The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-24

'sa'a 1oCAI lkA1T1Rs.
Day;as lssssssv aaA Afftsuysed lseesdis,i.ss.-
Yesterday morning. between ths hours Of I
and O'Clock, dento Volumes OF enoke Wtre
seen TO proceed trQm the haseuont room Of
Asssrs. James H. Psarce Z. Cos drug store
southeast corseS ofSth and Broad streets. and
the alarm was Immediately given. In the
mrnntime Mr.. Peasee, who slept In the office,
near the centleOf the main store, was arUused
BY the noise, ard nndinE the sstaeffshment o.
hre, ran 10 the baSeEnsut door At Ne foot Ot
the flight Of steps leading into the store. and
closed il, thus con aiming the smoke aud 1anaes
TO the basement The starm soon brOnGas the
firemen with their apparatus to The scene ana
in very saort time the flames were sxtin.
The 1rs orieinated in the rear Of ahe bass-
ment, and must have been c0mmuntcaeed to .
box and 2,
around this pile, Wefe barrels Of alcohol,
yarnish, ETC., the slaves and hoops on some Of
which were badly charred, and which mnst
have exploded in very short time, but for the
promptness Of the 0Femen. =, s.l~
After the extinGuishsneut OF the dre, 1t was
found that the r0bher had en- tered Mf. Pearces
chamber, administered to him large dose OF
chloroform, then getting his safe key, had
helped himself to $500 in money anddecamped.
The chioroform bottle showed that at least an
ounce of the liquid had been taken ont during
the night. In another room In the rear part
u
not aroused until the fire was discovered.
As there was NO breaking 10 the doors or
windows, Mr.. Pearce has come to the con-
clusion that the robber must have secreted
himself in the coal vault the day before, and
probably falling 70 sleep, had remained con.
cealed loL ger than he intended. He thinks the
fire was accidental and that the fobber caused
it by lightinga a match to find his way ont Of
the basement, and dropping 1t in the rnhbish.
As yet very few, if any, of the fne goods are
missing, though many of them We're taken
from the shelves and cases and scattered about
the soanteIs The Erestess .n11ry VA. sa ca"ss SEQ
faced every thing. Messrs. r. i 20. were fully
insured against loss.
The building is owned by Mr.. NJ. S. Valen-
| tine, who occupies the second and tniro
| stories. His loss is comparatively small.
Ashland Rcees-Seeond Day.-There were two
| races over this track esterday, and both were
| interesting. The first was a sweepstake for
| three year olds, for which there five entries,
only three of whom started. As ON the pre-
| vious day the attendance was large, some few
| ladies appearing in the pavilion allotted to
1 them and adding interest to the sport BY theil
! countenance and smiles. The track was in
l excellent condition, notwith standing the rain
Of the night before; the officers were polite and
| attentive to their guests, and the best ordol
/ was preserved on the cOurs and in the booths
Before the start Halls filly was slightly thu
favorite in the betting, though Belcher's coll
| had many friends, who backed him freely Il
| In the first heat Belcher's colt got the sent
off and cut ont the work, but was collared ant
| passed ut the first quarter post by the nily
| who looked very much like a winner as sh
sped along the back stretch, Green's colt occu
| pying the third position. On nearing the heat
| OF the stretch, Belcher's colt made tellinl
brush, lappeA the flly and ont-footing he
| down the straight run. won the heat in l:55.
In the second heat, Reicher got the send-ofs
the filIy second, Green's colt forty feet behind
| At the quarter pole. the hlly took the lead
| and held it till nearing the quarter stretch
| when Belcher went up and passed Der, an
| led home in l:5l Green's colt making mp hi
! mst ground and securing the second place.
| We append a summary:
First Race-Sweepstal<es for colts and al
lies. mile heats. &tUO entrance, $50 forfeit, $50
| added by the Club.
| John Belcher's (Minns) b. G. Pluck. By
Red Eye, dam w at kins' Betsy. ..-....
