Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-06-13

P.S. An alarm of fire has Just sprung up
what its result may be, cannot tell, but fear trou-
bic. The house of the Good Will is threatened
with demolition. There will be terrible work yet
The Good viii is composed principally Of Irish
the Paramount of Loco Focos.
The fire at Quebec. Seventeen dead bodies had
been found among the ruins Saturday evening,
and more it is supposed would be discovered.
The number of houses DESTROYED is 1890 besides
outhouscs, &C. In Is of the SO streets, the scenes
of the fire. not a single house remains.
For the relief OF the sufferers, the sum of $1,000
had been raised in Quebec, and about 5000 in
Montreal
Eighteen schooners one new vessel and one en-.
tire shpyard have been destroyed by the conlagra-
ton. st. Roch's is mere wilderness of chimnevs
Dry goods merchants have been great sufferers
by this fire, as it is estimated that the store keepers
in the burnt district had purchased nearly $780,.
OOO worth OF new goods since the opening of the
navigation Two millions Of dollars will not COW
er the loss.
From private letter, dated Quebec, Doth May:
Nothing left, from where you begin 10 descend
Cote lie Bras at Tourangeau's, running down the
large street towards the Marine Hospital; every
thing on the right until you reach the waterthence
| to the two distieres, McCollum's aud Lloyds,
these included is destroyed; the fire ending, or
rather being arrested, at the point where the roads
st. Paul street and Hope Hill village diverge-
| asCer-
tained but half million pounds will not cover the
losses, nor perhaps .e750,000.
| The losses by the mercantile lower town people
will be heavy. Almost all the bakers are burned
out M'Conkey, Clarihue, Tourangeau, &c. and
nothing saved. What renders matters more disas-
trous is, not one house in ten in ST. Rochs in
sured, and those insured principally at the Mu-
tua Insurance Company, which being composed of
persons residents of ST. Roch's, the company is
deiunct-for 1t one man owes his neighbor los,
and his neighbor owes him los. and neither has
: wherowith TO pay, both are ruined. Very many
lives have been lost.
Six bodies were this morning taken out of the
church, which fell prey to the fire. The convent
was saved with great difficulty, although the dis
lance between them is very large; such was the
npldty OF the raging element.
Great Fire at Lajayettrale, Ind. We have the
painful duty to perform, says the Lafayette Stand
ard Of the 2Sth ult, OF recording the most destruc-
tive and devastating fire that has ever been witness
} sed in Lafayette. The entire block of buildings
) on the north side of Main, between Ohio and Wa
. bash streets, with the exception of those occupied
by Webster's bookstore, Otis and Co.'S grocery, the
mammoth store, Meeker s. Cos, is in ashes. The
fire originated about IL o'clock in the stables of the
American House. There is little doubt that it is
the work of an incendiary. The entire loss is va
riously estimated at from ten to twenty thousand
dollars. Insured $4,000, on the furniture of the
American House.
Attempted murder at Detroit Detroit, June s.
The Teller Of the River Rasin Bank, Mr. Hall,
was shot last night soon after midnight by per-
son named George Wells. He decoyed him about
two miles towards Brost, having left with him at
the Bank kegs said to contain coin; stating th the
upset his buggy, and could not get the other key
in again. Hall had done Wells favors at many
times, and they were apparently friendly. Wells
shot him in the back, and protested that was un-
into md Hall ba1,o II,II
ed him to drive as fast as he could, and get him
home. When they came near A E. Wings resi-
dence, Wells got back of the seat, and shot him
again in the side of the neck. He got out of the
buggy and was alongside of the horse, and made
no reply to Halls request TO be left at the Exchange
or al his broherin.law's, but drove by the latter
place some 600 feet when Hall jumped out and
succeeded IN getting to his brother-in.laws. 1t
is very doubtful whether Hall will long survive,
f though he may. Wells is now in jail. The kegs,
believe, contain only sand.
t Saratoga Springs, June 5. Stage Accident The
r Stage from Saratoga 10 Schenectady was upset
this Thursday morning) two miles east of Baston
) Spa, and DR.. MARTIN r. PAINE, of Broome street,
, near Broadway, New York. badly injured:-
having of his nearly or quite cut off, be-
I sides other internal injuries which render it dan
gerous to move him. The driver was also injured
The manner of the accident was as follows: Going
down hill leading TO bridge the rein of one Of
the leading horses broke, and the driver instead of
letting the horses go straight along, pulled on the
} remaining rein, causing them to sheer out of the
road and throw the Stage fifteen feet off the bridge
! There were ten or twelve other persons on board,
: who escaped almost unframed.
n Mtiny-We learn from passenger arrived
yesterday in the schooner Freedom from Pensaco-
la, that the brig Franklin, Atlantic Whaler,
four months out from Provincetown, Mass put into
the port on Friday last, in distress, the crew hay
ing mutlned a short time since. The mutiny, we
understand, occurred in the bay of Campeachy or
, in that vicinity. Immediately upon the arrival of
the vessel in the port of Pensacola, the mutineers
were given up to the civil authorities, Yesterday
was the day set for their ria.-Mobae Daily .4dr.
May 29h.
: .Ntw Hampshire new Legislature conven.
ed on the 18th inst The eleven Locofoco Senators
f were at present. and chose Asa p Cate President :
Hon. Sama Hale of keene (the only Wing elect
ed) was absent. In the House, Harvey Hibbard
was chosen Speaker of the House, having l6I
I votes to 40 for Thos NJ. Edwards (Whig) and four
scattering; A. c. Allen chosen Clerk, and
Lewis Smith Assistant. Moody Currier is Clerk
J, of the Senate.
! alabama. Col. William d. Dunn of Mobile is
the Wing candidate for Congress in the LIST Dis
ed for Governor. MIR. Dunn has fair chance.
! Felix q. Mcconnell is running on his own hook
in the Talladega District.
Z Viginia. The Richmond Whig in bitterness
of spirit thus describes its own state -once proud
/, Virginia. That paper would seem to have realized
in this matter the aspiration of Burns: