The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-06
Brief News Items.

A dispatch from Rome to the Ecenin
Ne,os saws n man fred three shots before
the Austrian embassy Wednesday. When
arrested he said he did it rs protest
against Oyerdank's execution.
The Dramatic Critic, new weekly jour-
dial, has recently made its appearance In
st. Louis. IT is well-edited little paper,
filed with news and excellent articles az
pertaining 10 the drama.
A somnambHlistc girl got out OF bed at
Prescott, MIMI. and walked across half 4
mile Of ice and snow TO the railroad station
clad in her night-clothes only, and was
waiting for train when awakened.
Laud Kayanagls son OF the celebrated
General kayanagb, OF Lucknow fame, has
been arrested here on charge of robbery.
He claims Lord Napier, Of Magdala, as his
godfather. and says he was on the staff OF
that officer in the Abyssinian campaign.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Stand
ard SAYS "Private letters from st. Pc
! fersburg state that the Car OH Sunday
found in his bedroom q letter from revo-
lutionary committee demanding the COM
mencement OF the promised reforms, and
adding that the committee possess power
to forcibly obtain concession
Thursday morning, at Black Horse, near
New Cumberland, w. Va, the boilers at
the sewer-pipc works Of Mahon d Porter
exploded with terrible force, killing the
engineer, John Miskeily, and fatally in
juring James Monypenny and Rilly
Grimes. The building took fire and was
partly destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
Recently the Catholic telegraph started
subscription-list TO pay Archbishop Pur-
cells creditors. A few:days since the edi-
tor received q letter from the venerable
prelate enclosing sixty dollars for the fund
and stating that il was his all, and he would
not have been able to send that "but for
the kindness OF an old friend on Christ
mas day."
The temporary Injunction obtained by
Bradley, proprietor OF Cincinnati bucket
shop, restraining the Western Union Tele-
graph Company from removing bis
..ticker,' or seyering telegraphic connec-
ton with his Office, was dissolved by Judge
Force Thursday on the ground that the
court could not order the performance OF
an act that the defendant was unable to
perform.
Mrs. StIlwell, the Ohio vampire. has
made q still further confession that she
murdered her mother at Ottumwa. Iowa,
after she had been injured in Il raiIrsad ac-
cident. She says she is guilty OF other
crimes which she viii not diyulge. When
asked OF what her father died, she said,
..Cut throat" Her father mysteriously
disappeared. A physician prono,nces her
OF sound mind.
Willie Melton, thirteen years OF age, died
Monday evening in st. Louis from the eff
fleets OF hydrophobia. The boy was bitten
on the ear by dog about a month or SIX
weeks ago, and the wound wasscauterized
and soon healed. Last Saturday the boy
complained OF o sore throat and a sore face,
and symptoms Of hydrophobia made their
appearance Saturday night, resulting fatal
" Monday evening.
Preparations for the winter carnival.
which commences at Montreal on the oath
instant, are in very advanced state. Hun
dreds OF men are engaged in building the
ice palace ON Dominion Square, which 10
10 be a gorgeous affair. The centre tower
will be 100 feet I'm height. with tower
little less in height at each csrner. Forty
thousand feet OF ice will he required for
the structure. The interior rs well as the
exterior will be brilliantly lighted by cleo
trfcity. The demand for accommodation
at the hotels for the week Is already very
extensive.