The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-19
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Correspondence Of tacl Richmond D,spesch.l
PkTgRsRuRs, July 1s, 1873.
A very heavy thunder-clohi seemed 10 be
moving above the city from a eontherlY Al.
rection about o'clock this afternoon. brt
without breaking 1t yeercd aside and rasssd
OF towards the southeast. Strange 10 sav.
however. the electricity with which the air
was charged during the approach of the
storm caused an explosion at the office or
the Western Union Telegraph Company, ere.
ating quite CONSERVATION i'm the street, The
noise was exactly similar to the quick, randi
discharge OF six. or eight pistols In sharp
succession. aud people rushed out, thinking
there had been little unpleasantness. No
damage was done by the dangerous explo-
sion.
There was u banquet at Jarrett,s Hotel
last night, given by the Old-Street Resolution
Company in honor of visiting com,,any-
the Friendship, from Portsmouth. Speeches
were made by Captain Nugent, Chief Engi-
ncer Cherry, Major W. Ii. Jarvis, Major a.
B. Venable, and others. The company re.
turned home on the train last night.
Colonel Il. +. Owens, aid to Governor
Walker, was in the city this afternoon, bring
ing the commissions of the officers of the
furnished by Captain Hill, of the colored
communicable GuardS-with a statement OF
the strength of that organization, prepara-
tory to the issuance of their quota of arms.
The colored people are holding great
feast and fair, on Bank street, presumably IN
the interests Of the military company, rs it
has been drilling around the hall to-day, and
Il flag depends from the "outer WALL
Fine specimens of iron ore have been dis
covered on the farm of Solomon j. Poach.
OH the old Hickory road, in Chesterfield
county, near the city, where there are sup.
posed to be valuable deposits.
A few days since Mrs. Robert HuddleStou
was so badly bittep by dog in the arm that
it is feared the limb will have to DC ampu-
tated to save her life.
a gold medal is to be presented on Friday
to Miss Bette A. Branch, at the First Bap-
fist Church Sunday school, for proficiency in
study, &c.
1t is thought that matters look pretty seri-
Gus for Mr.. NJ. B. Tapley since the grand
jury found true bill on his indictment for
sued out by him against the Howe Sewing
Machine Company is to be argued on Mon
day before Jadge Mann.
In the Hastings Court this morning John
son Matthews and David Davis, indicted
and tried for felony, were acquitted.
/ have just heard that the Petersburg
Guards, the colored company, were review
cd this afternoon by Colonel Owens, the
Governors aid, and acquitted themselves in
4 very soldierly manner.
A man (wbose name is withheld out of
consideration for the feelings of others) went
home the other night drunk, beat his wife
very severely (she IS a nice LADY,, nearly
broke her arm, and otherwise yiole ntly
and shamefully abused her. What is strange
about the affair is that the man has always
been regarded as quiet, well. behaved, and
respectable even when little in liquor.
He has disappeared from the city to avoid
arrest and prosecution.
There was a fight to-day between Messrs.
James Collier and j. +. t. Young. They
were separated before either sustained
mentionable harm. ROBIN ADAIR.