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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

THE FIRE IN EICHMoSD.-The dreadful
tragedy by which the sorely stricken city o
Richmond has been put in mourning upon
a dav which in the southern States more
than almost anywhere else, and Id Virginia
more than in any other OF the southern
states, has been kept in times past rs a day
uf feastag and JOY by all sorts and condi.
ions of men, may well elicit our sympathy
i2I those who mourn the victims OF a pecu-
it"rly frightful mode Of death. But il does
bot seem that that feeling can be made to
bear any fruit of real help to them, while il
doe, secm that we may draw from the dis
&>ttr a lesson of some immediate lmpor-
lance TO ourselves.
The outbreak Of fire in building neces-
sarily so large, So lofty, and SO populous as
hotel, must always be terrible occur
renee. The main concern OF those VINO
huild and those who manage 1t ought 10 he
that it shall not occur. But IL is not ne
crssary that il should be fore9one conc!u-
sion that human lie must be sacrificed When-
ever fire does break out in the night In
such building. Yet it seems TO have been
fUreeone conclusion in the case Of the
>potswood, and it il TO be feared that it is
toreeonc conclusion in the case of many ho-
tels in New York.
1t is TO be remarked in the account Of
this ire that two or three at least Of those
who lost their lives by it might have been
saved if there had been any means Of gain
ing the upper stories Of the building from
the ouside. The ladders Of the fremen
we're found to be too short by several
stories. The staircase, which was the only
means Of communication between the bed
rooms and the street, was by reason of its
material and IT'S exposed situation, the most
combustihie portion Of the building. And
il was equally death 10 remain in the rooms
Or to endeayor 20 reach the ground.
Now, there are many hotels In New York
which are not only as da3gerousasthe Spots
wood, but, by reason OF their height, much
more SO. There is one lately nished upon
broadway, and another almost ready for
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Coal MINES ON FIRE.-TFrom the Omaha

Coal MINES ON FIRE.-[From the Omaha
Republican,. The town Of Carbon is on
the line Of the Union Pacific railroad. dis
tant from Omaha 653 miles, and situated in
Albany county, Wyoming Territory. There
are about fifty houses in the town, occupied
by coal-miners and their families, making a
probable population OF abGGt three hum
dred persons. The main track of the Union
Pacific road passes within two hundred feet
of the store of Mr.. Creighton, that the dis
patch below quoted states as i'll danger OF
being burned, and should there be no means
of arresting the flames and retalding the
spread Of the fire, the main track may be
in danger of sinking from the burning, or
he rendered impossible by the stencil OF
gases and sitting Of the smoke.
During the past summer side track was
built running east Of the town to the other
mines in that locality, and by connection
with them west Of the town on the mann
track, so that in case the fire continues 10
burn iii the Carbon town mines no delay OF
trains can occur, as the side track bullt can
be used in the emergency. -,
The following letter and telegram VIII
fully explain the exact situation of affairs
in the Carbon coal mine confagratlop
"CARBoN, W. t., Dec. 10.
"Tbe Carbon coal mines are on fire. The
fire commenced yesterday, and there were
four explosions. Timber and props from
the shaft were thrown two and three hum
dred wards out Of the entry, and the concus-
Sion shook the entire hill. The flames are
burr Burning very . rapidly today, and it is not
safe at any place on the hill east OF the rail-
road. The smoke is coming Out OF Doth the
entries, and at the well III front OF the store
it comes out in large volume. They have
pulled down the main shaft f to-day e for fear
of thn carts and wagons are covered up,
with the exception OF two Of Wardeirs.
The miners are going to work on the other hsr
how ionn the fire will continue to burn.
The stencil from the gas and smoke is terri
bic. M AoohiDn
Following this sta,ement BY Mr.: MoBTLae
terday morning, which reads rs follows:
"CARBoN, w. r., Dec. 21-1o p. NJ;
.eThe fire from the mime is coming up the
we'll We fearful OF Inc s1 Saeai Us oct =. =
q '"' f0N WIN. MCBRIDE"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

