The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-12-19
Local Items,

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NoTICE 10 ADVERTISERS. ADVERTISE
mcnis for the Dag Booi should b.. handed
in by ten O'Clock IN the morning. in order
to appear that day. The heavy pressure
Of advertisements upon the columns of our
paper will not admit of their reception
after the hour named
MAYORS COURT Commonwealth rs
VIM. and Ellen Ryan, charged with
threatening to do John Murphy person
al violence, both parties and their wives,
We're bound to keep the peace. in the sum
Of 500.
David Barry. white man, ,ru TX and
disordery--lined :s3, and required to find
security for future good behavior.
VIM. Denby, white man, drunk and
disorderly-fned 50
Jacob Newman, boy, drunk-lischar-
ged
Lawson slave of Nat. Holstead. drunk
10 stripes.
Esther, slave of George Brown, Nor
folk County, stripes.
Be- The meeting of the Citizens to-
night, we are authorised to say, will take
place at Mechanics Hall, instead of Ash
land Hall, as announced in the Day BOOK
Of yesterday.
nzA- Yesterday afternoon his Honor
the Mayor issued warrant for the arrest
Of q youth named Brown, charged with
shooting a youth named VIM. II. Mills.
In short time Brown and the witnesses
appeared before the Mayor, and after an
examination the case was dismissed. us it
was clearly proved that it was an acci-
dent.
FIRE.-Ihis morning about half last
three o'clock our citizens We're awakened
from their slumbers by the cry Of fire. and
on examination it proved to be III the rear
Of the building on Main street, ueXt door
to Johnsons new building and occupied
by Messrs. Seltlucr & Co.. as q clothing
establishments. The property belongs to
the estate of the late John Nash, and is IN
c,,,od -, +la NTn+,nl I,,s,,rnooo +f;.n
The building was much burnt inside, but
notso bad as to prevent it from being re-
paired. The fire was first discovered by
q young man in the employ Of Messrs
Scldner & Co., who was sleeping III the
store at the time, and being awoke by a
dense smoke, soon gave the alarm The
fire was first discovered under the STAIR
way, and there is no doubt but that it was
an incendiary act, as no fire had been i'll
the room for the last two months
Mcssrs Seldner & Co., cannot say what
amount of clothing has been lost by NOV
ing, but we are glad to say that the loss
will be covered by insurance.. A gentle
man named West, occupied the next
room as drawing school; his desks and
benches were very much damaged by the
fire and water, but we are unable to learn
whether he was insured OF not.
Too much praise cannot be awarded to
our ever efficient fire companies for the
duty they performed | asst night. Our fire
men rest under worst advantages than
any set Of fremen in the Union, in the
way OF getting water. If a fire is in the
middle OF northern limits Of the City,
their only resource is a small well or cis-
tern belonging to some private family,
which they suck dry i'll few minutes,
and then have to start again looking for
more winter, which makes them perform
doubly the work. At one time this NOR
ming we felt sure that the rear part, if not
the whole of Johnson's building, would
be destroyed, but thanks to our noble
fremen, with all their disadvantages,
they succeeded in saving this noble build
ing the ornament of Main STREET.
HOUSE RENT.-We would be wanting
in duty to many Of our patrons did we
NOT call for a re1uction in rents comma,,-