The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-09

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iSsn ana l4tn streets, was discovered TO be ON q ~
~ mar; James Fisher, one Of the partners w.
mmeoiateiy gave the alarm, the rear of the bn;lJ.
,og tnen being in light blaze. Finding il impos.
rope to bis bedstead, and l,wered h;ynseS =, -.
street from the third story window TINS vno hi.
own life SOod after the alarm. the f;reman 80
a. tne scene with their engines, and regardless Of
.ne coH1usnoie matter In the building rushed into
It, and labored with extraordinary era-,;es .o
conquer the devourine elements it,er in "
aIouous struggle, they finally succeeded In oettns
the nfe under their control and saving a nor,io,. -
the stock of goods from destruction Atoms t;ms
.ne rooi tne building East Of the main FIRE CAUGHT
them was comparatively small. oAo ="
hr. fisner Is satisfied that the fire was the vo,t
OF an ncendiary, as he fastened m the door, ".r.
fully before 10 O'Clock and retired for the nioh,
snu yss.eloay morning the rear door WAS found to
Messrs Bennett, B aers e. Fisher had . r.-,.,
insurance on their stock of $l5 600 a. ono ~ -hah
was in the Richmond Fire Associstion .nd siN
600 in the Virginia Fire and Marine As vet r. T.
Impossible 70 climate their actual loss, though il
L, generally believed that their Insurance. nil,
fully cover it. The building they occupied belorna
to tulchers estate ard Is insured The build;rr
west of them is occupied by Alexander Hill .nS
belongs to George Ropers estate Mr. Hills stocL
was partially damaged by the water, on which be
has an insurance in the Richmond Fire Associ,,
tion of Sl5 000 The house on the east. occunied
oy johnson & Bransford belongs to VIM AlIison's
estate and is fully insured few hundred dol
lars will repair the damages to it.
All the nremen present did their duty no.
oily, and but for their united and we'll direct.
ed exertions, vast amount of valuable nro
perry must have been destroyed No set of men
could have done more, and none could have de-
served greater prise
mrs. Lyon, over johnson & Bransford, met
with serious loss by water and goods taken off
during the fire. She estimates the millinery goods
Injured and taken at between $500 and 81 900 bu,
tue appraisers, who examined the stock for the
-t:na Company, estimated her loss at $50 OF
course tney dd not allow for the goods carried off
and misplaced
Broad Rock Races-Fourth Day.-As we antici-
pated large number of persons assembled at the
course yesterday, 10 witness the most stake race
four mile heats, hundreds of them going there with
the hopa OF seeing the feet-footed Sue washington
and the celebrated Sebsstopol coma together: but
In ihis they We're disappointed, both of them being
siehtly out o; nx When the hour arrived for
naming, Mr. Tally entered Engineer Messrs
Campbell & Barton entered Spider Legs. Mr.. NC
Daniel named Kate Hunter, and Mr. Green psid
forfeit With such " trio" even the uninitiate6
selected Engineer the favorite and as bets could
no De mad by taking him even against the field,
two and three to one were offered on his bearing
off the palm To say thai all were disaonointed
al the entries, is but TO repeat what was the gen.
eral expression amor the crowd aud vet no ore
aad right to complain, for no one had righ, to
know what each subscriber would name till the
time for starting ~
We have said that Engineer was the fayorite \.
long ODDS, and for the following reasons: first he
was Known to be in fine condition, second. his
speed had been tested and found good And. third
ne nAa proved MS hanging on" qualities wherev-
or he had started giving his hackers full assurance
1t would take good one to beat him-an event not
to be expected from Kate Hunter" who vas
weak ana complaining; nor of the dashing Spider
Legs, VINO the day before had run long and brus-
Ing race At mile heats. the best three In five. in
which be had exhibited great speed, but from
whh he could not have been otherwise than sore.
