Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-04-27
NEWPORT r. l. THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 21 1913.

but no sooner had il crossed the frontier than
the Belgian forces gave them salute with
artillery which put them to flight in wild dis
order and they were seen no more.
! The expedition was disavowcd before hand
by Lamartine.
! There had been disturbances in several Of
the provincial towns, such as Lyons Amens,
Rouen, &c, got up by ruilians with mercena-
ry objects, but the authorities succeeded in
REFRESHING them aud order in process of
restoration.
The Bank Of Bordeaux has given notice that
for the present its terms of discount will be 8
per cent. fol paper upon Paris, and A per cent.
for paper upon Bordeaux. Money continued
extremely scarce.
| The Provisional Government was seeking
to borrow fifty millions of francs from the Bank
of France. The effect on monetary affairs
was depressing.
/ la PREssE, NJ. dc Grardins paper, had come
out IN strong aud decided opposition 10 the
Provisional Government some angry feeling
was excited but no violence had been commit
ed against the paper or It's editor.
The Provisional Government was making
large military preparations. Formidable bodies
was made the central military station The
PrcSSe says that three camps, forming dis
possible force of 100 900, are to be established
Markets.-Wheat aud Flour were Il little
Ilower--Cotton had slightly advanced-Euro-
pean stocks declincd-South American prices
were sustained.
Destructive FIRE IN New YoRK.-A
IN Iu,I -, al ,.l,p
manufac,ory of Mr.. Francis Plate, Nos. llS
and 100 Wooster street New York on the 18th,
between Spring and Prince streets, totally de-
stroyng SIX or seven. buildings and damaging
to a very serious extent twelve or thirteen 9TH
ers 1t commenced in the second story of Mr..
Plates buildings, and bursting through the
window, communicated TO the rooro an adjoln-
ing lumber shed rapidly spread on each side,
on the South as far as No. III and on the
! North TO No. l2i and passed across to the
West side of Wooster, where it destroyed five
/ buildings numbered from Ill TO 10.
| Great distress and Inconvenience were caused
: by this conllagration. Many of the houses
DuTHcu Wcte occuplcu NY huhi'louo i''''''''
some Of them of the poorer classes, and these
mostly lost all, and were exposed TO the in
clemency OF cold and stormy night in addition
TO their other suilcrings and anXlctics. NJ
lives were lost nor was any personal injury rc'
ceived except in the case of one fireman, Mr.
Robinson, of engine No. 3, whose foot and les
were bruseG by portions Of falling wall.
Il II is not easy to form an estimate of the tota
loss by this connagration, but we apprchcnd
will not fall far short of $50, 600.
The Tribune mentions an instance Of dis
, interested kindness and herosm on the part o
policeman of the Eighth Ward, Mr.. Howard
A. Baldwin, which deserves record-Thl
gentleman saved child which was in the sec
: ond story of house No. ll3, (Mr. Ogsbury's)
The flames had already seized upon the build
ing and the engines were playing into it, whe
the cry of the mother for her missing chill
was heard. Mr. Baldwin Immediately voluI
tccred for It's rescue, climbed upon a shed /
the rear, forced his way through the windo'
grasped the child and had the happiness {
= carrying it to the arms Of its mother.