The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-22
Brief News Items.


According to dispatch from Port Eliza
beth, Cape OF Good Hope, the ship Free
man Clark, Of Boston, has been burned 10
the waters edge. Part OF her crew j.
missing.
| On Monday the Louisville and Nashville
railroad had 100 ears OF watermelons in it,
| Cincinnati yards and 90 more ear. loads ar
rived during the night. They were all
from Georgia.
Colonel ID. +. Boyd, formerly president
Of the University Of Louisiana, has been
| elected president Of the Alabama Agricul-
| tral and Mechanical College. Colonel
Boyd Is Il native OF Virginia.
In the suit OF Banks. the cOlorcd man,
against c. &. V. Gutenberg for $3.50 for
| blood transfused from the former into the
latter. verdict was rendered in New
York Friday for the plaintiff OF Si97.9O
and Sl2 costs
| The establishment 10y the Chicago Board
Of Underwriters Of special premiums for
| property contained in buildings over live
stories in height will, II is believed, put an
cilcctual check on the growing rage for
high buildings, 50 far as that city is con-
cerncd at least.
4 little Danbury girl was playing with
| tca-bcII, the clappcr Of which was hung 10y
a steel wire, hooked at the end. The hook
| caught in her tongue so far back H. Ia hold
the bell tightly over her face. She was too
Young To aid in relieving herself. but
| doctor finally worked in a pair OF nippers
and cuI the wire.
| \ New York lady came suddenly upon a
sncak-thcf while the latter was collecting
his punder. The thief was so frightened
he dropped his revolver on the bed. The
lady Immediately seized the weapon, point
ed il at him, and ordered him 10 leave the
house. He begged her not TO shoot him.
and then started out Of the house, followed
| 10y the woman. She kept the revolver
pointed at him until he disappeared. The
| thief left empty-handed.
| For twenty-five years Americans in Lon
don have had dinner on the ith 81 July.
at which the United States Minister inyari-
ably presided. This year Minister Lowell
declined. on the ground that he was 10 pre-
side AT the banquet given 10 the actor Hen
ry Irving. His action created great excite
ment among the resident Americans, and
at a called meeting resolutions were adopt
ed cOndemning his action and dcploring
| the fact that the representative of the Anne
| flcan people appeared IN the T0fe OF an al
vertiscr for theatrical manager.
| A Washington special OF Friday To the
Baltimore Sun says: II Is reported on
good authority that scene took place at
| the White House yesterday which, II not
abruptly terminated by one Of the parties
to 1t, would in all probability have caused
a sensation throughout the country. Ac-
cOrding TO the report, Representative Phil.
Thompson, Of Kentucky, escorted Re
publican constituent, who wanted an Office
which was supposed TO be vacant, TO the
White House for the purpose Of introdu-
cling him 10 the President. The President,
it il said, treated the congressman and his
friend so cavalierly that Mr.. Thompson
turned on his heel and left, and remarked
afterwards that had he not done so he
would have felt compelled 10 resent what
he considered the insulting manner OF the
President.