New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-23

Dr>rRrcTIvE FIRE AT WINDSOR, c Wy ts-
;eriay morning about oelock nre occurred AZ
Windsor Canada directly opposite this ely des'roy
ing the principal business portion OF 'he place, ne
Ire supposed % have orr snated from SPARKS from
tna steamer Hastir 70 thst short time previous was
frns uD 20 the dock Tee Wind was blowing ssie Al
the time, snd the DANES spread with ieariai r"p1y;
rendering q almost tN possible 10 rc move the y'ous N
-rop-rtv from the buildings. The IRE arst commenced
IN tho root - the store house On tFe docs l. I" "Hca
was attached tae store. cooper shop hardware tsiio'
Nshment and packing house occupied by Chas Hunt
These buildings were owned by Mcssrs. D. Doussi,
and valued al SliCOO They were mostly tuit oi
brick and the best aud most 50 sisutsl buildings n
tia place Mr Hunts loss K = Impossible e. estimate
ras staro-hOuse contained large amount ci goods
salt barley provisions, sc. There was an insurance
on thesc articles 20 the amount % s. 9l 81 139 IN the
rins sud the remainder IN the Hartford Insurance
C1s 3 eco Of this insurance lot Of goods be-
longing - the Hldsons Bay Company that was visit
iag tor shipment. rne hre spread to the adjoining
hli,dngs sweeping everything along the docss up -
the street among which toe following The hsild
ug owned BY Mr. Baby. snd occupied by Michael kicn-
ards "a a grocery aud bakery. whose loss 10 about
coo The brick store owned ard occupied by Mcssr'
p0ugsll tho goods in the store principally removed
supposed 0ss On the goods . eco James MILES gro.
cerv Capt Bakers dwelling hous3 AMI VIM Hennil .
60 Gerry esal shment furniture and goods patty con
suned ssi three buildings owned by Mr. Baby. whose
0ss Is about g coo insuisrca Toe hotel kept by
Elm Beeman and owned by Chss Crawford. was a's)
DESTROYED loss on furniture and goods $50 The Col
ector office was swept along with the ruins, bul the
papers and books all saved Four horses were burned
IN barn that was destroyed. IL was with great di
cny that the remtn from this eide could gct over the
river In tmo 10 render mucn asss0nce, on account OF
the gresi length OF time occupied In ge,og up steam
on board the icrrybcat Great credit Il awarded our
hy Canadian neighnors tor the promptness
with which they 20 their assistance. IL had not
been for our hiomcn. greater amoun. Of damage
would have been done. They succeeded In saving
Windsor Cas,le when /, was thought ig must @ villa
the res, Of the property Detroit Free Press, i7'h.
MiNiN0 INrTREsrs oN LAKE SUrFRIOR.-rhe
mining operations 10 the Upper Peninsula Of state
BID fir 10 bs prosecuted during the approaching sea.
sor with more vgOr than before. Every boat from the
Ess, brings up 70 our city gentlemen Of influence snd
wealth who await the first conveyance 70 the ssut pre-
pared % commence tn most excessive operations on
the south shore of Lake Superior rom the extremity
0f Point keewensw g. toe Montreal River th' westsrn
boundary o the State oar iuundres too. are busy ln
getting nIt castings for various compsu,es who design
O. erectht their mines extensive stamping and smelling
works Several new companies. composed OF Eastern
capitalists chartered Al the rfr"ut session ~ our legs
lAture will commence Immediate operations ON loca
that have been folly tested In seasous past aud
whose works were retarded for the want OF sufficient
capital Among the companies VINO viii commence =
vigorous aud early prosecution recently charter, ara
the Minnesota Mining Company whO have purchased
the old ont 1nsaon location and where w4s iOlnd the
celebrated sDcient mining works tia, have attracted
40 much speculation % who were the former work
ers the " "Northwsst Mining Company OF Michigan
owned principally In Philadelphia with Dr. VIM Petit
a. Presideut, ald James q Clark rs Secretary this
company have pur, hesed OF thr General Government
th entire location of the old Nlrhwes Association.
which hss been pronounced secont to no other In rich
ness In the Upper Peninsula tho Ohio Trap Rock
Mining Company the Pt.lix Copper Company
the " Union CoNpany the " ise kOyae Company
the " Pittsburgh and Isle Koyais Company and the
Slskowrit Company The last three com psnies ave
been working on Isle R0yale tor number OF seasobs
and their locations have been amply proved Tho
travelling facilities on Lake Superior "a well as be
tween Detroit and Snal s'e Marie. never before
80 vel sisp' q the wants a. tle country as those
oisred for the approaching season. Det. Bul ldih.
FIRE At NEwBURGH.-A ire broke out ia r II
Fosters lumber yard on Saturday evensng. and de-
stroyed several wooden budiDas IN Front and Digl-
sion sis. Mr. Foster lost from g. 900 10 $1,000
~ At ST Louis, on the l1th. the Mississippi
wss rising rspidy-and had risen i've feet during the
Two days preceding