The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-07-06

ton Iiallrst. Charles Hotel, Aila CallFoshit
printing establishment, Frazier's buiIdngs
and all the edfces up as fai Dupont street,
sweeping thrldgh to Pacific, and going dowd
again to The lower corner. Fhe toss Sc bros
pr'perty is very great, ysriously estimated i.
from three to FIVE millions Of dollars. Az
soon as il was rendered certain ,ha. ihe aot,h
side Of the SQUARE must be consumed, v S,bb.
ped our morning edition, which had 5ust FonS
to Preess, and commenced moving o1r pfressss
and materials into The plaza. A
We were enabled, through ihe kindnsss ~
friends and acquaintance, who ptonhiiy como
toaour assistance TO succeed in sewing con.
Siderable portiolof Odr material sid oll pFsts
ses, although much damaged The hhslaIasa
both front and rear, were enllrr II consumed.
There is no doubt whatever that this 6re
was the base act Of inceudiaries. and VIZ arS
happy to hear that there is prospect IL their
arrest. Suspicion has attached itself to three
persons, we learn, and the police are already
on their track. One Of them has Already besh
arrested. Language isinhdeSuate to e4press
the individual horrors and detebtati6n win
(which they should be visited, OF ID point oUt
a punishment due the heinousues= OF their
offence.
It isstated that two lads we're sleeping IA
the basement Of the Empiregin the bowling
saloon, and perished in the famed. Several
persons were injured by the discharge Of fire.
arms, cansed by the heat but none or them
dangerously The flames were nor sdbdded
until II o'clock, and while We write the en-.
bers are still blazing brightly and glowing win
angry heat as il to triumph at the work ~
devastation Of the fire king
Our neighbors Of the Pocifc News moved
I all their material out Of their Office, bdt sucs
ceeded in saving their building.
$ The Office of the Journal Of Commerce @At
destroyed and a. portion Of the type and ma
teral of the establishment.
The effects of the confagration will raii
heavily upon the city at the present time, and
probably produce temporary depression Ia
business a
The scarcity OF wateE and the utter absenccS
Of any thing like organization in the working
parties, rendered their services less 6vdilabiS
: than they would otherwise have been.
A reward Of $4,000 has been offered by
the mayor for the detection Of incendiaTiss Of
q this morning.
s II we take into consideration the great exs
7 tent Of property destroyed, covering al nTsA
!, more thah three times as lareea 81 that of shS
d December FIRE, we 30 not think the sbrimsssd
loss Of S4,OO0,G00 is exaggerated.
IT The sloop-of-war Falmouth arrived al San
: Francisco on the l4th Of April, from Mazat-
Y IAN, bringing in irons Reuben Withers arrestsa
\ for the murder OF young Reynolds in Decent
. ber last. When the F. left Makatian, the Dukb
50 Of Nuremberg, near fsaliye oil Prince Aia
bert, was sojJurning at that place.
= The Stock ton Times, Of May I4,h, says thai
y the River Toulumne, It's tributary guTches aid
u lands adjoining, are beyond all doubt, richer
in the precious metal than any other tract Of
!, country Of like dimensions in the kno evh world.
~ Tho Times continues:
G. The mines to which we particularly az
VI tude are exhahsrless; we can come TO no ether
conclusion. Mr.. Mdhan, Of Sonora. ihfOrms
US that the placer which is now the site Of
N Columbia City, has been dog in one inSihhcb
to the depth Of sxty-two feeti tha, gold was
ed struck four feet iro.l the nee, and whs taI
rig ken in large aud small Quantities thehceto the
'cd bottom Of the eXcaVat0n5 and that miners in
many instances have taken but 'f66r and FIVE
OF pounds of the precious metal in one day;thsh
nd on Friday last lump Of pure gold, wsighfhf
a four pounds seven ounces was discoVereds and
o. that il is now the general belief that ever
he guch Of the river TaoIumne il equally richly
nd impregnOtcd with the precious metal. &
'er Every day brings with ]. some incredible
en- story froN this quarter; bat this morning ou'
friend Mr.. Reynolds, of the Express Office
OF informed US that ON the 9Th inst. near the towt
les Of SOnota two or three huge masses Of gold-l
v" one weighing twenIyrthree poundstwO ounce
my and the other ten pounds eleven ounces--Wefl
vas dug from the placer.
I'm Real estate, instead Of depreciaing in Valu
'S@ BY tho recent calamity has shown 6iteCtl
'ne opposite course. Under renters Of that pOTtiO
= which lhe6rs reached, have been asking high
es' er rent, in almost every instance and sales
!" auction confirm our statement. The bale
me Of real estate during the past week have bee
l"u well attended, and disposition manifeSGe
eh- 10 favor Of tie landed interests Of SIN FraI
'nu cisco. We notice desire to purchase moi
hes on the outskirts Of the town; the motives Il
gut this course are various; many contemplate
Nso still greater increase in prices, whlO othe
nee nror.r ,heso nortions far nr;va,a rsa;d dsncoA
nes ------ !, !.
,rn. GENEROSITY. Phere is d great distinction
,sze be made between generosity Of manner sr
ren- eeholeslV u hsah' goOd H'ahs wnnt q
lire noblest sentiments and feelings, is sometin,