The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-09
Brief News Items.

In the Legislative council, the Marquis
OF Ripon, Governor-General OF India,
stated that amendments to the Ilbert bill
would be made In Parliament; among
others one removing eases from before ma
tive magistrates to European magistrates
when fair trial by the former appeared to
be unlikely.
An English missionary, who recently
made the Journey from st. Petersburg TO
Omsk. in Russian Central Asia, says that
the Nihilists not only insert their perni-
cious leaflets in duly-authorized pamphlets,
but that he had heard, on good authority,
that Bible had been seen beginning with
Genesis aud ending with Revelations. but
| filled in the middle with NihIlism.
The paymaster OF one Of the mills IN
Lawrence. Mass, beng asked for the adj
dress OF Mary Murphy, replied that there
were twenty-seven OF that name at work
| for the corporation, and was then thus
| further advised: "In reference to the
Mary Murphy | want to find. she has a
brother, caulker by trade, but he has
been dead five years."
Oil-paintings valued at $1,000 or more
were stolen few days ago from the resi-
dence OF Mr.. Bella Hubbard, IN Detroit,
Mich. They were cut from their frames.
and among them were the Triumph OF
Bacchus, elaboration Of the Magi," - The
Nativity" 4 fish and vegetable piece, a
flower piece. "Sacrifice to Venus" and
Eagle and Hare" Mr.. IIubbard's family
is absent In Europe.
The Massachusetts, State police are now
investigating the dOings OF New Bedford
firm which, 1t IL alleged. manufactures or
gans in the cheapest manner. and by means
OF circulars sent broadcast, sells them for
fabulous prices TO the uninitiated. IL is be-
lieyed that the firm disposed OF about D.
900 organs during the past year at profit
OF from Sl50,000 10 100000.
The newest ornament for ladies' dinner
toilets in Paris Is a medallion OF solid gold.
on which the arms OF the wearer are en-
craven. To be chic, these medaliOns
should be Florentine work OF the sixteenth
or seventeenth century, as are those Of the
Princess de Sagan and the Duchesse de
Sesta. They have adopted the English
fashion OF coming down to dinner with
low necks and short sleeves, the only diff
ference i'm their costume and a ball dress
being in the jewels.
Mr. w. ). Chamberlain. OF Cleveland,
father OF Miss Jennie Chamberlain, the
young lady whose beauty has attracted
much notice in Europe, seeing a published
statement that il is proposed TO place pho
tOgraphs OF his daughter on sale i'm New
York, requests that the announcement be
made that no photographer at home or
abroad has permission to sell her photo
graphs, and that any one found selling
them will be prosecuted TO the full extent
OF the law.
MonsignOr BoDnechose, the Archbishop
| OF ROuen, who died recently. left among
his papers the details OF an artfully-cOn-
certed plan for an Imperlalist restoration,
which was near being carried out in 1873.
Lebrun. military commander, and Linot.
| Project OF the Lower Seine district, were
in the plot The Prince Imperial was to
land at Honfleurs, and the officers OF most
Of the garrisOns Of the towns on the way
to Paris were gained over. The replace
ment OF an important party to the plot by
General Chabeaud Latour, an old Orlean-
ist, broke il down.
In New York. about O'Clock Thursday
evening, as the Rev. John owen Bache,
rector OF Grace Episcopal church, Harlem
was walking along Fifty-first street be-
tween Fourth and Madison avenues. he
was attacked by three men. one Of whom
cIasped him around the throat with both
hands from behind, and putting his knee
to his back bent his head upward. The
second man tore open his coat and tore his
waistcOat almost TO shreds. The third man
relieved him OF his watch valued at $3.50
! a diamond Din worth $3.50. $3.50 i'm bills
and two diamond scarf-pins, valued at S2OC
each. After almost Strangling him they
dragged him across the street by the neck
and left him lying on his face on the side
walk. They then ran away. For SOME
time Mr.. Bache was unconscious. The
watch was gift from members OF hi
church, and the diamond pin belonged tC
! his wife.