Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-30


Traveller, Ramsburg, Blllingslea, Ear
longer. Yinglins, Greasy, Irettyman,
Goodmanson. Jory, and EothrocG.
A further step toward the artificial pro-
duction Of the diamond has been made by
passing an electric current through carbon
electrodes in cell containing fine white
sand and electrodes. the whole being
under considerable pressure.
The appliance of hydraulic power to tho
manufacture Of steel seamless boats 10
ono Of the latest things in England. These
boats are Thought to DO in every particular
SUPERIOR 10 those made of wood, and eau
DO made at about tho same cost.
A satchel containing 800 mystoriously
/ disappeared from the residence OF Mrs.
stacy Wilkins, at Lumberton. n. j. She
advertised in ono OF the papers and the
satchel was found hanging on the hook
where sho had left 1t, but some one had
hung coat over It.
Mrs. Thomas Vickroy, Of Denver. sued
her husband, who is living IN Omaha,
for 100000 in cash and a divorce. She
saws that her husband deserted her IN lstt
and that previous TO that time they bought
some land together in Wyandotte county.
| Kan. for $4,000 and that this property -
now worth 100000.
The extent and resources Of the British
/ empire may be realized when 1t IS stated
| that it ia nearly three times tho size of Eu-
rope, and only million acres less than
| Africa. Az least fifth Of the worlds pop
ulation are British subjects, and close upon
| one half of tie trade OF the whole world IS
! in their handle.
Michael Murphy. in Allentown. Jail.
| charged with the murder Of John Moran,
! his nephew, AZ Ilokendauqua last Satur-
| day, is rapidly becoming insane. according
10 Jail-Physician Martin, who has exam
| med him. He cannot sleep or eat, and =
constantly worrying over the charge OF
which he declares himself innocent.
Mr.. Frank Michaud, of Fort Collins,
| Col. has this spring made about ten pounds
! of sugar aud a number Of gallons of syrup
| from sap drawn from tho bOx-elder tree.
The sugar is fine grained aud ~ hand
some to look at a5 the genuine vermont
maple sugar. 1t also has an excellent
| flavor.
The Gar Of Russia. as has been long
known. INDUCES in hypodormic injections
of morphla. His physician, however, -
said 10 have remarked lately that the Gar
uses daily from twelve % fifteen grains OF
| the drug. All efforts toward discontinue
ance OF the habit have been abandoned
and his splendid physique IS rapidly fall
ing.
"O'1 Man" Lewis. tho counterfeitcr.
whose arrest by the United States authOrl-
| ties las; week has boon duly chronicled,
| has. saws a Parkcr5burg telegram, made a
! fuU confession a. 70 the charge, but claims
! his operations were confined % making
nickels and that he knows nothing OF tho
| BOGUS dimes and quarters. tie says 10
made the dies himself. II Lewis's story -
| true there IL another nest OF cOunterfelter5
| IN this CITY or its immediate vicinity which
! sas not yet becniocated. Dimes and quar-
| fers of hard metal. cast with rough edges,
have boon made III this vicinity IN large
| quantities, and have been peddled out to
| framps. newsboys &c, at the rate OF 1lO
for II, tho purchasers milling the edges
with a file before putting the stun III cir
culatlon.
When the new Union Trust Company
building. in Broadway, New York, Just be
| low Wall street, Is completed IN April u
will represent total expenditure OF
! -. 200. O00 II is built on four lots, extend
/ ing through to New street. The southern-
most lots were purchased from the Par
property WAS offered to. jay GOuldi
! a few years ago for $4,000. and
| the Parrish people. who finally puf-
! chased it for $4,000, made %3Z6'OIO
lion the proDertv was resOld. The north
ernmost lots wore purchased from the
! United States Express Company tor s4oO,-
600. aud Mr.. Platt told a friend OF his not
! long ago that the property had cost tne
| company $l25, 600. IL will be seen That the
| land on which the new building - placed
has cost S1,225,OOO. The building ItselL VIII
cost another SI,OOO,OOO.
The river Lys, on its entrance into Bel
GUM, dashes abruptly over a preclplce
and is lost TO sight for nearly half 4 mile.
! The Meuse also has subterranean course
extending 20 distance OF six miles, while
the river Dromme, in Normandy, on near
ing the sea. plunges into hole thlrty-nine
feet feet wide. known as the Pit OF Soucy,
| from which it never reappears, except III
the form of new springs, which are
| supposed to arise from the lost
waters. In Derbyshire. England, there
are two small streams called the
Ramps and the Manifold. Formed by
the union Of several small springs, they
flow in open air for short distance and
| then turn in close together under the face
of hill range. Here they have made tol
themselves passage through the solid
earth. and for miles they flow under
ground. each maintaining its own complete
Individuality. until at length they reemerge
| 10 the light by apertures only fifteen yards
apart.
A Ceylon paper gives an account of the
finding Of the largest cat's-eye gem o.
which there is any record by digger Of
! Gale. Ceylon. It weighs nearly sever
pounds. The finder was Moor man who
had been very poor 4 few months ago
however, his diggings for gems was, re,
warded by finding cat'5-eye which
he sold for 5000. Soon after ht
dug up another for which be real
lied $4,000, and then his run, o.
luck reached climax when he unearthed
his large stone, which is described as OF
perfect lustre. He had been offered SO.
600 by a syndicate Of local dealers, but ha'
refused. as he declares he can cut the gen
into forty stones, each of which will bring
fl.0O0. A short time ago he also found q
larger cats-eye than this big one, but the
ray was imperfect, so that It Is not more
than one quarter as valuable. His tota
finding in one-half year. at the lowest IS
innate. will reach $4,000.