Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-05-01
CITY AND STATE NEWS.


HOUSES BURsip-Lns $50 600 A very destructive
fire occurred in Danvlc, on Tuesday night last A
correspondent yf the Dispatch says the loss by it is
variursly estimatcd-by some il is put down al
$4,000 or 100000 md by others at SSOOOO; Slooo
of the loss covered by insurance.
The fire broke out il the large building on Main
street, soutt-side btween Bridge and CralShcad
streets, owned by Bamistcr Andersons estate ana
occupied by Hardy & Davidson. From that the
flames burned all the buildings on Main street, from
Craighead to Bridge 4rect.
The following is III. list of the Houses burned, their
owners and the loss sustained: w
Exchange IIutc owned and occupied by Mr.. VII
ams. was destroyed, aud with it ,OOO III cash. III
surcd for 3 800.
A grocery store occupied by Davis Il Nosey de-
stroyed. No insurance.
Lumber house occupied by Williamson, Graves
Johnson No insurance and loss small.
Lumber house occupied by VIM. 5. Patton, on the
sOuth-sidc Of Main street. No Insurance ana loss
small.
A large brick ho,se owned by Fleming james ana
Col. Claiborne. MI j. X. lhpscomb "ecupIa one ~
the tencmcnts sore. Part of his stock was sateu.
lie was insured for shout S6OOO. Tho other tenement
was occupied by Caum 4 Craighe"d as drug Store
They were Insured for 5000.
:, small house. owned by Cr"ghead " Hui!efiii nn''
occupied by Nenl i Coleman IT. commission Once
WAS also DESTROYED y. II G.. lost Nil their books and
papers. The value of the building was small
The house belonging to the estate oi BannIstrr An
der>on, ana occupel ny Iiafuy ~ b'''uH'i' ih'"''"
Txo tenements, Owned by Mr.. Ben. Watkins One
tenement occupied by w. X. Robertson, who WAS
pnrtly insured and The other by Hardy X Davidson
f. n grocery store, who arr also partly insured.
Handsome frame building, lust finished, owned
and occupied by Thomas Fierce 'ss Il Darber SHOP
No Insurance. . =. ,,
Cabel, and occupied by }. L. Price and Mr. Handy,
as grocery stores. Partly insured.
hni i'm u
B. Galway * Co., As dry goods store. Partially
insured. =,
The corn mill belonging to Mr.. Burnett. No lnsu'
rance.
Mrssrs Rice < Raincs, taiors, were burnt out and
MesSrs Mostlry 4 Davis con.ctioncrs
The wheat mill next to the Exchange Hotel and The
bridge, were saved Wy STRENUOUS rAcitlnns
IL is SUPPOSED that the fire the result oi acci
dent, perhaps from lighted cigar OF candle iIpr"
IDENTIFY left burning
Not having an engine here, il found impossible
to qucnch the flames and all the building, enumerated
above were destroyed before the tire could be gotten at
all under control
Nor C,SDIp,rE-~Dr. Thomas p. Atkinson, "i
Danvillo, is not candidate for tho Mayoray ol that
place, Us stated in the Danvlle papers.
Broad Rock RlcIs.--The race, Thursday, was
single dash Of three miles, Tor the propricors purse Of
WAS unite an exciting racc. Granite making good
show TOR IT,: purse LAT Lawson proved 100 much i"i
him, and won the racn in 5'''3
MrGAycHoLY AcCIDE>T.--A Mrs. Frascr, living |
near Blackwelrs, in Albemarle county, was engaged
planting potatoes during the high wind, last Friday
in piece of land that had some dead trees standing
one Of which WAS burning, and falling suddenly, struck
the woman aud her little son. who was assisting hr
n llIrt h.ln LA M
stantv, and njuring the mother So badly, That II"
hone. were, entertained OF her recovery at the Inst nc
count So states the charlottesville JeiiersonlalI.
FIRES IS ALRrMARLE.-Wc earn from the Char |
ottesyille Jcfrrsonian that there have been several
fires in Albcmarle county during the past week can'-
ing immense loss. DR.. llargrare lo-t, on Ihursday
evening last his stable barn Ond house, win
large stock of grain, all consumed Inc rev MI
Linney at Gordonsve, Ind his ssw-mill and large
amount Of timber md destroyed by the defou'n'E
element Mr. K. j. Barksdalc ut that county, hnd on"
of his negro cabins consumed and two blhck chiiure'
who were in it, burnt TO death.
