New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-25
The Fire nj Boston.

Boston will contribute promptly and literally TO relieve
the wants OF the sufferers
On HarertWs.-S. f. Watson. door sash and
blind maker, loss about S.0O0-insured 500 Cushing
& Robe caTpcnters-no insurance. J. A. Southworth
stair builder stock and tools lostno insurance Henry
Warren free stone cutter, large stock, which IS nearly
a total oss-the safe "a Sasmander) was taken from the
ruins this morning and the books found to be but niue
Injured VIM. Mousley maker, part of stock saved ,
j. Webb, marble mandatory; &. Traverse, carpenter
loss about $}-nO Insurance; l.. l. hent iron and JUNK
store. loss $500 or 7OO-nc insurance; j. e. Hackett
stair builder A. j. Roberts coach maker stock nearly
al sayed Jas Marshall, housewrigh'; VIM. Gerauld
looking glass and picture irsmesa small part Of stock
saved lhos. Patten, apstone mandatory mos.
Pat,en Jr marble msnuiactoryloss about $500 John
Jones stove dealer; A. Wentworth, marble msnufac.
toryloss about 600; Coy 3, Co blacksmths, saved
tools-building owned by Mr. southworth; Robt Bun
ten, pen,er; Tnpp Coimsn, DO Alexander hair'
housewright; 80. Orne hle cutter -. Burrows mar
be mandatory; Enoch Emerson, blacksmith All the
buildings on Haverhst between Cnusevay ana Tray
ersc els. were totally destroyed
On Trarcrsest--A block of five three story
dwelling houses owned by David Fisher were entirely
destroy ed-they occupied by Mr. Fisher D.i0rd
| Lawrence 4. Thomas H. II. Robinson, and J. VI. An
ger; Mr. Fishers loss including stable on Beverly
street which also burnt is from $500 " 5000
Ills wife who is dan .erously H. With difficulty re-
moved from the house block Of eight wooden houses,
north oil Bevcrly.sircet owned by b. q w. Coamore,
were destroyed each Of the houses was occupied by
two or re families Most Of the furniture in all the
]
Richie lost a carpenters shop and sableloss l4Oc-
no insurance three brick houses owned by Mr. Apple
ton entirely destroyed-the occupants iost
furniture; the brick house occupied By j. Marden' on
the Ol Beverly street was somewhat injured
furniture removed two OF three small wooden tne-
ments on the South side Of Traverse street between
Beverly and ChaTestowr street were also destroyed a
block of three fOurstory wooden houses, uDoccuped
on the OF Travers and Haverhil streets were
also destroycd--owned by Aaron d. Weld all OF the
houses the North side Of 1raversestseet between
Haverhill and Charlcstown streets destroyed.
On Bcyeyly.sL-The large saving and planning
mill Of William A. Cheever-totally desuoyed-one-
third insured Hartford Office. dwelling house oc
cuped by Mrs. Patience HsseOn totally destroyed
furniture saved damaged 5. Dockham carpenter
q w AppiD, stair builders lost two shops ana TWO
dwelling houses one Of the houses was occupied by
Mr. B. Appln the other by Mr. Oliver the hessrs APP
pn are insured al the Mechanics Mutual Office for
$500; house in the rear, occupied by George hlng
man. also destroyed; three dwelling = ises owned
by Leayitt Hobart desToyed--lnsured SleSf stable
belonging to Noah dlon and having several occupants
was Destroyed together with most OF the stock and
horse two hogs were taken from the cellar this morn
ing alive and well and apparently much reJGleeo 70 es
cape from their warm quarters, stephen Docknhi car
penter most of stock saved two ten-ieet dwelling
houses owned by Charles Leighton entirely destroyed,
furniture saved the stable oil James o. FORD together
with the stock was destroyed-loss about $1,000 II.
Riley sster-loss about Sl20Ono insurance; cluster
of stables was also destroyed occupied as near as we
can learn by John Dorey, John Pierce Bowers q Far
rc and others A carpenters shop, owned and occu--
pied by Daniel Hanson Francis Ward, wheelwrleht;
Wm T Stone, do; George Barker carpenter-loss soOO
l. q w. Sawyer blacksrniths Kelley q hurPhy' car
pepters j. S. Edwards sash and blind mandatory
loss $1,000; Webb e. Warren ireestone and marble
workers-loss very heavy John Pierce carpenter-loss
$sO0-insurcd 500; 5, w. Nichols stone-cuter-loss
5000 Geo W. Haynes, carriage maker-loss $500 in
Guiding considerable stock-no insurance. Nearly all
the buildings on the west side of Beverly. between
Traverse and Causeway sts. are burned.
