The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-12
Brief News Items.

| II is stated that the Gar has signed q
decree dissolving all the secret societies in
Russia.
The smallpox is epidemic at Shiloh,
Ky. Several physicians, among others,
have died.
There is Democratic majority OF five IN
the Wisconsin House of Representatives,
a Republican majority OF two in the SEN
ate, and a joint majority of three for the
Democrats.
John w. Luke, Of New York city, claim
in Boston Wednesday on charge OF ROB
berry I'm the first degree. He pleaded moi
guilty, aud was placed under $4,000 bail.
Archbishop Gibbons Wednesday filed q
bill against the District OF Columbia in the
Washington EQUITY Court to set aside GER
tain tax rates, alleged to be Illegal, on lots
belonging to st. Patrick's church in that
! city.
The three leading winners on the Eng
lish turf last year were Mr.. Crawfurd, Mr..
| Lefeyre, and the Duke Of Westminster,
with respectively S129,000. S7S,500. and
SGQ, 900 gross gains in stakes. MIR. keene
won 81, 500 and Mr.. Loriliard 5000.
At the annual meeting OF the Peoples
Passenger Railway Company in Phiadel-
phia on Tuesday the fact became apparent
| that there had been IN over-issue of 81, 250,-
900 in stock and S625, 900 IN excess Of bonds
beyond the amounts authorized by the
charter.
Lord Rosebery's Christmas gift to the
tenants on his Mentmore estates WAS the
remission of Is per cent. of their half
yearly rent. He had done the same for six
years previously. lie also gave every cot
tager In the villages on his estates six hun
dred-weight of coal, and q Joint OF beef,
OF weight proportional TO the size oil the
family.
The Duke OF Argylps sons having set a
good example to other younger scions OF
noble families by going into business, a
daughter Of that noble house IL now en-
gaged to be married 10 young gentleman
who calls himself mechanical musi-
cian,, BIZ. Bailie-IIamilton, the inventor
Of new musical misunderstanding
between harmonium aud an organ.
A remarkable hoy was buried at North
Adams, Mass, WedneSday-James f..
0wcy. seventeen years old, who stood G
feet inches in his stockings. His death
was mysterious one. He became uncon-
scious at II O'Clock in the forenoon and
died ut 9 O'Clock in the afternoon. He
never would see visitors, and for the past
few years could not be induced to leave
his house.
Lady Florence Dixie writes to the Lon
don Morning Post that the whole OF the
$4,000 which she received for the relief Of
small farmers and cotticrs in the West Of
Ireland has been expended. She states
that this amount hls kept roof over 10000
persons. She declines to raise another
fund, on the ground that il is the duty OF
the Government and the Land League to
help the people.
Charles L. Brown, aged fourteen years,
employed in the office of Deputy Sheriff
John 81. Fisk, Of Boston, was found We'd
nesday morning on the floor OF the office
handcuffed and with gag made OF q news
paper in his mouth. An attempt bad
been made to open the safe. The lad said
that two men had bound him, but finally
confessed that he had tempered with the
safe and then handcuffed and gagged
himself. 1t is thought the boy is vic
tim OF dime-noYel reading.
ODonnell, who accuses himself Of par
tlcipating in the murder OF Lord Frede-
rick CsyendiSh, is said to bear some resem-
bance TO one OF the men seen in the cab in
Which tho assasSins came to Phoenix Park.
Justice Fuller, of Rochester. N. T., who
committed ODonnell To sNait further de-
yelopments, says he has comfrmat0ry evil
dencf, which he does not care TO make
public at present. He says that he viii
send a copy OF O'Donnell's confession TO
the British consul at New York city.