The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-26
DANvILLE.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch: J

re,o-rcspoudencc Of The Richmond Dispatch.J
gr sti MARCH %. 1878.
The type or the battery, In giving tue ae-
count OF the great FIRE, was mistaken as to
the loss on the First (coloredl Baptist
church. 1t was $1,000 instead Of S70o.. The
pastor, Rev. Mr. Patterson, announces this
morning that he wishes to receive subscrlp-
lions for the purpose OF building another
church, and that he wishes to contract for
tho work within the~next week. The men,
beers OF his church are subscribing literally,
some Of them giving as much as $500 each.
The white people are also lending helping
hand.
1t is to be understood that the great de-
struction Of tobacco-houscs knocks many
people out or employment. It looks strange
to us that gentlemen distinguished for at
tention to business should be walking about
the streets listlessy. Most Of them, how
ever, will resume their old lines OF BUSH
ness as soo1 as losses are adjusted. But In
some cases, even where the amount OF the
insurance meets the amount OF the present
losses. the parties say they Will lose much
from inability to replace the stock Of raw
material and from an enforced idleness at
the opening OF the business season. Most,
ifnot all. OF the buildings will be replaced;
some OF them by buildings better than those
that were destroyed, the reduced price OF
labor and that Of bIilding- materials render
ing this practicable without the eXpendl-
t,ire OF amounts much larger than the
amounts to lie paid for insurance.
Rev. J. r. Hutson left this evening for
Halifax county, where he will hold special
services with Rev. Mr.. King, at Grace
church. During his services with Rev.
Mr.. Holmes and the Baptist church here 1t
is said that about seventy persons made a
public profession OF faith. Rev. Mr..
Holmes proposes to hold special services for
several nights OF next week.
Now and then there springs up talk
about a narrow-gauge railroad from Leaks
vile to Reidsvilie, or from Leaksyille to
DanyIle. 1t is said that Major Morehead
is pressing for road from Leaksville to
S20, 900 from parties in Richmond, and will
get support from the upper counties Of this
district. Some OF those are said TO be fret
ted at the non-action of Danville. 1t is
doubtful whether Danville, in her corporate
capacity, will do anything 10: a railroad
from anywhere to DanyilIe just now; but
she will have the will and the power after a
| little while, il the rcins OF government re-
main in proper hands. Speaking OF this
reminds me / have it from gentleman OF
great public spirit and Of large means that
be would himself raise the money and bring
the road from Leaksyiile to Danyillc ii sat
isiactory security could be given for the in
vestmcnt. but" he says, "thc DISPOSE
ton to re;idiust makes capital more than
proverbialIy timid, and I shall hold off,
Speaking incidentally OF town and county
bonds: In or about 1850, the late James {.
Bruce, Of Halifax county, gave the late
Thomas J. Green, Il distinguished lawyer OF
Halifax county, 500 for his opinion Oil the
questions. Whethcra county could be forced
to pay her debts? and il so, how? Mr.
Green replied that there was 10 process by
which county could be forced TO comply
with her obligations. l have been told, on
The best authority, that when the late Judge
Leigh heard that Mr.. Green had given Mr..
Bruce this opinion, he (Judge Leigh re-
marked, in his positive manner, that il the
magistrates OF county should refuse to
make levy according to his order he
would punish them by incNnd imprlson-
ment till they complied.
David 7. Lanier, highly-respectcd cit-
zen Of this county, died, in his siEty-sNth
year. at the residence OF bis son-n-law, Dr..
j. Z. Ferguson, on the Goth instant.
The house and kitchen OF Mr.. James II.
Conner were burned down at Whltmcll, in
this county, yesterday morning. ALPHA.