The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-12
PETERSBURG.

,,p ~ suSDAY--A FAMILY LOSES. EVERY
ru,Sc-ElGuTY-NINE PERSONS CONFIRMED
ny BISHOP wHTTTLs.-THE PETERSBURG
,,uRoAp ELECTI0S-AN EXPLANATION
rpoy THE FRIENDS OF THE BILL DEATH
~ AGED LADY--T1RE IN THE COUNTRY,
&C, &c.
,Co-r.s,opacnce cs The Richmond DispatchI
MARCH Ii, 1878.
Tho iwo-storv frame building in Bland
sord. occupied rs 4 store and dwelling by
Mr. William shelton. was destroyed by bre
Ha.,vcrn - and o'clock yesterday. The
,,,cmbcrs of the family were all absent ut
.hc time attending service at tue fUst Bap-
. ~, church. Mr.. Shelton had stored in the
lower room OF the house large quantity
y, snmac corn. and other articles he; had
',,,rchaSc3 some time back for resale.
ry,ryth;nc in the building was burned, in
li,a;nr considerable amount of money,
or1 the family are left with nothing save
thc clothing they wore to church. Mr..
Sho,ton has an insurance on his furniture
ar 500. which will not half cover his loss.
rho huilding was owned by MeSsrs. Davis
{ Drake, and Is insured.
The origin Of the fire is unknown. 1t Is
believed 70 have been inccndiary by some !;
ny others 10 have been caused by Sponta-
nfouS combustion among the sumac-leaves.
gishop White, since bis arrival in this
civ on Friday afternoon. has confirmed
30 pcrsonS-the majority OF them females.
The classes furnished by the different
churches are rs follows: Grace church, 35 !;
- paul's. 10: st. Johns. 10: Church Of
the Good shepherd, I; St. Stephens (col-
orrdl, IS. Total, SO. The three last-named
churches were visited by the Bishop yester-
dar. He preached on each occasion OF con-
rrna,ion. and IN addition addressed the
class confirmed, and had very large congre-
cations TO hear him.
Mir. John Arrin eton. an old and greatly
respected citizen. has been quite i'll for some
days.
in accordance with the 9th section Of the
Petersburg railroad act. the clerk OF the
Hastings Court. IN the presence OF three
frcchoder> named by Judge Mann, this
morning canvasScd the vote cast at the cleo
lion on saturday, and certified the same to
The judge oil the Hastings Court, endorsed
- correct 10y the said freeholderS. The re-
>nit is the same as published in the Dis
I,Gtch. In view OF the TACT that the act was
rejected by the people, Judge Mann will
simply order the report OF the clerk to be
entered OF record. Had it been ratified, it
woud have been his duty to certify the fact
to the president Of the Council.
In further explanation OF the reasons
which induced The leadin" friends aud sup
porlerS of the railroad bill to advise its
friends generally 10 60 to the polls and vote
against il. a card is published this morning.
The following reasons are assigned:
..Brcall>c we had seen that every agency
and influence Of the Radical party, us Il
PARTY, had been Invoked in opposition to
the measure; because we were advised and
believed that in one form or another money
had been employed to control those proper
relations OF the Petersburg road to this city
and people which it was the plain and I'M
disguised object OF the bill TO establish;
lccall>e we were advised and believed that
the poll.taX o? sufficient number OF the
colorcd voters in this city bad been, as by
inventory OF goods and chattcls, regularly
banded in and paid 10 control the question in
it, NEST important forms: because wefore-
saw and believe d that the responsible pow
crs conferred by the bill were within the
grasp OF political r@aniZation-theR Radical
party oil this city; because we were unwll.-
inr that an interest which so vitality con-
Germs the welfare OF this community should
b exposed to the dangers OF that control;
because we did not mean by any adherence
81 ours 10 the convictions we had, and have
CONSIDERABLY and firmly held in respect to
this question, to give aid, comfort, or coun-
icnance to that invocation, combination,
and allance-political-t which we have
referred. and we were not confirmed in all
these reasons until after we had left the
Academy Of Music Friday night"
Mrs Martha i. Mingea died on Saturday
night. at very advanced age, and her fu-
neral took place to-day
\ tir, brnlC ont on Saturday in the NEIGH
borhood of Reams's station, on the Peters
burg railroad destroying considerable
he property Of Nj. Spicer, near the sta
ton. ROBIN ADAIR.