The course was in fine order for fast race and
If Engineer had had a partner to drive him along.
there Is no telling what he would have done; but
Without such stfmulant he went off at an EASY
stride and held it to the end
tTR Heat AT the sound of the horn the three
entries came up, Spider Legs being first Engineer
second, and Kate Hunter third and receiving the
WORD Went OH at moderate gait, Engineer taking
the lead from the score. followed by Miss Kate aud
holding 1t till the heat was ended ma king the first
mile In 204, the second In 1:59i the third In 1854
and the fourth in 200, without being pressed ons
foot OF the ground Spider Legs trailed along till
the last half mile, when be made q brush, passed
Kate, and came home second, the heat having been
ma6s In 1851.
Second Heat.-When the horn sounded, Kate was
Withdrawn, but the other two came up, and re-
ceiVing the word, went off at . slow pace
the close making the first mile in 2:O4 the second
In l:56, the third In 155 and the fourth In 1851,
making the heat in 1881, and winning the purse
of Sl700
We append summary:
Post stake for all ages $3.50 entrance, play pay
the Club to add 800: four mile heats, three more
to mako race Cossd with four snbscribsrs:
James Tally named b. Engineer, years
old, by Revenue, da N mAndrewe.ta........ l l
Csmpbell& L Barton named 9 Spider LegL
4years old, by fslly-H Ho dam Seven Up 2
David Mcdaniel named b. m. Kate HuE-
ter years old, by Glencoe. dr..
Time-756f-7:5S!.
Thus closed the race week at Broad Rock, and
very interesting one 1t has proved to be.
Rogue Captured Richard Cary, q free negro,
was arraignsd before the Mayor yesterday, to an
swer the charge Of stealing Sl5 in money from
Gustavus Staples on the 18th April, 1856 Staples
states that he was in Mr.. Mescoe's grocery buying
| haudksrchisfs, and 10 doing so. dropped S5 gold
pieca Just then, the prisoner seeing Staples with
Sl5 note In his hand asked 10 see 1t, and taking
1t, started out Of the house. saying he wanted to
visit some girls to show off. Supposing that be
would return, Staples let him go; and he did no,
return, a warrant was issued for his arrest Mrs
Mescoe heard the prisoner say that he would re
turn the note at once after showing th ladies'
which he failed to do. The Mayor, after hearing
the evidence, decided the case to be one of petty
larceny. and ordered the prisoner to be fiogged -
The prisoner was also convicted of smoking cigar
| III tue stfett Anu properly ueAt Will
Tie Negro ase-Yesterday morning. the Mayof
| delivered the North Carolina negro, George, TO
| the hands of b. F. Traley, who had purchased him
| of Hall e. Bryant, and discharged Benjamin Mich
| um the small white boy who claimed the negro on
| the Danville Road, but who doubt bad been
| used by the negro for bis own purposes. George
the runaway, formerly sold In this city at
tion, and ia, no doubt, shrewd fellow. He had
two or three hundred dollars when committed to
JAIL most of which was stolen by the prisoners bu
afterwards recovered by Sergeant Dudley, wher
the fact was made known to him.
Conins.-The Committee of Arrangements fol
ceiving in response TO their circulars, the names
nearer ones, who say they will be present on tha
o3th of May. Saturday, the Both, there Is TO be
teachers
Conrention Of Young MEMS Christian association
This interesting meeting, as the time draws near
Is looked to with interest 1t commences OF
Thursday, the 2lst Of May, In the First Presbyte
rian Church, 10 this city. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. .rh
Rev G. II. Read Is TO deliver the opening sermo,
oo the evening of the same day. Many intelli
gent Christian gentlemen, from various parts q
our country, will no doubt be present, as the rs
presentatives of their respective Association,
who will be entertained by our citizens Arrange
ments have been made with q number of rai,roa
and steamboat companies, In our own and othe
States to pass delegates a. reduced fare.
Assauh.-Thomas Franklin appeared before tn