thk daily dispatch.BY .IAS. A. OOWAKDIN.

(T" The Dally DUpnlch Is ?onred tombaeribert,t 51* i«n * «*tKTI* C*NTS m WIIK, tothe Carrier weekly, frice for moling, #4 ? jaar InidrtnM.[f The Weekly DUpatrk to im«4 w«n M-

(*y. and muled to subscribers at \u2666! per annum

BOARDING.

BOAKDIM«.?Two plrannnt rooms, withHoard, can be had in a pleasant neighborhood, onFranklin a'.reet. Kire oral* gentlemen canalso heaccommodated with Day Board. Apply at thia office.

ep 6tIT(iI»TA lltll NK. ttlrhiiioiiit, VirginiaJ\ I'ieasant and convenient rooma can now tw hadof Mia FARFaR. by two or three f&mihe*. Alao.jrntlemen can hare roomafnrniahed for tham. F'ightor t<n more day boarders deaired. Tianstent board-ers can be promptly and well accommodated tor anylet-gfh of nme. mh 36?dimiiUK f»AI«K, ll'ON ACCOMMODATINGr TERMS?

Twenty esses choice Spring PRINTSTen cases Worsted and Lawn DRESS GOODSiV esse Fancy and Black SILKSFifteen ca»es COTTONADESTel.case* LINENSOre case assorted MARSEILLESFour cases t*ASSI ME RES, for summer wearium« casts GINGHAMSOr* ca«-« Chin* GrataCLOTHSTen >-»?« Bleached DOMESTICS»',-,rty ball s Brown SHIRTINGS

\u2666 toe case Silk HDKFS.Sour cases Co.ton an.; ningkam do.Ten baioa BED TICKSThree cases APRON CHECKST»o casesCURTAIN GOODSTwoc'ift Brown HOLLANDSOne ca.«e Muslin and Laoe CURTAINSFive easea CAMBRICS checked and dottedT» o eases E M B KOI DERIESTwo esses TABLE CLOTHS

With vnar.v other goods. at very low prices, at thevomer of Main and 13th ata.

A Ageat for Dix 4: Son'a and Crawford i Co.'sTHREADS. D. H. LONDON,

ap I?dimWit'£>t PIIOfPHATK OF 1,1.UK.-- Hav

ing made arrangements with Prof. Mapes for theeaioct his mtrogemzed Super Phosphate of Lime, atmanufacturer's prices, we confidently recommend itto our fnendi b«liev:r.g it to be superior to any fertil-izer cow m use, having aeen lta effects laat year oncorn ; and having nesrd so much of it'i good effects, weare constrained to believe it superior to guano, notbecause it makes a better crop the tirat year after «p.plication, butbecause of its durability. having in it afsrge proportion of bone das* Kor sale bv the ton orha* mh 27 BAKER ii PLEASANTS

RICHMOND SASH. BLIND AND DOOKWORKS.?The unriersijned, Proprietor of this

oM aiid well Uied estcbhshraent. takes ibis method ofinforming bis numerous friends and patrons that hehas removed b;s worksfrom bis late place on tberivernear Haxtil's miiis. to Main stieet, between 7th andKth streets, where he expocts to be permanently lo-cated fcr tbe next Sve years, and respectfully solicitsi* call from ail persons in went of any articles in bisSine. he is determined to try and please allwhowillfavor bitn with their patronage, both as to price and???\u25a0nk&Jauship.

N. B.?All orders from thesurrounding country,ad-dre»edto"J. V. Cbawfoed, Richmond, Va.," willmeet ivith prompt attention.

ap I?lm* J. V. CRAWFORD.IV kVY STOt H OF HPRINU <; « O 1> 8 ?

J.* We have received ourstock of taple and fancyDry Got,ds, embracing a complete and varied assort-ment, adapted to tbe spring and summertrade, whichbis been purchased on very favorable terms, and wiilbe sold at a small ad vance for cash. We offer amongstother articles, tha fallowing Cottonades, Nankeensand Cotton Ozcaburgs; tine stock Bleached Domes-uca, ali widths; plaid, striped and plaid Cotton forservants; Satinets, Kentucky Jeans and Tweeds; fur-niture and ApronChecks and Tickings; Brown Sheet-r.g and Shirtings, various widths; brown and bleached

Te.ble Cloths and lickings; beautiful assortment ofJrieh Linens; Cloths, Cassimeres and Vesting, tine"assortment; Prints, Girghamsand Lawns in great va-riety; Canton Cloth* end Alpacas; printed Baragesand Cha'lies; Plaiu and Delaines, all quali-ties; Lawn, Chaliie and Berage Robes; white Cam-brics, Jaconet, Swiss and Moll Muslins; Lace, Mus-lin and Cambric Collars; Lace Coll irs and Sleeves, insetts; Silk, Linen and Cambric handkerchiefs Ourfiiecdsand purchasers generallyare respectfully in-vited to call and examiue our goods, with the assur-ance that o.ir fce»t efforts v. ill b* PBad to give entiresatisfaction. J. L. SMITHER At bROTHER.

rah Sl?dim No 29 tdsin street.

?>ICHARIWOJi «fc WHOLESALEit DRV GOODS STORE, Its Main street.?Weare selling toths trade this season, our entire stockot GENERAL DRY GOODS, without regard tocost, that we may be enabled to place in onr store anur»oaaiied stock of Carpetings, Floor Oil Cloths andMattings.

Merchants from the country are assured that our*tock contains many desirable articles of Staplk1 iooos, acd a large Totof DaESS Goods, in all whichhahgains may be bad.

mh 81?lm* RICHARDSON k CO.

MiSKCHANTS*' insurance COMPA-ny OK RICHMOND.?By authority of au actof the General Assembly of Virginia, passed Decem-ber 18th, 1855, entitled "an act to incorporate theMerchants' Jusurance Company in theCity of Rich-mond," we, the undersigned. Commissioners appoint-ed by tbe said act, will, ou the Ist day of May next,tpen books for subscriptions to tbe stock of the saidCompany, at the office of Messrs Goddin & Apperson,at the corner of Bank and 11th streets

The act fixes the value of the shares at $50 each,and the capital stock at not less than fifty thousandnor more than five hundred thousand dollars. It autho-rizes the Company "to make insurance ageinst all ma-rine risks, and against any damage or lost by firs, orby nny other liability, casualty or hazard, upon anyand every kind of property, real, personal or mixed;to make insuranceon lives, to grantanuuitiea, to re-ceive endowments, tocontract for reversionary pay-ments. to guarantee the payment of promissory notes,hills of exchange, and other evidences of debt, to lendmoney on bottomry und respondentia, to cause them-selves to be insuredagainst all risks upon the intereststhey may have in any property or,lives in theirownright, or invirtue of any loans or advances, or of anypolicy or contract of insurance," Uc fcc.

