American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-23

DESTRUCTIVE CoNFLAGRATIoN. The Sa
lem, Mass. Register gives the following parti-
culars ola destructive fle which occurred in
that town on the night ofthe 18th inst
1t originated in the steam saving and plan
ing establishment of Jas. N. Butfum, on Front
street, and spread with unparalleled rapidty.
The steam mill was destroyed in very short
time, and the fire then extended in all direc-
tons, sweeping every thing before it. Mr..
Grittin's large sailor boarding house, with his
extensive clothing store, containing a large
amount OF property; Peele's row, Lafayette ST.,
Containing fourteen tenements,) Briggs count
ing house on his wood wharf, are totally de-
stroyed. The whole south side of Front street,
from the corner Lafayette street to the Meal
market, including the buildings above named,
Varney store, Ropes stove establishment, and
all the lumber and buildings on the wbarves
in the rear. On the north side of Front street,
Balls bakery, large three story brick building,
Edwards clothing store, and Shatwcll's three
story dwelling house, are all consumed. The
store occupied by Mr.. Pond is also considerably
damaged.
On the east side of La Fayette street, the
large building known as Concert Hall, occu-
pied by n. f. Saffod and Sheridan's Gymnasi-
nm, is levclled; also Bowker and Clark's large
grain store and store house on Fish street, con-
tainng among other things, about 1000 barrels
OF flour, all consumed; David Moorc's Store,
and several other Buildings, including dwelling
houses in Williams court.
The suffering which this fire has produced is
described as very great The entire loss ofpro-
perty is estimated at 100000. It's extent was
from the Meal Market, opposite Market Square
easterly to the western extremity of the Char
ter street burying ground, and southerly from
Front street to the South river. Probably some
forty or fifty buildings of all descriptions.
INTERESTING ITEMS OF News. A man
named Powell was shot few days since in
Scott county, Ky, by another named Henry,
who made his escape.-Mr. Wetmore, the
wing candidate for mayor of Boston, has been
compelled, by the force of public opinion, to
avow himselfin favor of change in the natu-
ralizaton laws. Mr.. Thaxter, the democratic
candidate has withdrawn, and G. G.. Greene,
Esq, substituted. -The committee of Con-
gress on the District of Columbia, is composed
of five members from slaveholding, and four
from free Thirty-six ship carpenters
of New Bedford have resolved to build ship
on their own account, to cost about $4,000.
The New York American says its pro
tenn United States Senators may as we'll deny
that the sun Shines as deny that abuses exist
in the New York courts in naturalizng foreign
ers.-Therc are thirty three alms-giying So
cietes in the city of N, York, twenty of which
in one year assisted sc, 900 persons, and TWEEN
ty-four of which expended SlG3, 345 in chart
ties in one year, and yet were unable to meet
the wants of the sick and ndigent.-The
militia law of Pennsy lvania appears to be a
source of considerable revenue, as the expenses
of the present year are set down at Sl9,l5l,
while 100000 have already been collected for
fines, which sum it is supposed will reach $780,
o00.-The legislature of Ohio has adopted
resolutions instructing the Senators aud Repre-
sontatives in Congress from that State, to OPP
pose any change in the naturalization laws
There are 90 Sabbath schools in Philadelphia,
containing 9,495 male, and 1855 female pu-
pills, and 1855 male and ,602 female teachers
"A contemporary says the INDECENT rich So
ciety of Baltimore has expended all it's fands
The scarlet fever is prevalent in Boston,
and the small pox in Southport and Racine,
Wsconsin.-Gov Tallmadge has appointed
thanksgiving day in Wisconsin.-Mrs Luz
celia Parker has been convicted at Boston for
producing abortion on three females-There
was ice in the cutters of the streets in N. Or
leans on the 18th inst.-W. A. Hotchklss
lately the publisher of a religious periodical at
Cincinnati, has been arrested at New Orleans
on a charge of stealing $50 from the trunk ola
fellow boarder.--The drug store of the
Messrs. Bennett, at Detroit, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th inst, the loss is covered by in
surance-The expense of establishing the
magnetic Telegraph is about $500 per mile.
The apprentices library of New York, es-
tablished in $780, has now $4,000 volumes Of
books, 1900 readers, who take out during the
year $4,000 volumes. were 20 deaths
in st. Louis for the week ending the 9th inst
On Monday last there was slight fall of
snow at Cincinnati.
Is@We find, from the New York press,
that the splendid course of lectures on light
and astronomy, which have been given at Nj
bios, and in the Law Buildings in our city, are
to be delivered in Washington on the ensuing
week The apparatus being extensive and
beautiful, for their illustration, and the paint