The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-08

Perhaps no man that ever lived was more
free from doubt or indecsion n to the
matters which pertaincd to his eternal
peace than Judge Moncure. He put his |
hand into that OF the Father with all the !
fiial trust and confidence Of little child, !
and was in that way held 10 duty with all
the precision with which grayitatiOn holds !
a planet in its sweep. This il not the lam |
guage OF extravaganza. | mean 10 say that |
in any question OF moral right or wrong |
the course Of Judge Moncure could he as
accurately and a. certainly foretold H. the |
transit Of Venus yesterday across the disc |
Of the sun.
The Roman poet says:
PallAa mors' nquo pulsat pcde pauperum taber-
Rcgumqne turnes;
but Judge Moncure himself
KNOCKED AT TIE DOOR OF DEATH,
not complainngly. or indeed with any as
sertion OF SELF but in reyerent submission
to the will Of God. The shadows had
been long gathering about him, each
day deepening the gloom, and the
plaintiye cry was wrung from him by
bodily anguish that the darkening :wi-
light might close at once in night. But
even in this the sensitive soul feared that
he might show a lack Of submission to the
divine will. The release came i'm it, ap-
pointed time. welcomed by no one as by
him" the silver cord was lOosed and the
golden bowl broken" Let us thank God
that he gave 10 the country such \
patriot, 10 the state such citi-
zen, to the administration Of the law
such Il magistrate. and TO those that loved
him such a friend.
"Crown me with flowers" cried Mira
beau in his last hour, and loving friends
brought them. But our elder brother
4 r,aded no hunal hand to bring him gar
lands, for
con ID ALRElJ, cR1wSED HIM,
and out OF n pure and noble life had
already sprung eternal flowers. which
bioomed not onlJ on earth, but were glo
rious enough 10 be ran-planted from that
quiet stafford dcath-bcl 10 the celestial
gardens.
Though a senior 10 all Of us. he has pre-
ccdcd lis but little. The hearts Of even
the youngest Of us are but "mulllcd
drums beating funeral drgeS 10 the grave
Even while we are viewing the procession
OF the dead, the order comes Tor us 10 fall
in. And now i'm this moment, when am
speaking the last words which will ever
utter in the presence Of this Court Il il is
now formed, | can express no better hope
for bench and bar than that when our sum-
mons comes we may receive and welcome
il as did our friend and chief.
THE COCRT-ROOM
was crowded with members of the lar
while Judge Ould made his address.
The opinion was uuanimOu, that ii was
beautiful and wisely y-diScriminatIng
culogy.
Judge Joseph Christian said that the
CoArt would honor itself in dong honor
TO the deceased. and would order the rtso-
lutions presented by Judge Ould IN De
spread of record. He then spoke OF the
deceased - Il member Of the court, and
ACKNOWLEDGED the indebtedness, of himself
and OF associates for The example, wisdom,
help. and encouragement OF the deceased.
jude Anderson then pronounced ten
der tgtutc. often interrupted by tears
which hc could not keep back and hu,@i-
ness ~ voice ne could not control.
lie stated that this court commenced
with Judge Moncurc as president, and
would go ont with him as it, president.
Bv General desire Juiec Christian, thcneNi
i'm seniority. ill, the presidents chair; bat
there la. been no election ~ president oi
the court.
AT the conclusion OF Judge Anderson,
remark, Judge Christian declared the court
adjourned.
THE FEE YESTERDAY. About 2:Ij
o'clock Yesterday evening IN alarm OF Ire
was turned in from Box -. II was caused
by the appearance OF flames on the shinglc-
roof or the brick rcprizing tobacco-facto-
ry owned by Mr. James II. llardgrovc.
and operated by Mr. 4. Il. Edens, and
situated on Main east OF Twcnty-iiti street.
The bu,lncs, manager OF tine factory closed
the house a short time before , O'Clock ana
went home for the day. No fire was let
in the building, and the presumption i /
that the shingles. which are old and dry. /
were ignited by a spark from some of the
chimnevs hard by. ~ soon as the ilaneS /
were seen the alarm was given, and NO.
Main-Sfre,t Fire Company quickly re-
sponded. This company, however, lacked +.
men enough to carry the hose through the I
building and up TO the roof, and some III /
tie delay occurred. The fremen did /
their duty nobly, however. and soon .
had the flames under control. notwith- /
standing high wind and the inilammahle /
nature OF the material Immediately neW ii. .
Before the hOok-and-laGdcr men arrived I
the iremen had made their way 10 the roof /
and through il, and were tearing the shin /
glcs off and directing a stream Of water +
upon the fire from the roof a. well "a, from /
beneath il. In these efforts they were ably /
aided by Onicer Alex. TOmlinsOn, oi the /
police force, who was the first Hlan 10 ap- T.
near on the roof. Mr.. 4. Campbell, Il vol |
unteer. was Knocked from a ladder by q |
stream OF water, and made narrow escape f.
from serious il not fatal injury.
Mr.. Edens, the proprietor oi.the factory, /
wa, absent from the city, having gone 10 /
Orange county for the purpose OF attend /
ing the funeral OF his father. Ii was there /
fore impossible TO ascertain the insurance. |
The principal loss is that which the water /
caused. but fire and water combined will !
not destroy more than $4,000 worth oi /
property. The fire occurred near the ter
minus Of the street railway, and the ears |
we're DELAYED for more than half an hour |
on account Of the hose across the track.
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER.-Yesterday I
morning the weather was child-like and |
hand. looking more like May than De-
cember day. The result was that many /
came out in the earlier part OF the day /
without oyercOats. aud paid the penalty |
that came In with sudden change Of the !
condition Of the atmosphere from summer !
to midwintcr. A northeast wind, almost a |
blizzard. sprang up and continued until !
nearly midnight, with the Thermometer a
GOOD ways below the freezing point.
MARRIED. Yesterday evening. al the
residence OF Major John Poe, the chief OF
the police department Of the city OF Rich
mond. Mr.. William Il. Royster and Miss
Corrie Poe were married, Rev. Or. Thomas
l.. Preston officiating.
MIR. and Mr.. Royster left the city on the