The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-04
Rricf News Efems.

'Tte breach of court etiquette" says
the London Life, (Which permitted fair
American belle who had not been 'prc-
scented to show up at the State ball, has
not been allowed TO pass without comment.
A little bird tells me that the influence of
Mr.. Lowell accomplished the unheard-of
privilege"
DR.. Richardson, a Canadian gentleman
Of means, scientific atiainments and in
ventive mind, resident in Washington, has
invented machine or device by the aid of
which he proposes to go over Niagara
Falls. He is enthusiastic, and expects TO
accomplish the undertaking without per-
sonal injury to himself. He says he will
make the trial within month. His appa-
ratus is a sort of balloon, which will par
TALLY float him as he goes over the falls.
A telegram from Newport, VT, says /:
Fifteen OF more passengers were injured
by an accident on the Southeastern road
Yesterday; two or three of them, perhaps.
fatally. Mrs. Bowen, of Mansonville, Que
bee. was probably fatally injured; l.. II.
Smith, the customs officer at RichfOrd, VT,
had two ribs broken; Frederick Pierce,
of Stanstead, Quebec, had an ankle and
toes badly crushed; Conductor Lamotte
had wounds on the head and shoulders :;
Lizzie Hoag, OF Montreal, was injured in
the back and knee; Mrs. Thompson, OF
Stanstead, had leg fractured: Engineer
Mackinnon had an ear torn off and re-
ceiyed scalp wounds; Tom Murah. fire.
man, had lee broken in two places and
an arm broken; Adrien Laverdure. of
Montreal, had both legs injured.
An attempt was made to wreck the first
New York special express on the Boston
and Albany railroad one mile east of Rock
dale, Mass, Thursday. The train was due
ut Worcester at $50, and was coming down
grade at the rate Of forty miles an hour.
AS it approached a cut the engineer dis
covered large rock resting on the inside
OF one OF the rails. The engine was run
ming with steam shut off, and by promptly
applying the air-brakes the train was
brought TO standstll as the forward
wheels OF the engine hit the stone. Frank
! Chevileau and Jose Mauram, Italian BOYS.
| employed with construction gang on the
Providence, Webster and Springfield rail-
road, have been arrested on suspicion of
having placed the obstruction on the track.
Captain W. =. JOY, of the American shin
st. Nicholas, was the recipient on Wednes-
| day. at Collector Robertson's Office i'm New
York, OF very handsome silver tea and
coilee-service as token Of the appreciation
OF the British Government OF a brave and
humane act. The st. Nicholas was round
ing Cape Horn about the middle of last
october, when her lookout sighted the dis
abled bark Len0X, of Glasgow. The Off
GERS and seamen OF the British vessel were
In great distress, and probably would have
persisted if succor had been delayed much
longer. Captain JOY, at some risk TO his
own vessel, reached the people on board
the Lenox and landed them in safety. The
costly testimonial which was presented to
the worthy Captain by Collector Robertson
In behalf OF the British Government ar
rived in New York from the State Depart.
ment at Washington on Tuesday. On two
previous occasions Captain Joy has been
the recipient OF tokens OF recognition OF
bravery displayed by him at sea.