SAD DEATH OF You've BRIDE.-Mrs.
Maggie 8. Corcoran, wife of Mr.. james
Corcoran, who was only married on the 7th
instant in Lexington, Kentucky, died in
Washington Tuesday Of typhoid fever, aged
twenty-oDe years. The Washington Star
of Tuesday afternoon says:
"Mrs. Corcoran was well known in WASH
ington society and fashionable circles gene
rally, being the daughter of Hon. James B.
Beck, of Kentucky, and was married, as
above stated, to MIR. James Corcoran, ne
phew OF W. w. Corcoran, Esq, Of this city,
on the 7th instant. The marriage was at.
tended with great ceremony, and the bridal
pair reached this city on Thursday, the 10th
Instant, when symptoms of typhoid fever,
noticed by some of her friends before her
marriage, developed to such an extent that
she was soon taken down with the disease,
which has terminated fatally. The body is
laid out in her bridal dress, and will be re-
moved on Thursday morning next to the
residence of Mr.. w. W. Corcoran, opposite
Lafayette Square, from whence the funeral
will take place on Thursday afternoon, at 3
O'Clock. The remains will be placed in the
chapel at Oak Hill Cemetery for the present,
previous to future interment in Mr.. Cor
coran's family lot" -...
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COMMERCIAL.
toss Asso s.aoUR gxcUAnaE, I
,.tcHepnD, VA. Dec. %, U'o !

coiss Assb saoUR sxcuAnaE,s
t.lcHseap, vAn Dec. %. Vo
..v,.....-,. .;ITFgIiLges~
Whs1t.--white. 47o Bushels. Red ss4 sushs,s.
Corn White, none. Yellow, none. Mixed,
: oais.-No,e.
Rye.-NoLc.
Wheat.-white. liz Bushels prime. 3: sI.7o; 70
bushels at s1.25 total, 1888 hu-bels.
Wheat,-Red, IL bushels in;erigr ut &i.ss; 2ls
bushel. prime on private terms: IA bushels very
GOOD on private tSrms--totsl aH busheis.
gg-ExBIBITR1. "
W!eat.-Red. u bushels.
REMARKS.
The offerings en- Change to-day were much
Lighter than Oh yesterday. Stop, slHsh, sIouga,
slget slippcrine.s uneer foot the interruption 10
fire ght trains by noltd y schedule, and the inter-
" nt!on OF the clerk Of the welthc: Office were the
cause.
Prime white Wheat brought sl.7o, and prime
red is worth 81 80 |; but there was no Corn, Oats.
or Bye on the market. ! be attendance Of mem
beers WAS large, and the stove had more visitors
than the cooler, though that Is stil well supplied
with ice. 1t was qaite interesting TO hear the
specu!atious on the prob BILE status OF trade on
he new year and 10 little amusement and hui
morous enthusiasm w4s created by the assurance
given that If 1.-THE Landowner man on Change"
dill ot come ID The requirements Of the season,
fur of tie uglies; men on 'Ch tuge-amolg whom
some people who had not studied i.avatre classed
ourself-would On New Year 90 what the hand.
soonest man" ID failed to do, 81 cir motto being
III Il handsome 10 that handsome does" For
tuuatel;. how yer, FOR the hand!omest man. he
gave the assurance fter 'Changs WAS over that he
would DO the handsome tw, ce over.
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TEL,EGRAPHIC NEWS.
New York stock and money Markets

q > =
new YORK, Dec. d. Roo,,.--stocks veakand Gu
sboutt. Governments very steady and dali. stats
securities dull and steady. Gold, I1ai9lloa. Money
easy at Z per cent, currency to gold sterhne-'
Long, 100 short, ITO.
Euenfng. Money became stringent during INC
afternoon. closing az the legal rate OF intorest,
with a@A commission. Sterling exchange dull at
lo9t@lOas Gold, 1loI@llos. Governments advanced
s0t: 1898 1914. Southern securities very dull: Ten
nessee s's, CAT. Virginia s's, 81; new, SO. Lou
islana s's, 70: new, 90. Ieyee SO, n; SIS, Sd
Alabama s's 100 5's, TO- Georgia ss. 81; rs, o..
North Carolina s's, 45 new, c3,. South Carolina
es. 81; new. co.,
Later.-Before O'Clock sc. additional to the le'
gal Interest was paid for money, and afterwards
money went up to per cent. ger day. The effect
OF the stingenay upon values Has trifing, the bro
kers having made up their accounts at lower
rates. Gold opened Of Ilo2, and sold as high as
1los, with light sales. 'ts-
Governn snts-ss, 1lss; 'e4's lot; 'e5's lott,
new 1903; 's7's, llot 'es's 1loI 1o-io's. lee;.
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CR1aE.-Memphis, Tenn. Dec. 27.-In
Jelt county, Ark, last week, boy named .,
Butler, aged Ia years, SHOT ana instantly
rived. The boy had threatened TO DIS SO
before the marriage. Since his arrest he
asserts that he was instigated to the deed
by his father.
On Friday last difficulty occurred in
Alcorn county, Miss, between two bro
theirs named Nichols, during which DR.. f..
N. Nichols was twice wounded, when MIR.
Slope, brother-in-law, interfered to stop
the difficulty, and was shot and instantly
killed by W. E. Nichols, who was arrested
and committed -.-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

