The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-27
ur,ef Nous Items.

Wiley Wright, an engineer, bad both
legs cut off, aud q man named Bonham naa
his elbow severely injured in railroad ae-
cident twenty miles north OF Knoxville,
Tenn, Thursday.
Charles Kutz, Of Reading. employed In
the construction OF the Cornwall and Leba-
non railroad. was Thursday fatally injured
by an explosion OF dynamite In an open
key on which he was sitting. The eXplo-
sion was caused by small stone falling
from his hand into the kcg.
The coronation Of the Car Alexander
the Third il now positively announced TO
take place next spring, as soon as possible
after the thaw. In view Of the coronation,
II has been decided that the building in
which the Moscow exhibition was recently
held shall be kept standing; and ii Is APP
parcntiy to be made the scene OF festivities.
A university feud between Konigsbcrg
and Heidelberg was settled at Berlin on
the 10th ultimo by duels between three
delegates from each university, without
seconds. Konigsberg won, having drawn
blood fourteen times. Delegates from all
the universities watched the proceedings.
The affair is reported without comment by
the German papers.
South American adviccs TO the 18th state
that the revolution i'm Ecuador continues.
G,ayaquil Is still quiet, hut the Govern
ment refuses to bc responsible for the safety
Of foreigners and their property.
The Peruvian Assembly on that day
passed 4 resolution to treat for immediate
peace with or without Bolivia, provided
the republic retains it, independence aud is
not stripped OF all resources OF regcncm-
ton.
Adyices from Trieste state that new ir-
redenti club formed there, entitled the
" Overdank Club" having issued 4 paper
OF an insulting nature, the police visited
the houses Of members OF the association
and arrested several OF them. The hurgo-
master OF Versa. who arrested Oycrdank
and his associates, is constantly receiving
threatening letters. lie intends To leave
the neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Lake fell into incorporate
habits in Providence. lost their social po-
sition, and sank 20 low Us to he frequently
arrested for drunkenness. The man at
length conquered his appetite. and lived
sobery for several months. The woman
determined TO do likewise, but one night
she declared that she could stand total abb
stinence no longer, and started off for Il
spree, regardless OF her husbands protest.
Next morning she was found frozen 10
death in the road with IN empty bottle in
her grip.
A sensation has been created in Kansa,
City. Mo-, by the news Of the arrest in
| Tennessee OF o. II. Gregg, who disap-
reared last summer. after leaving his hat
| and coat on the bank Of the Missouri river
! 10 create the impression OF suicide. Iii.
| life was insured for nearly 100000, which
| the companies refused TO pay, lie was at
| different tunes the editor of several west
eTn papers, but at the time Of his disap.
| pear5 nee he was United States mail agent.
! 4 valuable mail package turned mp missing
just before he disappeared.
\ Memphis telegram says: "TburSday a
| difficulty occurred between James Proudlit.
clerk in the DE Sofa Oil-W orkS, and
| Achilles Winbcrg, a SNcdc, formerly em-
! ploycd there. Winbcrg finally struck a;
PrOudft with an axe. Proudtit retreatcd,
WhercupOn Wlnberg turned and struck at
| Adler II. Proudiit, an elder brother OF
! James, who had gone 20 the scene 10 scri-
rate the combaiantS. Ninbcfg was in the
act OF striking a second blow at the elder
! brother when the latter. drew pistol and
| shot him dead
The Supreme Court Of Georgia has re-
Gently had TO decide q suit which cost the
litigants five hundred dollars, and was only
question OF the identity Of 4 canary bird.
| TWO ladies. living close ncighbors, delight
cd in being the owners Of two canary birds
so much alike that one could not be told
| from the other. Both got lost, and only
one was recovered. The lady who obtained
Possession was sued by the other lady, she
claiming the returned prodigal as her bird.
and she has ut last secured decision IN her
favor. after carrying the case 10 the highest
court in the state.
4 stcam-yacht that has had q curious his
tory was recently sold at auction in Lon
don. She was built for Pope Plus the
Ninth, after his return TO Rome from Gacta,
nearly quarter Of q century ago, % he
kept in readiness in ease he should find il
necessary 20 again leave the Vatican. She
cost. fitted up rs - corvette OF war, q quar-
ter OF a million Of dollars, and she remained
at Ci,ita Necchia, in daily readiness 10
steam away, for twenty years. After the
fail OF the temporal power she was .cnt 10
the Mediterranean, and finally ordered TO
be sold.
Captain Corey, OF the Hotel Bellevue. /,
on trial at Freehold, y. j., for cXtoriing
$1,000 from two OF the gentlemen who had
their families boarding at the hotel, under
! the threat that they must pay or remove
their wives while dangerously i'll with
| typhoid-ieycr. The prosecution brought
| forward witnesses on Wednesday TO prove
that the drinking-Watcr used had thick,
! green scum upon the surface, and that this.
in connection with bad drainage. origi-
nafnl tho ni.nnsp