The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-28
Brier News Items.

John Walton shot and killed Henry
Sechler on the street at Bear,lstown, ILL.,,
on Monday.
John ii. Diehl, formerly a collector OF
customs at Philadelphia, was found dead
In his bed at Delanco, N. j., Monday. Coal
gas Is believed to have caused his death.
Governor Hoadlcy, Of Ohio, has been
presented with seal ring that formerly
belonged to the Democratic wheel-horse,
Sam. Medary. He intends TO wear IL on
the day OF bis Inauguration, though, as a
rule, he is strongly opposed to iewelry.
A st. Louis telegram OF the 26th saws !:
Mrs. General sherman and her daughter
Rachel had a narrow escape from death
this afternoon. While returning from
church their horses ran away, and their
carnage collided with a lamp-post. The
ladies were taken from the wreck unin-
iured, but suffering badly from shock.
The widow Tiff, whose intended mar
riage to Bishop Warren, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, has been briefly an
nounced by telegraph, owns the hand
soonest house in Denver and the largest
ranch in Colorado. The wealth left her
by her catt,e-king husband six years ago Is
estimated at ffem 81 10000 to $4,000, 600.
Bishop Simpson. OF Philadelphia, will per-
form the ceremony on the 9th instant.
A passenger train on the New Shamokin,
Sunbury and Lewisburg railroad, branch
OF the Reading road, was thrown on to a
trestle-work Wednesday by misplaced
switch. The engine, tender, and baggage
car ran Off the end OF the trestle, but the
first passenger car stopped when half over.
The train was crowded with passengers,
but none OF them were injured. The fire
man was somewhat hurt, but not seriously.
The switch had been left open by the track
men.
Wednesday night August Jounard, col
lector for the First National Bank, Nash
vile, while going to the pOst-oifice with
the mail was assaulted as he passed his
own gate and beaten on the head with a
large stone, his assailant securing the bag
with the mail and disappearing in the
darkness. A son OF Mr.. Jounard. while
running to his fathers assistance, had a
pistol knocked from his grasp by an un-
seen person. Mr.. JOunard is seriously
hurt. The mail, which was valuable only
to the bank, was afterward found in an
alley near by, partly opened.
A st. Petersburg cable dispatch says !:
The workmen and officials OF the railway
works at Ida, in the Government OF Grod-
now, engaged in a riot on Christmas day,
owing to the eyactions OF the contractors
engaged in building the works. One Of
fetal was killed and several workmen were
injured before order was restored The
ringleader OF the rioters was arrested.
II is announced that dissention has arisen
among the Socialist leaders in st. Peters
burg regarding the prevention OF the APP
pearance OF the November Nos. OF the stu
dents paper, the CteStUo, and the NihilIst
paper, the NarddnaJo Vo5d.
A Wheeling telegram says: Passenger
train No. /, from Chicago for Baltimore.
which lett this city at S:45 O'Clock this
morning, composed Of seven cars and two
engines, left the track at BeltOn while 90.
ing at the rate OF forty-fve miles an hour.
The mail-clr turned completely over, and
all the others-eXcept the sleeping-car,
which kept the track-fell on their sides.
One engine kept the track, but the other
was completely wrecked. All the cars
were badly damaged. Express. Messenger
Sillman was the only person seriously in
iured, although the train was unusually
crowded. Sillman was badly cut about the
head and seriously bruised Mrs. w. w.
McNair. OF Minneapolis, Minn., was
slightly bruised.