The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-04

HEAVY Loss BIZ FIRE -On Saturday night last,
between IL and - o'clock, fire broke out in car
penter shop attached to the tobacco factory of Mr.
James Thomas Jr, of this city on Cary street, be-
tween 9th and 7th streets. The shop contained
large quantity Of plank, boxes and other combus-
tible materials, and was of course soon enveloped
In flames which speedily communicated to several
brick buildings, used by Mr. for various purposes
connected with his extensive tobacco factory The
main building, ON the corner of Cary ard It'll SITS,
shared the fate of the smaller buildings, and
In short time after the fire was first discovered,
the whole of Mr. rs large establishment, embracing
several contiguous buildings, and occupying the
main portion of half q square, was enveloped In
flames, producing one of the hottest, most alarm
Ing and destructive fires which has occurred for
some time in this city.
The several fire companies of the city, with their
| accustomed alacrity, came to the rescue; and
through their laborious exsrtions the ire was con.
| fined principally to the establishment In which It
had its origin Three OF four small buildings, apart
| from the factory, were burned, amongst them
| small brick house, near 9th street. owned by Mrs
Eliza Cary, and stable and clubhouse ON the pre-
| misses of Mr. Thos Dudley, in the rear of the pre-
misses of MIR Thomas.
So extensive was the conhagration, and SO in.
tense the heat that serious fears were INDUCED for
| he safety Of large amount of valuable property
in the neighborhood of the fire. The tobacco fac.
tory of Mr.. Coleman Workman and that of Mr.. N.
H. Thornton, in MIR. Stewards building, were
| placed in imminent peril as was the row of large
fine dwellings the south side of Main street, be-
tween 9th and 9TH sts The stabling and out houses
of the latter were several times on fire, but were
saved, with one tive exceptions, by The herculean
efforts of the fremen. The whole of Mr.. Thomas
extensive tobacco manufacturing establishment, to-
gether with nearly all its valuable contents, was
destroyed. There was vast quantity of manu-
featured and manufactured tobacco destroyed,
and AL the valuable fixtures and machinery of the
| establishment. So rapid was the progress of the
flames that only few boxes of manufactured to
bacco were saved and we understand Mr.. IT'S
| stock on hand was unusually large. This destruc-
tive fire is believed to have been the work of an In
cendiary, and involves Mr. T. in very heavy loss
The loss In buildings, stock, fixtures, &C. Mr. T +,
by hasty calculation, cannot estimate below
$4,000, while he Is insured for only half of that
amount-S20 600 in the Office of the Fire Associa.
ton, and $40 1000 in the Marine and the Atna Insu
| rance offices in this city. He will be subject to
great loss too, by the interruption to his business
which must follow, and be the result of the fire.
He worked great number of hands, which will be
less available him during the delay in preparing
for renewed operations. Fl.
We regret to add that an accident occurred at the
| FIRE, by which young man named John Miller, the
| son of Mr.. Henry Miller, of Broad street. was
severely if not dangerously hurt. He fell from the
roof of house, in the vicinity of the fire, distance
of about IL feet and received injuries about the
head and body which, it was feared, might result
| fatally. The iremen were placed in great peril
while operating with their hose amidst the falling
walls and timbers, but we heard of no other acct
dent. .l
e SuBLETT MAGRUDER, Of the firm of Sub
lett Magruder q Sons, another of our old and esi
mable citizens, and a merchant of long standing
died suddenly at his residence in this city yester
day morning. He stood in the midst of the com
mercial men of the present day as Representative
of his class of day past aud gone, and fine pat,
tern of the judicious, systematic, rgidly upright
and sterling merchant His reputation was one of
the puress. He enjoyed the general respect and
esteem of his fellow citizens who regret him as
US. -
Fourth OF JULY ExcURsIoNs.-f man can
show his independence more readily in any one
way than in another, 1t 10 by changing his location
at will To demonstrate our freedom in this re-
spect there are offered to Us for the fourth of July
the choice of two excursions, either of which will
be pleasant and both of which will pay for the time
and money which they will cost We notice LIST,
excursion per railroad to Petersburg, leaving at
| A. NJ, and returning at 2 P. M fare 81. I'd, ex-
cursion to City Point leaving Rockets at P. III +,
| to return before IL; fare g. Music and refresh
ments in abundance. Advertisements will give
particulars. Toall who can leave the city, say
by all means, go the other of these trips
you viii feel younger and stronger for week to
come, in consequence of the change Of air, and
come back to your duties refreshed and invigor-
ated.
| SUDDEN DEATH "A poor man named Henry
died in the Valley on Thursday. His wife, on Fri.
day evening, after waiting until near the hour OF
interment for the hesrse to arrive, In fear that II
might not come, started up town to see about it,
| When she had got az far 90 the Central Railroad
Depot, she was overpowered by excitement and
the heat of tho sun and fell dead. We were un
able to learn farther particulars but feel assured
that in case of any thing like want or restitution
appearing, on investigation, our citizens will al
ever. be found ready to give relief. aN
We noticed two hearses bearing the bodies Of
both husband and wife to the grave, on Saturday
afternoon. A
D1soapRsLY HOUSE, Elizabeth Smith, who,
az our readers will remember, complained OF WIZ
liam Bsdkin, Incorrectly called Bodhn in our re-
port Of Friday lasD for assault. &c, was brought
before his Honor, the Mayor, on Saturday morning
ON summons to show cause why she should mol
, be fined for selling liquor without license. One Of
the consssbles testified that he had, on Thnrsday
evening, seen Elisabeth selling liquor 70 negro
and that he saw the negro take out hs pocket book
and pay for II. The accused said she did not sell
liquor, but kept little to give nsgros for bringing
water, &c. The Mayor admonished her that on
second complaint she would assuredy be commit-
ted to JAIL but that for this time, she might be dis
charged on payment Of . fins OF -.