New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-29
PHILADELPHIA.

Correspondence Of The " Y Trsap..
PHILADELPHIA. Ass. n isss
Last evening, about hatpast O'Clock the larre .,.
story block OF buildings the southeast Of Sixth
ard Marketsis discovered TO be on fire. The
flames originated in the finishing Of Days has man
useory. The third end fourth hcors were occupied hv
Mr. Day The finishing room, where the IRE commenced
The fh story which suffered dst from the ore VAS oe.
crped by Mr. Err, er, svs-srth. There 6 number a
tsnAns in different part, Of s- building al OF whom suf
fered less from The water rhs building Fned
BY Perry H. McNeile who occupied The Msket,I fronts
OF the st second AID third aooss for his olshos estab
lishnent
james H. wktsOn boo;msSsr. George W Long. ,o5sc-
ccn'si srd + h Collrs, Jr. bookseller. also occupied
stores the frst floor on The block on Slx'hst. The
stock Of these persons all suffered severely from
About quarter before 10 o'clock, and before the fire.
men lad eit the first Couhagr&op tho flames seen
issuing The of The house. No 100 South Second
St west siee rex; TIE sf Dock st, which
copied BY j u schpebiy ~ furniture store The de-
oyI element quickly 70 the upper stories sad in
short lire caught the ocf The 1se burned fsrcey for
tine. and threatened 10 involve all the buildings between
the Clc Custom House and Deck 81. in destruction
Through the soiive eVeIuus Of the fremsn who has.
the Of The ars; oona lgraion danes
col fued to the holoing in ~hlch they originated
The n,ents If this h0gs, mostly were dss,cOye1
few sfiicss cturniiure having been saved 10 damaged
condition 40. los. which occupied by j. q. South,
wsichmsser ana in te dwelling by Mrs Smith boarding
houss oeUged With water from top 70 bottom.
Nm Davis, member OF the Nisilant Engine Company,
seriously hunt by falling BRICK At the hrst tire. HIS
About clock yesterds, morning large frame build
ing located on Apples above Columbia ksnsisgoa oc
ca pied by Frederick Zsglr kin dresser was with its
contents entirely destroyed by fire The damage est
mated 81 81 500 on which there insurance $780,
The Ices falls heavily NJ II who is poor mao and
new beginner in business
An individual named & Wells who inssns WAS brought
before Mayor Glpn yes rdsy morning, the charge of
threatening take the life Of Joseph Rpks the manuc
urer He has conceived the notion that he ought 10 take
the lie OF MIR Ripka because he has too much money
To accomplish his purpose h. procured double bseled
pistol which he avowed 90 tase the lite OF Mr. Rpka
Wells vss con united in default of Z 900 70 answer.
Thursday the body OF al unknown German woman Was
found floating IN the Schuylk near Lemon HI. Tae de-
ceased was seen at Lemon ILL few minutes b-f the
BODY found Ii yesterday ascg tanned that the
unfcrtunsts woman Caroline Bsruoker. Shs resided
at No 9s ST John ST. ard had gone out market IN the
morning of the day her body was fuud, Shs had been
married but three month"; she committed suicide while
laboring under An attack of temporary insanity
The paying teller Ia OF City banks IN Dt1ton Of
a brother chip ~ New York yesterday gave gentleman
IS go in payment Of check for s263 30 The holder of
the checb discovered tho buace and handed baokh
illus FUNDS The bank officer considerable surprised
when he discovered how excessively liberal he had been
There 227 deaths in tbs City and Liberties OF Phil
adephia during the week eadlng yeserdsy-sduls 90
chiltrep 1874 OF congestion OF the lungs 70 cholera in
fsntum % consumption, 20 convulsions II dy-entey,
10; s,i.oc ferer, 4; marasmus. II still born, 10.
The weati er to Gay is cool clear and delightful