The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-03
MANCHE ,TER NEWS.

FIRB-Tw0 FRAMED HOUSES DESTROYED
AND ONE PARTIALLY BURNED.-Yesterday
morning about 105 O'Clock an alarm of fire
was sourded from the b'lI-honse. caused
by the burning of two frame dwellings stu.
ated near the corner OF Thirteenth street and
the Petersburg railroad. The fire orig iuated
10 two-.tory framed house occupied By Mr.
William Young, and is supposed TO have
caught from sparks flying from the chimney
and falling on the roof. Although the citizens
worked manfully--a number having their
clothes burned in toeir Efforts to stay the
flames--Mr Young's bOuse was hurnedto The
ground; also, an unOccupied two-story
framed dwelling adjoining on the west side.
A two.story framed dwelling on the east
side, occupied by Mr.. N. D. Mann. was par
tally destroyed. The reason the fire was so
disastrous was owing TO the scarcity of
water, there not being a fre-plug within
less distance than half mile, and the hose
of Manchester would not reach it. All the
water that was used in extiuguishipg the
flames prior TO the arrival OF the steam
engine Of Company G from Rich
mond had to be brought in buckets
from the wells in the neighborhood. IA
soon as the Richmond steamer arrived the
hose was attached to large water.tank,
several hundred yards distant, on the Rich
mond and Petersburg railroad, and the
flames were soon arrested. The houses that
were destroyed belonged to Mr.. Emanuel
Matthews, whose loss is estimated ut 81 600,
on which there was no insurance. The house
of Mr.. Mann, which was damaged to the
amount of about $500, vas fully insured in
the Virginia Home Company. Mr.. Young's
loss in removal OF furniture was trfl,ng.
a RUNAWAY MATcu.-A young gentleman
Of this city and young lady from Peters
burg were married in This place last week,
and as the circumstances attending it were
rather peculiar and not uninteresting, at
least to those malrimouially inclined, We re.
bearse them. 1t appears that the interested
parties 10 the contract could not prevail upon
the father Of the young lady to give his con.
sent, and, indeed, be guarded his charge, as
be thought, With an unfaling care. We'd
nesday the young lady obtained permission
to go to Richmond to attend the Fair.
She stopped with lady friend in
that city, and the following day (rhurs-
day she, in company with quite o party
Of ladies and gentlemen, repaired thither.
Our Manchester hero was also OF Land.
LIZ llity nSPo icA SOtiC iiGANs cbt
presently the lovers were missing. How
ever, it was thought that the young lady
would make her appearance at the bouse OF
her friend, but as she did not they became
sOmewh hat alarmed, and search was Instituted
for her, but without success. The next day
they learned that the parties were married.
The lovers had given them the slip at the
air.Grounds, repaired hither, and gotten
married.
MAYORS CoCRr.-Justice Hancock, who
presided in this court yesterday IN the AZ
sence of Mavoc Chies, committed Henry
Hatcher to jill for twelve months in default
of 500 security for threatening 10 take the
life of James Breeden.
GIr>IEs.-About thirty gipses sre en-
camped within about mile OF the suburhs
Of our city.
ELECTION To.DAy.-Couservativcs, to the
polls