The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-21

MILL DEs sTRoYHD.--Last Tueedew
night, about ii o'ciock. the corns and aesr ,.iis
owned by Hiram ". Tyler, in Eockstts, Was &c =
the fire was discovered. was situated On - nsreS
side OF Bloody Ran street, fe9 hapds<A yerds
East OF the city gas works, and was connecte{ =
ss new .arge frame hoase on the south side OF the
s.reet, by covered bridge when the alarm w.
gwen the freuaen hastened Co the scene "a IsA.s
.n.Saly TO extinguish the flames, snd they
~ - euea ss IN getting q stream Of water. snd
nrans.sn saved the southern building aad ths
however, sna was eomn1s, rs% burning The oId ni!
ass,1a. =. 'ne contents. Mr. Tyler, We undsrstkad.
he had an ioss OF property ut 600, on watch
numbsr ~ Insurance hee Of $500. lie owns lares
TAI oy hre within the past twelve month";
WHAT sAY THS LADIES !--It has hee,
pToposea BY several lady friends Of the yirssss.
sseenanics Institute, to hold q msgsifeeut I.is
uuring the approaching summer. the rs.ss.s.
rom which are 10 be appropriated towards ths -
,neht OF the new hall now being built ON ON ss,s
,s .ae laet Is considered that oil the means 81
sne .nstitnfe are applied to the education a. -
p,epLices and the children of the working clsssss !
mn. WOULD Otherwise grow up In ienoranca .nS
mat anas tns building itself is mainly designed 8 !
se snn,av.s o, mouse where the best teachers VIII
W oe employed, and whore boys and rirle Nil, \.
thoroughly educated ass tridina expense "a thsss.
parents, we suppose that every iadv in R,chv.~1
VIII gladly avail herselfof the privilege Of contrbn
a. Sn e"tes pftsc. Already the schoolu Of
the Institute have effected more real good te s,n,.s
tice boys than the public free schools can is in
quarter OF century to come, and that too. with
out costing the city single dollar.
me Institute supports its schools by its mann,
berships and its exhibitions aud when its b.II I.
completed aud paid for, it will be enabled TO ex.
tend It's usefulness to all classes of our cifxsns
with such prospects of doing good before h. vs
are sure that our lady readers win gladly aid ;n
getting up fair, when the proper time arrIvss
and in contributing their mite TO the support M
cause which appeals so loudly to individual N
we'll as corporate support.
UGLY SIaHr "A stranger visiting cur
city would doubtless be surprised TO wtness thu
almost i'm passable condition of the principal tho
ronghfare leading to the shipping, and the want Of
public energy that permits II to remain So Not onlr
Is 1t next to impossible to approach on foot the
DOCK or the wharves without getting mired bot
the tesmsters find great difficulty In hauling mar
chandise to AMI fro, because Of the depth OF the
mud from 18th street TO "lst street. We are
aware of the fact that the nances of the city are
not as easy as Taxpayers could wish, and that
want of money Ii the excuse given for deterriny
this improvement from time to time: but would h
not be much more polite for the Council TO post.
pone less Important work and have this promutls
executed: Every business man 10 interested In
having good thoroughfore to and from the ship-
ping, and If the desired object can be obtained ia
no other way, they should petition the city fathers
on the subject. few thousand dollars wopld
pave and gutter Dock street from one end to the
other. and II that done. the property along
its margin would increase in value aud tkus nav
back to the city the cost of making an improve
ment that is almost essential to the commercial
prosperity of Richmond. -
Wyyv THE Fam M prunrrr z.