The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-24
PETERSBURG.

=, ar 4 HOUSE sA '",",.s %,.pv To fwo
sSN ~s,,nsy-coNTEAcrs AwARpEps-A HUNG
az tn Specific TAX on sEwiN6,AAcii'NE
Hm .r,SIns--srccEsSfrL EtFl'Al.-'DhH' u.s.
caN' s,.,nacncc OF the Richmond D'spa'ch.i
jCor's''"'> APRIL %, 1879.
o'clock this afternoon large
A@s,,;Ia,nr on Union street, 90 feet
i7f;; 90 - feet wide. owned and occupied
r: M.",,cr-S!,op by Mr.. II. W. Williams,
r.S", suddenly fell, complete wreck,
',Iie' ...nnnd. There were seven men ON
70 nc 0nnr al the house at the time at
h. MS their benches. and their escape
H&S : - death was little short OF
ron ,,, As i; was, al Of them except
''noa,,cd with very slight injuries.
10" ~ srcond floor OF the house was
w .' ,r,c f,rv thousand feet OF lumber,
,'o'r1 ,n ,g, a. TO keep the weight as equally
= M'','1 -, nos,;bc on either side. This
G,.',nonn one Of the workmen' III over
$780, '''.,,, some Of this lrribcr, threw con-
.s'-,i,,r ,nr;ion IN tho centre o. me moor.
: -, railing heavy piece over let II IA"
's'' ,",.i,y tia. L broke two OF 'nc lo':lS.
c,r>;nr lhc accident. ne pic"hu'S
-, iH;.ts 50 weakened tie floor thas thc
,nr house iUlScd oat. ana inc llh-
,,5 roof immrdiaIc!y felt through.
r. 900, Pond. Jr.. WHO was on fhc urpCr
,.a. ca,l-hl among the iinocrS, aud IL
~ 'Y"% ~. hack was broken. lie was
: N.sr hurt, and his injuries are re-
e:As'g"a very serious. His father,
:, i,n,,s Pond, ST.. was soincWh"t
~ A.1 ,hoa, :hc breast and chest, but no
cum .'.'-o l,rnkcu ard he will soon he ont.
n'''> ..,,r nercnc> nj which the other men
!"' ,,.orr saved them from death. and
w" va y ,,ntccted Them from serious harm.
'hn.'" Inch, and upheld the ialin" tim
- '"' 'rlnir naGics arc John Rogers. Rcmus
%'>, Io>bua Andrews. Joseph Lawrence,
'".' ,,ar,,s Lambeth: and their hurts are
al" ~s.<1 10 bruises and sigh! cuts. They
''D'' l.lc 10 rc>WGlc work III once. The
w. n the falling huildiDg was heard for
.',.ysi .orarcS. and crowd soon collected
ar8 ,raG,Fcd all necessary assistance.
~' Thc contract for publishing the revised
..,,r raaifed ordinances Il the cts III book
:f,rn, waS to-day awarded 10 Mr.. j. b. Eye,
:.,t, agrcrs to pint two hundred and fifty
.~-re> for Sl39. The ordinances VIII make
gl,,ok Of abaut $50 pages.
The street Comnlilc" has awarded the
g-n.r.c! for renewing the 'im5crs OF Poca-
tlpfg, bridge 10 sir. ID. NJ. Dunlop for
...35l. The flooring is 10 b" OF white. oak
INK tMo and hall inches thick, and the
.>l< arc to he OF hc@r!-piac.
In the Hastings Court to-day the Jury
ir;srd u agree on 4 verdict in The case 81
.Iala Il. Jones, indicted for uniawfuiiy
..n11';a- =. W. II. Eane>. Jones wa AS
:.s,r.,st wi!ha ccwIihc ~ Eunc>. aid was
.frurs several blows before lie drew his pis-
:0t and hr,G. lIc did hot ti!c until he bad
.asrrircd .,Iac distance. 1t Is understood
lin; Tie ia!y stood clyvcn Tor acQuiltal and
Inr ior conviction. They were adjourned
-Y.g flafi! tomorrow, VIXEN, il is presumed,
rrt.ci Will bc rendered.
las j. BE lat case on the criminal
..tk.:. and Tomorrow the court Will r:ke
.g tie riy.i docket, which contains 4 large
..1ggat u bu>iae>>.
IN" Mayor has decided that TIC sewing
.an,I.nc cnmran;c> doing business in Pc
'.r>1rsg are liable to the city for 4 specific
a,U.r tex. Tuc agents have claimed that
..i.rlhc eami,c-mrrcAarts' license taken
ia. ID Richmond they were privileged IL
I'll gMYwhcre IL thr State without further
X They have rot heretofore paid license
ne on It's ground. and are for the 1irs;
ne embraced III the lax orGiua-cc this
:rar
uye.' forty persons have professcd rcIi-
ion Il Ne FIRST B&p:ist church stree the
commencement Of the revival meetings
iacrr. There were five conversions last
@'-Lt. sad seven persons were received
u'o 'br church.
Lucy Brown tco!orcdl. while engaged at
"olh in Acs>r>. {. \. jackson Il Co.'S to-
acro.laciorr this morning, was Frustrated
ir h"molThagc OF the lungs, and died be-
irc She could b" removed home.
Nr. Robert Ruti:n, aged seven;y-ninc
sears, died this morning, OF asthma, after
III illness OF some weeks. He was native
4 Dinwjddie, and for many years was q
ar'l-lc-do farmer in that county.
ROBIN ADAIR.