The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-11
meteor News items.


translation OF Hiawatha" into Greek
verse has recently been published a'
Leipzig.
Az the sale Friday Of Sarah Bernhardts
Jewels ueckict Of black and gray pearls
brought t2.oJ0 francs; bracket OF rubies
and sapphires 4, 100 francs. and two neck
lets OF brilliants 5000 francs each.
The Russian Minister OF War has been
advised that Nihilistic ideas had been man.
lfcsted among the officers OF the army o.
the Caucasus, and there are signs OF diSh-
lection among the Ural Cossacks.
London telegram says: An accident
occurred to-day IN shaft OF the Severn
tunnel works by which four men were
Killed outright and several others WERE 50
seriously mangled that II Is eNpecteu tue!
win die.
Jacob Boaltman, an old man who lived
berm;t-life In the woods OF Monroe town
shin, Newaygo county, Mich, had The re-
mutation OF having considerable money.
He was found dead In his hut on Thurs
day, having evidently been murdered.
M. Felix Pyat has RECOMMENDED the pub
lication OF the Communist Journal lie ven
qeur, in which In 1871 he demanded the
overthrow OF the Column Vendome, the
destruction OF NJ. Tbiers's residence. and
the demolition OF the Expiatory chapel.
He now violently attacks the Senate.
Miss Emma wixom, otherwise Mile.
Nevada, this year receives $1,000 PEI
month for singing in opera in Paris. Next
wear her contract calls for S1.100per month.
and in the following year $1,000 per month.
By the expiration Of her present contract
she will thus have earned $4,000 al the
Opera-Comique. Then she will come home
to America TO make some more.
Two colored men In Augusta, Ca, on
"Wednesday qlIarTelled oyera game OF cards,
and concluded to settle the matter by a duel
with knives. After cutting at each other a
short time. one violated the code by disarm-
ing his antagonist with sudden kick. The
IaIier picked up large stone, and the other
fed. The duel was ut an end, with both
slightly wounded.
Governor Butler recently instructed the
warden OF the Massachusetts, State prison
10 gather the prisoners in the chapel and
inf0pn them that they would be permitted
70 send sealed communications to the Gov
ernor. The conyicts received the notitica-
fion with cheers for Governor Butler and
seventy letters have been sent the Gov
ernor.
A Grand Rapids dispatch says daring
mail robbery occurred at the Union depot
Friday night. The mail was carried into
the haggace-room, and while there the
mail-pouch was ripped open and 40 reg
isfered letters were taken. The amount OF
the loss is not known. One letter, how
ever. contained $1,000 bill and 800
bill, the amount OF Postmaster Smiths
monthly remittance to the department.
There Is no clue to the robbers.
A dispatch from Seattle, w. t., says the
steamer Gem left that port Friday morning
with hay and other freight for Port GAM
Bile, Seabre, and Union City. When five
miles out from Port Madison fire was dis
covered in the hay, and the boat was
headed for the shore. After lashing the
wheel lie-boat was got into the water,
but in three minutes cot adriit. The
Chinese cook and two deck hands were
drowned, rs well as +. G.. Nickery,
teacher Mt tie Skohomisb Indian reserya-
ton, and his wife, by jumping into the
water. Captain Williamson cast anchor,
and kept the crafts head to the wind, keep
ing the bow free from fire. Those on
board were taken OF by boats from the
Hhore.
A telegram from chihuahua says that on
Sunday afternoon about two hundred dis
solute characters who had often given
trouble attacked the store OF the Pinos
Altos Mining Company. The employees re-
sisted, and Manned Anchor, a clerk, was
killed. Buchan Hepburn, the principal
member OF the company, addressed the At
lacking party. AS he returned to his
house he was shot and killed. -Four hours
later, in Eight between the employees and
rufians, four men were killed. Aid was
asked from adjoining towns, and the au-
tborities and citizens turned out en- n,dSse
and captured five Of tho ruflians, among
them Hcpburn's murderer. They were
tried and executed Monday. Order is now
ras4orad