JOHN PURCELL, ?

J. L. APPERSON,R B. HEATH,LEWIS GINTER,WM. H. CHRISTIAN,WM G. PAINE, *

rah 29?tIMay AUGUSTUS ANDERSON.4 l-.lii.KT I/. \V EST,ii. ARCHITECT AND MEASURER,Respectfully reminds his friends and the public gen-

erally that, in additioa to MEASURING and PRI-ZING all kinds of work osed in the erection of build-ings?Brick work. Carpenter's work. Painting, Plas-tering, ik.c ?he it prepared to furmsk PLANS and de-tail DRAWINGS, Specifications, Estimates and Con-tracts for every variety of Buildings, and will super-intend their construction. Having a thorough prac-tical knowledge of the Bu.lding business, and con-siderable experience aian Architect, be hopes to givesatisfaction to all who may employ himnrOffice on llthstreet, between Main and Bank,where he may be found at 9 o'clock every morning,

mh 23?lm*L 1!). )). h,hhl.lMi.Merchant TailornnriI j Clothikr, 136 Main Street.? SPRIA'G .4XI)

& LMMKR GOOJJS ?j ast received a large lot of su-perior Cloths. Cassimeres and Vestinga, which he willmake up in the best manner, on the most reasonabletaring, and at the shortest notice

A large and well selected stock of Rady Made Cloth-ing, which will compare with any in this orany othermarket.. Our prices as low as atjany other house.Furnishing Goods in great variety, such as Sbirti,Cravats, Scarfs, Ties, iic.

He Invites his friends to call and exarnino his stock.mh 2i?lm

f |>ilL Hllli«WI>0 tfenimble arlirlrn1 justreceivod at HIRSII it BOTTCHER'S, 209Broad street:Black Bressel's LACE, r!1 widths, a pennies

article. ,Stumped COLLARS, SLEEVES, CAPS, etc.,

nen> patternsStamped Linen TORES, anew rut.Children's fancy HOSE.Ladies' fHk aril Gnvze Merino SHIRTS; do. for

Mlssei and children.India Rubber PI ANO COVER 3, something new.Every variety of FANS and other FANCY AR-TICLES. ? mh 2fi?lm*

I H.IIT! .HtIHK I.IMHTW'ATKNTla DIKFI'SIVE DAVLIOHT R.EFLECTORS ?

The eu! srnber, bavin* rr»rrha»rd ihfi right for nieHiate of Virginia for B. Ooetz A Co.'s DIKKUSIvEDAVLIOHT REFLECTORS, is now prepared tosupply pyraoDS having dark storss, oilices, collars andwarenouaes, with tb" same.

Specimens may be st tbo Dispatch cffice ; Na-tional American ".nd VVhi f nWr,oi; Majo itBlair's; St. Charles Hotel, and at N. E/ckiel's, No. 75Main st

(9*Ofice and Manufactory, corner of Main andPearl ttreeta, up stairs.

r#"County rights may be secured on reasonableterm*.

pih IS?dim ISAAC BCHRIVER

Batumi matub!: batiiw:::?h»c. v«idand Shower Baths can be had at all hours frofl]

6 o'clock, A. M. to 10P. M.. at the Hair Catting, Sha-vi»K and Shampooing Saloon, under the AmericanHotel. Entrance on 11th street. Single bath 25 cts.or Atiekets fur 1 dollar. imh 41LUiitK hOIIA-VV ATKK~K STA B I,IMH-

&-J MENT.? The very best evidence of thesuperiorqufc&y of my Bods Water la the Heree opposition itreeetriwitb from s certain deeply interested partyUj retflfation as a manufacturer of Boda-water Istoo weTjaatabliahed to be affected by the idle reportsput io < < ,kiiation by some draining person*. I invitehuuorablJw° nj { >et' c'OD tDti *m willing to abide by thedecuiou nKadlscriminatina pobUc.

WARREN CANFI*LD,A .Bt for S. H. Coouict, 20th st, between

aj> 7 1 Main *O<J 'r '*aklio streeu..W.K-..i8 akarca WtucU

I md Railroad Company, 700 CentralKail,, (B< j I 0 Sar Bowls. 20,010 2d Mortgago Bouds.

v l'y- ? ""SfifiSKSi *w.

VOL. IX.?NO. 85.THE DAILY DISPATCH.

Mwte? Motlbi, April 14, 1830Disastrous Fire in Philadelphia]

artisans* buildingburned.Lom $350,000.

The Most destructive conflagration that baa tak«n place In Philadelphia since the great Are ofJune, 1850, occurred Friday morning. It brokeout in the Artisans' Building In Ramstead place,and wm first discovered in the gold chain factoryof 8. P. Updikein the sth story. The PhiladelphiaBulletin of Friday afternoon, says :

The Artisans' Buildingwas a huge edifice, fivestories in height, and extending east and west adistance of 112feet, and north and sonth 93 feet. Itwas so constructed that a hollow square was leftin thecentre, the wings of the Artisans* Buildingforming the north, east and west sides of the area,and a portion of the south side. The rear and endof the United States Hotel formed the greater por-tion of the southern side of the area. The Im-mense size of the structure. Its peculiar construction, and its cooped up position, all operatedagainst theefforts to save it, and the consequencewag that the fire spread from story to story andfrom apartment toapartment, until the vast edi-fice was enveloped in flames from top to bottombelching forth fire and smoke, and spreading ruinand dismay around. The flames quickly commu-nicated to the rear of the United States Hotel, andthenorthern end of that large buildingwas soon ina light blaze.The boarders in the house moved out most oftheir baggage, and a good portion of the furnitureof the hotel was also removed. Thefiremen intro-duced side-streams into the hotel, and althoughmuch of the back part was constructed of woodthey succeeded in keeping the fire in check, andiiy>reventing it from extending through the mainbody of the hotel

On tho east of the Artisan's Building, the flamesspread to several large structures, some of whichwere entirely destroyed.The scene during theheightof the conflagration

was appalling Tho wind wan blowing freshlyfiomthe northward, and the flame*, fanned intofury, were leaping upward, illuminatingthe entirecity, and threatening to involve in destructionthe block bounded by Fourth and Fifth and Chest-nut and Merchant streets.

