The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-21

THE first counterfeit OF the new fye-cent
nickel was detected ut the siib-freasury IN
Boston Monday. The base coin y an alioy
IN which the principal ingredient j. lead
n Is n good imitation, but II can DC de-
tccted by IFS touch and dead ring.
II Is reported that the Princess Marie,
widow OF Prince Henry, OF the Nether-
lands. feels that she has been sighted by
the Dutch court, aud win return lmme-
diately TO Berlin. She will make Berlin
her permanent residence. ('rhe Princess
Marie was born In 1866. She Is the daughter
OF Prince Frederick Charles OF PRUSSIA,
whose wife recently left him. She was the
second wife OF Prince Henry. to whom
she was married in 1878, about four months
before his death.l
A Paris telegram says: A current topic
OF gossip Is the dispute between Mrs.
Mackay and Meissonier In regard TO her
portrait, painted by the latter. The nrlce
paid for the portrait was $4,000 francs:
The picture was exhibited at the triennial
exhibition. Mrs. Mackay was dissatisfied
with the likeness, which her friends called
caricature, and she burned the picture.
The newspapers are divided in their COM
ments on the matter, which has become
leading sensation. MISSIONER, resent'ng
remarks OF the Gduiois. wrote to the editor
that be would fight Meyer, the Gdutotss
critic, II he (Aieissonier) were fifty instead
of seyenty-threc years OF age. Nj. Meyer
replied that Meissonier's son should take
his fathers place aud be ready to fight him.
He will send friends 10 arrange duel with
sIeissonier fis.
A Berlin telegram says: The German
Sanitary Commission, winch was sent out
to Egypt by the Imperial Board OF Health
to study the Tatme and causes, ETC., Of
cholera, and which. after finishing its la
bors at Alexandria, was ordered to con-
tinue its investigation in India, has just
forwarded report from Calcutta, where IL
arrived some two or three months ago.
The commission discovered the cholera
germ in water-tanK at Calcutta, ana
found IN the suburban village where the
cholera made its appearance the same MI
croscopic organism which had been DIS
covered in the lower intestines OF the chol-
err victims in Egypt.
This morning, says a Meriden Conn.,
telegram OF Tuesday, Wilbur Williams,
aged thlrty-four years, until recently an in
mate of an asylum, became possessed OF n
shotgun, and while temporarily deranged,
and in an alteration with his mother, shot
her in the neck. HIS father interfered and
cndeavored 10 wrest the gun from him,
but failed and fed, the lunatic firing at him
in his flight and shooting him in the hand.
The son then, with bis empty gun, rushed
wildly about the nelghb0rhood, causing a
panic among tie people. de was finally
secured by a posse of men, disarmed. and
locked up. The Williamses are farmers,
and i've four miles east OF Meriden. The
woman will recover.
The Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union
says: One OF the most interesting affairs
connected with the eXpressmen's assem-
bly, in this city during the past few days
was the presentation to Mr.. L. ID. Giles
pie. superintendent OF the Eastern diyi-
sion Of the Southern Express Company, Of
magnificent gold watch and chain. The
watch, Jorgensen," bears beautifully
Illuminated monogram. Handsomely en-
graved on the inside the case is this in
scription "Presented to Il. ID. Gillespie.
Esq, by his friends in the Eastern division
OF the Southern Express Company, Febru-
airy, 1884,"