The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-21

insured to prevent loss. The two buildings were
insured in the Mutual The fire was the work of
an incendiary.
The stores under Johnson's Hall are all occu-
pied-one by the "Bee Hive for dry goods the
other two by C. schwarzkopf rs a Fancy, and J. J.
Foster as Dry Goods store, and present magnifi-
cent appearance. This hall is situated upon the
site Of the old City Hotel, used during the fever of
1856, as hospital, and subsequently burnt
1t Is needless to say that our fremen were out
and done their duty on the above OCCASION for the
efficiency Of the Norfolk fremen Is too well known
TO require comment from s PERCUSSION.
Burning Of the Steamer Col. Ed
wards-TwentyLt Lives Lost, sc.
The burning of the steamer Col. Edwards, near
La, on the 18th inst. has been noticed
She had on board so passengers and 100 bales of
cotton. The N. o. Picayune says:
The fire broke out at half past ) O'Clock in the
morning, opposite the boilers. Its origin is I'M
known. The Edwards was tied to the bank and
taking on wood at the time. The progress of the
lire was fearfuly rapid. Within the space of three
minutes the whole boat was enveloped In flames.
The only way OF escape was by jumping into tue
river from the after part of the boat, and thus
many more lives were lost The number is be-
ieved to be at least twenty. Full lists of the lost
and saved, so Ter as known, will be found below,
with such incidents We have been able to collect
The surviving passengers and portion If the Of
fcers OF the Edwards, came down on the steamer
W. A; Andrew, Capt. Cooper. and arrived in the
city this morning. They all speak in the, highest
terms of the Kindness aud attention of the officers
OF tue Andrew. In addition to free passages to
the city, the destitute were supplied with every
thing humanity could suggest. such noble acts
should not go unrewarded
The following Is the fullest account of the lost
we have yet been able to obtain:
y. y. warner, Cobb county, Ga; NJ. A. Brook, San
Augustine, Texas; minister name uuk uown, who
got on board at Shreveport; Benz. Turner, Posen;
"a q rAnA1l
saved reports seeing four persons, white men,
drowned near him,
Another reports seeing eight men drown. All of
the deck hands are supposed to be saved, as they
were on duty at the time of the accident. In
curry was made among them; they concur In the
above, though twoare thought to DO missing
several passengers went on short at Alexandria
negro woman Of Or. Hooper, of Yazo CITY,
Miss, also negro girl of ten years, of NJ. A. Hays
Several passengers, names not given, went on
shore at Alexandria.
7. II. Garrett, Of Hopkins county, Ky, lost
nearly sixty head of cattle, and cash. in ali s. Co.,
There was near 5000 in the safe-property Of
merchants and passengers.
D. i. Wilder lost near $1,000 The iron chest
viii be saved. 1t Is thought as it was seen on the
hull, which drifted ashore about two miles below
the scene of the disaster, and was secured to the
bank.
Peter Ballard, f. M. G.. saved Mrs. Hill and child.
OF Memphis. Mrs. Ivey, of Texas, was saved by her
brother. Mr.. c. c. Peck, of Cincinnati Ohio cut
out three horses, which swan ashore. Jim, a
negro, who was chained to the boat cut the chain
with an axe and escaped. lie is iu charge of the
officers. Only four bales aud part of a bale of
cotton were saved by the W. A. Andrew, which
passed soon after and took In the surviving pas.
sengars and crew.
Memphis, Tenn, John Hammond, of Tenn, and
Peter Downing.
GENERAL WALKERS PRospEcrs--The Washington
which hold &c
regard to government movements, makes up bad
prospect for General Walkers Nicaraguan expe-
dition. 1t says:
1t Is certain that Walker effected his landing
with force of hardly more than two hundred
men, all to!d-a hundred aud fifty under his im-
mediate command. and fifty under the command of
Col Frank Anderson, at the mouth Of the Colorado
and that their stock of provisions landed from the
fashlon was not more than sufficient II sustain
MS small force, SO totally inadequate TO Mtive OPP
eratons against either Nicaragua or Costa Rica-
much less against both COMMUNICATION more than
perhaps, fortnight.
