The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-01
THE WEATHER YESTERDAY was clear and
Brief News Items.


Mr.. Truman A. Duyal, q well-kn6wn
merchant OF Baltimore, attempted suicide
in that city Monday morning by shooting
himself through the head.
Walter Berset, popular engineer on
the Wilmington and Weldon railroad, was
run over by shifting-engine at Whining
ton on Sunday and killed.
Hon. John ii. James has at his own en-
pense built the Fifth Baptist church at At
lanta, Ga, and has made free gift Of the
entire property, ground and building, TO
the membership OF the church.
William Hclloran, who is alleged to have
personated Thomas Michael, who died in
April last, in order TO obtain $4,000 benefit
from the American Legion OF Honor. has
been arrested in Philadelphia and held in
81, 600 for hearing.
The last suicide at Monte Carlo, by dis
tinguishcd officer, whose name is withheld
out OF consideration for his family, makes,
il is said, the twelfth since October. The
management has provided au exquisite
cemetery for these victims.
While Joseph Clymer, OF Philadelphia,
aged fourteen years, was handling re-
volyer Monday it. was accidentally dis
charged, the ball taking effect in the left
breast Of Emma BaSset, aged fourteen
years. innicting 4 dangerous wound.
Bridget Bullen, Of Port Hope, Ontario,
aged seventy, cut the throat OF her hus-
band, aged ninety, and then set fire to the
house, intending TO destroy the evidence
of the crime. This purpose faled, how
ever, and the woman was arrested and put
in Jail at Coburg.
The Charlotte Observer says: A Won
derful rich find OF gold has just been made
in the Gold-Valley mine. near Gold Hill, in
Rowan county. At depth OF twenty
seven feet from the surface a seam of nearly
pure gold was found quarter OF an inch
thick. and the quartZ-vein matter showing
free gold, gave an analysis Of over S400 per
ton.
The most aged English baronet is in all
probability the venerable Sir Moses Monte
fore, who on the 25.h OF October next will
enter upon his one-hundredth year. Sir
Henry Preston, a Scotch baronet, born in
the year 1888, still survives. There are at
least twenty baronets living who were born
before the commencement Of the present
century.
At the investigation of the charges
Insane ASYLUM Tuesday. ID. c. e.. Carroll,
an inmate Of 1879, stated that when he was
first taken there he was used very roughly.
He refused to take medicine, and was
knocked down, kicked, and choked. After
the second day he never received any more
abuse, but he saw plenty Of others NAL
treated.
A paper bomb charged with powder was
| l.. 1. of In
Chigi Palace, Rome, the residence OF the
Austrian Ambassador. and two similar
petards were thrown at the same time
one before the Austrian Embassy to the
Vatican, and the other In front OF the
Royal Palace Of the Quirinal. a person,
supposed to be a priest, was arrested Oh
suspicion. No one was injured.
Miss Mary Daniels, who presented a
claim for 800, 900 damages against the New
York Central and Hudson River railroadfor
injuries received in the Spuyten Duyvil
disaster a year ago. has settled ii for $780,
600. the largest sum ever paid by the COM
many for personal injuries. A. b. Nalen-
tine, of Bennington, Vt. received $4,000
for tbe death Of his son, and $1,000 for the
death of the latter's young bride-boih
killed in the same disaster.
A San Bernardino, Cal, dispatch says :
" A mysterious murder has been unearthed
near Riverside, in this county. A married
woman named O'Brien, OF Los Angeles,
went riding with Mr.. Mcdowell and wife
on January 31st. Yesterday the body OF
Mrs. O'Brien was found partly buried and
bearing marks OF violence. Mcdowell has
been arrested. Ii is reported that Mrs.
Mcdowell told OF the crime, which was
committed through some motives OF lea-
| lousy"
The Brussels Gazette says the majority OF
the documents which have been seized in
connection with the explosion at Gaushor-
ten are written in Russian and Italian.
They refer to an international plot to mlr-
der the Car Of Russia on the occasion OF
his coronation in May.
A Paris special says that the disclosures
made i'm connection with the dynamite eX-
plosion at Gaushorten and the seizure OF
papers at Brussels Will lead to the arrest OF
louise Michel and several OF her colleagues.
Commander Cheyne says that his bal
loon expedition to the North Pole was NOT
abandoned. He expected to be appointed
commander OF the Government expedition
to survey Hudson's bay and straits 10 as
certain tue pIdCtiCtDlilif vi iuhi'h7 I" ''tN
of steamships from the northwest belt to
England. This would obviate the neces-
sity Of breaking cargo on the way. When
the survey is completed he expects the
Government will make him grant to
carry ont his balloon expedition. Lieu
tenant Schwatka has offered to join him.
terrible murder was committed on
Saturday night in Chesterfield county, ,.
c. About a year ago E. j. Terrey, a farm
er. married worthy young woman, but
has since fallen in love with another wo-
man. AS the divorce laws In that State
have been abolished Terrey resorted 10
surer and quicker plan to make himself a
free man. lie purchased box OF Trough
on Rats" which he mixed with quantity
OF whiskey. On Saturday night, his wife
being unwell, he gave her drink OF the
mixture, and then fled. On sunday morn,
ing the neighbors found Mrs. Terrey dead
in bed.