The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-09
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PETERSBURG.

-,,., r,Rr--SrMAC FACTORY AND -FOUR
NN>ih,, ,rn THOUSAND POUNDS OF SUaAC
h'N" NARROW ESCAPE OF OTHER PRO-
III NHn c,xrAIGN CLUB ORGANIZED IN NOT
fhN', ror1TICAL MATTERS-fLLEGAi. ILL.,
7""N o,rr1C--TuE MANCHESTER MILLS.
CIV" ,raencc OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
it"'r' SEPTEMBER 8, 1876.
u.,.,cr /, and 12 o'clock last night fire
hf." ~, in the sumac factory OF Messrs.
DION pryant 4 CO., on the wharf, which
Jo Jon" The building and its contents.
G,s"G Eomsc was n large two-story brick
III , ' and on its floors was piled and
"" ,, ncorlv four hundred thousand
rath'sn ~ .umac. Messrs. Bryant &
i'""I .,ortrd this factory early in the
90. and have been running 1t day and
>t' s. ,;nrr, stopping work only on Sum
y ,,, A. the time the fire was discovered
a. az Mill was in full operation. 1t is sup
~. ,bc snmac on the second floor became
,,tnd from some defect in or over-heating
.; .ho chimney. The leaves being very dry
va ;nfommablc the whole building was
',, cnyeIoped in flames, and though tue
,,r,q, mass Of leaves was burning several
I,n~. The fire brigade was DowerleSs to
aUcnch Inc hrc.
,r,;n,rv, besides the two hundred tons OF
,.r,,c, and all their books. They are in
>n-rl in The Richmond agency OF the Citi-
.r,s Insurance Company OF New Jersey,
NV. for what amount l have not been able to
inarn Their loss will probably amount to
- orn or II. 0O0. In the brick warehouse
'.tnscjv adjoining MessrS. Bryant Il Co. had
.,orci nearly million pounds OF sumac,
,,,f mi, WAS not damaged, though the roof
several times caught fire. The warehouse
~ NrSsrs. George Y. Scott 4 Son was also
rirrd in several places. but was saved with
.Tgit damage. The factory building be-
,onrcd TO Mr.. \. &. Mcllwalne, and was
not insured.
There were fully two thousand people at
Nottowav Courthouse yeStcrda! 10 near the
Conservative speakers y CONSERVATIVE
Campaign Club was organized win the loi-
lowing officers: President. James ;: I'LL
liam. ESQ; Sicc-Pre>idcntS. -. ). wilson,
W. VI. Irby. Norman EpcS. and j. Is. lorS-
giles; Secretary. j. :. Wing; treasurer,
Charles +. Goodwin. The Club was orgah-
lied with full compliment OF members
and n once went actively 10 work.
The friends OF DeMortie, to the number OF
about three hundred. held a meeting and
were addressed by DeMortie, and John
Chi>>cll and j. +. Goodwin (colored). OF
his city. who were not sparrlng in words
- tell what they knew and thought OF Jor-
..n>on. Dr. .Jorgcnson did not put in an
appcarancc and had very few followers on
III" ground.
Hon. John Goode. Jr., will address the
citizens OF Petersburg on Wednesday night
next. and the citizens OF Prince George on
Thursday.
The new city ordinance concerning lille
.al traffic in liquors imposes fine OF from
Mn" to thirty dollars for each offence OF
,rlng liquor without license.
several members OF the press OF this city,
with their ladies. Will accompany the Edi-
,nrial Association OH their excursion to the
centennial and New York. They will
/ cave here on sunday morning.
udd-FelIows' Hall, which has just been
- handsomely improved at heavy expense,
wl> today thrown open for public inspec-
ion. and great many citiZens-ladeS and
.,ntlrmen-have visited it.
The committee OF five recently appointed
8 70 raise money to relieve the embarrassment
q II the Manchester Cotton Mills and to ena-
hlc the company to resume operations will
make their report to an adjourned meeting
4 Of the stockholders on next Thursday.
ROBIN ADAIR.