Showers of sparks and burningflakes were car-ried to au immense distance, setting fire toseveralplaces squares distaut. Around the immediateneighborhood of theconflagration tbe store-keepersand proprietors of workshops were busy in theefforts to remove their goods to places of safety.About two o'clock the walls of the Artisans' build-ing commenced falling, and considerable damagewas done in this way. Several persons were hurtand a man named Alien so badly crushed that hislife was despaired of.

The Artisans' Building was built by Mr. 11.Cowporthwait.and it was completed in the winterof 1648-49. The building, together with an 80horse steam engine in the basement, cost 85,000dollars. The destruction of the building and ma-chinery was complete, and very little was savedby the occupants. Mr. Cowperthwait was insuredfor 325,000.

There were a great number of tenants'in thebuilding,and not less than three hundred opera-tives were engaged upon the various floors. Thetenants were as follows:

First Floor.?Jaines Burk, printer of cloths andsattinetts; loss $30,000, insured for $10,000. Mr.Burk occupied the north and east wings of thisfloor.

James Watts, silversmith. Loss 3,000. No in-surance. There was some machinery upon thepremises of Mr. Watts that belongedto Henry Du-bosq, jeweller.

J. H. Camp, lithographer; loss $8,000. Insuredfor $2,000.

Second Floor.?P. S. Duval & Co., lithographers,occupied the entire second floor. Their loss isimmense. They had thirty or forty presses in op-eration, and a great number of valuable stones,picturesand materials. Among the stones were anumber belonging to the United States govern-ment, which were illustrations for the forthcominghistory of the Japan Expedition. There was alsoabout $6,000 worth of finished work belonging tothe government, that was destroyed. The loss onthe second floor is estimated at $100,000, uponwhich there was an insurance of $30,000.

Third Floor.? Edward Gaskill, bookbinder,occupied the North and East wings of the 3dfloor. He had a large stock of work and materialson hand, part of which belonged to the UnitedStates Government. The loss upon their premisesis probably not less than $20,000. We have notlearned whether there was an insurance upon thisproperty.

Fourth Floor ?Geo. W. Simons <fc Brother, goldpencil makers, occupied the greater part ofthe 4thfloor. Not a cent's worth of their property wassaven. except such stocks and materials as werela their fire-proofs. Thelatter have notbeen open-ed. The Messrs. Simons estimate their loss in ma-chinery, tools, &c., at $20,000. They have an in-surance of $8,000 upon tl eir property.

C. &. C. P. Warner, watch case makers, occupiedthe west wing of the 4th floor. Their loss is about$10,000. We could not learn the amountof theirinsurance.

Nathan Morgan, spectacle frame maker, occupiedthe east portion of this floor. Los* $8,000?in-sured for So,ooo.

Fifth Floor?S. Updyke, chain maker. Loss84,000?insured for $2,000. It was in this apart-ment the tire originated.

Samuel B. Eakins, electro plater and gilder.?Loss $3,ooo?partially insured.

George Heppard, jeweller. Mr. H. worked forthe Messrs. Simons. His loss is in tools?s3oo willprobably cover it.

Chas. Williams, paper marbler. Loss $4,000?noinsurance.

This estimate makes the loss in the Artizans'Buildingalone $195,300.RANSTEAD PLACE.

The property on the south 6ide of RansteadPlace, below the Artizans' Building, was notdam-aged in any considerable degree-the only injurybeing the catching of the roofs of one or two el"the houses.

On the North side, No. 1 was occupied on thefirst story as a lager beer saloon?loss about $200;second and third stories by Mr. Dobelbower, prin-ter loss estimated at about $5,000; fourth storyby Mr. Samuel N Foster, embosser and fancylabel manufacturer, loss about $3,000. AU thesetenants lost everything; stock, tools, and materi-als.. No. 3 was occupied by Edward Jones, Stair-rodmanufacturer, on the first floor. Mr. J.'s loss isabout $1000; we learn that he was insured. Se-cond and third floors, Kite 6c Walton, printers; loss$8000?insured $5000. Fourth floor, Messrs. Fish-er& Brother, printers. Messrs. F. & Brother areinsured to the extent of $S,(XX), but their loss willfar exceed thii. They have lost all their stereo-typeplates, fivepresses, and a large quantity ofmaterials. We heard their loss estimated at$12,000.

[ wards a aeeond one had a rope fastened around it,I and after a struggleof nearly an boor was palled! out from among theruins. Efforts were afterwardsmade to reach the others. These safe* contain pen-cil cases and various articles of jewelry,as well asmaterials of great value. One of these safes hasbeen opened, and a portion of its contents appearto have been iajored by the action of the fife, al-though it ia supposed that the loss to the contentsof the safes will not be very great.The Artizans' Building contained valuable ma-chinery upon every floor, The motive power forthe whole was furnished by the powerful engine inthe basement, which belonged to the proprietor ofthe structure. Thebuildingwas heated by wastesteam throughout The ruins present a sad ap-pearance to-day; the toppling walls have mostlybeen thrown down, and where three hundred per-sons were actively engaged yesterday, there isnow but a smouldering heap <5f bricks and brokenmachinery. The scene was visited by thousandsof persons this morning.

The gas was not turned off from the buildinglato this morning,and it burned strongly up fromthe broken main.

When the West wall fell, a man named Barthol-omew Allen belonging to the Western Engine, wason the roof of Stewart's carpenter shop, and wasburied beneath the mass of burningrnins. Beforethe fragments cf the wall had fairly ceased to fall,a gallant fellow was seen to dash into the midst ofthe wreck, and soon discovered that his comradewas still alive. A dozsnbrave men instantlyrush-ed to the rescue, and with a generous recklessnessof life, toiled manfullyamid the smoke and flame,to release him from his frightful situation. Againand again they were driven back by the crashingwalls, but they still persevered until their effortswere crowned with success, and they re appeared,bearing the still living form of the unfortunateman. Rarely have we witnessed a more noble in-stance of the impulsive self-devotion of our gallantfiremen.

Rice & Hurt, publishers, 27 Minor street, lost81,500 worth of books in Mr. GaskilTs bindery, andall the valuable steel engravings fer the "PortraitGallery of Distinguished Americans," which costover forty thousand dollars, are in a vault underthe ruins. It is hoped they may be saved. Noinsurance.

