Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-17


Hall, part of which was owned by MIR. N.
C. Murray, and by him occupied for store,
and a.scaman's boarding house, was discov-
cred to be on fire. It's supposed to have
originated in cellar kitchen at the easter
ly end of the building, and had made such
progress below, before the alarm was given,
that Mr.. hurry and his boarders had barely
time to save their lives, by jumping out at
the windows of the second story. 1t very
fortunately happened that Mrs. IN. and her
children were in the country on visit, as
they must have persisted had they been In
their usual sleeping rooms. The wind blow
ing fresh, the flames soon communicated
with the other part Of the block, which was
owned by Mrs. Baker, and also was occupi-
ed for store and boarding house by Mr. Ii.
G. Quincy, and spread with such rapidity
that his family and his boarders who lodged
in the second story, had scarcely time to es-
cape in their night-clothes and man who
called himself John Stevens, native of
Newt Orleans, who was carried "dead
drunk" into the upper story, the evening
previous, pershed IN the flames
Not an article of furniture or of clothing
was saved by either Of the unfortunate fam
lilies. A small sum, we understand, was in
sured on their furniture, and the building
covered for near its lue.--Portla,d .4rgus.
In Boston, on Friday evening, about
10 O'Clock, eassIife was discovered in the
printing office of the Universalist Magazine,
in the block of buildings called Province
House Row, which, by the prompt attend
ance OF tiremen, was extinguished without
having done much injury.
A fire broke out on Monday evening, at
about half past eight o'clock, in Alexandria,
which consumed the stable of Mr.. John
West, ON Royal street, with some out houses.
Four horses were burnt tie death, it being
impossible to drive them out of the flames.
A tannery in North Qate Belxidere) street,
Baltimore, belonging MIR. George Apold,
was burnt, as is supposed, by design, on the
night of the 9TH inst. The loss is supposed
to exceed $4,000, which was partly insured.
SHIpwREcK. The brig Persia, Thistle,
from Trieste, for Salem, went ashore in the
gale of Thursday night week, near Braces
Cove, about mile and half below the
Eastern point of Cape Ann, on rocky shore
anu euery soul on board persisted. Small
fragments of the wreck, with broken bales
of rags, are scattered about in all directions
on the shore for half mile. Nine dead
bodies had washed ashore, among them the
Captain and Mate were recognized John
Thistle, and MIR. Seaward, both of Beverly,
where they were carried for interment on
Sunday and also the cook and steward. A
small bag Of money was found near one of
the bodies.
The Salem Register says, the vessels
company is supposed to have consisted OF
fourteen persons. A son of Mr.. L. A. Lau-
riat, Of Boston, and one young man belong
ing to Salem, are supposed to have been
lost in her. She sailed from Trieste, 25th
Nov. and had on board 1000 bales of Rags,
and quantity OF Sumack. The vessel and
cargo, we learn, were insured to the amount
of 81 600, dollars by the Merchants, Union,
and Commercial Companies. Salem. and the
Marblehead Insurance Companies.
THE INAUGURATION. At eleven O'Clock
on the 4th, the Vice President elect took
the Chair of the Senate, and the oath of
Office was-administered by Mr.. Smyth OF
Maryland. The following Senators newly
elected, or re-elected, were then sworn into
Office and took their seats: Messr.s. Branch,
Bib, Bell, Clayton, Frelinghuysen, Hayne,
King, Knight, Livingston, M'Lean, Silsbee.
Sprague, Tazewell, and White. The Pres
ident elect entered the Senate Cha mber at
half past II, accompanied by the Marshal
of the District of Columbia, and the Commit
tee of Arrangements appointed by both
Houses, and took his seat in front Of the
Secretary's desk. The seats on tle right
were occupied by Chief Justice Marshall,
and the Judges of the U. s. Supreme Court
and those on the left by Foreign Minis
ters and their suites, in splendid official cos
tunes. Seats were assigned for members
of the House of Representatives, and for the
ladies, Of whom great number were pres
ent.
The Senate adjourned at IL, and passed
in procession to the eastern portico of the
capitol, where President Jackson prom ounc-
ed his Inaugural Address, and in pre- sence
of an immense concourse, estimated at 20,
600 persons, took the oath to support the
Constitution, which was administered by the
Chief Justice. Statutes from companies of
artillery stationed in the vicinity, from the
forts &c. followed the President retired,
and was afterwards conducted in process sion
to the Presidential mansion, where he re-
ceiyel the gratulations ola great numbe Of
vsiters.
The Senate, previous to adjournment, vo-
ted to meet next day at II O'Clock.
The heavy rain on the 9Th inst. render
ed the road between Baltimore and WASH
ington, almost Impossible. The freshet
carried away the bridge at Bladensburg.
The ice of the Schuylkill came down
on the night of the fifth, and was FIVE feet
FIVE inches in depth upon Paramount dam,
tumbling over in awful majesty. No ma
terial damage is heard Of, although the
fresh was more than double the depth OF
Flat Rock dam, supposed about eleven
feet the stores OH the Schuylkill have
had about six feet water OH the lower
floors.