The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-27


& LfSCHBUaG, April 3aee - AbUat3 5s A,ektg
this mprndng a Ire; broke oat ffn fAs feAr Of
the restaurants Of g. gasslg Hdnf. Oh slain
street. which Hds 'ensireiY ecaisuzhdd i 10
gether With 81, contents. The dioibfng
Building occupied by g. 3. Fleet drug
gist; TIP. Laxtis, agent of Wheeler ~ n.
son Sewing Machine Company; vacant
building about to BE occupied asadry-gaQls
store by Larkin ii IsbelL wets slso con-
siderably damaged, with theiS contents, by
fire and water. The houses wate adj frame.
Fleet loses about q, 900 on his stock; no
insurance. Castiglioni had an insurance OF
$1,000, aud loses at least q, 600, Larus had
no insurance, but meets with slight loss.
The houses belonged to j, P. Bel, Larkin
& Isbell, and IL Boyd, and were insured
for q, 400 in the aggregate, but the loss is
considerably in excess Of that amount, The
fire must have been incendlafy, as no per-
son had been in the house where it origi-
mated since midnight, and. no fire was there
properly. :. VI, =. :, = ri
EXPLOSION IN A TORPEDO FAUToRF-A
NUMBER OF GIRLS INJURED.
New YoRK, April e8.-kbont 8 O'Clock
to-day there was an explosion at Hopegood's
torpedo factory, One Hundred and Forty
Second street and Eighth avenue, by which
ten ortWelVe persons were injured. Lavina
Blannelt and Sarnh Hickman were dan.
gerously hurt, but the others are believed
not to be fatally injured. an OF the injured
parties arc girls. .e.3 i as
AN UNSUCCESSFUL EFFORT TO AvENGE A
sta FATHERS MURDER.
+ LOUISVILLE, April %. Last Sunday Judge
E.. Carson, Of Crab Orchard, was shot and
killed, it is alleged, without provoeation by
John Smith,. Smith was brought before
court for trial, but not being ready was
granted further time. He was then left In
charge Of the officers, but on the way to
prison several sons on the deceased Judge
endeavored to kill him. Their attempt
failed, and caused their arrest. Having
promised not to again attempt to kill Smith
they were released. :L'5.:' ~ =, ~ taIH
FATAL EXPLOSION OF DAULINE..t 7
NEwBURYPoRT, MASS, April 26.-An ex-
plosion Of dauline occurred at the German
mine to-day. James McGill was fatally in
iured; John Carter was thrown thirty feet
into a shaft and had his arms and ribs
broken; James Williams was slightly. in
iured. The smith shop was blown to pieces.
The miners were engaged in warming the
dauline in ashes when it exploded.
DECORATION-DAY AT ATLANTA.
ATLANTA, GA, April 26.-Decorationd-ay
was observed to-day as largclyas ever. Tho
stores were all closed, and thousands, Of
people were in the cemetery decorating the
graves. "t
+ FIRE UNDERWRITERS CONVENTION.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The annual Con
vention OF the National Board OF Fire Un-
derwriters convened here to-day. Repre-
sentatiYes from forty-five companies were
present. President Oakley delivered the
! address. 0@f st
Mexico. .s3 r,.yg
THE REvOLUTIONISTS MOVING ON MONTE
REY-MANYDESERTfON OCCURRING FROh
TIE NATIONAL GUGRD-WHAT. l:
THOUGHT OF DIAz'S MOVEMENTS. ~.
NEW YORK, April ga dispatch from
| Brownsville, Texas, dated the 18th instant
saws: The revolutionists moved out or Mat
amoras this morning, under command o
Diaz, en- route for Monterey. Gonzales re
mains in command at Matamoras. Man.
desertions from the National Guard az
taking place, the deserters escaping to TIL
side OF the river. Steam-launches belongln.
to the Rio Bravo patrolled the rive
last night, and squad OF cavalry re
manned in the saddle for the purpos
Of enforcing the neutrality laws, it havin!
been reported that contraband Of war woul'
be crossed over the river for Diaz. Tn
movement Of Diaz is regarded as little NOR
than the usual outbreak that takes place Il
Mexico during the presidential election, an
it is not anticipated that any fighting Wi
take place here. - .I/I, s&}
A band OF counterfeiters were arrested 9
Ringgold barracks yesterday. Affairs
Camargo, on the opposite side OF the rive
from that place, arc reported quiet.