The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-11-24
Brief News Items.

A Calcutta telegram says Mr.. RopstOff,
the British superintendent OF the Nicohar
Islands, in the Indian ocean. while riding
with his wife on the Island OF Camorta.
was shot and killed by Sepoy officer
whom he had punished. After killing the
superintendent the murderer committed
suicide.
The London Sporting and Dramatic
NelcS accounts for the Craze OF Miss Mary
Anderson's poses by saying that she is a
constant visitor to the British Museum
and IN earnest student OF the sculpture
there. by which means she not only assists
herself, hut gives valuable hints to men,
hers OF her company.
The American, Of Waterbury, Ct, tells
of horse that is left unhitched in a shed
while its owner spends some time in sa-
loon every evening. III the owner stays
longer than usual the horse backs out the
buggy, and, going to the saloon. mounts
the steps and looks in through the glass
until his master comes in and drives away.
Mr. Livingstone. well known IN the
American and English colony in Florence,
came TO grief recently while driving a
brake with twenty horses. He was re-
turning from the Cascine when his team
ran away with him. Several carriages
were upset by collisions, and finally the
brake was demolished, but Mr.. Living
stone escaped with slight bruises.
The female ball-players have come TO
grief IN st. Louis. and will probably be
entirely stranded in few days, without
funds to return TO their former homes in
Philadelphia. Three exhibitions in Ar.
mory Hall failed TO attract a crowd. and a
proposed game in the open mir on Wednes-
day was prevented by 4 rain-storm. They
are looking forward to game on Sunday
in order TO repleniSh the treasury.
AT meeting OF COO employees Of the Lon
don Metropolitan Underground railway
THURSDAY night. called for the purpose Of
expressing indignation at the recent out
RACES at the Praed-Street station, resolu-
tion was passed declaring that the outrage
was an attack upon the hard-wOrking peO-
pie OF the metropolis. Copies OF the res-
olution will be sent to Mr.. Lowell, the
American Minister, and Mr.. Parnell.
At the japanese banquet in Boston re-
Gently one OF the guests suggested that a
telegram should be sent to his Royal High
ness congratulating him on his birthday.
Without waiting to be authorized, the pro-
poser stepped out and started the message.
When he returned and proposed an as
sessment he found the ard0r OF the others
had cooled, and he was left with his share
of the honor and the whole OF the bill
$3.50.
on the strength OF n projected RI road
II - f,l No a nr1
last summer and lots sold TO the amount Of
$50, 600. Eight hundred persons became
residents. and one capitalist built I hotel
and block OF business houses. | sSt week
IL was discovered that Thomas Nickol, the
agent, was $4,000 short. and
unable TO pay the wages Of the men en-
ployed. The railroad scheme was aban-
doned, and the town Is dead.
The Queenstown (Md) NeuS says: "On
Saturday last Mr.. +. W. Lowe, missing
from among his other cattle large steer,
he eelrched for him on saturday night
without finding him. On sunday morning
he resumed the search, accompanied by
several other parties. They started over
70 the next farm, where Mr.. John Lowe
lives. In the pasture-fed OF Mr.. +. w.
Lowe is an old farmhouse, in which he
has stored about one thousand bundles Of
blades. When passing this house the first
thing that met their gaze was the head Of
the OK looking out OF the upstairs WIN
dow. lie had entered the house by door
which i at least three feet from ground
and gone upstairs. The stairway is said
to be very straight up and narrow. He had
an old bootleg over his eyes all the time to
keep him from jumping. 1t Is supposed be
was In there for AT least Eve days"