, | Gen ThOs. j Green's br. C. by Albion, dam
F. NJ " Hslfs ii,si;''oii ch f. BY Engineer, dam BY
R. x. .es Hl.ton's ch By Highlander. dam
. N. A. Thompson's CHI. i. BY Transfer. dam :,
Time-l:55-l:54.
Second Race-Proprietor's Purse s4Oo, thrs
, mile heats.-This was one Of the most excitin
AS well AS we'll contes Ted races that ever cam
Off at Ashland. There were three entries fo
the purse, only two OF whom came to the pos
Delphine and Don Juan. The mare was II
| tavOrite at five and six TO one. and at the'
II
l the most ardent friends OF the horse scarcel
: hoped to see him do more than make sport. nj
believing that ITO win" was in him.
II At the sound Of the horn the two came u
I | toge ther, and at the tap of the drum effected
Q start, Don taking the lead and track, the ma
n waiting on him for mile and three-Q -Quarte'
e when she commenced her run, caught an
passed him at the stand. and opened such
!, gan before getting to the head Of the stretc
q ihat her Jockey drew his whip and attempt
8 | 10 force her home in time to shut him out, b
8 | failed TO do SO by length. The hrst mile w
= run in l:57, the second in I5lA, aud the ne
: ! in SAT.
e Sosanguine were the friends of the mare
| the result, that they offered fabulous odds
her winning, forgetting that she had be
!" driven desperately for q distance; ana ~ IN "a
Il famous "Planet, and the snreWdest ebo II
ever straddled pig skin.
is Iu the second heat Don led from the SEQ
!" aud being admirably kept together, and all
I strength husbanded, was piloted through
. | heat first in 5:5l.
r The odds now changed, and Don had I
" | call as the mare was very much distressed
l6 In the third hea. Don again led of, but I
n mare caught and passed him at the half.m
" pole. On reaching the head OF the stret
y | Jesses persuaders made Don quicken
IL pace and after beautiful run down
stretch, he once more showed his nose in fro
as they passed the stand in 1:52. ThroughC
a. the second mile Don held the place Of lead
n crossing the score in ISL, and In the third m
ting to the back stretch, when the mare ralli
70 MADE a run, and took the lead. Every Q
le now thought the old horse "dOne 70
"a but his skillful jockey at once took him
n hand. and by constant nursing kept him
striking distance until getting on the straii
- run home, when the persuaders aud ''cat-gi
~ :, were applied, and the Don fairly lifted o.
.. the score, three feet ahead, in 5:53K both
81 81 | imals being dead tired. We append a su
~ mary:
Of Prop.ietors Purse, 500. three mile heats.
It. u imp. SDS" 6 encoe, ID dam Darkness
" Red Eye. dam by iMp: Non Plus. ~
II; Regent yf.a: f,%s sa ss1; ISL; i:ssss: or
re To-day there are TO be two races, and
w sport promises to be fine. Thus far, no fav
*, ties have been selected, and II the felders
h. | as lucky AS they nave been thus far, they II
a.. 20 in aud win 1T pleasure. The cars leave
depot at 10 and II O'Clock, aud return after
Fl races. g. fF@f Es tg-fH =
M Tomorrow the Jockey Club Dinner Y
ht, take place at the Ashland Hotel, and the m'
IN Good cheer and lively time may be-
~ pected.
,st D.,trxetire F1,e.--On Tuesday last betw
the hours OF and O'Clock, the dwelli
house Of Mrs. VIM. Sizer, in Henrico couI
w. about four miles northeast of Richmond,
,r. | cidentally took fire and was burned to
be | ground. The fire is supposed to hays origi
he ted from sparks from the kitchen chimney,
81. about this there is no certainty. When
we flames were nrst discovered, Mrs. .. aud
a. ! household exerted themselves in saving Il
the conilagration q very sick child, ent
none of the neighb0rs happened 70 Be nigh.
sR flames soon got complete control o1 the u
m par: Of the house, 80 that little II any q
his furniture in the second story Of the butlt
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