A couple of professional pedestrians
walked q hundred miles or so in California
a few days ago, and had " committee to
accompany them, who collected 81, 4S5,
which was equally divided between the Pro-
testant and Catholic Orphan Asylums OF
San Francisco.
By the burning Of the Pool building the
Duity Democrat Office, and the flour mill ut
Rochester, N. T., $500 were lost; in
surance, 600.
There are more convicts in the Joliet
(Ill.) penitentiary than ever before-the
number having reached ], 400,
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A Roman father, Of Bridgeport, Conn,
had his son arre-ted the other DAY LOT rob-
h;no him of some small change, and the Pc
nnlfy ndiudeed by the court was fine of
si7 and costs, which, as The culprit was a
minor, came out of the pocket OF the plain.
-riff. whose reverence for the majesty OF the
law has undergone tritiins modification.
ds "A n nsbt tn brnsd seo 900 worth Of prop
erty insurance, $4,000.
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Riot on the North Pacific Railroad
Troops Called Out.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-h serious riot Is re-
ported in progress on the Northern Pacific
railroad. caused by the workmen beng left
unpaid by an absconding contractor, though
the General Superintendent will pay them
for the work performed. Troops have ar-
rived to restore peace.
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AND OHIO

~ RuAB.-.In and after MONDA (, Sth Deceil-
Der, 1870, the PASSESG s.R TRAINS VIII run 10
follows: $500 .,,.
uuaJ 4no 1t taunton tgxctp. oGaeaY, pst1eet cor
donsytlis ana et.unton) Leave aicdLaonu :. . ~
a.: srriqea Stanton at AIS r. n. Leave stiun.
ton Ut $3.50 A. M, and arrive ~ Richmond a. sSs
:. 81, making close connections ~ GordonsVitle
AND Charlottesville with OraaEe, Aisxanorla ana
Mana.sas ran: DAD trans for AieSsnaEis, asn"
ngt0u Baltimore, FhI2ce! phia, New YORK, eo:-
tye,. &c; also for LyncnDnrg, kncxVlNe, Cat
tanooga, Memphis, New Orlesass MonLE9mss{,
Iooiie, &C This tssiu ailI run Tel-W nEksS
! betwCen Stanton and Hhite sulphur on TUES
Day, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, VIZ;
Leave White sulphur at $3.50 a. NJ. ana arrive ,s ~
taunton ~ $3.50 a. 81; leave StsunsIn .t %:sS Il.
NJ. and arrive at W hite sulphur al ~ Z. u.
Goiny west, passengers due at SordSns WIG ~
aud sup al Coyington. Going EAST pieaAAass ~
| ,tauu.on and dine Ut GOrdonsYltie. :,
| Tuis train eonnect5 with stages rs i9uoTs:
| At rtaun.on for Lexington NatnrM pFiaee, anu
| aarrisou burg. Passengers CANNOT 90 70 LeAinS'
tau via Cos hen, but must leave care " sts mon.
| At AiIIboro' Tor Baln Alum springs, " miles
| and Warm SPRINGS, Is Mills.
At < bite Sulphur Springs for Lsutsburg smtles;
and srlestcn, lUe niles - .,..
THKUUGH TICK rs issued 10 all points
| forth " est, and Scuinwcst. r,o,,n
| JAak5 8. HETHERLASD,
| nops General Ticket Agent.
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Domestic Markets TBY TELEGRAPH

