The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-15
VIRGINIA NEWS.

DEsrRucrvx FisR IN PETERSBURG. Lon spndsy ~
terncon, fire broke out IN the interior Of + VI.
Royston Co. . cloihius store, IN Petersburs. ana
before the iremen could render any efie,sut ,.,.
vice. the flames had extended into the stores of p
=. ioune. lewsisr' snd hcNairy iiobsen, boot and
shoe meTehsht. in the same building.
The whole building nooisd and m I'm.
m"nse quantity of Kn"ds Iulped. Mr.. Hob.op =
stock of boots and shoes was valued ii about q go
a greater portion Of which was saved M. -. ~
estimated at between xiu0u and slas pnsiniv ,r.S
duced BY water aid rough handling No ip.ar.
aHee. Mr, Il y-ten stuck, whIcI WAS very hc~yv.
Is total loss, being partly Lurnsd and partly
which there 10 an INSURANCE of x2DgOs, toualiy a.
sidei, We understand. la the Iixrsfsss Valley.
fiemen's and Merchant aud Etnn vficvs Neal
loss VI hessrs. X d Gn. $h..Vo Mr.. Ycupg suc-
eeeGtd. IN saving nearly all his goods usop
~hich there ~a- ps.tlsi L. itsursncs Of ki2 SOD -
tins loss Is perhaps some one or two hundred dol
! tars sf~ - 90 ai@&kN tsl e s3FlF
The furniture in the room Of Mr.. J. C. Kemn
/ over MT. hoy ston store, was ainsost entirsiy
| ,nined. several beautiful Lpgii.h lithoxrsLhs
! we're destroyed Ia the general d.moiitiun Mr..
h-mps loss Is fully covered by In ursnce In the
tirene q 8 and Asrchants . offive of <2eo.
a he building MAS partially owued hy Mr. + VI
| IL ystsn nd.the helrs of the sAtmstsad estate
| IL ~aa damaged 70 the ~xtrnl of sums s2.up
which viii BE- covered b, Insurance..
:, & ~. moer OF The south Ward are eonpsny. L
~hit~, @as quite severely Injured hy . Grick.
thrown by . me person durins ihs sxciirmsnt.
TnE FIRE AT BETHANY ColEKsE.--Ths follswius
particulars Of the desuuctiou uf bethany College.
irooke sounty by fire, are copied from the Assl.
ing Tunes: 1a 14ers eeI $50 ss
81 The IRE is said TO have been the WORK Of An IN.
e.adiary, aud there are painful and eonhietipu RI.
niors an"at as 10 the perpetrators VI the deed -
Une report IL, that three young men were dis-
missed from the college on tuesday, for souss
breach of diseipline aud that others Similarly i'm.
! piicai-d. expected to receive similar treatment
aud iIom the tenor of note said tohsye been
uLd IL WAS supposed that the Gre was attribute.
J BILE to these parties. Anotaer report, and oas
winch seems more probable, Ia to the ef.et thai
threats had been uisde BY certain Irishmsn. si
J whose house u murder recently occurred and y hs
wrIe offender becauso the B- h,p had testlnsd thai
he dio not rhiBk them worthy Of Gelirf ON ostb -
We gire the fumors for ~hat they are WORTH
Whoever was the incendaty the hre was very Do
structiye, and IL TO lie regretted y The Io.s. In
| cludilg sgiegs buildings. Libraries. sypsratus
&c, is stihsted at frsm sl25,U00 10 sl6D,Ut9 Va
{ learn there was an insurance on ths property o.
= S50,O0o." R' t3s@ fe
REs.sDEp- George Williams, charged With stab
bpg h. ", Latham. was sAaniiued befure tia
Mayor Of Petersburg last Saturday p,or ming, and
the case was sent on to the Hastings Court. Bail
Was refused, and the pr isoner remsnded 70 jail
. Losr oyEkBoARp.--Ihe Norfolk Argus states tha
a young man psHed Herman stopebscker Of New
York. aud one of the crew of the schooner FOUR,
aud Brothers which arrived i, that port Saturday
y was lost overheard on Friday OF the Dsl~waf
Break water. t-3F 7tAe p
,, INcsE.sE or saIARr.--The Common Council Q
> Norfolk has increased the sasary d the Mayor .
that city. FROM sl2oo to $50, per aansm, " tax
effect from the nrst Of June last.
VESSELS IN misunderstanding vessels are in d.
} mand st Norfolk.
RoBssar.-ar. A. MADDOX was knocked dow
. and robbed, In Petersburg. last Saturday night.