Daily Republican., 1882-03-27
NEWS SUMMARY.
DES CRUCTIyE FIRE IN RICH.
MOND, VA,
The same old Coal OLA Freight
Tr0iu TbrouSh u Bridge-Ask.
IDK for MasOn'a PardOu-
Arthna's first Reception
Other Items OF Gen.
efaI Interest.

A fire in Richmond, Va, yesterday,
started by the burning of the Richmond
and Petersburg Railroad bridge, also
destroyed three tobacco factories, six
tobacco stemmeries, the Vulcan Iron
works, twenty tenement houses, 300
feet of railroa; trestle work, ten freight
cars, grist mill, kaolin works, and
quantity of coal and lumber. The
flames were famed by high wind
The loss is estimated at upwards of
S500,O00. A boy was killed by fall.
ing walls and two men are reported
missing.
A meeting of the discharged Union
men of the Phoenix Iron Works vas
eld in Phpnixville, on Saturday night,
at which President Jarrett Of the Anal
gamated Iron and St'el Association,
and Andrew I,ee of Philadelphia, made
speeches advising the man to be firm,
but use no violence. The Phoenix Iron
Company still holds to its determination
not to employ Union men.
At meeting of committees represent
ing various associations in New Orleans
on Saturday, it was resolved to give up
the intention of celebrating the bi
centennial anniversary of La Sales
discovery Of the mouth OF the Mississip-
pi. The reason for this action is the dis
tress IN the lower Mississippi valley
Mrs. George Bliss was fatally burned
by the explosion of a can of coal oil
which she was using to light a fire, in
Cleveland, Ohio, on Saturday morning.
When the disaster happened all alarm
Ct fire was given, and tirem an named
George Riblet was seriously injured by
the capsizlng of an engine.
William II. Vanderbilt, has recently
bought two lots on Fifth Avenue, New
York city, and proposes erecting two
mansions for his two sons-in law. Three
years ago the late owner of the lots In
question paid 100000 for them, but
Vanderbilt had topay $40O, 900 to secure
possession.
Captain Whitaker, Of the schooner
William Mayo, which arrived at
Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Friday, re.
ports that during a heavy squall the
| day before, he saw small sloop short
distance ahead of him suddenly 60
down. There were three men on board.
i Francis Murphy, the temperance ad-
vocate, whois now prosecuting his work
in Scotland, has been offered furnished
house and a salary of $1,000 a year II
he will make his home in Dundee,
Scotland.
General and Mrs. Grant will leave
Washington on Wednesday morning,
and tx Governor Morgan and wife will
arrive at the White House the same day
as the guests of the President.
-Four colored men-dus Countee, Will
liam Ogleton, Isaac Bailey, and John
Sanders--were drowned yesterday by
the sinking OF an old boat in the iough'
logeny Rapids, at Laytons, Pa.
The trial of the Tennessee Brokerage
Association and the Memphis Board OF
Trade, at Memphis, for gambling III
futures, resulted, on Saturday, in Il YER
dict of not guilty.
Rev. Jacob Shipherd is still confined
to bis room, and mis- physicians say 1t
will be several days before he can ap'
pear before the Judiciary Committee.
Judges Advocate General Swain has
finished his report in the Mason court,
martial and expects to present 1t to Sec
retary Lincoln to day.
1t is rumored in Washington that the
Secretaryship of the Navy has been
offered 10 w. E. Chandler and accepted
by that gentleman.
A petition for the pardon of Sergeant
Mason, containing 5000 names, wa
sent from Wilkesbarre to Presldenl
Arthur on Saturday.
Mr.. Bigelow, Mason's counsel, will,
it is said, file a protest in the supremt
Court against his case being tried
through the Lyddys, of New York.
Lizzie Steigerwalt, of Lancaster
Pa, was fatally burned by her clothes
catching fire from candle, on Friday
night.
A petition for the pardon of Sergeant
Mason, is receiving many signatures II
Petersburg, Virginia.