The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-11

Eighteen members OF the Radical COM
mttee at Belgrade, including Herr Paso-
hitch, the Radical leader in the Skupts-
china, have been arrested by the authori-
ties.
A man In Kingston, Ontario, who feared
that the body OF his wife would be stolen,
erected tent over her grave on the day Of
her burial, six weeks ago, and has slept
there nightly ever since.
The violence Of the cholera epidemic in
Alexandra, Egypt, fluctuates with the
weather. The deaths from the disease
continue TO be confined to European resi-
dents. There were two deaths Wednes-
day.
London has long suffered from INSULT
cient facilities for the purchase Of postage
stamps, and II Is now proposed to remedy
the evil by licensing vendors In such num-
beers that there will be one within each go
yards OF all important streets.
On the 10Th instant wedding OF giants
will take place at a museum In Pittsburgh.
The contracting parties are Patrick
O'Brien, aged twenty-nine years, standing
seven feet eleven inches. and weighing $50
pounds, and Miss Annie Druz, OF almost
equal proportions. The parties first met
two months ago at Cincinnati museum.
SwalIow-tail Point Lighthouse, near To-
ronto, Ont, was named I'm unique way.
At banquet given by some citizens, dti-
ring its erection, TO MIR. Kent, who was TO
be its keeper. no one but the latter APP
peared In full dress. Thereafter he was
called Swallow-tail Kent" and when he
took up his residence in the tower the
name went with him.
The Duke Of COnnaughts headquarters
i'm India is denominated fever-trap by
patriotic Britishers. Even Figaro says !:
at may be the destiny OF the Duke OF
Connaught to perish on the field Of battle !;
il is the duty OF the War Office TO see that
he is not allowed to take up his residence
III a malarlous atmosphere, with death a
probability and sickness a certainty"
A special to the Cincinnati Commercial.
Gazette from Forest, Ohio, says: AT |
O'Clock this morning Mr.. Spreidel, baggage
master at the depot, called upon the mar
shall TO aid him in arresting a burglar in
VI. w. Cages store. Spreidel entered the
window Of The store and was shot and IA
tally wounded by the burglar. The latter
was arrested, and recognized as Maurice
HALEY, resident Of this place."
The Berlin correspondent Of Reuters
Telegram Company states that news has
been received there from st. Petersburg
that il is reported on good authority that
the Thirty-seyenth division OF the Russian
army, which is stationed near Pakow, 162
miles south Of st. Petersburg, Is TO be mo-
bilized within few days; that the men on
furlougb have been summoned to return
to their regiments, and that the men Of the
contingent of 1877, who were sent home
on an indefinite furlough, have been re-
called for immediate service.
A very odd little incident occurred re-
Gently at the residence Of Luther Dickers0n,
an old and substantial citizen residing two
miles from Atchison, Mo. His daughter,
Miss Sally, happening to pass out into the
timber, found there little boy, about five
wears old. cuddllng away IN some brush.
The little fellow had a dog-chain around
his neck, with paddock attached; had his
pockets full of sweet-pOtatoes. and seemed
determined on passing the night just where
he was. Miss Dickerson cOaXed the child
into the house. where he was placed at the
supper-table, and literally astonished the
family 10y his hearty appetite. All efforts
to extract any information as TO the boys
name or history were unayailing.