The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-09
Brief News Items.

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Brief News Items.
DR.. Gibbons cites a case Of hypochondria
in which a farmer imagined his nose to be
bundle OF hay, who took care not to go
near horse or cow lest his hay-nose should
be destroyed.
A Brussels telegram says: Their German
Crown Prince, on his way 10 Berlin from
the funeral OF Prince Leopold, received an
ovation here. He was escorted to the rail-
way station by the King OF Belgium and
by the German colony and legation.
The Marquis de Caux denies the truth OF
the report that reconciliation has been
effected between him and Nine. Patti. He
says that she has not written TO him in
seven years, and that II divorce proceed
ings should be instituted by Nine. Patti
he would hasten to take advantage Of them.
T. V. Powderly. Grand Master Work
man OF the Knights OF Labor Of the United
States, and Hon. w. Hines, addressed 600
miners at Nanticoke Monday evening Mr..
Hines called upon all workingmen to or
ganize at once, so that they may be able to
deal promptly with capitalists.
The body OF a man found in the woods
OF New Brighton, s. l., Saturday, with a
sword-cane beside it, was Sunday identified
as that OF Carmeio Farach, a cigar-maker,
Of South Brooklyn, n. Y. Antonio FLAG
comic, aneighbor, it is thought, murdered
him in quarrel.
The old tug Peter Smith left Cleveland
Saturday night for Toledo. Yesterday, Of
VermiIlion, her boiler exploded, killing
John Perew and John Cado, the engineer,
and Captain Smith Of the schooner Shpr-
man. Thomas Dwyer was badly burned,
and Denis and John Sullivan were slightly
injured.
Captain Traynor started from Bath. Me-,
Saturday IN dory to row TO New York,
whence he will attempt to row across the
Atlantic, starting early in June. His boat
Is thirteen feet long and Eve wide. 1t has
4 cabin and two air-tight tanks, and will
carry iour-months' provisions from Bath.
He expects TO arrive in New York in ten
days.
Two hundred kegs OF powder at William
Berry e. Co.'s powder-mill, near Shamokin,
Pa, exploded Saturday. The report was
heard twenty-five miles of, and houses
were shaken mile away. William YOcum,
the superintendent, was knocking off the
crust that had formed on the chaser. when
the explosion occurred. He was fatally
burned.
The subcommittee OF the National Re-
publican Committee have arranged for the
accommodation OF between eight and nine
thousand spectators in the great hall in
Chicago where the National Republican
Convention is to be held. The platform
for the delegates will seat one thousand
persons. Accommodations for six hundred
reporters will be provided.
A political society has been founded at
Berlin with the object OF supporting. Il
strong German colonial policy and the ex-
tension Of German colonies. Count yon
Behr BandelIn, member OF the Reichstag
and leader OF the Pomeranian aristocracy,
has been elected president OF the society.
Among the founders are Prince Won Ilo-
Notwithstanding, the burgomaster OF
Berlin, and many other persons Of note.
A special dispatch to the Philadelphia
Press from Shenandoah says: "Charles
Rice, a well-to-do Polish merchant and
agent for a steamship line, has received
several coffin notices lately to leave town,
or death would be his portion. Mr.. Rice
owns several tenement-houses in Shenan-
doah, all Of which are occupied by Hunga-
rians. lie is charged with bringing these
people here and harbOring them, thus
cheapening labor"
The North German Gazette prince Bis
marck's organ) says: "By his physicians
advice. Prince Bismarck renounces the
81 ti,a of 90 ba Drnc.ton
erument, but retains the direction OF inn
perial affairs. In this capacity he occupies
a personal and untransierabe position OF
confidence towards foreign Powers. Be
sides, foreign affairs are free from the iric-
ton so greatly connected with home mat
ters."
1t is reported that there has been an
agrarian rising at Oofa, IN Russia. Many
conflicts are said TO have taken place, in
which several gendarmes were Killed or
wounded. 0Ofa, Oufa, or Ufa, as it is
variously called. Is a province OF European
Russia, bounded on the east by the Ural
mountains. These mountains form the
eastern part OF the province, but the west
is a great plain, extending to the Kama
river. The province has an area OF
1901 square miles. and q population OF
1864, 925
A Braidwood, H., telegram says: This
place to-day came near being visited
by disaster more terrible than the Dia-
mond.mine calamity OF a year ago. At
noon news reached here OF the flooding OF
an old shaft OF the Albright mine, belong
ing to the Wilmington Coal Company.
Two hundred men were at work in the
mine at the time, all OF whom escaped ex-
cept FIVE Italian miners. who worked In a
different part OF the mine from the rest.
No one notified them OF the break, and
they were not seen to come out, though
some think they may have escaped with
the rest and gone away unperceiyed in the
excitement.
A spiritualistic entertainment was held
at the opera-house at Bradford, Pa, Sum
day, by John Davenport. After some
simple acts, which lasted but few min
utes, Davenport announced that owing to
the noise among the audience the per-
Torrance was at an end. Nearly 1000 per-
sons were in the house, OF whom about
400 made q rush for the stage-door, with
the ayowed intention OF treating Dayen-
port severely. The latter escaped by the
back entrance, and WIS chased up the main
street by the mob, but succeeded in reach
ing shelter and protection. The mob did
not dispense until after ii O'Clock, and