The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-13

! iu"' tue regal voters at the precincts of
| Lee county. the polls Of which hays haan ri,, -
by four OF the sherfs, did 30 declare tbsir x;
am sailsned, from the returns and carti6cataa
"nich nave been made The votes were Iagaif,
a's0n van VI le8"i voters but the polls merely were
not properly certified. The officers conjrctors
ana commissioners, at some of the prerincts bov
incurred penalties, but the legal voters are nor
merely TO lose their votes actually polled Thnre
being sufficient evidence on the face of tha .n,;
ncaths and polls returned to satisfy mo tLat - ~
Jorilt OF the legal voters, the tiay AT the nIacn
| ahd IN the manner prescribed by law did vote for
o"nlItl y fuikerson and that he was duly elected
"I"use iof the l'th Circuit of the Commonwealth
i III the absence Of special statute to reonInta
.i'e'teu election IN such case, and acting under
lne general power Of the Executive to ..rommi.
tion Judges and to take care that tho Ia,ai
faithfully executed order a commission 70 ho -
'uou accordingly to the said Samuel v Fulkersou.
,.o, HENRY A. WISE.
| THE NEWARK FIRE-The Newark N ~ Nro
ry, OF Monday gives the following account of m.
hre In Chadwick's Patent Leather NanuG,c,or, L.
| that city, on the previous day
| me neat OF the fire was intense and the varnisb
| III the drying rooms, the gases ganeratad fr,r,
the material, made frequent slight explosion. dr
wing out the hames with considerable fnrce NJ
| withstanding the ample supply Of water fro,, ~
immense tank of the Company, in the ward and
from the river directly in the rear of the estahli,
ment, the fire spread to the brick buIdip,, Cr ~,
north, divided from the dyeing building bv 81 tbicl
partition wall, and it was thought best now to ra
move the whole stock of leather contained in tb
e'taoi!Shment IN all the different stages of mann
hcturlnS. Thousands of skins and stacks md Ill
OF leather, were hurled into the street ami rron.
| ~ removed to place of safety. The books and ma
pers OF the establishment were removed from, r.
'.1e III the office, while the department were bat
tihS with the tiames. The mass of water throrn
upon the fire at length began to have il. efert o'd
| AFTER struggle of two hours duration, the flames
we're fairly got under.
| While the fire was progressing a Gordon of roras
/ was stretched i'll front of the building and onIy
those known to the police AZ connected With rho Ei
department. or with the city government were al
lowed within. Some fears We're entertained that
the front Of the building would fall out but A
presented fine point to work through the roof
at the fire. n ladder belonging to Hook and Lad
| dtr No : was placed against the wall and mount
| eu Dy hreinan He very quickly descended
however, and scarcely had be done So when a con-
| siderable quantity Of wall fell outwards from the
! top OF the building, carrying the ladder over
WITH 1t, and injuring several persons who were be
| meath.
A general shuddcr ran through the immonso
mass OF people who Were gathered III the opqn
space and III the street hey )nd the roped inco4re
| AZ several were horne injured from the spot This
feeling was increased when it was ascertsined that
among the injured was James VI. Quinby, Esq. for
meriy Mayor of our city and one of our most Ell
terprising and honored citizens who WAS standing
III front of the building. and who was struck bv
the falling bricks on the head Peter Rikrr =
member of Hook and Ladder COMPANY No >
was also injured, Well as Peter Wetzcl and
Christopher NcNoy, an Irish laborer employed on
the works
The feeling created in our city hv the inteIlironce
that Mr Quinby was injured, peryaded every sec
ton, and excited degree of interest we have never
| known surpassed. When, late in the evening, II
was reported tlat he was much better. there was
| general cOngratulation.
Although q very large amDuut nf stocl ,ro. l..
ny the hre AMI water. it will not seriously
interrupt t!e business OF the Company az they had
avery large stock on hand. and other buildings
| which can be occupied for the same purposes ~
| those destroyed. The building. will be nronntIy
rebuilt, and the establishment be mt in ordfr a.
speedily as possible. The origin Of the fire il en-
tirely unknown. rs the whole process of dryinn
| IS carried on by steam, and fire il literally mn
known IN the building. So far az we can learn
1t must have originated from some causa mot in
cident to the business. 1t is claimed by some that
the extreme heat may have caused spontaueou.
combustion Ill connection with the infiammabl.
material.
