The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-04-10
Another Grca: Fire in Chicago.
CUICACO. N{urrh 90

Another Grea: Fire in Chicago.
CHlcAcO, March 90.
| A fire broke cut This morning between IL
and O'Clock, corner Of Clark and Fourth
Water streets. The following were losers,
DR.. MAXWELL r. b. Adams, Mr. Lltscr,
Mr.. Oshangnery, Os;rom, J. c. Weber,
Mr.. Scarilun, w. B. Snowhook, l.. v.
Brown, Heth, Derby, Monroe, and leGcy,
Probable loss about $4,000. Origin Of the
fire rot known, supposed 20 have been the
work Of an incendary. The fire depart
nent proved as efficient as heretofore, a
! high wind was against them, which threat
ened the destruction of the entire block
u...a t-rs BosroS, March 10.
| . The tide here was very high Yesterday, a
large AMOUNT of damage was sustained al
the Continental Wharf, nearly 5000 bar
reIs of -four belonging To Suffolk mills was
badly injured. The total amount is estima-
! ted hy some us high as 100000.
| Il nc cellars in the lower part Of the city
were flooded, and the residents of cellars in
Ann street, were compelled to leave them.
| The railway trains from all q Yarters have
been detained by snow. On The Western
railway an eml,ank Inent between Salem
and Lynn was carried away. TgJsE
1 a. The train from Boston, in ATTEMPTING To
pass, was upset, and the passengers were
all thrown in n heap together. No one " as
injured. No olher trains were thrown oft.
H. The New Haven train Mhich left New
York yesterday. arrived hast night, that
which left at half past Two p. NJ, arrived
this morning. i.u .7l ad ,r
III The Light House on Minors Ledge, for
which fears were entertained, withstood the
Il fury OF the waves. No accounts OF the
Marine disasters have been there
| were fifteen or twenty sail off Gloucester of
4 hallibuf fi.hermen,.or whom fears were felt
The snow has ceased falling; it is sanl it
has been by far the most severe storm expe-
rencet. here for many years. or rtI q"
! SUicIDE.-The Rev. Mr.. Fors,on, stu
den. q. .ie rhenlnSiral. Institute at An,Io-
'ver, committed sucile at that town day
or two since, supposed to have been insane.
His dead body was recognized I'y his father,
who went to see him. f'i '.t'
FLAX CoTroN.--U Unless the English press
is fib,ing, this material is about 10 produce
a vast change in commerce and manufac-
lures. IL is said that cloth has been woven
composed of wool and flax, tiity-f -four inches
wide, of excellent quality and exceedingly
durable. The London Morning Chronicle,
noticing the fact that cotton aud flax have
been spun together in equal proportions,
says, .'nothing now remains to he done SO
far as the principle of adapting flax to cot
ton or wO!len machinery and Of dyeing the
yarns or fabrics are concerned Five huir-
dred tons per diem, il adds, wih lie reguir-
cd for Manchester alone, and this il regards
as equivalent to 800, 600 bales Of cotton. As
the whole crop Of cotton Up ethe United
States, (says the Richmond, Va. Times, J
did not last year exceed .. 20O, 900 bales, and
will not, in all probability, go beyond 9, 500,
GOO this year, our readers will nj once see
the Importance of the revolution. We know
mot what the annual consumption OF Man
chester may be; bur we do know that it is
oRIy one, (though the largest,) of many
manufacturing towns in Great Britain, and
we know, moreover, that The quantity of
cotton which it is thus proposed 10 dlsPIace
at a single dash, is equal to nearly one-ihird
Of The largest crop made IN the United
states.-l Morning Star. q ed' 81 s,es43
appointments By The President, by and
triM the .ddvice and Consent Of The Senate.
--Supefinteidents Of indian Atfairs John
DrenHen, of Arkansas; DAVID D.. Mitrhell,
Of Missouri; and Elias Murray ,iof Indiana,
10 be Superintendent of Intiian Affairs for
the Indian tribes east of the Rocky Noun
tains, and north Of New Mexico and Tex
las att iTH9l sh 4'tfh = -'H"9 .ifi"
I Indian Agents.-AKenson Harper, Wn.
Wilson, Philip Il Reifor.i, George Butler,
John r.. Chenault, Thomas Fitzpatrick,
Luke Ler, Sir, Peyion p Moore, Abram
M Fridley, John $. .Vatrors, John Owen,
Asbury NJ. Cotfey, WIN. D. j. Morrow,
Thomas Mosely, Dr., Wm!sP. Richardson,
John Il. BarroW, Nathaniel M'Lean, 10 lie
agents from and after the 3orh June nrxt for
the Indian tribes east OF the Kcrky Noun
tains, and north Of New Mexico and Tex
as. .f4t iif sttt ntAffl I.eisd stsiti- ~
Richard n. Weightman'of New M exico,
Abraham X. \Voolry, of New Jersey John
Grenier Of Ohio, and Edward. A. WingfieId
of Georgia, to be Agents for the Indians in
New Mexico 9 SIR 80 itaN ,@osa go y
si Jacob Fl. Holemah, of Kentat-ky, to lie
Agent for the Indians il, Utah. e';''5 % ~,
Beverly s. Allen Of Tennessee, 10 be
Agent for the Indians In Oregon, III place
Of Simeon Francis, resigned. liiu0a 'El'i &
Pension Ollice.-A.Jni,,e f. Heat, Of vir-
yinia, 10 bc Commissioned Of i'rusioiis,