Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-08
FIRE IN COLUMBIA, S. C.


81 have to inform you of destructive fire
which broke out last hight 10 Jacob MeetZs store,
which consumed the buildings and all the goods
that were in the front and back stores. do not
believe there were three hundred dollars worth
of goods saved. The adjoining building, occu.
pied by Beard & Peckham, was also destroyed;
and nothing saved the balance Of the square from
going, but Antoniu's brick house. which arrested
the progress Of the flames. Mr.. Mordecal, who
occupied the Store adjoining Antonos house,
had a considerable quantity Of Crockery and
other goods DESTROYED in moving out. II IS sa'd
he wa. insured. Meetz is said to have been IN
sured only for one half; consequently ne rs con-
siderable loser, having lost all his goods.
Another letter states that MIR. MeetZ lost
$4,000 in money, being unable to obtain posses.
SION Of il before the whole building was wrapped
in flames.
II have Just time to inform you that we are
all here in Confusion. Between 9 and 10 O'Clock
last night, fire broke out on the upper corner
,f the square on which am located, the West
side of Richardson, bounded BY Taylor street,
but which was. through great exertions, arrested
after having DESTROYED three front and several
back buildings; at one period. there was scarce
lv anv hope Of saving any portion OF the square;
the wind, which was light, blowing IRON the
North, carried embers aud large masses OF flre
along the whole range"
Rsporters.-Mr. Haughton, editor OF the bos-
ton Atlas, who was formerly reporter for one OF
the Washington papers, in an article IN his paper
on the subject, says:
The best stenoyrapner at Washington Is Jo-
seph Gales, the principal editor of the National
In,eligencer. He possesses grea! manual dex'
terty is familiar lIh the business ct the House,
and With oil public affanrs. and so well acquaint
ed with ever, subject that 1t IS brought up that
he never misunderstands the argument OF the
sneaker. His accuracy is wonderful. We re-
collect 10 have heard Mr.. p. Barbour. ct Vir'
sinia, say once. after reading report 81 hai' an
hours speech taken do"n by Mr. Gales, that he
believed Mr.. Gales had not varied IN even one
word from the speech that he had delivered.--
Mr. Randolph, however, always put him TO Sc
we're trial. for his parenthcses run into each Otner
like the colors of rainbuN and it was 10 ordinary
task to End the right line Of demarcatlon.
Mr. GALES has now IN his employ reporter
whose ability >ies with his own. IL Is Mr.
S,ansbury. He is not stenographer, but he Is
possessed of 50 tenacious memory that by the
aid of two or three of the most important words
Of a sentence he can recall the whole immediate
iy. He is a man of very high order OF Ia
lent and finished education. He has usually re-
ceived from the lntelligencer the same comPen-
sation Tor his services that Is allowed 10 men,
Der Of Congress, viz: 8 dollars per day.
Criminal Jurisprudence, Various statements
have been laid before Parliament, 10 order TO
show the vast extent of crime committed In and
about London, upon public and private property,
in the course Of one year. The offences are spe-
Cited under six different heads, viz:
l. Petty thefts committed BY ser.
wants, apprentices, sweeps. &c con-
sisting oi articles of small value, 9ol0,OO0
Small articles Of plate. glass, jew
elry. SC. stolen BY servants, 100000
9. Thefts on the river Thames and
uuays thereuntO adjacent, oOO,OOO
S. Thefts and frauds connected
with the Mctropo itan dock yard, $4,000
4 Depreda,ions committed by
burglars. highway robbers, &c. com
puted as follows. VIZ:
Plate, jewelry, watches. nc.
100000
Highway robbery of mo-
new. aotes, &c. 7o,OOo
Private stealing and
pocket picking, 2o,Ooo
Stealing cattle, horses,
sheep, corn and proven
der, 2O.uOO
5. Frauds BY coming base money.
after the simiiitude Of current COIN
of the realm, 100000
6. Frauds bv counterfeiting public
securities, bonds, sc. and uttering
forged notes, and bills Of Exchange, 10000