The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-27
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PETERSBURG.

sc,rroLp; POUR MEN PREClPi-
FAIL n,srANcg OF THIRTY.FlVk fkSfi
1NhS ,n1 r ysCAPE = Personal MATT hRs-
FINN or sroCK contributions TO
Sllfns., prIreP FUND SERIOUS CHARGE
avn i "'S, SUNDAY sCuooL-A PASTOR
SURPRISED. o.,,n, n,.n.,chl
,corr, spOnatncc of The slonmon, D se ,Ssn
,or Of a sclflold al the large frame
j.! Wv "oS being erected on Harrison
buho'uk We,srs. s. w. Nenable d 20. as a
slrce, " s 10 their tobacco factory fonr
dry'>'Cu's',th rovn 10 the ground, a distance
men VIZ &C. feet. and three other men-one
OF w" "a Two colorcd-only saved them
WHO srom falling by catching and
seNc> 60 The windows and poles. IL
c'ub" a, those seven men bad collected
s'euiS =, . paiut on the Scsnold near tue
tcgv'", 80. bujldug. and that their COM
roo' ~ .,,,h, proved too great for the sup
bluo" ', ,be structure, which gave away,
Jo'.,.,s,otine men and tImbers 10 the
lNNes5 Three Of them. rs stated, saved
,sclres hy graSping the windows ana
~. onA c,capeG injury. Three co'ored
F ,rs,in BrapdeF. James Carter, Jr,
oWvnr WaIEer--and Benjamin Miles
.WM
",N csrncntcrs, fell 10 the ground,
'tino through the second and first plat
,., - tho sclflold in their descent. Bnt
~, ~ t,c, that the force OF their fall was
-, nv the timbcrS below them. II Is
'.oSsile thai seine OF them would have re-
Ia,rs,l serious II rot fatal injuries. As 1t
80 NOT bone vas broken, though all OF
mem received injuries Of more or less
KEHnnRF
"a hrui,, a about the head. arms, and legs /;
I,,nes Carter was hurt in the Lee; BcDia-
,,ip Niks received injuries in the back,
erms. and legs; and oliver Walker was
bruised. The crash caused by the fall OF
the ,csaold was heard for some distance. A
crowd was soon gathered at the spot, and
every assistance was rendered the wounded
men.
meeting OF the Mexican veterans OF
fbi, civ will be held this week to appoint
delegates to the National Convention OF
Mexican Veterans to be held in Norfolk on
the 2Sd Of February. Quite a number Of
tie veterans reside in this city and vicinity.
CAPTAIN William II. Proctor, one OF our
most honOrCd citizens and merchants, has
been seriously i'll for several days with cry
speas.
In consequence OF the sickness OF Rev.
Or. Hains. The rector, no services were
held Yesterday al II. PauPS church.
Eight ears loaded with horses and mules
>hpped from Cincinnati were sent south
through this city to-day. such shipments
are Of very frequent occurrence, the de-
maud for item in the South being very
active one.
The canvasSers for the Irish relief fund
are meeting With very gratifying success.
In Two Of the four districts OF the city |
understand about 5000 have been contrib
uicd, and it j. believed that fully 1920 will
be raised 10 Petersburg.
Albert TAYLOR. a'cOlOred married man,
was arrested and lodged in jail to-day,
charged with Outrsging the person OF a col
ored girl about ten years Of age. employed
in hi, family.
One Of the largest Sunday schools in The
city J. the S9bbath-aiternOOn school at the
Old-Sireet Presbyterian church. 1t is I'M
denominaiional in character. is really a mis-
sion school, and The teachers belong to the
several churches. Mr.. G. &. Clarke is the
superintendent, and the school has 2S6
scholars aid u teachers.
4 number Of ladies visited the residence
OF the Rev. j. A. Speight. pastor OF the
Baptist chapel on Washington street, this
afternoon, and covered the floors with car
prise TO the reverend gentleman. Mr..
Spelght is doing Il good mission work in the
community. ROBIN ADAIR.