The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-09
LYNCHBURG.

DISTINCTIVE FIRE; LOSS AND INSURANCE.
oR>flyIES CP THE LATE J. II. BOOKER
rHE THAw SUSPENDED; no FLOOD IN THE
EIvrR-THE CASE OF AvERETT: 4 Hung
JrEY-SICENESS IL TIE C1Y-rERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS, &C.
lCorr, rondeuce Of The Richmond Dispatch
JANUARY :, 1881.
The tohqccO-faclory a. The corner OF West
and Federal streets. occupied by Messrs.
F,rou>on. L1cv ~ Go was consumed by
6re between ana O'Clock this morning.
The hulldmg vas frame one, old and
seasoned. and IL burnt ike finder.
sending on great flakes ii flme that
u,igbi nave 81 fire 10 other houses aii0n-
inc. except for The damp and snow. The
house Wa> owned by t5e Lynch estate. and
,ya> not insured: buI the los, on ii could
not have been heavy. The insurance on
the stock ~ tobacco. fixtures, &c, lnclu-
dino several hundIed boxes OF manufac-
,uird toDIcco. WIS $4,000; while the esti-
mated hess l. $l4 Ou0. The insurance is in
compan.ts represented by the agency OF
Nt,,r>. 7. !. O;'y d Co. The fire Is sup
posed 10 have accidentally originated from
The stove n The office. An immense crowd
gathered at the IRE, and there was great
CONSERVATION. n the ire companies, though
they responded promptly TO The summons,
could do nothing TO check the spread OF
the ire.
The funeral Of the late Jesse Hare Booker
took place this morning from II. PauPs
church. The eight brothers and sisters Of
the deceased among them Mr.. general f..
Kirby smith, Mrs. Decatur II. Miller, o.
Baltimore. and Mr.. WIlliim II. SeIden, of
Washington, were in attendance. The To-
bacco Association and the Home Guards.
Of which bodies the deceased was mem
Der. attended formally. the latter i'll uni
form. There was a Verv large congre%a-
ton. and The remarks OF Mr.. Carson were
very impressive.
The jury IN the case OF the Common
wealth as. J. Is. Averett, in the Hastings
Court, disagreed Yesterday after elaborate
argument OF counsel on both sides, and
were discharged. The charge against
Ayereit wa, that OF unlawful cutting. The
iurv were said To have been equally d.
yided-sjy FOR acqulttal and six for verdict
q unlawful cuillLg. Ayerett was bailed
again.
Information has been received here OF the
safe arrival OF Dr.. George VI. Preston at
New York Yesterday. His friends were
greatly relieved, ~ the vessel OH which be
came wa several DAYS overdue.
The ground i again frozen this morning,
and the skies again overcast. There II
every chance Of more snow. The ola
Snowfall h,d nearly disappeared, but Is
still piled up in occasional drifts in shady
places TIE cold spell has checked the
tbaW. 80 that tue rise IN The river has
ceased. add there will probably be no Hood
Ob account OF the gradual melting.
The ri.r - far has moi exceeded two or
tAlee feet. and no danger l. appIehended.
valuable bulldog, belonging TO Mr.. L..
I. Lacy, persisted last night in the dcStruc'
ten Of The factory Oh Wes' street.
There j. q good deal OF cry sipclas III the
city. some OF yeiy serious character Mr..
COfbin Wilkes, Of Bedford, has been very
iil from The complaint. Mr.. Z. J. Wright
va, able TO aprear IN the street Yesterday
for the hrsi time in TWO months.
l. l. stated ina the building intended to
be occupied a. the rect0ry Of Epiphany
chapel has been completed.
Colonel Porl0ck Is out again.
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