The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-31
PETERSBURG.

TIE BURNING or srfCER's FACropv-, 90,
OVER 4O,O0o; INSURANCE.. SSs, 5OO--r,,, !,
list OF COMPANIES WHICH IoSF-n,o NO,
lJTICAL MEETING THIS wEEK--A opN,
DEMOCRATIC RAIlY-woRK CoMNrNcrn .,
THE ASYLUM, &C. Va
Correspondence Of the Richmond p,s,,,,.,,
OCTOBER 30, 1882.
The burning Of Mr.. c. W. Sniccr,s -
hacco-isctory, on Washington sire, so,
urdav night. was one Of the most do.tr,',
tive fires that has occurred in petersh,'ro
for many months. The destruction q, sw,,
buildings rs this is much to De recrct,ed
for the reason that they are not ALWAYS no.
built. and many people are thereby thro,,r
oui OF employment. The city was bril-.
hsntly illuminated by the flames q, tho
burning building, and several Thousand
persons, among them great numbers q,
ladies. were attracted 10 the SPOT.
The origin Of the fire seems IN have
been accidental, though how IL occurred
ha> not Yet been explained. The factory
had been closed for the day. the cncinee,
had QUcnched his fires, and no person was
in the building when the fire broke out
The loss on building. stock. and machinery
il j. estimated. viii reach between Sf5 O0O
and $4,000. and the inSuran &c wi amount
10 SSS. 500. The following i a FUN and
correct liz, 81 the companies in which noli.
cicS are held
on building and machinery: Hamburg.
Bremen, $4,000: Imperial and Northern.
$4,000; Petersburg savings and Insurance.
:. 800; Connecticut. Of Hartford. S3.0o0
Queen. Of England. $1,000: WILLIAMSBURG
city. q New \ FORK, $1,000. Total on blIild.
inc and machinery, So 500.
ON stock: North British and Mercantile.
$500; Wc>tchc>tcr. Of New York. - .
500: PhTniN. ole Brooklyn. $4,000: In
dcrwriterS. Of New York. $1,000: Vir.
gina Home. Of Richmond. $4,000; CITY Of
London. $4,000: Georgia Home. -. 800
Total on stock. $4,000
The building and part Of the machinery
belonged 10 the estate Of the late John R9g-
land. on which there i an Insurance in
the name Of the trustees for the owners of
S1.joo.
Mr.. Spicor's assurances on stock and
machinery amount TO $4,000
Governor Cameron Will speak here on
Wednesday night in the interests OF The
Coalition candidates and party.
on saturday night Hon. John T.. Massey.
Hon. George II. Wise, and Hon. A. Vi.
Kelley will address the people in advocacy
u the principles Of national Democracy.
The Circuit Court Of GrecnSvillc county
was adjourned on saturday night by Judge
Wri>i-er after session OF three DAYS.
There We're ne criminal cases on the docket.
IN, civil docket. however. was quite large,
embracing a number OF chanccry and com
mon-aw cases.
Ground was broken to-day on the VIII
,on farm. in Dinwiddie county. for the
erection u the Central Lunatic ASYLUM
buildings. and the work win be pushed
forward IL rapidly and As long rs the SEA-
son will allow. II i expected that ~ the
spring the excavation viii be- finished and
tie foundation >tonc-work laid. 50 that
when the weather opens the hrick-Work
can immediately 20 on. Al the granite re-
Quircd for the foundation and other por-
lions o. the building will be- QUuricd on
the place. II is understood that all the
bricks viii be made on the farm. which
contains an abundance Of the finest clay for
TIA, purpose 10 be found in the state.
ROBIN ADAIE.