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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

DEATH OF An OLD CITIZEN.-Mr. Francis
b. Hart died at his residence, in this city,
Yesterday morning at 1890 O'Clock, in the
eighty-frst year OF his age, after an illness
of about eight days. The deceased was 4
native OF Albemarle county, but had re-
sided i'm this city for many years. He had
been actively engaged in business here for
forty-cight years previous to his death. He
was for long time associated with the
Ete :. VI. cambridge, under the firm-name
of Hart Il Dandridge, at No. S27 Broad
street. and afterwards with Mr.. William
G.. cambridge, under the firm-name OF
cambridge ~ Hart. In 1860 he went into
the tobacco-manuiacturing business, in
which he continued until after the war.
He afterwards engaged in the commission
business, and so continued until his death.
The deceased was q man OF great purity OF
character, spOtless reputation, and was re-
spected and loved by all who knew him.
The funeral will take place from the Grace
Street Presbyterian church, OF which he
was an honored member, at 3 o'clock this
afternoon.
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AGUE. BuIOUSNEsS. drowsness. iaundice, and
rheumatism. HoP BITTERs removes easily.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

STAR LECTURE To-NIGHT AT MozAEr
HNL.-Mr. George Kennan, OF Washing
ton. will lecture before the Young Mems
Christian Association tonight at Mozart
Hall on "Vagabond Life In Eastern
Europe.v Mr. Remnants experience rs a
traveller has given him unusually fine op-
portunties for acquiring the information,
which he knows so well how to impart
pleasantly, and we feel confident that al
who 90 10 hear him will be proLtably en-
vcfuineu.
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Steam Forge Destroy ed by Fire.
J. R. JOHNSON CO.'S ESTABLISHMENT, SEAH
THE NORTH END OF THE FREE BRIDGE,
BURNED SUNDAY NIGHT.

J. r. JOHNSON n CO.'S ESTABLISHMENT, NEAR
THE NORTH END or THE FREE BRIDGE,
BURNED SUNDAY NIGHT.
The steam forge OF j. r. johnson & Co.,
at the south end OF Ninth street, near the
Free bridge, was destroyed by fire about 10
o'clock Sunday night. This property runs
along between the river and Haxalrs mill
race, and extends nearly from the Peters
burg bridge 10 the Free bridge. and the
buildings were extensive and chiefly OF
wood. The watchman who was attending
10 the firing-up for Monday mornings work
discovered the fire near the boiler, and,
after ascertaining that it would be impossi-
BILE for him to subdue IL, cried "Fire,"
reused up some OF the neighbors, and went
to the box corner Tenth and Byrd streets 10
turn in the alarm, but no one present knew
how to work the thing, and consequently
valuable time was lost. Sergeant Cosby,
on his way to the Petersburg depot, saw
the flames and turned in an alarm from
Seventh and Canal streets. Subsequently
another alarm was turned in from Tenth
and Byrd streets.
BY the time the fire brigade was on the
ground in force the forge buildings were
beyond hope. There was a stiff wind
blowing from the south and CARRYING
tongues OF flame across the mill-race to the
huge piles OF lumber in Montague's lum-
ber-yard. Several times the lumber was
on fire, and rs often well-dlrected stream
put it ont. Had the fire gained headway
among it, it would have been goodbye 10
the two bridges and to the paper-mill and
lumber-yards adjoining. As it was, the
confiagration was confined to the forge
property, and it was LETT almost q total
wreck. The Oflice-building near the gate
way was the only one saved. The steam
hammers and the boiler, il is likely, may be
repaired for use again.
Messrs. johnson & Co. employed seventy
hands, and made car-aXles in great num-
Der, and were at this time Overrun with
orders. They had been closed for two
weeks making repairs, and had just gotten
10 work when this misfortune came. The
firm have another establishment in Will
mington, Del, managed by Mr.. Johnson,
while this one here was conducted by his
partner, George l.. Street.
Thousands and thousands OF people
turned out to see the FIRE, and but for the
fOrethought Of Sergeant Cosby and his men
keeping them oil the Free bridge they
would have overloaded and maybe broken
down that structure.
Montague Il Co., sash and bind-manu-
facturers, yesterday sent - the Chief OF
the Fire Department letter OF thanks for
the promptness OF the department in saving
their property from destruction, and in
closing q check for $50.
johnson & Co. were insured in r. l.. Al
friends agency for $1,000 in each Of the
following companies: PhGniX Association
Company Of London, Commercial Union
Association Company OF London, Wash
ingtOn Fire and Marine Insurance Compa-
ny of Boston, and New York Underwri-
ters' Agency.
In less than 4 year three large iron-work-
ing establishments have been destroyed by
tire-the Vulcan Iron-WOrkS, Metropolitan
IrOn-W orks, and Johnson's.
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DEATH OF AN ESTIMABLE LADY.-Mrs.
Anne Watson, a lady well known and
much respected, died Sunday at the resi-
dence Of her son-in-aw, Robert :. Archer,
Esq, in the ninety-first year OF her age.
The deceased was the widow Of the late
Or. George Watson, and one son and seve-
raj daughters survive her-Dr. David s.
Watson, of Louisa county; Mrs. b. John
son Barbour, OF Orange county; Mrs.
Richard o. Morris, OF Louisa county;
Mrs. Alexander RiyeS, OF Albemarie
county, and Mrs. Robert S. Archer, OF
this city. Mrs. Watson was the sister OF
Miss Eliza Riddle and the late Mrs. Nelson,
and was connected by blood or marriage
with many OF our Virginia people who
command respect and esteem everywhere.
II will not be a few who will pay tribute
to the memory OF this most excellent lady,
and the recollection OF her many attri-
buteS, which were so preeminent in life. will
not he forgotten, though they no longer
shine in our midst.
Her remains were taken 20 IOnia," in
Louisa county. the estate OF her late hus-
band for burial.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

