The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-13
Rrief News Items.

DR.. John b. Manning, who was divorced
from his wife in Brooklyn. y. Y. and
thereby lost $4,000, committed suicide in
Cambridge. Mass, Yesterday, by shooting.
A company has been organized in New
York to Law two new cables between this
country and Europe. The details OF the
project will be made public soon. II Is
said the enterprise is in strong hands and
in such a forward state as to leave no DOUBT
Of its success.
The Archbishop OF Quebec has issued a
pastoral condemning the making public OF
charges OF iree-masonry, ETC., against men,
bers of the clergy. He has also written
Rev. DIR. IIamcl that he has lost no conf
dence in him, and does not believe the sto-
ries concerning him.
II is said that no Paris chiilonier is born TO
the business. They are recruited from all
ranks. When an honest mechanic or small
shopkeeper has fuddled himself into ruin
he will return to rag-picking, which offers
that strong fascinaton-a game OF chance.
A good find may turn up any day.
The acronaut L. Haste, who made an un-
successful attempt last Thursday TO cross
the British channel i'm balloon. renewed
the attempt early Saturday morning, and
has not since been heard from. II is fear
ed that he was carried out over the North
sea. into which he fell and was drowned.
Tom Smart, a colored man thirty years
Of age, was arrested in Milwaukee Mon
day for clipping from FOnd-du-Lac with
Tillie Schmaelig, white girl sixteen years
old The girl will be taken home, and
Smart will he prosecuted. He was en-
ployed as cook at the American House,
in FOnd-du-Lac.
Sunday afternoon five prisoners confined
in Jail at Hudson, y. Y, for burglary,
made their escape by removing large
stone from the wall, among them William
Flemming alias "Roy," desperate char
acter, who had served five years in Con-
necticut State prison, and who was wanted
in New Haven for burglary when the au-
thorities at Hudson had got through with
him.
DR.. Buchanan, Of bogus-medical-d
fame, was arrested at Magnolia station,
New jersey, Sunday, on a cdpiaS issued by
the State Supreme Court. The copids was
issued at the instance OF his daughter, Isa-
bella MacGarvie. and her husband, Michael
MacGarvie, and the charge is said TO be
that he had without authority transferred
property belonging to them and realized
upon it.
At late hour Saturday night T. J. Bea-
man and a party were playing cards in a
saloon IN Louisville, when William Galway.
who was not in the game, made remark
to one OF the players which Beaman resent
ed. There were some words and a blow.
after which Beaman walked to his home.
and in ten minutes was dead from a stab i'm
the chest, which severed an artery. Galway
was arrested and locked up.
Patrick Regain, forty-iour years old.
proprietor OF racket court in New York.
was shot dead Sunday in his place Of bust
ness by Policeman John w. Smith. The
latter had been detailed to arrest violators
OF the excise law. He was dressed i'm citi-
zen's clothes, and entered the saloon, where
he found Regain dispensing drinks. Regain
resisted arrest. aud attacked the officer
with cavalry sword, whereupon the latter
shot and killed him. Smith was arrested.
He Is twenty-four years old ard new man
on the force.
The Baltimore American says A thirty
foot young whale is reported as having
been seen swimming about in the Chesa-
peake Bay, in the neighborhood OF Smiths
Point. The captain OF the steamer Def
ance, which arrived yesterday from New
bern, n. C., gave the first iniimation OF
the arrival OF the marine monster. which
was moving about as though he knew that
he was out OF his bearings. Although the
summer sea-monster has not made its ap-
pearance at the watering-places as yet, the
whale OF the Chesapeake has put in his
annual appearance.