Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-10

building on the great East square, near
the Courthouse, the property of Mr.. Joseph
F. Chambers, proved to be the scene of con-
dagration. It was occupied by DIR. Edward
Sill, the front as an Apothecary store, and
the rear, as a family dwelling. Thebuilding,
with almost its entire contents, composing
a large stock of Drugs and shop furniture,
were quickly consumed. It was a wooden
building, old enough to be most thoroughly
seasoned, and large enough to make a ter
rife flame. The fire extended East, consum-
ing the Post Office building and the house
formerly occupied by Mr.. Bencini, as a grog-
shop, when it encountered Mr.. John l..
Shayer's new fre-proof store, occupied by
Messrs. Kennedy & Mills. Here its fury
was stayed-thanks to Mr.. Shaver for his
foresight and liberal enterprise. But for
this building every house on that street
must have beendestroyed. Judge Caldwelps
law Office, on the south street, and a kitchen
and smoke-house, attached to the house oecu-
pied by DR.. Sill, completethe hstofbuildings
destroyed,
We learn that DIR. Sill has an insurance on
his stock of Medicines, &c., f $1,000, which,
it is estimated, will cover about one-half his
actual loss. Also, that Mr.. J. F. Chambers
has an insurance Of 50, 900 on .hissbuildings.
In the destruction of the Post Office, ye,y
little loss was sustained beyond the building
itself. All The mail matter was saved. 8
The destruction of DIR. SilPs Drug Store is
a serious public loss, particularly at this pre-
sent, there being an unusual amount OF sick
ness throughout the whole surrounding coun-
try, and the community entirely dependent
on him for medicines. We learn that it is
his intention to open another store here with
the least possible delay.
Judge CaldwelPs Law library was saved.
1t has always been the Gale ulation here
that it would be i'm possible for either OF the
four corners near the Courthouse to burn
down, without also Cling and burningit; and
that in that case the fire must inevitably
spread to all the corners allud, d to, and as
q consequence the entire business portion Of
town destroyed. Expcrieneehas shown that
these conjectures were false, at least in part.
Friday morning was remarkably calm, and
it is probably owing to this circumstance
that the Courthouse was saved. 1t took fire
several times, but the fire company, with
their engine, found it quite an easy task to
t keep it in check. Had thigh wind prevailed,
however, it might have be- nvcry different
? Salisbury Watchman, Oct. 2.
; HOMICIDE We understand q most revol-
ting homicide was committed in the upper
: part of this District, on Wednesday night
last near a place called the Wolfpond. We
. have heard but few of the particulars which
: are as follows: On Wednesday, William Ar
ant met two Of the PLIERS just over the North
Carolina line, who keeps a doggery. Drink
ing Of course ensued. Late in the evening,
Arant and the two PLIERS left fortheir homes
in this District and were only seen by one
. person afterward, in the dusk of the evening
dismounted and stripped as if to fight. On
" the next morning, Arant was found near
the spot where seen the evening before, with
!, his throat cut. There were three strokes of
- the knife, and his head was nearly severed
from the body. While the inquest was icing
g held over the body one of the PLIERS rode up
and was Immediately arrested. After the
= inquest, a warrant WAS issued for the arrest
g Of the other Piiler who when found, resisted
~ the officer and his posse, threatning death to
n any one who approached, at the same time
flourishing q large knife-whereupon one OF
the posse procured a stick and struck PIiler
: a blow, from which it is thought doubtful by
20 his physician whether he can recover.
q, ChcraU Gazette.
We Learn that Piiler has since died.
h. Camden Weekly Journal.
A SINGULAR RAILROAD Academia sin
v gular Railroad Accident occurred at Bostor
on Thursday. One Of the carly trains wa.
as al preaching the depot; the locomotive ant
IN ClLO CU IiIG uSudl Dldco
Ie for the purpose of being run upona side track
re- and allowing the cars to pass into the depot
nd The locomotive and tendar were retarded
the train overlook and struck against the ten
is. dar with such force as to open the throttl
valve of the engine, which instantly starte
ahead at a greatly increased rate of speed
". The engineer andtireman, seeingthat the trai
was coming Immediately upon the tcnda,
eff leaped from the engine an instant before til
collision, ard a switchman shifted the svitc
as, just in season &c run the locomotive off tI
track. The result was that the locomotiy
IN and tendar ran a distance of IS or 100 fee
ion tearing up and lemolishing every thing
ing their way.
en-, RAILROAD ACcIDENT-NARRoW escape
II Yesterday morning when the mail train f
IA; Weldon which leaves this citv at u o'cloc
on. was about twenty-four miles from Petersbur
on. the connecting rod which connects the d1
wing wheels of the locomotive broke, one
left the wheels running off. After this accide,
cry had occurred, strange to say, the train co
nee tinued to proceed for a distance of about thr
hundred yards without running off the trac
The cars were then stopped, an engine a
tile tached TO a freight train at Stony Creek oil
J, / cured as a substitute, and the mail, after a d
7 to tentlon Ut about two and a half hours, tax,
felt on to Weldon without further accident.-E
ort- FATAL AFFRAT.-A serious affray occurr
son at Snake Pond, a few miles from Barny,
Court House on Saturday last. between w
q TO liam w. Peyton and an old man bv the mar
Y. of Moody, in which the latter received sc
INST eral severe wounds across his arm with
.oi. knife severing the main arteries, and he bl
M to death IN less than twenty minutes. The
OBJ had been a. gathering at the above nam
bic, place on that day, for the purpose of sho
the ing for beef and Pcyton, We are inform,
lark asked this old mar to loan him his gun, |
he refused fearing some damage might
faTe done, wllereupon the wounds mentioned. W.
rims inflicted. Besides the death of Moody. so
ight five or six others we're severely stabbed, a
tiles one nan had his arm broken. and anot]
had part of his nose cut off. We understa
quilt a travelling grog-shop vas i~nattendance, a
then that the wounded were all more or less
cent der the influence Of liquor, which aceou
pous- for the bloody scenes enacted. Peyton |
be not been arrested up to the time of our goi
the to press.-BarnaceU Sentinel.
feet; A TRAGEDY IN SALEM. The Lvncbb,
Varginian of Tuesday says passengers
upe- the Western train Monday brought inforr
onor ton that DR.. Richards, of Salem, Roano
had been shot and killed, by - Caldw
in consequence of certain statements VIII
wilma DIR. r. was represented to have made. der
muir atory to the character of Mrs. Caldwell.
r the r.. was in his Office, when G.. sought hin
riott, demand whether he had made the stateme
,riso- attributed to him. The result was that
.dan, drew a pistol and shot him. We have
rdan other reliable information, and therefore
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