STORE RoBBED.-Burglars entered the
commission-housc OF II. Wallcrstein & Son,
1904 Cary street, early Sunday morning,
and stole two packages OF butter. They
got in through one OF the rear windows OF
the second story by means OF ladder,
which was left in the building. a rope
was used by the thieves in making their
exit. They were probably frightened of,
which account, FOR the iusigniiicance OF the
robbery. No clue has yet been discovered
10 the perpetrators of the theft.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

A RICHMOND INSURANCE COMPANY RE-
SOLVES 10 DIsC0NrINUE BUSINESS. The
regular annual meeting OF the ,tockhold-
ers of the Merchants and Mechanics Insu-
rance Company was held yesterday morn
ing at the company's office. The report Of
the president, A. Y. Stokes, Esq, was
read, from which II appeared that the busi-
ness Of the company ior some time past had
not been profitable. 1t was thereupon
agreed that the company discontinue bust.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

DANGEROUs CUTTING AFFRAY.-Saturday
night at a late hour a conyiyial party en-
tered the bar-room kept by Mr.. Davis, on
Oregon Hill. During the carousal an alter
cation took place between Patrick Murphy
and John ID. Holloway, and in Il short while
Murphy was heard to eXclaim: 81 am
cut" Staggering from Dayis's bar-room
with the blood flowing freely, he made his
way to an adjacent bar-room kept by Mr..
Wade. Here, overcome by weakness caused
from the loss OF blood, he fell, and by
standers came to his relief. Medical aid
was summoned. and the wounded man
taken to his home, on Maiden lane, Oregon
Hill. but up to Il late hour last night his
condition was considered extremely criti-
cal. The wound is in the region of the
groin, and is deep and incisiye. Holloway
succeeded i'm making good his escape, and,
having left the city, it is not presumable he
will be arraigned, at least for time.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

WHILE THE sNALL-PoX question IS agitating
I he mind, keep Perfectly comfortable by buying
the peerless WEST VIRGINIA SPLINT COAL, clean
and dry from CRUMP & WEST,
1919 east Cary street.
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CoFFEE-DRISKER should read The advertise
ment m another column headed GOOD CoFFEE."
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CoFPEF-DRiSKER should read the adyectisc-
ment I'm another column headed " GOOD COFFEE"
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Lot 69ss.

PRINCE CHARLES (ENGLIsm
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PICNIC CIGARS. 90.

