The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1849-08-02
Photographed for the Missouri Republican.
Dreadful COMBINATION.
CHICAGO I'M,

CHICAGO, July 22-p. M.
A dreadful confagration occurred here On
Saturday night. 1t commenced about o.
clock in the stables of the fremont House.
destroyed the fremont, all the frame stores
Oh Lake street, and two brick fire proof
buildings, belonging to Howes and Spencer:
all the frame buildings in the rear to State
street were destroyed, all ON Bourbon street
to Randolph street, including Gray and
Buffers stables. On north side of Ran.
dolph street, Andrews stables; Mrs. Pres
toms boarding house on State street, w eb.
ster's frame stables On the rear of George
Smiths, which injured about thirty houses
in all; this Is the first serious fire we have
had here, and it is supposed to have origin
ated through the carelessness of some per
sons about the stable
CHoLERA.-From fifteen to twenty deaths
of: cholera occurred here yesterday. l.. M.
Boyce, druggist, died Of cholera to-day.
Fire in Chicago.
A destructive fire occurred IN Chicago on
the 18th ult. 1t broke out in the warehouse
of Nicely & Lawrence, adjoining that of
Raymond, Gibbs s. Co., on South Water
street. This building, as well as that of
Raymond, Gibbs & Co., was consumed
la the warehouse Of Nicely & Lawrence
merchandise to the value of $4,000, and
10000 bushels of wheat, were destroy ed
upon which there was insurance amounting
to $1,000. The warehouse was worth So
600, and was owned by H. r. Wilcox, of
New York city. No insurance.
The other warehouse was the largest and
best in the city, and WAS owned 10y j. Wads-
worth. Insured for its value, $1O,OOO.-
Merchandise to the amount of SO 900, and
1900 bushels of wheat were contained in
the warehouse. The loss of r. & q. does
not exceed SIS, COO, and is covered by insur-
ance. There is no doubt that the fire was
the work of an incendiary.
70 Gen. Cass will resign his seat in the
Senate, having been Instructed to vote for
thu " ilmot PrOvisO.
W- Robert S. Todd, member of the last
Senate of Kentucky, died at Lexington on
the 10Th. The Louisville Journal SAYS Mr..
Todd was one of the ablest men Of Ken
lucky.
90 Hon. Hermanus Blocker, Of Albany,
died on the 10Th. He was formerly member
of Congress, also, Charge d'Atfaires to the
Hague.
rHE GREAT FIRE At MAUcH CHUNK, Pa.
-Thirty-one houses were destroyed by the
late fire at Mauch Chunk. The loss is esti-
mated at s 80 600. The Court House, Jail,
aud the office Of the Carbon County Gazette
were destroyed.
SAW Mills BURNT.-Seven saw mills
were lately burnt at WaterviIle, Maine
-Four millions feet of lumber was destroyed;
the whole loss 100000.
FATHER MATHEW in New York is meet
ing with his usual success in obtaining sign
ers to the temperance pledge. In five days,
$500 signed.
Te'eyraptei for the Guleaa Gazette.
ST. LOUIS, July %.
CITY MoRTALITy.-Total interments FRI
day, Goth, from cholera 10.
CINCINNATI, July 81.
The Big Miami has risen very high, and
back water has caused a rise of four feet at
this point. The rains last night damaged
hc rail road by washing dirt over the rails,
and carrying away part of the track and
calvert.
lnterments from cholera IL, other disea-
SEES 90.
New YoRK, July 81.
Two hundred and five cholera cases and
slXty-five deaths for the last "a hours.
~ PHILADELPHIA, July 81.
lhirty-six cases and eight deaths from
Cholera reported for the last "a hours.