The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-30

sPRTNGFIELD, s.sLL.--GENERAL g EAN1
NOT COMING SOUTH UNTIL FsiDAY-THE
LATEST.H FRoM THE AFGHAN WAR
FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION IN PARIS, &c.
Norfolk -! -! ~
DEATH OF An OLD CITlZES--HAyDs DISCHARGED
F. FROM TEE NAFT-YARD.
i.4.a i, Especial telexraIn, she IHspaich.l
"a oRreEK, VA, December 29.-Robert E
Moran, ope,of The Oldest and most respected
citizeus OF this city, died at ST. YiDcent's
HOSPITAL last night. -. lays H. i: -. !, r.
/ Several hundred workmen, were dis.
charged, from. the hayward tonight On
account Of the reduced allowance.
| .f.-a" Fire Record.
| A MrLLIoN-DoLLAR FIRE II BesToS-LIsT OF
| FIRMS BURNED our OR DAMAGED. ,s-r
! BosToN, December 29.-The fire which
| broke out in reir OF the paDer-warehouse
OF Rice, Kendall & Co., on Federal street,
| last night, and spread to nu1nDer Of other
buildings, is at this hour Is 4. ~ COM
pletely under control. The details OF the
fire show that the loss Is much less than was
given by previous estimates. On buildings
1t will probably be 100000, and en- stock
nearly that figure. The following firms are
losers: On Federal street. Rice, Kendall &
Co.'s building, MOL, completely Quilted
from cellar 10 attic; Franklin Wool, No. 8,
same condition; No. los, occupied by Sa-
4 bine & Page. sadd!ery and carriage hard
ware. and Williams g. Coburn, wool, badly
damaged in rear and on roof. j" g"
The fire In its southern course was check
ed at this point. No. GO, corner OF Frank
lin, occupied by w. F. Lawrence & Co.,
bankers: No. e., Rand, Avery s. Co., Bos-
ton CreditBureau George D. Drane Il Co.,
| Works; w. J. Libbey; John Carter, pa
per; No. 90, Fletcher Manufacturing Com
puny, Samuel Il. Trippe, agent; No. 10, Z.
J. Peters & Son. stereotypers; William
Scott, wool. shoddy, flucks, &c. S. H. San
born, bnokbnder; l.. F. Collins, blank
book mandatory l.. B. WILDER & Co.,
printers; No. IS, 3. 81. Bayer & Co., paper,
damaged by water, and doubtless the rears
and roofs of these Nos. badly burned. On
franklin street No. III, occupied by Claflin
IL Brown; Charles L. Perry, paper-cut-
ling; John Dillingham;; No. 1l3, w. Brown
| g. Co., Hougbton, OSgood e. Co.; No. III,
Rand, Avery & Co.; No. ITO, &. Scherrett,
paper; Dillingham; Paper Company; Jo-
seph 5. Monron. paper manufacturing CON-
pany'S agent: q. V. Gose 81 Co., auction
GERS and commission merchant, Chicago;
No. 1873, John Carter, paper. These firms
are all losers.
On Dcvonshrc street the following are
completely burned out, and lost almost
everything: North National Bank, at cor
ner of franklin; Cia1in & Brown, Irvine
and bags, No. ZIG: !Nc1rath Brothers, boots
Ill; TS,i,,f sny,,
fpany; HouShton,, Osgoed d Co., publish
| ers: $. u. Warren 81 Co., paper-stock; New
York and Boston Dispatch Express; Earle
& Price, express; Union Express Offices;
| and Edwards A. Taft, general express. The
| following firms, Occupying numbers from
900 to 246: Spauldins a. Tewks bury, paper;
Moore, Smith g. Co.. cutlery, &C.; George
Foster. aud Moses E. OsSoUd, are ali dam
aged either. by ire, smoke, or-water, and it
is impossible ut this writingito ascertain to
what extent. The fronts OF The buildings
from Nos. 222 10 246 are not injured, the
damage being confined 10 the rear, where
the block touched Rice T. Kendail's build
ing. There is probability that one or two
of the firms given above are not damaged
to any great extent, 1t being extremely dill
icult to ascertain Just now what, firms out
OF the large number 10 the burned district
that fire did not reach. The heaviest losers
are Rice, Kendall & Co.. $150,000; Hough-
ton, Osgood & Co., sI50,000; and Rand,
Avery Il Co., who had a large amount Of
stock in process OF manufacture. badly
damaged by smoke and water; their loss
may reach 100000. 80
ANOTHER ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS OF LIFE.
LONDON, December 29.-Tbe Railway au-
thorities now estimate the total loss at sew
enty-fye.
$3.50 Z. MA telegram from Dundee
states that only fiity-six passenger tickets
were taken up at the last stopping-place,
but these do got account for the number OF
young children requiring no tickets, nor
for the number OF railway employees, nor
for the number of passengers for Broughty
Ferry, whose tickets were not taken up. II
this statement Is correct it IS evident that
the loss Of life has been greatly oyer.esti-
mated. III -. ..,
THE'PRlNcIPAL LOSERS. ~-r'1.'
BosToN, December 29.-The total loss by
last nights fire is now figured at about
81, 000,0 900. The principal losses are: Rice,
Kendall & Co., $3.50, 600, on which there ii
an insurance OF S1S0,000; on the Cathedral
building occupied by. them, 100000 to
s125, O00-ipsurance. $780, 1000; .Honghton,
on heliotypes--insurance, S75,oOo; Rand,
Avery 4 Co., printers, about s75, 0e0-fully
insured. Messrs. Scribner. @. p. Putnam
Il Sons, and other New York, pu btishers,
lose a considerable amount on sheets printed
bv this concern. s. D. Wsfren & Co., paper
dealers, in Cathedral building, lose ;s50, 900
on stock-insured; Clsaln& Brown, paper,
SIS, 000-insured Bgelow estate, $75, 900.
The vaults Of the National Bank were
opened this morning and the contents found
uninjured. II. Himmewell, the owner OF
the building occupied by Pierce g. Hasty
and others, has an insurance OF $4,000.
which covers his loss. T. 6. Crowell, book
binder, loses $40, 000-insured for $4,000.
$. Il. Abbott, bookbnder, loses $4,000
insured for $4,000. .sas.
ae The Chicago Strikes.
CHICAGO, December ga packing and;
provision company which hitherto has been'
regarded as friendly tothe union this morn
ing posted a notice that the firm intend to
run their business and employ whoever