Litchfield enquirer., 1844-07-04
j DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HUDSON.

A hre, caused by sparks from the smoke pipe Of
the steamer Fairfield, broke out yesterday afternoon
at o'clock in one of the valuable store houses
near the Ferry Boat landing at Hudson and swept
completely across the city from that point, in a
northeasterly direction, to the South Bay destroy
ing in its course property of considerable value,
timated at 800 900 and over.
The principal sufferers are Barnard, Curtis & Co.
oil factors; Clark s. Co. Machine makers; Hub
bell & Clark; John Powers, Seneca Butts, w
Hallenbeck, Paddock and Others
All the buildings Still street are said to be de-
stroyed. fQ~
Most of the stores were heavily filled with grain
We do not learn whether there was any insur.
ance.--al6any Daily Ado. June LIST.
The President and his Bride.-The Philadel.
phia Chronicle gives the following small talk
which will be read with interest such things al.
ways are:
'The party arrived in this city by the Pilot Line,
about IL, o'clock, on Wednesday night and were
received at the wharf by Robert Tyler ESQ., The
once to Hartwellss Washington House, Chestnut
street, above Seventh. The arrival at the hotel
was unknown to any. When the party had been
announced, the register book was opened, and the
following is the entry, as appears in the hand wr-
ting of the persons themselves John Tyler, Julia
Gardner Tyler, John Tyler, Jr., Miss Gardiner,
Three Servants.
young bride said-sT will sign my own nafhe,' and
for the FIRST time she wrote her new name. The
autographs are on the book, and caused much spec
ulative conversation yesterday. The President and
his lady occupied room No 2, which is hereafter
designated The Presidents Room AS the cir
cumstance Of a marriage of President is one that
has never before occurred in the United States
The party left for Washington by the railroad, at
o'clock yesterday morning, without any display or
Pomp.
Co. Rev. E. w. ANDREWS, Pastor of the Broad
way Tabernacle, has announced his intention of re-
signing his pastoral charge.
0G-Jeremiah Townsend hasreceyed the appoint
ment of postmaster at Norwich in this State. Pre-
vous to his nomination three persons selected for
that office by the President had been rejected by
the Senate.
Union Bank Of Tennessec.-In the year 1884,
package of notes, amounting to about 1919, 600,
was stolen from the office of the Bank Of Columbia.
A few days ago. a man, in passing the graveyard
in that town, seeing stone of one of the tombs out
Of place. went to put it in order and there discov
cred the bundle entire. The supposed thief has
been dead six or eight years. or the deposit would
doubtless have been earlier removed. The recov-
cry Of this package increases the value Of the stock
by that amount. a. .,a.s.ff
Suicide by a Bwd.-A correspondent of the
Rochester Daily Advertiser says. Son Friday last,
May 10th, while spending few moments among
my fruit trees in my yard on North street, obser-
we'd tlutterng motion near the top Of tall peach
tree on a farther and more minute examination, l
discovered a small bird suspended by long horse
hair around its neck, about six inches from limb
of the tree Immediately procured long pole
with which disengaged the end Of the hair attach
ed to the limb, but before could unloose the moose
about its neck the poor little creature had ceased
to breathe Singular as this may appear, neverthe-
less it is positively true"