hillips and William H. Woodward.
East of this building the flames communicated to a large farm.
building pred by Messrs. William h. West & Brother as a lumber-dressing establishment and stable, and a blacksmith shop owned by Ed. St. Carter, both of which were destroyed, with all they contained.
As mentioned in our edition of yesterday, the brick stables in the rear of the handsome residences on Franklin street, occupied respectively by Wyndham Robinson, Mrs. Henry Thripleft, General Custis Lee, John Stuart, Henry C. Baskerville and Dr. Robert G. Cabel, were also destroyed.
Each of these stables was well stocked with hay, oats and harness, the most of which was lost.
The loss by this fire, at present valuation, cannot be less than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The buildings alone cost over seventy-five thousand dollars, and Messrs. Green & Allen had their machinery manufactured in New York at an expense of eight thousand dollars. Messrs Burr & Co., McNamee a
Three hundred dollars reward.
--Ran away from the subscriber, about six or seven weeks ago, my negro, Ben. Said boy was purchased at the auction house of Messrs. Lee & Bowman, Franklin street, Richmond, and was sold by Dr. Ming, of Petersburg.
he was hired to Mrs. Magill, at the Theatre, previous to his sale.
His age is nine-teen or twenty; well built; with small head; five feet eight or nine inches in height.
He is no doubt lurking about Richmond or Petersburg I will give the above r. Said boy was purchased at the auction house of Messrs. Lee & Bowman, Franklin street, Richmond, and was sold by Dr. Ming, of Petersburg.
he was hired to Mrs. Magill, at the Theatre, previous to his sale.
His age is nine-teen or twenty; well built; with small head; five feet eight or nine inches in height.
He is no doubt lurking about Richmond or Petersburg I will give the above reward for his delivery to Messrs Lee & Bowman, Franklin street. J. B. Page. Danville, Virginia. oc 20--1m*