Charge to Policemen.?Lieut. Magill,of theSavannah mounted police, has recently been ap-pointed chUf of police at Charleston, S. C. Onparting with his old companions in public he deli-vered a very pretty address from which we takethe following about policemen :

buffer me, at parting, to give you one word ofadmonition: Never forget that while you are po-licemen, you are gentlemen. Conduct yourselvesalways in such manner as will command the res-pect of the community in which you dwell, and in-sure the cordial support of the better part of thecommunity. Remember that life has many phases?duty many gradations. You are entitled to asmuch respect and gratitude for the proper andfaithful discharge of your duties, as the Governorof the State Is for the right discharge of his du-ty. Ever cherish this feeling?so shall you livean honor to yourselves, a blessing to your fellowcitizens."

"EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERIES OF SILVERMixes,' is the flaming head of a San Antonio let-ter in the New York Sun, purporting to give anaccount of a recent exploration in the Mesilla Val-ley. The writer say a:

We did not find the emerald region we went inpursuit of, but we bought of the ludian* threesmall diamonds in rough, which with the indications we have obtained, might lead to something ifwe had not decided to accept a grander object forexploration.

We haveseen and examined the "Silver Moun-tains of Arizono,'' on the line of32 deg. They arebut a short fifteen miles south of Gray'a line forthesouthern Pacific Railroad.and lassure you thatfor miles together therichest ores?richer and moreabundant by far than those of Potosi?lie heapedup, and piled bills upon hills, as ift nature had therepouredout her treasure in one grand, overwhelm-ing mass I have seen thebest mines in Mexico,but nothing that can compare with the "SilverMountains."

Work or an American Armt.?A writer thusalludes to Scott's achievements in Mexico:

"He scaled the Cordilleras, bore the eagles ofhis country in quick succession through the streetsof Jalapa, Perote and Puebla; with 8,500 mensweptresistless through the pass of Cerro Gordo,defended by 12,500 Mexicans?with the same num-ber of men defeated 32,000 at Contreras and Chu-rubusco?with 7,190 stormed Chepultepcc, defend-ed by 20,000?with ti,ooo took the city of Mexico,occupied by an army of 35,000."

Petersburg Affairs.?The Petersburg pa-pers of Saturdayhave the following :

Conductor Appoiiucd -Ca.pt. Belfield Stile» hasbeen re-appoiuted a conductor on the Petersburgand Weldon Railroad.

Assault.?Mr. A. Williams frum Richmond, wasbadly beaten by some half dozen persons near theVirginia House, Thursday night.

The Fashions were opened Thursday amid greatexcitement on the part of the Petersburg ladies.

Annexation Extra?The ship Peruvian'which arrived here yesterday, brought out the entire iauiilyof the late Mr. Glass, commonly calledGovernor Glass, of the Island of Tristan d'Acunha.We do not know the exact cumber of those whoarrived, but it looked pretty large as they landedat the wharf, and we should think there musthavebeen upwaids of twenty in the whole, consistingof women and children, and if we mistake notembracing the entire populationof the late gover-nor's colony, thoughwe cannot be quite certain asto that. We believe the Glasses have concludedto abandon the inland altogether and take up theirpermanentresidence in the United States?proba-bly in this State. Tristan d'Acunha may, there-fore, be considered as annexed to Connecticut.?A"gw London Chronicle, April 8.

Bridge over the Mississippi?The Journalof Commerce learns that from information receiv-ed iu that city, it is nearly certain that either onMonday or Saturdaylast, a train of cars was runinto the new State of lowa, over the Mississippi,by means of the bridge constructed at the foot ofRock Island rapids. Seventy miles of Railroad,reaching into the interior to Muscatine in one di-rection, and in another to lowa City, are ready toreceive the train which for the first time has cross-ed the father of waters.

Awful Dispensation ok Providence. Aprivate of the East York Militia was on parade afew days ago, at the camp at Aldershott, and beingaccusal of talking more than once by the sergeant,by whom he was threatened that if he did soagainhe would be reported- to the colonel, said he didnot talk, and at the same time wished that "Godmight strike him dumb if he had;"he was from thatinstant struck dumb, and has notspoken since. Hehas answered questions by writing, and stited thatthe moment he had uttered the last word, ,: dumb,"hebecame so.?English Pap-r.

Sidney Smith on Kissing.?The Rev. SidneySmith once said, in writingof klssiDg: "We are infavor of acertain degree of shyness when a kiss isproposed, be t it should not be continued too long;and when th>? fair one gives it let it be administer-ed with warmth and energy. Let there be sonl Init. Ifshe closes her eves, and sighs deeply Imme-diatelyafter it, the effect is greater. She should?e careful not to slobber a. kiss, but give it as ahummingbird runs his hill into a honeysuckle?deep but delicate. There is much virtue in a kisswhen well delivered. We have had the memoryof one we received in our youth, which has last-ed us forty year*, and we believe It will be one ofthe last things we will think of when we die."

Rf.coverinc,(a Negro.?We learn from theDecatur (111.) Chronicle that Saturday week, a Mr.May, from Columbia, Tenn , with a friend, arrivedat that place, sought the Sheriff, and asked his as-sistance In securinga negro blacksmith, a fugitivefrom Tennessee, who was thenat work in the Mil-ler settlement in that county. The Sheriff's assis-tance beingobtained, the party proceeded to theplace where thenegro was, arrested and took himto Decatur, concealed him in the Taylor House tillthe evening train was about to start, when theyput him aboard and took him to Cairo, on his wayback to Tennessee, before the people of the vicini-ty knew anythingabout the matter.

Spring.?Here is a description of spring takenfrom a very old hook. There is more beautiulreading in thesame book;"Lo, the winter is past, the rain Is overandjfone; flowers appear on the earth, the time of thesinging of birds is com*, and the vok-e of the turtleis bt>ard in the land; the fig tree inrtetb i,»rth hergreen figs, and the vines wilt iut luuuer grape

give a good smell.'Tb« »hip Glance has,arrived In Chesp»tike bay,

i r HvUiiuu/re being use kuutUid una ilmm dayUvuiLi. vrveok

The BuiMlnfrs Nos. 3 and 4 were of brick, fivestories in height. They were estimated at about>3000 earh?tbey wcre Insured.

