The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-08

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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE-A ysry destructive d..
ocearred IN Rockets about IL ofcfoct last Mon6sS
night by which eleven frrrne tcne,rsoss wrrs r,s
giefey destroyed. Ths property vas cw, e.s n. n
". Tyler. and situated on.srylar sta,rt. not fsr
nom the old Glass works Nine Of sths tsusmsns.
were vacant at the time, and as thslhre orfrirsfr
In one Of them thers IL no doubt that a sss-sS
work of an incsnsiiary. When the fisrees v.rs a..
discovered an engine with sHffciant supply of 80.
could readily shaye: extinguishsd them, but Lsfors
men get to'ths scene Of conHefrsti5n Nm. ma
apparatus, the whole row (which sonsisted az f.a,
work, was completely .enseeped. .tina Haanes We
understand that the aremen labored ancsasinsly,
ceeded In preventing Che names frofn bpfataiffg So
other houses. Mr Tyler's1oss h estimated = ksooo
upon which he had no insuraneesz "a ~ I@~sa-.
VIRGINIA. CENTRAL LRATLRoAD.-rneyaf,s
VI sne-esntia improvements mailensar the dsot h,
s T,o, anu M Msieng the rnad since the appointmsat
tendent sro indicstons not oniy ~ th
~ he Works. but OF hfs ntprss an I, - syac},.s a.
mpeh epoa;. r. Ios. which he now HIs, with 90
ssi .teat 10 hiinself, and entirs satisf.rtior A.
,he Board Of Directors, under w. s..h-.. -
s'S " ac'S- hr. Dodamead is not only ~ AssIsyY
nut practcai railroad man, and th6roash,v
stei'as his business. Whom necessary ha' @ unuei- @
Tie rail, plan and construct his car. snJ Iy Hy
pFess prepare his time tables, ruL an enigma .,
conanct the entire operations, from beuinnincT - g.
enu. hal"en on railroad, he Knows what eserry
man can do and always feeling pride m hs. s,r
dsrtakings. he.sis sure to reguirs iu.si.. -,
Justice only from those under his charge If an ths
raiiroads In the country were under the charge ~
1870 iS.h .noso.gn @ sni practical business men As NJ.
basinead the lines OF improvements wou -, a.,
safer snd vastly more profitable than At ,ur...,aI =
Ne therekre congratulated the company ai, sscussn.
the -errces OF such man as their present worthx
superintendent "sNsAs
Tho improvements to which we have a,,,,d.,, "a.
first the Regarding and paving Of ths strests ns
the depot by which vehicles are enabled ~. nss.
and rePsss without endsngering the;r ,wheels ar
t; ,ns 'tilp' w .nsir pHsssngers second. the srs
dresf feet in length, at the North-wsst eorn.y nc
Gnion AMI Brnaf streets. This eiee Ia Iso' ;en,.
structed IA to be- of incaleulabe advantage 10 tha
tia'sllng public ~ well as Of great cenvenienc, to
the employees of the company, and Is divided into
variety of apartments. The southern ana Al
signed br n E" Refrerhncnt House, contains
eight rooms, and il to he kept BY Nr. Il. Antelotti
iitre tue traveller VIII be enabled to get meal and
other hktures in the main room, or can have DIN.
her breakfas! or Ssnpper servesl to him In priyate
apartnsnt, and Mr. A. assures us that ho intends
tparihs no pains to render the house both comfort
sble and attractive. North of this ara t~o r.ss,,
ton rooms--one for ladies, the other for ssstlsI
men-hoth cf WHICH arc 70 be supplied With such
convenience ~ the weary treyeler often needs :.
AGoininS these, il tho ticket otics' Then eoiues
the bagGaGs OffC~ nd last Of alt ara tba hs,ta~
Of the President and su,serintsndspt and storrrs
room Tor pepers, dnccumeilta instrumouta Ate p
TN the Fast side of this building fronting the rail-
ROAD: IA Y vsranish, stretching along its entire
length, ~ that Passengers can ret In az mt of an
cars, at sH t,e without being OK posed 10 tho rs9
thrri -.tIs.. 49,. 49,. .f.,..,. = :. - = -,
In the w9rkshops Nr. Dodamead. has ,sffeoteL
some very important changes, and will no doubt
rood. in very short time, thereby giving s,n,,lsv
Hient to work in our city, instead of haxnatfs
work done elsewhere. Under Instructions II tha
Board, hs Will also be required TO put up a nav
freight hsuss, in very short time, ads ii he Ia al
lowed TO plan and arrange it to suit hiIasslf ~.
feel pretty we'll assured that he will erect such
an one will meet the Increased trade Of the road
The Central is now doing q lsrEe passenger bust
Ness, aald under the nansgsinen Of its prssest 4
perintsndent assisted by corps Of polite and at,
tentlve conductors, must continue to increase In ,
popularity with the travelling public. Yesterdsy
morning very largo number Of persons teff Here
for tho Springs and scores of otLers are OK pects
To gd up the road to-day sGsa~- aifsip s-iltish
DANGEROUS PLACE-@-MarsfialI sfre near &b.,
Aedeal College, is of the most com sta man.
