The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-06
PETERSBURG.

TIE sToRM-KrNG--A LIVELY VISIT OF RAIN AND
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DAY MAH0NE'S
oIn BRIGADE ASsoCIAT10N--JACK PLEA
s.STs,s FORTHCOMING EXECUT1oN--TAx ON
r,RIcco DEMONSTRATIONS. s
tc,rresnondencc Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
JUNE 5, 1877.
This morning Just about daybreak--to-
Wit, at the hour of IA tremendous rain
storm broke upon the city, accompanied
with vivid lightning and startling bursts OF
thunder. The night had been stormy all
,rnund the horizon, dense clouds hanging
,hout in nearly all directions, while the can
nonode OF the thunder was incessant. when
orr time came the rain poured down as it
lbs no, fell here for many months. The
storn, lasted nearly an hour, thoroughly
snat;nr rho ground, which was much need
cr. and doing no damage by itsviolence, so
far rs has been reported.
The 9th OF .June-neNt Saturday-wlll be
observed by the Ladies' Memorial AsSocia-
ton OF the city for the decoration OF the
soldiers graves in Blandford Cemetery.
Citizens are solicited to contribute flowers
for this pious purpose. The best feature OF
the celebration this year is concedcdto be
the absence Of the usual speech. making.
There j. TO be no orator nor Grafton. The
military will probably parade, but the day
viii be mainly marked by the simple OBJ
Scryances Of floral decoration. 1t is calcutta
ted that in the Confederate portion OF
Bandsord Cemetery there are $4,000
graves-as many perhaps rs all that have
been dug in the other part OF the grounds
since Blandiord was built-1731. Yet, me-
morial-day never passes that al! OF these
mounds are not fifty honored in some way,
If only by a leaf or single flower.
The next annual meeting OF the Associa-
ton OF Mahone's old brigade will be held
in this city on the 31st Of next July-the
anniversary OF the battle of the Crater.
The newspaper people are girding up
their Joins preparatory to brisk work in
the matter OF Jack Pleasants's hanging on
Friday next. AS Jack is expected to make
Il confession throwing light on the mysteri-
Gus murder OF his master, many years ago,
the scribes are anxious to get good chance
at him in order to point out these revea-
tons. One enterprising reporter has under
taken 10 get up the occasion for four different
papers. and is impatient for orders from few
more.
The house on Sycamore street belonging
to tie estate OF the late Captain Pollard,
and lately occupied by F. NJ. Wright, was
offered for sale ut auction yesterday after
noon. and withdrawn on bid OF S7,I9I.
Captain Calvin Hill, conductor on the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
mail train, who was lately severely Ill IN
this city, has so far recovered rs to be able
to resume his usual trips.
Patrick Clancy, a faithful irlShman,
seventy years old. and employed by Captain
L. \. Goodwin, died yesterday afternoon.
The inspectors warehouses in this city
have been much troubled in spirit for sew
eral days past oyer proposition made by
the Common Council to levy tax on them
As commission MISUNDERSTANDING the
sales thus made by them on their own ac-
count very much higher than the inspectors
admit them to have been. The inspectors
denied the right OF the Council to levy the
tax at ALL and were making ready to dispute
it, or 10 pay it under protest, with the pur-
pose OF resistance, when the tax was
modified in way to prevent such an issue,
and everything is at present lovely.
The time between Richmond and this city
i said TO have been shortened ten or fifteen
minutes on the mail trains under the new
schedule.
\ soda-fountain at William z. French's
drugstore exploded yesterday, fortunately
hurting no one, though two young men are
said to have made narrow escape with
their limbs, il not their lives.
During Mayor Cameron's visit to Norfolk
his court is presided over and Justice dis
pcnSed by Magistrate John NJ. Peasants.
ROBIN ADAIR.