PICNIC CIGARS. 90.
COFFEE-DRrsKERS should read tie advertise
mcnt IN another column headed GOOD COFFEE"
LILY BELLE CIGAR, Be-.
CoFFEE-DRISKERs should read the advertise
ment m another column headed GOOD CoffEE."
Sc. only for a Picnic CrGAn.
CoFPEr-DRiSKERs should read the advectisc-
ment I'm another column headed GODD COFFEE"
WHILE THE sMALL-PoX question IS agitating
the mind. keep Perfectly comfortable by buying
the peerless WEST VmCINIA SPLINT COAL, clean
and dry. from CRUMP & WEST,
1919 east Cary street.
HAVE YOURSELF yACCINATED, keep good,
cheerful fires, and buy your hNTnmAcIrs COAL,
KINDLING aud CoOKING WOOD, always dry, from
CRUMP & WEST,
1919 east Cary street.
have analyzcd the WHIsKEY known under
the brand of B-sELEcT,n controlled by Messrs-
WALTER ID. BLAIR & Co, Richmond Va, and
find Il FREE FROM PUSH OIL and other impuri-
ties, and recommend its Use for medicinal and
family purposes. j. B. MCCAw, VI D.,
late Professor of Chemistry, Medical College Of
Virginia.
Ask your grocer for TISsLEY's EXTRACT To-
MArO. Best thing for soup.
SNALL-POX! SMALLPOX.
SURE PREVENTIVE.
CHEW SALMON, liANCOCk 8 cos
TOBACCO.
The fJyoritos are;
MARIrANA.
EOVCm AND READY,
IULEtKA,
TON, DICK, AND HAIRY.
SAVE MONEY by having your printing done Al
I the DISPATCH PRlNrING-,lOUsE. Good work,
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LILY BELLE CIGAR, Sc.

COFFEE-DRrsKERS should read tie advertise
ment IN another column headed GOOD COFFEE"
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4 MAGNIFICENT
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sELF-LTNED SATIN-SLHEvEp
OYERCOAT,
now MARKED down
from
s25 TO $40.
4. SAKs & Co.,
oNE-PRIcE TAILoRs AND CLoTHIERs,
1913 MAIN STREET,
OPPOSITE POST-OFFICE.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

ness, reinsurc Its outstanding risks, and
realize on It's investments as soon as possi-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

HAVE YOURSELF yACCINATED, keep good,
cheerful fires. and buy your ANTIRAcIrE Coal,
KINDLING aud COOKING WOOD, always dry, from
CRUMP & WEST,
1919 east Cary street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

DEATH OF ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN.-Time
and again within brief period the people
OF our city have been called upon 10 mourn
the loss Of those whose length OF years and
pure character have cndeared them TO the
community. one by one these honored
links between the past and present pass
away, leaving the bright example Of their
lives to light us through the dark clouds
that hang over the path OF life. The last
in the list OF departed il the name Of
Thomas A. Rust, who died last night at 81
O'Clock at the residence OF his SOn-in-law,
W. b. BigelOw, Esq. III east Cary street,
in the eighty-fourth year OF his age. He
was born in Massachusetts, in 1888. and
came to Richmond in 1916, engaging as
clerk in the hardware firm Of Snow a
Staples. Afterwards he engaged in busi-
ness OH his own behalf, and for forty years,
until short time before the war, was well
known in the commercial world. For
many years he was Chief Engineer OF the
Richmond Fire Department under the old
Richmond Fire Association, and for Il
length OF time held Il seat in the City
Council; and in all Of the various rela-
tions Of life his bearing was such rs to
command the entire respect OF those who
knew him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

Sc. only for PICNIC CreAn.
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THE GRAND PRIZE.
-FOUR OTHER AWARDS.

addition 20 the above, four other awards were
commended 10y the judges for exhibits shown by
W.lhmantic Company. among them being the
y award for a spOol-cotion winding machine.
n lT-dIt&wlt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

CHICK CIGARS. Sc.
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TUE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FIRST BAP-
TIST SUNDAY SCHOOL was held on sunday
eyening-Mr. X. II. BoSher, chairman.
The following officers were elected for the
present year Superintendent, William VI.
Turpin; Assistant Superintendent, ID. ;.
Mccarthy; Secretary, Il. 5. Bosher; As
,istant Secretary, George A. Haynes; Ii
brarian, c. Mccarthy; Assistant Libra
rians, L. c. WaIthall, W. A. Barrett, j. A.
Bruce, Bates Tyree, 4. l.. Haynes; Trea-
surer. W. j. Bosher; Collector, George 4.
Hundley; Organist, T. ID. Dashiell Paper
Distributor, W. T.. Word.
Spirited speeches in reference 10 Sunday
school work were made by the superin-
tendent, G. Mccarthy, ID. ;. Mccarthy, +.
W. Grubbs, j. B. Watkins, Il. B. Lee, and
VI. B. Curry; after which the meeting ad-
iourncd.
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sRLF-LINED sATIN-SLREvEp
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s.R. coGHnL IN HIS SEAT.

