New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-14

Firm As-t "a O'Clock Saturday niOtniDs,
fire brcl. out ito house Opposite tas engine sse
zion. me- IoEh ifewery 81. JosePhS SUD- ' ~
- - half an hour after twelve or thirteen dilicreH
80. we're on fire. and there being but scanty
,anoIy OF water on the spot, all nope OF saving any
~csts houses which had taken was abandoned a
GOOD st,esm of water was brought TO play on the
different points where the fire was most likely 10
eom,ruuicate and Mr.. Rims store fronting on st.
Joseph and St Maurice SITS alter good deal oil ex-
srt;on on the part of the frenen, was saved I'm
roepse fakes Of fire were flying in oil directions,
and gre At fears were entertained that wood yard,
containing a large quantity of cord-wood, on 81.
Maurice at. would have taken lire. several houses
on St Joseph-st. were on fire several times gut
beino kent wet by the occupants were saved. Inc
q Us2o " eroine house was on fire twice, ana sue
cessfullv extinguished. We believe that there are
about thirteen houses destroyed and that many
80, ersons will suffer severely from the loss Of
propar;y. furniture, &c Montreal Herald, 10TH
MARYLAND SLAvEs--A meeting of the slaye-
boIders Of Queen Annes cOuHty was held at Centre
title n few days since, Tor the purpose OF organl-
zng lrety to protect slave property, on account
pf the numerous depredatiOns that have been made
by the aboiionists recently ia that Vicinity ON,
Gers wee elected and a constitution adopted, ana
measures taken for Immediately commencing ope'
rations The number OF slaves weekly lost from
the border counties Of this State IS estmatedto be
eaual 10 $4,000 in value and the most efficient or
Vspzeton will be necessary TO PREVENTS increase
That they receive money, arms, and directions
from the Aboitonists, there is manner OF doubt
and after they cross the line, places OF conceal
51ent nrc provided for them, with all the " ad and
iirt' necessary to enable them TO elude pur
suit Toe recent stampede OF sixteen slaves be.
longing 10 Col Pearce from Baltimore county and
aheir arr ct near Shrewsbury. Pennsylvania, pro
we'd this beyond doubt. reward Of $4,000 dis
covered their hiding place in one oil the out-houses
of farmer in the vicinity. They were carried
III. Col. ,r,rf
BALI Cor Washington Union.
CAR A. DUPERU-We were much surprised
10 cad in tie Crescent, yesterday morning. state
L 4 that Capt DuPeru was a4ong the prisoners
captured and shot at Cardenas. We are satisfied
that our c0temporary has been grossly deceived
into n statement which has given great concern TO
1be family end numerous friends OF Capt Duperu.
We have the best authority for saying that Capt
Duperu was not in the expedition, ana couid NOT
have be en- taken prisoner at Cardenas. Inc ru-
NOR has not o shadow OF iouudsti0n Hed captain
Duperu conc in the expedition, it would have been
In cons oicuous post and his presence would have
been known to al the persons engaged IN It, capt
Horton, v no is now In our city, and who Knew
Capt Deperu well, assures rs that he was mol IN
The expedition. New Orleans Delta. 18th.
TuK POPULATION OF ONO The Cincinnati
CLron,57c says w C are indebted TO Hon e L.
Stckpey for the Secretary OF States Report on
Ohio popu alton. The Secretary OF State, In an
swer 20 q call of the Convention, states the number
Of white males over 2l years OF age IN this state
in 1899 yos 1877 1877 in le43 it was 225,546 and In
ls47it was $4,000. By the census Of ls4O there
were 500. ia white, and 1883 colored people
total ,sIa 6G7. The Secretary estimates the poPu-
lation Of the State in 1850 at tO millions and Sirfy
Ik0as0rd
THE MARRYING BUSINESS sTIIL BRIsK.-The
Boston Y7rreller says; Clergymen are required
by law % return 10 the Registrar all marriages
soIemni7e ed monthly, On or before the 10th OF each
month. We understand thtt for the last month one
cergymau returned 90 certificates, and two %
each. Tie largest number married by any Prot
estsnt clergyman was le-Rev. Mr. Strseter
Quite number of others are rapidly increasing
the number Of their marriage ceremonies.