Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-07-14
CHIPS AND CLIPPINGS.

destructive fire occurred at Oswego n. v.
ON Monday night, by which one aud half mil
lion Of dollars were DESTROYED! There was a
strong wind aud the fir spread SO rapidly that
the furniture Of the houses was entirely lost.
hree engines were burned. Six streets we're
swept by the fumes.
Tho Oswcgo papers estimate the loss BY the
fire on the 9Th, at from 100000 to SsOO,0U0
Nefrly 2OO0 persons were rendered houseless.
meeting Of citizens had been neld to raise sub
scorpions for the relief OF the destitute.
.faoiher Large Fire in Ostrego. Ospsgo, Jt-
W q. Another fire broke out thus forenoon. 10
tine extensive hardware store Of Kenyon Collins
& Co
The West Osweeo, Oswego, United Suites
and City Hotels were all on fire. hcse fires
are thought TO be the work of inceudares, and
great CONSERVATION exists in the minds Of the
citizens, 10 consequence.
Great difficulty is experienced 90 the New
ork Crystal Palace. IN consequence OF the heat
1t Is located 20 place sheltered from the wind.
and exposed on all sides 10 the direct rays OF the
sun. At night the heated arr Of the sun D. con
densed upon the glass walls. and water runs
down 40 copous streams; so that 1t has been
found necessary, even on these sutry DAYS, 70
bnild fires IN some parts Of the structure, ID or
der 10 dry the moisture
Pacific Raiiroad MIR York, Juiy6 Anof
fer has been made By an English house to take
the securities Of the Pacific Railroad but de-
c.lncd for the present.
haihoad .lJtamenl.-T Boston Traveller
understands from reliable authority. that ihe pre-
lmnares haye been settled tor complete ad.
lustmcnt of the long pending difficulties between
the ost0n, Concord and Montreal Railroad on
the onl part, and the Northern and Passumpslc
roads on the other plri.
Pnvlto dispatches from Washington state
th1t Ma buchanan has declined the appointment
Of Minister 20 the English Court SO pre-
sent Henry =. 81 isc and Thomas H. bayly,
both eN-mcmbers of Congress from Va arc me
most prominent cand date ior the French and
English Courts toe part ofihe United States
-.4ias
H. Mouell, of Delaware. has been appointed
L. ;. Consul at Maanzas thus dsplacing Tho
mas VI. Rodey. hc appointment has created
no iitile surprise as It was one Of the last re-
quests q the late Wee President King that Mr..
Rodney should not be removed.
Washington, July s.-Fha War Department
has very late aduces from Gov. Lane detailing
the history Of his recen, efforts 70 introduce pss-
toral uni agricultural pursuits among tins Ap4-
ohes. iemceis with encouraging success.
D mel Sibley has been appointed Postmaster
bt NJ usntugInu, btrhshTc 10 Ms, 100 place %
w. Manly, wing, removed Fui three -fourths
Of The legal voters Of the town demonstrated
against the removal
The first American ady that ever died IN san
Francisco was Mrs. Beza Simmons. from Wood
stock ". She died Of the Panama fever. nal
- b. lsio, sud her remains were returned 20
Vermont.
Bl'roaf Hcms.-An express train oa the
PeHns, ,ania road, few days since. ran ten
miles Iuseyen minutes and a half Tins Is az
the rate oi eighty miles an hour
Mr.. Gilbert was thrown against the depot at
Madison bg the rush OF arr from the "hIhmng
tram" sal Ten under the c Rs; his head was cut
of auc his body torn to pieces. THIS happened
ou FRIDAY.
The New YORK aud The New Haven Rmlroa'
Compeny have paid the snm Of 5000 TO Mrs.
81. W. Dmock Of Miusisl, whose husband
was among ,he killed by the Norwdlk Disaster
Mo Banks-There Is a new bank at PLATES
hcrgh, y. y called the Mercantile bans' cau-
ital - 900. J. NJ. Noyes, President. We be-
heve ID ls founded through TIE ius,runcntaiites
OF A O.. Burton. \ new Bank has lately been
started ia Ordensburgh ~ y, called The Jud
soa Bank li Is amply secured By public stocks
and real estate.