The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-11-21
F.etter from Petersburg.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG. November 90. 1872

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PETERSBURG, November 20, 1872.
The tide Of people on the pavements does
not appear to have been much swollen by
the visitors and delegates TO the Methodist
Conference now in session ut the Washing
ton.Street church. In fact, there are but few
visitors in the city drawn here by that par.
ticular occasion, and the ministers them
selves came generally without their families.
On vote taken to-day it appeared that but
ninety members of the Conference are in at
tendance-not more than half Of the entire
body. The trains from the North and West
brought a good many more this afternoon,
and others arc expected to arrive tomorrow.
The following property belonging to the
estate Of the late Herbert Whitmore was sold
to-day at auction: Brick tenement No. l.,
on Short Market street. TO Dalton & Son,
S400 No. 2, to same, for $3.50; No. 3, to
same, for $3.50. .....
Messrs. Beaseley & Donald, contemplate,
it is stated, building new tobacco factory
near Poplar Lawn.
The chicken disease has broken out among
the poultry of the city, and Is reported to
have done considerable damage already with
the breeds of fine blood.
Rev. Z. Fl. Rutherford, Rev. G. l.. Petrie,
and Mr.. w. H. Lumsden left this morning
to attend the sessions of the Virginia Synod
at Baltimore. ...-- .....
The Medical Association of this city will
not he represented in the State Medical Con-
vention which meets at Staunton.
An old lady named Nancy Titmouse, al
legged to be one hundred and ten years old,
died suddenly last Sunday at the house OF
MIR. Marks, in Prince George county, near
the city.
Fifty-three immigrants, who arrived at
Norfolk last night on the steamer Austrian,
of the Allan line, passed through the city
this morning on their way west. Ten ol
them only expect to make their homes 1T
Virginia. The others will proceed further
west. They are English people, and gene
rally of substantial and hahdsome appear
ance.
esteemed resident of this city, is reported to
| be very i'll.
| Mr.. NJ. j. Jameson, treasurer of the At
lantic. Mississippi and Ohio railroad. was in
the city Yesterday on special pay-car, and
was engaged in paying off the hands of the
| company along the line of the road from
Norfolk to Lynchburg.
The skies are clouding up heavily, and
snow seems to be impending.
Last night the barn Of the city poor-house,
on the suburbs, was burned to the ground
with four mules, twenty hogs, and large
quantity of proyender for the city teams.
The fire is believed to have been incendary
in its origin. The value Of the property de-
stroyed amounted to about $4,000 or $1,000,
which was covered by insurance in the Ions
don and Liverpool and Globe Insurance
Company,
The following appointments for services
tomorrow night have been announced :
Washington. Street church, Rev. F. NJ. Ed
wards; Market-street, a. c. Bedsoe; High
Street, S. S. Lambeth ; Wesley chapel, j. G.
Watson; Blandford chapel, G. NJ. Wright; !;
Ettrick's, Thomas Fl. Boggs.
The Conference will be in session eight OF
ten days. ROBIN ADAIR.