The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-23
Brief News Items.

The pool known as the Consolidated Pa
per Company, comprising fifty mills
throughout the Northwest, manufacturing
wrapplng-paper, met IN Chicago Wednes-
day and resolved, III view OF the overstock-
ed market, to shut down from December
1st to February 4th. This will throw 1000
men out.
A special from BatesvilIe, Ark, says: A
cyclone struck Melbourne at O'Clock
Wednesday morning. EX-Sherih John
Hinkle and his wife and two children were
killed, and Mrs. Henry 5. Hinkle was
crippled. The courthouse, two churches.
and several stores and houses were blown
down.
A cyclone swept through Oregon county.
in Southern Missouri, Tuesday evening.
uprooting large trees. No particulars can
be learned. as the county is beyond the
reach of telegraphic communication. An
excursion train from Kansas City was de-
layed two hours from fallen trees upon the
tracks over which the cyclone passed.
Adyices from Banana. near the mouth of
the Congo river, Africa, dated October
18th, state that NJ. De BrazZa, the French
explorer. had arrived at Stanley Pool after
encounterng many difficulties which, it is
said. had been placed in his way by Stanley.
A conflict was expected to take place be-
tween NJ. De Brazza and Alakokus's sue
cessor, who is devoted to Stanley.
Ground was broken November 18th at
Crystal Park, Col, for railway, which is
intended to run to the summit OF Pixies
Peak, an elevation Of 14,200 feet. This
will be the highest line OF railway on the
North American continent, and is expected
to be completed by the first Of next July.
The calculation for the first years business
embraces the carrying OF 10000 people to
the summit OF Pixies Peak, 1900 to
Seven Lakes, and 10000 to Crystal Park.
The United States barracks at Savannah,
Ga, has been sold to an association Of gen.
tlemen who propose erecting fine hotel
in that city. The price paid was S67,3Sl,
ten Der cent. OF which was paid cash
down. The property covers two blocks
and the lane between, extending from Lib
erty to Harris street. and from Bull to
Drayton, fronting on Bull. The plat mea-
sures 302 feet 6 inches by 222 feet . inches.
Ii is considered an admirable location for
the purposes designed.
A dispatch from Coal Creek, Col, says:
"Tuesday morning Isaac Jones and Philip
Griffith started down the shaft OF the Cam
field coal mine for the purpose OF making
an examination. When down three hun
dred feet their lamps ignted the gas in the
mine, causing terrific explosion. Griffith
was stunned and badly burned, but man
aged TO escape. Later Jones was found at
the bottom of the shaft dead. Jones was
a brother OF j. G.. Jones, OF Beacon, Ia,
the principal owner Of the mine"
The German squadron and six Spanish
men-of-war, escorting the German Crown
Prince. were sighted oil Valencia Wednes-
day evening. A Madrid dispatch says: The
harbor is brilliantly Illuminated and the
streets are thrOnged with people. Some
futile intrigues have occurred to mar the
cordality OF the Princes reception. Most
of the Radical inhabitants have refused TO
respond TO invitations to join ir welcoming
the Prince. The Prince will disembark
on Thursday morning. The Madrid cor
poration is organizing grand reception
10 the visitor.
Nearly every prominent reporter on the
English press has attempted and failed to
interview Lord Chief-Justice COleridge
since his return from the United States.
The Lord Chief Justice has so uniformly
refused to talk that the siege has been given
up as hopeless. The Lord Chief Justice
has resolved not to speak OF his impress
sions OF America and American institu-
tions until he has thoroughly assimilated
the information he gathered in the course
OF his travels there. When he has done
that. he intends to make In print deibe-
rate expression OF his opinions, which will
be full and, he hopes, satisfactory.