Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-15
CITY AND STATE NE VS..

| DISASTROUS FIRE-Un Sunday marnns' hoous
O'clock aconilagraton occurred in this Guy, resu
ing i'll the complete destruction OF Christ ChuII.,
! (EpisropaiI with considerable amount OF valuaDie
property i'll its Immediate vicinity. When nrst us
covered. the flames were bursting forih from 'he
blacksmith shop Of Row. & Meredith, on 18Th street,
from whence they communicated 10 the carriage mn
nufarury of o. \. Francis on tlI. north. lie buld-
! iugs on every side were of the most co!i'Dns'ioic
character, and II with difficulty that the sprchn o
the flames i'll every direction could be preventc'''-
While aboring 10 effect th-, the tirsn"n dscaVcTcn
TINT the roof Of the church, OH Grace street, was III
flames. The steeple next caught and the flames shot
up from the splrn to IN immense height presenting
spectacle Of fearful! sublimty. In very short space
Uf time the whole interior of the church. with lis tine
organ, was totally destroyed. The bell continued in
! its place in the tower until there nothing left to
sustain ts weight when il Tell with crash into the
burning mass below.
This edifce WAS built thirty-seven years ago. and
has been occupied, of late by HI Episcopal congre-
CATION Under the mnistration Of the Rev. Mr..
Webb the pSsent Rector, the society had become
quite hourshng. On Saturday evening, f-w hours
previous to tho calamity, the rite Of confirmation
was administered there to SIX persons by Rt. Rev.
| Bishop Meade.
The establishment Of Mr.. Francis was entirely de-
stroyri, together with large amount OF unfinished
work, several carriages undergoing repairs and the
tools Of the workmen. His loss is between SlOOO
and $1,000, on which there Is no insurance. l."wc
! e. Meredith lose about S5UtI-insured There Is al
| Insurance., we understand, the church. of some
5000 in tho Mutual office, but this Is Insufficient TO
cover the loss. small shoe shop occupied ny MIR
Page was also destroyed, and other property Ill the
vicinity somewhat damaged
1t is believed that this fire was the work of an IN
| ceadiary. An attempt was made TO burn Rowe a
Meredith's shop three or four weeks ago.
| TRIAL FOR MURDER.-The trial Of Neach for the
murder of his wife, is i'll progress i'll the Circuit
Court of Rockingham. The Iarrisonburg Register
SAYS:
| The case exhibits some horrible revolving features.
She died u commissions from the effects Of srychnlne,
given her, it is supposed, in paregoric She had
an infant few weeks old upon her bosom when the
deadly poison was administered In addition to
which, she had several other children The husband,
who is charged with the horrible crime, WINS, 1t Is a.
| legged, engaged to be married to another woman,
which is supposed 10 have constituted the motive for
tbs murder.
| Yeach is Il young man, say 81 years old, with an
unprepOsscssin9 face. Intense excitement pervades
| the community in which the case is being tried
| Counsel for the prisoner Messrs. Z. Williams and
| J. L Tucker-for the Commonwealth Mark Byrd,
Esq.
The DARIES EMPLOYING EXPEpITIOS.-ln the
| communication under this head, which appeared in
the Enquirer OF April llth, there occurred typo.
graphical error in the of of the officers. II
should be rcad John VI. Maury, L. ). Navy
| CIRCUIT CoURT.-Charles Hartman, butcher, Of
German extraction WIS tried in the Circuit Court
before Judge Meredith Oh Saturday last, for stealing
three hogs from John +. Clarke OF Hen"cu county.
The jury found the prisoner gully of petty larceny
and he waa sentenced TO six months imprisonment III
| the City Jail.
In the case of J. Ca,,dle, charged with unlawful
shooting, the jury still unable 10 agree Il
verdict.