The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-06-19
Destructive Fire al Montreal.

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Destructive Fire al Montreal
MONTREAL, June 7.
A fire commenced at o'clock vester-
day morning in a carpenters shop on st.
Peters street, corner of Lemoine, which
was destroyed; the residence of J. Mar
tin, adjoining, was also destroyed, and
two of his children burned 10 DEATH
The fire extended to the old Standard
Church which was destroyed, as also Ma
hony's dwelling house and the store of
Rynn, Brothers & Co. The southwest
wind carried the fire to St. Paul street,
destroying the roofs of several houses in
passage. In that street, the buildings &C.
cupied as The customs department, Sew
mour & Whitney's store, Ogleby Wood,
dry goods, Scott & Lyme. dry goods, and
a number of others were DESTROYED.
Loss estimated roughly at million of
dollars. Further particulars are expect
ed.
CIScINSArI, June 8.
The cholera broke out at Maysyille,
KY, on Saturday, since when 20 cases
and 70 deaths have occurred; cases not
expected to live. All the deaths had oc-
Cured within half a square. Among the
deaths were Mrs. Rush and three daugh-
tiers.
New YoRK. June s.
Kossuth arrived at the Irving House
last evening. 1t is said that he remains
until the arrival of his mother and family
from England.
PORTLAND, June 9.
AT the special election held in the 4th
Congressional district, Maine, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Chas.
Andrews, Hon, Isaac Read, Wing, of
Waldoboro, was elected by 600 majority.
INDIAN TREArIEs.-We learn that the
announcement published by some of our
contemporaries in other cities, OF the raii-
iicatioI 10y the Senate of the treaty nego-
tlated with the Sioux Indians for The sur
render Of their lands in the Northwest,is
premature. The treaty ratified in execu-
tive session during the present week was
the Fort Laramie treaty.-Washington
Republic.
An account in the St. Louis Intelligent
Ger shows that since the 1st of January
there have been twenty-five steamboat
accidents from the following causes: -
Whole number Of accidents. Is; caused
by sinking, 10; explosions, 8; burning,
3; collapse, l !; boats totally destroyed,
10; whole number Of lives lost, (estima-
ted,) 25O. The loss of property we
have no means of learning; but. Judging
from the number and nature of the acct
dents, it must have been great indeed.
CHOLERA IN CIxcINNArr.-John S.
Iglehart, flour merchant, died in Cincin-
natl, last week. Several other cases are
noticed as having occurred about the
same time.
ACCIDENT TO THE GOLDEN Era
This popular boat, on her late trip I'D,
first night out Of St. Louis, when near
The town of Hamburger, ran on a snag,
which penetrated the starboard guard lust
in rear of the forward gangway. tore I'D
he p!anking and carried away some ten
Or twelve feet of the boiler deck over il.
The boat was detained but an hour or so.
No damage was done the hull.-Galena
,fdUertiser.
IMPORTANT TO BOUNTY LAND CLAIM
.NTs.-Mr. Heath the Commissioner of
tensions, has given notice that many who
AVE tailed to receive land warrants of
orty and eighty acres, under the act of
18th September, 1850, will be entitled
hereto on proof of additional service as
ertained by the distance travelled at the
period of enrolment and discharge-one
lay being allowed for every twenty miles
# such distance. The place of enroll.
nent, and the place from which the com.
ANY marched, under officers, as well as
he point where the claimant was MUSTER
d into service, and the distance between
ach, must all be stated and attested by
vo witnesses, certified to be credible.
HUGE CLIPPER SHp.-There is now
n the stocks at Boston clipper ship
'hich will navigate 1890 tons, and will
e the largest merchantmen in the world.
Ter builder means she shall likewise be
,stest.