Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1836-03-04
From the N Y. Commercial Advertiser
Of Thursday.
ANOTHER CONFEDERATION.

This morning bet ween four and fivS
o'clock, the spacious FIVE story building
known as the Methodist Book concern,'
was discovered to be on fire in the fec-
ond story, originating, it is believed, "a
The sheet room. The front building l20
feet on Mulberry street, and FIVE stories
high was soon enYeIoped in flames, oW'
ing to the combustible nature offs con.
tents, and the fire spread so rapidly that
nothing of value could be rescued, NOT
even the account books, and this with q
back building also of tiVe stories with all
their valulbIe contents, was entirely des
lroyed in few hours, and only some
broken fragments Of the walls are now
standing. The Injury to the neighbori6g
houses is not very considerable.
The destruction Of Ills establishtnent
must be regarded as a public calamity,
since this Book Concern contained not
merely lIleir extensive printing ottlce,
Dindery, and bOuk warehouse, but IS the
sole depository of The Bible Society, tract
society and 8 lnday schUol UNION OF the
methodist episcopal church; all the stock
preplred in sheets ant bound having
been consumed. The stereotype plates,
probably worIh sixty or seventy thousand
dollars, together with an Immense a
mount of paper and printing mltellats' IN
cIullng the great power press "nd lmr'y
other priatlns presses ara nov in ruins
The loss is estimated at two hundred and
ffy thousand dollars, Of which we under
stand only ten thousand arc insured IN
the Greenwich company, and some thlF.
ty thousand dollars in three ofths insolV
ent companies in this city. z.
There has been, unil't tao last destruc-
live Ere in tbs lower parl OF The city, tan
insurance in eight offices in this CITY 4or
ten thousand dollars each, but when the
poIices exaired, some Of them refused TO
renew; their late heavy lOsses having
made them wary Of such high buildings.
Application had been male unsuccessful
IL to several Of the ueighboring cities ior
| insurance., und failing in this, the builds
inp which was before FIRE proof" was
made more secure by iron doors beIween
the dlfsren, parts Of he building at great
expense. All, however, has been un1'
vaiIing, and np,hias remains bat 4 hugs
mass Of smoking rulas. A Waterman
went through every room at mae O'Clock
last night, and Dot spark OF hre was
kno@n 10 be in the house. lis origin 10
| therefore involved 10 profound mystery,
especially occurring at the hour it did.
When it is remembered that the profE
of this establishment were exclusively de-
voted to the superanuated ministers OF
the church, land the widows and orphans
of deceased preachers, throughout Ibs
whole country, many Of whom are maIn-'
Iy dependent on the beHeYolence OF tho
church. 1t is obvious that the large de-
nomination, ito which it belongs, wiIiiioei
this shock most heavily. II scsmS 10 cali
for some tangible expression oFsyDpathy
not only from MethOdists, but from other
denominations, and the appeal, which
must shortly be made, Will, no doubt,
meet hearty resPonss from the Whde
Christian community.
We ,are requested to state, that tno
whole edition ofthe Christian Advocate,
printed for this week, has been destroyed,
The subscribers to that paper thTou5 5houS
the country will receive an extra 10 q
few days, and the publication Of the pa'
Der will be resumed, as soon as the neces
sary arrangements can be fully compile
ted, probably, at the regular iEs nex'
week.
TWELVE o'cEoCK.-Ws have just 70
,nrned from the scene Of conhasFaLion. =
A few sleigh loads Of books were saved
from tho store, and the mail books belong
ING 10 The Christian Advocate and Jour
nal, which is fortunate circumstance
as it will enable the concern 10 know
who are subscribers to that pspsC, We
learn that by this dIspeusatlon of Prdvi
dence, upwards oft"o hundred persouV
are thrown out Of employ.
! It's yet unknown how the fire origint
! ted. Mr B,ker, the porter, Who resIds;
or the premises, went as isnaI, througl
: the building at ten O'Clock, when all az
r pcared safe, and the first kGowIedgs h
! had Of the FIRE was by finding the fame
} bursting out from the windows aboS
0 him.
k Among the new Female Assoei
Y tons in Boston, is one entitled "ri
/. Anu young-msn's- stsnding-at-lhI
n Chureh-ioor-Socie'y."
:. Murder 0fa Father in laW.-O
z Ilnut, young lawyer. Of CrawfO
]. county, Georgia la'tly stabbed
III father in law, in personal reneOn
ID tire, and caused his death.