Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-04-24
CITY AND STATE Ny,vs

lorT" E'GrE,.-A white boy named T.,
Heath was sent to prison. on Sunday LAST. cha.
with stealing large number of pi,,ol.. probYbr, e..
worth, from the gun establishment, Of Mr. 81"
Walsh. Of thi, city. The i,.cn goods wore Y".
the house Of George Hubbard grocer NM III
! Market He YVES also arrested and sent Il, 80, ~
Ii appears from all the circumstances the, H., VI
luc,l n small boy, named ID. w. Power. ann ="
of Mr. Walsh. I" furnish him with the ps,n r ,'''''
bly, nj different times. Hubbard. tn. man ,L,,JI
punished To- tho very cx:cn; Of The law Ilnu.,t r
'!rcn arr frequently made r"gmc' hy the trlnr.si,
held out hy older persons who receive the ,ul.
DESTRUCTIVE FlREs.--A large amount of ,,ro,o.,..
has been destroyed. within few days past b. fro.
occurring in the woods in various parts Of the ron,
try between Acquin Creek, on the Potomac, An,
| North Carolina. Between Richmond md Fr.5
ricksbur., We learn. the fires have burned over IN
Immense tract "f country, and the destruction If corr
wood fences and forest timber, has been very ar.s,
II the weather continues dry, at present, there M
| telling when flames will BIZ oXm"uIShcd Several
farmers i'll Hanover, and I'll" adjoining counties hay,
| been rnnpcc! H. fight the tire day and night SIM,
! Thursday evening t. save their dwellings aud ou;.
! houses from destruction.
! On Friday q !irr broke out in the woods some
where. in The mri.slhurond n John &. Mnncurc's IN
Stafford. and n!d vast" II large extent If timber llui
reaching 10 III" river. Th. estimate loH- is ! or
EJ,UO.
Between Richmond and Petersburg, a lnrgo amour,
:" property has nls" been dcstroyctI letter in h.
Petersburg: Express 81 SATURDAY, say ':-"lhr wnOt
both sides 81 The railroad for several miles are
tire. Ih" wind i quiz" high. md it j" raging man
wilIl manner Fences. vegetation ana al INNS arg
i'll lis way, are being consumed, aud tier" !. nos 10
telling whore II j. /" end. S"he 'ni'" VI r'w nun
dre,l cords al ak wood belonging |" l'r hl-!rgl
Peters burr have been consumed. nni great drIne..
has been done (" the tracts owned by Mr-,s.
Chnlkicv, poindcyi"r and Others. The hallway
~, oil.
already cut were burned ~ different parts of Gb..,
field county .'tW cords al wood "ut lar hut NOT de-
livcrcd +" III" Petersburg Railr"ai COMPANY w,r,
CONSUMED. The dwr!,in" and ga. -h"H-.- -, Mr. Tins
Friend were utterly consumed. liz" dwelling ni NJ
Berry franklin, Together with his fences ONT l,,,.
Ar wrr, rl-n cons .ilnd The fire originated ly.,,
sparks blown from where some hands were M wnrl
clearing g'rund- Trees f,uc, amt u,L,,
property 10 II r,:" amount have been CONSUMED. AL
though 1t i r"s>ihI" AZ present To give ANYTIME
Ike correct ,tiriiatc "l tn" l",sea."
Ar"n"sl,o 'irn "t Ia" Dispatch. says "pr >1.b
living "n j n". River hgd THREE &.Hsf5j n,,s,ni
wood piled ready Tor market, the who'll. "i which
was d'ttr al. His lass, alone, :. near Sl0mm.
IL is ,y 81 that the l"-~ "i property In CL,.
trrtie'i iii not fall short Of SIO,00o while III,
'Hrna@' 10 the So" and GROWING imh,r cannot be ca
clln'c'. An old Indy anil ! + daughter living rrar
DudIe b.r" ON the Wilmington " c. l:uroai.
While rndravuug I" check the progress OF ilr ianr.
towards thor dwelling, were surrounded nv the Inc
and becoming confused, wrr" burned 20 death before
any as,'-'nno could be rendered. We could not Us.
certain their Nance
Df,ru or 4 CrrIzr>.-Mr Thomas vanneron
died quite sui nly Mt his residence in this city on
SATURDAY. morning last. He had for many wears hrl
ia" position OF clerk {" committee. ~ til" iou.e at
Delegates, and was esteemed ~ an clcmpnry Cit
zen. He wa about 81 years Of nge.
B.nNfn 70 DFNrm..-We learn from tho Cars.