Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-29
Geographic Dispatch
New York, Aug, 26. 2P. NJ.

New DIRK, Aug. 26. = I. NJ.
A negro named John Baldwin was ar
rested at Poughkeepse by the u. S. Mar
shall yesterday, and brought to this city,
charged with being a fugitive from Column
bia S. c., the property of Barrett Ander.
son. There was very little excitement
shown here. His examination was set
down for tomorrow.
The riot which was anticipated would
take place at n. Orleans from deSperadoes
on the Goth inst, it will be seen took place
on the next day.
a party of Cuban liberators, mostly
western men, eXasperated by the tone OF
the Spanish paper La patria, of this p. NJ,
attacked the Office of that paper, broke in
the windows and doors and threw the press
and type and furniture into the street. In
fact they destroyed everything belonging
to the office. After demolishng the Union
office the rioters proceeded to the cigar
store on the corner of ST. Charles and Ora
ver st. and broke in the doors and win.
dows and destroyed all the stock and fix.
lures which were very valuable. At 7
o'clock the rioters went to the Office of the
Spanish Consul and DESTROYED the desks,
furniture and property of all kinds.
Concord, n. H., Aug. 2G, 1851.
TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATloN. -THE BEST
PART OF Concord IN AsHEs.-The most
disastrous fire that ever occurred in the
town or state took place here last night and
this morning destroying the best Of the bu-
Slncss portion OF the town. At about elev-
en- O'Clock last evening the cry of fire re-
sounded through our streets. The fire was
found to be in Abbot's paint shop back of
Stickney's block next Eagle Collie House
and dircctl Y in front of the State House
from that shop it soon communicated to the
stable of the Eagle and other out buildings.
Porter & Roles Iron Store. Prcscott's Liv.
cry Stable and IA number of other buildings
in the rear Of the hotel, thence to the ho-
tel, thence south to the new Me- chant.
Exchange, thence TO two story wooden
store and anoth two story wooden Store,
sweeping everything in its course to Laws
new block, where its progress in that di.
rcction was stayed. 10 the north of the
Eagle, Stickney's brick block and all the
mass of wooden buildings in the rear were
leveIIed to the ground. At about thr g
o clock the progress of the flames in that
direction was stayed at Stickncy's wooden
block by the cilIrts Of the frnmcn. All
the buildings on the northern side Of Main
street from Laws block opposite the Post
oihcc TO Silckney's wooden block opposite
Gass House are totally destroyed, and cv.
cry one between that street an the Rail
road track. The buildings on the other
side OF Main street were in considerable
danger but were not materially injured. -
II is impossible at this hour five O'Clock
- +''' ~ - Il luIi lISl Vi INC sufferers
by this terrible fire.
We can only give the PRINCIPAL ores
Beginning at the lower end of the two sto.
ry wooden store and two ten foorcrs were
owned by Col. Benz. Grover. The first
was occupied by 5. G.. Sylvester, dry
goods, and J. w. Little, dentist, and the
others by B. Gage, boots and shoes, G..
Bullock, dry goods, Miss \. lIamlin, mil.
liner, and Reed & Stanley, JEWELERS.
The contents of these buildings were say
ed. Next was the third story wooden bull
ding owned by Deacon \. Prescott, and
occupied by Trip and Osgo,d, book sci
lors and job printers, contents of bookstor
mostly Savcd-priniing materials Destroy
ed. Next was the new exchange tire
story back block erected last year on tho
site Of Buttcrticld's Block, which burned
in December, l949, it was owned by A.
Prescott and sons.