Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-02-01
Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer.
NEw ORLEANS, Sd Jan. 1887.

Co,responiencc of the Courier and Enquirer.
New ORLEANS, Sd Jan. 1887.
The beginning of the new year has been
marked at New Orleans by two dreadful
fires, in which five four story houses, and
about thirty frame houses, the latter chiefly |
inhabited by poor industrious people, were
lcyelcd with the ground. enclose one or
two slips with the particulars, TO which lwlll
merely add that the fire department here Is
very defective in its organization, and that
dne number Of engines and firomen is very
inadequate to the rapid increase that is taxi.
ing place in the number of all descriptions OF
buildings. The progress Of the fire which
broke out yesterday at 10A. NJ. in Circus
street might have been stopped, If the inha-
bitants had listened TO the advice Of a smart
young man from Philadelphia Of the name
of Tlndall, who was one Of the first on the
spot. He made himself very useful at the
fire, but wished to 60 10 work in the Ph.la
delpha and New York style, by pulling
down Immediately one or two Of the frame
houses adjoining the premises OF John
Nixon, which was on FIRE but the inmates
resisted his prudent advice, expecting GILL
cacious relief from the fremcn, who were
much exhausted at the fire in Camp street
the preceding night, and the consequence
was that the wind blowing hard from the N.
w. in less than one hour about 30 frame
houses were consumed by the flames, leav-
ing sixty INDECENT families berc!t of their
little ali, and absolutely houseless.
Duels, you are well aware, arc very frc-
quent here, and in tic list of yesterday, we
had two which deserve to be noticed. The
one was between Mr.. Herman, of the firm
of Herman IL Bridges, and Mr.. Jones,
bookseller; but feel happy in informing
YOU that through the intervention OF friends
to the two parties, matters have been ar
ranged.
The other was between Captain Haw-
kils, of the Texian Navy, and on officer OF
the u. S. Navy. With no little trouble,
Captain Hawkins was persuaded to quit his
countrymen on good terms, and hasten his
departure in search OF the enemies OF his
adopted country.
By the brig Rowse which left Havana on
the both ultimo, we have received Havana
papers and letters to the same date. but we
learn nothing fresh respecting the move
ments of the expedition dispatched against
Santiago de Cuba. OF its favorable result
few persons seem to doubt, at Havana, al
though il is stated that Lorenzo is de.
termincd to defend himself to the last
Great uneasiness has prevailed in the ISL
and in regard TO the issue OF the contest IN
the mother country, where, according to the
confidential advices received by the last
Cadiz packet, serious apprehensons were
entertained that Don Carlos would spend
his Christmas day at the Royal Palace of
Madrid, in which case great number OF
Constituencies may be compelled to leave
Spain and come to Havana, which would
place General Tacon in very awkward
situation.
Though my letter is dated the 3rd, am
writing the I'd, at III in the evening, at
which time have been interrupted by the
alarm of Fire! Firc!! Another fame house
gone before the engines could arrive at the
spot.
The cotton market remained very mac
tive the early part of the day, yesterdays at
about IL o'clock, the eastern mail arrived
bringing unfavorable accounts of the state
of affairs at Liverpool and Manchester,
buyers came forward TO try the market,
when 1000 bales of Louisiana were sold at
decline of a cent; the prime qualities
maintain their price, as at Liverpool. Up
Oh the whole, the market looks downward.
The barque Magnolia, from Trinidad de
Cuba, reports that great preparations were
making at that place for an attack against
Santiago. About 1000 infantry aud caval-
~ had already collected at Trinidad.
The Magnolia has brought no cargo.
The money Market is pretty easy, though
money continues scarce, and discounts for
large bills very difficult.
New Orleans, 4th Jan. 1887.
have only the time (the mail closing)
70 say, an instruction has taken place in
the Province Of Tamauiipas, and the Gov
ernor, Jose de la Piedsas has issued his pro.
clamation to his troops. under date OF the
18th, Dec. 1886.