The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-30
Brief News Items.

The Paris Temps says IT Is rumored that
King Louis OF Portugal, being weary OF
the Liberal agitation in his kingdom, thinks
OF abdicating the throne.
Fifteen years ago an Alabama man who
killed peddler told his wife in moment
OF confidence, and since then has been
splitting wood. building fires, and rocking
the baby. Now, as a relief, he asks to be
hung.
Three years ago about twenty rich men
OF DAYTON, o., invested largely at Fargo.
The boom set in, and they bought more
and held for rise. One year ago these
investments were valued at several mil
lions, and will now be sold at loss. Such
is the far western boom.
One Of the sharpest shocks Of earthquake
ever felt in Bermuda occurred Saturday
afternoon, October Goth. The oscillation
continued ten seconds, its direction being
from west TO east. The roar and rumbling
and tremor caused many people to run out
OF their houses. Not the slightest damage,
however, has been reported here.
The express agent at Atlantic Station,
Ga, was robbed Of q pouch containing
$4,000 Thursday night. The pouch was
hung round his neck, and he pushed it
behind his back as he stopped to raise the
handles of his truck, which he was about
to wheel into his office. \ man came
behind him, cut the strap OF the pouch and
darted of with into the darkness.
At Lovelady, Texas, Saturday night, two
drunken roughs, named Standey and Tur-
ner, stopped at the house Of Mr.. Montzin-
GER, and calling him outside, literally cut
him to pieces in the presence OF his wife
and child. Mrs. MontZinger armed herself
with an aXe-handle and attacked the muir
derers, while her little son brought out his
fathers gun and attempted TO shoot them.
The weapon was wrenched from the child's
hands by STANDBY, who threatened to kill
both mother and child il they raised al
alarm, and the murderers then left.
General Steinmann, the officer command
ing the troops at Oldenburg, who Is
Prusslan. and who was only recently ap-
pointed to that post, has made himself very
unpopular. He grossly insulted the SOL
diers and people OF Oldenburg, whereupon
he received a challenge from an Oldenburg
officer. The two men met. and the chal-
| lcnger was gravely wounded. General
Steinmann's house was afterward attacked
|
had to be dispersed by force OF soldiers.
Martial law has been proclaimed at Olden-
burg.
a dispatch to the London o.
SerUer from Belfast says: There is
every reason to fear that con.
ilict will take place at Belleck, County
Fermanagh, il the Nationalist carry out
their intention to hold meeting at that
place. 1t will be extremely difficult for the
police and military to keep the Orange
men OFF, as they did during the recent
meeting at Roslea. Two thousand Orange
men have been armed with revolvers. The
Nationalist have made no preparation for
projecting themselves.
In the Baptist State Convention to-day
the address OF Rev. A. +. Dickinson, d..
D., editor OF the Religious Herald created
such enthusiasm that at its close collec-
ton for Richmond College was demanded,
aud. 5000 was raised, Governor c. III. Har-
din heading the subscription with 500.
DR.. Dickinson preached last Sunday in ST.
Louis, and raised $4,000 for the same OBJ
iect. We hear that he has consented TO
preach in Kansas City next Sunday-at the
First Baptist church in the morning and
in the Second Baptist church in the eve
mug. Daily Republican, Trenton, No.