The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-21
Brief Nows Items,

Mr.. William X. Travers, the New York
banker, while driving with his son in gig
at Newport Wednesday morning was
thrown out by the breaking OF ON axle,
and both were hurt about the head.
NJ. w. Wilkinson, a farmer, living near
Eisberry, Mo-, was assassinated Tuesday
night by some unknown person, who en-
tered his house and shot him with double
oarre'led shotgun while ne was asleep.
Joseph Staegmaer, ssloon-keeper, OF
Philadelphia, shot and killed his wife,
Caroline, and then killed himself, Thurs
day afternoon. Money matters are sup
posed to have been the cause Of the tragedy.
swainman, who was arrested at Nashville.
Tenn, for stealing the ledger that Is so inn
portant In the Polk trial, has confessed that
he took 1t at the instigation OF ex-Treas-
urei Polk, and that he received SlI5 Tor
doing it.
In New York Thursday the order OF ar
rest against Ernest Nadal, the special en-
voy to the United States from the republic
OF Hayti, who was iucarcerated in Lud-
low-Street Jail for S109, the amount OF his
board.bill at hotel which he left without
paving, was vacated. Nadal redeemed the
bill.
A London telegram says: Sir Charles
Michael Woseley, baronet, was married
to-day In the pro Cathedral at Kensington
TO Miss Anita Theresa Murphy, daughter OF
Mr.. ID. T. Murphy, OF San Francisco, Cal.
The ceremony was performed by Cardinal
Manning. Among those present was Mr..
Lowell, the United States minister. The
Pope sent his blessing/to the welded pair.
The court at Nyreghhaza, Hungary.
which is trying number OF Jews charged
with the murder OF Christian girl named
Esther Salamossy, went to Tisza, Ezlar,
Wednesday, when the boy witness Moritz
Scharf was compelled to look through the
key-hoe in the door OF the synagogue
through which he alleges that he saw the
murder committed. II was conclusively
proven that he could by so doing only sec
one person in the interior at time, and
that it was impossible to see groupe OF
persons as he swore he did.
An Upper Marleboro' (Md.) telegram
says During severe Thunderstorm that
passed over this locality on Tuesday eve
ming last three colored persons-Wi lillian
Willis and William Washington anG wife
living on the farm OF Mrs. Or. Seaton Belt,
near this village, were struck by lightning
and instantly killed. They were in house
at the time, and had just seated themselves
for dinner. One OF the men was badly
burned down the back, and was found sit
ting rigid in his chair. The storm was one
Of unusual violence, the lightning and
thunder being terrific and the downfall OF
rain almost q flood.
Rosa Tranrig. aged seventeen, repre-
sented by her guardian, brought suit the
other day against Abraham Garfunkel,
aged sixteen. The charge was refusal to
marry complainant after having made n
promise to that effect. The boy swore that
he was made drunk and compelled to sign
paper. The girl, her guardian. and
friends swore that this was not true, that
GarfunkeI was perfectly sober at the time.
The boys parents then swore that the boy
was only sixteen years old, and the girl
swore that he had said he was nearly twen-
ty-two. The Judge took the parents word
that the boy was a minor. and dismissed
the case.