The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-03
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prIses a considerable portion OF the sun
derbunds, more than fifty people-timbcr
cutting and collecting in the iungle--wer'
killed by tigers during the last official year
Hydrophobia has made its appearance,
among dogs in Baltimore. A short tim
ago rabid dog bit blooded horse
The horse died in all the apparent ago
MES OF the dreadful disease. Several chill
dren have been bitten lately, causing alarm
among parents.
The Neuchatal Cantonal Government bai
issued proclamation condemning the re
cent attacks there upon the "Salyator
Army and the consequent disturbances
and exhorts the citizens to respect relr
gious liberty and the right OF public meet
ing.
A dispatch dated at Tilsit TO the EX
change Telegraph Company says: 1.-THE
Gar and CZarina will proceed in the mid
die OF April to Moscow, and will b'
solemnly consecrated ut the Cathedral Of
Our Saviour by two metropolitan arch
bishops, assisted by about twelve bishops
The date OF the coronation is finally iiXet
for the 9th OF May"
Wbeel-mill No. Of the American Pow.
der Company's Works, at Acton, Mass.
exploded Thursday with terrible crash
shaking the dwelliDg-houses for many
miles around, and demolishing The wooden
frame building in which the mill was To-
Gated, rs well as damaging other buildings
Of the company. No workmen were killed
or injured.
A dory containing two men got astray
from the schooner Grace l.. Fears, OF
Gloucester. sixty miles west OF Burgeo,
lust Thursday, and was picked up on Mon
| day at Little river. Thomas Walsh was
dead; the other man, Albert Blackmore.
was badly frozen. The dory filed several
times, but Blackmore b1iled ii out.
Wednesday night burglars entered the
| Episcopal church OF st. Andrew, in New
York. ripped up the carpet in the centre
aisle. and cut the valuable oil-paintings out
OF the frames. The sexton, who visited the
church. disturbed the robbers. As he en-
tered the building man with a knife be-
tween his teeth jumped out OF the window.
The paintings were worth several thousand
dollars.
A Young woman in Bradford county,
| Pa, went before justice OF the peace with
| the man OF her choice and several wit.
nesses, and made herself wife, satisfacto-
rily to herself. 10y simple promise OF tdcl-
! ity, claiming nothing from her spouse n a
legal right, and insisted upon no ceremony
There were no vows given under the form
OF the law, and no pledges. The justice
took no part in the marriage, but sat in tho
room only as q witness.
None OF the members Of a family named
J =. 1 L. e
outside OF Wilkes barre. having been seen
about the premises for several days, 4
neighbor went there last Tuesday and
found the whole family, consisting OF mo-
! Their and two children, down with fever.
The dead body OF young man lay in q
corner OF the room. Mrs. Leonard will
undoubtedly die, but the children may re-
cover. The fever was caused by the
drinking-water.
At Sorocco, y. NJ. on Wednesday
Sheriff Simpson brought to town man.
gled Mexican rs a prisoner. He and an
other Mexican had been paying attention
to the same girl. To settle their claims to
the girl they locked themselves in 8
room and went at each other with axes.
The man who was brought into town had
chopped his rival in horrible manner,
severing his head from his body. while he
himself is terribly cut up and cannot live.
Young Cobb, who shot and mortally
wounded Sheriff Shenneman some days
ago, was taken out OF Jail at Winfield
Kansas, Thursday morning by party Of
masked men and hanged to railroad
bridge on the outskirts OF the town. Last
evening he confessed to Mrs. Shenneman,
the widow OF the dead sheriff, that he was
Charles Cobb, and gave her his revolver.
Subsequently he stated TO Sheriff Mcintyre
that he had been Influenced by reading OF
the exploits Of Jesse James and other des-
peradoes.
McFerron, one OF the pugIlists who took
part in the brutal priZe-iight last Saturday,
X i'm a very bad condition, and it is feared
that lie may die. lie is suffering from an
affection Of the heart. This fight occurred
few miles above Rochester, Pa, and was
considered one OF the most scientific battles
that has been fought in that State for some
| time. GilSone, the Swede, who fought
several weeks ago near Sharon, Pa. is in a
very precarIous condition, and is likely to
die.
A very distressing accident, which will
! probably result in the loss OF three lives,
occurred at COal-Blutf mines, Pennsylva-
MIA. Thursday. Alexander Dempster,
president OF the company operating the
mines, accompanied by Evan Becdlc, a
member OF the firm, and Jack Williams, a
miner, were making a tour OF inspection,
when, in passing break-through," the
accumulated gas, coming in contact with 4
lighted lamp carried by the party, eX-
ploded. burning the three in a shocking
manner about their heads, faces. aud
hands. They are all in critical condition.
Robert Spencer, retired butcher OF
Philadelphia, who was laboring under a
spell OF insanity, which is said to be heredi-
tary, made horrible attempt at self-de-
structlon in front OF his residence Thurs
day. With a butcher-knife, ground to 4
raZor-edge, he cut his throat from ear to
ear and then plunged the blade into his
side and abdomen. He had been butcher
| in SecOnd-Street market for twenty-five
years, and had accumulated property and
cash TO the value Of $4,000. 1t is asserted
that insanity runs in his family, and that
his uncle, father, and sister were sent TO
insane hospitals.
An Erie pa telegram says DR.. Julius
| Seven, who was sent TO the DiXmOnt In
sane Asylum about nine years ago, owing
to mental arrangement, the consequence of
family losses, and who was released recent
ly, makes charges against the management.
He alleges that he has been sane for the last
seven years; that his letters were kept back
and his friends deceived as TO his condi-
ton; and that he has been brutally treated
in common with sixty sane patients. He
alleges that one patient was Knocked down
and kicked to death by an attendant, who
reported DIED in . fit Of epilepsy" DR..
Seven asserts that he would have been a
prisoner to-day but for the kindness OF a
new keeper, who posted the letter to Erie