The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-06
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
c,xrsNx1M FOURTH oES .,Hrsxcs po-
! aE ," .,>>rr-,xTERESTING RkaINis.h nan
SAN, ,,p ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND H"' ,ssr,
StA" ',..,- OCCIDENTAL SHoo T1N"- n,,
E>tN"S OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF re-
NA7hS u' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES We sS r !.
TEES"' Nv" JEWISH SYNAGoGrE--sALES OF
Draw ,,,. n the Richmond Dtspstch.)
tC"Tn>'''''"'''> July 8, 1876.
..,cc ot the Centennial Fourth
The o'''' ~; '"" hrrc but more general than
49, very. q"'' ';n ~" the war. The day was
s. an! ''"'' hy a salute fired by the refers
I S,hrrrd II, ~ ., the lower end OF Boiling
4 hS7E A..'" ', and ,hc sun went down amidst
N73S >"' ,,r ~ cannon fired from the
d. tH''"U ,.,nrr was no organized celebra-
aelI~ ~ formal oration, but ne pe'pte, on
;:''' \" ,hr day As they thought best. All the
>1' ':, I,Tn;;ld;nc>. banks. depots,gand other
2&'"' While business were closed, ana
faces W III. a;;rrnoon many OF the stores
6lTi"S ,'',a IN respect to the day. Fags
WIRE .,.,,,,,, "a The breeze from many Win
whTr '".4' ;ran the vessels nj the wharyes.
ca"> ~. .hcrr was an lmpromptu but . eN-
a r ",.' display Of fireworks. -. -, Il,
cc..c" , ",,s rniovcd themselves mostly IN
ih- :'Sr and pic-nics, OF which there
cAS''',' ,.r.,t many from the city. Many
Nr, nLI Point. about twelve hundred
VEN VEN, g. ,,,oycd population visited Norfolk.
o. "a; ,a,.; H.. went 10 Chesterfield. Prince
,.'' IVA pirwiddie counties: ana, IN
l'''t ,,.,ny r.oplr rs could possibly do so
..9' 10 the country. II even Tor snort
,> ...,r,. and 10 SPEND but few hours.
"' sri.c ,),y passed OIL without any serious
.';3,r; or without any unusual occur
..,,r ,r d,>>ipatiop' ...;... s,,,
~" % nn;rd rs an interesting fact that nifty
~. -. ,,., Yesterday Gully 4th) the Marquis
~ .sIyr,tr. in his tour OF the United
,.n, Visited and spent the day in Peters
80. rhc vessel on which he was ascend
.,II,. ApDomattoN got aground, and with
- .,;+,. ne landed at Iiare'S wharf. few
~ down, and came up to the CITY by
~ r.rorted by the Norfolk Blues. He
~r.rjyri in becoming manner by the
,',. and military OF Petersburg, and a
,'-.. welcome extended to him on Poplar
.ng. Here he received all the Sunday
..1,.l children 81 the city. especially dressed
! = OCCASION, Itl Va N1'
.srr,ting character took place.
r,.a steamer Cockadc City was success
mi. raised last evening by the MesSrS. Ba'
49, E-othrr>. u Norfolk, by means OF pom,
..'r. drrricks. Sc. \ few hundred dol.
~. !, i believed. will repair the damage
The vessel. \ large crowd was present al
- time, and witnessed the operations with
W,dapr interest \ pile OF lumber near the
,,,. ,unbled 10 the ground, throwing down
some TWENTY-FIVE or thirty persons vino were
.-gydip. and sitting upon il. several were
nor, or less hurt. and one. Mr.. W. Il. Tot
y had his right leg very badly hurt. A
t..-rri man was also caught beneath the
rm!.,r> and severely injured. Mr.. John
,,g~r,an engineer on the Atlantic, Mi>Sis-
..1"fant Ohio road. was accidentally pushed
sr fell from the wharf into the river, and
gsrgowly escaped drowning.
Nr. Charles j. CabaniSS, a well-known
citizen If ninwidGie, met with quite a pain
nj Arritrnt two or three days ago. While
u.oyn. small pistol from one vcst-pockct
- auo,5cr it WAS discharged. The ball
struck rih nf the lett breast and fortunately
glanced. hu, mllicling 4 severe flesh wound.
I'll, hlack>uith->hop at San Marino, Din
wi!,lir county. WAS burned several days ago
win all the contents. buggy and sulky.
|; Was the property OF William Starke.
THE estimates OF expenditures for the
STREET Department this year are 1000
about -. 900 less than last. The department
contcmpiatcs no improvements OF any kind.
The estimates forthc Paid Fire Department
art about $1,000.
Mr.. J. OR. McClcvr Yesterday qualified
4 Chief Engineer Of the Fire Department,
and Mr.. Julius Sribcrt rs Street Commits
Si"nrr.
Nr. William j. EckleS. a former citizen
O, Petersburg. ana gallant soldier OF the
old Twelfth Virginia regiment, died on The
18th Of June in Bolivar county, Miss. He
ha> relatives living here.
III" schooner Annie Edith, OF Norfolk
Dan"l, master laden with fifty Thousand
irrt II lumber for Maltby Il Son, Baltimore
partially sank near the wharf, in this city
Yesterday morning. 1t was only by the uSt
@: rop,.> that the vessel was prevented from
rarcrHing over Water flowed into the
hold over the deck. The accident is sup
posed 10 have. resulted from getting aground
during a very low tide. She was lighteneG
a. lalf 81 her cargo, and this morning was
rlgAtri. when the water was pumped from
TER.
Thr order II exercises on the occasion OF
liz LAYING ri the cornerstone OF the Jew.
I>h synagogue tomorrow afternoon has
been completed. Ii is said the ceremonies
will occupy three hours. Before commenc.
.0- ,hccongrrgation Will march through the
principal streets, accompanied by the Ma
,oDc LODGES, who are To have control of the
ceremonies: and after their conclusion a
collation. will be served at Library Hall.
A. the Tobacco Exchange to-day the sales
q tobacco reached lG1 hogsheadS, at prices
ranging from $3.50 to $40 for Tugs, $40 to
81 for leaf. and so TO $50 for fancy.
The master Of The State Grange will visit
Sull"r!1nd,S TEXT Saturday and deliver an
a'dy">>. The occasion is picnic and din
:rr given by Fork Inn Grange, OF Dinwid-
d" county.
Intelligence has been received OF the
#1FA!ng ri The line residence OF Mr.. Will
nam o@burn. i'll Brunswick county, with
-UclI al the furniture.
fa>tnra@c is pretty we'll destroyed in this
''r,ion for want OF rain, and vegetation OF
-! At!d Is greatly suffering.
ROBIN ADAIR.
IA SITJT L