The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-02-18

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DEsrsuc7ryx coxsI xxrros we are yer5y
sorry 70 have 10 announce this morning that our
neighboring city, Petersburg, has again susred -
we're losss fire. The following account we copy
from the Express. Il yesterday: s.
Last night about ten minutes ,to, eleven O'Clock,
Of FIRE, which was caused 81 .Ls dsrnes baistinss
forth from the root of the large tobacco factnxy ~
Sycamore street, occupied BY Messfs Lliaus &
Brooks A few minutes attes itn discovery. the en-.
tire bnilding was wrapped in 2 sheet Of Hamsl
The intense hest speedily communicated TO the
large and splendid Protestant Episcopal Church,
(St Pauls,) on the north, and TO the new block OF
buildings on the soath, which are nuw al we write,
burning furiously from top to bottomsa i50fTs@l
The Centre Warehouse Messrs: Wyatt & Bhck,
Inspectors isalso fire. and 1t IL thought win be
entirely consumed. .9
The Church is total lose steeple having fall.
en- in, at the time we now write half past ~
o'clock
Thetenemenfs, five in number, were occupied by
the following gentlemen: bassHf
No L. By Mr. William Ingram, dealer In Teas
and Fancy Goods. Loss sa00o-insured for
No.. Occupied BY Mr.. Samuel A. Brown, as a
Coach and Buggy Ware-room. Mr. Browns fami-
iy resided above and he owned 1.-THE building Loss
probably &10 000-insured for three. i - =
No. 3. Owned by Mr.. Dinwiddie Grigg, and occu-
pied aboyeby Instantly and below by Messrs. Grigg
| e. Cogbill Commission Merchants Mr.. Grigg il
insured but it impossible at this to
tainto what amount, SO great is the CONSERVATION
prevailing. .
| No. 4. Occupied by Mr. A. H. Jagueneau, recent
lyfrom Norfolk, as Family Grocery, and owned BY
Mr.. Dnwiddie Grigg Mr.. Jaguenesu is not insured
| for dollar We presume there Is an insurance on
| the house "a Hi56zIA - sfkE.i9g4F III gRul
| No. 5. Occupied by Messrs. Wyatt g. Blick. In
spectors, as an Office a;s IS - 5s9 sai u sfSst
St. Pauls Church was built about ten years ago
we learn, at cost of some $4,000; and last aun
mer was splendidly repaired throughout. Insured
! for $1,000 only. ,s-Jsy .F ,.'.aays -.
These are all the particulars we have been ena.
bed TO gather at this late hour, amid all the con
fusion incident to SO fearful destruction of pro
perty. s6, FshiI aa.p el848r91 ~ gtx1 .4,a0rs
Never was the scarcity of water painfully man,
4 ifest Had there been even moderate supply ol
this essential element the fire could easily have been
confined to the tobacco factory In which Il origi
mated 81 - ~, Nss.te 80 : Il z = Z Ns4lst
-Four engines were on the spot Immediately, bnt
at leastth minutes elapsed before stream could
procured and that out as soon as the pool at
Jarratts Hotel was exhausted, tor no where else
+ The TOBACCO was all rolled ont from Centre Ware.
house, and Washington and Union streets for
some distance, are completely blocked up with hogs.
heads : Il .99Hf8JgE6 2 8sis8sssTKTf3 U8TfTsJ
and was confined to the three story block of build.
ings the south of the tobacco factory. The ori.
gin of the fire we cannot ascertain.
TRIA1. OF BUaGLAas.-A correspondent wries
US as follows: 80 .g3ifaiss -Rii.i9, seiagani. ~
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criminal nature before the Hastings Court this
morning was the trial of w Butcher arraigned for
burglariousy entering the store of Thomas w.
Roysto Saturday night last, and stealing there.
his guilt, and was sentenced by the court to ten
years confinement ID the penitentiary. There were
also two other indictments against him-one for
breaking in and robbing the store of A. s. Shafer g.
Co.. and the other tor breaking into the store of G.
H. Guild. and stealing large quantity of fancy
goods On the FIRST Butcher was sentenced to five
years confinement in the penitentary, and on the
last the Commonw wealth's Attorney entered nolle
proseqaa Robert Evans a free negro, arraigned
as an accomplce of Butcher In the burglary at Mr..
Roystons pleaded not guilty; but the Court, aaer
hearing the evidence found him guilty, and sen
fenced him to ten years in the peatenfiary. Amy
Butcher free negress win be tried tomorrow for
having in her possession q portion of the stolen
goods" 20 Fe.s.'a
SwINDLrNG.-The Norfolk Argus cautions the
public against 'Prof" Millar late agent Of Madame
Siminskis troupe, 1t appears he left Norfolk with;
out settling his bills, leaving Madame sirninski
| minus the concert receipts. In Petersburg, he
forgot topay his printers bills. ~ Z J'
Several freight and material trains, very hesyi.
| ly laden, have recently passed over the High
Bridge testing its strength most efectually.e On
| Friday train having on beard some 100000 lbs.
of railroad iron crossed it, without any perceptble
strain upon any part of the structure. Jour,
| LAND SLIDE AND TUNNELS. THE land eide
mentioned below was announced in the Dispatch
several dayssince. We copy now from the Char
| lottesvlle Jefersonian: sas flts4ia :
land slide ofat least $50 yards occurred at the
| intermediate Tunnel last week; as this land slide
occurred ON the main track, it will not interfere
with the progress OF the work on the temporary
track, which we learn is nearly completed and In
few weeks would be in use but for the delay occa.
stoned by the unfinished portions on the State
Work II 10 not probable, therefore, that the cars
| viii cross the Blue Ridge bekre April or May. ~
Col Crozet informs as that the water on the west
ade 0fthe main Tunnel has increased during last
month about 25per cent and not less that 150 per
cent since last year. The rock in the heading ID
again very dangerous. the seams being tinged With
red clay indicate issure rising to the TOP; here
great care neavy iimbering and arching win be ne
onth East sdc the rock has been exceeding
" hard requiring as many asa 40 drills to put
ih one hole There 10 present slight improve
ment. fs. !f ssf'ls Aissss . II ssi3slTa
| N ssi ~ @ae sEs agst IIHaia8 sas1 etpas ssssS
MUaDEHous ArTAcK.-We find in the Charlottes.
vile JsHsrsonian the following extraordinary ac-
count: sisF s
LAST Friday, Mr. .Uhasles III Brand hired rom
one of his neighbors Mrs. Strange, negro man
70 work for Mr.. r. r. Bailey, of Finvanna; after
bargaining for him Mr. b went TO the kitchen ma
told the man. Henry, Of the negro became insor
lent and sworc he would not serve him or any other
man except be lived in Richmond, from which
pisce he had justran away Mr. B. then said 10
theiboy that he would biv8 10 do one Of the two
things, either 10 80 % his honse and stay uutil
Mcndsy morning, and &p 70 NJ Bsiley's.. .M GO
before be would live any where rlse excepi Rich
nopd. Nj, brand told himh he would take him 10
Jail and seized him., threw him, down and com
nence1 tying him when Jane {hisy sisterl large
/ and strong womsnpulled him OFF, Mss Brand mads
serieaye the room, seized Henry again, had him
| 2y ne mfoat when she entered with . sick
three feet four inches loPg, and over seve incl 3
u circumference with which the aimed 4 bin1r
q his head. Mr. B. lodged, and he 7blS5v feli 81
~ shoulder shivering the piece Of wood! fha ne
/ gro woman then faa on cF the kitchen IA NJ.
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