The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-29
LOCAL AFFAIR RS.
City Intelligence.

The flames advanced with great rapidty and extended
TO the corner building, occupied by Doremus Nixon
Co No So Both stores soon involved in one
sheet OF fire. The Post once bell rang the alsrm-the
CITY Han he'll answered to It, The fremen enpins
companies hoss carts, and hooks and ladders all
rushed e. the scene, vierg each with the other to
WHO would do most in distinguishing the flames
But eth the deyouring element made terrible
progress, and Knocked every effort to subdue it.
Right snd left below and above it spread shooting out
from every window with grtat briliancy and rising at
length through and sbove the roof in sublime
80 bright and intense the light that street
up TO the Park and the streets all around were iu
mined just IL the sun were shining upon them At
Midday. The SPARKS danced in the sky in countless
pyriais, and burning embers were carried all
over thelover part OF the city, many of them far
yobi Chambers street. Numerous awnings wore set on
fire In Nassau strees Fulton street other streets.
by the falling piece, Of burning wood The crowd
which collected immense blocking up every ave-
nue. in short time, and the poiicS had abun.
scene OF the IRE Captain onard of the Second ward
and Captain Turnbn. of the Eighth present ron
oerng every assistance As the flames higher the
terror of the neghbohood increased and the clerks in
The Pot ohoe which Is exactly opposite, wers uuder
tska hEe IL ali the letters be burned There was still.
greater ALARM for the buildings adjoining the fire
further dowa in Nasssu street and Tor the annexed
stores IN Liberty street, extending towards Broadway
whue the building Occupying the opposite Mas
WIN obstruction fiFenen assembled into The building
through he windows aud brought NJ hose to PLAY
nponn, while the remcu out'ide watered it most viyor-
ousy Not"1thhtandtng s t'e Efforts, 1t caught fire
from the int, heat ard would have fallen total prey
to the fire. bat from the fact Of the walls of the bur8ng
which bsd The effect OF checking the further progress
the flames Before III event which about half past
twelve O'clock the raging conagraon biazed with
sublmity which must b. ss to b. realized The i'm.
niece quantity ofdy gods Of ever, description AID
elae AID fstns aud other co1hustbl- materials fur
rahed unusual abundance fuel fer the rpot
meroie.s flames A bloc flame wa, seen to mnge with
the vivid red which We. supposed TO issue from the
colorei msterials and there several ex-
piosiooa Altogether IL was grand spectacle.
There sere four bpidiugs consumed in a--two in Mas
sret aud two in Liberty street. Ihs built
iug No So in Nafsau street AID 81 in Liberty street
occupied by I, @ DorerDus & ] NJ Nixon ami by
Fishers s Robirson, supporters Building No 81 Mas
sau street, was oecupi by Hs.tugs; Libbey, Forbey
dry goods store No Sc in liberty street By the same
hrm. No IS, occupied by Freeman Hodges g. Co, silk
Converse TODD & Gravdan No SO on the opposite
Of Liberty and Nassau street considerably
damaged The whole damage cannot be much short Of
$3o00o0 Insurance had been effected in several osees
Oritea PlRrs--Yes.erday evening about halt past |
nine O'Clock fire broke out in Tue stories Of house
No. % Old Flip, occupied by Mr. Williams as ship /
fscory The fire wa sosn oxtipguished but consijer
aMe damage done by water We uadsrs nd that it
was fully covered by insursnee
Yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, fire
broks ont in tAe fourth story OF building liz william
etreet occupied by Fendsrs tailor TIE scmen being
promptly On the fpot, the fire extiDgushed
The entire contents Of h fourth story where the fire
originated, were ell consumed. The stock Of ell the
other depart nts Of the house considerably
sged BIZ The water Flendezs wss insured for $4,000
Atvoe.ory aud attic frame building No lio Moliili-
bur street between mith and Norre streets Williams.
bureh consumed on Tuesday evening The fire was
fret discovered by OF the polise about seven
ocOeA sud owing TO tie want Of water got much head
way, although the epgines were Quickly on the spot
The building owned, ana psrtly occupied, By Mrs.
