The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

SAW AND GRIST-MILIS AND LARGE LOT OF LUM-
Der DESTROYED BY FIREMAN BADLY
INJURED.
Especial telegram to the Dspatch.I
FRANKLIN, SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA, AL
gust 1S.-The large saw and grist-mill at
this place, together with a million feet Of
lumber, owned by r. J. & W. Nicely & Co.,
were totally destroyed by fire last night.
The Waterman, Henry Munford, was Sc
riously burned externally while attempting
to extinguish the flames, and will probably
die. The fire originated in the grist de-
partment. and was discovered about II
O'Clock. Cause unknown. Loss, $4,000.
Insurance, $4,000 in the Portsmouth CorrIr
pany, OF Portsmouth, Va, and the Farm
vile, OF Farmville, Va,
The seaboard rrs..iiiiroad loses two ilat-ears
and three hundred yards OF track. Trains
were delayed three hours. The Chambers
Steam Fire Company, of Portsmouth, ar
rived here early this morning on special
train. and have been playing on 'the ruins
all day. This is the fourth time these mills
have been destroyed-once by explosion
and three times by fire.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Especial telegram to the Dlspatch.J
NORFOLK, VA.,.August 1S.-The destruc-
ton OF the Nicely mills, at Franklin, this
morning, causes a loss to the Old Dominion,
of Richmond, OF $1,000; the Farmville,
$1,000; the Portsmouth, $1,000; New York
companies, $4,000. Total, loss on mills and
cut lumber, $4,000.
AN OUTRAGE UPON A LITTLE GIRL-THE OP-
FENDER LIKELY TO BE LYNCHED.
Especial Telegram to the Dispatchl
B1RBoURsvILLE, w. Va, August 49,
More lynching is anticipated. A negro man
was arrested in Huntington this morning
for committing rape on u little girl about
nine years old, 4 daughter Of Policeman D.
X. Hatfield. The negroes threaten to lynch
the offender Hatfield, in attempting to shoot
him, was arrested and bound over to keep the
peace under penalty Of 5000. 1t seems that
the negro entered the house while Hatfield
was absent and Mrs. Hatfield was in the
backward, and committed the rape by cruel
violence. liz Is llllutI tulCSl, alu ID ca
pected to be lodged in jail here as soon as
the authorities deem it safe to do so.
ASSOCIATED Press telegrams.]
FATAL RESULT OF A STOLEN RIDE.
i NASHVILLE, August 1S.-Yesterdav the
freight and eastward passenger train
collided near Raccoon mountain. Baggage
master Maynes had one leg broken and the
other crushed; EXpress-Messengar Randall
was seriously hurt. A boy who was steal
ING ride was fatally injured. The locomo-
tiYes were smashed.
FATAL STABBISGS.
NEW YORK, August 1S.-A disreputaDie
negro cut another fatally in the bowels with
n razor this morning. -
WASHINGTON, August 1S.-A negro VINO
was to have been married last night was
fatally stabbed yesterday by another darky.
Jealousy was the cause.
WASHINGTON, August 1S.-Peter Mose!ey,
who was stabbed yesterday, was from re
tersburg, Va. He may recover.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
EVANSVILLE, md, August 1s.-Ihe eS-
nress train on the Evansville and Crawford
Vile railroad jumped the track near Fort
Branch last night. The engineer was killed
and the fireman had q leg broken.
FATAL RAILROAD COLLISIONS.
81 CINo1NNATI, August 1s.-A freight ana
the eastward-b bound passenger trains coili-