Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-03-24
New YoRK. March ~. 1887


Crash! Crash Crash! The fall Of the
granite pile in Wall street was most ON
inous disaster. The owners, the Messrs.
Josephs, the great bankers here, have sus-
pended payment to day, in consequence OF
the return of large accep'ances from New
Orleans An immense sensation has been
produced in Wall street. II is said that
Mr. Bddle has offered TO aid the house to
the umonnt Of one mlllon,-nnd that sim.
liar amount might be obtained here Bn,
it has been though, the safer course to sus
pend OF present.
Every thing on Change wears q most
gloomy aspect. Every thing is low and
dscouraglng.
FALL OF BUILpINGs AT New York -
On Monday morning the fronts Of two lof |
" brick warehouses in building in Fulton
street, New York, fell down, but the work
men, thirty in number, having just left the
premises, fortunately no one was injured, |
The Journal Of Commerce says: THE
party walls of the block had been run up
first, and the fronts afterwards. II was
not very strange, therefore, that the fronts
should fell, though many fronts put up in
this very imperfect and dangerous manner
do not fall" The N. Y. Transcript says,
The mortar with which the bricks were
nominally comented, appears TO be very in
noccnt of lime, and 10 this, in conjunction
with the coming out Of the frost, the fall
must be ascribed."
At one O'Clock, on Tuesday morning, in
the same city, one half of new building
recently erected by the Messrs Josephs, at
the corner Of Wall and Hanover streets,
for Bank, fell to the ground with so tre-
mendous crash that it could be heard
nearly half mile off, The journal OF
Commerce says, preparations are making
to pull down the remainder, The building
must 90 up new from the fuundalions.--
1t was not finished within. although the
walls were up and the roof on. The plan
was, to make it incombustibe: and accor-
dinghy the floors were made of stone, res
ting on arches. These arches, particular.
ly those sustaining the second floor, up
pear to have been too fiat, so that the
pressure, instead of beng chiefly perpendI-
cuar, was much Of it horizontal; and the
exterior wall being insufficient to sustain
it. gradually pressed out, and in spite Of
the certificate of experienced builders that
all was safe and well, finally gave way,
and the greater part of the building tumb
, | Uleu lIltU IulHS. Nuuy VI SpSS-
ta,ors have been attracted to the spot to
see The wreck. The loss of property must
amount to $40, 900 or $50 It is re-
marka5le, says the Journal, that three
buildings 10 this city, should have fallen
., within the space of "a hours. And still
more remarkable that many others DO not
keep them company.
. The New Orleans correspondent of the
Courier describes the following strange
duel. We commisseratc the fate Of the
poor horse.
t , Yesterday. dncl was fought in his city
between Captain Shamburg and Mr.. CuvII
Her. The quarrel originated in ball room
some weeks since, between the former ant
brother Of the latter. They passed or
the Levee next day: CuvlIlier nccose
Shamburg in manner he believed to be
n insulting. Some hostile motion being mu
r. tualy made by the parties, Shamburg drew
. a sword cane. and run it in The arm of Gu
viIer: whereupon the latter discharged
n two pistols at the former, without effect
d Here the matter rested for some days, save
r that Shamburg underwent kind Of trial
and was discharged The brother Of the
- wounded Cuviier took up the quarrel, ant
o challenged Shamburg. and the meeting
= took place yesterday, with broadswords, OF
d horseback. They paraded at the propcl
hour, on fine looking gedlngs, armed witt
Z swords--tooE their positions, and aWallc'
Is like knights Of old, the word to be glvel
o for combat. The result was, that ate
q some close cutting and ,hrusv;ng, Sham
burg had his hat cleft in twain, and hi
) horse killed under him; and Cuviller hat
ID a division made of his clothing across hi
C whole 'front.' leaving it is said slight tlesl
: wound; and here the affair terminated. -
> While the high mettle of southern bloo
d. keeps up, do not see how dnelIing is L
lie be prevented. The duel was at publ
IS place, and from the mode of fighting.
large number Of pcrrons were drawn to lb
>' spot to witness the combat.
pr To-day is Sunday,and as usual, the plac
TX is full Of military parade; and, by strang
If arrangement, this day, the 26h, is Sc
apart for the military honors due to the go
al which came past on Wednesday last, an
&c was then celebrated by splendid balls. II
i. day, the military intend to honor 1t by par
, ade and firing. Pursuant 10 this arrange
mcnt, 90 rounds Of cannon were fired {
the "Piace d.1rms," this morning at day
IS, light and the military corps all in lively az
IS. tlvity.
sc Mr. WEBsTER,s RECEPTION AT New
he YoRN on Wednesday,, is described by ii
4, public Journals OF that CITY as literal
triumphal, far surprising the expectation
Of his political friends who supposed thu