1t ia extremely difficult to calculate the loss
but it is believed by good judges that it will ry
ceed 10000. A great portion OF the stock wa,
| saved, but i'll somewhat damaged state from
being thrown into the street injured by water
The loss, it s believed, is fully covered by insur
ancc.
We learn that Peter Wetzell is very severely in
jured. having fracture Of the skull with depres
| sion Of the bone. He is seriously injured that
but little hopes are entertained of his recovery
hIker and McN oy are not seriously injured. one
| or two other persons were slightly injured by art
| cles thrown from the windows above.
| THE DEATH OF GEN. RUsK.-The extra, which fol-
lows from the Nacogdoches Chronicle, of the Both
ult., confirms the melancholy news of the tragica
death of Senator Rusk:
great calamity has befallen the State of Texrs
One of her most distinguished and nobest sons
has fallen, Thomas j. Kusk is no more
! gloom hangs over our people-a mystery, thus
| far, is connected with the matter. We can only
! he ST IHb
has thus deprived Texas and the South of a valued
and useful champion.
Gen. Rusk has ever since the death of his lady,
| suffered under a mental depression whck at timeh
| bore him down beneath it's weight. He has To a
great extent, secluded himself from society, and
lately that dependency has been more marked
and apparent to those familiar with him. severe
illness from which he was just recovering, had
! prostratea him for weeks, and he suffering
| greatly from rising on the back of his neck
On yesterday evening abont , o'clock, his fam
lily, hearing the report Of gun and the falling of
II body, ran to the spot, and found him lying dead
| upon the ground, behind the gallery at the back
| of the house, with rifle under him A corOners
jury was summoned, from whose, verdict We ex-
tract the following:
1.-The cause of his death was a gun-shot (riflel
wound on the fore part of the head, inflicted from
a rifle gun held in his own hands and discharged
by himself
No papers or writings of the same day have been
found, except letter addressed to a gentleman in
New Orleans, ordering a tombstone for his wife.
with this inscription:
blessed are the pure in heart for they shall sec
God"
Let the people mourn the loss of man who, on
the ed of battle, and in the councils of the State
and nation, has proved himself worthy the pr oud
place already accorded him IN the affections of the
people.
An inventory of all his property found in
portfolio. and the value of the same divided by the
number of his children. He was buried with mH
sonic honors.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS OF JUDGE LYNCH At LEAvEN
woRTH.-The steamer Hesparian, which arrived
from the Missouri river yesterday. reports, says
the st. Louis Republican, August 9TH, having been
at Leavenworth city on Sunday night last. When
our informant went up into the town, vigilance
committee was trying Wood and knighton for be-
ing connected with the late murder, and very
large crowd were awaiting their decision. The
suppo.iton was that Wood would be hung that
night, and the greater part of the people we're anx
i0us for his execution At about 1917 o'clock Z.
NJ, the May0r appeared before the crowd and adj
yised them to disperse with the promise of giving
the prisoner a fair trial the succeeding day
After his speech small portion of the crowd left,
the greater part remaining to hear the decision OF
the committee. In few minutes after, the coin
mittee appeared, and stated their unwilingness to
hang the men before giving them fair and Impair
tial trial. After this, the crowd dispersed, and
guard WAS placed over the prisoners.
POLICEMAN srABBED.-The Mobile Advertiser
of the 4th says
An affray occurred at Joe Rodriguez's Exchange
yesterday afternoon, in which one of the police Of
Icers-a man named foomey-was severely cut in
the neck by Henr MciIugh. Toomsy is now in a
critical condition. He was engaged h making an
arrest at the time ae was assailed
| NEGRO THIEF ARREsTED-A man by the name of
p. l.. Mccoy Wa arrested in Atlanta Ga, on the
3lst ult, who had in possession a valuable negro
woman, the property Of Col. Walker, of Lowndes
county, Ala. The man and the negro were lodged
in the calaboose, TO await the demand of parties
who feel an interes in their future welfare,