The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-08

John Peters, one OF party "belllng
newly-married couple near PreStoria, Ohio,
on Tuesday, was fatally shot in the head by
an unknown person.
An old farmer, A. J. Wing, OF Somer-
vile, Ohio. was frightened TO death on
Tuesday by two mischieyous boys, who
personated murdererS.
The superintendent of public instruction
in New Jersey has issued an order absolute
ly forbidding corporal punishment to Chi
dren in the public schools under any cir
cumstances.
West Point, Ca, is to have another larf
cotton-factory, TO be run by steam. The
two factories already in operation in II c
vicinity OF West Point are in prosperous
condition, and have been paying handsome
dividends.
The son and daughter Of Zachariah Will
lams, aged four and two respectively, went
into hay-mow ut Lawrence, Ohio, with
matches. on Tuesday. and the boy set the
hay on fire. The girl was burned up. The
boy escaped, but died OF his injuries.
The Ontario Court Of Appeals at Toronto
Tuesday, all The judges concurTing, affirm
ed the decision OF the court below in the
case OF Major Phipps. the fugitive superin-
tendent OF the Philadelphia almshouse.
aud ordered that the prisoner be remanded
for eXtradition.
A special from Franklin, La, says Tom
Washington, q colored man, made an
assault on a collation. party on the 1ronton
plantation Tuesday. In the general row
that ensucd Henry Milton andA-inthony
Jones (both colored) were killed by pistol
shots. The murderers were arrested.
w. J. French. aveterlnary surgeon, aged
forty-eight, while attempting TO collect n
bill from Thomas Mcmahon in New Or
leans Monday, was assaulted by the latter,
receiving a Kick, from the effects OF which
he died Tuesday. Mcmahon was bailed in
$1,000.
Charles II. Reed has received a great
many concentrations on the passage OF his
claim for $4,000 for services in defence OF
Guiteau, and now, after all, they turn out
to have been premature. 1t seems that the
matter in question was put in us an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill, and that it
was stricken out in conference.
Not less than five thousand marks on
Cincinnati houses stand as records OF the
deluge OF the Ohio river in the third week
| In February, 1888. The owners and occu-
pants point to them with pride. and it is
said that a spirit of rivalry leads to ire
quent raising OF these lines, until the his
! torical accuracy OF them all is doubted.
The body of handsome young girl has
been found on the railroad track near tie
CITY Of Taganrog, in the Department OF
.Jekaterinoslaw, in Southern Russia. Be-
side the body lay paper on which was
written that the girl had been member OF
the revolutionary party and had turned
traitor. For this she had been condemned
to death by the revolutionary committee.
The barn Of William Braman, at Win.
chendon, Mass, was burned on Sunday
morning, and the body OF Russell Halo
was found in the ruins. At first 1t was
supposed he had come home drunk, and
had set the barn on fire while smoking
Later developments indicate foul play, and
the town voted Tuesday TO investigate tho
matter. Blood was found about the prem
ises. and two men who brought Hale home
are OF doubtful reputation.
A case Of suttee has occurred in Utama
| a village in India, in spite OF the prohlDi-
ton by the English authorities. The widow
whose life was sacrificed oh the funera
pyre was the wife OF Sham Sing, the Shelk
OF the village. All persons concerned IN
aiding In the execution OF the fatal ritt
were taken into custody, and have been
prosecuted. The brothers and sons OF the
deceased Sheik have been sent to prison foI
seven years. All OF the other guilty par
ticipants have been sentenced to imprison'
ment for three years.
The committee appointed TO consider The
petjtjon that Columbia College, New York,
be thrown open TO women has unanl'
mously voted, and the trustees have unani.
mo,Isly endorsed the action, that with Its
present means Columbia cannot open 1t,
doors TO women. The trustees report that
the college Is burdened with enormous
debt. and its endowment insufficient for the
progress which it desires 10 make. The sign
ers of the petition are told that II they de-
sire to found school for the education OF
women MS part OF the university, bu
"entirely detached from its existing de
partments," the trustees will "carefully
consider how best TO develop the growth
OF 80 interesting foundation"
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