The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-07-25
LocAL MATTERS.

LARGE FIns About quarter past 10 o'clock Sun.
dav morning the machine shop attached to Robert
Roshers carriage mandatory, In the rear OF B1sh.
a.. Hal, corner of 9th and Main Streets was set on
IRA bv anne person or perscns unknown, a. we
Iearn in two or three places, and speedily was 10 q
,snsraI blaze. South of this shop stood q small
woodeu tenement occupied by w w snead, silver
Mater: then followed In the same range two small
receiving shops of the factory. Immediately west
of the machine shop stood the large brick factory
wherein the bodies ana the wood work of the car.
riapes were conltructed-and north of the machine
and woud shops, close enough to catch the spread.
ing flames were tie kitchens of Mrs Abbott's
boarding house, Mr. 8 D Demons blacksmith shop
attached to his foundry, and the rear portion of
the large brick fur story Bosher's Hall The flames
from the mashine chop speedily communicated to
all the wooden and brick buildings mentioned az
encircns the former, and for brief period /. ap.
peared as If nothing would save the entire square
from destruction-the amount of combustible mat
ter being very large and the heat from it intense
The noble exertons ct the fremen finally restricted
the fire within the boundaries of the machine and
wood shops, but not until after great deal of
damage had been done to the small wooden build
ings adjacent, and also to the contents and the up-
per portion of Boshers Hall. r...l
Mr. Bosher saved all of his valuable carriages
on the frat floor and the materials In the finishing
shop below. For time Mr. William Mott, a daring
member Of company nu mber five, and a negro fire
man, who were engaged in playing upon the fire
from the top of Bosher's Hall were placed In the
mn I'D
skyight and remained upon the roof until the keat
and smoke almost stifled them On seeking to de.
scend through the ky-light they found the heat
aud smoke so dense below as to prevent egress-
Mr. Mott then cried out to the crowd below for a
ladder, but there was none at hand long enough to
reach the top of the building. This was moment
of intense interest," both to Mr. Mott and the negro,
and the alarmed multitude below for it was thought
that nothing could save the former from being
burned to death. Fortunately, in few moments
after this, ladder of sufficient size was brought,
and the intrepid Mott and his staunch sdherent de-
scended to the ground unframed amid the cheers
of the excited spectators. Theirs indeed was a
narrow escape, and proves the necessity of having
number of long ladders for the use of the depart
ment upon highest buildings in cases of fire.
The two upper rooms of the hall were occupied
by the following Masonic Ledges: st. Johns, No.
So; Dove, No. 81 Lodge Franchise, No So; La
tayette Chapter, No. 49, The splendid regalia and
fixtures of these lodges valued at about $1,000 were
entirely destroyed; insured only for $500.
Mr. Semon's well known aud memorable sword,
| at least to Masons and Templars, had to undergo
| the scathing ordeal of FIRE, and came out of the
| furnace minus of scabbord and very much defaced
Damage to Mr. Dsnoon's shop about $3.50; insured
| in Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance aud Fire
Association. The building occupied by VIM. w
| Snead was injured to the amount of about $l00-
| insured.
We could not ascertain from any reliable source
yesterday, the total value of the property destroyed
but estimate it at about SIS 000 including the value
| of the buildings and their contents destroyed OF
Injured We understand that the hall is injured to
the extent of about $500. Considerable amount
| in the Va Fire and Marine Insurance Company
We could learn nothing of the insurance upon Nh
R. Boshers stock or indeed the particulars of the
insurance of any property.
| AssAULT.-At the instance of a man named John
| Hughes, cock at the Exchange Hotel, Joseph Du.
hamel was brought before the Mayor Saturday to
answer the charge of asssulting and threatening to
kill said complainant ON Friday last.
| female living with Mr. Hughes, and passing as
his wife, though according TO his acknowledg menu
in court not married to him-was first called for tbs
complainant. She deposed that Friday evening be
tween five and six O'Clock, Mr. Duhanel, armed
with gun, came to the door of their house on
Broad street and asked for Mr. Hughes, saying th
| he wanted to shoot him. She would not let Mr. D
| in and he stood about the house some minutes say
ing that he would kill Hughes on account of the
affair of the night previous.
This affair she would relate: The two families
lived next door to each other and had been intimate
together. On Thursday evening, Mrs Duhamel
visited their house and left at an early hour in a
merry mood, for they had been joking together -
Witness asked Mrs D if she had any mint to spare
she said she had and would let her have some,
and then she went into her house. They locked
the door and Mr. Hughes undressed himself There
was then tspst the door, when Mrs extended her
hand through the partially opened back door-the
ward of the two houses being one-with some mint
in it. NTH then seized her hand and pulled her in
"a Joke, when Mrs D ran across the room laughing
| and tried to get out of the front door and then
hack again. when Hughes put his hands on her
shoulders. Mrs cried "Joe," Cher husbands
nancy but in laughing manner and then went
out She saw nothing improper in the sffair nor
was anything of the kind intended. Hearing that
Mr. was angry about the matter, she went next day
(Friday) to his house to explain it, when he threat
ened to hit her with stick If she did not leave
Friday evening was when he threatened Hughes
| life.
John Hughes deposed that Duhsmel first came to
him in his kitchen early Friday morning and spoke
| to him pesceably-,hen he came sgain and said
Hughes must fight duel with him about the matter
of the night previous-that he would have salts
faction. Witness wanted Duhamel to wait and he
would see him in the morning, when he (D) got cool
about it, Duhame said that the alternative was 4
cowhidipg short time after Duhamel came in
with cowhide, caught Hughes by the hair and
| struck hun several blows with the hide Mr. Bal
lard then came down and turned Duhamel out. On
Friday evening, owing to the noise and threats
which Duhamel made about his house, witness had
to leave his house and 90 to the Hotel to sleep.
Two witnesses from the gastronimicai cellar of
the Exchange corroboratsd the main points of
Hushess testimony. One witness during the scuf.
a. hosra n,hauel tell Hughes not 10 take that knife