The following isacompsmlof the !os«es and thennionnt of the iosnranco bo far as we conld ascer-tain them. Sontolosses are dcunbtlesg covered byInsurance tfcnt we conld learn nothing of:Losers. Loss Insurance.H. Cowperthwait «85,000 $25,000P. S.Duval i Co JOO,OOO 30,000\u25a0limes Burk 20,000 JO,OOOEdward Osskill SO,OOOO. W. Simmons & Urn 20,000 8 liOOC. h. P. Warner 10,000 -

Fisher fc. Brother 11,000 5 000J\£ ,ton Bwn 5,000Mr. Dobelbowcr 5 000 1

8. N. Foster 3 000Nathan Mergan 8,000 5,000S. B. Lpdike 4,000 20008. Eskins 3,000 JCharles Williams 4,000(ieorge Heppard 300J. 11. Cemp 8,0(i0James Watts 3,000Moss fc. B'olher l,«*i 1,500B.K Jackson 1,500 1,500K.Jones 1,000Baildini* Nos. 3 and 4 Hen-

stead Place.. 6 000Bu'ldlnif on Merchant st 4,000John Kaa, U.8. Hotel 3.000C. J.Maclellsn " 2,000Rice & Bart 1,400

Total *343,800 #93,000INCIDENTS.

One of the moat melancholy incidents of thisdisastrous conflagration wae the death of an elder-ly lady named Miss Mary Ann Criatle living InChestnut street, immediately east of the UnitedStates Hotel. During tbe height of the contiaera-tion Miss t'hriatl* became so much alarmed thatshe <li<»d from terror.

HooTg* W. Simon* * Co owned firesafes, which were bnried np in the ruin*. About»i o'clock, oneof these safe- wa* bauied out aU-uy

place, K> 4UIAn*H » UM>« uur

DAILY DISPATCH.RICHMOND, MONDAY. APRIL 14,1856.

WASHINGTON LKTTKIt.A touck of u Hiavatha"? The bill for the relief ofJohn S. Pmdlfton,coaakirohde*ck or the dispitch.

Washisotox Citt, April 12, 1856.If yon ask me who are here now,Who are in theFederal City,1 will answer, 1 will tell yoa, *

There are none but ourown people,With us inour quiet city,City Federal aforesaid.If yon ask me where the rest are,Where are all the legislators,1 will answer, I will tell yon,Some have gone off to the Slashes,To the slashes of Hanover,To the birth place of a statesman.Of a statesman wise and noble;To thebirth place of old Harry,Who was born among the slashes,'Mong the slashes of Hanover.Others to the falls have journeyed,To the falls of the Potomac,Great Falls of Potomac River,Led by Captain Meigs, the builder,Builder of the duct for water;Aqueduct of large proportions,Which is to supply our cityWith the healthful life preserver,Aud preserver of the morals.Health and cleanness of our people;Gone to see the way he makes It,And inquire if it is expedientTo make more appropriationsFor its further prosecution.Others to the shades of Vernon,Vernon, urn of holy ashes,Ashes of our country's Father,Have repaired to pay theirhomageAt the shrine of the defenderAnd preserver of our freedom.If you ask me?

But I never meant to write in measure?nevermeantto be a poet?never meant an imitation ofthe poem I've been reading. The measures comespontaneously to mypen, and flow from its pointunconsciously to myself. It will do little harm,however, upon a holiday occasion, however in-compatible with the tenor of a business letter.

Theproceedings of Congress yesterday were ofa private nature?id tst, affecting private inte-rests ; yet it wiil gratify many when it is madepublic that, so far as the House has control of thesubject, the application of the Hon. John 3. Pen-dleton, of Virginia, for compensation as an ambassador to Uruguay and Paraguay in 1852, has beenallowed ; and it will gratify every Virginian toknow that the representatives from that Statewere true to him. Mr. Clingman, of North Caro-lina, of the committee reporting in favor of theappropriation, would have sustained the recom-mendatlou if he had been present Mr. Penning-ton, of New Jersey, ably and heartily performedthis duty, while GovernorSmith, of Virginia, withsignal ability contended with the objectors, andfought the battle through. Mr. Pendleton was notin the city, nor was any person present as his rep-resentative on the occasion.The proposed appropriation of three hundredthousand dollars for the continuance of the WaterWorks of this District will be fiercely contestednext week, but will prevail. The question is ask-ed, "Why don't the people of Washington helpthemselves in this matterf' This question isasked by men adhering to the several political par-ties, each of whom has served notice upon a largeand influential portion of the peopleof Washington to theeffect that tents wiil suffice as well ashouses for the brief term they are to reside hereThe men who are crushing the life blood out ofWashington ask the peopleof Washington to helpthemselves ! A. B. C.

The Attemi-t to Search an American Ves*sel.?The Washington Star of Saturday has aletter from an officer of the U. 8. ship Savannah,dated Rio Janerio Feb. 12, in regard to the inten-tion expressed by the admiral of the British fleetthere to search the American steamer "America,"in order tosee if she carried munitions of warfrom the Russians. The letter says :

The America is to tow us to sea, and we will re-main with her until sho is out of thereach of theEnglishsquadron. It will be a bad days' work forany of their ships if they get into action with us.?Our ship is now in magnificent order, and sails likea witch, while the men are in perfect discipline,andeager for a brush at John Bull. Our Commodorehas stopped all communication with the admiral;and a letter broughtby an English lieutenant thismorning was returned unopened. Such is the ex-citement in Rio in regard to this affair, that asteamer has been chartered by a number of citi-zens to go out aud witness the expected engageinent. To-morrow will decide the matter whetherthe decided stand we have taken will deter theEnglish from committing this outrage, or else willsee their haughty standard once more humbledbefore the gloriousbanner of theStars and Stripes.We haveright on our side; and should it come toblows, we will go into action with stout hearts,and, placing a firmreliance on the God of battles,confidently anticipate a glorious victory.

As the mail bag closes in a tew minutes, I shallnot be able to give you the sequel to this affair.

Fire in Withe County.?The dwellinghouse andkitchen, and a portion of the furnitureof each, of Mr. Win. Wilkinson of thiscounty weredestroyed by fire on the 25th ult The house,which was a commodious frame building, andkitchen are a total loss to Mr. W., besides about$600 in other property.

For Nicaragua?Two hundred recruits forWalker's army, sailed from New Orleans Wednes-day, in the steamer Charles Morgan. Gen. Hornslev was among the party. The night before thesailing of the steamer, Capt. Macocas, of the Nica-raguan army, was publiclypresented with a swordby his New Orleans friends.

