The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-28
PETERSBURG.

-,r-SDFK STORM At S1GHT--SoGrHslDE
SENhM~sc ROYAL AEcANUM--ANoTHER MEET
cow pr TOBACCO ASSoCrATIoE--SAD AN.
il" uo,,,rxT--puRCHasE OF A BANK BUILD
No.'r .r.,r AGAINST TIE RICHMOND AND
ME ra1LHoAp-MoEE MONEY NEEDED
paHH"yr rrn,IC SCHooLS--ACCiDENT-
lo5,msfs REPAIRS, &C.
%..,,r,,cuce OF the Richmond Mspaich.I
'''', MARCH 81, 1879.
,r,. scyerst huader- storm visited our
'+h,s morning. breaking upon US
s%', S;.. fnrcc between ard 5 O'Clock. The
ii y" ~ ~ electricity were vivid and fire.
tSst' a,icl]v followed by loud pcals OF
qi'S",, which shook the houses, awaken
tH".%o ,nnnle from their Slumbcrs, and
M Wv" ard frightening the tim!d. Ram
s* 800. cnr;ously during the storm. 1T Is
lt. .,,,t thof the lightning struck III SeScral
W. WV, a,o,Ind the city, but no reports OF
il-'', ,,,,orr .hcTcirom have been received.
81, "'.h>;d,: Council. ROYAL Arcanun,
,"s. MIN, duly instituted by Messrs.
Wa '' Wri.h, and f. {. Mccarthy, Of
%I, "t;. officers Of the Supreme Council,
~ h'r hon. also, the ncwly-clected officers
~ ;rsta!Icd The number OF charter
n.,hnrs * ferry. and there arc nearly as
III more anDlications for membership i'll
inSTN is'p'
f"s " Tnhecco Association will meet at II
.,"oi. tomorrow at the Exchange to re-
.:,. ,hr report OF the committee OF con-
.,,,,, IN the matter Of the auctionecr. 1t
i"''';t thai The committee have agreed 10 re-
,ko; in case there is no election on or
i.,-s the twentieth ballot the names OF
i.,,., candidates. Mes>rS. II. d. Moss and
nv '"r r To>h. be dropped. Whether this
'I.'-f nf ba!.ctS will be taken tomorrow
Ic4aro, say. 80.
,u:.,fs n an honorable settlement oi the
,.,ni;, deb: in ;hiS city that the bill looking
,Ie+ end has passed both houses OF the
General Assembly.
n, Thomas Wl;hcrS, our Oldest physi-
ci,a sud onc 0f orr most respected ci'i-
~. whose illness has heretofore been
ro.lrcd. is rapidly failing to-day, and al
i',r,-, ~ his rec very have been abandoned.
r;,e Petersburg Savings and Insurance
i,,0nany. which some weeks ago purchased
No tiy,ures and goodwill Of the CONNER
o;ai National Bank. have purchased the
Numerical Bank building. pawn" $1,000
~.sh for il. The company will occupy their
700. quarters about the middle OF April.
Tlo commercial Bank, rs the readers OF
~ D;>prfch have been informed, is rapidly
winding up lis affairs.
The snlin- term Of the Circuit Court OF
%artov,gy connty-Judge Wcisicer pre-
,ijiYe-wiIl commence on Tuesday OF next
,.ass April l>t. Among the cases 10 be
,r;.6 during the term is Il suit for damages
"a ono, | bc!cvI-araiDSt the Richmond
and Danvc Railroad Company. \ boy
lgj one OF his legs broken and otherwise
- injured hy tie lurn-tab!e OF the company
.; the junction that anlpuaticn OF the limb
W., rendered necessary. He brings suit by
d:> nearest friend against the railroad COM
r4gv for damages. and has employed dis
.Ia.ui>h2d c0tiM>e! to prosecute The case.
The counsel for the railroad company are
N.i'r thaTles 5. Strin" icllow, OF this city.
and Nr. Marshall. OF Richmond.
The City School Board, 1T 4 meeting held
H.. evening. adopted resolution asking
,.c Common Com Gil for an additional APP
y-o;riation CT $1,000 for the support OF the
...5g> during the remainder OF the session.
l. 5as become necessary to aSk for this addi-
;oa4lamoUnt by reason OF the fact that our
schools have received only $500 from the
Sta,e during the scholastic ycar-not as
much By y 900 or $4,000 as had been eN-
rected The city's appropriation for the
ear was $1,000.
Mr.. Richard Drinkwater, ianItor at the
courthouse, had the entire nail torn from
his lett thumb yesterday while endeavoring
10 iii bell to q erindStone.
The Hastings Court concluded the buSi-
re,s Of the March term to-day, and ad-
iou.rcd until April. Very little business OF
interest was transacted.
The flOorinc OF PocahontaS bridge has
became so worn and unsafe that the Coun-
eli ~iii be asked At the next meeting to ap-
;Iopriate money enough TO replace the
lre-ent timberS. This bridge was erected
under the late Republican administration
agl was an Improvement OF which the en-
i.ra community approved.
Religious services are held every night
Il i've Of our large churches, and they are
blended By large congregations. Such deep
md general interest IN religious matters
rs not been known here for wears.
james Davis. 4 citizen Of Ettrick. while
:. work at the Atlantic, Mississippi and
o3g railroad shops this afternoon, fell
Trough a box-car which he was repairing,
I'D was severely hurt. One OF his collar
bones was broken and internal injury re-
we'd lie wts carried home by his friends
ROBIN ADAIR.