1t Is also certain that Commodore psuldin0
ON the part Of this Government, fired with indiy-
on at the failure of the Captain Of the Saratoga to
carry out the spirit OF his instructions left Aspin
wall with his flag ship, the Wabash, for San Juan
on the instant he heard of Walkers being at thai
port, and that the British commander on the sta.
tion did the same thing. Though not acting In
concert, THEIR purpose Is identica-to prevent the
LANDING recruits or succor for the ibuster of auy
Kina: 1t Is still further certain that the moment
tue government at this point received information
Of the departure ofWaker and his followers with
hostile Intentions against nation with whom we
nave treaty of peace, amity aud protection or
ders were Issued which must effectually block his
game. lie cannot get twenty recruits hereafter
from the United States, armed, equipped, and
banded together. Thus he must surely be COM
PEELED to play over at San Juan, if not sooner
taken and hung by the Nicaraguans or Costa
kicans, the roteof Col. Kinney
TERRIBLE BURNING FLUID AccpENr--Horra Death.
At York, Pa, on Wednesday evening, the dress Of
a girl named Henrietta Mate, aged fifteen or six
teen years, took fire from the explosion of fluid
lamp, in the house OF Annie Budd. She managed
to get out of the house, on the pavement when the
air increased the flames, which Illuminated the
street, causing an alarm of fire. The Pennsylya-
nian says:
"Mr. George Ropp and other gentlemen ran to
rescue the suffering girl, who was being consumed
her body, when horrible, Manufacturing sight
was presented. From her knees to her head her
flesh was completely black, and full of blisters-
Much OF her head has been burned bare of hair
while her face and eyes are SO blstered or swollen
that she cannot see, and her tongue protrudes from
her mouth.
Sin leaving the house, she passed through four
DOORS brushing past cradle, in which slept n
CHILD, whose eyebrows, &c- were singed In feel
ing Tor the front door, the girls fingers came in
contact with the wall, and the finger marks we're
plainly discernible. On the pavement she sprang
at lady, the flames reaching far above her head
excaiming, My God! help mel 1t Is no exagge-
ration TO say that some of the flesh on the poor
victims body was roasted black. About halfpast
seven o'clock Thursday evening, thirty hours after
the accident, she died."
FURTHER FROM kaNsAs.-Kansas letters to the 81.
Louis Democrat. say that an attempt is being made
along the border counties OF Missouri to form CON-
panes Of voters to control the election to be held
In tina territory on the 2lst instant.
At a mass convention, held at Lecompton ON the
th instant, resolutions were passed endorsing the
proceedings OF the delegate convention held at Law
renee on the I'd, and pledging themselves ipdiyi.
dualy and collectively, to oppose, to the utmost,
the constitution adopted ut Lecompton, and to re-
slsl every attempt made to put into operation
state government under the same.
CoRnrprIos.-lt 10 anticipated that the commit
zee % investigation into the accounts Of the late
clerk o. the House OF Representatives, Mr.. cuiiom
FIRE AT BARON RouaE.--IIiil 4 Markham's FINN
dry, ut Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was DESTROYED by
ure GU the night Of the 14th instant. Loss Ss5.
600, Of which 5000 10 covered BY insurance.
Dr, Page Hopkins, U. 8. Consul at Tobasco who
Virginia. w.
The 6r.t Ice on the Nsya, In Italy, was witnessed
on tho 10th November.
a disastrous storm had occurred of the Basoff.
shire. coast, Scotland, In which ~ dshermen were
aroStea, leaving nunaber Of widows and orphans.
There were % deaths In New orleana fnr thu
week ending the 1sth inst.
caisin Norris, well known merchant of Mobile,
Ala, died on the l4th inst. He was a n.tiva ~