Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-11-21

leans the boa, Msonri Belle came in contact With
usher stsboard bow taking our hrboad the hull was
stove Ia. aad the Nj H. down head foremost. The
yswi OF the b. OIL. and picked up several per.
sons from the wserwe rousded TO At the time we got
To the Missouri Belle. which time more hn 40 feet
oil he after part OF her hurricane deck remained above
water We passed line aboard the wreck, which being
made last to sanneheon, several persons climbed along
It aud got on board OF boat la the mean time the
yawl took m number more tom the lower deck--itis
thought that . number OF persons pershed-how many
we are urable TO say-ba a, and cargo totally lost"
NoRroLx November T.
fIRE'-Ab"u O'Clock last event x. the wooden ,eue.
meni U" CRANKY sheet ownedby YIN. ~ Whiting. Esq
AMI occupied by Miss Shep er for her female seminary
sas Uncovered to be fire. We .aiu that when The
Tame first seen, had made considerable progress in
the upper part o the root aud a strong ,eeze from
Nohw est swept the building all eiot,s TO repress
'he flames wercNnavailng. The ntighhoing wooden
tehrment in which Mrs Ann Brougb r.,ied soun
10 Yield To he excessive hrs'; but are pleased TO adj
that the flames finally exingui-h.d; although not
until the roof was destroyed. aud tn. rensi,rr Of the
building considerably innted. Great exercns were re-
qui.e I" preserve from the flames, the the
CANT mansion OF Eugene Higgins E,q hut ne are hap.
py state that slight deiarine is probably The only ia
jury which has teceivcd.Wc cannot close this noi.
without expressing our np,hy Tor the es,imsb ,l.s
who have suffered this occasion We learn tina, Mis-.
Shepherd absent The sking out of the FIRE jrh
struck her with the alarm she had only slight
coal fire in tie lower story We are, however uuahs TO
state any particulars touching the origin tho fire. Il il
difficult 10 what the individual losses OF these Ladies'
may he; we sincerely trust wh.tcver may he ieais
that they are small aud may readily be repaired. Beacon
In relation to the ale Marvel" extracted by us
aud published on Tuesday, from the Newark D,y Ad.
veIi'rr. that paper o yesterday has this notice:
MIR B'rion OF Woodbridge, wishes say, that the
Increase and constant succession oil vers TO his house
ha. become serious Inconvenience to his family and tal
in future none but pois ssonsi gentlemen who come intro.
uueed Iy his iam'y physician, WILL under any circum
stances, be admitted
We reg,et 10 add, that the family, besides being unce.
tremendously niruded upon at all hours oi the day aud
night have been 'ieaed with very ureserved aud indie
fueness la relation 10 the girl we III barely re-
aged The
OF those who will be likely decide whehe il be
phenomenon or gale Its {" any rate puzzle.
CHARLEsroN. Nov IL.
FATAL DUEL We learn that a duel " as Tough, he.
hind the Race Course, this morning.. x indiydu-
ais one OF whom named Francis Bou;an was Bar Keen.
era' Mrs Charpees boarding house. East Bay, andi the
other lately arrived from Boston, boarder at the
same Hotel ihe otmrr was shot through the heart. al
the Er h'e, and Instantly expired irline dispute was
we understand the eau'e oil this fatal evont- Pcnst.
Cholera ia Baltimore-The Baltimore Chronicle y,
"Wednesday says, 1--WE happy TO learn from several
respectable Physcians iba, the cholera greatly ab.ed
since Sunday last" The report of iiermsnle tor the
week endog Monday morning. gives list OF CT deaths
OF which % by cholera tho obituary records Of
'he newspapers contain the names several esInable
citizens WHO have al!sn victims to that I.', disease
among theIn ~o ro,ce those vi MIR. Nathaniel HYDE
MIS- Nevns, wife Of the Rev DIR. Nevins; MIR. Manuel
Judah. iOinerly OF Rchnond; Mr. John Osston; Mr.
