The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-12
LOCAL MATTERS.
TERRIFIC SrRAM Ro,,pn rvn,oa

TERRIFIC STEAM BoiLnn Exptcsror--
FIVE MEN INsfASrLY KnLrp.--A terrific arn,o.,an
OF steam boiler occurred at Hampstead. the res.
idenca OF Mr.. Henry Webb, In the upner and ~
new Kent county, on Monday Last, killing almost
instantly i've valuable slaves. Mr.. Webb owns
grist aud saw mill the machinery to both Of which
was driven by steam. On Monday last, his ser.
wants, as usual, went TO the mills to commences
te'r iaoors and proceeded at once to get up steam
Aae weather being excessively cold, they all kent
near the sogtne, aud not thoroughly understand.
ing J" operations, failed to see that the pump was
WORK. Unfortunately the pump was not opera
t'og' ana before they had the least warning, the
ooier exploded, killing five OF them Instantly and
hurting It's iron fragments In every direction. A
gentleman who visited the sceue after the acci.
Gent, says that large piece of the boiler WAS
thrown ionr hundred yards from the mill BY the
iorce OF the explosion, the report from which was
terrific. The building was slightly injured.
MAIL RoBBERY. stitb.
former postmaster at Nottowsy Courthouse, was
arraigned for examination before U. S. Commia-
sioner William +. Watson, yesterday, on charge of
abstracting from a letter in his Office S75 ia
money. On The Sth of December last Mr. John 4.
Jones courted and mailed in the prisoners pre-,
sence SIS, to Mr. 7. W. Royston of Petersburg-
qury WAS at once set on foot and resulted in the
arres. OF the prisoner. Young Stith, before this
affair, had always borne good character, and be.
ing respectfully connected, of steady habits and
given to vices, his friends naturally feel indig.
nant that such charge should be brought against
him. Several witnesses were examined Yesterday
Messrs. Campbell, Howard and Sands appearing
az counsel for the accused, and Mr.. John M. Gregg.
ry for the United States. Up to late hour yes.
terday evening several witnesses had not been ex-
amined, aud it Is therefore probable that the in.
vestgation will occupy the greater part of to-day.
Nor GUILTY. The examination of
William II. Harris, charged with the murder Of
VIM. Camp on the Path of December last, was
concluded before the Hastings Court yesterday.
when the prisoner was discharged. The reader
will remember that on Christmas morning abou t
O'Clock two of the watchmen discovered Camp
eitting in door rear the corner of 18th aud Cary
street, and learning from him that he had been
struck BY an Irishman and was unable to yet
home. they kindly took him there Some time in
the course of the morn ing DR.. Warning was called
to see Camp. and found that he had been fatally
stabbed in the abdomen. Camp soon after expired.
aad during the Coroner's examination. circumstan.
ces trauspired which led to the suspicion and ar
rest of Harris Upon his person was found a
knife, with two or three specks on the band,e
| and the blade fitted the wound of Camp. Harris
also had a staced glove, and admitted that he
was near Camp when he was attacked by three
men These facts, with others of a similar char
acter, led to the arrest and imprisonment of Har.
rs, bat the Court yesterday decided that they were
not sufficient to send him on.