The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1861., [Electronic resource], Half of a town destroyed by fire.

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Evening session.

Action of the Philadelphia Conference on Slavery.

Navigation of the Mississippi .

Complimentary Attentions to a Mail agent.

The military expenditures of South Carolina .

A scene at the White House .

Chesapeake Female College .

Shot by a burglar.

Removals and appointments of postmasters.

Counterfeiting operation.

Half of a town destroyed by fire.

Depreciation of Illinois Bank notes.

The Pensacola duel.

Forty-one years of Insanity.

Vessels released.

Postmaster removed.

Mayor's Court , yesterday.

Dock statement for March .

Sickness among children.

Alleged Mail Robbery.

Church burning in Hanover .

Distinguished missionary.

Honorably acquitted

Real estate in Richmond ,

Flour inspections.

Henrico county Court .

Religious Revivals.

Liberal Collection.

Virginia us the Mistress of Southern Commerce.

The dilemma of Virginia .

Spanish Demonstration at St. Domingo

Union sentiment in the seceded States.

The valley "Star," and the Southern Union .

The Covington times .

"Are the Border States Loyal ?"

Professor Bledsoe 's letters.

The servile population.

"New Policy" of Europe .

Look to the Senate .

Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad .

Meeting at the African Church .

The Legislature.

The Convention.

City Point , April 1 , 1861 .

Baltimore , March 31 .

Dr. Charles S. Mills

House of Delegates .

From Washington .

Affairs at the South .

Presentation of a service of silver to Collector Whitney , of Boston , &c.

Connecticut Elections.

Marine Disaster.

Northern markets.

Female postmasters.

Stray money letters.

Tobacco inspection.

For Superintendent of the Poor-House

Superintendent of the Poor-House .

City Poor-House .

City Poor-House .

To the citizens of Richmond .

For Commonwealth's Attorney.

For Superintendent of Streets.

John Blair Yarrington .

For Superintendent of the Gas Works

Superintendent of Gas Works .

Superintendent of the Gas Works

For Superintendent of water Works .

For Grain Measurer.

For City Tax Collector.

For City Sergeant .

Twenty dollars reward.

Committed to jail as a Runaway.

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Half of a town destroyed by fire.

--On the 16thult., about one-half of the town of Madisonville, Ky., was destroyed by fire. The post-office was consumed, with nearly all its contents. Mr. James Alkens, wife and two children were burned to death. The father and wife at first escaped, but returning to their burning dwelling to save their children, perished with them.

The Daily Dispatch: April 2, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. April 2, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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