Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-02-16

FIRE IN THE CAPIToL-On Saturday night last our citizens were aroused between the hours of II and 12 o'clock, by the ringing of bells and the cry of fire, which proved to be in the State Capitol. The fire having broke out in the interior of the building, and giving but little light through the windows, it was sometime before the persons who first repair ed to the Capitol, could learn it's situation It was found to proceed from room on the third floor, in the left wing of the building, which was occupied last session by the Adjutant General, and has for short time been used as a bedroom by Mir Wm Nichols, jr. It was doubtless occasioned by fire rolling upon the floor, which soon burnt through to the plastering beneath. The flame was then drawn between two joists to an opening near the door of the room, a distance of about 20 feet, where it had made considerable progress when discovered by the occupant. The alarm was immediately given, and by the timely and energetic measures adopted by the citizens the fire was soon extinguished. The smoke became so thick that it was almost impossible to see or breathe; added to which, the mar row space where the firemen were crowded with their axes and water vessels; the noise and confusion which unavoidably ensued, and we may consider it almost a miracle that the building was not consumed. The room be- meath the fire, which had been occupied by the Secretary of the Senate, was not injured, except in the plastering over head.
 Considerable confusion and inconvenience arose from the preparations made to remove the public.documents and furniture from the rooms of the Supreme Court, the offices of Secretary of State, Comptroller and Treasu- Ter. It is understood that for the future, no persons will be permitted to lodge in the Ca pitol but the state officers Preparations are making to repair the damages without delay, which it is computed will not exceed S200.
 A report has been made in Congress from SA- muEL MOORE, Officer of the Mint at Philadelphia, which will doubtless surprise great proportion of the Union It seems that within the last year, but little less than half million of dollars in standard gold has been dug from that region of country in the Southern States, which lies at the foot of the first chai of mountains above tide water, and which is found to meander at no great distance from them, the whole way from Stafford county in Virginia, till 1t branches ofamong the stony hills the side of the Coosa river. Georgia herselfhas furnished of this sum, $212000 exclusive of the large sums conedby Tempeton Reid, who, for several months had private mint near the mines. Should the quan- tity of gold obtained from her mines continue to augment in the ratio, Georgia will require but few more years to become as rich from this source as she is now from the production of cotton. Ala -bama is also preparing her pick-axes and spades and so soon as she can get out of winter quarters will begin the work in search ofhe precious metals
 MINT, OF THE UNITED STATES.
 Philadelthia, January 1st, 1880.
 SIR: have the honor to submit report on the general transactions of the Mint within the last year.
 The coinage effected within that period, amounts to .S155,620, comprising S643, 105 in gold coins, S2, ,4J5, 400 in silver, S17, 115 in copper, and consisting of S9, 357, ,1y1 pie ces of coin, viz:
 Half Eagles, 126, 35 making SS531, ,755 Quarter Eagles, 4,550 's 11,350 Half dollars, 4,764,soo l" 2,382, 400 Dimes, 51O,O00 51,O00 Half dimes, 1,24O,000 C 62,000