The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-25

mkt Senatorial Election far the counties
Of Bedford, Ca'npheIl aud Buckingham.
rs.
NaaroLK, Jan -fi8E.-on Non
day last between ID aud II a'clurk, The
large brick building Maia Street ra,iae
Market Square, was ti-eosed tn be on fire
ne1r the east end of the roof The fire an.
pears 10 have made considerable prnglrss
before II was perceived and the roof he.
ing covered with shingles, the flames
! spread with such rapidny as Ia put it oni
al the power al lie flIcmen Ia eXtingnish
them until they had desc,ndrd Ia the upper
story. The hailding was divided into three
trnemeots, with n store Ia eacll the QUE in
The west ead was occupied by Capt. john
| Vincent, the middle one mtenanted and
the one in the east end lin the ronf nf which
the fire com;nenerd) by Mr.. II. Palais. \
bout eight feet distant in the rear Mere two
old wooden buildings, extending nearly the
whole length of the baiidns on fire aad
on tue street, separated by AN eighL feet
lane, nj The west end, was IL wooden tene
. ment occupied by Mrssrs. W. VI. Fauanier
ID Co. rs ,int aud Druggist Store, be-
You'd which we e three adiolning frame
teuemnnts, the rst orcupi Il by ID cfur Il
3. Sialke the second Ivy Mr. Cal.b Bon
al as book store, aud thr third (nrNt II
the fire proof storc Of the late DR.. Gregory, !
by Mr.. }. +. Allyn, IA a timers shop. On
the east of tine burning house, separated
by IL four feet lane, MS a thee story FIRE
pruof hoast.--sNe are thus particular, IN
order that III, skill and rl,iri,ncy of our
iir" companies M, br property understood.
and Their ser ices duly appreciated The
destruction Of the wooden buildings " hch
we have enumerated, was believed Ia he
inevitable ; for ~ rapid WAS the progress,
II The nanes, that 1t seemed imposslhie
tor the tngints To commence III, II opera
lions IN tim. 10 SAFE them. All the occu
2tnis hnrried their property oot, fealns
nj the .oHilagrdtiau would reach them
#etefr ihty could lialsh moving. But no.
| only did the fire computes prevent IL com
rnuuicatioh OF The Use 10 the contagious
houses, bot eXingnshtd il in tn" On. H.
which II commenced, with only the loss of
The roof and upper story.
The cnnila2rated bulding WAS the pro-
perty Of Robert r. lor, Esq. aad Was IN
sured. II was double house--hc part ia
the rear having been bu.lt immediately al
ter The resolution for eouit house, but
an"ther building having some tImr sabsr
qnent been appropriated for that purpose
1t WAS sold. aud tine purchaser erected the
front part, even with the street Tn" whole
pile MAS of couaidrrtble rstent H,rdtL
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.WW York, Jan. l0.--A didbolical at
tempt WAS made yesterday, 10 poison q
family IN Laurrns- street, CONSISTING of u
man his wife and ti,e children. We have
nnt Il, en able, 10 collect many of the cir
cam.tances connected with the attempt ~
10 damn ns derd. 1t appears, however,
that the I 'nll3 Is q aie poor aud on
gong Ia the door ~ -. go use Of ~ morn
ing, one ofthe children came RIM ing IN,
delighted Al having found ON the.doorstrps,
Z, b skct OF c1k, :, taits, pies, &c. richly
IF sted with sugar. With thankful hearts
l'af VIII / they considered present from
ONE hana"e f.nIiy acqulioted NJ h tueir
Circumstances, the d,yaoits we're di-tri
bli"d y the patents am"as thenistls Ives
Iltllc ones, and eaten. Ii VAS mt long
however, before all were takcn Violently
-irk, and 90 calling medical aid, :; was
>ona found that the supposed nigel of
mercy which had visited their humble
Dwelling, WAS nonr other than demon.
Thr II, sting of the cakes had been mingl
ed win arsenic, and vitnout the tined,
medical assistance Mhtrh Was called in, tlIr
"hnlr family would have sirpt in death he
FORE thu dawn of another day An in,es
t5 ltlpn IS M" g"inG 81 al the Police or
&c" ; aud Rrare happy To learn that thc
f"inlly are all IN far Way of recovery.
hyr.nY live Yesterday cave an
account Of an attempt 10 poison whole
family. The follow i,p nd. Gtien.l n,rticn
lsIs afe taken fl o,n the Commercial of last
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" ri. sufferers are Jn1n 6. Carroll his
wifi. ,.,,,, five ctildr,n II a,.na,,. tl,.,.,h,
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,h.;r 49, hy = L,r',o fsh
L,a'k ca,.r,.d t.,.l,t j., nbiri' warn.
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