The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-26
srief News Items.
The Delaware Senate bill to abolish the
whipping-post has been defeated in the
House.

The Delaware Senate bill 10 Abolish tile
whipping-post has been defeated in the
House.
The combined anthracite coal companies
have agreed TO suspend production on the
last three days In each week until further
notice.
At Towsoniown, Maryland, wednesday,
ex-,Judge Rich and Grason and Coionei
ID. q. Mcintosh, States attorney, hao i
lively mill in the courtroom.
A Paris telegram says: A duel with
swords has been fought between NJ. De-
lort, the painter, and Colonel Pommayrac'
NJ. Delort was wounded in the breast.
A number OF Cingalese having been
brought to Bundaburg, Queensland, to take
the place OF striking white laborcrs on the
plantations, the latter. TO the number OF
| fiftv. endeayored TO stop the former on the
highway. The Cingalese, who were 900
strong, drew knives, and the whites ran
away.
A dispatch from Los Angeles says: Cap
tain Waterhouse, who was injured IN the
railroad accident ut Tehichipa, died last
night. One OF his children Is dying; the
other persons wounded are doing well.
The Coroner OF Kern county has issued
warrants for the arrest Of the engineer and
brakemen Of the wrecked train.
Ballooning has become so popular In
| Vienna that the Municipal Council nave
deemed it advisable TO pass law, Ihat
all married men desirous OF taking aerial
VOYAGES shall not be granted license until
it has been proved to the satisfaction OF
the authorities that they have received the
consent Of their wives and children
The Montgomery (Ala.) Grays returned
from Opelka Tuesday night. The lieu-
tenant and ten men remain till further
orders. Pinckard, president Of the Board
OF Commissioners, heard the cases yester-
dav. and ACQUITTED all persons charged with
resisting officers. IL was at Pinckard's re-
quest and OH his statement Of resistance
| that the Governor seut the troops.
A Shawneetown Qn.) special says: Early
Wednesday morning mob OF masked men
attempted to enter the jail here for the pur-
pose of lynching colored murderer.
| Holmes. RepuIsed in their first attempt
by the sheriff and his deputies, the mob
brought cannon in front OF the jail and
threatened to batter down the walls; but
shots from the Jail, the ringing OF the court
house bell, and the gathering OF citizens
scared them away.
The funeral services Of the late Prince
Charles OF Prussia took place Wednesday
afternoon. The Emperor and Empress and
other members Of the royal family, the
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Archduke
Charles, the Duke and Duchess OF EdE-
burgb. and various princes and diplomatic
| nfats
vices were imposing. The court chaplain
delivered the funeral oration, and conSe-
Grated the remains OF the Prince amid the
firing of a salute OF thirty-siX guns and
three salvos from three battaliOns. The
Emperor was much affected.
Bcniamin r. Burd a railroad-hand, was
killed on Sunday in the railroad-yard at
Harrisburg. He was to have been married
in a few days 10 Miss Mary Lane, and that
lady was deeply affected by his death, and
bad her lovers photograph taken A. he lay
i'm his coffin. Before the funeral his mo-
ther appeared and disclosed the fact that
the deceased had been married for three
wears. and his wife and her two children
made themselves visible to follow his re-
mains TO the grave. Another Harrisburg
lady claims that Burd was engaged tC hei
also.
Information has been received at Bris
bane. Queensland, that large three-mastcC
schooner was lost at the mouth OF the Fly
river, New Guinea. The crew-seventeer
in number-were killed by sayages, theil
heads being cut off and distributed among
the native villages. Captain Pennafeather
of the schooner Pearl, made search, but
found only lot OF wreckage, with nothing
10 identity the vessel. His party were at
tackled several times by the natives. One
old woman confessed that the crew had
been murdered. Captain Pcnnafeathel
burned the native villages and destroyed
their canoes.
The Baltimore Sun says: John s. Bar
bour.i president OF the Virginia MIDLAND
Railroad Company, was in Baltimore Tues
day. and met President Garrett at the Bal
timore and Ohio building. Mr.. Garret
renewed his emphatic expressions on TN,
subject OF determinations against Balti
more by the road while under Richmond
and Danville control. The remarks OF Mr.
Garrett on that subject made at the las
monthly meeting Of the Baltimore ant
Ohio Board are TO be printed in pamphle
form for general circulation in the South
He therein definitely sets forth the charge
OF violation OF contract.
! A locomotive is being built for the Fri
railway in which Mr.. Malletts device 10
consuming smoke is to be tested. In orde
to give the invention thorough trlal
trip across the continent will be MADE
There Is to be no smoke-stack on this loco
motive, and in its place is 10 be a manhoI
merely. The air used to condense th
! steam is employed for heating and Nenti
, latng ears, beng delivered through con
? duit which, with coupling ends, passe
} along beneath the ears. This system doe
| away with coal stoves or heaters, and SUP
plies the cars with fresh air and warm al
without danger Of fire in case OF a smash