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VOL. 8. LOUISIANA, PtB
gis; and Mr.. R. C. Matlack, of Baltimore
Col. Fremont has been confined to the
house by neuralgia attack, the better part
of the time since he arrived in California
At the latest advices he was better, capable
|of taking exercise out of doors.
From the Alta California, Dec. Is.
Hundred Thousand Dollars.
About half-past eight O'Clock, last even.
ing, our city was shocked again By thatter-
rible CRY, which, most especially in this
place, carsias 30 much Of fear ard horror
with it-"Fire!" Our saloons and theatres
were at once emptied, our engines were on
the run, and crowds rushed pell-mell to the
scene. The fire commenced in the new
store of Cook, Brothers & Co., near the foot
Of Sacramento street.
For time, the whole vicinity " as in i'm
minent danger, the buildings being mostly
of wood and flight structure. But the we'll
systematized and most efficient exertions Of
the fremen, who were early at the ground,
succeeded by almost supsrhumsn labor in
arresting the flames before they could so
far get command as to lay, as heretofore,
whole squares in ruins.
We regret to have to state that set of
harpies flocked around the scene of conAa-
grafton, seeking and seizing every occasion
for plunder and robbery. Many of them
were marked.
Below we give the names Of the sufferers
and their losses, nearly as possible. The
amounts are, probably, pretty near the
truth.
Sacramento Street.-Messrs. Cook, Bros.
& Co.'S. new zinc storeheuse, Just erected;
the merchandise end building completely
destroyed; loss will probably amount to $751;
BOO including building.
Messrs. Butler & Baxter, general mer-
chandise; totally destroyed; loss about
$l5, 900.
John M. Huddart, grocery and commission
merchant, totally destroyed; loss about $6,-
900.
The building owned by T. H. Mckee &
Co., general commission store. MIR. Selby's
oss on the building reaches $4, 500; Mr.. Me-
KEGS loss must have been great, the whole
Of the stock having bee completely destroy.
ed. The basement of this house was used
as bowling alley, by Hitchings, Lord s
Co., whose loss reaches 81, 900.
Trotten & Eddy, general merchants; loss
$1,000.
Boardmau, Bacon & Co., hardware and
loss about $4,000.
Atlantic Hotel and Restaurant, totally
destroyed-loss not ascertained.
Hawley, Sterling & Co., general dealers,
partially destroyed; building and stock in 9
measure ruined.
Dslong. Mcneil & Co., general dealers,
corner of Montgomery and Sacramento
streets; building pulled down by order Of
some of the authorities; loss heavy.
Butler & Baxter's stove store, on Leider-
dorff street, was also totally Destroyed
Their loss in this must have been heavy.
The corrugated iron building, on Leider-
dorff street. belonging to Capt FelsOm, was
partially destroyed. Damage slight.
Considerable time was lost by some Of the
CDStuc COuIpdHlCb1 IIOIu IuO Sh hSuiuShopSSe
that their machines were undergoing re.
pairs. The St. Francis Hook and Ladder
company carried their apparatus by hand
from the workshop to the fire.
We have also another account of the FIRE
from the San Francisco Courier Office. Il
differs from the above, in estimating the
total loss at only fifty thousand dollars
Cook, Baker & Co.'S it puts down at $lO,-
900. The San Francisco Herald says the
W hole loss is about $40, 900. of which &c.,
OG0 falls on Delong, Mcneil & Co.
The following summary Of events since
the departure of the previous steamer, is
published in the "Public Balance" a new
journal, which made its appearance in San
Francisco during the first week in Deeem-
Der. We copy from the paper of the l4th
The business interests of the city have
not only had to encounter the inactivity
usual upon the setting in of the rainy sea.
son, but the injurious effect ofhaving very
heavy stocks Of all the principal articles
thrown upon the market, by the arrival
within the last twenty days, of feet Of
vessels from the Atlantic, with full cargoes'
The depression produced cannot, however
be more than temporary. In the case ofany
ytaDle article. the cessation or diminution