The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-26
PETERSBURG.

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Fp-FSc,,.,, nocEsT-~rBR PROPOSED STATE
pUi1 ',,s,,TtcAI. ASSOCIATION sTATlsTI-
PA ..s.-r,rsrYNa RpMoR--0 AGNificENT
cat - n,spI. INACTIVITY INcAR'BUTI.D.
|pvTUcrIoN OF TAxGS, &C.
-..,,,ond,nce OF The Rtchmond bfsre'ee1
lCf't'pO''' July %. 1881.
IA f,n,ily mansion 10 Dinwiddie
I'D. "'o,,l eight miles from Petersburg,
coDoY an what Is known as the Cummings
saH'W~ w. dcs,royed by Gre on Saturday
tsrM. ", between the hours OF 10 ana III
peh' The origin Of The DIRE is unknown,
0eooSS.,cvcd 10 nave been caused by the
bu' ~ some matches by rats. rue
igbu5o" /. a total loss. Il was owned by a
bViu'SS residing ut the North. ana II Is
,'1iorc1 that there was any insurance
d" I, The property was rented emu
on ID by MIR. Robert Chambers, WHO,
oNs,, ,c members OF his family, barely es-
w sron, the flames. Mr.. ChanloeIs IoSI
S",n,turc. upon when he bau ~ lusu
D. al ~ SiOO. This old mansion possessed
I' hisor,ch interest IN we" OF Tue lsc'
80, 3nrIng the last year OF Toe war; 10 Tue
tD'rln,i of the operations against refers
mr., Il was at times occupleu a. tue ne ''',
~ lyrntA at W. "NN "HN $3.50
GU ,','aor,l officers. The military railroad
nen' I'm I'm CIV Point through Prince
George and Din"'uu'o nav ~
',;nms a, this place.
m,nus ~ '',,S,vorable intelligence from the
TUG NJ Yesterday caused general regret
~ I'm in the community, our people
anu hen led 20 believe, by The previous
n'',,,1-.od favorable reports, that his condl-
49, COS ore of permanent conValeScence.
~ -, nraverS for his recovery were offer
.ersral Of our churches both morning
and night
So, inc Hastings Court This morning no
.,',o,. done beyond The calling over of
vii docket. the Commonwealth dock
~ Inc bcen finished last week. Ii is not
I,n.bi fbcIe Will be need for petit jury
y, ,t,,. term. aS there is no case OF import
=, come up for trial. The two present
~. aolinst ihe city for allowing an
D,..ypciion. IN Tie nature Of saud-6ar, tC
v.., an the harbor. will not be tried until
r,e Petersburg Pharmaceutical Ass0oia
ton has received many responses to the cir
mir recently lent out to the druggists al
,tc Safe inviting convention to he helC
~ picbmond In October with a view t
~r.eo.ziug State Pharmaceutical ASsOcia
80, and framing a suitable bill to be pre-
s.o,,d "a the General Assembly for ldop
"a, Governing pharmacy. Nearly AL OF
tbc.e renlie> favor the movement and favor
picsmond as the place for holding the Con
yention. A suc gcsti0n comes from Rich
mond itself. however, that In view oil tb'
Yorktown Centennial october viii De al
inc,Dvepieut time and Richmond an I'M
suitable place 10 hold the Convention. Oul
Association will hold meeting t0'nlght
and it i, probable The place al The ConVen
ton will be hinged 10 Petersburg
Hon. George D. Wise bas written TO on
Young Mems Democratic Club thai be VII
mi he able 10 speak in Petersburg unti
FRIDAY night. and the meeting OF the Ciul
Tor reorganization has, in consequence
beep po.iponeG until that evening.
During the past week 5ll hogsheads o
tohlcco were inspected at the warehouse
in thls city. The internal-icVenue receipt
for the week were SIG 720, and the export
NJ manufactured tobacco were over 5000
pounds.
An Episcop9l SUNDAY school was Is
tqbii,bed # MatOaca, in Chester field county
Yesterday afternoon under encourdgin!
II il rumored in the city that inquire
are beiog made after some eligible propert.
in Petersburg With view 10 its purchas
and OCCUPATION By William and Mary Col
lege. Tue site indicated is the fine Centre
hin property belonging TO the estate OF To-
late Colonel II. b. Boiling, which would
make an admirable location for that institu
lion in case Of its removal from its presen
place.
4 beautiful display Of metcors was wit
messed here on Saturday and Sunda'
nights. great many. Of various sizes aDt
c,Iors. were seen to fall-most OF them il
the eastern heavens-aud shooting in al
directions. One particularly bright on
was observed yesterday morning 10 dlYld
apparently in half, and the two parts con
ihued their tight short distance apar
until lost to view behind the horizon
The spectacle is described by thos
who saw il as one Of rare beauty
sDd worth the loss OF Who'll
nights >leep TO have witnessed it. La
night the number Of meteOrs was large, an'
some Of them very brilliant. One OF then
made a very bright path for itself through
the air. and exploded apparently into lnnu
merable fragments, presenting an indie
scribably beautiful appearance. As no suc'
fall Of meteOrs had been predicted, th
spectacle was altogether unexpected, ant
witnessed by comparatively few Of on
people.
Great activity prevails at the shops OF th'
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company II
thi, city. For some weeks past new boz
car Of the most improved patent and MAKE
has been turned out each day. A fine new
car for The Use Of the paymlster IS nov
being built, and preparations ale being
made for The building OF a number OF first
class passenger coaches. The freight traih
over this road this fall and winter is eX
pee,td TO largely exceed that OF any pre-
YOuS year.
TO the credit If the Common Council o
this city il may be said that taxes have beer
reduced from g per 800 Of values in 1874
10 sl.JO in 1881.
Reports from The various counties in thL
section agree that the cotton is unusually
me With the prospect OF a large crop o
ms important staple. ROBIN ADAIR.
SUSSEX COUNTY.