The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-12-12

1jARPER'S BOON ESTABKTS HMENT ON FIRE
ANN pRORAI.E LOSS OE Lice

IIARPER'S BOON ESTABKTS HMENT ON FIRE.
AND PROBABLE LOSS OF LIFE.
NEW YoRK Dec. 1o-2 10, P. M.-The steam
boiler in Halper'3 extensive printing and book rs.
tabli-huert has Just now exploded setting IRE 10
tho buildings and the flames are raging rapidly
,, is supposed the entire property will he destroy
~ with an immense loss.
Il is reported, and there are great fears Of the
report being true, that number of lives have been
Ia5, OF these employed in the establishment
From the New York Express of Saturday.
LATEST PARTICULARS.
HALF FAST Two O'c1ccK.
TaoG~o has extended through to Cliff street. and
:.-r-in- with fearful wi'duess It il doubtful /.
,r- -rcatcr part 81 she whole block be not burned
Iowa The back wall has Jus; fallen with a tear
t.} ,-asa and the whole rear OF uarper's, lies
mas. o. lsuiuS ruins.
The press room il no douhl utterly DESTROYED
Nrx. ia tlsrpcr, cn Che street. h nuhertv's ard
,-sau.ae'o1y full q paper stock il ia probable that
- END, v.s] ga'i a saJ ritro The ire has conltnuu;
,.,c3 o. tle building opposite to IlaUcrs' en- Cliff
,-ac. 81; Is does Eot sppear TO spread. L IS i'm.
..-l..a to say W, whether any lives have been
The -aracn are working like horses, doing eve.
rv.ain- tla, manly eNer5ion and noble devotion
-rE ,tr subiUc (HH GcvgurjuG element.
W. learn shat NHcBtlC ii@c communicated 10 the
year :grn work girls jumped from Il second story
~. -ovvo, !Iarprgs budery-,ley were consid..
p. .g Lnsl I6e nra is spreading throughout thc
..5sry with fearful rapidly.
I'll. .,4~s"- have iU,t communicated with :hc
-7t- .f iar houses IN Pearl street. opposite Ilar
r.-'.. ;ro FRANKLIN Square Hotel, and the old Wal
.r Eauso aEo gn Htc IL the UPPER stories.
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sE0.TioNAl. NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA
NV ORLEANS. Dec. The steamers D,nia,
Webster aat fL}ovado reached their wharyrs here
fH.r announced tie arrival Of these vessels =.
H. t.a.lz7 some Gays $50.
Tugrg have been several fires at san Francisco
Sonora, ~teCNou, Dun0clsouvilic, and Sacramento
r.v T5c Ge-truCtiun Of properly. however ,,,ss
us. --c4-, Loss comparatively moderate
Tie mining P Hrat!ons were very encouraoinc
ONE lamp o' gold weighing eleven pounds, had
.~es tsu:.5.
A1ru.al frizo sh; had taken place between
Iaau named Carragan and John Carey for 81, 900
per side. Thirty seven rounds were fought and
Car-a-an was victorious.
Na.ljg- further has been heard from the Sonora
expedition. naval force was expected to 90 up
The .u.s It; California 70 assist il possible in arrest
IT, tic steps OF these marauacrs.
Au earthquake occurred recently at Humboldt
Navy murders have recently been reported at
San Francisco.
Trade more active and prices lower. Health of
California good. Crops yielding we'll
Cap: Brown, OF the saip Oronoco, had been ac.
cairufaIy killed.
The whale ships Liverpool of New Bedford and
slsrcus ol Fairhaven have been wrecked
TIE following vessels arrived out between the
Is. and I6-h. ships Sanduskv, Mischief and Wind
ward, aud harqua Peytona, OF New York ships Bo-
I.ia aad Western star, OF Boston; and Greyhound
.. Baltimore.
La-er alycas from the Sandwich Islands. state
:1a. no further change il the ministry had occur
rel. The small p2x was raging atthe islands
Later South american advices are received by
Ills arrival.
Immense discoveries Of gold in the Amazon re-.
ri1u are reported. Expeditions have been fitted
& and Ecuador to search the I,rp
ciuus metals.
The actual afvices are two weeks later from Cal
;t1-uis Il will be remembered that there were
S'e"9J0o OF gold reported on the way to New York