An* Enormous Blast.?The English papersgive the details of a monster blast which was letoff a few weeks since at the new harbor works atHolyhead. It is said it required the labor of sixmen in its formation for ten months and a chargeof six tons and a half of powder to explode it.?The quantityof stone loosened by the blast wascalculated at 00,000 tons.

Treatyof Commerce.?A San Domjpgoletterto the New Yerk Herald states that theDomibicanSenate was about to ratify a treaty of commerceand extradition with the United States, identicalwith that of General Cazneau, notwithstandingthe opposition of the representatives of France,Spain and England.

The New Pennsylvania License Law.?Ac-cording to the new license law, wblch will soon frointo operation, the number of hotels in Philadelphiawill be about a thousand, and of restaurants oreating houses two hundred and fifty. The total ofthe two at the present time is about four thousand.The reduction, therefore, Trillbo very heavy.

The Naval Medical Board have justconcludedtheir examination, and report ten Assistant Sur-geons for promotion. Among them is FrederickHorner, jr., of Fauquier county. They also re-port as qualified for the office of Assistant Sur-geon, seven gentlemen,atthe head of whom stands11. W. Mfrae Washington, son of the lamentedCol. J. M. Washington.

the Mortality in Southkrn Russia?aletter In the Austrian Ganette, speeki/igoftho rav-ages of typhus fever at Odessa, saya- that amongthe victims there were in one week twelve armysurgeon*? and four physicians, of whom two wereAmericans, who had made preparations to returnhome.

LOCAL MATTERS.

A SCRAMttLE FOR Office. ?Elam P. Llttlefleld,the Surveyor at Block Island, died Tuesday night,md within twenty-four hours afterwards threeboat loads of the sturdy Islanders arrived here totry for the office. It i« thoughtthat the island willbo depopulated unless the vacancy la Ailed withinforty-eight hours.?Acirport

Valuable Land.?The rate at which a lot onthe corner of State and Exchange streets, Boston,was recentlysold, was #80 per square foot, and atthe same rate the cost of an acre of land wouldamount to three million fonr hundred and eighty-four thousandeight hundred dollars per acre.

Agriculturalprospects in Casada.?TheToronto Globe learns from St Catharines that thewheat in the neighborhood is looking remarkablywell. The snow Is rapidly disappearing,and thereis less frost in the ground than baa been known foryears.

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Wester* Emigration ?The Manchester (N.H.) Mirror chronicles the departure of 16well-to-do citizens from that place on Wednesday, for Du-buque, lowa. It says that the emigration to Wis-consin and lowa almost exceeds the California fe-ver of 1848.

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The Hudson river is now open for navigationthe first *teamersof the season having arrived atAlbany frNßjfeW

PRICE ONE CENT

JWttdiw nre?Christ Church destroyed.?YmSLTnD 2£* boot 1ocfock. the '*rge ft*meboUdteyon 18th itrwt, between Franklin udf^^"pir 1.

by ?r" °- A rr?* " *

dry *ld 2?i ' Mll tile timber being vervrapidity tbatthiit' U ") *Prßad with such"KMtai? ys who » leP £ 'a the shop,Before the fi^ri£«* C*P ?.,ln their night clothe* ?

operation, the edifim00 their apparatusin

fl»me. «S c; wrapped taT.heet ofRowe&MerSs »h^'f.!l n,C*ted with Me* s "which *11 also partiallvdlJ*I*l1*1blacksmith shop,buildings While theienp and drove the myrfjuis of 'I*®,*' B " pr"gcoals upon Christ Church nl fi? floatingfiremen seeing the danger h? Thestood, directed their energies uTuL *

«d>flcebut without effect, for, almost m miS!**"!* 1*° n-the roof took fire, and the flames hw!r 2fi 2aghtto all opposition, speedily wound "Jh defiancearound the cupolo, which was built

1 themselvesber, and burningthroughit, the faUiug (the church inside, sending forth such intern^W?

1 It" ' mPoSS'ble for the firemen toapproachit. In the meantime the roof of Mr. Juw«th£ k ®?~ DBever*' and threatened to firew

b ° Ud'Q« 9 oa lhe opposite side of the street. emen contested every inch of groundwith their enemy, and succeeded in subduingit atroif P°f UihaKter^.aving e*tinguUbed the burningJ1 , Seabrook a Warehouse, which caught se-ioinlill ?ho' K*Vi

Kg Mr" Mangum's residence ad-K,k ' Preventingthe destruction of

of frame ' ?ndPr°tecting a large numbersiX R"u

6 nei«bborhood. We never-d

Fr*nci « lost $4,000 or $.3,000 In stock anda Imad6"work 'nP° n "Web he had no insuranceAH his journeymen lost their tools.Messrs. Howe k. Meredith have lost about $500No insurance.

Mr. Thomas Duke's loss is about $200. No in-surance. u

The trustees of Christ Church had a small In-surancein the mntual office, but as the organbooks and every thing else but thewalls were de-stroyed, the loss cannot fall short of $6,000.Christ Church.?This [church, which was burntyesterday morning, was built about the year 1815or 10, by the Presbyterian congregation under thepastoralcharge of the Rev. John H. Rice, which,up to this period had been, by the courtesy of theFree Masons, using the hallin their building onFranklin street. This congregation also erectediirlni 86 at P resent owned and occupied bv MrWilliam Greaner for a parsonage, and we believnMr. Rice occupied it to the time of his death liewas succeeded about the year 1824 by the Revwm. J. Armstrong, (who afterwards perished inthewreck of the Atlantic in Long Island Sound,)and this congregation, under the designation of the

hrst Presbyterian church, occupied it until aboutthe year 1829. Up to this period the section of thecity in which it is located, contained theresidencesof many persons of wealth and influence, and thehouse was filled every Sunday with a numerousand fashionable audience. There was no buildingnearit except the old warehouse on the oppositeside of the street. The whole of the neighborhoodpresented a neat and cleanly appearance, whichcontrasted strangely with its present state. Afc right stream of clearspring waterrol ed along theside, and one of the noblest rows of Lombardypoplars grew along thebanks of this rivulet. Thesituation was retired from the busy scenes of life,and yet accessible to a large portion of the city!and no church in the cityhas yet been located in"aplace so well situated as this was to the enjoymentof the sacred teachings delivered from its desk bythe excellent gentlemen whose lives exhibited thebeauty of their teachihgs.