VIM r. Poer; Mr. 1houias n. GouIdsmlth; aud Nil
Francis ucon proprietor OF the Stoue Tavern Gay street
TALLAmAsskE, October A.
onion Bank ~ florida We learn that Col. Gamble
h's elected sale OF million OF dollar. the stock Of
h' Bank IL IL expected 10 go into operation the Latter
part OF November or the LIST OF Deccmber. Besdes the
general prosperity which the prudent Of capital i'll
produce, may calculate with certainty on the con.
sune'ion Of railway 10 ST. Marks. Tor the early CON.
piei"n oil which, proper will DO ine diaely
adopted
The Rev De- Dncachet has resigned The Rcc,orshp Of
Christ Church IN Norfolk, and accepted tie in, ation
The Keciorshp OF ST. Stephens Church in the city OF
phl.dephia, vacated recently by the death OF the Rev
| DR.. Montgomery.
Ia the Pocahonias arrived at PhiadeIpha came pas
sSngrr', the Rt; Rev. DR.. England, X. G. Bishop OF
Chaleaon Catholic Clergyman pastor Of the Ur.ulinss
urs"Ine Nuns, aud Sisters OF Mercy.
Alta meeting ofthc Stockholders of the Merchan, and
Mechsnics Bank OF Wheeling held in the to OF Wheel
ing r 81 OF No, en,hrr the following gentlemen were
elected Directors OF said Bank john Fsucet, VIM r
Selby; William b. Ate'bury, Henry Moore, John Richie
Redick McKee.-Govcrunent Dire ctoIs: joseph Cad.
well. Israel Updrgf~u. David Agnew.
Directors appointed for the Office OF Discoun and De.
p9H's al Si0rgsn.own; Thomas p. Ray, hl.,hcw Gay
Fielding Kiger, George McNeely, John Hanway Alsto
phIns erninger, William L.zirr, Thomas S. Hsymond
James Robb OF Wheeling appointed Cashier Of the
ohee "f Discount aud Deposlte at Morganiown- Rcdck
Mckee elected Presjen' by the directors at Wheeling
and Thomas p Ray, unanimously elected Pr elen, bv
the Directors present, OF the Office of Discount AMI De-
pose al hIorgsn'own IL expected that the institution
WIN DC III operation some time between The Is, and 18th
oil Decsn'her IL is desirable that those pc rsons who have
suberbed, shall pay in the third rstame nts
as soon as possible .NOnongaiia Farmer.
| EXTRAORDINARY iNcIDENr.-A gentleman in ue
days SINCE was suddenly su,Sr.ed and alarmed 10 find his
horse gradually sinking into the earth, lie Instantly
i"apcd iom the animal aud by doing his own life
pro'idrnialy saved The horse continued TO sipk lower
nh lower into the earth, until he had one
ufed ard hiy eet Al is point, lac became wcdgsd be-
tween two masses OF rock, and crushed 10
no thasm or insure, toll, appears 10 have beer
formed ny The separation ot the earth and rock in some
con'u'ion OF Nature. The width of the 6ssure Al me
surface, We have not learned, hut il covered wi II
ih'n SOIL which commenced giving away as soon as l,e
weight OF ie gentleman and his horse was added 10 il
Lexington Ky haehigeneer.
| Dramatic authorship in Francs-A csss Of conside
ahe Importance fer the rights Of dramatic author. in the
disposal Of their copyrights, has iecen ~ been decided
before Tie tribunal OF Corr, ciona Police AT Paris n an
pears ha' M Scribe, celebrated drsuac author had
made an arrangement will, book SELLER named Pullet
EEL 'm all the pieces he might write for 200 francs each
This arrangement continued for time and a. Mr.
Scnbes plays becsme popular, the bookseller found il
very proh!sbie speculation. He ho eyer died
and Mr. rcfibe, finding lie could get great deal n,o,
money Tor his works, made engagement with another
book'el'r, and the daughter OF ~. Poe, brought an ac.
ton against Nj Scribe 10 guence, compel him TO
give her Tie manuscript OF the lasi piece he had written
called SdiUoiSy, ou PAm0TtUr dc la Refine on payment
OF 2oO ranc0 according TO the agitcnsnt made with he
i"ther NJ. Scribe con'erded dat die agreement was
n'toly persoGsl one with her father aud That lie was rot
bound TO cOEnu" The arrangement with the dsIsl
Ter, and that he had right spose of s property
10 the best advantage. The Trbuua decided in favor of
eoss
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JAMAICA
From our Junsica files we learn some further p.rficu
| Lars 10 those published Yesterday.
Much acrimonious feeling exists in The island iom f,e