The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-26
41ithn,ol'd nispattI',
MONDAY. ........ .ooNh -'' 'o'
PETERSBURG.


,rcrnrST-A NAN FALLS FROM A
F',,,,n,n IND Is KILLEp--DEATH OF A
nv,>rxr 1,AwYER--MASoR KElLEf'S AD-
,..c,xTEHESTING MASONIC CEREMONY
,op,rCo MARKET-SAD BEREAvE-
'"I rrrsoNAI. ITEMS-TiIE NEW CoUN-
w., ,<D RErnESCHMENT, sc.
,,.,,r Of the Richmond D!spstch.i
JUNE -, 1876.
a., occi5crt occurred about s. O'Clock
:NH " ;n,r n Mr. William Loram'S to-
t'''s s,.,nry. which resulted in the death OF
a., a., T;rothy Holly. the Waterman on the
,,,.,,oisru The deceased in going bis round
,,,tr WAS preciritatcd by the diSplace-
,,.rt oi 4 plank from the drying platform
n,,lr ,n,ilding and Tell 4 distance OF twenty
i've or thirty feet 10 the yard below. No
on else WAS about the premises. but the
noise q! the fall attracted the attention OF
d, Waterman ut the railroad depot near
hy who going to the spot, found Mr..
ljolly inSrnsiblc. The fall had broken his
back and Indicted other painful! injuries.
ylr never sufficiently revived TO give any
intelligent account 81 the accident, and died
about ! o'clock. He was about fifty years
Of age. and leaves five orphan children.
Mr., Robert II. Mann, a prominent law
YER. died Il, his residence i'll this city, last
evening. after an illness " several months.
lie was about fifty years OF age, and UNI
married. At n mectiuG OF the members OF
The bar and officers OF the Circuit and HuSt-
iugS Courts. Judge W cisi%er presiding, held
This morning, feeling and eloquent obitua-
rics were pronounced on the deceased, anu
resolutions OF respect 10 his memory adopt
ed. The funeral will take place from st.
PaulS church tomorrow afternoon.
NJ III 4. la., nv,
81 the commencement oil 81. PaulS Female
~rhnol last night was delivered before one
p!tAr largest and most cultivated audiences
tha! eyer assembled III the Academy OF
Music. 1t i needless To say that the ora.
Tors effort fully justified the expectations
II his friends.
\, Masonic Hall, IN this city. last night
the Master MaSons' Daughters Degree was
conferred on twenty-three ladies who were
entitled 10 that privilege. Forty-eiSht ladies
were present. twenty-five OF whom had
?,rryjou>lv taken the degree. The ceremony
WAS performed by James Il. Blanks, Past
Master Of Petersburg Lodge. No. Is, and
Eminent Commander OF Appoma'toN Lodge,
No. &. Knights Tcmplar, assisted by Past
Master Alexander W. Archer. Forty past
masters were present 10 witness the impress
Siyc ceremonies.
The several Masonic lodges will celebrate
=. Johns day with appropriate festivities
tonight. All the ncwiy-ciected officers WIZ
also hr Installed.
The tobacco market closed to-day very
active for al grades. especially for fine ship
pin--lcai and tobacco in good order. The
receipts have fallen OF considerably, caused
no doubt, by the harvest season. Some OF
,lc planters. anticipating y short crop this
wear. are showing 4 disposition TO hold back
for higher prices.
The funeral Of Catharinc, only child Of
Rev. John Baylcy. took place this afternoon
from the Observation-Disclosures church. This
family have recently been greatly bcreavcd
ONLY q few months ago daughter, vcntur-
in1 too close 10 the fire, had her clothes
burned from her person. and WAS so badly
injured that she died in I few hours. Now
they are left childle>>.
There We're three deaths OF children in
this city yesterday from cholcra-iniantum
This disease Is VERY prevalent.
Mr.. lido RalnsdelI, who recently acct
drntallv shot himself through the lungs, Is
considered much better to-day, and the
chances are in favor OF his recovery.
James Nash. cOlored man, died suddenly
on the street this morning. He was taken
with profu>e hemorrhaSr from the lungs,
and died in 4 few minutes.
Rev. G.. l.. Petrie. who has been on avisit
for some weeks past to his father i'll Ala.
bama. has returned home.
The Counci-clcct il still engaged IN the
business OF rctrcnchment. Last night the
two remaining departments OF pubic prop
erty and gas We're taken up and disposed
Of, and the expenses cut down considerably
An effort to abolish the office OF gas lii
spector. created by the present Council
failed. because in doing so ii was found tina
the ten-vear contract with the gas company
would be invalidated. 4 resolution to abol
ish the office OF city auditor was also lost
but the salary was cut down. The salar.
Of the city attorney was lowered to tn
tune OF S4U0, and the pay Of all the officer
in the puhic-propcrty department was Gu
down. Next week the conference will TAX
up the appointment OF committees and OF
ticers for the year.
But little progress has Yet been made II
the efforts TO raise the sunkcn steamer Cock
AIDE City. Engines have been constantly 4
work the past two or three days in pumpin!
water from her hold, but as the holes hay
not been we'll stopped the water runs in
fast as il is drawn out
The weather to-day has been extremely
oppressive. Thermometer 81 degrees In tn
shade. R0EIN ADAIR.