The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-20

the 9fate House, IS contained m the following brief
account Of it taken from the Advertiser of Satur-
day morning;
Barniag Of the Capitol-As we write the
crumbliRg walls are all that remain Of once
beautiful Capitol. 1t was discovered to be on fire
yesterday, about hafpast o'clock, and all efforts
to save it proved unavailing. When we irst5saw
the smoke, it was issuing from the front portco,
and it IS nexplicable how the fire could have COM
municated to this part Of the building from any Of
the 6hinmeys in the Senate or Representative
chambers, and these were the nearest Of those
which had fire in them; and stih it is more diff
tcut to account for It from the incendiary It org
mated in the roof. 1t is an awful dispensaton of
Providence, which has thrown gloom and despon-
dency over our entire community.
Meetings were to have been notwithstanding by
the citizens and the different churches, to take the
matter into consideration. Every possible 4provi-
sion win be speedily made for the convenience of
the two Houses Of the Legislature and the State
officers. The different denominations will doubt
/ less offer the Of their churches, so that the
public business need not be- suspended but for "a
\ short period. We understand that the clerks Of
the two Houses saved all their papers, and that
the archives of the State, in the Offices of the
.Covernor Secretary Of State, treasurer and Comp
] troleT. were also saved. Most all the furniture,
and the larger portion Of the different Brafies were
likewise preserved from the flames, so that the
great loss is the building The city OF Montgomery
will doubtless erect another should it be necessary.
i jourued. The House was in session, but in the
confusion, broke up without adiourning, so that,
4 eonstruetiyely, it is yet in session. Both Houses
viii probably meet in the churches this morning
and adjourn over until tie inauguration on the 7th
to allow time for suitable arrangements to be made
for their accommodation. -
Since writing the above we understand that the
Presbyterian church, together with its spacious
eeture-Foom, has been rendered fer the use Of the
+ Legislature.
n The correspondent of the Mobile Herald writes
Wiltshire State House was burning yesterday
3. two Of yodr delegation telegraphed the Mayor o
4, Mobile asking him if your city would invite the
" Legislaturetto finish its session in your midst ant
he answered to one Of them that the Bartor
Academy would be furnished without charge t.
the State. The louise assembled at 10 o'clock il
the Montgomery Hall, and after reading the jour
y nal, which breaks off abruptly without the usua
adjournment Mr. James introduced a resolution
0. authorizing a Joint committee 10 select bargain
for, and prepare Suitable rooms in Montgomery t
continue the session. Pending this, the Mobi
invitation was read. The Montgomery resolution
being put to vote, was carried. Mr.. Watts, o
Z Montgomery, then offered resolution appropriat
= ing 100000 to rebuild the Capitol at the expens
y dlate motion for adjournment, the resolution wa
: withdrawn
= This destruction Of the Capitol will open doc
n to members from other sections of the State Il
. agitate another removal The old Capitol "a
Tuscaloosa is still the property of the State, and
understand that the delegation from there. CLAIM
that tits better building than that at Montgomerl
ever was. On the score of economy, therefore
Z these Warrior men may make good showing.
but the other sections will urge claims on the seor
Of rotation,