The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-27
Brief News Items.

A suit for $4,000 has been brought
against the owner and the proprietor OF
the late Newhal House, Milwaukee, by
John Gilbert, the actor, whose wife
persisted at the burning OF that building.
Saturday night at Charlotte. n. c., the
pressman of the Observer, ii. u. Stone, was
attacked by p. A. Grimsley. the foreman OF
the paper, and severely cut IN several
places. The affair grew out OF claim
made by Stone that Grimsley owed him
some money.
Lafayette Paul. OF Mecklenburg county,
y. c., hearing that warrant had been is
sued charging him with carrying concealed
weapons, bundled up Il. LOT OF clothing and
blankets. marched TO the Charlotte jail, and
informed the sheriff that he was ready to be
taken In. The Court, however, preferred
to fine him $40.
IThe Brussels police have seized hume
rous documents which are said TO reveal
the existence Of plot affecting Belgium
and several other European States. Cipher
kilograms were sent yesterday TO Vienna,
Paris, Berlin, and st. Petersburg. Seye-
raj arrests are expected to be made in
Brussels.
Announcement is made of the betrothal
OF the Countess Gisela Welsershemb and
the Baron George Washington, son Of the
Baron Macmillan Washington, OF GritZ,
Austria. This Washington family is Il
branch OF the old English stock OF that
name from which came the illustrious first
President OF this republic.
A number Of prominent Lutheran cler-
gymen of Washington, New York city,
and Baltimore have issued an appeal to
people Of their denomination throughout
the country for funds to erect in Washing
ton a colossal bronze statue OF Martin Lu-
ther. Ii is proposed TO purchase for this
purpose duplicate OF the figure OF the
great reformer which stands in the centre
OF the celebrated group at Worms.
A Washington telegram says: Two
young men OF this city started out Sunday
to the city limits TO settle by the code dis
pute rs TO which OF the two Should have
the hand young lady with whom they are
in love. The captain OF the police, hearing
OF the purpose. dispatched two officers TO
the scene Of the proposed conflict, but the
would-be duelliSts, learning OF the officers
approach. mutually agreed to postpone the
affair Of honor.
A Philadelphia telegram says: A patient
who was sent TO doctor OF this city for
treatment two weeks ago for SKIN disease.
and was treated for some days at one OF the
HOSPITALS, was found TO be victim Of
leprosy in its most violent form. \ num-
Der OF prominent physicians examined the
man, and the case has excited great deal
OF interest in medical circles here. The
victim, whose name has not been divulged,
is wealthy citizen OF Honolulu. He left
here two days ago, after being>pronounced
incurah1e.
A young lady OF Denton, Nd, recently
obtained a judgment before one OF the
local magistrates against former beau for
IS, the alleged value Of piece OF iewelry-
a locket or something of the sort-which
she loaned him. and which the young man
lost or made way with, and refused to re-
turn to the young lady. The magistrate
last week issued an execution for the
debt, and as the quondam beau is possessed
Of some property, the young lady expects
to recover the amount.
Annie Lennare, young seryant-girl en-
ployed in the family OF Sheriff Easton, OF
Newport, X. l., was left alone with five
year-old child, the rest OF the family having
gone TO festival. She awoke about mid
night to find the garnet filed with smoke.
She hurried down stairs, and being unable
to open the door leaped through a window
on to the back porch and then to the
ground, and ran with bare feet over the
snow to alarm the neighbors. Returning
no one responded to her appeals to save the
child--and she again entered the house,
felt her way through the sitting smoke,
and escaped with her to the yard, though
the heat was intense enough TO scorch her
clothing.