The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-09
Brief News Ifoms.


Peter Peterson was crushed 10 death
Wednesday by the falling OF several tons
OF rock in Midyale coliery, near Wilkes
barre, Pa.
A stationary boiler belonging 10 the Le-
high Valley Railroad Company at Lost
Greek, Pa, exploded "Wednesday, killing
Barney IeIlenthal. The building was de-
molishcd.
Ten persons Mt Santa Catarina Ayome-
catia, in TloXcala, have died from eating
mushrooms aud four more arc expected to
die. The mushrooms were gathered by
women in the woods.
Mrs. Theodore Alexander, 4 wealthy
widow lady, who died in Philadelphia
Sunday, had during her life adopted thir-
teen or fourteen destitute boys and girls,
who have since become useful men and
women.
The NelrS'S San Antonio special says
"In shooting ARRAY at Catula between
Green Mccullough and Charles Hogg
Judge Williams was accidentally killed
while sitting in his Office by bullet from
McCulIough's pistol"
The Prussian provinces and Saxony,
! IIcSse, 9nd Nassau have been designated
for great military manGnyres under the
personal direction Of the Emperor William.
| Five weeks will also be devoted to siege
operations at Graudonz.
John G. Buchan Hepburn, son Of Sir
| Thomas Buchan Hepburn, an English
baronet, was murdered by miner, on sun
day last IN Pinos Altos, chihuahua, Mcxi-
co. Five Of the murdcrerS were tried and
shot on the following Monday.
A Berlin telegram says: The Emperor
william held u conference on Tuesday with
| Count Won lIatZfeldt, Foreign Secretary
| Importance is attached TO the interview.
il is reported that the discussion related TO
the state of Irince Bismarck's health.
An old man, named David Ginger, met
with n horrible death Wedncs lay night at
New paris, Ind. He was Carrying 4 coal
oil lamp, when he let it drop between his
feet. The oil spatted on his clothing,
caught fire, and in an instant lie was en-
veloped in flames, and when found was
helpless and almost inSensible.
4 New Brunswick, y. j., telegram says:
The reports concerning the Hungarian
GypsieS feeding their trained bears with
the body Of babe are confirmed. The
mother Of the child gave It up to the cap.
tain Of the band, after is DEATH for red
shawl. The bones have been found. The
Gypsles have struck camp. Officers are
pursuing them.
Albeit Ball and Elmer Anderson, each
aged twelve years, were arrested at Three
Rivers, Mass, Tuesday night for robbng
the mail. On January Goth the mailbag
was cut open at the dcp0tand several pack
ages OF letters, containing small amounts
OF money. extracted. Plans had been laid
TO repeat the operation last night. but the
arrest Of the parties prevented them from
being carried out.
The town OF Florida, on the Maumee, in
Henry county, Ohio, Is entirely under
water, aud every family IN the place has
been driven from home. The school-bouse
and church are on high ground. and are
occupied as places of safety. All proyi- !
sions in the houses and stores are de-
stroyed, so there will be much distress
when the foods abate. Florida has q pop
ulation OF 2ij people.
In Bridgeport, Conn, few days ago, q !
gang Of burglars operated upon two houses |
in the same neighborhood and carried of |
everything Of value from the lower floors |
and cellars while the families W re taking |
their morning maps. The pantries were |
robbed Of all the provisions, the OvercOats, |
hats, and bonnets were gone, and all the |
pictures and fancy articles from the par !
lors. One family lost twenty iars OF pre-
served fruit and live canaiy-Lird.
The neighborhood OF Cork, in ireland, |
is in state Of panic owing 10 the preva- |
Of al, ha in ha 10
cality. This has arisen from one OF the |
dogs from the Barrymore kennel having /
ESCAPED in state Of madness. After being |
absent some time it returned to the kennel
and bit number OF the other dogs there.
The authorities have issued an order
stating that all dogs found at large and not /
under proper control will be disposed OF
unless claimed within five days, and that
their owners will be flied.
The Emperor William Is especially graft
fed at The acceptance by the Prince OF
Wales OF the celonelcy OF Blucher's Hus-
sars. He announced the appointment in n
very touching autograph-lctter to the
Prince. A deputation OF the regiment re-
quested permission to tender personally to
the Prince OF Wales an expression of their
sense OF the honor conferred upon the reg
iment, and the hope that the Prince will
attend the spring or autumn parade and
present the regiment to the Emperor
A seven ycar-old son Of Michael Boltz,
OF Upper Tulpehocken township, Berks
county. Pa, was recently bitten in the
hand by mongrel dog which manifested
every symptom Of rabies. The fear OF
hydrophobia among the scholars OF the
public school, in which he had been en-.
rolled, was so great that the teacher and
board OF directors found 1t advisable to re-
quest the unfortunate child toreman away
from the school for the present. Thus far
no unfayorable symptoms have been de-
yelopcd. !