Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-05-23
SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.

CHARLssroS, May Son "Wednesday evening.
about o'clock, during the thunder storm, lin which
Tor sone minutes hastoncs raiiled against the win
dows) the sIoop Macdonoueh, captain Baker, lying
nj Doyleys wharf, al the north end Of the battery,
was struck 10y the lightning, and injured in n manner
we have seldom or never before Witnessed The
electric hud struck and sliivered the topmasi, from
which u descended by the mast and rigging, will,
sght hut unequivocai marks OF its track, into the
hoiu. from whence, 10 all appearance, II returned
mp the mast, splitting and sbive ring of pieces or the
spar npodrds, and passing off through the head
INTO the air agatha portion of il leaving traces Of
ITS lying of below on direction through the cabin
and out OF a window near the captain, who was
thrown out Of his birth by the shock. Singular as il
may appear, no other person board, felt the
stroke and the vessel and rigging, excepting the
loss OF the mast, suffered nematerial injury. &C. Gar
Vail street.-A hoax haa been PLAYED of ON one
oil our knowing friends Of Wall street, at which we
know not whether TO laugh heartily, he exceedingly
angry. tight fellow brought into this celebrated
street beautiful spotted pony for sale. The horse
resem,ed leopard In the richness and variety Of
his spots, and attracted universal attention He was
purchased by an honourahie member OF our board
oil Brokers, who having made lucky hin that day,
was IN good spirits, aud gave good price for the
animal, who was capaI isoned, aud his new mas
ter, with whip IN hand, canteied him on the THRU
avenues and galloped him hack. The horse perform.
ell exceedingly well, and in n foam on his return
TO the city, when To- and behold the sweat oozed
from his TANKS and the pores Of his skin. the spots
disappeared, and were washed away. The horse
knowing ones Of Wall.siree and he stood by the
door alter the ride, IN his original dirty grey and vel
low redeemed, regenerated, and isenthraled."
Some fellow from The /" universal yankee uatios"
"a maker OF wooden nutnegs, had play ed off this
hoax ii was quite " prime bang up |; but ifany Of
our board can catch him, shalt shave him close.
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We understand that four OF the persons who were
scaded ON Friday last hy the bursting OF the Steam
Boat Patent, have died of the injury they received ::
MIR Daniel Dcdd, a very ingenious mechanic, is
one OF Of the four anu has left large family,
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'frefdent--The Ferry Boar John Jones, going 10
staten Island yesterday afternoon, being TOO deep
loaded, filed and sunk Three persons were on
hoard AT the time, who were picked up Ivy sloop-
One OF them was so much exhausted that he died i'm
Short time after he taken on shore, 10.
Sports Of he Tigf-By the Virginia papers we
hnd, that the horse, which il is surmsed may be
considered fit to rival our Eclipse, Sumper, won the
three mile heats at Petersburg. He however lost
the first heat, and, will he seen below, took six
minutes to win the third. lie must mend his speed
and his bottom, beiure he hope even lap, we
do not talk OF passing the courier Of the north.
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