Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1854-12-11
Baltimore Correspondence.

Destructive fire - Annexation of the Sandoieh
Islands - Death of an esteemed citizen -- The
McDonough Beqnest - Election Of a railroad
president Church dedication Burnt to death.
BALTIMORE, Dec. IL, 1854.
Our city was visited on Saturday night bya most
destructive conHagration, the whole loss being es
timated at about SAC, 900, of which not more than
$4,000 is covered by insurance. Five large
four-story warehouses, on the north side of Balti-
more, between Eutaw and Paca streets, were COM
pletely burnt out in less than an hour, and their
walls levelled with the ground The fire orgi-
mated in the wine and liquor store Of Messrs. John
McGowan & Sons, whose loss is about So, 900, on
which they have an insurance of "a, 900. The adj
joining building, occupied as the vanishing es-
adjustment of Messrs Knabe, Cache g. Co.'s piano
factory, was also destroyed--loss 81, 900; insu-
rance $4,000. The other three buildings we're oc-
cupied by Messrs. Newsham a Co., Mills & MUIR
ray, 4. Mills Co., and Rothrock 4 Peacock They
we're only partially insured. At one time the Eu-
taw house was in considerable danger, but the wind
blowing from the east carried the flames in a con-
trary direction. 1t has been only five weeks since
one of the principal shops of Messr. Knab, Gaehle
Il Co., on Eutaw street, was entirely destroyed.
In order to avoid complete prostration of their
business at any time by fire, they have wisely To-
Gated the different branches of their establishment
in separate buildings.
So, it seems by the recent news from the Sandwich
Islands, that notwithstanding President Pierce's pro-
found silence on the subject, treaty has been
drawn up for the cession Of those islands to the
United States. Without so much as saying by
your leave ITO the people, President Pierce, through
his agents, has been treating for the union of these
halfsavagc islands with this free and enlightened
republic Wonder what consistency the Anton
win discover In this conduct with thai glowing cx-
position Of Democratic principles given in the
Presidents mcssagef Consistency is je,cei, GER
tainly, and very rare one too
One Of our most esteemed and useful fellow-citi-
zens, Edmund Didicr Esq, well known as ths
courteous and gentlemanly President Of the Nuts
al Fire and Marine Insurance Company, died very
suddenly at his residence in this city on Friday
night lie had LEFT his Office, after attending to the
duties Of the day, In his usual health when he was
suddenly attacked by disease, and before medical
assistance could be summoned, breathed his last.
His death is much regretted.
The ordinance before the city council In regard
TO the McDonogh bcquest, was amended by the
first branch Of the city council on Friday night 90
as to make two Of the agents to be selected, cit
izcns Of Baltimore, and one a citizen Of New Or
leans. The salary Of the agents from this city win
be $4,000, and that Of the New Orleans agent
$1,000 The ordinance as amended win be finally
passed, and the American council win thus have
settled this matter, over which the Democrats have
been qusrreing for two years past
The directors Of the Northern Central railway
ube consolidated Susquehanna, York, and Cum
berand, and Sunbury rsilroads) held meeting on
Saturday, and after quite an animated contest
elected Hon. j. r. Kennedy as president. The
opposing candidate was Col. Hughes, the efficient
president Of the Susquebanna road
new Methodist Episcopal Church, recently
erected at the corner Of jefferson and Bond
streets In this city, dedicated with appropriate
services, by Bishop Simpson yesterday. The build.
ing is neat and substantial, and quite an ornament
to the neghborhood
woman, named Margaret Sloan, the wife Of
shoemaker, living in Bethel street near Pratt was
80 dreadfully burned few nights since by her
clothes accidentally taking fire. that she died in
few moments after the flames were extinguished.
fear rum had something to do with the accident.
The weather has become quite mid--yestcrday
there was general thaw rendering the streets ex-
ceedngly damp and unpleasant
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