The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-20
PETERSBURG.

FrEDINtS-hAhMtSf t> p's tsNissA
Nv CorNCII. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
."n loss, S1o,000--ANoTHER LANDMARK
f,y-1,l.NESs OF A ClTJZEN--sH0oTlNG
",r,y-rEAErrlIy SUDDEN DEATH, aC.
,,,--..,,ondencc OF tho Richmond Dispatch.I
MAY 10, 1876.
,r,,, action Of the ward meetings and the
,''.:,ns for the Council ticket have been
>,,',,,rr,>ion OF 4 great deal OF comment and !
80, ,".''.,s,;nn to-day but the rivalries and AMI
4" ,;r. that preceded the party's official
"t''.;.;,n have pretty much subsidized, and
Gy r;,izcns generally profess themselves
60 .,,j,icG with the nominations.
The superintendent OF the Conservative
,.,, Committee iSSticd an address this
N,'',ir,irc. invoking harmony and unanimity {
-. ~ mo f,art Of all Conservatives, and co'm-
,sr,ng the duty Of ignoring I'LL past per-
,r1l preferences and prciudtces. This ad-
>".' hos had powerful effect, all the more
~. city Superintendent himself made
.,~rr., speech last night against one OF the
r,r:nat;ons in the Fourth Ward. and after.
,..r,I> moved the unanimous endorsaton OF
=, ticket. which was passed with great en-
Mu,ia>m at the close OF a most tumustuouS
sc..,,n. This good example has hao
.nr happicSt effect, and 1t Is BE-
rr,rt that there j. now but little
,>~r1r>> OF spirit among the defeated and
&a2pantca. or among their friends. \
'-,ni ratification meeting has been called
,r, held at the Academy OF Music OF Mon
t., ,.fth, next, NJ which addresses will be
''f,y,.rrd hy the candidates and by other
""..',.ns, think the party was never more
3.rmonious and united than in the present
,,aSs and The city ticket. with q large
.,;nri,y il not al Of the Council, will be
t-iInaphantly elected.
I. i not known yet with any degree or
certainty what course the Radicals VIII pur-
'rL,r, arr, various and contradictory
',.wrnt. and rumorS in circulation. \
,,,.,rt prevails to-day that the Radicals Will
'r,io.Itr a iull ticket. with DR.. PearSe at
-. Mrgi for aayor. II is only common
,,r,.,., rumor with nothing to Suhstantiate
!. Il may b" fairly questioned Whc'ner tns
Esdcai- themselves know what the! l"'eii''
,1&n. A.. c>,,.;,
..,,fpaiions in the several wards:
I.fr., Ward: H. Il. Parker, L. FciDelman'
..,,ii.I Lecture. and X. II. Mann.
-.rnud Ward: u. Is. Tenant. K. X. H!l'.
Y Vcnablc. and Joseph P.Minitree.
Tr,rI ward: Charles Watson, Charles
...r'ir., \. :. Reinach, and p. II. Booth.
t.urti Ward: II. X. Smith, I. }. Gates,
Vi,li,nl Ioran, and William +. Spotswood.
fifth Ward: W. +. Deaton, Il. L. Cain,
u i,Grrlr. ana Z. L. f.3ncS-
-iyIl Ward Thco. Crowdcr, I. D. jar
~... ! n, parham. and Or. J. r. Chappell.
nnfy ;..r members OF the present Coun-
,s'.~a r,.UnmiDated
r,,vrrn g.: and ) o'clock this morning a
.;~,. lr,L, u,: on Market street which de-
",r,yrd The extensive shops OF Me>srS. y. II.
V,rL, = Brother. carpenters and builders,
,r%n sustain 4 heavy loss. The fire was OF
;rr,niiary origin. and the work was well
J'r. l. WAS hndlcd away in the interior
II fire. iri!iin- and burned for consiuer;'-
f.. ,rtnr hrior. il was discovered. Atten-
,f..a was first drawn !" II 10y dense column
81 ,mokr seen ascending from the Ficlnlty,
oni lv ihr time the alarm was sounded and
IL, Fir, Department. ha0 arrived anu sotIen
r,-,ggrlv L. work the whole structure Was
III danes. ,u ..,o,,.,,.
N..>r-. Marks L Brother lose AL, or near!
IN ii their valuable machinery, consisting
cf q 4rgr engine. planners, saws, Shattln@,
lrffiur moullin@-machines &c.. and some
thousands IL feet cf lumber. Their loss
will aggregate SlG.W0O, on which they nave
~ insurance o; only S3.000-yiZ.: $4,000 IN
IN. Home Company OF North Carolina. and
+ $1,000 in the American OF Philadelphia
The luildin@ i Il complete ruin. All the
! workmtn say" one lost their tools Mr:
Eohcrt Eel. one al the workman, rushed
in alu!d>tihc names ana folieu OUT Ills elieS''
which Wa blazing all over, and severely
burned his hands 10y the operation. MI:
Robert Page. 4 citizen, was also injured
slightly while assisting him.
The burned building was one OF inc laho
marks oi the city. 1t was the hfst mouse O
worship erected by the BaptiSts OF Peters
bur-. II was built III 1917, ana was occ'i
iGrd hy The congregation OF the flrst churci
until ISL. when it was vacated to take pos
session Of the now church at the corner o
Iii-h and Market streets. and which, ny
singular coincidence, is now being levellc'
30 the ground. Among lis pastors were Tn
Rev. M~>>r>. Dahh>. Mason, SouthWood
and Tu,rin
Mr. +. II. Robertson. an old and eStecme'
citizen. and the agent OF several Rlchmon'
Insurance companies. suffered slight para
irtr stroke yesterday evening, and Is con
tined to his bed.
IN alteration occurred this morning DC
tween Mr.. W. &. standby and negro nance
Daniel Lewis. which resulted III the shoot
ing oi the latter by the former. Nhi
walking IN til, vicinity OF the Water-Work