New-York tribune., 1842-01-10

GRxAr FIRE At DErRo17.--We learn by slip
from the Office of the Daily Advertscr-or rather
from the press for the Office IS not-taat the city
of Detroit has been visited by most sweeping
confagration. What was the most valuable square
in the town is in ashes. The fire broke OUT Il,
abou, 10 o'clock on the night of Saturday the st
ths following is list Of the property destroyeo,
the total loss being about $lo0,ooo. Inc onio
House block, in which the hrs originated, WIS
wholly consumed: loss $4,000. An adjacent
wooden building was burned with q loss Of s., 600
The brick building occupied BY F. Raymond
whose goods were saved, Mr.. Warren, whose los.
wa. $4,000, and by the Advertiser Office loss
s8Oe0-insuyed $4,50O-was burned The Re-
ois,ers Office was saved. The building occupied
BIZ The Custom House, ]. Palmer. dry goods store
and A. S. Bsgg's bookstore and Free Press Office
was consumed, Less the building 100000
insured Sc 900. The Free Press Office had an in
surance of IS 900. Ncwbou!d's hardware store
loss s45 600, insured $40, 000 Gardner's crock
cry store; loss $4,000. a c. McGraw's shoe.
store loss St, O00 and G. IL J. g. Hill'. drug
store on which there loss Of 5000.
C0LLlsl0H.-The steamboat Georgia on her
WA frcr, Philadelphia to Norfolk, was struck by
the Poeahonas, on the night of the 9Th The
collision seems 10 have been accidental
Parish, of the Pocahontas, very severely inlu-
red BY the flag staff Of the Georgia, which struck
HIM the head.
CITY Pk1soS STArI,rICs.- During The last
week, endisg on SATURDAY,, Sc white males and AZ
fernales 30 black males and IA females. total So,
have been committed 10 prison; 81 white males
and 80 fcmales, 25 black males and II females,
total IGG, have been discharged. One black male
has eloped leaving 81 white males, . females, l6
bIuck males and ! / females, total &c. still in
GneHent.
FROM YucATAS.-We have dates frem Merida
TO the l0,hu They render i, pretty evident tia,
the independence of Yucatpn will amount to no.
lning-Sana Ana will cozen her out of it in
month. Her authorities STIMULATING for u
local Legislature, the perpc,uity Of the Federal
system, &C., ali which, if granted, will be respect
ed Just SO long as it psases the Central Power to
preserve appearances. Texas must look sharp
o. '"S'e"u u RECEIVING any assi''shcs from uca
tan against Santa Ana, siio VIII lose Part oil ter
little Navy b. surprise. Tho Texas war schoou-
er San Antonio was g, Ssal, Nov. 90;h.
The Governor of Yucatun has dacrocd general
pardon Of all persons Imprisoned in that County,
excep, for murder. Or. Cabot, the Naturalist,
o..,u,,.,;ol Ja..a, c,o.,bou.-.,J Co.,a.
$500 0's"o'
"ooo oas oeeh PERFORMING surgical operations iof
srabismu5 (sqrinting) with remarkable success.
The disease is very prevalent there.
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u m' H'ep,'eA'' "as 'e i"', pia'e vis''su quo
sr'apeo oy lllese travellers was i'ero tiat MI.
oa'1eiHoo" "ae 'aNe" ss'A uno ooi's'u u nasse
Tue most interesting Oh The fiined cities OF ,s'al
country. he now wires that their party Rad al
ready been several weeks busily occupied in their
researches among the ruins Of that place. and tina,
SO vas, and SO full of interest these ancient
foro ssr comnle,. nor and
io'o ''ioy Can e'P'eo' 'Ae" uio"'"ss a'" 1850, $500
cations; after winch they "i proceed To lnlten, |
lzan and other places in which some remarkable |
ANTIQUITIES exist and which have ot ye1 been de-
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.. the whole country is covered with ruins and our
proetc.t dhcuI,vis in choosing those Of most i'm
portance which will tend to some definite end and
where ,vc shall he most rewarded for our lnbors'