The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-11-15


'nltof using camphene, the watchman having,
,, while going his rounds, dropped his lamp and
then fled from the blaze. The loss ia es timat
ed at $4,000. The Commercial saws:
The most terrible feature Of the nights dis.
asterz, however, is the loss of human life
TWO well-known citizens being among the Iost
air H. L. chamberlain, of the firm of Rowe
IMAM beriain, oyster dealers. ON Washington
street, who boarded at the Clarendon and
whose room was in the fifth story. was awak-
ened too late to make his escape by the
stairs. and in his terror, as IL is supnosed
leaped from his window, on the Main street
side, to the pavement below, by which he was
so horribly crushed and mangled that hayin,
been removed to Mathews drug store he died
aiter lingering in unspeakable agony for abo q
nal1 an hour. 1t Is probable that ne lost his
presence of mind In consequence of excite
ment and terror, as be was spoken to by those
below, and told to Waita few moments and
ladder wonld be raised. by which he might
safely reach the ground.
William A. Garland, of the well known firm
OF Garland & Beirne, of "Gothic Hail." also
lost his life. Two women employed in the no.
tel, Bridget Mulcahey, cook, end Ann Me-
the lost, as their friends, after dligent search
and inquiry, have been unable to discover any
traces of them.
A woman named Alice White, also one of the
employees, was rescued BY fireman. She was
al the window OF the rear portion of the build
ing, on Washington street. and Mr. G. mount
ed ladder which had been raised. and. sur
rounded oy smoke and fame, seized the wo-
man In MS arms, and bore her part way down
the ladder, where he delivered her into the
nands OF a spectator, ,and i'm mmediately returned
into the building in search OF another. said to
pe etiII IN tne motel No other person, how
ever was discovered.
DEATH From BURNING FLUID.-One more
terrible suicide from the careless use of burn
Ing mud, has recently occurred in Rochester.
nah n Dntl
Miss Eliza Ann Cation, an accomplished and
beautiful young lady, was spending the even
ing with her friend, Mrs. Mitchell, when the
explosion occurred. The flames first COM
municated with the dress of Mrs. Mitchell
and, in endeavoring to extinguish the flames.
Miss Cation was shockingly burned on her
face, neck and arms, but with great presence
of mind she ran into the bedroom as soon IS
her clothing caught fire, and envelopiDg her
sell IN the bed-clothes, smothered the flames
Mrs. Mitchell survived until nearly o'clock
In great agony, mitigated only by the use Of
chloroform, which was all that could be ad-
ministered for her benefit, the whole surface
nearly, being burned to a crisp. The maternal
instinct was beautifully illustrated in the case
OF MRS. Mitchell, whose little boy, six years
old, was asleep up stairs when the accident
occurred. As soon as she found her clothing
In flames that could not be extinguished she
ran Immediately out doors fearing the house
would take fire and burn up her boy, and
when her husband came into the room upon
reaching his house, her first exclamation upon
hearing his agonizing groans was, so, Jim, l
am dying for disobeying you but / have
saved our boy" And almost the last words
the poor sufferer uttered were, "TaRe good
care of Charley She was q beautiful young
woman, in the flower of age, and her terrible
death was the saddest tragedy ever witnessed.
WHEELING A NEGRO FIVE MILRs-While
the election was going on in Fitchburg, Mass,
Mr.. Otis +. Ruggies, of that town, Superin-
tendent of the Vermont and Massachusetts
Railroad, agreed with Mr. Brown, of the firm
of Allen & Brown, dry goods dealers, that if
Mr.. Thayer was elected to Congress. ne would
roll well known negro in Fitchburg, called
"Dr. franklin" on wheelbarrow, from
Fltchburg to Leominster; and, on the other
hand, if Mr.. Bailey should be the successful
candidate, Mr.. Brown should do the same
The distance is about five miles. In accord
ance with the agreement, Mr.. Brown, carried
out his part Off on Thursday, and the Wor-
cester Spy gives an account of the achieve
ment. AT one o'clock the negro was on hand,
dressed appropriately for the occasion, weigh
ing las pounds strong Mr.. Brown and the
wheelbarrow were also there, both hardly
weighing as much as the negro; aud with
large crowd to see the sport, the wheelbarrow
started from the American House, and was
pushed brayely toU2nA Leominster. The
crowd cheered and comtorted Mr.. Brown as
far as South Fi;chburg, from which place he
trundled the negro, with only Mr.. Ruggles
and friend. to see the thing out, following
behind with pair of horses. just before
IL
place, preceded by the Leominster Band,
met Mr.. Brown. and gave him an honorable
escort to town, which he reached at half-past t
three, having been but about two hours on the
road.
