Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-08
CITY AND STATE NEWS


DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-The r,., Gs.trnclivaS .,
wh'ch mas occurred in our city .p- some time TOOK
p'ce On Monday night last, when ths work shops OF
,,,. '7.."t, Ea.rnn: Ccrpsny Urss destroyed -
.e e are VS. :..st Gl'a'Ysrci, =, lad m Ide suct
progress as to prevent those VINO wer,. INST on The
stouna from saving any Of the machinery. There
were seven or eight locomotives in the shop at the
,me, oil OF which are Considerably injured some Of
.nem are almost vaue'ess. The locomotive L. H. Gill
atiNeu : .iohday evening about O'Clock, and after
being detached from the train Of cara was m, into
Inc locomotive house. As the fire was first f>Scoy
sred on the side where THE locomotive Aood\.s
IL supposed that spark fell into the waste
mere was lot OF rags and other combu.tible atter
mn'on speeuny caught ana produced the con1agra
non. Ihe shops were located on Union strt,.f ia
the Southeastern part Of the city; and there beiSo
re'plugs near, 1t was only with ths greatest etrS
that much surrounding property was saved =
=, Inc Locomotives damaged by the fire were the e.
II. Gill. Hanover, Hunter, Rocktsh, Blue Ridge and
Frederick Harris. large iron lathe valued at
about s2,5OO, was also destroyed The CompsuY
had an insurance Of but 81 500, on the properly, in
the Virginia Fire and Marine Office. The entire
oss .ss ,oo to the Railroad Company will be b..seen
S25,OO0 and $i0,UO0.
TERRIBLE TRAoEDY.-A YousG MAN MuRpERru
At THE SUPPER TABLE.-The neighborhood OF Pro.
violence IN New Kent county, was thrown iuto &
state CT great excitement Inst sunday night by the
announcement OF the startling fact, that Mr. Jane
Grant, son of Mrs. Cecilia Grant had been murdered
while nngwith bis mother and family at their supper
table: The Dispatch states that he murderer effected
hs dIaboIca purpose by shooting at and killing Nr
G. through .hc window. Our informant s;s:es tina.
when ne lett the scene Monday mornlnga Cororp-',
lnqueet was about being held, and the impression.
prevailed among the neiGhbors, tina: the murder .s
perpetrated by one of Mrs. Grants negroes W..
understand that Sunday night previous N;ss G>srt
the only sister OF the deceased shot at ,.ruuct
the door of the house. b.: not injured her clDths-
breaking tho force 81 tha ,caden missies 500.
after fhe occurrence she became so alarmed tbs
she hed To neighbors, distance Of two mil
where she remained for several days. Mrs Gran, j.
10 independent circumstances and had but two chill
dren. About one month ago her house waa fred
and burned with the greater portion of its con.
tents"
STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE-On Thursday
night last, while the steamer Hiberna. Captain J "
Cook, was on her way down the Ohio river Rou,e
three miles below Wellsburg, flames were seen issu.
ing from the coOk.house and in few minutes th.,
boat presented one immense sheet of flame. On tho
discovery OF the FIRE, the boat Was run on the Virs;
MIA shore and 50 rapidly did the flames spread iust
the officers and crew had barely time to escape from
the burning wreck. The books and papers OF Tho
boat were lost, Is as also considerable cum oi mo
ney in the ssfe. The boat valued at Sl6. 800 ana
insured for Sl2,25O.
JAMES RIVER AND KASAwHA CoMpAsY.-The
Legislature Of Virginia has made provision for psy
ing the interest due on the lst of July last and LIT
January inst, on the bonds Of this Company, winch
have been guaranteed by the Commonwealth; bu ii
cannot be- paid until meeting OF the Stockholders
ehall have been held, which has been called 10 take
place on the 9th Of this month Similar provision
has been made for paying the instansnts OF intecrs,
which will become due on the let Of July and II; OF
January next.
LARGE HoG-Mr. Chss. Welch of Woods,nci
Va, recently slaughtered hog which weighed 9pG
pounds gross, and which nr,ted 77sj pouud4. Tie
hog was ~ months old.
SENTENCED 70 DEATH.-The negro girl Jenny
charged with the murder OF Mrs. Hall, in AIexertrs
county, was tried on Monday last, and sentenced 10
be hanged Oh the Goth of February mex.
VIM. NJ. Keblinger has received the appointncu.
of Postmaster at Charlottesville.