Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-26
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10 ranSOms
All sorts.
The "ghost" which inhabited Dead
River swamp in Memphis, and caused
commotion among residents therea-
bouts has at last been captured. Dick
Dennis, local character, On n wager, get
about to catch the ghost. which he did.
after dangerously wounding the dls-
turber who turned out to be one Swim
ton, who. it is raid, several months ago
murdered his wife and ESCAPED. Lead
ing hermit's life impaired his health
and affected his mind, and he put on q
white robe and chose the swamp for a
retreat.
Portland, Me-, has q phenomenon in
the appearance of mysterious bright
lights like big fres at distance. From
Portland they appeared 10 be IN Gorham
or Alfred from Alfred they seem to he
in Scarborough Scarborough people
have located them in Westbrook, and
residents OF Westbrook have thought the
Reform school was burning. The Port
land Aduertiscr fAvors the theory that
they are n species Of mirage produced
by the reflection OF the Portland electric
lights, especially rs the supposed fires
are seen on foggy evenings.
Two youug men, named Upham and
Thrasher. of Bath, Me-, while out fish
ing capsized their boat. They scram-
bled up on the bottom. but were unable
to right her. Thrasher attempted to
swim to nearby rock with the boat, but
Just as he got to it a wave swept Upham
from the top OF the boat, and Thrasher
dragged him upon the rock corpse.
He remained with the corpse on the
rock that night. almost dead from expo
sure and hunger. and in the morning
swan mile and half to the nearest
shore, where he was picked up almost
lifeless by come fishermen.
A treasure like that OF de Break-Dot
exactly lost, as its whereabouts are
known. but with the bottom facts not
readily accessible-is said 10 Ito at Bye
lostork, in Russia, buried by order OF
Napoleon, in 1912. The man who claims
10 have papers describing the treasure
end its location and who wants the Rus
sian Government 10 give him. portion
OF the money in exchange for his know
ledge claims TO be the grandson OF tho
only man who escaped massacre at the
hands of the Russians OF the convoy that
was sent to bury the money. He is NJ.
Villebaude, n French citizen. Why his
father and his grandfather never tried to
get at the buried wealth IS not clear.
From the Rockies comes story that
three vultures attacked an eagle in bis
nest on a mountain peak. Although at.
tackled from three points the king OF
birds CALAMITY held his own and slew
two of the MIXTURES. The manner in
which the eagle did this was peculiar
Singing out one of the attacking birds
it grasped it tightly about the neck,
burying its talons deeply in the flesh,
and then rising almost perpendicuarly
for about 100 feet allowed its prisoner TO
drop in stunned condition on the rocks
below. Two falls served TO kill the first
victim, but three were required to finish
the second. The survivor, seeing the
fate which had befallen its companions,
turned tail and started rapidly down
the mountain side, uttering shrill cries
as it few.
DR.. Hans Reusch, of the Norwegian
Meteorological Institute, who is engaged
in collecting particulars OF the earth
ouakes which occur in Norway yearly,
has issued his report for 1887, from
which 1t appears that earthquakes are far
more frequent in Norway than has
hitherto been imagined. Reports were
received OF twenty three, all OF which
were faint except three. Ore occurred
on the night of May 18th in the Bommel
islands, on the west coast, and was ac-
companied by subterrsnean detonations
another in the islands of Varo and Rost,
at the extreme point OF the lofodden
group, where doors and windows cIat-
tered and the states on the roofs were
pitched of; again. on November 9th, a
severe shock OF earthquake was felt at
Bodo, on the northwest coast. OF the
minor shocks those which occurred fire.
auently on the Yttero are particularly
remarkably. as this island lies far out IN
the ocean, off the coast OF SondGord.
Peter Feketi, or "Black Peter" the
famous Hungarian giant, died recently
at Macy koros, the picturesque Magyar
town on the road to Szegedin, where be
was born thirty years ago. Comment
ing on his death, the 81. James Gazette
SAYS: There is a great sameness about
tho ending OF giants. They all seem TO
die young of consumption, and feketi
wAsfno exception to the rule. His life
was uneyentiul and serene. His i'm
mense size and unwieldly bulk saved his
youth from the discipline OF the sohools,
and his early manhood from the ankle
ties OF the butchers chop. for which his
father had destined him. For fifteen
wears continental Barnum had carried
him or perhaps il would be moro cor
rect to say led bim-ffom city to city
and village TO village. exhibiting his
hinge form Che stood seven feet and SIX
inches in his stoekines) at booths aud
music hslls. without once rufning the
even tenor OF his stolid disposition. A
local nccrologey asserts that he made q
large fortune and was & credit 10 his ma