The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-18
PETERSBURG.

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wosrBY MAN--pEsTRCcT1yE FIRE
pEAFh n w SPONTANEOUS coMB6s-
II en asr r,usE PRAYER FOR THE SUNDAY
TON W. c,rsg-- CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN
SVhuV"r rI.r. OF 4 YOUNG NAN FOR EEL
CIR -cuuscH DEDICATION, sc.
VS W. of :he Richmond Dispa,sh.i
tCe'''e' OCTOBER IL, 1879.
,s;ion has been received OF the
ln,os."bi his residence, near Enfield, y. c.,
dcSlHn George w. Harrison, native
Of t,,r,nsnv years a resident OF Brunswick
sndm,r t,oIone! Harrison WAS we'll known
e'Iast: ci,v. where he has many relatives
10 ~ His death occurred yesterday
1es. s.;sr. at the age OF fifty-tve years, after
ar.,awhst lingering Illness. He was a
y, cstimable gentleman in all the walks Of
FIND. gentle, courteouS-and beloved
~. n who knew him. He was twice mar
his Inst wife, who survives him, being
Nv s"s~btcr OF Rev. Aris;ides Smith.
no large yranary and barn on the farm
~ VI. l., Robinson, in Chesterfield
'.-,y about four miles from this city, were
s,...,rnved ay fire yesterday morning, with
@ O. s. 900 pounds Of fodder and hay. a
srs,ti,y OF grain. threshing-machine, aga
4'.,'rral implements, &c. The loss is
~. ,..;.a heavy. and there was no insurance on
81 nropcrtv. The tire is supposed to have
, ~ ,,,c result OF spontaneous combustion.
..,.rsI DAYS ago Mr.. Robinson put lnrge
WHY OF green hay in the barn, which
|H1'sn,e heated and caused the fire.
:, ;s stated thst Mr.. j. Ii. Van Auken,
c'rsrumcnt inspector OF tobacco in this
,;,c was the recipient to-day OF letter
: :.:r, commissioner Raum, calling bis at
n .,".;an 10 reports that had reached WASH
;r~,on 10 the effect that be ivan Auken)
80. sctivelc engaged in politics, and rem
sE~;nr sA the aid be could to the friends Of
we rssd;ustmcnt of the State debt. Mr..
T., Auken was called on for q statement
=; rbe ,scts in the case, with an intimation
,bst Il the reports were true h,s resignation
ven be acceptable. Mr.. Van Auken has
:, isr taken no part in thus contest. He fa-
r,-, the pavmeut Of the State debt, and
tbc NeCuloch bill as the best plan Tor its
.c,.jcmcnt, and entertains no sympathy for
,.r movement to reaGinst the debt.
The Mctaodists Of this city will observe
sYrdav and Monday as days OF special
rraycr aud service for the prosperity OF
snn3sy schools throughout the world. This
!. done il accordance with the plan ana
suggestions promulgated by the London
>rglay.Scbool Union. Appropriate SER
y;crs lr schools and congregations will be
hrd 81 each Of the churches. At the Wash
irr,on.S.reei church addresses will be de-
Hyr-cd, and the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Riddick,
xii preach specia! sermon on the relation
r. The Church 10 the Sunday school. AT the
N,rkct.Sfreet church, at night, Il mass
rreling Of the Sunday schools will be held,
,f1rcs,es delivered by Rev. J. T. Whitley
s-d others, and other interesting services
take place.
n Fi,a Ward last night Conservative
c!npaien club was organized, With seventy
Two members. 1t promises to do much
rood for The Conservative causc.
General Malone addressed the citizens OF
Prince George to-day at the ReadiusterS'
barbecue given at Sturdyant's shop. Mr..
RIB. Wilcox. candidate for the Senate in
.ss district, also spoke. The meeting was
qli:e large one.
coIored woman named Mary Mason
". found in an lnseusible condition this
Ipsaing on Barlow alley, supposed to have
been rendered so by Il severe congestive
chill J, is not thought that she will re.
cover.
Young man named Robert A. Belcher,
oi very respectable connections IN tins city,
will be tried in the Hastings Court to-mor.
-ow Tor stealing watch and some money
from citizen while accompanying the
Psthan excursion from Richmond to Dutch
Gap last month.
The new Methodist church at Spring
Grove, in Surry county. will be dedicated
On he first Sabbath in next month-Rev. S.
5. Lambeth, OF Norfolk, officiating. The
cornerstone OF this church WAS LAID in the
later par; Of August.
Colonel James .. Brady, collector for
this district, returned 10 the city to-day from
ayisit 10 Washington.
The Kemper- Malone spondenceW was
real here With great deal Of interest. and
cause. uuch comment. ROBIN ADATR.