Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1847-08-05
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PHILADELPHIA SUN.
FROM NEW YoRa.
NEW York. yulY 30. IS47.

NEw YoRK, July 80. IS47.
The religious community are much excited
about the late announcement, that Mr. Polk
appointed two Catholic priests as. spies. That
such is the fact, all are slow TO believe, but the
character OF the clergyman making the change,
is so high, that opinion is suspended. When
it is remembered that the appointments are H.
legal, and that Roman Catholics received them
at the hands Of protesting member of Prot
estant church, one cannot but fear that the as
ertion that dishonors the Chief Magistrate.
should prove true.
A good hole was stopped in our city expen-
SEES last night, by the adoption of the contract
system OF sweeping the streets. We shall not
IN future. keep an army ofvoters, with brooms
in their hands. We hope to have clean streets,
at less cost, and less paid voting, as natu-
raj consequence of the divorce OF "brooms"
from the city government.
The presses ofthe interior are gradually co.
ming round for the next President Zachary
Taylor, and those which dare not come out
bold, have made up their minds TO say as lii
tie as possible against hun, for they know
they must take it all back.
We have had an alarming fire aud Gne
church burned to-day, Christ Church, in An
thony street. Notwithstanding every effort to
ton OF the church, enveoping pews, altar, or
gan loft. belfry, and every oiher part, in one
vast sheet of fame, and Illuminating the at
mosphere for miles around. Immediately op-
posite, though li.tle removed from the street
was the northernmost building of the New
York Hospital, relative TO which establish
ment great fears soon began 10 be entertained.
There were 800 patients in the hospital, and
flakes of fire falling on every part of the extern
sive buildings and grounds, causing the alarm
to be very great, and before long flames were
seen near the cupola o. the main building, but
by the energy of the superintendent and others,
were extingushed in season TO prevent their
spread.
Another Ere soon after broke out in distille-
ry, owned by III. Havns & Co. in Canal
street The smoke was so densely thick for
one or two hundred yards, that il was almost
Impossible for the fremen TO approach the bur
ming building. They soon grappled it, how
ever, got some well directed streams, and ex-
tingnished the flames, without any very great
loss having been sustained. Several thousand
gallons of whiskey which were in the vais
Were destroyed by fire and water. Some FIRE
men were badly hurt, but no names or parIlc-
ulars are given.
The Washington has brought l40 passen-
gers. and is certain TO do well for the future
Private letters from England give much
higher quotations anG sales OF breadstufis than
the newspaper statements. The consequence
is that the holders OF -four have put up prices
dollar barrel--corn and wheat ten cents
there were large sales Of cotton before the news
transpired. but afterwards there Were no sales.
The impression among the dealers was that
there will be no change in prices.
The news has had most exciting efeci,and
the holders Of breadstufls are in high spirits.