Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-01

ore supposed to have been burned with the building
Others were let loose, wild with agony and ifight-their
names ON fire, and presenting a ~tcrrifyin ing spect ,clc-to
relieve them from suffering, several were shot down.
From the stable, the flames communicated to the old
Catholic church, which having been abandoned was tenn
porariiy occupied as a warehouse. The walls of this
building alone are left standing. The goods Il iomc igh.
" 10 one hundred crates OF CHINA, queens aud glss aware
are all destroyed. Mrs. Perry row OF buildings, run.
ning from Second To Main street, was in imminent dan
ger, az was indeed all the property in the ncighborhool,
IA brisk wind prevailing ut the time. directly from, the
west. But; fortunately, no other damage was done. The
new Catholic church, having a FIRE proof roof, was unin-
Jured, except In the burning of two or three windows.
Inc loss cannot now be accurately estimated. Nor
ton u Laveillc, John Calvert, and K. ID. Watson-thc
latter the owner Of the gools-are the principal suffer
cfs. The loss of the horses will be very heavy, but di-
vded amongst their several owners in the city. Alto
gether, the loss cannot be less than fifteen thous md dol
lars. 1t is not, as yet, known how the fire was commu-
hicatcd'-&. LomS Republican,. 4prH Z.
GRAND Gar, (.niss) April Z, 1885.
STEAMBOAT suNk.-Wc learn from gentlemen, passcn-
gers on the steamboat ABroNA, that the ENrRrss, ON
sunday the 9th inst. snaggcd, a few miles below Rodney.
No lives were lost, except one black man. Cargo sup
posed to be entirely lost. She was on her way up from
New Orleans, and heavily laden. The passengers saved
themselves with the utmost difficulty. losing all their
baggage, wevcr.-.ldreItiScr
WAsmScroS, April 20.-We hear that. ON FRIDAY
%nightlast, at the Presidents Mansion, the slumLcrs orthe
family were disturbed by an incident. with all the parti-
cularSo oil winch we are not acquainted, but we believe is
suhSt ntially described tlus:-Thc sleep ofthc President
was orokenby the noise of 5 mne one at the door of his
chamber. endcavoring, apparently, to obtain entrance I'M
to IT. On the Presidents demanding who it was, and
what was his object, the intruder answered, that he was
trying Tor wanted TO find the way) To gct out. The nois,.
having reused some members of the family sleeping in
adjacent rooms, they promptly repaired 10 the spot, and
succeeded IN arrcsting the offender. On beng cx-
ahmed, the first impression, that his object, in at
tempting to- get into the Presidents room, was per
sonal violence, entirely gave way before the fact
hath was without arms or we pons of offence of any
KIND; he was an ordinary person, of the appearance of a
Jay Iab"rer, who had, tn all appearance, got into the
house with a view TO plumber. but missed at the same
Tune ms way and his object. In order to keep the fellow
sale until the morning, when he could be- sent before a
magistrate, hc was locked up in an apartment on the pre-
misses usually occupied as a stable, butat The time va
cant, where IT was supposed he would be- safe enough till
morning. When the morning came, however, the bird
had fiowni having escaped out of n window or aperture
oi some sort, which was At such a height from the ground
That no one supposed he could possibly reach it.
l ms Is the substance Of the story as we have heard ii.
Should an authentic account of the occurrence appear.
differing IN any material particulars from this version of
1t, we shall place 1T before our readers. We hope some
clue viii yet be found to lead to the apprehension Of this
dicpredator. and bringing him TO a just punishurnt.-.Nat.
Lnteitigencer.