The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-24
PETERSBURG.

r,TAr. ACCIDENT; THREE PERSONS
4p NM INSTANCE OF ..atlTY FEET--INTER-
fAsn pscIsIoS ST THE siAYoR--FoRssT
ks' N DISS,1pDIE--A ALARMING kFfEG1s'
fih,,s NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ANNOUNCE
o',xr--Luw WATER. &C.
AS. o.non,,cnce OF the Ricau,ond Dispatcl.1 &
le'''" July %, 1879.
s.r,ous accident occurred about 8
= tbis morning ut The ACADEMY OF
eHs: uhich resulted in the death o. one
Stsle' I'D injuries TO TWO others. Work.
fers1 ".rn been engaged for some DAYS ia
men u,iH . ,bc front exterior OF the Acader
relS acknowledgment at the base aud ascending
nF. e''" rnrk progressed. The scatfolding
IS tno r,;no was on liue Nth the second
lss u," ,;ndows. about thirty feet above the
ao'. m, On one portion OF this scaffold
FsNe" ' Th,r,cs and Edward Nugent were
asnles =. md little son OF Mr.. Charles,
81 ah,nt ten wears, was sitting oy the
~ - sis father. The framework broke
S'us - ,,'c,n;.a,cd the three to the sroune.
81" ts,s,,ns struck the fisg-stones upon n's
Ni, nn,,nnnded several feet In the arr auo
. .e,' ,,,n, his head. He suffered CONCLUSION
ien W. a. tho brain aud spine, besides severe
! p,s'r ;niuries, and lived only about one
n",,r lie was about tnirtE-slN years Vi
~. ~" ,,arr;ea. and leaves several ch,'areh.
Mr. Nnrent and the boy Tell with the tln-
~ r,ose 70 the base OF the wall, on uh-
"ayed ground. and. though quite severe!
hh',rt wore not dangerously injured. ine
49, sustained 4 slraincG knee AID some
,"diIy bruises. Mr.. Nugcnt was Knocked
ssrseless. and was cut and bruised IN sew,
III nlaccs. but no bones were broken, ana
,h;S afternoon he is reported better.
AR. Charles was member OF the refers
hnTr artillery, whose ar,uory building BIAS
hsen draped In mourning in respect TO his
nemory. He was also 4 member OF Pow:
hatan Tribe OF Red Men. ~, ~
some days ago number OF our citizen!
uhn had been assessed under the city ordi
nance imposing license on wagons AM
carts came before the Mayors Court on
nIeo Of non-lisbiIity; that, being manufac
inrers in the State OF Virg,nia, they are en-
tilted 10 sell and deliver goods OF their owl
m,n,,fscture within the State withou
LICENSE. The Mayor took the cases unde
consideration, and this morning rendered
his decision, holding that the defendants ar
no: liable to 'icense-taN on carts or wagon
,,scd exclusively for toe sale 10 citizens o
their goods manufactured within the State
ord ordering that The assessments be can
MANY manufacturers IN our city who hay
: hitherto been regularly paying tins license
TAX.
At las, accounts the forest-fres in Din
widdie county were still progressing. an
hed reached the western portion OF th
coun,y. Many thousands OF acres hav
been burned over during the past few days
and great damage has been done to t!mbcr
The farmers have saved their dwellings b.
burning lhc fields around them in advanc
of the tire. The whole face OF the countr
is so dry, and the fires extend over such
wide area, that it has been impossible L
stop theuI. ...
The accounts daily received from the ad
iaccnt counties report The condition 0
affairs consequent upon the protracie'
drought as being very alarming. The corr
in many localities is not more than knee q
waist high, it, tassels dry and leaves twisted
The farmers gre appreheGSive CT lack o
bread. Even with rains now short crol
would be made. The forest trees are dyln.
in some sections fer want OF moisture, tn
streams ard springs have failed and well
are driving, and the cattle have TO be fed il
their pens. Old farmers say that such
condition Of things has not bcen'known 70
thirty or forty years.
The published statement that Rev. Ed
ward S. Gregory, Of this city, had accepted
a call to the charge Of 4 parish in Hanovc
county is, l am informed, premature. Mr.
Gregory has such call under Amusement
but has not yet signitied his acceptance
Of il.
The water in the city reservoir is getting
low, and the stream from which it is sup
Piled is Just now very weak. The peopl
have been several times advised to be cx
tremely economical in their use Of Watcl
until the dry season is ended.
The death OF Mrs. DR.. George e. Hardy
OF Luncnburg county, is announced. Sh
died last Saturday of typhoid-fever, leav
ing six children. ROBIN ADAlR.