished a mattress mandatory in order
to furnish employment to his brothers in
affection. With the aid OF few simple
devices and proper teaching nearly all OF
them within three months were able to earn
six or seven dollars week.
A Bradford, Pa, telegram OF December
sd says George ID. Westervelt aud Will
liam McNorton, the former a prominent
oll-operator, were killed to-day by boiler
explosion at well near Allentown. ALLIE
ghany county. New York. Westervelts
head was torn off and his body was terribly
mangled. McNorton was pierced through
the chest by an iron pipe.
A clock was set going at Brussels which
continued to 20 for nine months, and had
not run down when last heard Of. An
lid drapgbt Is obtained in a shaft by eX-
posing il to the sun. This draught turns
fan, which winds up the weight OF the
clock Until il reaches the top. IL then
works brake which stops the fan until
the weight has gown down little. when
the fan is free to recommence.
A Lisbon telegram says: The first
earthquake shock on Saturday occurred at
LEO A. NJ, but was not generally noticed.
A stronger shock occurred et $3.50 A. NJ,
and lasted twelve seconds, being accompa-
MED by heavy rumblings, which awoke the
entire population Of the city and caused a
panic in the narrow streets. Some old
buildings and number OF chimneys were
damaged. At Satubal, eighteen miles
southeast OF Lisbon, the shock was so Sc
we're that many OF the Inhabitants rushed to
the seashore.
The Jewish school and synagogue in
Galata, suburb of Constantinople, were
destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Fiji
teen students were burned to death. The
fire broke out in German-Israelite school
house. The flames were first seen in the
basement of the building. and spread with
such rapidity as to prevent the majority Of
the children from escaping through the
doors Many were thrown or leaped from
the upper windows into blankets held in
the street below. Many were in this way
injured. Nineteen charred bodies have so
far been recovered. Thirty persons alto
gether are missing. The directress of the
school. seized with fright, threw herself
from window, and was killed on the spot.