Mr.. Robert \. Coghill, the delegate from
Amherst, appeared in his seat yesterday for
the first time during the present session,
having been detained at home by severe
indispOsition.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

SAVE MONEY by having your printing done Al
the DISPATCH PRINrING-iiovsE. Good work,
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iron OTHER LOCAL SEE FOURTH PAGE.l
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The ReIdiusters will hold 4 caucus to-
night.
Ii i generally understood that Auditor
Massey's tate will be decided without
further delay.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17

Mr.. Dunn introduced bill in the House
providing that all criminal expenses and
all contingent expenses OF courts shall be
paid by the respective counties and cities
in which they occur, and that, in cOnside-
ration OF the increase in the county and
city levy thereby rendered necessary, the
state tax shall be forty-fiye cents on each
one hundred dollars which is assessed for
taNpS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-10
How a Woman Vanquished a Burglar.

Early on Tuesday morning Mrs.
David Contain was aroused from sleep
by burglars stealthy step. She could
hear the burglar moving along on his
hands and knees from the dining room
to the bedroom, and at each step some
thing struck the floor which she believed
to be either a billy or revolver. In the
meantime the burglar had taken all her
husbands clothing which had been left
on chair, including a gold watch and
cha n and sixty dollars in cash, and was
stealthily making his way back toward
the dining-room door, which opens into
yard. Mrs. Contain concluded that
the time for action had arrived. She
lett her bed, walked to a bureau in one
corner OF the room wherein a loaded
revolver was kept, and in doing so must
have passed within few feet of the
crouching burglar. After gaining pos
session OF the revolver, she entered the
dining-room just as the burglar had
passed out to the porch, where he was
found standing on the step with most of
the stolen clothing under one arm and
the vest held in his right hand. This
brought them within about three feet of
each other. The brave lady covered
the thief with the weapon and ex-
claimed:
Drop the clothes or will firer'
The response came in the shape of a
blow over the head and face with the
vest held in the burglars hand, he
evidently intending to either blind her
or knock her down with the weight of
the heavy gold watch in the pocket
Luckily. however, the watch flew out
OF the pocket and. as Mrs. Conhaim
threw her hand up to ward off the
blow, the chain struck between her
fingers, close to the watch. Instantly
she closed her hand over the time-piece.
gave jerk backward, which broke the
chain, whereupon the burglar, with a
fierce oath, threw the vest at her face,
unconscious of the fact that the sum of
500 in currency had been left undis-
turbed in one of the pockets.
The burglar then started toward Elev-
enth street, Mrs Contain firing two
shots at him, without effect, probably,
and following him as closely as possible.
When he reached the sidewalk on the
latter street he stopped an instant,
threw up both hands, and dropped all
the clothing on the sidewalk, Mrs. Con-
hahn picking them up and carrying
every garment back to the house.
Paul Honeer-PreS
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-10
Just Like Her Dream.

Last evening about seven O'Clock,
while Mrs. Henry III. Healy was return
ing home from ride, she drove
through Adelaide avenue into Melrose'
street She was alone in a box buggy,
and just after she had turned into the
latter highway man sprang into the
street, grasped the reins, and stopped
the horse. He then Jumped into the
vehicle and struck the lady severe
blow in the face, causing her nose to
bleed quite freely. 1t so happened that
Mrs. Healy had been at Attleboro dur
ing the day, and while there had pur-
chased knife for use in connection
with household duties. This she had
forgotten to leave at home, and on dis
covering it in her pocket while driving
had laid it on the seat cushion by her
side. On receiving the blow from the
ruffian the thought of the knife flashed
across her mind, and at once grasping
it she struck at him with such force as
she was able to command. He imme-
diately let 90 his hold upon the car
rage, and fell back with the exclama-
ton: "My God, am cutr The lady
drove on. and after passing some dis
lance from the point where she had
been assailed, pulled in the horse and
looked about for some one to assist her,
but, nobody happening to be on the
street at that time, continued on her
way home. She did not see her assail-
ant after she struck at him, and all that
she can remember concerning his APP
pearance is that he was a large man
with full beard, and she thinks he
wore cap. The blow which he gave
her did not cause any serious injury,
but the shock to her nervous system
was very apparent for some hours after
ward. The object of the villain in
thus assaulting her is entirely matter
of conjecture. She happened to have
in pair of diamond earrings, and it is
not unreasonable to suppose that tie
possession of them might have been
his object. Mrs. Heaiy's husband
usually accompanies her on her drives,
but yesterday he happened to be away
from home.
A singular coincidence is related in
connection with the assault, and that is
that Mrs. Healy Tuesday night dreamed
that she was being pounded by large
man with full beard. such as her as
sailant appeared to be- This dream she
related at the breakfast table yesterday
morning. Moreover. yesterday appears
to have been singularly eventful day
for the lady, her experiences reminding
one forcibly of the old saw that ''mis-
fortunes never come singly." In the
morning, with a company of lady
friends. she took the 1850 Boston train,
the party being bound for the Attic
boro Fair, but when the train had
reached the Corliss works the locomo-
tive became in some way disabled,
causing considerable delay The con-
sequence was that the train failed to
connect with the train at the junction,
and Mrs. Healy and her friends had to
take moving wagon for the fair
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-10
Shying Horses.
Yorker.

