Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-08-30
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ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.-Monday morn.
ins about three O'Clock the mill property, formerly o""'1
by The Virginia Steel Company, situated between Inc
NJ and James River and Immediately below the Richmond
and Petersburg Kali Road BRIDGE 10 this city, was Destroyer
by fire. This property embraced three ou!dinss-a a'sc
twu story brick house used plaster mill large ~oou
en- shed adjoining used for the storage OF gfouhu hn u
vrnunI plaster and large wooden building USED as u
n,nuu mill steps distant from the other buildings
IN, who'll. consumed including their machinery ana
6,lures aud quantity OF plank -Four valuable planning
machines uso materially injured If not rendered "i'l
" useless heavy loss was also sustained oy The
on nf iva large wheels between the plaster ana a-
min, mills Tie properly belonged To Isaac t. Watkins,
Esu who recently purchased it from Robert K Duya''
Eq and who hnd since the purchase put 40 opefaton M
blaming mill We are glad 10 learn from Mr. Watkins ha AIS
loss will not be great. Indeed il may be- that no Is i9y IN
sured He has insurance in me once OF .e ,nslna
Fire and Marine Company for S9OOO when VIM probably
vcr his loss INC fire broke The plaster MILL mInc-
dacly alongside The rail road bridge I" nlc' vas L -,
difficulty prevented from taking fire. and was no u'Io
mnncated by The hand OF ncendinry IL was nscoss
81 hout three o'clock in the morning The several ilre COM
pancs the city speedily on the gfolnu WIN ~
en- .nrs and apparatus ana rendered valuable selsee ~
vinp the rail road bridge and other surrounding popeS
CHARGE or STEALING MONEY.-ln The Mayors
Cont Yesterday morning. Samuel II Jones young white
n s,od ch,rucd with stealing the 27ih June last on
ne line nj IA. Central Rail Road in this city, about S5V III
hank notrs and cold coin from the pockets ot William L.
Eirby VINO was Intoxicated al the time hhy stated tha
ircc men, U which the prisoner was one !e W WIN hi'I
The of
in the valley drink He became Intoxicated anu iri asleep
When he missed his money aud charged ms DOL,
tie COMPANIONS with taking H. VI course 'hey cc olu
insisted goin. the for the purpose ~ neins
"a he nm oicrr Il accompanied Them and officer HcGn
der searched lhcn and found no money IN uieii
GLOW conclusive Of innoccnce Tue following uag Nv,
nraorcr went To the of Dir Srecke near me rifS
Market and purchased 25 cents worth oil segars ot "
he rendered So Georgetown s. e., note rms note ho!
recognised part of the money taken rom ms @
Inr other accused Immediately arrested atl
placed in mil The prisoner The bar could mol DC ionh
unI Saturday last. The prisoners appearance hh a''erc'
so much since June hat witnesses stated! that u was
with difficulty they could recognise him. II: was nm
nrr Il-si than he At the time OF the robbery lie was
r,mnn.d for examine ton before Hastings Court the
% Monday September when his accuMpices VIII also DE
examined.
ASSAULrlNG A WOMAN.-rhc continued case Of
K l5cr Giles Il free nnlaD man, charged with making
violent assault on an old negro named Nicey, slave
Of Richard Parsons disposed Of in the Mayors Court,
Yesterday Fr" The evidence appeared that Giles went
ir house of Nicey tho head oil The Basin AMI com
n,rnrcd abusing her She threw glass lumber at his
head mad lie in return pitcher her, which rttIrS
head and staggered her Recovering, she tire"
\ sick \, him which he caught and continued the aray
with. The woman badly hurt Giles was ordered
puui-hncn with stripes 10 the full extent OF The law
WHITE AND BLACK On Sunday evening last, while
Officer Reed Of the Police passing down Broad street
he mel white man. walking urm with black
man Officer Reed stopped hcm and demanded 10
know The why and The wherefore Of such cherK
by ,wI business The white said the negro belonged
10 him negro said III was On his way 10 second
street They were both arrested and taken la the cage ana
Yesterday appeared before the Mayor The white man SAID
his name was Henry Brason. The negro was named
Charles the slave al another person. ana vas emphyea
Stewards lnctuy Several witnesses appearing and testify
ng that Rtn-Ou man OF genera good character WI"
harpcnrd 10 be- ION a spree the time ne vas iond III
company with The negro, HE Mayor discharged 1in WIN an
Ammunition.
\ BAD BUYS-'wo youths named John Mclaughlin and
Andrew Atkinson arr,igncd IN the Mayor L"nrt,
Yesterday charged with stnning churches and dwelling
houses and other riuoJs and drderly conduct at E"cR
ems TN. case poslpnnrd until to-day in order |" pro
cure the attendance Oi wItnesGrs.
SUNDAY AMUSEMENT.-Owe Mcketon became In.
tAicar Sunday last and went 10 the house oil Thomas
Jones ON Second street aud attempted la enter 10y kicking
nut the panels door Ills rionms conduct collected
crowd ri leo persons, and attracted the attention
If In, rice when Mrkrtun was arrested ahl taken To me
ca,r Yesterday The Mayor demanded al nm SuU security
r b.IlrT conduct in The ball had not been given
when We lett The Courtroom. .
BOOTS, SHOES, &c
~. m III, iiruliun the advertisement nl M"ssrs. Pnl-
new Watts * Puncy. We satisfied that buyers al
whur-alr ran do wei! in Richmond rs they can NJ The
Morrill, Mrs-r> r. W. T.. old and experienced drni-
,- and familiar goods ia their line suitable I The fif
nd North Carolina trade.