Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-05
General Intelligence.


TRADE OF PHILADtLPHIA.--The
Philadelphia papers of yesterday contain
the annual report of the board of trade OF
that city From that document we learn
that in 1888. he whole number OF yes
sells arrived at Philadelphia was Ii, 324
of which AGA were from foreign ports
| In 1889. the number of arrivals was i,
7O9; 52l of which were from foreign
ports. The f,rei4n imports in 1888, |
amounted to S1O4I7,8l5; during the !
first three quarters OF 1889, they were
Sl2,57I, I64 The amount of groceries
aud mere handize despatched to the West
hv the Columbia Rail Road alone, In
1888, was 43,259,9l2 pounds In 1889,
the amount had increased 10 1866, Ol2
pounds.-N. Y. Spec.
Great Fire at Wilmington, n. c.
: WILMINGToN ADVERTISER, (Extra,)
e Jan. IL, 1910.
! With heavy heart we sit down to the
e task of making brief record of one OF
l. the most disastrous fires with which our
"a devoted town has ever been visited.
2, AT about two o'clock this morning the
he alarm sounded. and proved to proceed
from the store occupied by John Dawson
Sc at the northeast corner of the Court
lg house.
ne Toe Courthouse itself was soon OF
d. fire, as were also the buildings adjoining
S. Mr.. Dawson's The flames progresse,
he thence, with terrific fury, in an Easterl
1t and Northerly direction of the square II
ng which the fire originated, and in a te,
ng minutes caught the buildings In Fror
nd street in Westerly direction. The pros
TX ress of the fire was then in every dire
Ill ton from a common centre; South nov
ever, nothing was burnt but the Cour
;es, house.
pa In other directions indicated, no bari
DO ers could be interposed until two squar
the Immediately northwest aud northeast
rles the Court House were entirely destroye
; OF with the exception of the Bank of Ca
ives Fear and two small houses north of 1t,
the the former square, and three brick bull
Irct ings on the nc, thwest angle of the lat
, or The whole number Of buildings desire
tent ed is about one hundred AMI fifty, melt
be ing the offices of the Advertiser a
ton, Chronicle, the Custom-house, and
and Clarendon and Reston's hotels.
A great deal of goods and furnit,
ulry was got out of the houses and stores,
but though the loss of properly of those XII
is immense. Many of the buildings
revl- these two squates were among the IT
valuable in town, aud on these two '
mt of done probably three iourths of the b.
ness OF the place.
lend- We have heard no critical estimate
SCI the aggregate loss, but are inclined
think it will sum up TO nearly i've NJ
this red thousand dollars. What portion
sitlon insured is unascertained.
) pro- Thus has Wilmington received an
days er blow 10 her prosperity, that many y
, aud will not serve 10 recover her IRON.
SUPPOSED SHIPwRECK.- sch
i H. er Victor was last seen on Lake Err
uh 10, the latter part of November, bound
3 NJ. Buffalo. Her cargo consisted of a
u W. four thousand bushels of wheat. shl
,noola from Michigan City. Ind, and Chic
n < H. ILL.,, belonging to the Hon. Thos. kt
u W ene shall OF Rochester. n. Y. Said Vess
: oas supposed to be lost, and all hands
, Aoor board persisted.
4 it to CoNeREss.-In the Senate, on
J. fMr. day, the bill for the armed occupati
red the Florida was farther debated by MIR.
ton, and finally passed, by vote of
him by In Y Spec,