The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-11

LIGHTNING esterday evening shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock, during the thunderstorm,
Mr.. George B. Stacy's shuck factory, on the
corner OF Eighth aud Hull streets, 'Manchcs-
ter, was struck byslightning, set on fire, and
the factory totally destroyed. The light
ming struck the smoke passing Off md
down through one OF the yentihtors on the
roof oi the building and from thence into
large mass of shucks on the upper floor OF
the building, whichit set on fire. Owing to
the infiammable material in the building the
fire made rapid headway and the factory was
burned to the ground in a very short time.
AT $40 o'clock an alarm OF fire was turned
in at Station 81, corner Fourteenth and Main
streets, and three steamers of the Richmond
Fire Department "a, B, and @ and Com
pany E, hook d-ladder truck, went over to
the fire and rendered most valuable assist
ance. ,
To their presence in a great degree is
owing the fact that the cotton mills and
Walker. & Saunders's Hour mills were not
burned. @
Mr.. Stacy's loss is about $4,000. The
factory, stock, and fixtures were insured as
follows:
Commercial Fire Insurance Company,
81 900.
City Fire, 1000 on stock OF cedar-ware
stored in the building.
The National Fire Insurance Company, OF
Baltimore, S3,OO7 on stock.
Albemare (Messrs. Montague d Co.,
agents), $1,000 on building and $1,000 on
engine.
Lynchburg Fire Insurance John 81. Clai-
borne, AGENT, $1,000:
| EXCITEMENT AT CHURCH.-St. Andrews
chapel, on Laurel street, in Sidney, was the
| scene of considerable excitement and dis
turbance on Sunday morning. While the
pastor (Rev. Mr.. Pike Powers) was deliver
ing the usual morning discourse woman
was seen to alight from wagon which had
stopped some distance from the chapel, and,
going to the entrance on Laurel street,
Quietly enter the building. After glancing
around few seconds she took q seat near a
little boy, who did not appear at first to no.
tice her; but in short time, upon turning
his face towards her, appeared to recog-
nize her, and uttered shrek that was
heard some distance from the build
ing. The woman at once endeavored to
take the little fellow out OF the house by
force, when there cnsued scene that not
only caused the services to come suddenly
to an end, but that was affecting in the eX-
| GTClle. luC IGllc ltlluH tppcdl GU w Dc
frightened nearly to death, and screamed,
s'I don't want to co." "Murder," 81
want to 60 with Mr. Powers" az won't GO
with you," &C., as loud as his lungs would
let him. The boy struggled so hard that
the woman was not able to get him out OF
the building, and in the mean time contin.
ued to scream and shrek in such manner
that the greater portion Of the congrega.
ton rushed out of the house. The woman
was. after great deal OF exciting talk, ges.
ticulating, and threats, persuaded to get in.
to the wagon she had brought with her and
so away.
We ascertaincd that the woman's name
was Mrs. Bali, that she is! a widow, and re
sides short distance from the city, and
that the little boy is her child. For some
reason he has not been living with hi:
mother for some time, but has been staying
with his aunt, in Sidney. The sympathy o.
all who witnessed the affair appeared to bt
on the side Of the little boy and the lady
who had charge of him. -