The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-26

Central Leit,r-ld.--SIr. CHaIsrIaS made an inef
fectnal motion to take up bill from the Senate
authorizing an increase Of the capital stock of the
Va. Central railroad company.
The C6BrerSioa iScbemc.-Mr. ANDERSON moved
that the bill concerning the James X. & X. Caual
be taken up, in order that he might offer snb
stitute.
The motion was opposed by Mr.. BonEMlN, and
sustained by Mr.. ANDERSON. Before deciding the
question,
Gu motion of Mr.. BARBOUR of NJ, the House ad
journed.
The Recent Fire I'm Elizabeth City,
North Carolina.
tcoRREsPoSDEScE OF TIE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
ELIZABETH CRY, n. c.
March I'D, 1855.
Believing that your excellent paper is greatly
interested in the stirring events Of the day and
that It secures the readest means of their exten.
sive circulatian, which in this instance is impor
tant to many friends and parties interested, L am
induced 10 inform you. that onf hitherto highly fa
vored city WIS last night, thrown into excitement by
the largest fire we have ever had, ard which was
discovered about 12l5 o'clock, issuing from the
house OF u Mr.. Cohn, jew, and in a little while
1t extended along Water street, South through the
most business and enterprising part of the city
destroying vast amount of property, dwe.lings
stores, the work-house and the Marine hospital, -
There was considerable loss of goods and house
hold furniture, but no lives. The principal suffer
ers are Messrs. Clark. Laferty, Knox. Burgess
white, 5 Williams and Son, Miller, j. j. Grandy
Spruil, Einton, Allen and Cofn: the first Of whom
most industrious and exterprisng gentleman
has the especial sympathies of the community
lie was largely engaged in the manufacture o
Agricultural Implements, and had large stock on
hand for the season. His loss is near $4,000 on
which there is but about $1,000 insurance The
last named, Cohn) in whose house the fire origi
mated, aud whose property and insurance bear a
suspicious disproportion, is now In jaim with hi.
whole family anda Jewish Rabbi, wbdhas been
mere on professional business, and is hus detained
as witness. The houses in this city are chief,
of wood. and many of them large, and You ma,
imagine the brightness and rapidity of the flames
About 80 houses were destroyed aud the whole
loss is estimated at about $4,000, on which ther.
inhabitants.
1t there are any important developments in thi
matter, or any thing else worthy of note you ma,
hear from me again.
REVOLVING DIscLosUREs-We find the following
among the police items in the New York papers:
A middle aged German, named George DELL sp
piled to the Mayor Tuesday to rescue his step
daughter from low dance house in Cherry street
An officer was sent thither with u warrant an,
brought her before the Mayor. Ellen Evers of No
95 cherry street, from whose house the siri wal
taken. was also arrested Matilda Blache the cir
complained Of is girl of fifteen or thereabout -
She said that her step father had driven her t,
houses OF i'll fame. AS he had done her sister befor
her. From the statements of the woman Evers anC
the girl it appeared that as long as four or fiy,
years ago, Dell had put his wife's eldest daugh
ter, Rebecca, in a low sailors dance house, com
pellng his wife to acquiesce by beating and abu
sing her.
From the Prostitution of this child he derived
from $40 to 800 week for long time. Eycntu
ally she married Norwegian, who had to fly will
N frop adv f.ls
man. Six months ago Mrs Dell died. and fou
days after her death the old man took his othe
step-dauehter Matilda to Mr.. Evers's dance-celIar
There she remained for some time her step.fathe
extortiDg most OF her earnings. At length sh,
became sick, aud pleading yagrancy, was sent t,
the Blsckwelfs Island Hospital. A month az
she came ont. and having no other place to go to
went back to her old haunts. There her steI
father found her, and because she would not Civ
him money he caused her arrest The Mayor sen
the girl to the House of Refuge, and committe,
the old scoundrsl to the Tombs for trial.
BREACH OF PROMISE CAsE-In a PHILADELPHIA
court on Tuesday last snit brought by Ellen Gra
ham against William Tolman, was concluded b.
he Jury rendering verdict for the plaintiff, asse,
sing the damages at $4,000. The defendant ha,
promised to marry the young lady, and subse
guantly refused. The case originally befor,
arbitrators, who awarded $50. Not satisfied wit
this award the defendant appealed, and he is no,
in for it to an amount nearly three times greater
TEE STEAMER PALMErro.-A dispatch from Boz
ton, dated the 9th, says
Inc steamer srainetto, which was wrecked ol
BLOCK Island on sunday morning, is fast breakin
up. Portions of the cargo will be saved by oal
ing ashore, consisting mostly OF hour, grain an
tobacco. The cargo WAS valued at one hundre
thousand aoiiars- she mad but fonr passenger
Two oI whoh were ladles, ana win the crew ha
barely time 10 save themselves in the boat. Messr
Fisher Il Co., OF this city. had $4,000 worth z
| tobacco in the Palmetto, viii ;h is we'll insured
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SINGULAR ACCIDENT ON the MtSsrssIPrI.-The S
LOUIS hepnblican oi monday states that On Thur
day night, while che steamer Rodolph was moore
10 the Illinois shore taking on freight, some mile
below here, the bank, which was very bigh an
rise. cayed in on her side. burvjnp nipe man a.,
breaking down some thirty feet of the puard :
Eight were rescued unhnrt. the other, Spanisrf
narve unknown was lost There is another Of m
ameng the buried and was carried of by the en-,
rent which was very rapid.
saLE OF SHIP SOVEREIGN OF THE SE.-Thi, shin
OF 2,4O0 tons, built In East Boston by Mr.. D. Dc
Kay In 1852, was recently sold in London for s40
600, having just undergone repairs to the amoun n
If $l2.5o0. Aessrs Funk 4 Mencke, of New York
and pa 81 1000 for her. Last price. deductin,
from it the amount expended on repairs, s27 SOC
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PENNSYLVANIA EXPENDITURES The annual appro
priation bill for the support of the State govern
ment for tho current year has lust pissed .ht
pennsyiTania House OF Representatives. The to
tai duOunb appropriated fH <o,ofA.IID. which 1
nearly million of dollars less than last year
appropriatohs-one of the good results, 1T is ssid
of selling the main limo Of the public works. Tn
appropriation inciuaes S2,OO0,000 to ray the in
terest on the state debt, and s2so,ooc for commoI
schools.
Ur.xv p,,.ovs-A i,rv ~ ,ha c,r,,;, .o,,r.
Fredarict conrys, Md af;er tr,a, f,st;nr thre
days, awarded the sun of 10000 damages an,
costs In favor OF the Roy. Moses A. Stewart an'
wife. and against Daniel Gayer, who, it wa
charged, uttered certain scandaious and defams
tory W0rHS against the CHASTITY oil Mrs. stewart.
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