Between Beverly and Charlestown sts. a house owned
and occupied by A. Dearborn was burnt
n. e. l(opia ,nip cooDpr-larQe
stock-emost total loss n. Boynton, truckmsn stable
building belonging to Mr.. Dodge. and occupied by John
Dyer saeraius mandatory was destroyed together
with stable adjoining. occupied by Mr. Dyer building
occupied by Mr. Rich the of bundle hay
destroyed together with large quantity OF hay Jos
Luders a Co tIuckmen, lost stable. together win a
| large quantity OF hay; w. 5. Reyes, stable
! On auSew0g-Sf-Three stables occupied by
| Bryant & Eaton Bryant & Clark. and .... Young.
] On ChdrieSt0UH-St. VIM. Z. Stone, William L.
wheelwIight Franklin Patch, housewright-sayed part
of tools and stock Noah Ridlon, chop and dwelling.
house Simon b. Freeman, housewright-ssyed part OF
tools The counting room of Perkins Boynscp, livery
stable keeper somewhat injured, but the hreproof
stable arrested the progress of the flames In that drec
ton ii did at the time OF the great FIRE In that quarter
| of the city some years since
Last night was one othe coolest nights OF the season,
but the hremen were promptly on the spot not only
from this city but from Roxbury, Charles,owD Cam
bridge Chelsea SC. and all worked with undaunted en-
ergy under many disadvantages. We regret 70 learn
that VI the remen were seriously injured young
man by tie name of Wildcs member OF Engine Com
pany Nc 8 badly injured by the beam OF the en-
CINE striking him on the head Mr.. Thomas Greene
member OF Engine Co No. 90 had both legs bruised by
being over by an engine.
r. A. Colburn had his face badly burnt and narrowly
escaped with his life in endcavoring 10 rescue person
from one OF the burning bulldogs
FIRE IN WFsTERLr-A fire broke ont about 4
O'Clock this morning in the mule room OF the cotton
factory belonging 10 Messrs t. H. Babcock & Co. OF
Westerly The FIRE communicated to the wooden lac
tory sd joining. and both were destroyed The loss Is
estimated at about $4,000 Insurance about Sl5OOO-
The cotton factory contained about 30 looms Tor the
manufacture OF printing cloths and the wooden factory
contained - looms for the manufacture OF Linsey paids
gris mill and dwelling house adjoining the factories
were also supposed TO be burnt Prov Trans Jan -
! STEALING HoRsEs AND LEAVING THEIR TAILS
Our quiet village (Williansown, Mass) is occasionally
disturbed by queer things and riafHoEs they
| queer short time snce there came a man 70 town
calling himself Briggs, ian honored name in Msssachu
ses) and assumed all the appearances OF honesty and
industry by engaging himself TO work, Al good wages
as a mechanic. Aitcr working few days he made Il
known that he 70 be married aud by way of
preparation for that event. engaged room and board for
himself and his intended.
Then as was very natural he would need some con
vcyance 20 bring hs wife TO town. So with the story
all made up, and confirmed by good character of
week ten days standing with his employer he wen,
10 livery stable engaged light and tasteful sleigh
with buffalo robes sc and beautiiu! span OF switch
thirty miles 20 realize the object OF his wishes As he
was to be married on Monday, he made il apparently
necessary to start sabbath morning and was to re
turn on Tuesday.
Due preparations were made for his return but
Tuesday aud "Wednesday passed and neither Briggs
nor his wife, nor the horses, heard from. some
alarm began to be felt an advertisement issued,
and reward offered for the recovery of the property
Troy visited, and search made in different direc
tons but discovered of the scoundrel
his spoils till the owner had proceeded distance
on the direct road 10 Canada where be found the long
bar cf sts horses tails carefully cropped of and left
where the thici had spent the night
Before the time OF his promised return, he doubt
less the line which separates the Queens country
from IL has since been ascertsncd that this trick
has been played of by the in several other
places within the last two years. ICor. Jour. Com
ANEW VIEW or WEST INDIA EMANCIrATIoS.--It
may be useful 10 inquire whs, have been the dolncs OF
the emancipsted negroes In the West Indies In
ton with a return lately furnished to the British Gov
ernmeut 10 the number OF emsncipaod negroes who
have become freehodcrs SC. in British Guiana. is ap
pended list Of estates which they have purchased
either in partnership association From this list
extract the following instances
Perseverance, Esidse-F0ur hundred and seventy acres
purchased by sixtythrec laborers in association, for
5000 and two hundred and fifty acres purchased BY
hundred and nine laborers for S,sl5 in the same