In 1829 the building now known as the Metropolitan Hall was finished and dedicated to theuses of the congregation under Mr. Armstrong,and the church in the valley wag sold to the Protestant Episcopalians who worshipped under theministry of the Rev. Wm. F. Lee. Up to thistime the church has borne the name of the PineApple church, in common parlance, derivingthename from a beautifully carved resemblance ofthis fruit, with whichthe taste of the architect, MrOtis Manson, had ornamented the apex of thesteeple. Those who superintendedthe renovationwhich It underwent before being used by theEpiscopalian.!, with a show of bad taste, (it is said,to remove the popular appellation,) took downthis handsome ornament and substituted a plaingilded ball. The bouse was throughly renovatedwithin and without, and a fine toned organ wasplaced in the gallery. Service was kept up withgreat zeal for a few years, but the congregationgradually fell away,until after a change of two orthree Pastors, and theremoval of Mr. Woodbridgeto the Monumental,after the congregation of thelatter had built St. Paul's, caused the use of it tobe discontinued. Since then several attemptshave been made to re-open it, but without anysuccess, until lately under the ministry of MrWebb, who had done much to secure the atten-dance of persons in the immediate neighborhoodServiceswere held in the house the afternoon be-fore the fire, and the right of confirmation per-formed by Bishop Meade. Now, the whole pileis a hopeless wreck?hopeless, because we fearthat another edifice for public worship will neverrise upon Its ruins.

We have not been able to learn the originalcostofthis church, but suppose that It oould not havefallen short of $10,000.

Inquest.?Justice R. B. Tyler, assisted by Con-stable Thomas M. Montague, held an inquest overthe body of Mr*. Mary Crutchfield, in Henricocounty, last Thursday, who was supposed to havedied from cruel beatings inflicted by her husbandThe body was found much bruised in severalplaces, but as Mrs. C. had been suffering withpneumonia,and was in feeble health, the juryren-dered the following verdict: "That Mrs. Crutch-field had been cruelly treated before and a fter theattack of pneumonia?in view of the marks ofcruelty upon her body?which were not only cal-culated to produce, but to aggravate the disease,according to Drs. Brown and Powell, who perform-the postmortem examination, and who were satis-fied that pneumonia was the ultimate cause of herdeath. We do say that we believe the deceased,Mrs.Mary Crutchfield, came to her death by pneu-monia, as the main cause, on the 9th of April, 1856,but we also believe, in view of all the evidence,that her death was hastened by cruel treatment re-ceived before and after the attack of which shedied, supposed to bo done by her husband, PeterCrutchfield."

Crutchfield is now confined In the jail of Henri-co county, and will undergo an examination onnextWednesday, on thecharge of hastening thedeath of his wife.

HungJury.?Up to a late hour last Saturday af-ternoon the jury in the case of James Caudle,charged with shooting George W. Woody, badbeen unable to agree. We unintentionallyomit-ted to say, last Saturday morning, that Mr. Jas.Pleasants appearedas one of the cottneel for Cau*die. We did not hear his speech, bnt learnfrom amember of the bar, that the effort was a mostcreditable one, notwithstanding the fact that Mr.T. h.nrt had no time to prepare for it We onlyheard Messrs. Williams and August, and notknow-ing that they had an associate iu the cauac, midetho oraission of Mr. P.'s name.

Arrcrt ofLitingttmi?George Livingston, charg-ed wl'h killing Laura Duesberry, in this city, somefn*r weeks since, and then fleeingfrom justice, hasat length been arrested in Louisville, Ky., on dis-patches forwarded by officer Tyler, and will nodoubt be brought here for trial should Gov. Wisedetermine to send a requisition for him.

THE DAILY DISPATCHTEBMi OP ADVERTISING.!««« i.sejawr

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Reorganizationoftit Hutting!Court?On Satur-day laat the newly elected Aldermen of the eitjrmet at the Mayor'* office in tbe eßy Hall, and pro-ceeded to re-organira, toot doubt bavin* bees ex-pressed as tbe right of the Mayor to vote in tbeelection of Recorder. Mr. K. M. Barton, who waselected to that petition last Monday, by tiefast-ing vote of tbe Mayor, then resigned,and Messrs.William Taylor and C. C. Ellett were pot ia sem-ination On calling the roll, Mr. Taylorreceived11 votes and Mr Ellett 4 votes. 8o W*. Tailor,Esq., was declared tbe Recorder elect. Mr. Gfo.W. Toler was elected Senior Alderman, afterwhich tbe Court adjourned.

The regular term of the Hustings Court willcommence to-day at 11 o'clock in tbe CKy Hall,and as tbe criminaldocket is a long one, tbe Jus-tices will havetheir hands full to start upon.

Theatre.?The Fairy Star, Miss Agnes Hobert-sou, has been re-engaged for two nights more, andwill appear in three favorite characters?"Betsy-Baker," "Bob Nettles" and "Don Leander" in tbevisible Prince?supported by the inimitable Jeffer-son, Mr. Burnett and the ladies of tbe corps.Those who hare not seen her in these piecesshould do so at once, if they'wish to enjoy a seriesj ,^earty l*ugbs. To see Burnett alone in tbodull character of "Waddy" is worth double theprice of admission.

Saiuiaty Measurew are to be adopted at once andcifl X enforced, to ensure the cleanliness of tbeahnnMthe summer months. Every citizenorder iV v

own Premi *« B *re kept in propermade' K

° noglect doin8 *o. should bemade to pay heavily for their neglect

f ar <?e-?Matilda and her three children,Mrtta?i£V a !!f° ?f Mile " C"l"< decked, were«,i i.Hnst,D? *c° nrt by the Mavor to an-«r« w« v

°' KT« at Ur» e- Matilda .aysshe was hired in the city to Mr. Cunningham forvictuals and clothes, and that he re-hired her tosome one else. When found by the watchmen shewas in a damp cellar, onMain street, and very un-comfortably situated.Drunken Woman..?Catherine Garthright,a whitewoman, was arraigned before the Mayor last Sat-urday to answer the charge of being drank andasleep on the sidewalk. She acknowledged theerror of her course, but declared her inability toresist the tempting beverage, which steals awayber senses and deprives her of locomotion. Th«Mayorreprimanded her for her indecent conductand then discharged her.StagnantPools should not be permitted in any

part of the city, and we are glad to find that theofficers of police are searching them out and re-porting them to the Mayor.Fishing.?Most of the city juveniles are havingfine times with their hooks and lines just now,as lisk are abundant in the river and bite freely.The Mayor's Court will commence this morningat nine o'clock, and be held at that hour in future,

untilfurther notice is given.The L. I. Bluet' anniversary, to take place onthe 10th of next month, will be celebrated with

much spirit. We have not yet learned where thedinner will be given, but presume that Buchanan'sSpring will be selected. The Blues and Buchan-anSpring appear to ns to be inseparable. Linkedtogether in years gone by, by every tie that couldbind a company toa place, it would aeem unnatu-ral to celebrate tho approaching anniversary atany other place.

