The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-29
Brief News Items.

Prussia gets an income tax out OF every
body who earns 1925 or more. and has Just
RENTED the tax from $40, 600 people who
earned less.
a prosperous moving village of about
400 inhabitants follows the end of the track
OF the Northern Pacific railroad as it
crawls westward across Montana.
Members Of the Light Artillery Blues
and City Guard OF Norfolk have been
summoned to Northumberland county as
witnesses in the case of the State rs. The
Crew Of the Pungy PalO Alto, charged
with a violation OF the oyster laws of the
State.
A locomotive burning coal.dirt was at
tached to fast-eXpreSs on the Bound
Brook railroad Tuesday, and brought the
train to Philadelphia on schedule time.
The cost for the prepared coal-dirt for the
rouud-trip OF 100 miles was Sl.05. or one
seventh the usual expense for coal.
Captain James B. Eads has written q let
ter in which he insists that he did not re-
sign from the Mississippi River Commission
because OF any disagreement with the
other members. but in accordance with a
predetermined purpose, based on cOnsde-
rations of health and the necessity Of at
tending to his private undertakings.
A dispatch from Lima, Peru, says: "The
scientific expedition sent out by the United
States Government, under charge Of Pro-
fcssOr Edward s. Holden, to observe the
coming eclipse OF the sun at one OF the
islands in the South Pacific, reached this
port in good health, and have Just sailed
hence in the United States sloop-of-wal
Hartford for their destination"
A gang OF Cinnamon employed on the
railway near New Westminster, b. c., on
| Tuesday made Il savage onslaught on their
! foreman, named Nevin, beating him with
shOves and picks until he was unconscious.
Neyin was taken to the hospital in 4 dying
condition. The gang are nOminally under
arrest, but it is not believed they can be
! held, Is there are no white witnesses to the
attack.
Dynamite Is about to be thrown into the
shade. An ingenius citizen OF Paris, the
appropriate home OF such discoveries, has
produced Il new compound which lie call,
panclastite. Panciastlte consists OF hy-
poazotic acid, which is one OF the numer-
Gus compounds OF oxygen and azote, OF
nitrogen, mixed either with essence OF
petroleum or sulphuret OF carbon. The
degree OF explosive force is said TO depend
upon which OF the last named ingredients
is used.
The guardian Of the widow OF. the late
Governor c.. G.. Washburn is making {
strong effort to break his will, in order &c
secure for her one third OF the estate
valued ut S2.000,000. The widow has been
an inmate of a Massachusetts, insane asy'
lum, and the will only specified that she
was to be cared for, and left her no speci
fed sum. The executors, through then
| legal representatives, obtained VIII o.
prohibition from the Minnesota Supreme
Court forbidding the Probate Court tx
hear testimony or argument on behalf o.
the widow. The attorneys for the guardian
entered motion to quash the writ, and
date was fixed for arguing it before thu
Supreme Court. The court took the mat
ter under adyisement, and intelligence ha
been received that an order was entered
quashing the writ Of prohibition.