New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-08
By TIE MIDNIGHT SOUTHERN HAIL
Destructive Fire-Marset-. sc.

Pun FrFtI' a -lliafr jan o
Yesterday ro-ninr. about haii past three
oclk FIRE broke OUT ir the Office OF me Presbyterian
Boa.d Of Publication, 80 80 Ch-snui strec, shove
Ei.hth which before entirely sugiled resulted
10 the destruction Of large amount of property The
FIRE originated Il supposed the head % the stair
vsy leading from Tire ast story -oor and soon spread
through TIE whole Of the upper Interior destroying
the ..cond srs ,hira stories pth the garrett sud roof
and consuming 10 IT, large stock oi books SUI
other publications beside paper and osher sinis OF
materials
Ths lanes soon spread 70 the adjoining three story
IN, siur No 1f7 on the owned and occupied hy
J5ue, which was demolished a. far d0en ss ne
second story door causing great cAmsse 70 toe igrn
ture AZ the time the nre extended 20 the house
No 23 Adjoining the publication cfce, on the esst oc
cuped By Nrs Harriet Wrgnt a. boarding establish
ruenf snt owned by pr. Vim. Z Homer. Here the
Games were confined 20 tie garrett and roof lut not
itb.tsnsr- ine loss in the destruction and damage OF
the furniture sc. was serious The d"-llns u MIs
sarah " Twelve No 2r4 joining Mr. Jones on TIE
vest $50 took IRE ani Vas 81 -nty injured on thereof
The IRE rsged Tor several hours. aud during 10.
progress the whole 0f the oui dings were ielNs,H
81 water which. OF ITSELF contributed much % the
destruction Of the effects IN each % tse buildings
Many OF the books sc IA the Publication once, tnat
escaped destruction BY hre were rendered worthless
= the Board from the injury they sustained rom 'Ae
water
We understand that the Board Of Publication own
the building IN which their Office was located ana lst
y
rance AL the other properties were Insured aud W.
believe that household furniture Of the occupants Of
the dwellings was also partly covered by insurance
some portion o. the stock snt other property oi inc
Board vss rescued BY removal from the building We
sre GLAD @ that a. the stereotype plates - well
a. the account books az the Publication were saved
Their lose ~ nearly as can be- estimated about s.
CO. Toe total llss b. the cOnhsgral0D we are uEs-
bic % state with any accuracy
good des Of the valuable furniture IN the dwellings
was removed. and the confusion suffered not little
from breaking and soing The officers Of the Night
Police We sire informed succeeded IN removing, IN en-
tire safety from Mrs Txelvss house library valued
=, $ 900 belonging 70 Mr.. Tweives. The buildings
thus DESTROYED among the Oldest edfccs ID Phil
sdelph.s and their appearance yesterday was most
poniul.
The general tone Of the markets insc,iveyes,er
dav ana operations OF all kinds Of limited char
acisr holders Of Flour firm 81 - for STANDARD Penn
sylrsnis sud estern brands with small salcs Tor
home use Corn Meal and Rye Flour steady az previ
Gus rates Wheat : wanted for nail ing but held above
the market Small sales of Reds reported 40 llOc
Corn "a scarce aud would command 81 So cts for good
lat yellow Cotton il less sctive, but holders are nm
No movements in Groceries or provisions worthy Of
note. Whisky bbls sold at - cts
SALEs or Srocgs -Fvs Board and ifr-l coo Sus
qaehsuus Canal, J6i ZOO City g. =. 9si LOOl do
s. - 400 Pennsylvania. %, - loo Lehigh os'o2l
900 schuylkill Nav cation ts l3i % Pennsylvania kR
~. - Mechanics Bans ga Schuy KIN new stock, 10
90 Morris Canal - loo Schuyisi Nav. 6s. cs 1884,
20 Lehish Bank q To Allegheny Copper %, 3, -
Reading. q.