The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-25
onRr Or RICHMOND. JUNE "a, 1878.

ARRIVED.
Steamship Old Dominion, Waller. New York
merchandise and passengers. G.. W. Allen & Co..
agents.
mail. merchandise M:li passengers. /. Il, TauIn
agent.
Steamer Pam!ic,, Pri'chctt, from down the river
Steamer Ashland. Carr, PhiIadcl:llIa merchsu-
disc ana passengers j. W, Ictarrick, agent.
schooner Amelia llcarn, Moore. New York, mfT-
chandse. Curtis & Parker.
Schooner Rescue, -, rhilalclIhla. coal. L. f.
LucadO.
Schooner Laura, Nelson, Bal imorc, corn, Thoma:
Branch 4 Co.
SAILED.
Steamer Pamlico Pritchett, down the river, With
Schooner. Annie F. Moore. Eskridge, Stamford,
Conn, bark, a. Is. Goodman:
Schooner Laura G. Wolf, Ewing, Philadelphia
granite, Curtis Parker.
MEMORANDA.
schooner Thomas G. Benton, Miller, hence, at new
Schooner d. II. Ingraham. Captain T.. II. Kennis-
ton, which has been 80 long on Dire az Richmond ar
ID. II. In2raham. with cargo consisting OF 2.400
casks Of lime. sailed from KockIand for Richmond.
ccedeI usual until OF Barlisgat she was found 70
be Oh fire. On the deck of small vessel In midwin
ter was the crew exposed for live days and nights.
until she arrived IT Richmond on the I'd day OF
March. Captain Remission. on discovering that bi,
vessel on fire, had observed the usual precau-
UP the vessel On the 18th OF March shc was first
opened. 1t was soon found however, that she was
was not opened again TIL the I'd day or April, when,
after twenty-four hours labor In discharging cargo,
fire again broke out and Ii necessary 10 seal her
up once more. On the 2Sth Of April she seemed so
cool. and all appearance OF re having disappeared.
she was again opened; bu. after few hours IL he
came evident she doomed vessel unless she re-
ceivci some heroic treatment so for the third time
she was sealed up. At this time contract made
with the parties who control the Universal Fire.
EStingusher 10 subdue, II possible, the fire. Their
efforts however proved f...ile; aud last rcsor.
to the vessel though II destroyed the she
was scuttlcd and sunk in the Richmond dock, the
flames coming through The deck and side just as the
one week, when the water drawn of, the vessel
pumped out. subsequently ioated, and her cargo
| thoroughly water-soaked, unlt,le1 After she
discharged IL found the effect ar the flrc had
| been to burn entirely of three OF the lOYcr-decS
| beams aud several others nearly so. The main
deck, ceiling clamps, ami timber on The port side
were burned through. and some OF the plaukinS
good deal charred. The nppcr.dcck frame IS else
Somewhat injured. But for The dock, in which 4.
possible To sink the vessel In just the proper
depth OF water aud then raise her by drawing the
water OFF, she must have 6eeu total loss. other
wise she would not have been worth raising. The
estimated loss of vessel and cargo Is $4,000, with
| Schooner Henry Cole, Chadwick, from Richmond,
Va, for Rio Grande do Sui, With -four pu; into Bar
BADGES May 25th In caky condition.
| The Oldest vessel paDered ut the cuStom-house at
Rockland, Me-, Is schooner Polly, hailing from
| South Thomaston. This vessel was built at Ames-
sevenIyfour years. tits probable there are few. II
any, Older vessels In the United states mat are In
use.
| BY Telegraph.
| QUEENSTOWN, June 24.-Arrived: Lopiass, from
New York.