Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-20
HrIcf News Items.

The eldest daughter OF Matthew Arnold
is engaged to be married to Frederick
Whitrdge, New York lawyer.
Russia and Germany have adopted a
treaty against Anar hlsts. In the future
Russians will not he allowed to reside in
Germany without the permission OF Rus
sia.
In the ninety-eigbt years of its existence
the American bible Society has issued more
than 100000 volumes, including Bibles.
New Testamcnts, and portions OF the Cos
pels.
Professor William ii. Brewer. OF New
Haven, CT, protests in the interest OF the
sick and suffering against the firing OF Sd
lutes within the city. lie says that in his
belief death has been fastened in many
cases, il not actually caused, by the noise.
Henry Bloom, Baltimore and Ohio eX-
press messenger, was arrested Friday
charged with having stolen package con-
tanning $4,000. The money was sent from
Baltimore to Cumberland .on Thursday.
Instead of delivering IT Bloom took the
money home and offered to divide with his
l,ondsmen. The latter took the money and
had Bloom arrested as he was preparing to
leave.
The Colorado potato-beetle is an enemy
which is very apt to come on the grower
Unexpectedly. After looking for signs OF
Lis approach in van for days aud often
weeks, the fist thing the grower knows
The vines are alive with larvae and much
damage has been already done. Whenever
| the weather is extra hot and dry the eggs
IL. Il til, rI,tl.
| In a cold or wet time many OF the eggs will
not hatch and the Larvae perish before they
| can begin to eat.
A curious case Of mistaken identity oc-
| CURED in Schenectady, n. Y, on Monday
evening. While william Anderson, car
penter, was strolling along the street
| handsome woman rushed out from house
he bad Just passed, and running up to him,
threw her arms about bis neck, kissed him
! repeatedly, and bursting into tears, eX-
claimed: "My darling William! NV dear
busband!" Mr.. Anderson was dumb
founded, and protested In vain that he was
neither her William nor her darling. In
yestigation proved that the lady was Mrs.
Thelap, an eStimabIe woman. whose hus-
band some years ago left her and Joined
the army. Anderson is said to bear a
| fllhiuS ItctuibtduCt W intiun dS Ut aD.
peared at that time-so strong, indeed, that
he had to produce conclusive evidence be.
fore the lady would acknowledge herself
mistaken.
The Washington Post says: The Chinese
Minister, Mr.. Chcng Tsao Ju, and the lie.
CATION have lately moved to the corner OF
Fourteenth street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. The advent OF so mlny Celestials into
the neighborhood was greeted by all the
small boys with supreme delight, and since
that time they have amused themselves by
stealing UP behind the Minister and his at
taches ana pulling their queues. adding in.
suit to injury by yelling rat-catcher"
and such other epithets as only the small
boy can devise. This practice became so
annoying and offensive 10 the Minister that
| he complained 20 the District Commission
| ers. Yesterday the urchins were unusual
| IL bold and impudent. and while stealing
up behind some members OF the Legation
| were surprised by sudden charge. They
scattered, but William King was captured
and turned over TO Officer Britt, who
locked him up In the Sixth precinct station
house. He was subsequently released on
leaving IS collateral for his appearance in
court to-day.