Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-14
News Notes.

A boy who dresses as Little Lord Faunt-
leroy. has been arrested in Georgetown,
Ohio for counterfeiting silver dollars and
nickels.
King Menelik of Abyssinia has received
from the King of Italy a magnificent crown
of gold, set with emeralds and pearls OF
great value.
Senator Blair's great speech contains
Ola. 900 words This is something more
than twice the number in Webster's Una
bridged Dictionary.
The iury in the case of Mrs Sarah Althea
Terry. widow Of ex-Judge Terry, who was
killed by Marshal Nagle, failed to agree.
She was on trial for creating disturbance
in court.
Postmaster X. II. Saunders, Of Plumb
Branch, S. c., has been arrested for ritiing
the mails, and made full confession,
stating his offerings extended over period
Of year and amounted TO $1,000.
The little one-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Dltman. Of Parkersburg. while playing
about on the floor. fell into large lard-can
full of water and was strangled to death
before the mother discovered her danger.
At recent sale of the farm stock of Ma
than Rohrbach, near Reading, two dogs
were offered for sale and we're bid of at one
cent q piece. ONlnE W tuc HcN uoS tdA
the farmers are getting rad OF their dog
stock.
A boy named Raekin, who was bitten by
rabid animal some time ago, and who
was subjected TO course OF antl-rablc
NEGOTIATIONS byProfessor Pasteur, of Paris,
has lust died at Coleraine, Ireland, OF n.y.
drophobia.
Hartman. the pedestrian, returned Wed
NJ (fbfpann vi ia
has completed arrangements for his great
walk of 1900 miles 10 the Pacific coast on
n wager of So. 900. The final deposit of
$500 was made Tuesday night in New York
by Harriman's hackers.
Commander Hue, the military attache at
the French Legation in Berlin, has Received
a beating from a householder named Beer
man. Commander Hue was deceived IN
the purchase of IN old horse, and SINCE
then has insulted Beerman by splitting at
him when they met. herman mas been
sent TO prison.
Mrs. Edward Boyle. residing in the north
end of Gold Hill, near the Imperial Mine
hoistinp.work was burned 10 death Tues
dav morning. She was bathing her chest
with coal oil TO treat cold. and the fuid
dropping on her clothing was ignited by
the fame of lamp. She ran shreking
into the street enveloped in fire, which was
extinguished by two miners. Her wounds
proved fatal however.
A novel wedding took place at the Court
right House, Wilkesbarre, Pa, Tuesday.
Tie combined ages of the bridal party was
two hundred and siIty-nine years, as fol-
lows: Bridegroom. Shalrack Gregory.
eiehty-one; bride, Mrs. Mary G. Mari,
siYtvLone: groom's best mau. Il. V. Van
horn. sixty-three; bridesmaid. sixty-four
The BRIDE was dressed in her trst wedding
trousseau. made forty-h years ago.
J. Frank Armstrong, who for four years
up TO November last was employed as
book Keeper by j. II. Ellington d Co.,
dealers in rubber and betting. was arrested
Wednesday. charged with embezzlementt
from the firIu OF between $4,000 and
$4,000. Armstrong left the firm IN Novem-
Der last, and the discrepancy, IN his ac-
counts was not discovered until later His
whereabouts were not known until he was
arrested.
A sensation has been created IN Prussia
by the trial OF Parson Rode, Of Winners
dorf. a village near Berlin. for poisoning
his wife. The evidence shows that he had
wanted divorce for thepurpose Of marry
ING a rich widow, but his wife refusing TO
agree. the minister resorted to unheard-of
cruelties to attain his object, For years he
had been in the habit of holding his wife's
hands over the Aame OF lamp till the skin
peeled of.