The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-08

nNFttahtNs
The Missouri river. which forms new
bed for itself somewhere with every fresh
ct. is ,reateuing 10 make I.eaYenworth an
inSular city.
Tastnort. Me-, tried the standard time.
hut the villagers made fuss, and the Sc
lcctmen Yielded and went back TO the old
time on sunday.
The new Lord Mayor Of London de-
clineS 10 take ont his state carriages and
lvcres on Sunday because IL would give
work TO his servants. and he wishes 10 give
them day Of rest.
The conference Of delegates Of the
Australian Legislatures has unanimously
passed a resolution in favor OF the anneXa-
ton os The New Hebridcs. New Guinea.
and other South Sea Islands 10 Australia.
Wallace Ross, the oarsman. received n
cable dispatch q, Pittsburg Yesterday from
London. stating that match between him
self and Bubear bad been made. Ross will
leave for England next week.
Rev. Mr.. Burdick, OF the Sixth-Strcet
Presbyterian church, Washington. who
has been on trial before the Washington
PrcSbytery on charges OF bcresy, was on
Wednesday acquitted and restored to his
church.
From Florence. Italy. The news has just
been received that the Baltimore prima
donna, Ida MOrena. has been having great
trumphS there in opera during the autumn
season. Her last brilliant success was in
''Gh Ugonoth."
The Tribunal Of Commerce has sentenced
Sarah Bernhardt and her husband. Jointly,
10 pay $4,000 francs to the gentleman who
sioOu part security 10 Mr. Mayer, OF The
GMCty Thcalc. London, Sarah Bernhard
having broken her contract.
4 Denver TELEGRAM says \ heavy snow
and wind-storm here Wednesday and
Thursday. M is disastrous effects, is with
ont a parallel in the history OF Colorado.
About three hundred telegraph and tele-
phone-poics I'm Denver were blown down.
blockading about q dozen squares with
mass OF wires. Train, were delayed and
outside communication cut oil.
4 notice was issued to the coal-opcrators
OF Schuylkiil county. Pa, yesterday, an
nOuncing that the anthracite coal interests
have agreed 10 ,toppage Of coal-mining
on December 18Th. 18th. 18Th, 10Th, DIST,
I'D. 2lth. 18th, and 10th. and requesting
that the mining, hosting, preparation, and
loading Of coal during those days be en-
tirely discontinued.
samuel Wallace, aged thirteen; Charles
Wallace, aged eight; md Frank O'Con-
ncr. aged eleven, were arraigned in the
jersey City Police Court on Wednesday
morning on a charge OF highway robbery.
They have been in the habit OF waylaying
children sent on errands and robbing them
OF small sums Of money. John COrbett, a
ten-yeaT-od boy. one OF their victims,
Identified the prisoners.
Molie Beckett. sIXtecn-year-old Girl.
has lust died in Cincinnati, after fast Of
fifly-two DAYS. She was one OF the inmates
OF an Ohio convent who some time ago
were simultaneously attacked by 81. Nitus'
dance. The rest al recovered, but Miss
Beckett was never well aftcTward. Since
the 1t OF October she has been absolutely
unable TO partake Of food or drink, and
gradually died Of starvation.
1t is said that a Boston firm has loaned
about $4,000 in various sums TO pension
erS. all Of whose certificates have been
taken as collateral and placed in safety
vault to the order of Che owner. The Com
missioner 81 Pensions at Washington is
issuing duplicates TO all such soldiers, and
In this manner the original certificates be-
come void. The right to issue duplicates,
il i stated. will be contested.
An Appleton (Wis.) telegram of Thurs
day saws: Seventy citizens OF Cicero and
Lesson townships. OF Shawanee county.
started into the forest to-day on an orga-
nized search for little Tenie MatIse, who
was carried away 10y huge she bear.
Bears are very numerous in that vicinity
and are being killed every day. 1t is be-
lieved that the child is still alive, and the
people are wild with excitement.
Maggie Shcehan, seryant-girl at a resi-
dence i'm east Thirteenth street, New York.
late on Monday night detected burglar
on the stairway with silver pitcher under
his arm. There was rustic OF calico, and
in a moment the thief was lying in the
hallway and Maggie was sitting on his
breast and her hands Juggling at his hair.
She held the fort till relieved by police
man.
Three supenumeraneS at the Grand
Opera-H0use. in Chicago. have been az
rested on suspicion OF committing various
thcfts which members OF dramatic trOupeS
and opera companies have reported. jew
elrv was found in their possession and
identified a. stolen property. In the room
OF one Of the accused the police found iif-
teen watches and other property OF like
nature.
\ lady, while walking down Broadway.
New York. last Tuesday. accompanied by
her sister-in-law, was suddenly seized by two
men who claimed 60 be detectives officers,
hustled into a hack, and driven away. The
lady's husband lodged complaint at head
quarters, but there he was told that his
wife had not been arrested by Inspector
Byrnes's order, nor was she in any one OF
the ,tation-hOuSes. The matter is being
investigated.
Great alarm prevails among the students
Of Yale College over the spread OF typhoid
fever. Almost at the beginning OF the
term one of the young men died, and
since then others have been taken down
with the fever. The captains OF the foot
ball. baseball. and lacrosse teams are all
very seriously in. The disease seems TO
attack chiefly inmates Of the Durfee-Col-
legc building. and the students are begin
ming to be afraid Of it.
81. John Robinson and John Lawrence,
two clerks i'm the Registers office in New |
York. quarreled on Saturday as to who |
should occupy certain stool, and almost |
came 10 blows. Robinson, who was |
graduate at Heidelberg, handed Lawrence |
his card and demanded that he should |
name a place Of meeting. Lawrence did
not understand that il was a challenge to !
mortal combat. but the other clerks wrote |
directions for a meeting at a restaurant |
near by. Robinson fastened to the spot. |
but waited in vain for bis opponent. Yes
terday the pair met and Lawrence apollo
gized, declaring, however, that IL was |
highly improper in America TO issue
challenge to duel. a reconciliation was |