Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-30
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| DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.IEc dwclng house ard L
rn-togcticr with ali the household ant kitchen furnI,n
and the wardrobe Of =. A. leiskcl, ESQ., a; !-b,nnn -
D Springs, were consumed on Tuesday night last ,n,
The fire originated accidentally in The kitchen ". ~,
on discovering the kitchen b. fire. broke open ,h "
leading from his chamber into it, and the scorchinv Il 'o
rushed INTO ms bed room, knocking him down by 'e:
ealing neat and consumed every Thing that room sun"
Leaving sir H. y snit Of clothes. The clothes he h
when we saw INN were borrowed. The progress 81 ih W
was 80 rapid alter this door oprnrd I, ON. .o - W
bed was burning, whilst The last child wa. heinz n
OF l'e olhrt emu lhs IS tiv SAD calamity inst Ia,
len upon worthy and nuch esteemed c,zrn m i IA
estimated al ifon S2UuU 10 $4,000. On Wrdn.,.v
Rev. t. Nj Smith carrying round subsc
io 'e it'cl VI M H., To which our citizens we're prem
generally subscribing. Mr. Il lilly able TO meet ,his
and we hope al VIII consider themselves BY the DICTATE
humanity obligated 10 aid in The relief Of his family
Since writing the above, we learn that Mr. II = ost
greater than ~c have stalled His bonds REGENTS accor
and about S00 in money, which under his nIIou.
smoke house. and every mouthul of provision on The nj
were al! lost Not one stitch Of clothing was secured
| any member ." The family those iu which thew ~
sleeping and some o! them were neatly burn, oil ~
backs. Mrs. IT, vas badly burn, on the shoulders !,
neck, and the OF Miss Martha lIeiskcu are n,
blister. S!lnnon Imdcutsr
ELECTION OF JGDGE-An election was hell il ;,
bciinfd JUDICIAL District supply the vacancy occasion
By the death ri Judge laaicrro last week wheSre.nI
IN 'hr election "t Geo H. Ginrr of Piusylrani by a.
siderable majority. His opponent was Mr.. rredway
INES entered into tie CANVASS and IA the Wings have
majority IN the district they, of course, elected their mn
NO par tysn don't 10 be very popular tia,
GNer Mlrke. DenOcrl,
SALE or OLD POINT HOTEL.-As there has h
some discrepancy in the newspaper statements respec,
The attempt safe OF this establishment Wed
last give the following version with assurances thar
the p
Twelve O'clock being the honr Of sale at that hon = i
auctnncer announced the property as being up ass,,
the company that there would Le byr bLijno .,t
u single made by tor either of the psoptir,s ~
property positively 10 be sold. lie then r.,a -
he hel hand specify in, the property to be .nA 49,.
tSr., Sc and called for bid, when in rea.ona6iy &
time SIG 900 BIZ! by very responsible prrGon Suce
svc bids ol SJuO made, until they down ,r q
each and the property finally knocked down al $is
The previous bids If SiS -gp and SiS 700 were M,
by very responsible gentlemen adjoining States
came with view o buying H. The .iurlloneer dwcll
siicraby the last bid The prOptturs had wi.aa. j
!nys refused an o!lrr at private sae oil $50 0U0
The SALE T." reasons rrS-arr TO mention, has 1
cancelled and IS "n4cfSi'od la sale OF The r
uctly, wih front building ana other important att,.5,
will positively be mace ~ ;ic early part oi October
Norfolk Hsy44 a
PACIFIC RAIL ROAD.--A writer in the Enquirer y;
signs himself valley Democrat" strikes p0ad,rg
bows aganS The Pacific Rail Road gov crnment ,
sure. Another article, which appeared in the Enqu.f
weeks ago aud extensively copied Throughout Il
STATE over The signature Blue Ridge, written
the gentleman. N" Is able Ia discuss
questions, as he has made his mark in the councils Of
State and the nation and occupies prominent position
the affections nf The people lirsa Denocra, OF the
school who cannot BE- swayei from his dcyg
IL the principles Of 'gc by Il plea OF expectancy or a
We shall! lag The article before our readers shorts
Valley DemopI z
DEATH or A YOUNG MAN IN THE GRAVE s.: 81
AT MEMPHIS, TENN.-A young found dI: i n
he grave yard ul south Memphis, the 18Th inst "a
name james W. Thompson. He was native q. \
State and has brother livn., in ynchburg. Hpp,a
from letters found upon him. He Memphis +
boa from Caro- Hr rntirrly destitute 81 mon r.
md refused any ai from the passengers though they kH
filtered him. The Memphis Engle expresses the %
on that young Thompson falling 10 get employment W &
rrrd ahoui shGnung all a5soc!ann and finally died i
,pprcSsinn heat. !n his packets found C.ric.S
II membership 4" the Glover lilI Division III The Som II
temperance OF AppomatioX G"nhy-a letter from X II Il
ti:hnInnd and another from himself - hs brD.hef II
.ynchhurg ir had also female mnia with Dcs II
lir hcl attached lines poetry s!sn;t
K ato 10 J. ". r." His body dccCny inferred.
= The Alexander Earl Of Stirling, claim 10 The EsLA
les is classcd arng with the Rev Eeaaer WilamS
LAIN to "A Bourbon. lnT. this Is the age "i hum5us.
ne present claimant CiiImants We Imagine, havr n
with highly respectable family OF A!csIA
ers in this section Virginia. who we believe,
cal dies, ,nIunls OF The real Eiri III Stirling
ileraNdriu Ga.,"s