The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-26
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pEArH--FATAL BURNING eAss
BAcco REcEiP1S.
MARCH %, 1880.
no the buruiug OF Mr.. X. II. Cooks resi-
,,an.c In (,hestrrtield county, Yesterday,
sbat gen,Ie man lost about $1,000 wotth oil
snrn,ture. on which there was no insurance.
The irsurspce Of $4,000 on the dwelling,
,rh lcb WINS one Of the best country houses
In ihjs section. does not cover more than
abous one half OF the vasue Of the property.
Mr.. Cook, who Is Horibers man ana Q
cossparatiyely receut settler IN the county,
eSpects 10 rebuild during the spring. :,
IL Is announced that Auditor Massey VIII
epen the poIItica, campaign 10 ibis CITY on
TUESDAY night Of xext week 10 an adotess
at the Academy a Music. This, II Is pre-
sumed. will be the formal opening Oh tue
spring municipal contest.
Mr.. IL. A. uo&t, the southern agent OF inc
Cbildren's Aid Societyof New YORK, under
whose auspices so many scores OF orpnan
children have been sent into virginia ana
other southern States. has Issued circuiar
letter 10 agents stating that the trustees OF
The Society are compelled, Tor various rea-
sons =, eu,tsil the work Of sending boys
south-unless applicants can furnish one
half the sassage-ipvney. The circular says
that a large percentage OF the boys sent
into Virginia curing the past three years
have done vol. These boys are mainly
Distributed In the counties OF Southside
Virgsnia-yortoway Dinwiddie, Green's
willie, Sussex. and Prince George-and,
generally speaking, they have taken wen to
farra work. There have, OF course, been
nunli,er OF exceptions 10 this rule.
In the Conference OF the Methodist Epis-
copaI Church In America, now in session IN
this city, Bishop Miles Yesterday announced
the various standing committees, ana ad-
dressed the body ut some length. The Con-
ference, though small IN numbers. Is very
Misunderstanding body Of men. During
the session yesterday and to-day The Con-
sereace was visited by the presiding elder
of the Petersburg district, Rev. Dr. Il. +.
Wilson. and by other clergymen 81 the CITY,
and pleasing courtesies were iEterchanged.
To-day the Bishop has been asking the va
rious Conference questions. Among those
admitted on trial was Rev. A. Hall, OF
Washington city, who was very highly
praised and commended by bis presiding
tlutE. WuO Sliu tudt uC uot ou'y poosNo'NN
many good qualities as preacher,
hat had property sufficient 10 keep him
above any assistance from The church. He
once saw MIR. Hall donate $500 Of his own
hard earned money to the church OF which
he was a member, and has k1own him TO
mske liberal contributions TO other churches.
Mr.. Hall was formerly the slave OF Miss
Sarah Amiss, Of Hartford county, Nd.
from whom he purchased himself in 1855
for 500. Since then he has spent most OF
his time in Washington working, and where
be has amassed some property. This is NEIL
toned as highly creditabIe to the man who.
having bought himself from slavery, edu-
Gated himself. and gained competence, de-
sires.fo devote his life and bis means to the
ministry and the religious edifcation OF his
race.
The death is announced OF Miss Susie G.
Adams, OF this city. at the As,lum in Will
iiamsburg, where she was sent only few
DAYS ago for treatment. Her case was one OF
peculiar sadness, and causes much sympa-
thy. She was about twenty eight years OF
age. and much beloved for her gentle and
a1iaDe traits CT character.
daughter of Henry Boiling lcolored),
aged six years, on Dunlop street, was 50
badly burned yesterday by her clothes
catching Oh fire that she died last night.
The sales Of loose tobacco were again
very large to-day, and The market is some.
what lower. The receipts this week have
been unusually heavy, and the tobacconists
have large stocks on band.
ROBIN ADAIR.