The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-01-10
Rrser News Items.

william, Hyers. aged thirteen years, has
,,,ss issf the Uomropathic Hospital, Phila-
Te,nhia. having undergone successful
s,,,ersfion for the removal OF the LETT Kid
nav n is said TO be the first case OF the
Kind on record In that city.
The larges. photograph in the world.
rcnresentjng conhnandery OF hn'ghts
Tcmnlar Of Rochester. Is on exhibition at
View YORK. II is four and one-half feet
h,yh. ten and one-hah feet long, ana
weighs with frame and glass 900 pounds.
cco,oyists are watching closely the
anr,,s a. the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Com
nauy's new tunnel at Ph@nixvii,e' anu
have secured some fine specimens, ineIuu-
ing fossils containing five or SIX varieties
of shells, one complete fish, q numpeI o,
worms, and a bone supposed 10 DC t'''. vi
an extinct species Of lizard.
st. Louis Is afflicted witha water famine,
caused by the housekeepers allowing tue
water 10 rEn constantly, In order to pre-
vent lis freezing in the pipes. In case
big fire breakes out there is no knowing
where II would stop. rs there Is no water
In the reservoirs, and both the fire depart
ment and their apparatus are crippled.
philip Brindle died in West Paterson,
MI, recently. after peculiar Illness OF
ten wears. What II was no physician
could tell. One singular thing about him
was that during all that time II anybody
I,ut his daughter or neighb0r named
Stoner came near HIM or within range OF
his vision be at once fell into a paroxysm
resembling the state Of person suffering
from severe galyanic shock. He had no
control over himself at such times. lie
conld lake food III all that time from
nobody but his daughter. He spent long
fine in a hospital, but nothing could be
done for him, and he was discharged as in
durable.
A New York telegram OF the Sth says
At about O'Clock this morning James {.
Townsend and wife. living in oyster Bay
were found by hired man lying on their
kitchen floor unconscious, having been as
saulted with mason's hammer. The
house had been robbed. Simon Rapalyea
fcoIored0 has Deen arrested. Mr.. Town
send is still unconscious. Mrs. townsend
rallied during the morning. but has since
become unconscious. She Is seventy years
old. and Is sister of General Wmder. OF
the Confederate army. Mr. Townsend Is
seventy-fye years old, and Is descendant
Of the original patentee OF that name OF the
town Of Oyster Bay.
The twelfth annual meeting OF the Com
mercial Travellers Association OF New York
was held at Syracuse Tuesday. The re-
ports of the officers show a total member
ship OF 3,191. net gain OF 104; deaths. "a;
paid beneficiaries $4,000, of which $4,000
was paid from the reserve fund. The
treasurer's report shows balance on hand
last wear of S5l,G79; receipts above assess
ments, S4J,273; total income. 9G,9j3; dis
bursements, including $4,000 TO benefit
Charles from the reserve fund. S42.567: bal
ance on hand, S54.3S6, OF which S51,714 is
invested in registered Government bonds.
President Eaton estimates the number OF
commercial travellers in the State of New
York at 10000. and in the United States at
100000.
The annual Jackson" banquet of the
leaders OF tie Democratic party OF Massa-
chusetts and celebration of the anniversary
of the battle Of New Orleans took place at
the Parker House, Boston, Tuesday. More
than two hundred gentlemen, identified
with the Democratic organization, were
present, among them being Ex-Governor
Butler, ex-Mayor Palmer, Governor Abb
bett OF New Jersey, Hon. Bion Bradbury.
John Tarbox, and Ex-Governor Garcelon
of Maine. A telegram was received from
Samuel J. Tilden aud letters from General
Hancock. Speaker Carlisle, Governor JAR
Wis OF North Carolina, and many others.
The chief speeches OF the afternoon were
those of General Butler, Governor Garce-
lon, Bion Bradbury, Governor Albeit, and
Thomas j. Gargan.