The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-03-13

Condition Of HE NSrfhea Markets
NEW YoRK. March l2-2 p m-The stock market Is Arm,
pi osa e. s0s 81 m
Money very easy: Sterling exchange, 81 premium.
81 81 So for western and State brands prime
Gsnsses; 70 60 90 81; southern, 20 q ~ isi Corn
O0o bushels Gsnesee 10 100 cents Corn sisadyssles
q Su:sss a = q Gents S wh and y
s sss' i e sp. 4 o prime q
s %.sy s y sss.. p sa NJ = @ Or
T'sa.a aoss siss ss sssa s r.
roar Z At 3! y M al brands Corn
g. S Gents ,. Corn 8 Of 2oge Sges a.
in prices The cotton market Is dull Small sales i,
cent per pound decline since the steamer. Whisky, "a
DsstrsesiDs Fire at ST. Losis Los $50 600
ST. LOUIS, March ll.-Yeserday morning, about two
O'Clock the planters tobacco warehouse discovered
be on fire. and in hour afterwards, despite The
large budins and occupied BY number Of persons for
The frs. and second oor. wore occupied BY Hou.eman
4 Lowey, tobacco merchants They had large quantity
Of tobacco stored in The bsIding Loss
IN Ms.;Is 4 Dean r. King Ms.. Beach !, EDDY Ms..
several other merchants, who occupied portions Of he
lost goods stored i estimated % the amount Of
Dosns King we're Insured 70 o The amount q
The third and fourth floors were occupied ~ Scarrs
Mason as furniture warehouse Loss for
The building belonged to J. D. Broos esq and wa, not
Mr. williamson upholsterer, who occupied the building
south Of the fire. was also completely burnt Los
The whole OF the loss IL estimated at el500Oo
Three persons serionsy but dangerously wounded
fire supposed 70 have been tho work Of an inosndsry
Abou. dsybresk another fire broke in the build
ing Of Mr. Charles Onger In South Second street. The
building was entirely consumed Los $4,000
Tremendous Co~sarstion il B.Ssio-Loss 100000.
BUFFALO, N X, March lI.--Our city was visited by
most disastrous confsgraton yesterday morning, lay
Iuias. Abou, halfpaa two O'Clock ! ars was. dis.
covered in the north wipg Of Stewards Globe Hotel,
ID bs American building and pursued ilsi, course
81 no he s he are s
church, Boomer Hail. Mezgcr's sable together with &c
uoses range Of frame iepslnenis, extending Main
10 washington street. were also destroyed, and from thirty
The scarcity Of water prevented the flames from being
number Of The inmate, Of the hotels :, rapidly did the
fire spread, narrowly escaped with their lives
large amour. Of filniute was saved rom the hotels,
The amount Of property destroyed Is estimated at
The Globe Hotel was valued at $4,000 the American
building az Se0 0Oo said to be insured tor go 100 in the
aowsa end c,hsI Offices The STORES Nos sos and s
building, valued $4,000, insured Tor $1,000 La
ayeite street church, loss SIO0 insured Tor 900 the
Lexington Company The loss the other buildings de-
stroyed has not been accurately ascertaned yet
From the Saadcich EandsD ssofioH from the WAFER
BosroN March II "A letter has been received here
frum the captain OF wsaleship. dated Oahu, De-
cember ~, which that the desert bom
the ships nf almost every opportunity for Caiismia.
Six days since, the captain OF the whaleshlp Bra
ian of New Bedford, arrived off the hafbor, aud the
captain came shore for the purpose OF shpping coop
During his absence his ship Disappeared and has not
been heard OF since II Is supposed the took the
vessel from the officers, and sailed for California
PaTtes here purchasing ANAL els for thu rurpose
OF going In search OF Sir John Franklin
Aaofh~ Locomotive Boiler Es1t sion
ScHKnEcrADY, March Il.As the midday feight train
from Troy coming west, and when within miles
Of this place. the boiler OF the locomotive Boston, burst
instantly killing the engineer, Mr. w. Wigns. and
N wounded Thomas UConnof. the nreman The engine
was a III not known what ucd the accident
Another Psriiamsnfary Msm6v Defeated.
ToRoNro March n MIR. Wesenhal, q member Of the
emit been defeated In the parliamentary cleo
',on al lison. by Mr.. Hopkins, an old refomer Mr.
wesienhas defeat prcycd his mind thath has ses
become insane.
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