Center basket maker, and the attic, where the Are
commcncee was stored With willows No satisfactory
cause csn he assigned There wss al nsucanc, recent
ty effected for $50.
NE" YORK CITY TEMPERANCE ALLIANCE.
TINS society held another public nesting Tues
day evening in tbs Ninth ward, IN the Rev Fir
Skinners church. Carmine 1trtet The programme
was of most attractive character, presenting the
always admirable Ansghenisns, in conjunction with
the humorous ard gispai, temperance orator John
Hawkins, and il supposed by many tia. The in
dtfaiisaae Captain Rypders would also figure in the
pulpit. IL the latter however public pec.aton
disappointed bat The attraction considerable
thst the building was o-ammed almost TO suaosatioD
the voters, however being ia sad mirorsy not nun.
besiug onetenth Of The whole Addresses delivered
By &essrs Leigh skinner and hawkins the latter being
The great euI Of the evening lie commenced bsyeing
o. tie Roiien,e TO recoe1t the character OF the in
which thsy bed and to desc by any
demonsu CT sppaue Kisses; and he hoped that
rso there was no necessity either ir suy on reDorf
ing his speech TO night for very probably he would make
eucb speech lie had de let evening The report.
good a nod for bind horse Bir Hawkins repeated
Substantially e. he s.i5 his speech of Monday evening"
repIesen;irg the story of Jerry reat Of Portland with
good time coming &c and the eiings wound up
az in such cases made and provdedwith sending
Che bat.
Lrcrrnf. Tuesday evening. Rev. Jas W. hlexan.
der D, commenced MS lectures the Lite of Christ
IN .he University (smatl pei. The New York city
lndustris Congress also met yesterday evening at the
new City Hall
BIsrorcAI LrcTURE Or ECFopr The Rev DR. Baird,
who has recently returned frcr Europe delivered ais
tenea lecture Tuesday evening, ia the Female AcsY,
Brooklyn, the present political social and religious
condition % the European nations There very
respsts bic audience prime pay ladies and the obssr
vsii Of the speaker listened TO with attention
-4ie commenced by saying that one could look upon
the present condition % Europe without great deal Of
apprehension revolutions there had led TO great
changes and despoti. governments depend only upon
fhe 6syouet and the priests lie continued 20
yuroIe giththe ccajito. If this country and gave
historical dtsrItion q the recent fsl Of European
Inc-crrds
S.'aov Esc4rr Fnou Darn --Yestesiay afternoon,
sSaut O'Clock joseph HAletE of most re,pect
abe merchantt aru est Unable citizens doing business
a IS Pearl ttreet chiefly the -four aud grain trade,
narrow risk o. losing his lie Us sitting
alone the Office and hearing noise 81 front window
Ike one smashing glass ne weat forward te the
stout man, wi,n exc III hs h&r breaking in tbe
window vth heavy blsw Wiilett, bY the exercise of
much p-sse1oe Ct rud sprung to the middle iaside
Office dyo. and tuGira he hey. when hnclug the
vas gnterpg moe hraU~h the window he smashed
10 with tne aSc ~, (Wlett escaped through smother
Nino97 III" me ere e. me n ~ then smssnea h5
through tba door Wiittt had eued and attaub
e. TO pursue 4'i1 VIZ axe t9Touga The WindoT -
v1'ch be had made tb exit Tue paa who Ta' III
Goubte5ly a malruef 81 lscps then arrested and
disarmeG, wlen De var conducted to tie First Ward
station hou5e 10 figDy dangerous 10 tae iiyrs Of
cor Citizens lof crfzy people 10 BE- permitted g so Of
Jorge Ina case eHoaal be hsi4ly iu7esliggled end
ii tbis iuaue enlargement wa tie result Of neglect or
csrelstpeBf ihc sathcr nj b. saeu4 be yroDery dealt
with. aAd mtsus token 70 prevent simisr occurrences
weapon Of msu.ec Hr " lo.t 10 etc1eirk through
the window had by tagers ~ one 5an1 ro2adet by
broken glass
H'ouwAr Aonrsry On Saturday evening q, sleigh.
ing psliy were retuTaing from Hsh BrJEe when near
torAeth ttt''t o. tet thsd Avenue the hoTscs wtcs