The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1844-05-31
Result. Of tl.e Riots.

how much misery might have been avoid
ed by a little discretion and little firm
ness. But i, has always happened that
sad consequences have resulted from tri-
fling errors. The ''good people" of
Philadelphia having recovered from their
alarm, now venture out TO see the extent
of the mischief that has resulted from the
late riots. The immediate and deplora-
bic consequences Of this outbreak are, the
unhappy condition of the bereaved lami-
lies of the murdered and the sullerincs of
the wanderers in the country, afraid TO
return to the clty-wilhOul means 20 adj.
neutrality-suspicious., without shell
ter. sleeping on the bare earth, aud with
out clothing. One Irish woman care
birth 10 a chill IN tie moods! We are
glad to learn that relief parties have gone
ont in search Of them Children wan
derlng in search Of parents, wives in
search Of husbands, old aud nfirm in
search of shelter. are paris only of exist.
ing misery. The ruined district pre-
sens a most deplorable scene from the
half burnt and blackened houses vet
standing Slips of the American flag are
displayed in supplcation for protection
or truce. The amount Of damage is ex-
ceedingly heavy. Mrs. Brady had a
house riddled and furniture DESTROYED.
Alderman Clark's house and furniture
damaged 10 the amount of 81 900. He
has lost papers and books valued at So
600 or $4,000. Grocery store of Patrick
Murray, and the destruction of property
estimated at $4,000 John Lavertv's
house and furniture destroyed, valued at
$4,000, all he had in the world. Bernard
Sheny lost one frame and three brick
houses valued at $4,000; lie saved one
bed only. Patrick Mckee and Owen
Mccullough in house and furniture ST.
600. Thomas Shenden in house and fur
niure $4,000. Six ihree-story buildings
on Washington street all DESTROYED with
their furniture, supposed to be worth
$4,000. Patrick Magee, who owned a
house destroyed valued at $500, was
sick in bed, and was rescued from the
flames with great difficulty. Harmony
Court seven frame houses, all DESTROYED
with their contents, loss $4,000. Hbernia
Hose Company, loss $1,000; and the
market destroyed was valued at SIS, 900.
The two frame houses, corner Of Master
and Cadwallader streets, belonged to John
Carroll, and also two other frames adjoin-
ing; loss $500. The tenants lost all
>they had, say about $3.50. In one of
these houses, 500 in silver, and but lit
tie of it having been recovered, may be
added to the other loss. The loss in the
burning Of the Catholic Church of ST.
Michael, the parsonage house and furni.
>turc and ornaments, and the Sisters of
Charity's Seminary, is estimated at not
less than $4,000. OF the five frame
buildings on the right of the Church,
which were consumed, three and two
story frame belonged to Benjamin Hutch
inson. Esq, who estimates his loss a,
$4,000, and the other two belonged to
Mr.. Francis McCreedy, and were valued
at $500. The loss to MIR. Joseph Corr,
>WhoSe house at the corner of Phoenix and
Second streets, opposite the Seminary,
was sacked, is about $500. The loss
to Mr.. McAIeer. whose two large bricks,
at the corner of Second and Master streets
were burned, is about $1,000. The ten.
ant Of one Of them, named Rice, lost
about 5000. A frame house back Of this.
owned by John Daley, which was burn
ed, was valued at about 500. In est
mating this destruction of property, we
have not taken into account vast amount
OF material in the houses occupied by
workmen, nor of houses, the very sites
sof which have been ohliierated, and we
feel warranted in believing that the des-
iruclion of property amounts to much
over what we have estimated. In add-
ton to this we have to add the loss at st.
Augustine's, aud we will find that dam
age has been done to the county Of Phila-
delpha in sum rising a quarter Of mil
lion Of dollars, and this, besides the loss
of life, and the deep moral stain which
has been inflicted upon the community.
The Lrprosy IN Ne'c Rrmswick.-
We learn from the last Miramich Clean
er, that a Medical Commission, consist
ing of Drs. KEY, SKENE, ToLDERvY, and
GORDON, have been investigating the ma
ture, origin and extent of the friglful dis
ease now existing at Tracadie, Tabsn,ac,
and Neguack. These gentlemen have
decided that this disease is the Greek FL
ephanliasis, not the Eephan,iasis of the
Arabians, but the Leprosy of the middle
ages, Of that description which the French