The Columbian fountain., 1846-06-30
N e w S TIE M s.
What is it but map OF busy life,
Its fluctuations, and its vast concerns -CoaDper.


evening, about O'clock, the fireworks ma
nufactory of John Bartlett, in Coates street, be-
low Second, was blown up. The factory was
frame building, in the rear OF his residence,
and at the time, contained a considerable guam
tity of material and work made up. Immedi
ately upon the first explosion the roof Of the
building was torn off, and the Hames spread to
every part of the premises. This was follow
ed by repeated explosions, and the ascent OF a
number of rockets, making grand and terrific
spectacle. The building was consumed and
most of the contents, and the dwelling more
or less injured by fire and water. Mr. B. and
his brother were in the building at the time,
and miraculously made their escape, with but
trifing personal injury. They cannot account
for the origin of the ignition, nor IS the extent
Of their loss known. The neighborhood was
thrown into the greatest CONSERVATION ior time,
the people being unable TO realize the cause Of
SO many successive reports, many not being
aware that any such establishment was in the
vicinity. Philadelphia Ledger Of Saturday.
ANOTHER TERRIBLE CONFERENCE.-The
whole Town of st. Johns ~ F., in Ashes
Fifty Lives Lost-By extras from the N Z.
Herald and Sun, we have intelligence that the
British Provinces have been desolated by ano-
ther terrible conhagration, that the whole OF
the city OF ST. Johns, New Foundland, except
two stores, had been burned down on the 9Th
inst, and that 50 soldiers were killed IN
blowing up house 10 arrest the hre Egh-
teen vessels were also burnt IN the harbor.
st. Johns, N. F., contains population OF
about 10000 inhabitants. The town was burnt
twice before-once in 1924, whentmost OF the
inhabitants took refuge on board the vessels IN
the harbor for safety and again in 1910. On
the first occasion i30 houses were burned, the
pecuniary loss amounting TO upwards OF
100000, and | 500 persons driven 10 seek Tor
habitaions. 1t seems 10, be an ill-fated town.
The buildings were principally of wood.
The TORNADO, or rather a succession OF tor
nadoes, Of Friday last, which spread over SO
large an extent of our county, made circle
round our city, and we fortunately escaped.
North, south, east, and west, it came within
ten miles of US, but not trace was felt here.
In Troy, Cohoes, Washington county, Knox,
Knderhook, and elsewhere, far and near, the
.memory of the Oldest inhabitant " was taxed
in vain, TO parable this storm in severity
Why zoe escaped, and why we received the
condensed rains of the State on the day follow
ing, is a problem for Professor Espy, or some
other meteorologist-.alb, Epe. Journal.
SANTA FE EXPEDITION steamer MIN
rod, Capt. Dennis, left here yesterday for Fort
Leavenworth, with twenty SIX wagons and
a large stock of provisions, &c., for the use OF
the Goyernmentin The Santa Fe Expedition.
We learn thatSas soon as the wagons are load
ed at the fort, Col Kearney dispatches them
forward in companies OF seven or eight togeth-
er, with orders to halt at the crossing OF the
Arkansas. st. Louis Repille.
FATAL ACCIDENT Wiiliam Huntington,
who resided about two miles from lndianapo-
lis, was accidentally killed on the 10th instant.
He was up in mulberry tree engaged IN
picking berries. Two of his brothers were on
the ground preparing gun for the purpose ol
shooting birds on the same tree. The gun
laid across the arms Of one, the other pulled
back the hammer OF the lock, and both were
engaged in putting on cap, when the gun
was accidently discharged, shooting the broth
er in the tree through the heart, who fell tc
the ground lifeless.
Disastrous ExpLosIoN.--On Tuesday NOR.
ming one of the fues of the boiler attached tc
the steam elevator Of Messrs. O. Bugbee &
Co., in Buffalo, N. Y, collapsed, with fear
full explosion. Three persons were in the ad
iacent workshop at the moment, and one o
them, Robert Johnson, of Black Rock, was sc
ssalded and bruised by the conclusion that M
hopes are entertained Of his recovery The
others, VIM. +. Curtis and Mr.. Tuttle, were
also badly bruised, but not dangerously.
SurcipE.-A.J. Cramer, bachelor of 40, o
Chester, Morris Co, N. j., committed suicide
by hanging himself in the upper part Of his
house on Monday morning. !.