New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-28
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u A destructive FIRE occurred on Thurs
day morning at Mortified, VI. The engine house
machine shop, seven locomotives and platform car
belonging to the Vermont Central Railroad Com
pany were destroyed. The passenger house and
an engine house, recently erected, are uninJured
The buildings were insured at the Montpelier
Mutual Office. Three of the locomotives had been
in use four years ono, three ycars md three, ono
year. The business Of road will not be interrupted
by this casually. The probable loss to the Company
will be $4,000.
~ A melancholy event occurred near
Lcckport on Saturday last. The house Of William
Gibson took fire. he and his wife being absent, and
their three only chi dren were smothered to death
The eldest was five years and the younger bu
one year old. Mr.. Gibson, at great persona
risk. succeeded in saving the bodies Of his
upforun ate children, and the distracted mother was
with difficulty prevented from pungins into the
flames.
" Miss Antoinette L. Brown was intro
ducee by Rev. Theodore Parker, to his consresa'
ton on Sunday, in Boston, and she performed the
service by prayer, and the preaching OF sermon
from chapter IA of Corinthians, "a, IS. She is
graduate of Oberlin University, 81 years old, and
rather good looking.
" At the late session Of the Superior
Court in New. Haven, Mrs. Mary NJ. Hubbard 3D.
tanned verdic. Of 81 $50 damages against the town
of Midcietown, for an improper construction OF
,o.d. bv which the carriage in which she was riding
Was overturned and che was much injured
~ Two large barns and COW house, IN
F.,mnston. Conn, belonging to Samuel Demns,
,e,. at on fire and burned down last Wednesday
,i.ht The lncendiary turned out kftesn head Of
ILL he,ore APPLYING the match Loss from u, 800
10 $4,000
rP seizure was made on Thursday
.orroo, q, shop in Salem, Of articles to the val
ma If 1890 or s4oO, which were up in lottery.
Nh s,t,cles were taken to the Police Court. and
the pe.son who kept the lottery has been bound over
for trisl.
q A colony Of planters is organizing
~ sou,h Carolina with from five to eight hundred
slaves. They have sent memorial to the Califor'
no I.eslature, asking leave TO settle there win
their slaves.
w A bill has been reported 10 the Viz
s,r,a Legislature, authorizing loan OF sl,oooooo
~ the State bonds, to enable Ambrose Thompson
90 establish a line Of ste amers between kicnmona
ard Europe.
~ A large fire in Brattleboro' destroyed
,o,s,,v to the amour. Of S25 900 to $780, Most O.
he insurance in the New Hampshire State Mutua
and Hart ord E'na.
r. The Scientific American says ha'
Eve hundred Of Colts revolving pistols have been ssns
our to the officers of the British army now snsaS'u
in IL Ksfif war.
" Pitman and Dixey, implicated IN the
d. Missouri money case" have been held 10 oan De-
fore Commissioner Hsilet in thesum OF SOU eacn.
n Boston has so regular day and ~
nisht Policemen, 2sl watchmen, 10 Con"aoie'o
the Watch, and 80 Court Consssbles.
Y The Sprrnyf field Post states tn1'
Mrs. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt has purchased iaiui
in northampton.
~ The destruction and loss Of property
bv the breaking up of the ice at LousViiie' ''''
mated at $3.50 900. ~
II Prof. PAX says there Is ANNUALLY
preached in the United States an amount "nicA'
published, would make l2oooo,ooo octave page"
n The Ladies of Bangor have calico
Kossuth meeting, to be addressed oy ns' q -
pin of New-York. :,
r. There has been an eartnquaA' III
MARYLAND. r;,.te.
u The Richmond Examiner nomina'e'
Mr.. Douglas for PRECEDENT -, r.
r. Hon. Henry Wager. President Oh
the State Agricultural Society, Is dangerously ~
q VIM. ]. Rotch is nominated iof May
or Of New Bedford.
% Rev MFR. Judd, author Of "Marga-
re,,v vas seriously Injured by fall on THURSDAY
pe,c, trees were in blossom In Nat
chez On the 7th instant.