Stealing Corn? Last Saturday morning Watch-man Boze discovered the drivers of two countrywagons?Washington and York, owned by WilliamJ. Morgan of NewKent?acting very suspicious-ly near a small grocery,and on examiningtheir wa-gons, found four bags of corn supposed to be sto-len. The two fellows were taken in custody andbrought before the Mayor, who, after heating astatement from Mr. Morgan, ordered the prisouerstwenty-five stripes each.Impudent.?Sheppard.* slave to John T. Sizer,was flogged by order of the Mayor, for being in-solent toone of the Watchmen last Friday nightmd having no pass.Continued?Elizabeth Martin, slave to her moth-er, will be examined before the Mayor this morn-ing onthe charge of going at large.The Omnibusses are driving a brisk trade, justnow, owing to the extensive patronage bestowedupon the line by the ladies.Too Late ?The Niagara was kept off the streets

until 10 o'clock last Saturday, to allow time forup the litter before the store doors andremoving it. In the mean time, clouds of dust?vere delugingthe sidewalks, and all because theitreet sweeping was postponed too late.

Scalded to Death.?On Saturdaymorning last anegro child, about eight months old, owned bv MissWingfield, came to its death at Mr. J. H. Love'sresidence, onUnion Hill, by the accidental upset-ting of a pot of coffee upon it, which scalded it in amost frightful manner.

Accident ?On Friday night last Mr. A. B. Tim-barlake, of Hanover, was thrown from his horsowhile on a visit to one of his neighbors, and seri-ously injured. In the fall bis shoulder wa* knock-ed out of place, and his face and head muchbruised. Drs. Atkinson and Curtis were called inaud rendered him medical aid.

Horse Stealing.?William T. Hare, charged withstealing a horsefrom Frederick Brauer, will be ar--aieriori for trial before the Husting's Court thismorning.

Election ofOfficersEvery member wli« canficdtime to do so should )>epresent at the meeting ofthe Virginia Mechanics' Institute to-night,whenthe election of officers and Board of Managerswill take place.

Remember the Fair in progress on Union Hill,and if you wish to spend a pleasanthour, call andsee the ladies, and partake of the admirable re-freshments so lavishly preparedby them. We nn-derstand that the fair room is crowded every eve-ning with residents of tha>city and county.

The ttfecti cf the imprudentns"? of Mercury mayhe seen in the Hundreds who walk ourstreets, likeThermometers, indicating every change of weath< rby the aches of theirBones and Join's, Rheumatita >

Neuralgiaand like diseases; and they will contin-ue so until they eradicst- every vestige of Mercuryfrom their systems, which can only be done by re-porting to Carter's Spanish Mixture, the onlypositive antidote roR mercury known. Soldby Bennett, Beers St Fisher.

Henry Pike, an old hardware merchant of Balti-more, died on Friday last

Superfine flour is down to $7 in St. Louis, and to#6 70 in Pittsburg.

The Houston (Texas) Telegraph states thatwithin the past 12 months not leas than 2,000 slaveshave been introduced into that county.

Rev. Henry Matthias, of Fulton co, Pa, commit ?

ted suicide by hanging,onMarch 23d?cause, loasof property.

One thousand three hundred and twenty-fivepersons were committed to the New York CityPrwon, during the month of March, for misde-meanors and felonies.

The stable of Major Raymond and ten otherbuildings, at HollMaysburg,Pa., were destroyed lyfire last week. Loan #5,000.

The "Crucifixion Tableau." the exhibition rfwhich, in Now York, was severely denounced bythepress there, has been discontinued.

Thecorn bouse of John Clare, In Londonn, Va.,with eightybarrels of corn, was destroyed by tireon Saturday night last

At Liberty, Bedford, Va, on Monday last, oneload of good manufacturingtobacco sold at f > *0;one of good lugs at #7 25, and one of seconds at#8 25.

Several construction ours for the HempfteMRailroad, arrived at Wheeling laat week via theBaltimore and Ohio Railroad.

The property of the Locomotive Company ajCovingfeniKy., which eoet*250,000, has been *>14for #70,000.

| Aimember of the New York Legislaturehas beenarreted onacharge of illegalvotingat the mayora

Stealing Hog*?Charles Harman was tried be-fore the CircuitCourt laat Saturday, on the chargeof breaking open Mr. John F. Clark's house auostealing three hogs. After hearing the evidenceand argument of counsel, the jury found the pris-onerguilty of a misdemeanor, and ascertained bispunishment to be, confinement in the jailfor sixmonths.

Injured.?Yesterday morning Mrs Mary Pegramand her son were thrown froa a buggy near 25thand Main streets and badly injured They hadstarted to the country on a visit. When comingdown 25th street, the horse ran off, tore thebuggy to pieces, dislocated his shoulder, and in-jured Mrs. P. and ber son.

election in Albaay..

"JFaet day" wurery generally ob»«ned B<M 'ton on Thursday. andbtulaeee impended.

J. A. Gilmerof Guilford county, b" °°?j,natcd by the American party of >>"w'h Carolina torGovernor of that 8late.

John W. Aryyle, M old and p»*at re»pee»«ioiUseo of TtlteMMM,Pl*, died at tow rewdene#la that city oa the 3uth alt

Be*. Wn. Butter ud wife. Methodtat aMosa-rtea to India, (ailedfrom Boetou oa Wedaeeday.

Fire.?The alarm of fire about 1 o'clock last Sat-urday was caused by the burningof a lot ofrub-bish in Cole's barrelfactory, between the dock andthe river, which caught from the engine. A forbuckets uf water extinguished the burning pileand saved the building. Loss trifling.

GrowingInteresting.?A grand gathering of A*various candidates in Henrico joantyfriends, took place on Oregon HUi totnight Already there are seven aimirae»nr«j«field for the office of Cler* of theand others are expected to atuxtanee tfceeteejreein the course of a day er two. Whet a pit> thatall el them miM be eteeied.

I IT. g. tlttaer Saraaae, now ia the Medlterra-ha* been ordered to forre*

pair*.B«*eaty-eiffc* emi*reau for Kauai pew*

through Cincinnati onTaeeday. '

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