TO cure the dangerous habit of scar
ing at any new object, the Oregon
Farmer says: my plan when riding a
horse, and he scares at any object along
the road, is to speak to him kindly.
Then stop him as soon as convenient.
Let him stand and take a good look at
the object he scared at, then give him
a few gentle strokes on the neck with
the hand and coax him up to the object.
Do not whip him nor urge him too hard
at first; but give him time to see that
he is not going to be hurt. Then have
him go up and smell of the object-if it
is not dead animal or some other of
fensive thing. When this has been
done few times his confidence in his
master and himself has been gained.
find he will soon stop if he sees any
thing he does not understand. Some
will say they do not want horse to
stop. He will not stop many times, for
he will soon learn that he is not going
TO be hurt, and will not scare. l find
that some horses scare from having their
foretops hanging over their eyes,
which gives objects the appearance Of
moving"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-11-10
WIZ AND WISDOM.

The time wasted by men in feeling
IN the wrong pocket would make the
next generation rich if they had it,
--Afiektashun allwuss shows n mans
weak poln.s, for what a man afieks to
have he haz generally got the least of.
Josh Billings
-Talleyrand once said: "What | have
been taught l have forgotten; what l
know | have guessed" In the last re-
spect he was a sewing society all bv
himself. Boston Post.
A great many people in this COM
munity would like to find out lust how
much money it would take to spoil
them. We do not speak for ourselves.
but ior our poor relations. N. Y. Her.
all.
"A traveller stopping at a village inn
during thunderstorm, said to a by
stander: "Why, you have very heavy
thunder here. YES" replied the
man. 1--WE 10. considering the number of
inhabitants"
The Philadelphia Neos argues that
AZ man had the strength of an insect
an proportion to his size he could iump
higher than mountain. 1t is quite pos
sible, as mountains are not very hich
jumpers.-M u. Picdyunc.
"A famous North Carolina cler0v-
man, while preaching n few SUNDAYS
ago from the text. He giveth His be-
loved sleep" stopped in the middle of
the discourse, gazed upon his slumber-
ing congregation. and said: Brethren.
II Is hard to realize the unbounded love
which the Lord appears TO have for a
large portion of my auditory"
Scene in Court: Now. Mr.. Blank
YOU say that on that day, at noon. Won
saw n woman ride past your house at a
furious pace, and YOU have given ms n
detailed description of her costume.
Please tell ms what was the color of the
house" 81 do not remember s.WelI
was the woman white or blackp' az
did not notice; she went so fast that 7
only had time 10 see how She was
dressed. 80 Chicago Tribune.
-"What have YOU that's ooodp~
said a hungry traveller. rs he seated
himself at table d hote at a Salt IaLe
City hotel "Or' said the waiter
I'VE we roast beef, roast mutton. roast
pork and broiled curlews. WHATS a
curlew?' said the traveller. why n
bird; something like snipe." "Conld
1t typ "Yes? Ibid it have win0sp,'
Yer Then 1 don't want any chr
lew. Anything that had wings and could
lily and didn't leave this country / don't
want for my dinner"
The board Of army officers appoint
ed to select magazine gun have re-
ported in favor of three distinct tvnes
OF guns. Why a magazine should want
n gun Is not stated, but we suspect that
the editors OF late have been so terribly
bored by poets calling in person with
their productions. that a club and a
cross dog will no longer go right to the
spot When each magazine is supplied
with an improved gun, there is GOING
to be a decrease in the number oi
'darned literary fellows " in this coun-
try.-NorristOi0n Herald.