The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-29
THE LATEST NEWS.
THE FIRE At CITY POINT.

We have received the following additional
particulars 10 relation to this ere. Il broke
out IN the aew depot Of the Petersburg Rail
road on Sunday evening, and from thence ex.
tended to some buildings owned by Frank
White, free negress, and others; thence 10
MIR. +. Corners store. comm Indicating the
names to large wooden building, owned by
Mrs. Durant, to store belonging TO Captain
F.Rives of Petcrsbarg-,o the Poet Office. and
finally TO a two story building belonging to DIR.
Richard Eppes of this place. All of these
buildings were entirely consumed in the short
nnace Of two hours. The store house Of c.
b. ecter, ESQ.,, in which the Post Office was
PrA was the only house from which there
keptS nuch of any value saved-his loss not
was ding $50. Some Of the books and &C
exceed cf the Postmaster were saved. There
coun,fone four or FIVE vessels lying at the
were the wharf at the time of the ERE, and
side were rescued from imminent danger by
,hey,rcaapt action of Captain Thomas Skinner
the je Steamboat Wave, who turned them our
of II the stream.
i"'' FLA duel was fought on Sunday ,he
DuAp the opposite side of the river from New
Goth Oh between MIR. Cohn and q DE-. Wint,el,
Oflear kitogs Of German papers. The du ell was
both ed lar one, the terms and result of which
a singd described BY the New Orleans Plea.
are thu
yune: conditions of the duel were that thew
shoetd hight with pistols, the one WINNING ,ha
s s1s' shot to fire at fifteen PAGES, the other a,
81 he following are stated as particulars
OF transpired on the ground. Mr.. COIN
nred 1rst. at fifteen PAGES, and missed. Hs
s srsh dvanced ten PAGES and halted, when
"Int.( raised his pistol. While all were ex,
eIunSFo hear the report, his hand slowly sunk
10 ms Hie, and the seconds reioiced in the
iss sa .Ae mo blood would be shed, and an est
,aIso;e oe preserved, But their hopes proved
.a"se'e Tor Winizei raised his pistol and
nIed. lie ball struck Mr.. Cohn in the rio bt
siue, Jus Glow the ribs, but did not pass out.
snu =. te hour last night no hopes were
ehlei'aiL OF bis recovery.
The IA ,upe of the ODD states thu, N.
.onn "af puch better and there were hopes
e"'e''a'n Ibis recovery. Wintzel, who dis.
appeared Us 5sately after the duel, had no
been discovi al "
Destructiri .9ire-Ser;ov. A..;s. u
der.
yG, June 2.-At half past nine
Soeh ias9 night, the canal boat Charles |
Dunn, caug 1t FIRE in the basin, and the flames |
s sI' commu 1ncated to Mr.. Shane warehouse. |
- eu "itn atlarge and valuable assortment |
sor oTus' covpsisting OF dry goods, bacon. |
~, 'a n.y. sifs, whiskey and other merchan n
. '.se ne en ire building, with its contents, |
sso ooe Ioyeq The total loss is SIS 900 or |
PoV,o1o, most covered by insurance.
- a ar past ten o'clock at night a large
,o"u VI perso y, drawn to the vicinity of the |
nc; oongrega'evd upon the bridge across the
,aon near tne fire. 1t unfortunately gave
hundred or mo - were nros,,s,ad 'H ;". ,mo
- mahy '" ere very seriously injured, but
~ "a. as ascerta ped, no lives losA
A man named Michael Irwin oAS.;Leu
vas killed by be iallir@ - ON b;s
cad. &c nssr~4p MS
During the fire man nsmeo Knife, and
ut Thomas Gu ev win murderer !" ~ n
led in a few mi hes. Inc Voo
Is escape. i
PHs.--I. S.THIA, GMne 81 Musician
ansical societies ,,earsed 10 ,us rand cum
this morning, prep a,ory TO Wo was bn.
cert this evening. process'Vn aenendhen
formed, and they arched TO ariovIence
Rail, where the pre- Eaep,s qt Ns sse1r1s asso
Citations were addr& ssed by Mayor Gilpin,
who welcomed ihemIt 20 the city. The whole
then filed through the venerable
building, the bands playing, and all uncovered
as they entered thev Hall. They counter
cd in Indene M Huce Suuare and nesspd l