Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-02

CONFLICT WITH FUGITIVE SLAvEs.--We learn
from the Ledger, that on Friday last, gentleman
from Maryland, in search Of fugitive slave, &C
companied by Deputy U. States Marshal and
Constable John Aeen, proceeded in a vehicle to
the vicinity of Gainesville, on the Columbia Rail-
road, where it was understood the fugitive was
secreted.
They arrived the neghborhood ofthe house
in question about o'clock in the morning, and
reused the inmates by asking for light to mend
the traces of their vehicle, which they pretended
were broken, A coored woman came to the
door, when the officer rushed into the house and
commenced the search. The owner RECOGNISED
his slave, but the other coored persons in the
house nterered, and arming themselves with
axes and firearms succeeded in enabling the flu
giiive to escape. They also assaulted the officers,
who ere, in sef-defence, forced to use their pis-
tols and il is believed several of the colored per.
sons were wounded. The slave owner recognised
among the men in the house several that he knew
to be slaves that have recently escaped from plan
tations in the neighborhood of his own.
DISASTROUS FIRE.--A correspondent from
Orange gives the following intelligence:
''On Friday night last about o'clock the dwell
ling house belonging to Mr. Henry Hatch at YER
diersvie in Orange county, was discovered to be
on fire, the flames having progressed too far at the
time OF Its discovery to be checked in its terrific
and destructive course. A great deal of the prop
erty (Which was extensively was consumed esti--
mated at from two to three thousand dollars Mr.
Hatch is worthy and estimable citizen; the loss
to him is ruinous, happening too at time when
he is little able to bear it. We hope that those
who sympahze with him, and there are many,
will take the necessary steps TO enable him to re-
cover his loss. The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from a hole in the chimney which caught
between the pIastering and tie shingles.
AN ABoRTIvE ATTEMPT AT ADDICTION. saw
yesterday rather queer sight at the Jail in this city
1t was nothing less than strapping negro man, whose
complexion Is daguerreotype OF night itself dressed up
in womens clothes He was in one apartment while
in another, we his travelling companon--a not
very pretty, bat decent enough, looking white woman.
The account which the negro man gives of himself s
that lie belongs to a MIR. McCauley in Orange County
North Carolina that he induced by the white wo-
man to leave his master aud accompany her far as
Washington in the dress OF woman that they ha
succeeded in getting as far the junction Of the Rich
mond and Fredericksburg and Louisa Dads when they
informed that the negro could go no farther with
out pass As tile negro had no pass the couple had
to rerace their steps in the train TO Richmond
and thence travelled through this place to CASTOR
where the conductor suspeetng something wrong pre-
vented their going further, and brought them to this
place aud lodged them in Jail. The negro, who says
his name is Abraham seems to be quite Intelligent and
by means detected at the failure of his attempt to
elope.-Pet Int. Of Tuesday.