New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-13


Our little village which has been for some years
past so generally and happily exempt from the ravsges
OF nre has at last yielded tribute TO the devouTng
element About O'Clock this (ruedsy) morning-ai'er
our whole edition Of this weeks freeman had been
prtptsd IRE broke out In d. Fosters shoe-sncp, sta-
s,sd In the upper part Of VIM Ushers hat and cap store
IA Main-st and IN few moments the entire root OF Inc
brick block owned BY Messrs. Scullen. W. Usher and
Ms Bentoa, WAS In flames. Our citizens rallied Win
alser,t,-the re engines ladders. buckets, &c were
promptly pot IN requston-the stores on the ground
door were cleared their contents as far as possible and
every effort made for the rescue and protection OF property
The air was fortunately calm, and through the unremt
ted exeons Of the femen and other ez Ms for above
two hours tho destruction was chiefly conhued 10 me
brick block above mentioned. and small building on inc
east occupied by W. A. Davies as watch ana jewery
shoo which wholly destroyed Tue grocery store 81
j. q A. Feoter, on the ono side, AID the wateh aho
isveiry establishment Of N c. Hoon on tue other, win
The once OF w. Brooks Esq overhead, and T. Aismss
bookstore and bindery adjoining weTe however sooo
deal injured and considerable damsse sustained IN the
removal Of goods The brick building wac occupied rs
Wei Esd-lst floor Samuel Lnekey, dry goods store.
reck partly saved. loss 500 to $1,000 no nsdrAncei "a
door front George Entl-ys barbcr-shop total loss H..
Neiss billiard room In The psrtculats building
owned by " s. Benton, insured for 81 900. Cenar-ls
noor. W Usher hat and store, goods mostly saved
tasured I'd hoor front not occupied rear q Sanseh
tailor bndins owned by w Usher. insured Sl2oV East
Endis, door. BuckD, grocery store loss Of eoods
80 20 $500 no BsursDce "a door 'front.' III Adkins bar
esr ain, total los rear j. Scolen draper aud tailor
loss 800 or $780, insured bui!dmg IL Bueklin owner
insured o. 500. W. A. Davies. watch shop, adjoining the
above block on the East, loss $500, no Insurance.
FiRr IL SALEM, Mass-A slip from the office of
the Ssem Daily Chronis sta,es that the American Rub
eer Works ct the luce ION OF Ward and Peabody SIS
South salem, destroyed by fire at about hsfpast
O'Clock ihs morning The factory was owned and ocon-
pied by Messrs ,. q Jackson Co. the building was Of
wood. two aud half stories high and built las, sammer
About sixy hands were employed In this establishment
threef)u,hs Of whom were females, who thus thrown
on, Of empo, men' The origin Of tue Are be salts
fsctortly aseertalusd.
stock 10 estimated AZ about Si2 Q00ihe OF
sncs IN which 81 soo-S2so0 at the 9ovditch ofce in
sAem o. 500 each at The England and Tanners Of
ncss, Boston.
ARRIVAL or THE BRITISH w. l. Mail STEAM.
IA AvoS-Ths Brush mail steamer Avon, Capt Hat,
reached SHE Island on Friday last having Jeff SouthamP
too 90 the % March.
Among tho passengers on board the Avon was Mid.hip.
nss Lee bearer OF dispatches from Con youss ~hom he
eff 81 Csllso, the snip Ohio the Sd Of Feb. Mr.
Lee 70 Havana BY the British steamer from Chsses
He htnss late aasoes IRON Ca ornie,
vas progressing fsvor.ey, and the eoUntry perfectly
"a Ro.,ol.nd, Govsrnor Of Mutlriqu. and eu.d,.
iups wua passenger 10 Havana 10 the Avoa. Gen x
hs3 b.sn onhfmsd BY the Provisions. Government sud
isnsHd has p.ssHy 70 s.'1 'e'1s ~ ,aS,-
D,-st AT NArAMoRos-Au affair Of honor
tsrsaasiiss fsly. came 81 At Aier ON re morning.
n.
rats. Or. Lieut. Joseph H. Maddox, and LieaI sctic
AsrI Edward MsPosison. They essessesd four saoa
80 of men t.sus eject on Lieut. MsPDerson. ~ %
,.oosA sAOt he ~s. wounded IN the neek, next IN ~
shoad.r and at the fourth hre was shot through ~
hesrt sna disa immediately. L'7at Maeoos ~s unl
Jared They both young s-utiemen ot high .~u'
fpg, add much esteemed By the ofhcen sna nea OF -
rssimspt. Tue eslss OF quarrel Il not srown e u.s. W
usdersaDd they On terms OF frisnd,eiP and in'
uscy the evening" prsvioas AmL Flag, 21d u!i
TBE AGoSY Is OvKs,--Not long bat painful hs
been The suspense IN which the wowshers 10 the pre-
perity Of NewLo0don have been held, "a relation to q
eonsructoa OF railroad But the suspense has bee
soecested BY the Of anelouesd san OF proms
More than AsJ nsOa o. dol1rs have been sabsorioe
and seoat f1ar auadred Thousand Of the In New Lo
Anal rne Railroad Corp< ration viii he organized for
vuh axd measures vii be adopted to push tho road
the earliest practicable completion.
New. London (Ct) STAR ll,h.
Sf. LAWRENCE NAyieArioS-The ice IN tro
az ths CITY disappeared Tascsy night and toe river
CAS- e,ss clear IL Is eoodaeady expected 'nei the sea
a. 10 aura,rie will comm ,oce ranning on Monday ns
Ituuodsr,tooi that the boats on Like Chanpsin .
oomm.oes ,her usus trips between 81 Johns and wal
hall on tbs acme gay. i"0ASs~ avs ""
HugRic4YE-A severe hurricane passed o'
J.cs.on cou.tv In his STATE. on Tuesday week
Mount Posk. ths residence of Capt ID. "a "Aket' a.
oesaoases blown down. Considerhoe smhH "a
sse vas dous In various parts OF the county
Noodle Tribune, April