Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-14
THE STATE At LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.

A xusn fscrery surnea--Lcss and In-
ssrslee-p Political Notcs-sieetins Of credi-
s<s.
lCaretponscoce of The Richmond D'spa,ch.I
PETERSBURG. Va. October IS, 1884.
Between II and IL O'Clock on Saturday
night the stuff factory belonging 20 Messrs.
A. J. Campbell a Co.. located in Dinwid-
die county shout one nile west OF the
city, was sci fire TO by some unknown per-
son. and was totally DESTROYED, with all OF
us contents. The first lntimatton the watch
nan had 81 The fire was the sight OF the
building in flames. The Messn. camp
bell are young Eng,ishmep, who have
been residing here ony lew years
They had recently enlarged Their
factory. and introduced new and improved
machinery. Their loss on stock Is a. iol-
lows: $4,000 pounds lcaf tobacco. valued
st S3.,se; $4,000 pounds OF ground snuii,
worth -. zoo; 10000 pounds ~ stems.
500: IL. 600 pounds tlsyorings, 1870; teal
on stock, $3.50. on which there Is no IN
sur,ucc. The building aud machinery
wc,e valued at $500. On these there is
IN Insurance Of $3.50 on the building In
he PhcniN Company, OF London. and
81 ECO on the machinery in the Commercial
Union. 81 London. Within the past few
months the amount OF insurance on the
nropcriy had been reduced. The loss
shove insurance IS Sli,9iO. The factory
employed twenty hands. II will be rebuilt
81 once.
Several very excellent tracts OF land in
ninwiGdie county, more or less distant
from Petersburg. were offered at auction
on Saturday, hut the prices bid were not
satisfactory aud they were Withdrawn.
m = = st..fa
sire making efforts, by personal canvass and
othcrv ice, TO secure big audience for
Senator Plumb and MIR. SchoOnmaker on
"wednesday night. They are holding meet
ings In one or another Of The wards nearly
every night, with the view OF keeping alive
the interest in the caBYaSs. The Evans
men are doing tbe same thug. and an eve
ming or two ago. with very little notice,
they hsd q meeting of one thousand voters
10 hear their speaker.
Within the last two or three days num-
her of Republican politicians have been IN
this CITY. The object Of their assembling
here Is not Known.
4 cali has been published for meeting
nf the creditors OF the broken Planters
snd Mechanics Bank and Of citizens inter
est,d a. ;he matter. b. he held tonight az
the courthouse 10 decide whether or not
counsel shall hc employed to assist the
Commemorative attorney in the prosecli-
ton 81 The officials 81 the bank who have
been presented by tho grand jury. rs wen
- 10 assist in other matters which involve
Tie Interests of The creditors. The matter
has caused considerable comment on the
street. TIE iiu,tingS Court will meet on
Tlursdey ~ This week. and all the
cases. bob criminal and civil. connected
with tie bank are expected 10 come
up u This term. All the officials
who have been presented have employed
counsel foo defend them in court end eich
and every one ~ them, u is said, feels con-
Edcui oi an acquitted Probably no cases
in the Criminal annals Of orr city will cX-
cite NOR interest IN The community than
these. en- account II the publicity that
hss been given them II j. thought there
nav le some difficulty in obtaining iurics
IN the CITY. one 81 The first and most in
poTtsnt II The civil ease, in connection
with tbc .u.tS against The bank 10 be de-
ciGcd j. The question raised by the stat
and OtiOT corporations, which are large
creditor. 81 taC validity Of the deed OF
trust made by The directors. This decd
viii DC FOUGHT oh the ground that the d.
rccicT~. without the authority and sanction
Il the stockholders lad no LEGAL right to
maze tNt assignment. IN lhl> connection
the fun detail, viii De brought out.
The Il amer Gem, lately bought by some
of our merchant, and run for passenger
and freight purposes between Petersburg
md the counties Of the lower James, is 20
De- sold a. auction At City Point on the 23t
instant under q mortgage. This j. ono OF
the cXig,nciCS Of the bank failure.
There have been several deaths among
children recently from diphtheria OF a ma
hsnsnt iype, and there are a number OF
crses ~ illness now caused by the same
disease.
The grand Jury At the approaching term
q the Hastings Court will be composed Of
nine citizens. Of whom three are colOred.
ROBIN ADAIR.