The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-27
RriHf News Hens.

Howard Vincent. the "sWell' VINO I'M
dertook the work of chief detective OF Lon
don. will probably be a candidate for Par
lament at the next election.
The largest gas-well in the country was
struck at Wellsburg. W. Va, Yesterday, at
the depth OF .2S5 feet. The well Is owned
bv Dalzell Brothers & Gilmore, OF Pitts
burgh.
An agent OF one Of the English steam
ship companies predicts that steerage pas
sengers will he able to cross the Atlantic
for ten or twelve dollars before another
year passes.
There is said to be 4 man in Wilcox
county, Ga, who had thirty-siX nephews
in the Confederate army, and all except
three were killed in battle. Fifteen OF
| them belonged TO the same company.
Since the burning OF the steamboat Ever
mgham in Alabama the only part OF a
| human body that has been found Is the
| skeleton OF a hand grasping bale OF cot
ton. Between the bones OF the fingers and
the cotton were several silver dollars.
A New Orleans telegram says: The SUI
nreme Lodge OF Knights OF Pythias was
engaged all day in legislation regarding
the endowment rank. The only important
change made so far is in providing for an
additional secretary, TO be known as the
.unreme secretary OF the endowment rank.
All fine visiting knights were entertained
This evening 10y the Louisiana division.
The death is announced OF NJ. Demos
theme Olivier, the French statesman aged
eiohtv-fye wears. He was the father OF Emile
Olivier, Nap0leOn's Prime Minister, and
was himself member OF the French As
sembly i'm 1913. He was eXiled from
France in 1851 on account OF his opposi-
ton to the second empire.
4 dispatch to the Kansas City Times
from HarrisOnyille, Mo, says: While
Deputy Sheriff j. b. Hurley was convey
Ing w. Fink from Pleasant Hill to this
place a party OF men took the prisoner
from the officer and strung him up several
times until he confessed to having muir
dered Carson, at Pleasant Hill, III Febru'
airy. They then returned him 10 the dep
uty, and the prisoner is now III jail here.
William A. Treaner and Berthe j. Butler,
a very young couple, from Staunton, Va
were married in private parlor in the
Riggs House, Washington, under romantic
circumstances. The lady is in her six
teenth year, and is the daughter OF the pro.
pretor OF a seminary. Her father opposed
her marriage TO Treaner because he was q
railroad employee. The young lady escaped
from her fathers house, and joined hel
lover at the depot, and came with him to
Washington, returning soon after the we'd
ding.
4 Halifax, n. s., telegram says: Cap
tain Scott, OF the Royal navy, who held an
official investigation into the loss OF the
the steiner ID. Steinmann, at Sambro, after
briefly detailing the circumstances OF the
wreck. saws: 1.-The master appears "a
have nayigated the ship with all due care
nm To the time Of making the light, and by
Going aloit himself in IN endeayor 10 make
II ont he showed that he was cautious.
The master had not taken an observation
that day, and was therefore uncertain OF
his position; and by his own statement,
the night was dark. foggy, and rainy, and
fine soundngs were irregular. II was
highly imprudent, under all these circum-
stances, TO attempt to enter the port OF
Halifax. 1t was clearly his duty TO have
hauled of shore until able TO verify his
position and obtain a pilot. To this cir.
cnmstance alone can be attributed the loss
OF that fine ship and the lives OF ia PEI.
sons"