The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-18
Letter from Petersburg.
rcorrespoudepce Of tho Richmond Dispatch
1879


PETERSBURG, February II, 1919.
Yesterday morning u vacant frame tcnc-
uent on Sheppard street, owned by Mrs.
Alison. was set on fire in a singllarly de-
I,berate manDer. The incendiary, Ut O'Clock
in the morning Sunday, forced al entrance
into the house, and started a tire in one oil
the upper rooms of the house with waste
material saturated with kerosene oil. The
light was fortunately soon seen, ana the hre
ext;pguisbed before much damage had been
done. The house was insured for $1,000 ID
the agency of Mr.. G. II. Cuthbcrt, but was
not damaged to anything like that extent.
In going to the fire one Of the horses 0!
the steamer Resolution broke out OF his
traces, and the heavy cnyuc was dragged 10
the fire by the other horse, which is regard
ed as quite feat OF equine strength.
There is good deal OF smallpox IN the
,ity, though il is still for the most part con-
fined to tue colorcd population. 1t has
broken out 10 almost every locality. and Tue
white flag can be seen on the corner OF Syca-
more and Washington streets, In the heart
of the city, as we'll rs in less populouS SUI
burban quarters. One Of the smallpox city
physicians said to-day that there were about
seYenty.fye cases in town, aud that there
lad been about twenty-five deaths.
A ncwly-broken-o smallpox case named
William Smith (colosed) escaped to-day while
Oh his way from The jill, i'll when he was
awaiting his trial for stealing cows, to the
smallpox hospital. How he contrlved to
contract the disease in Jail Is mystery, and
II is stated by Or. Couch that his symptoms
ure very violent. The negro broke away
from the hospital guard when near tue build
ing, and is still at large.
The first consignment OF through freight
direct from Cincinnati over the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad was received to-day. Ii
was shipment from Slessrs. Morris d Reid.
of Cincinnati, TO the house OF I. Il. Booth,
of Ibis city, and consisted OF bacon hams and
hard. which was duly displayed i'll conspi-
cuous pacard attached to the train. There
il great rejoicing over The establishment OF
these through commercial relations.
The water Is higher in tho AppomattoX
river and its tributaries than it has been
during the season. The water is swelling
high Oh River street by the depot, where 1t
has not been since the war.
The recent food has done great damage,
by-the-!y, to the bridges OIL the streams III
all the surrounding country. Hurprr's mill-
dam and all the bridges at Stony creek, eX-
eept one, have been washed away.
The Committee on Water-Works have de.
cided TO erect water-plugs in the suburbs o!
Pocahontas.
It is reported that the prospect for fine
wheat crop in all the country around this
city is unusually encouraging.
A colored woman named Jane Hobbs ba:
been sent to Jail in Prince George BY Justice
Brittle for stealing pig from Mrs. Major
Burcbett.
Miss Owen died yesterday of small-po!
near Broadway, Oh the AppolnattoX, il
Priuoc George.
The old OK house on Old street, one Q
the most familiar landmarks OF the city,
to be torn down in day or two.
The bark Leda left City Point to-day TO
Europe luden with cotton from Messrs. An
drew kevan Il Brother and flour from
4 Richmond house. ROBIN ADAlR.