NV YORK Dec. $50 n.--s lour shade
ii mcr. ~ ,ea quiet and very hrln. Corn scare
aud nrm: foEk arm new, s:o.z+ az 4';':.s Lsio
ii III. Cotton dali a,G cropping; sales, 6Oo bales
/ ady: IL. .ineo. Is. freight firm
Erenin1 -Lotton fuil SnG he.vy;s res 1900 bales
at l5t. tlour--so- tlp" shade Brmer common
20 god extra, :8.?o@s6o' Mhiskey urn Il 99c.
Whsat shade trHler: wintsr ;ed anu amber
western. SL45643l.4y. Corn SC trce anu lN2c &C..
ter /: new. 7sG1'vc.; southern yellow, sl5c. FOX
duh old, $40 50 new, go .S s2O:a1s; Beef steady.
4 J. zGozin steady. Tal.o~, s11oac.
gA1TlMoRE, Dec. cs.-yirginla o's-old. 5obid,
FIuUr advancing, with fair demand: family.
s5.agGltj 10. Wheat IN Iair demand, WIN prices
cn,itcly chsnged, eAcep: for OHIO and indi M
when are quotet 1T 81 35@.l Is. Com finn;
scarce, and &C i've; white, 1aQgIsc.; yellcw 7a0
7lc Oats .ct.v- a 540ljjc. Rye n'ln NJ s5Ns5c.
roqisio4s OF, iug uoiv Z except a limi'e. job
b; ~ trace with no lois CHI -ngtag Il nds ana quo
t:ion, nom,ual sa:oa 'h".l1e oa'.; ,t ses'
PvGk, $40. Lard, l Glt23c.
| HEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S.---Co:ton In moderate
dem nd ut lower rites iuidGlng. l4t&l4tc.; re.
seps. 54ts bales; exports 20 mlea; Bfl st w.
9i3 bales sales. 5,4d9 les; STOCK, 1850. D"es.
| ,ugar dull prime, 9a62loc Soiassas acuy win
light 5s ,;o!d III 's Ss% Yoptk light dis;
| count.
SAVANNAH, Dec 2s-Cotton in light dem nd
at lis04lc. receipts, G,iO4 bales ssss' SoO o-ies
/ } DCh, i',sVV'
MOBILE Dec 2s-Cotton quiet mt l!ac.; receipts,
iss p, les; exports, to Great btitIln eol Dale,
co,stwi.e 9G5 bales; sales 500 b2ies STOCK, " -eS
| pS;c5.
CHARLESTON. Dac. IS elton dull. dropping.
! 4 a n0minsi at &c receipts fIr Two DAYS SIS
| u,lee; exports coasiHise, 1870 balSs; sales, 100
| ball S s'Gch, 3!,9ss bales --'
CISctSNATI, Dac. 2s.-Flour advancing: with 4.
fair ccmanI; ismliy $500 rs Co. corn nIm a Ina
| &C rec mt 53l95!c Provisions IRREGULAR. lara
| easier; k,t.le ll.c. Bacon nominal; Shoulders
lGc : c,car sib sides, ll5c.; cieir sides, l2t'
hams, lVc.
| LOUISVILLE De" 2s.-Bagging steady: NIX,
| aGr hemp, 2Tc. Flour STEADY Coon extremely
din Provl Ions active. Mess pork. 500; Bsc91 :
,i Lid. s. lUic clear rib 2ic. clear sides, ldc
! nsrd II. hskey tive ut SI8S5c.
| LOUISVILLE. Dec. .s.-Tohlcco active at So
| ass IS for common 10 good Tugs; Si0sl43' Tor
| low L. IN diam ieai.
| IT. LOUIS Zee. %. Flour firm. Corn sieaDy
| Whtskiy, SOC. Begging :ic. fo'k advancing -
| 80 Bacou dull am nunliral. Shoulders neg
lac. ....-
NORFOLK, Zee. ss. Cotton quiet; low mid,
DIG, l4tc. Geaeipts, 4EO bates exports ~"
bales saicJ l0J bales stick $3.50 bales.
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Washington News.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Minister Schenck
will leave for England about the middle OF
January His Instructions are not COM
pleted.
The Senate Committee of Foreign Rela.
tions had 4 conference with Secretary Of
State Fish at the Department Yesterday
Mcssrs. Sumner, Schurz, Morton, and Pat
terson were present. The Object of the
meeting is not known, but, it is thought
was for mutual explanations to prevent The
ruuture which threatens the Republican
party.
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Murder and Lynch Law.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 2s.-Mrs. Lawton
sent two OF her sons, aged 10 and IS years
to Lauderdale, Miss, to sell bag Of cotton,
in in company With negro named JEFF, who
was interested in the cotton. JEFF mnrdeEeo
the elder boy, but the younger one escaping,
ave the alarm, and the people turning ou',
found the murderer and killed him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