PosT- OFFICE MATTERs.-A new office Is
established at Fulkerson, Scott county, Va,
and Jno. II. Hilton appointed postmaster Site
of Matiponey, 'Spotsylvania county, Va, is
changed to original location, and George W =.
Sweetnam appointed postmaster, vice VIM.
Lancaster.
Appointnasnts-John G. Terrell postmaster
at Thornburg, Spotsylyania county, Va, vice
Henry Carpenter, deceased. PiZarro +. Woods
pos stmaster al Lovingston, Nelson county, Va,
vice VIM. Cheatham, resigned. Jacob G. Mil
ler postmaster at Van Cleyerville, Berkeley
county, Va, vice VIM. L. Magruder, resigned
Boyd Holley postmaster a Flat Head, Floyd
county, Va, vice j. Pierce, resigned. T. W.
Moore postmaster at North Nedeio, Henry
county, Va, vice VIM. ii. Adkins, resigned
Robert Bailey postmas ter at Natural Tungei,
Scott county, Va, vice A Il. Scott, resigned.
PUTTING ON HIS BoNNET.-A gentleman who
had carefully trained up his servant in the
way he should go, SO that, when his wife was
present, he might not depart from it, sent him
with box ticket for the theatre to the house
of young lady. The servant returned when
the gentleman and his wife were at dinner
He had. of course, been told in giving answers
10 certain kind of messages, TO substitute the
masculine for the feminine pronoun in speak
ing OF the iduy. "DlU you see nam !' SAID the
gentle man, giving him the cue. yes, SIR" re-
piled the servant; abe said he'd go with great
deal Of pleasurei and that he'd wait for you,
sir" "What was he doing ;" asked the wife,
carelessly. HE was putting on his bonnet"
was the reply. Great "noise and confusion
Wife i'll for week.
A SPECK OF WAR ON THE SUsQUEHANNA-
recent session, passed a law forbdding the
shooting of wild duck, &c., from sink. boa ts
sneak boats, &c, the sheriff of Cecil county
last week embarked at Elkton, with a strong
posse and captured four gunners in the act of
violating the law. The Elkton Democrat says
that the gunners, who number from $50 to POO
hardy fellows, are determined to resist the ex-
cutlon of the law, and advises the sheriff to
90 prepared for hard fight whenever he un-
der takes to arrest them.
PosTHuMoUs REVELATIONS OF A BURGLAR.
Au English burglar died in Meredith village,
N. H., q few days since, possessed of consider
able wealth He had lived for many years
life of strict propriety, much respected by his
neighbors and friends, and had reared large
family. He left manuscript in cipher,
which proved to be a record of his misdeeds
In this will he beg queathed $500 to man he
once robbed in Z uebec, and two grandsons of
the individu ual have been found there-he hay
ing long since deceased.
MODEL LODGING HOUSE IN BosToN.-We
see that the Model Lodging House Associa-
ton" in this city has declared a dividend
We are glad of this. 1t demonstrates an i'm
portant fact. Whatl That the style and
class OF house known as the Model PAYS
Every thing in the way Of business comes to
that at last. Ifit will pay 1t will go; ii not,
then the epecial enterprise is sure 10 De aban-
doned.-Bost0n Bee, 1sh
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How THE FUGITIvK SLAVE LAW WORKS.
A negro slave, Eliza, having escaped from Ne
hraska, was arrested by the U. 5. Marshal at
Chicago, Monday night. The Marshal was
stopped in the street by an excited crowd Of
negroes, and compelled to give the woman to
the custody of the police who lodged her in