The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-13
'Yalln,oad pispstrl,.
rpypAy.. ....... AUGUST 10, 1880.
CHARLOTTESVILLE.

n.,ru or WORTHY TouNG MAN-sIEGEL's
nrrp.-saLE OF eLASp-BAT SEASON.
..,sy ALARu-pELgoATEs TO CHICAGO
,rroIxrMExT- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
,,,.,,es,oudcnce Of the Richmond Dispsieh.I
Auausr II, 1880.
.,,bur r. Allen, one Of the most popular
lag men OF this place. died on Sunday
.vsaine last. Mr.. Allen was o native OF
Csrolne. and came TO this place about SIX
Years ago. He was young man cf exen-
nlary character. lie was a member OF the
Rapijst church, an officer In inc SUNDAY
srh oil. a member OF the knights OF Pyteias,
the Legion OF Honor, ana tue Mon'iceno
cn,rd' in all OF which positions he was
honored and trusted. Ills remains were
e.corted 10 spotsylyania by representatives
t,om each Of the societies OF which he was
member. c.,.,..,,- ,,,oro
horo I'm Monday night. aud were greeted by
tho finest audience ever assembled in the
Tnvn Han. The programme preSented
nos the "Lsst Act OF Martha and jean
nc,,e,s wedding We think the company
did well. but the singing was affected DY
Tie vretched acous,icai condition OF the
miserable affair we call a Town Hall. AS IL
was'tbe rendition OF the programme pro-
duced the most favorable effect upon our
people. s,o
purcbased seven acres OF land near the
junction Of X. II. Fife, Esq, upon WHICH
il is understood, they will erect tneir
round. house and workshops.
The bat season has commenced IN TINS
vicinity, and The popping OF the guns bring
a vivid remembrance OF skirmish In The
DAYS Of '6l-'65.
here on Tuesday by the report that tue
buildings OF the Charlottesville Milling ana
Manufacturing Company, which have been
closed for some months past. were iohablt-
ed 10y robbers, tiamps, .convicts, etc. The
police were summoned to the spot, and
thorough investigation made, which proved
The whole affair To be a creation OF the i'm
sgDation.
The following Knights Templar left to-
day to attend The great parade at Chicago
on the 18th Judge J. l.. Cochran, X. T. w.
Dnke. Jr., George NJ. Cochran, James ID.
Jones, Msior Greene Peyton. &. Nj. Mcin-
fire. DR.. J. w. ScTibuer, John Bishop, and
A. ID. Cox.
MIR. ]. n. Yates has been appointed CON-
missioner Of the revenue. TO fill the unex-
PRED term OF the late J. f. Fry.
Thieves entered the colhing-house OF Mr..
NJ b. Heller last night ana TOOK away ABOUT
slOO worth OF clothing. They effected an
entrance bv cutting away the brick wall un-
der a back window, which must have re-
quired several hours for its execution.
They left chiSeI and a strong knife, EVIL
IDENTIFY made in a blacksmilh-shop. Some
one also entered Mr.. {. +. Bailey's restau-
rant, taking away about fifty cigars only,
having been discovered before he had
completed his depredatious. He bad placed
several bottles OF wine near the window
where he entered. and returned 10 tue CASH
drawer, and in the attempt 10 open II tue
alarm awakened some young men sleeping
overhead. who, summonine the proprietor
and others, surrounded the house, but
while they were guarding the suspected
parts OF The house The thief went into
vacant room, locked himself in from his
pursuers. and diyesting himself OF shoes
and hat, which he left behind, unlocked 4
door on Main street and departed.
DIR. L. VI. Dunn, OF this county, met with
a painful accident here to-day. In driving
a buggy up Main street In company with
friend he attempted TO turn corner near
the bank, when a carriage coming down
Union street came in collision with the
buggy. and as the vehicle careeDed he at
tempted TO save himself by jumping, in
which he sustained serious injury TO his
wrist, the nature of which the doctors bad
not determined at this wiring. QClP.