Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-21

large store room while Green was ON the olert
and more than doubly armed having had three pstos
and dirk Hearing the blows, hasiened TO the
oil action, and arriving The door, fcnaa Green
with large pistol presented. and my brother usis his
cane over his head and pistol arm. AS entered the
~ commenced making blows with his dirk Not know.
ing whether the pistol had taken effect on nv brother
and seeing him in imminent danger, attempted TO ar
rest Green while others in the store at the same
time eudravored to separate them II was at this mo-
ment and not at the time stated in your article, that
MIR. ). interercd and the scuHic by this means CON
unuing between Green and nv brother The latter
fell and was wounded in the ueck by c. who immcdi-
atey retreated out of the door. All was the work of
very few moments As to the subsequent part of the
statement, "ibe combat then handed
indicted numerous dirk wounds npon Thomas Bragg"
&c can only say, that IT is without shadow of foun
dation as Is well known to one present Ii an
aiterpiecc to the tragedy, which never actcdAs
CARDS my interference, il was with a view not of nur
ing Green, but OF saving brother from further injury
Had under such circumstances remained inactive
should have been utterly dead to eyery eino of nature
No impartial man, think. will say that he saw me strike
Green. or attempt 10 strike him was totally unarm
cd not having even 1t was not until after the
affair was ended, that discovered was slightly wound
cd; DONE suppose, in my attempt TO arrest G. arm,
owing to the interference of Mr. s. was not near him
at any other time.
As TO the cause which prompted the attack, ON the
part of my BROTHER have but little to saw No abored
ustlhcaon apprehcnd, will be necessary TO those who
read the offensive article in the Exposor to which
you alluded. There is vast d;fferen nee between the IL
oerty ana the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the Press So long as
the Press is kept within proper bounds its privileges
should be guarded with the utmost vigilance but when
1t BECOMES the vehicle of private grcfs and SANDERS or
is used as an instrument to invade sanctty of
character, it should be universally rcprobatcd.
Wa,renton, Arg 3, 1885.
Disastrous FIRE NEW YoRK-It is our painfinl
duty to record the melancholy effects of the most de.
straciive coniagraton regarding the immense amount
ct property destroyed and the number of individuals
thrown out of employment, with which our cily has
Deth ior many years. 1T broke
clock tins morning, in the LOFTY 6ve-sory build
ing, No. 115 Fulton street. ra pidy extended hrou
TO Ann street, sweeping almost every house in the
entire block formed by Fulton Ann Nassau and Dutch
thence to the north side of Ann street and throu rh
large portion of the block formed by Ann Nassau
william and Beekman-nnd destroying also several
buildings on the south side of Fulton street toward
IN Immense amount OF capital was invested in
ths portion OF the city, in buildings merchandise and
the implements of various trades and professions md
ere is probably no other space of equal in New
iork III when 50 great number of arzlns were daily
employed There can be no doubt that upwards of a
thousand persons have been suddenly thrown out of en-
poymcnt by this calanitous event, and we have hoard
the number stated at more than 510-Among them we
arc assured that between four and FIVE hundred indus
Gus women and girls sufferers, who were employed
enemy IN various departments of book binding folding
periodicals, &c. o. S
The loss falls with peculiar severity upon editors and
printers; the establishments of twelve or thirteen
papers ana periodicals are among those dcstroycd-up-
ward OF twenty printing offices Including some of lie
most extensive IN the city, and many book binderics in
winch vast amount Of business was tonr-A mona
the newspaper establishments DESTROYED are those of tl
Transcript Jefersonan, Morning Herald Courier dos
Eiats unis Spirit of Seventy Six, Old Countryman
christian lntelligcnccr, New Yorker Catholic Dinrv
Protestant indicator and several others The cyten
sve printing office of George r. Scott & Co. in which
tie New York Mirror printed is also gone In short
te loss Is enormous We understand that insurance to
the amount of 200 600 dollars effected ON some of
oudlnss and other property destroyed but that amount
Is undoubtedly far short of the loss sustained In onc
establishment alone, We nrc informed The STOCK w.
valued at 100000 dollars. The great heirb of tho
buildings, most of which, were of Eve or six Stories rem
he -.
But the most painful tidngs yet to be reated; lives
nave 5een lost to the number at least of four and it is
reared that others have fallen victims Tic names Of
ui9 TOUT whose late Is ascertaincd are follows
David Carlisle, and Daniel d. Wyatt, printers work.
ing Tor Mr. fnrney, Us Fulton ST. They lodged in the
hi story oi the building, and both burnt 10 death
samuel blanchard master bookbinder; he LODGED in
the fourth story OF the same building and capin from
teen minutes " "
The fourth was colOred man, name unknown; he was
buried under the ruins of the fallen walls
Besides these, Mr.. Il. b TAYLOR fireman oc No An
was severely burned, also member Of No "a
name believed to be Gaston.--.N. Y Commercial.
further details " '
This fire. the most disastrous 10 the amount orproper
destroyed, which has occurred here in many years is
still more disastrous 10 the mechanics Of the ciiywho
are, to the number of nearly 5000 persous-mcn "
and chiidren-thrown out OF employ
The buildings destroyed were most of them occup;cd
wholly or IN part as workshops-and there cannot La,
fewer Than $50 300 printers and nearly twice ns mn
ny persons employed in the book bnderes of the other
m
employed 1T is however, very great, and the suffering
OF those families which depend upon their daily labor
must be great and it calls for the prompt and liberal
a'd OF these who enjoy competence.
One person. 1T is known, killed by iumpinp from,
fourth story window, and others it is feared have also
fallen victims to the confagration. Mr. Carlisle an
aged printer is missing, and it is much feared that he
was buried in the ruins.
The loss Of property by this freis variousy estimated
from $500 600 TO 100000
FROM information IN possession we are enabled To
say That the amount of in the different offices
does not vary much from $2l5, 000--qmericQn
- NEw BEDFoRD, Aug. /, 1885.
1HoMPsoN, ~ NEw BEpF ORD Much excitement has
been had in this place. of late consequence of renr,
that the unerant Mr. Thompson the foreign emissarv
imported INTO this country for the purpose Of enlghtcn
ing the good citizens III regard to certain political sub
ccts was to give public lecture in this town on the
subject OF Slavery. - Wv
no sooner was this intention made known Than the
Pubc voice was raised against the subject benp
IN this place by foreigner. The members of the .Abo
hon society, however still persisted in their deler
nation to bring Thompson out despite the public voice
In the height of this excitement, notice was issued
that tue Abolition Society would hold q aceGnp M one
OF our meeting (under call of the friends of
Anu SIaYcryO Tor the purpose of enlghtenp the pub
nc as to their views the subject A. it was penera
~ understood that Thompson daily expected and as
he was total stranger here, many Of The citizens CON
wa.IN al