The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-07

~''c'ScsaUiU Potstuu VI tVo' 9D8k880 or thu
buildings. The Are IT first tool Nv sasterly al.
rection, spreading towards d street; but Ia I
few minutes a strong wild arose, dsivjpr ths
flames in the opposite direction Fears were
entertained that the lower portion Of IN III '
would be entirely destroyed; but by tiaasIy *
ertion, the fire was checked Vt E strest. ,.. \.
Three entire squares we're burned, comprising
about eighty buildings. ~
% United States lioteD, on d saFeet. :. 6ne
large building. was in imminent danger, hna wxx
saved. II ii had taken FIRE, ii IL pFahahN that
the whole Of the eastern portion Of tho city
would have been destroyed.
The burnt district comprises the most business
portion Of the city.
Several house frames have already been erect.
Cd on the burnt district, and in q short TINA no
trace Of the tire will be ssen and thu fire wila
result in benefit to the city. because hstfer clssa
Of buildings will take the place Of thuss which
have been destroyed. $1,000 r
From ~ xsta;as Poi. I.
FsreIgn Items. iss
Carlyle's new book, memoir Of the lalo John
Stirling, is In press and will shortly b pahIshed
An abridged translation OF C0mts's poaitiye
philosophy 10 announced in England. Il tssns-
lated at all, why IL 1t ahridgeds
Eugene Sue u engaged on nsw novel;
whicn ne calls Miss Mary. It n eaid thnt. bv
way OF change, no means 10 make Il quite de-
cent.
" NOD, reglns professor of medicine in the
LONDON University, and aathor Of one Of the
Dnogewater IreafIses, that on the adoption Of
external nature to the condition Of man, II dead.
Inc Collins testimonial in the Great Exhibi,
uon attracts great deal OF attention, both on
account OF the orlliiancy OF the new gold, and
Inc nne Workmanship.
nc NUMBER OF emlgrants from Switzerland is
ABOUT '5,Oo0 year. sa
The meeting Of the Danish Diet Is definitely
hxed Tor the 4th OF October
Sweden and Switzerland are the only Euro
rean powers not owing national debt.
!. mas been determined to have grand in
ouslrai exhibition OF all nations 1t Vienna, next
year. 30 says an English print; but we hOre
mat all the exhibitors who 60 to that unprinci-
pea oespotlsm VIII take Gotta revolver In
'nelr pockets at least!
Letters from A'g'ers state that new chief,
Mahomed Ben Abdalah, 10 endeav0Ting TO rouso
.ne PoPu!ace IN the south against the French. -
troops have been sent to arrest him.
:. AL serret consistofy IN the VaiicaDs accor-
n'ng 10 the Autographed correspondence the
rope conceded to an English company the exc
cution OF railway between Ancona aad B0lcg-
ma: IA,
The lectrIc telegraph is to be established
throughout Turkey. AstA
a captain Garrett has accomplished the task
Oh walking mile, running mile, and riding
mhe' In twenty minutes The captain had
twenty-five seconds to spare. 1890
a We'ch paper states that 10000 watches
nave oeen Pawned and sold in Wales, for the
purpose OF hnding funds to pay the expenses of
Tourney 10 ard from London to see the Great
Exhioitlon. In some cases even beds have
oeen aisPosed o.. A.gs
nd n,"s. . vIa" esq;' oae " 1sS osaes'
80, G. n.'0''"nss " u"o,m nss
.s,;,.I 81 a"' Snn nan nso 'ooA VIZ, "l.'
sor rns,.,,,eJ'. - $1,000 sA"o =. ~, no
'.,' :. :, ~ 'oo ""ay y '"o na.'a u 40
vi hss p.'Ins p'Ao1'ss ,s~yel - me Ne1
az IN oa'' ''a. ooe" s"e cause Oh mr. uoFmans
. i ,s..
&c .o''e. i.V" ""ono Ways Inc sacnc ds nefds
Il il announced for no ,a,h Ths rrnurs.nn's
ma now mt fortb !, 40 f,lIovy..1.t A s,..,h.r
10 6ubt Win aioht dncs IN he .at an hin ,s.,
by two ond q bvaTa to 6,rbt v;,b fnnr ao.s
81. A wolf TO fight with two dogs 4h. The
lion to fight again with the bull Carnoso, which
vanquished him ut Aranuez. So. t.l 49,
The Genoa Gazette, OF the 18th inst, quotes
the following under date Nice, the 10th At
about eleven o'clock Of Saturday night band
of AZ peasants from the county of Nice were re-
turning from Broe, French village. close to the
frontier. with quantity of salt, the price of
which IN France is one-ha'f less than In Pied
mont Inc customs oihcers' TO the number OF
so, ta''ng opposed their passage, n dreadful co.
,'.,on eEsu' a. IN when ~ OF me peasants tvers
s"'e'. some OF 'hc customs otncers were slight
" wounded.
,as'1 =, ns'a''c '"o'e'' arc "-'o '" "a'e
O'sa'''' AZ -''''n'''e'''"
Some unusual importations have been lately
made into London. 4 vessel from Alexandria
Drought may cases OF eggs. One IRON New
ducc Ct the United States; ard another arrived
from This city with $4,000 packages OF butter ns
a pofuoh OF her cargo ms IS Inc largest im-
a, nus '"~e" P'"'e ''o"i
~, 80 80
III 10 LII u'a" wv 'v'e'f"s'
800 '''r' ~" NY Wv