The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-19
Brief News Items.

Paris has twcnty-thrce libraries, WHICH
Il Is proposed to increase in number 10
forty. More than one half OF all the books
read are novels.
The Acting Comptroller OF the Currency
has been informed that the City National
Bank Of Lawrenceburg, Ind. will go into
voluntary liquidation.
J. C.. McCauley, an officer in the New
York custom-house, was attacked with
heart-disease ut West End, n. j., Fri
day, while bathing at Asbury Park, and
drowned.
On Thursday night the Wabash and
Chicago and Alton railroad officials placed
armed men on their west-bound express
trains, on account Of rumor to the effect
that the trains would be robbed at Mexico,
No., by armed outlaws. The whole thing
proved to be hoax.
An excursion train on the Reading rail-
road on Wednesday killed woman who
was crossing the track near Girardvile,
Pa, in pursuit OF her COW, and had only
gone three miles further when n drunken
man lying upon the track was run over and
killed.
The idea that lightning is not so destruc-
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because the network of railroads and tele-
graph-wires lessons the number OF acct
dents, is met by the record of the summer.
| Fatal thunderbolts have never been more
/ common.
Riots are reported to have occurred Fri
day mt Kar!stadt and Sussex, in Croatia.
During the riots at Agramon Tuesday
the mob at one time threatened the CUSTOM
house. railway, and the archbishop's palace.
The streets are now guarded by heavy
patrols.
Duly Stormer, young lady aged seven
teen years, was caught by her apron and
wound around the driving shaft OF the en-
CINE at the Trackvile Pa.) woollen-mill
on Thursday. The foreman OF the mill
tore her from the machinery by main force.
Her spine was injured, and she cannot sur
viye.
The ball rendered to the Knights Tenn
plar on Wednesday night at the Pavilion,
in San Francisco, was largely attended,
seven thousand persons being present.
The object of the Triennial Committee in
giving the ball in advance Of the official
proceedings was to raise money to provide
for the after-eXpenses. The receipts are
estimated at $1,000, representing about
$4,000 net.
A diver working on the wreck OF the
Cedar Grove, near Torbay, n. S., Friday
discovered the hull Of the brig New Domin-
ion, which sailed from Cowbay, c. b., in
December, 1872, for Yarmouth with coal,
and was never heard OF afterward. She
was evidently sunk by the same rock on
which the Cedar Grove was recently
wrecked.
| For three years or more capitalists have
| been prospecting for coal-oil in the vicinity
of Canon City, in Colorado, but with an
indifferent result. On Thursday night a
vein was struck in the Land Investment
Company's well, which has since Yielded
at the rate OF forty barrels per day, oil OF
excellent quality, demonstrating to a GER
tainty that coal-oil exists in paying guam
titles in that vicinity.
Five masked burglars entered the house
OF W. b. Hill, at Fairfield. Conn.,, Friday
night, handcutled Mr.. Hill and his hired
men, tied Miss Hill with ropes. and ran
sacked the house. Mrs. Hill escaped and
ran down the road, hut was captured and
brought back and securely tied. Mr.. Hill
usually has large amount of money in the
house, but had made deposit Friday.
The robbers secured a small amount OF
property.
Trouble is again brewing at Ratportage,
Manitoba. A Manitoba constable named
McMasters was arrested on "Wednesday,
while under the influence OF liquor, for
creating a disturbance. and fined. Red
ding, the Ontario constable VINO made the
arrest, was subsequently arrested on q
charge OF false arrest made by McMasters.
A disturbance occurred Thursday night
on account OF the arrest OF Redding, the
crowd endeavoring to rescue him from the
Manitoba authorities. There was consd-
cradle lighting. and some serious injuries
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