In Washington fight occurred on Mon
d% morning between several White men
and party of colored men, who, it is al
legged, were the aggressors, they having IN
suited the wife of one of the white men: In
the tight colored man named Henry BOW
ers was cut across the face with butchers
cleayer in a shocking manner, and so dan.
gerously that it is not deemed possible that
he can survive,
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Tho SYeats,er, Tcaxai.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. %. The weather is milier,
with prospects of rain and the speedy re-
sumption of navigation.
The weather along the Pacific railroad i
extremely cold, and the snOw-drlttS are te!
| feet deep. Some Of the passenger train:
| were snoW-bouud for ten days.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

LONDON, Lee. s-Non. Consois, 9ii. United
SoSDoN, lee IS 4ao P. M.-Consols closed at
Oh L. 8. bones, S6a.
LIvEGPo Il. Lee. 9s-Noon.- Cotton quiet
apd ste dy: uplnnGs, sed.; Orleans, ssd estim -
IvEErnoL, lee. %. a:30 p. NJ. --Cott1n I'M
chaag-d: sizes, u. 900 bales, Including 800 l'r
sneciia.ion 8nd import. Pc Z, Us. 81 DeeI, lls5'
n d. COS Weather far eni favorable for crops.
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OFFICE OF TIE WARREN SENTINEL ]

OFFICE OF TIE WARREN SENTINEL De.
sTRoYEp.--The printing office of the War
rem Sentinel, at Front Royal, was con-
<umed by tire on Christmas morning. We
rocate, semi-monthly Baptist paper, was
issued from the same office. Elder John
Clark is editor and proprietor Of both pa
pers.-Hdrr1son6urg Commonwealth.
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cr-rxsnrea BlrrLE-FIHLD.-Ge ttysbl

GETTYSBURG BATTLE-F1gLD.-Get Gettysburg,
Dec. 97.-The lines of earthwork on the
battlefield have now been fully identlned'
and the Government engineers haye ieLt.
The positions Of the larger portlon OF tne en-,
however, would be entlreiy ios' nus ,Ui
atelv after the battle, by which ne was able
TO pciut out their exact position.
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Summary Of Domestic News by re
pGraDss.

SgIHalnGTy OF DONCSISC NS"5 ny AVH
egraph.
1t was showing in Washington last nigh
and melting as it fell.
Jack DoWner, formerly sheriff OF Mem
phis, Tern, committed suicide there yes
terday cause, poverty.
The ice at Memphis, Tenn, broke III
yesterday, and is running down the riVci
rapidly. The weather is undertaking.
The Pacific Mail Company and the Pacific
Railroad Company have arranged that al
passengers and freight from China sbal
reach n Jew York by railroad. So says tho
New York Express.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

V1RG1NIA.-The office at Yellow Sulphur
Springs, Montgomery county, is ree>tab-
lished, and Mary j. Jennell appointed post
mistress, on route Christiansburg to New
Ralph Davis is appointed postmaster, vice
a. Moe, failed to bond.
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The Ice ARvEsT.-Icc- dealers and own
ers Of private ice-houseS were busily at
work Monday and yesterday laying in their
supplies of ice. The quality is excellent
better than has been harvested in this Sec
ton for years, and the thickness is from
i've to six inches.-Luachburg Neacs.
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More Destructive FIRES.

