The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-07

| lilg himself through tnc h'a"'
The trials Of sixty Nhilists and Social
lists, II IL reported, will occur mt 81. Peters
burg during the next two months.
The days Of mourning OF the Car Of
Russia being over, on wednesday he took
part In court ball, which was attended by
over 1000 persons.
Advices from chihuahua, Mex, say that
seven Americans were killed last Wednes-
dry In the Pinos Altos mining district IN a
dispute about mine locations. a number
OF Mexicans were also killed.
Missouri Is about 10 spMd $4,000 in
finding out about herself. She suspects
that she contains some Of the richest ores
on earth, and a geologist Is to make tho
rough investigation.
A wealthy Californian, having only one
relative i'm the world, niece, employed
five years in searching for her, and at
length found her at Burlington, VT, where
she was employed I'm a mill. She was ut
once transferred from poverty to luxury.
John Carroll went to his home In Srran-
ton, Pa, on Saturday morning, barred the
doors. broke up the furniture, and fatally
beat his wife. A tbree-months-old babe
was knocked from its mothers arms and
severely hurt. Carroll was arrested.
st. Louis orders New York to take a
back seat in the matter OF developing idiots.
She has not only quail-eater, but a cham
pion beer-swiler, champion p0tatoc-
gormandizer, and champion cigar
smoker.
Governor Kinkead, Of Nevada, in his
annual message, speaks very earnestly
against the determinations Of the Central
Pacific railrost, and complains Of the fact
that that road escapes taxation on some
100000 acres Of its Immigrant in that
State by delaying to patent it.
The Berlin National Zeitung publishes 4
letter from political prisoner in Siberia.
detailing the sufferings OF prisoners in a
province beyond Lake Balkai, who are
robbed, beaten. and badly fed. The direc-
tor Of the prison, on being reasoned with,
exclaimed that it did not matter II the
prisoners died Of starvation.
a Berlin telegram says: A small packet
was sent Monday to Herr Keyssner, SUI
preme-Court councillor. on opening il 4
slight explosion occurred, and examine
! ton showed that IL contained an Internal
machine. Herr Keyssner subsequently re-
ceiyed IN anonymous letter threatening
| him for Ills severity when examining law
students.
On Saturday morning an unknown man
was found lying on the track OF the Penn
| sylvania railroad. in Newark. y. j., burned
! horribly about the head and body. A bottle
containing a little benzire was found in
one of his pockets, and he acknowledged
having poured the benzine over himself
and firing it 10 end his life. He died in a
few minutes after being taken to the hosp
til.
The chief of the Secrct-Seryice division
Of the Treasury has received from New
York a photolithOgraphic counterfeit five
dollar United States note, series 1915. check
! letter 4. The note has dark. blurred ap-
pearance. A counterfeit five-dollar note OF
the same series, and printed by the same
process, but with check letter ID, has been
on the market for two years. This is the
first counterfeit note with check letter \
yet discovered.
A meeting Of Socialists was held at Mar
settles Sunday, at which about a hundred
persons, including a number OF women,
were present. a resolution was adopted
strongly condemning the Lyons tribunal,
which convicted Prince krapotkine and
his fellow-p prisoners. The proceedings
were somewhat turbulent. and terminated
amid cries OF " Eire II revolution intcrHa-
ti0adlei"
Another daring attempt has heen made
10 burn Bridges Hotel, Pittsburgh,
Penn. The carpet in The parlor and a
lot OF rubbish in the bathroom was Satu-
rated with oil and ignited When the in
mates were aroused the fire in the bath
room was blazing briskly. An alarm was
sent in and the flames promptly eXtin-
guIshed. This makes the fifth attempt to
burn this hotel within the past month.
4 dispatch from Vienna to the London
Daily telegraph says: a solemn warn
ing. printed on fine vellum, has reached
the Gar and the members OF the Russian
Cabinet claiming universal suffrage. the
right Of the people TO own land, freedom OF
conscience, OF the press, and Of public
meeting. II these demands are not grant
ed before the coronation OF the. Gar the
Revolutionary Committee sending the
warning threaten TO revert to intimida-
ton
The report Of rising Of the Bhecls Is
officially confirmed from Bombay. An
armed band has plundered Nanpur Dill
culties also have occurred ut Chaktals. and
Babra, a town in A'i-RajpoOr, is threat
encd. \ political agent from Bbapanar
has arrived 1T the latter place, 10 which de-
tachmcntS 81 the Malwa aud Bheei Corps
and Central India Horse have been ordered.
A detachment Of troops has left Mhow for
Sidarpur, and another detachment has been
ordered 10 be in readiness
An oak chair. with leather back and
seat, which once belonged to Thomas Jcf-
ferson, and was assiduously sat upon by
that patriot, is now the property OF Mrs.
Walter &. Douglass, OF 81. Louis. One OF
the arms is writing-desk. with drawer
beneath it for stationery. and Mrs. Douglas
will be deeply grateful to anybody who
will prove that the Declaration OF Indepcn-
dence was written thereupon. She in
herited the chair from her father. Mr..
Foote Johnson, a prominent Virginia law
yer, to whom it was given by Mr.. Foster,
Of Bedford county. Va, and Mr.. Foster
acquired it at Jeflerson's death.
A Monterey special Of the Sd says: A
desperate fight took place yesterday near
Salinas, seven leagues north OF here, be- |
tween custom-house guard and snug !
glers. Several days ago a seizure OF con-
traband was made near Lampazos. on the |
border OF Free Zone, and the goods seized |
were taken thence southwark toward Sa- |
linas under a guard Of ten men. About |
forty smugglcrs attacked the convoy,
killing four OF the Contreras guards out
right and wounding several more, and get
ting of with the recaptured contraband
INTO the mountains. No smugglers were
killed.