The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-30
Brief News Items.

The Baltimore SIN Of yesterday SAYS
The Court of Appeals having sustained the
act for Furnishing wife-beaters with the
lash, Sheriff Hunter will carry out the sen.
tence of Judge Phelps OF seven lashes on
Charles Foote (colored).
The Arkansas Senate Joint resolution to
submit constitutional amendment for
bidding the payment of the State railroad
aid, levee, and Halford bonds, amounting
to about 81 100000, as amended by the
House, was adopted by the Senate on
Saturday, and goes to the Governor, who
will sign it.
The body OF Adoniram Leonard has
been found in the woods near Raynham,
Mass, frozen stiff. Both feet were tied
with rope to small sapling. Under the
corpse was atwenty-two calibre revolver,
and on the left side OF the coat small hole
was burned. Leonard had worked in a
Fall-River mill.
A Cork Qrelaud) telegram says: The
convicts employed at the naval works on
Hawlbowline island, in this harbor, mutt
MED Saturday and attacked the wardens.
The police interfered. but We're badly
beaten. The soldiers and marines Were
then called out, but before the disturbance
could be quelled several persons were in
jured.
Mile. Dinelli, while playing in a new
comedy at the Palais Royal, i'm Paris, not
long since, suddenly became insane. The
audience were listening intently, when she
turned to the other performers and said :
ssDo you hear how they hiss me! / cam
not finish the piece" The next day she
attempted suicide, and was sent to an in
sane asylum.
A telegram from Lyons reports that
the town is in state OF excitement. 1t is
rumored that the Anarchists intend to
storm the prison OF st. Paul, where Prince
Krapotkine is confined. Troops and POI
lice have been posted in the neighborhood
of the prison, and other precautions have
been taken TO prevent the Anarchists from
carrying out such design.
The steamer Agnes Jack, bound from
Sardinia with lead, has been wrecked neal
Swansea. The witnesses of the disaster,
who were unable to render any assistance
saw the crew, numbering twelve men,
swept one by one from the mast. The
steamer was out OF the reach OF rockets and
unapproachable by boats. All hands per.
ished, including the captain, who, it is be-
lieved, stripped for the purpose OF swim
ming ashore.
John Stewart, who, under the name O.
George Coleman. swindled the City Ma
fional Bank OF Dallas. Texas, out of 81, IOt
by means Of forged drafts in December
last, and was arrested in New York las
Monday, cut his throat in the Desbrosses
Street ferry-house Saturday night ms bt
was about TO be taken back TO Texas
While the officers were busy with the ticket
taker at the ferry Stewart drew a knife and
plunged it into his throat. He died nj
midnight.
The Massachusetts, legislators elect IN.
nually clergyman to preach sermon be.
fore their successors. This election is not
very reyerentially conducted. Last Thurs
day they made high Joke OF the work.
voting for Ben. Butler, Bob Ingersoll. and
Others, while twenty-four voted for Law
associate who had previously urged the
abolition OF the sermon and the accompany-
ing parade OF cadets. The preacher Sc
ected was Boston Baptist, for whom
printed ballots had been circulated.
Noah ID. Smith, special deputy surveyor
OF United States customs OF Memphis,
Tenn, was arrested there Sunday, charged
with embezzliDg Government funds 10 the
amount Of from $4,000 10 $4,000. IL Is al
legged that lac collected dues from seamen
for the marine hospital fund and converted
them TO his ogn use. Smith says that he
Is but 1926 shSa't in bis accounts. and that
this sum was not embezzled, but simply
oyerdrawn, and he intended TO make It
good.
NJ. Hayes, OF Cleveland, at the death OF
his wife, ten years ago, placed his infant
daughter In an infant asylum. Marrying
again, Mr. Hayes recently sought TO recover
the custody Of the child. which, il Is
claimed, bad been adopted by Mrs. Esther
0abele, OF Marsillon, Ohio. Mrs. Gabele
denied that the infant she adopted was
<Hayoss. Ia The lower court Hayes was