The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-14

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BALTTMoRp-Io,,
5000, ,OOO-A destructive fire occurred In BaIti.
more Wednesday evening, destroying property
TO the value of $500, 600. It originated in the
china warehouse of Marston & Bros. The
heaviest losses are summed up as follows
Marston Bros, $4,000; Merryfield & Stinch.
comb, dry goods, $40 goo; E Rosenwily l. Co..
caps, &C, 600; Jas s. Waters, books, s15. 600: b.
f. Voss. hardware, s35 900, and Warner & Co.,
shoes and hats, $4,000. The buildings de-
stroyed were valuable and extensive ware
houses. The American says:
Efficiency, system, and the powerful agency
of the steam engines proved fully equal 10
su u0due confiagratIon that seemed at first to
have an irrepressible power. The steady del use
of water poured in by the untiring engines
soon changed the aspect of affairs. The flames
were beaten back steadily, perseveringly. and
at last successfully. Property that seemed
doomed escaped with a mere scorchipg and
houses deemed in imminent dinger were pro.
tected " tn volumes of water that put ignition
at defiance. Large as the loss is by the fire,
nothing but lire department like that Balti-
more possesses could have prevented il from
being doubled. The fire, whilst at its height
presen ted Crane sight. Such roaring volumes
OF name have been seen but on few occasions.
They swept across Baltimore street at one time
with such force as to endaDgsr all the sur.
rounding property, whilst the heavy wind
carried them high in the air, and swept across
n
nately without causing another fire.
THE BURCH DIVORCE CAsK-A Scene in Court
The correspondent of the Chicago Journal
thus gives an interesting scene in the Burch
divorce case:
When the court came into session, the little
courtroom was crowded to suffocation Mr.
Stuart (cnarged with seoncing Mrs B) made
nls appearance before the cal of the Jury and
carelessly took chair near Mrs. Burch's Gus.
tomary place, with his back to the stairs The
TACT soon became known tnat he was present
and he was al once the centre of ali ewes In
few moments Mrs. Burcn, accompanied as
usual, by her mother Mrs. Turner, aud Mr.
Corning. came into the courtroom Every
eye III the audience was fastened upou tt,.
pair. Even the counsel and the Jury fixed
their attention upon these two, the LEGGED par
amour and'the alleged victim. Every ey e was
riveted upon their faces, as ii to read there
some lesson, TO discover there some inde.
which should disclose the truth more clearly
than oral witnesses or written deposit,on;
some agitation OF the frame, some biauching OF
tne cheeh, some slight shudder which should
betray the secret OF guilt.
Mr. Stuart arose from his seat and poIitol,y
made way for the party TO pass and as Mrs
burch passed nlm amid trying stiffness she
gracefully bowed 10 him. He Acknowledged
tne iaVor as easily as II he were paving the
morning compliment, and Mrs. BuTch passed
10 her seat with as little confusion and embar
rassment as though she had saluted a casual
cqualntance upon the Promenade, and was
not addressing man in courtroom amid
curious eyes, where she stood The alleged vic.
tim OF MS seductive wjles. There was nothing
to be read IN those faces, save q mutual polite-
hess winch you would expect in those not
charged with CRIME, and the twain passed on
the one 10 her seat, the other to the witness's
stand.