LARGE HAUL or SH,D--rhe Alexandria Gazette
stnes that there were 40O Shad taken at haul at
MARYLAND Point, on the Potomac, on the Gath inst
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAILKoAD.-Nc
learn that the contractors the Washington and Al
on the line oil that road
A TowS BrRSr.-We stated few days ago, that
the town of Bla,kville MonongalIa county Va. hni
been visited by destructive lir 1t appears that -
ho. SEES were consumed, involving n l""H 81 about
$3OOUO. VIM LantA lost shOOO; Thomas Brock
S6,OOO: Thomas r. Brock $1,000; Fletcher Brock !
:20Uu; a. b. Pratt $!,jOI W. =. File. her ouI,
Widow Fletcher 500 George Burke $5oU; Dir. }. NJ
LaZ2rle II so others slmilnr amounts.
SUIrIpr-Mr. VIM. Lester committed suicide by
hanging himself in the jail III MnrtimsbnrG, Va on
Friday morning last He was at one time engaged |
a. contractor on tho Baltimore aud Ohio Rail Road,
ana was rcJ,ued t" have realized handsomely 10y his
uueraons. For some ndiScretions he Was placed III
iail and used his sn-penders and portion oi ms
drawers for the purpose oi making cord TO hang
himself lie leaves wife and three III ionr children.
AGRICULTURAL PREHIuM.--Tho board Of mana.
gers of the Western Virginia Agricultural Society
have awarded premium to Dnnrl Stcenrod, OF Obi"
county. for the .h"-t three ncrcs Of corn. Mr.. :.
WAS th,: only competitor. His land produced lUl
bushels IL the acre.
STEAM CoMMuSlcArIoS.--The steam boat cOmpa.
ny Of Fredericksburg, Va. have. in addition 10 their
boat "virginia" purchased the steamer William Sell
den, and will run senl-wechy line between that
place and baltimore.
CROPS IN THE VALLrr.-The Rockingham Regis
ter says the growing crop in hut part Of the Valley
of Virginia presents promising appearance md the
prospects favorable for good crop. Many taruI-
rrs have already planted their corn.
AYIRGISr,S RoEBEn.-It was Mr.. Benjamin +.
Shook Of Sparta, Caroline county, w., who wna rob-
bed Of ! l.O, in Philadelphia a few days sinre.A
negro woman named Ann Miller WAS arrested, aud
lljU of the money recovered. She was committed
70 answer the charge OF robbery. 1t appears TINT se
nbstracted the pQk., book, aud III ts place substitu
I'D All old wallet stuffed with rage.
Mayor MAYo.-It gives US pleasure to state that
Joseph Mayo, Esq, the Mayor OF this city, who was
thrown from carriage on Thursday, and received
severe wounds on his head, and other injuries, which
at the time it feared would prove fatal, is now
considered entirely out nI danger. Mr.. NJ. still sui
..rs from the severity of his wounds, but his phys
clans longer regard his situation as critical Thu
intelligence, will be gratifying to tho nn-
merous friends oi Mr.. NJ
TortL ECLIPSE OF THE MoOS.--In the evening
and night of Tuesday, the st OF May, there will be
total eclipse of the Moon. The eclipse will take place
in mean time, as follows: Eclipse begins Mny ], IN.
Ism Il. NJ. Total eclipse begins l0h. 2lm. I. 81 To.
tai eclipse ends llh. SIM. p H. Eclipse wholly ends
May 2, III. I'm. A. NJ.
Broad Rock RAcEs-E1ullh Uay-.Jockey Climb
Purse $500, three inile heats, s25 entrance; closed
with the following subscribers and resulted on Friday
rs follows
John Brlcher's ch. m. Corhclia Reed. by Wagner
dam Eudora, by priain, years old; io'
lbs. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Calvin Green's CHI e. Rube, by Trustee, dam
Minstrel, by Medoc, agcd; III lbs. -.
james Tnly's 81. 6. One Eye Joe by rus HJ
George, dam Register dam, years old
Time: 5:4S--,:lj-C:Ol
WILLIAM AND MARY CoLLr"E-lhe i"t VIZ
liamsburg Gazette has an article in regard 10 inns
venerable institution i'll which i saya that II II
hnt rla ('ollcre is in Hour