The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1853-05-21

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN GALENA.-We are In
debted to the officers of the Dr. Franklin for the
following, in the shape of an Extra from the
Advertiser office, dated Saturday morning last,
9 o'clock -
DowIINGs FOUNDRY DEsTRoYED.-A fire broke
out last evening, between and 10 o'clock, in
the joiner shop, owned and occupied by John
Garner, on Commerce street, below Franklin,
and in a short time the whole was consumed,
with all the tools and finished lumber. Mr..
Carriers loss on the building is about $500
on tools and lumber in shop, $7OO-tota1,
$1,000. No insurance.
From Mr.. Gamers shop, the fire communi-
Gated with the roof of Mr.. n. Dowling's new
foundry and machine shop, which were also
completely destroyed. This building was one
of the strongest and best in the city-built last
summer by Mr.. Bowling, at cost of $4,000
The loss of the building is comparatively small
compared with the loss of patterns and TOOLS
which, we are sorry to say. were almost totally
destroyed Mr. d. has had three men constant
unemployed in making patterns for the last
| twelve years, and his assortment was very large
and cannot be replaced for many years to come.
Loss on patterns and tools, SS,000-tOtal loss
estimated at $4,000. No insurance. Altho'
the loss falls heavily on Mr.. Bowling, it is
still greater loss to the city and the Northwest,
it being the only establishment of the kind here
Snyder 4 McKelvcys joiner shop, imme
diately above Mr.. Gamers, was also destroyed
with nearly all their tools and finished work
Loss $500. No insurance. The building was
owned by John Wenner; loss between $500 and
$500. No insurance.
Mcssrs. Westwick & Brother, machnists, lost
considerable in removing their tools and pat
terms.
This is the most serious fire that has occurred
in this city for many years and falls heavily
on the persons above named. The fire was UNI
doubtedly the work of an incendiary, as Mr.. G.
had not been at work in his shop for several
days. We only hope that a person base enough
to commit an act of the kind may meet with
the full punishment of the law.
A number of others lost in removing their
effects and injury to their buildings. The
amount however, is small, compared with those
who lost all.
| The firemen were promptly on the ground.
and but for the extra exertiOns put forth by
! them, the fire must have been very much eX-
| tended, surrounded as the burning mass was by
several wooden buildings.
| TIE VICE PREsIDENCY.-Thc Washington cor
respondent of the Baltimore Sum- writes recent
ly to that paper, as follows -
! Mr.. Atchison, the Senator from Missouri.
will, no doubt, he chosen by the Senate, as
President, pro tenn, for the rest of the term for
which Mr.. King was elected according to the
prcccdents in the cases of Mr.. Mangum and of
Mr.. King who served as President. pro tenn
Mr. Atchison will be entitled to the pay of Vice
President. which is now by law. eight thousand
dollars. The Senate, at the late session. voted
to Mr.. King the pay of Vice President, in lieu
of the per diem
Mr.. AtchisOns term of Office, as Senator from
Missouri expires on the 3rd of March, 1855
Mr.. Kings term, had he lived, would not have
expired until the 3rd of March, 1857. How,
then. can Mr.. Atchison be chosen by the Senate
for the full unexpred term of Mr.. King? The
cases of Mcssrs. Mangum and King are not pre-
cedents to the point, because their term as
Senators continued to the end of their term as
Presidents, pro tenn. of the Senate. AS Mr..
Atchison can only hold the position assigned
him as Vice President, and President in Il Ger
tain contingency, er officially as Senator from
Missouri, it strikes us that the Legislature of
his State must interfere to vest him with au-
thority to continue after the expiration of his
! present Senatorial term.
- Gen. J. L. Fletcher. re-appointcd Winnie
bago Agent, arrived, by the Ben Campbell, last
Sunday, and has gone up to assume the duties
of his station. The General is warmly vel
coined back by all his old friends of all parties
| - The Asia, a most capital low-water boat
and manned Ivy as competent and accommodate
ing set of officers as can be found on the river
paid her second visit to St. Paul. this week.
The Asia will probably be greatly needed be-
fore the close of navigation, next fall and our
people had better do what they can to keep her
in the trade.
Our friends. Whine & Cooley, have the
contract for the outfit of the Pugets Sound ex-
petition. in the way of clothing. flags. &c.
Their extensive stock is abundantly able to fur
nisl all orders of this kind, as we'll as of every
| other kind that may be called for.
The Clarion returned from the Minnesota
river Wednesday evening. She went some two
or three miles up Blue Earth river, where she
make claims.
- Mr.. Peck, one of the propretors of lie
sucur City, was down by The Clarion He came
principally TO purchase several thousand feet
OF dry lumber to help improve lie Sueur. The
town is going ahead rapidly.
RELEASE OF kANE.--Kanc. the person held
at New York, under the Ashburton treaty for
extraditon, was discharged Tuesday morning.
The celebrated Feargus O'Conner has been
pronounced insane by commission of unacv.
and incapable of managing his private affairs,
Hon. Cha's Hudson, who succeeds Mr.. Scbou-
Ter as editor of the Boston Atlas, was lately a
Representative in Congress.
RAILROAD lRoN.-During the month of April,
the Ientrai Railroad shipped down the Michi-
gan and Illinois Canal 7s6 tons of railroad iron
Immense quantities of iron for this company are
now being brought into the State.-Gatena Id
rerfiser.
a man by the name of Jacobs was convicted
at New London Ct, of placing distractions on
the rails OF the Willimantic railroad. and son.
fenced oeight years Imprisonment in the State
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