MEMPHIS, TENN, Dec. 2s.-Tne Varieties
Theatre here was burned last night.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The residence OF
General George Is. Mcclellan was pafne"
last night, Loss, $40, 900.
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IT is understood that General Logan, OF
Illinois, has prepared full and elaborate
speech in opposition 10 San Domingo an
nexation, which he will seize an early OPP
portunity to deliver on the floor Of the
House of Representatives. There is no
doubt of the fact that General Logan is op-
posed to this job, and as he is candidate for
Senator in Illinois, it would appear from
this demonstration that the scheme cannot
be very popular in that State Washington
Patriot.
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ACTING Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue Douglass, in response to an inquiry
from the Commissioner Of Pensions, decides
that persons engaged in the business of pre-
pairing legal papers in support Of claims
against the General Government, who 40
not present the claims personally or by let,
ter before the Departments, are regarded
as conyevancers within the meaning Of the
internal revenue laws, and should be re-
ouired to paw the special tax as such, unless
thew have paid tax either as lawyers or
claim agents. Where the sub-agents of
claim agents are known to be doing the
business, as above, they should be required
to pay tax either as lawyer, conveyancer,
or claim agent. y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

A WoNDERFuL FAMILY.-There is on Col.
Daniel Ammen's farm, near this town, an
old colored woman, about one hundred years
old, who has living and in the same house
a daughter. granddaughter, sreat-grand-
daughter. and great-great-
One of her granddaughters is the mother of
seventeen children. There are thus in one
house Eve generations of people-one great
great. grandmother, one great grandmother,
land one grandmother. One mother and a
number of children sprung from the old
woman. who. though nearly blind. is
sprightly and sensible.-FincasHe (Ta3 Her.
ala.
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The railway from St. Petersburgh to Re-
vel, in the Baltic, 260 miles long, has been
opened, and gives russian merchants ialr
opportunity Of competing with England Ia
the Baltic trade.
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A,CIDENT ON THE TENNESSEE RAILROAD

AuCIDENT ON THE TENNESSEE RAILROAD
One of the cars of the eastern-bouDd freight
train of the Virginia and Tennessee rail-
road was thrown from the track in the tun-
mel, near the city, yesterday afternoon, and
so blockaded the road that the western
bound passenger train "as compelled to
return to the city. The obstruction had
not been removed at 10 O'Clock last night.
The train was loaded with cotton, one Of
the bales of which by some means fell from
the car, causing the notwithstanding
Netrs, 2Sth.
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MEMORIAL TABLETs.-The tablets to the
memory Of Generals George Washington
and Robert 4. Lee, purchased with sub:
scriptions made Ivy our citizens, have been
inserted iii the walls Of Christ Church, on
either side Of the chanccl. They are
cha>te and simple tributes to the heroes they
commemorate. and are evidences Of the re-
fined and critical taste ofthose who selected
thein..-Aterdnd,7G Gnzettc:
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SSow.-It commenced to snow heavily
about O'Clock last night. and continues as
we write, at l O'Clock this morning. The
probability now is that we shall have fine
sleighlng to-day Ne,cs, 18th.
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::.HT OF RICHMt'Ho. DEC %, 1870.
In cynScquec &C Of tie difficulty Of navigation IL
tbs rivcr. G.: srd by the Eating Ice, We nave no
arrivals or departures - l.puTt tbls morDuit:
Several vessels bound FOR hichm nj are det~ ln u
~ City Point. Among them are lie schn.nti .
IL 10 expected that the river Will tc sufficiently
clear oil ice to-day to permit tiIem to come uq.
KaRCaAf2UM.
WEST PoI%T, Dec, 2S.-:Arrived steamer Adml-
gers. ! ork River Railroad Company, and sailed
on return.
IBY TELEGRAPH.
FORTRESS MONROE, Dsc. 2s.-ArriTed, brle
Caroline, from Rio, for orders. At,
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.-Arriyei, steamer Mary
Sanford.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

NEW OnLEANs, Dec. 2S.-Professor Ltej:a,
weIl-known optician. was found dead III
bed ut the st. Charles Hotel this morning.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

Mr.. G. A. schaftter, Superintendent o.
Public Printing, is rapidly recovering from
the injuries received while escaping from
the Spotswood.-Lyachburg NesrS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-12-29

Poor R1cHMoSD.-Thisb beautiful but ILL
fated city has been visited with another
fearful disaster. How sad is its fate! No
other city on the continent has suffered
like Richmond for the last ten years. Her
people will have the sympathies of their
brethren everywhere in the South.-Lynch.
bur1 IirQinidn.