Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-04-15
DOMESTIC,
Letter from MR.. TopiiE.

alarm OF fire given, which was soon ascertained tn
be IN wooden building in Doane street. in The rear of
State street, sand to have taken a counting room ac
cupied by some truckmen. The fire spread with great
rapdity, and in short time the buildings contignous
were enVeloPed in flames. The wind was high from
~ +. and the flames spread with terrific fury r all h
recons SO that stores in State, Broad, kby and Cen
! trail streets, were on fire at the same time
The skill and perscvering efforts of our remen SEEM
ed to be exerted IN vain, and although we were relnor
ced with engines and assistance from the neighborinr
'o"ns The ire continued TO rage till after o'clock this
morning. The confusion necessarily produced nv the
removal oil goods, trucks, carts and other vehicles
crowdng through the Streets and each one intent upon
The rescue OF his own property together with the appa
ing, appearance of the devourng element presented
such | never before witnessed The fire
spread with such rapdity that great part of the goods
| in the buildings DESTROYED.
number of stores west of Kilby street were ennt
ed or nearly So of their contents and piled up in pro-
'nscuous heaps in the Streets such was the anpreen
sion that the fire would not be stopped short Of Con
gress street. Every thing in the Post office in this
building, was packed up and ready for removal and
was also prepared TO quit at one time it appeared
that no effort of man could prevent the ire from extend
lug 10 IT, out py the great eXertions of our firemep il
was arrested on the east side of Kby street Several
OF our companies volunteered their services
last night, and remained under arms till daylight uard
ing the property savedmany of them are Still on that
"uy, as inc streets are almost blocked I'D with every
I species of goods -
Inc hre took place in the very centre Of business
and probably there section of il where greater
amonnt OF property was at risk. 1t impossible to cal
cuiale te loss Most of the stores occupied by dry good
dealers, having just received their spring stock have
oeen round Tins forenoon and viewed the ruins and
nave ascer'ained the following particulars relative to
the number of buildings DESTROYED Sc
BrOad STeet.-Four Stores occuped hv G RI No,
ris aud others.
Central 'ohaf-Twenty stores, occupied by j. Leeds
Go. and others.
, oltte snee.Itour stores, occupied by Hastings s.
klt6y Street-Four stores occupied nv Thomos 10,
ME, Jr. and others.
Liberty Square-Six stores, occupied By Michael
Roustone, and others.
DOane street. Six stores inproved and occu,;od h.
i. X. Jones Co. and Others
Liberty street-Tweve buildings improved and occn
pied by Samuel Smalladge and Others
B'7maner's 4uenue- Three buildings two DWELLING
houses and one store improved by Whiting s. Weston
Looster .4ffey-About eight tenements OCCUPIED bv
ABOUT twenty Irish families, and several other small
buildings which have not time to ascertain altoee-
tier making about rs TO 80 buildings principally of
oGh' ho,hng oil which now remains but the bare walls
Inc whole OF Central street, both sides, except the
store corner of Broad street. occupied by j. w Brrd
ford q Co. is entirely Consumed.
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=, BALTIMORE March ~.
Shocking Marder.-A gentleman from Port Denosi,
INFORMS us that Friday last the body of = voung 10
uy VINO had been missing since the preceding MONDAY
was discovered lying the road side in the vicinity
u ,he Town OF North Easther throat being dreadfy
cut and her BODY otherwise horribly manrlcd TIC do
ceased aged about sixteen wears of resnacto h1o
ainuy ana connexions, and Young lady of cultivated
NINA ana personal beauty It appears that she had
walked from home accompanied with the child of a
neighbour and that she was soon after assaulted bv
en I'D human shape, who first attempted the violation
oI her chastity and then sought prevent discoverv
OF the diabocal crime by superaddng to il the pcrne
aon OF murder: person suspected of this dreadful
act crossed the Susquehanna at Hayre-de- Grace IN
W. tn I(al
gentleman OF Baltimore, who Just returned from Phi
aohPha has given the editor of the Baltimore Morning
Chronicle the following details of a murder committed
ABOUT d mile and half from Charestown, in CRcil
county, Maryland:
young lady, on Monday last left her fatber,s bouse
IN company with her little sister, about wears of are
to VISIT her grand father distant about mile from fbe
esuehce OF her father Both were missing until the
riday following, when the melancholy catastropbe
winch had befaIlen her, made known by her little
sister, VINO wandered in the woods from the fatal Derod
OF her sisters murder until then
The account which she gave TO the person whose
mouse she provldentIay reached was Gtfat bio url,
man had met her sister and self while on their
ne grand fathers; and after dragging her sister into
tue woods murdered her." The body was nnediateIv
sought Ior and found by the neighbors-the monster
nad nearly separated the Young Iady,s head from, be
shouiders-four other wounds were inflicted ,,o, -
one on either side of the breast one ON each nj
her Sides Just below the ribs either of which &c cid
"ouiu nave proved mortal; but not content with the
cruelty already inflicted, he gave her several other
S'aos IN different parts of the body Our informant
a'ds that lad who examined before tho rv of IN;
quest proved that on the day which the murder was
lnl.eo ne was riding IN gig along the road where
ne overlook man on foot answering the description of
'ne one given by the little girl of the murderer of her
sister, who asked leave to ride with him short distance
,na' ne TOOK m up, and after riding short distance
ne so' OUT "nen the lad turned round and discovered
me young iady' VINO was subsequently murdered and
/ sJpnr I, II.
tpa' the man who had been riding with him sat dewn
oy the road side and ne drove of II was therefore
supposed IN the neghborhood that he must have been
tbe perpetrator of this foul deed Our informant add
lna , man answering the description had com
'teu some infamous acts in the ncghboriood of the
route OF Inc Delaware and Chesapeake Canal where
ne was al work and had eloped the day before which
circumstance seems to aix the suspicion upon him still
'C'e Str9ngiy' % great was the excitement in the
neighborbood, that $500 were raised in about % mi
ues' and offered as reward for the arrest and conyic
uon o, Tue murderer, and many persons had gone in
pursuit II was therefore expected he would be taken
and brought to punishment '''''"