traps that We know of, and unless improved I'm A.
short time, Will become impossabs, Running
east nom Mr. Donnens corner, soine tvefys or ~
oen feet Of the street has slidde ufiuto t,s
and ia NOV in sueh condition that any ono driyinr
along there at night, Is Liable to be caught In the
trip and Killed or crippled. In event Of sueh an.
accrient occurring there Is no doubt that tho city
would bs made To pay round sum for the neglect
II her highways IL the Council, or Commits
of streets. should determine TO mend tLis hishwayr
which can readily be done Mt trifiing xpense it
would be wise policy in them to open 18th street
running north from MarshslI 80 as to give tho re.
ldants Of the valleys thoroughfsro to shockos
Hill such improvement a. would acfsofumos
dnte light vehicles snd pedestrians, might. ha made
for q few hundred dollars, which ,ths city woald,
soon got back by the increased value Of property
along the line Vf that street, pow shut up Tor want
of 4 highway to got TO it,. sf" a"t '"3l'"'r taF@
"MILIB0Ko' is tho nams by which the large
and powerful new engine on this virginia Central
Railroad las been christened. This compspy hss
numbAr uf the hrHt fi,. II
coaches on their road and but for the dolay ocesr
stoned In crossing ths mountain track would be-
able to make the run To the end OF the road nuch
quicker than at Present. We are1 1sorry TO learn
that the track will not bs laid Though the Blue
Ridge Tunnel before eeptember next. and that the
bricks have not been burned with which 10 put IN
the arciling. When completed, 1t will save vast
duil Of time 10 the trains that now traverse the
road. -stHRsf -1fs - - ar Gn n g 1SfN
TIE NRw HALL. for tho Mecbanies' Institute.
will doubtless bs far enough completed BY fsIl for
the annual exhibition, when We hops to zee hand
some display VI machinery on ths hrs dooI a well
Us an endless variety Of useful and fancy articles on
the second. The friends Of the working cissses-
mean those who desire to sBe our Young mo
chanics oducatsd--sre reminded that they srs sEs
prcted to contribute something TO eomplosion of
this building, WHICH is to bs devoted 10 tn
good of the city and ftato.
TIKI WHEAT CROP, in the noighborhood OF the
city, is the best that have ever known A lar.
Iner residing fsw miles below Richmond asstlrea
us that field from which he rsapet but foafs
hua9red buahsls last yesr, the Yield .tiss season
"lll DO htlrdst nlnc hundred and ths grain of ths
very best quality If other farmers ara as suecess,
ful the crop VIII be an enormous Que.
RUDE BOYS are said to DO very annoying to the
congregations worshipping at the Leigh street
Church ard Union station: and soins of thsfh hsvs
even gone far to frghten horses attached fsy
vehicles with the hoIe ef making them RON sN -,
II the parents Of these fast ysung gsnts" ara nst
isporcd 10 take them In hand, the citizens Ia the
neighbofl'eod should set thoir names and have
them dealt with NJ the law directsf aess -
THE CHAIN GANG, under Capt Proree, b. con
staItIy inersssing m numbers, and IL now doing
better ssrvice for the city than the psfrons COM.
posing 1t have done Tor themselves for years The
tHpts;n musters bis corps at an early hour Of tho,
morning 10 ss TO save them from the MONDAY stn
snd mus he manages to make them earn their
bread by tlss sweat Of their brow, wftbout sndan-
gerins their htalth 4stef ts psl3 a44Aafs4 eft
REBUILT.-Ths hrge sbnffdmgs Sstutied fbv
,ler-rs Bennett, Beers sisd fisAer, On Aain sfsst
which ,wss testroyedby fire about two. usonfls
since, has been rebuilt, and those gentlemen ara
again In II ready 70 serve their cistomers, ss nsual
The completion VI such an edihcs within sirty
days ID am expeiitious Job and reflects credit o.
Nr. C. II. Powell, the undertaken. Aeas
sERI0i'siNfuRY. .--A lad named Earnpkfn, an
apprentice at sir. " halslr gun nsana factory wss
badly Injured on ihs len taish by cut ON Asaday
resrd 20 tn. matter, and are therefore unable 10
say any thing definite ON the subject. 'ats
TRADING TS LEAP-At an early hour yaster.
day morning, the wstehrnsn captured black sub
jct shp wsss lossisd down with leaf ffobsces, snA
~ hs coahl give correct account efsths aneans
ey which 10 became Pyesvssad ef tAe tweed shs7
was taken before the Mayor and given au admoui-
zion that onsht'o teach hina honesty, IN future
THR SUNRISE COURT. held at the. cage. u a.
great boeto The Mayor, aud might readily b. dls
pcnse with. by giving TO the Captain Of the Night
Witch thc pover To dispose of the peety ossltcsS
BOW passed upon AT that plAex hfhss ssrsngs-
nent were made, the Aaysr SanlA hare more ets-
arc To devote to other duties, aud enc would BE-
1t an inco4ivenisnced by the change, -, = ..,s
ooSscfoUs RgcHiygR, IN The Ccupy Court
If Ifebric6 yesterday, William u nspksnship wAs