New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-17
FrRrrs PonrLAsD.-A very destructive FIRE

occurred at Portland, Me. on Wednesday the 18th.
l, broke out in the cabinet shop Of Mr.. George
Clark. and probably caugh, from the funnel of the
steve. This building was burned, and the wind
being very high the flames spread over a district
of nearly three acres before they were finally ar
rested. From the Advertiser we make up the
following list of losses, which will also show what
buildings were destroyed
Mr. Clark's loss is estimated at s., 600. No
Insurance. Next TO Mr. Clark's was a two story
building. occupied by shoemaker and a barber.
The lumber ward was well filed. Loss roughly
estimated ct 81 900; no insurance. The large
hotel on the corner of Brown street, belonging TO
the estate of the late Clinton Thayer, was insured
for $4,000; furniture mostly saved. The Wins
House was owned by Benz, Willis of Boston, val
ued at $4,000; insurance; furniture saved.
The sum of s., 500 was insured on the Knight
property. MIR. Daviess house was insured. he
furniture was saved in toerable order. On the
East side of Brown-street, two story house,
owned by Nathaniel Shaw, insured for $500.
Next 10 This house was similar house owned by
Joseph Thaxter, also insured. Next was two
story house owned by Domincns Harmon, insured
for 5000 On the East corner te Congress and
Brown-street was TIVE story house, the last
burnt owned by Daniel Musscy
DuEL-We have already mentioned the DEATH
in duel, of young Mdshipman in the Iexian
NAVY. The New. Orleans Tropic notices with
becoming censure, the practice OF dueins, and ADDS
the following letter, found in the pocket OF CulP,
after his death:
Thoughts before fighting Duel.-Can any
one sit down and cooy and calmly think on death
without thrill vibrating every nervel 10 think
that only few, very few moments may eiapse
before his immortal soul will be winging It's
fight to worlds unknown, and knows not whether
it viii take its place amidst bright throng OF an
gels, or drag its weary way to the dark and hery
ABYSS prepared for such as My God such
thoughts are enough to rack the soul, and make
the stoutest nerves quail-to bring the naughty and
proud to their knees and in humble pentence and
duplication, ask forgiveness OF the God who made
him! 1 am morally and reiigtously opposed 10
dueltng. 1t does not prove that one Is gentle
man, or brave man neither does give satisac-
ton for an insult; for to receive an insult and
ball also is very poor satisfaction to man OF feel
ing and of honor. Almost any man can raise
physical courage enough TO fight duel, but few,
alas too few, are posses sed of moral courage
sufficient to stem the tide of public scorn, and walk
erect through the myriads of Kisses spit out BY
those who are too low in the scale of virtue and
morality to respect it in any shape. | trust and
pray that the public will not condemn the course
that | have pursued. There are situations, times,
and occasions, when men must act with holiness
and 6rmncss, to command respect from those among
whom, thew nre thrown Into such one am |
thrown, and sincerely trust that God will forgive
me for the course have pursued.
Ge The Northern lndanan (Goshen) says:
(" We notice some genius down stream is cutting
away at the Wings for disturbing the 'Comprom-
ise Act Don't the fool know that the law hal
eypired--that it was passed to keep Gen. Jack
son from hanging Calhoun, so that he might he
tho Loco. Foco candidate for President in 1874
that money must be raised to pay tho debt created
by Mr. Van Buren's magnificent Administration
and to keep the Government moving just now =
STRANGE VlsIToR.-A fine large bear, weighing
about 300 pounds was shot near the village OF
Edenville in this county, on Thursday of last week
Bruin bad been prowling about the swamps in that
section for some time. lot of hunters finally
made chase, drove him from the swamp, and at
last cornered him under the wagon-house of MIR.
Abraham L. Liens, where he captured.
Goshen (Orange Coz Democrat.
u Hon. JOHN F. H. CLAIBORNE has retired
from the editorial chair of the Natchez free
Trader, in consequence OF his appointment as Com
missioner to investigate Indian claims under the
treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek MississiPPian,
~ INDIAN ConH.-The first severe frost of the
season occurred in the vicinity of Rochester on the
22d of September The largest portion of Indian
corn was beyond its injury, Genesee Farmer.
CITY INTELLIG ENCE
SUNDAY, October l6
POLICE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF PowER.-A
man named Thomas Bennett last night arrested and
fully committed on charge OF e1oren. He went up 10
countrymen street, about midnight one nah'd
tIc tncI I'd from Or