The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-10
Yithmond nispatrh.
rn,nAy DECEMBER 10. 1880.
PETERSBURG.

r,pr. AN vsiy GAP CREATED ON
IN. eTprsT GOOD WORK by THE FIRE
n,c,ps--A FIRE ~ BLASpfoRD--wAIsR.
eowsR LEASED CHRISTMAS TRApE-A kusa
&c roosE ToBAcco--rRADE or TIE UPrER
COUNTIES.
rcorrespondenee OF the Richmond Dispa'ch.l
DECEMBER o, 1880.
The FIRE Yesterday evening. of which an
.oennnt was telegrsphed the Dtsp6tch, was
~ mos, destructive one we have Dad IN Pc
,srshnrr this year. Iudecd, the city mas
roen remarkably free from ures OF any con-
snoncnce for a long time. The buildings
Sos,royed were at one time part OF the
pc,ersbprg Iron-Works, aud fronted Tor
tun square on Old street. Al tue saic OF
~, ,u nsnnctiv several years ago these build
tue nor,ion Of which ran up TO height
n .s,bree stories, were purchased by Messrs.
sr.,rov q Steel, WHO expended eons'dera-
~ an,oont ~ repairing them. They were
S ", Al sum ftr below their cost. The
S9',rnc,ion was complete, most OF the
liz ,umbling TO the ground during
~ 6re and those that remain viii
-, 10 be pulled down. A very
,Ss can rs thu. created in that por-
80 a the CITY, which, u Is feared, VIII not
no builf nm ior long time to come. MT.
YS,,,os A Wiluams, who rented toe proper
80 t"r storage purposes, had nearly iilled 1t
:! ,, ~ s,,,,,,c. leaves. ~ which he had bought
very largely during the past season. ana
Ia accnmulaied there in the neighhorbood
~ three m,,iions OF pounds of leaves, from
whtch no would doubtless have realized
H.nSsome profjt. HIS insurance Of SlI,5OO
- h;s stock will fan considerably short
% covering the purchase money. There
win be little or ~no salvage, ana the
,osScs Of the insurance companies will be
IN the full amount OF the policles. How the
fire originated Is unknown. Whlie Is tue
imnression of some that Spontaneous COM
bustioD occurred in the great mass OF leaves
I, h We, thought that an incendiary NAV
have applied the match OF some exposed
Doint The fire brigade did good work,
Ia confined the flames TO buildings above
nsmed. The Petersburg Iron-Woiks, near
nv escaped injury. as did the stores and
dwel,in0s on the street in the near vicinity.
colored woman named Martha Jefier-
<on. living in Biandford, locked up her
bouse and went away TO work this morn
inc Some two or three hours later smoke
was seen Issuing FROM The building, and
the neighb0rs on entering the house found
that all the bedding sud furniture had been
burned. The house was saved.
The warer-power from the Petersburg
Cation. Minis 10 the river. belonging to the
timer AppOmaitoX Company, was yester-
day leased at auction for period OF ten
wears TO Mr.. G. Il. EaneS for 1850 per an-
nun. Al the same time the cotton-factory
on South street. formerly occupied by the
late james Lynch, was leased Tor ten wears
to Mr.. T. W. Branch fer 500 per year.
TIE ChriSlmas trade tuis wear promises
IN be more than usually brisk. Indeed, the
a LOTT than A
before. The farmeFs have good crops. gen
eralIy, to sell. and a. consequence more
money 20 sneDd.
Major Il. III. GLASS, Of the Danville Post
Yesterday removed his family from Peters
bure. He bas up 10 this time regarded Pc
ter(burg as his place OF residence, his family
living here while bis business kept him II
Danyfile.
The Friends If Temperance OF this city
are msking arrangements for series q
daily temperate, lectures 10 he delivered
durIup Chri,tmas week by the several min
listers. The lectures are to be public, and !
is sought by this means 10 check, II possible
the TOO free drinking incident TO that Joy
Gus season.
Rev. ]. Powell Garland. for the past fou
wears pastor OF the Market-Street Methods
Episcopal church. viii leave in day or TIVE
TO take charge. a. presiding eIder' OF in'
Randolph Macon district. His residence; /
j. understood, will he al Ashland.
Great qusntities of I0Osetobacco are bein1
brought into ma ket this week notwitb
Standing the heavy condition OF the roads
Prices are well main aiDed, some OF the bet
ter grades readily selling al 81 to IS pc
hundred. From wh hat can be learned iron
the farmers generally, II Is believed the 10
L., a.. will roach aDOIl
one bali The usual crop.
IL Is stated tnat the authorities OF tb
Upper App1matiox Company are makin:
arrangements 10 purchase and pace addl
tonal boats on the ctDal ard river TO accom-
modate ibe trade OF the upper counties ih'
is seeking Petersburg as market. | au
told by a weli-iniormed gentleman that
the trade Of tie section tributary to TN
outlet were developed IL would be worth a
much a. $500, 900 year TO Petersburg.
ROBIN ADAlR.