Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-12-07
CTTY AND SUBURBAN

Tuy FIRE LAST NiGHr.-At about 4uai'e'
TO eleven o'clock last night volumes OF 'lloH'
issns5 from the chimney and Windows oil 'he
brndi,o, M, Main street Just above Eighth occu-
go ~, I.,nrer a. ~IUrrr d music stu.e' l"'.
attracted a rroy,I who cried . Hfr lu>s,.l' "',' az
least ten minute, Dr quarter % an u'u 49, ~
fore 4 bell sounded tlr alarm IN sac 49,. 80
some iniudi-ou- persons opsu-u ~ ~ - "a h,.,ls
stora-r,9m IS here the tire 01-lhaleu' qua I' 80
in a. ,I,s ,.,-. Dn-d q draft ol air Which calSe''
In n few minute The whole room an" c'u'eu'' 70
bacom- euvcIo9-i in lame l4e negroes iu Il" aA'
Joining basement r1um came pus PEI. ls'l ''E
yytb tisr, tt.'r babies. bels and other llgga e
E;a,j-oC ~. LAWYERS. and Others, who occupy the
.a5ioin;p, ta1.mrnt-, commenced tearing down tlelf
icyns I'M tbs.r haste % De- doing something he en-
t. Stool OF Enuu-g * ~1plcr was destroyed or ln-
jusd bat we are not able 90 the tHie We write, 70
estSat. jts value. Nf;er NOSE than usual delay, our
frenen reached the spot and succeeded IA eN-
tingUyling the aIIue7.
Non.of he adjoining buildings were very serious
ly iuiurA although tIei, occupants were forced 10
make LuNed toilet, before removing their yaluabe>.
Captain WlwoJi Captain Cookery and br. Duper,
with the ~Nt,Wnod Lote. WATERS, imprDyised IRE
organization lad were very energetic in their eu-
deavOr o. suppress the fire by using line OF bucket,
before the lNsy4l OF ti, Grcmen. Several OF the
party had tlNr whi>kerS and hair singcd, besides
suffering TO theeNtent Of some very good clothes.
BURGLAEY-TgE BURGLAR SENT 40 The PENI-
TENTIAEY.-Heny Morrill, cooreJ, charged with
entering the room Of Charlie, \. LohnaIt Broad
street between Fikh and sixth the night OF hrst
December 1865, dIrl stealing tLeTeirom clothing aud
jewelry valued 20 $50 aud converting the same Tor
his own benefit anu u~A was brought before the
Court.
e. \. LOhuart beiugsv0rl- testified AS loi1"~-
] reside on Broad stree. between Flith aud sixth;
nv room was entered is; Friday night by some
person OF persons. o. me unknown, and, while was
asleep. took from nae the iDlNGng articles %! clOlh'
ing aud iewelry, valued 40 $50, one PAIR OF pants
and "a vest valued "a. $50 one ditto. $50 one gold
chain S35. one business coat, ST, one oyeccoIt.
sac cash SO sleeve buttous sl1i one lnen
sheet 50 total $50
A lot Oh the tio.I.n- taken from The prisoner As
produced in Coar, anl Mr. L0hnau Identified the
following as L.- prpPlrty-oue oveftodt one p'ir
pants ana vest on. business coat, one watch caa'n
Corporal Charles a. Pores Twelfth United States
Infantry, testified that the prisoner was qlestOneu
at the Police Ol,c o. where Ae got these articles,
when ne stated that he bought them from man
named Henry Morris, living n theatre alley.
Several other wtur~-eF We're examined, whose le'-
tmonv showed couc.u,v-,y that Norrell stole the
articles IN Question There was found ON his person.
concealed, a sung ~hJt, the most dangerous lOOSlng
Dne we have seen DO, som, time. The Judge after
getting through with the testimony, wach was quite
volumino1s, sentenced the prisoner 90 the Virginia
PeniteGtidry for live years. lie was not at All
shocked at his sentence, thinking probably that ne
would learn a good trade before his time eAl'red'
and have warm quarters during several winters.