The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-10-05
Brief News Items.

TWO brothers (Homer a. Herr ana Dr.
Francis c. HERR were arrested in Philadel-
phia Wednesday by detectives and a spe-
cial officer from Harrisburg. Pa, upon the
charge Of having committed extensive
frauds in that city by the sale Of worthless
mining stock.
II Bien P,blico Dina, Peru says that
the evacuation of Lima and Callao by the
Chilian troops will take place as soon as the
necessary forces TO guarantee tranquility
can be organized. These cities will proba-
bly, be delivered to the Yglesias Govern
ment by the Goth instant.
Advices from Madagascar state that Ma
kobo, the commander OF the Hoyas, has Of
fered rewards for the slaughter OF the cap
tain Of any French man-of-war which shall
wreck or burn any vessel. According 10
the same advices, the French garrisons at
Tamatave and Maiunga are virtually block
AIDED.
They are reckoning up the other stage
stars who are TO follow Miss Fortescue's
example and get married. Miss Vaughan,
for instance, is TO be married 10 Colonel
WOlseley. Miss Violet Cameron, having
rejected an earl, has the refusal Of French
marquis. Miss Carr can have director OF
the Bank OF England il she chooses. Miss
Chapman is engaged to major. Miss
Hetherley has accepted a distinguished
clergyman. These solid conquests are in
dependent OF the homage paid not only to
tragedy queens and stars OF comedy, but
fairies Of burlesque and ladies Of the bal
let.
A new sword OF State, meant to replace
the old weapon handed down from remote
ages as the symbol Of authority in Siam,
has Just been completed for the King by an
English armorer. The blade is double
edged, spear-shaped, and fifteen inches
long. Towards the hilt it is inlaid with
gold Of varying tints, wrought in different
devices, the figure OF Buddha being promi-
nent on each side. The handle, which has
no crOss-guard, is seven inches in length.
and consists OF enamelled work studded
with diamonds, while the sheath is one en-
tire piece OF wrought gold, set with pre-
ciOus stones.
A meeting OF owners OF steamboats,. fer
ryboats, tugboats, lighters, and barges was
held in New York Wednesday evening. a
committee was appointed 10 take measures
TO secure the repeal OF the law compelling
them to pay forty cents per month per per-
son employed on their boats for the sup
port Of the United States Marine Hospitals.
They claim that it is absurd TO class every
man, woman, and child employed on boats
plying in the barbor and on the river as
seamen. II is stated that the boat-owners
of Baltimore and Philadelphia are organ.
izing for the same purpose, and that SINH
lar action will be taken bv the boat-owners
OF all the sea and inland ports.
Wednesday afternoon two young men,
named Edward Clement and John Brooks,
between whom there exists an old feud,
became involved in a fight at the district
schoOl-bouse in Dorchester. small back
woods town Of New Hampshire. The
schoolmistress sent for Postmaster Col
burn, who separated the men and took
Clement to his house. While Clement was
stopping there John W. Brooks, the father
of the Young man mentioned above, came
In to talk with Clement, but was ordered
out by Eugene Colburn, the postmasteTs
son. Brooks, il is alleged, then attacked
the postmaster with a hammer, when Eu-
gene drew a revolver and shot him in the
abdomen. and as Brooks was endeayoring
TO escape, put another bullet in his arm.
The injured man cannot live.
The News-Dealers' Unions OF New ork,
Brooklyn, and jersey CITY marched in pro
cession Tuesday night through the streets
OF New York with bands OF music, bear
ing transplrencies on which were inscribed
1.-THE Tribune is the Friend Of the Poor
Man -; New York Herald, Three
Cents; "Thanks 10 James Gordon Ben
nett for his Liberality"; "Let Bennett
and Jones Stand the Loss Themselves"
and other notices expressive OF diSsatis-
faction at the reduction in price Of the
Herald and Times. The procession
marched to the Cooper Union, where 4
mass-meetlng was held. There were about
1000 news-dealers and Others present
The president Of Union No. l, who occu-
pied the chair, stated that the object Of the
meeting was to protest against 4 reduction
OF profits that were already too small.
John Swinton, James Redpath, and others
spoke. \ resolution not TO sell the Herald
for less than three cents was unanimously
adopted.