The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-12
Brief News Items.

Oakland county. Ill.,. has spent $40, 900 in
trying man three times for murder, who
was acquitted at last.
Philena Hyde, eleven years old, was burn
ed TO death at Knox City Pa) Thursday
morning. A younger sister was pouring
kerosene on the fire when the can exploded,
and she accidentally threw it on her sister
Philena. The younger sister was not Sc
riously burned. The house was saved by
the neighbors.
The Bank Of Townsend North, at Vassar,
Mich, was entered by burglars Thursday
night. The safe was blown open and 1000
in specie taken. The thieves were fright
ened away before they could open another
draw containing $1,000 in currency. Frank
l.. Fales, who lives overthe bank, was held
under rcvolyers while the robbery perpe-
trated.
The ACTING Commissioner OF Internal
Revenue Thursday sent telegram TO the
collectors in the principal tobacco-manufac-
turing districts, OF which the following is
copy: Increased facilities have been pro-
vided for imprinting stamps, and after to-
morrow it will be within the power of this
Office TO relieve the immediate pressure at
an early day to ill all requsitions."
Henry j. Marriott, the English clerk who
fled from Paris with $4,000 worth of dia-
monds, was before the Supreme Court OF
New York Thursday on n writ OF hdbedS
corpus. Argument was adjourned until to-
morrow. The young woman, Marie Pc
seuX, with whom he lied was in court. and
rs both expressed a wish to be married,
Judge Lawrence united them. Marriott
went back TO the Tombs.
Thursday the Massachusetts Senate kill
ed, by refusing to reconsider it, the bill in
creasing the Governors powers, so that.
with the consent of the council, he could
remove superintendents and physicians OF
State institutions. The House refused, by
vote of 13i 10 81, to pass over the Cover
nor's veto the bill extending the charter
of the Ocean Terminal Railroad Dock and
Elevator Company.
A Raleigh correspondent writes: DR..
Dabney has returned from Boston. He en-
gagged 1000 square feet for the North Caro-
lima exhibit at the Mechanics and Manu-
facturers' Institute Fair, with leave to add.
The authorities OF the Exposition and its
friends were cordial in their attentions TO
him, and no opportunity of advancing his
W lSntc WIS uC W III pt
a panorama OF the State.
The North Carolina Grand Lodge Of
Odd-Fellows have been in session at
Raleigh for several days. The installation
OF the officers elected Wednesday took
place Thursday, rs follows: State Senator
J. +. Payne, formerly OF Virginia, now OF
Union county, Nj. w. G. NJ; J. f. Wood
ard, X. W. ID. &. NJ; ii. q. Bates, K. w.
G.. W.; j. j. Litchford, G.. s.; r. j. Jones,
G.. T.; and B. w. Woodell, Grand Repre-
sentative
The severe rain andi wind-storm at Chi
cago on Wednesday night did considerable
damage in the suburbs. The Methodist
church at South Evanston was completely
wrecked. The sexton was in the building
at the time, but escaped unhurt. James
Egan's house, 4. La Crosse, Wis, was
struck by lightning, and his wife and daugh-
ter were severely injured. The damage
by the hail-stoTm at Denver, Col, on Tues
day Is estimated at $4,000. The high Wa
ter at Omaha, Neb., swept away property
valued at $1,000.