New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-05

OF surplus gram marketed IN hs county TINS season.
GREAT FIRE At SUYcooK.-This morning. the 3lst
inst fire broke cut in the small manufacturing town
of Surcook 10 miles from this city, and destroyed s
the trading establishments on the main street. entirely
consuming every building il touched The FIRE first
appeared in the of large thIeestory building
built by John Tenan, last year. and in its upper So
ries not fully completed This building is within
range Of the Compsny's hose when the river Is full
but IT, and several other buildings were swept TO the
ground before water came. In the lower story there
were three stores, one occupied by A. Spauldng&
Co.. West India goods dealers; another by Mr.. Morse
for dry goods; the third unoccupied the second
and third stories occupied by the Messrs. Smith.
painters and dealers in the articles pertaining TO their
trade, and by DIR. White, dentist. The building
was insured for $4,000 in the Union Mutual
at Concord. Spaulding 4 Co. were insured
for g. 600--loss about $4,000. Morse was
insured for sl,oO0-loss o. 800. The policy
of the Messrs. Smith had expired Loss about $500.
South Of this the "Stark Building" owned by
the Pembroke Mills, and occupied by Samuel Apple
ton and VIM. Gordon for boarding houses. II was q
wooden building, three stories high, worth shout
s4eOO. Fully insured. The families saved most of
their furniture. The fire extended no further south,
but north of its start il fs took large three story
building, owned and occupied by William l.. Morse
for tn crockery stove and furniture establishment.
The whole property worth about 80 500, and in
sured for 81 800 Next came two-story shop. occu-
pied by Mr. Coturn for harness-makiug and ha.ters'
store. He saved most of his stock. The building
was owred by Joseph Emery Also, owned by tho
same man, was two-story building the under part
used for store, and the upper for dwelling Both
buildings were insured tor 81 ,0O0 The store was
unoccuI led, and Mr. Coburn resided in the dwell
ing part ard saved bis furniture. The buildings
worth 81 SEQ. Fortunately, il was 100 feet from tho
last building 10 the one next north, owned by Mr..
wilkins; there wind, aud by he aid of wet
blankets the fire stopped in its progress north.
Ii then crossed the street and burned a one-story
building owned by Joseph L. Goss OF Hooksett, and
occupied by A. Drew, jeweler The building was
not insured and was worth about 5000. The jewelry
was mostly saved. 1t then caught in building
owned by Jacob Sawyer, worth $4,000 and insured
for 81 $50. In the basement was a restaurant kept
by Mr.. Emerson in the first story clohing.sto
occupied by a Mr.. Eastman, insured for $780, stock
of both mostly saved; in the second story, the Odd
Fellows Hall. II then extended 10 two. one-story
buildings owned by I. j. Oterson Of Hooksett; not
insured. He occupied part Of one for dry goods
store, and Miss Pickering and Miss De Merritt milli-
ners, occupied the other parts Of the two. Stock
mostly saved loss on buildings, $500.
At clock this forenoon only the embers Of the
conHagretion remained and water was being poured
upon /. in sufficient quantities to keep il from
tending. Manchester IN. H. Mirror, Aug. 81.
Loss ny THE RECENT FIRE IN Troy. We sum
up the SAsl loss by the disastrous conhagraton in
this city on Friday, Aug. 25, AS follows:
Building. and machinery destroyed 900
Furniture uHer snd other pscna property
a. Tcta N s,sS 7S s ecs
Los. over and above insurance 700
Ifever there occasion when the helping hand
of charity should be extended both by our own cit
zeps and those Of sister cities to aid the unortu
nate, the present is truly one. Troy Daily Times
FROM ST. JONI, N. B.-we have st. John, NJ b.,
papers of September /. The ~. John Necs has an
article of column and half under the head Of a
Yankee Trick" II appears that the merchants OF
StJohn have been in the to Boston and
other American ports cargoes OF scantng refuse deals,
pine boards &c. The duty on the articles is twenty
per cent and the merchants of St. John have been in
the habit Of sending invoice Of the value certified
by the American Consul at 81. John. The Ness
charges that appraiser was sent TO ~, John to spy
out facts in regard TO the matter and, The NeDs s
eges, drawing false differences from the facts has in
some raised the duty to 80 per cent, on the
ground that the penalty for selling goods below the
value was double the duty. The Ners adds: The
"eet s our trade with the United States is entirely
suspended. We are informed that there several
"cargoes Of salt now in st. John for the American
"market but our merchants are afrad TO send them
forward rs they do not know what may be the next
"move in the American Custom Houses, and they
think il best 10 keep out Of danger.
IRISH RIoTOUs DEMONSTRATIONS AT SOUTH COVE
PoLcEMAS BEATES-FoRTY-TBREE PERSONS Ar
RESTED Great excitement was created In Seast-
and vicinity yesterday afternoon about o'clock.
The following are the particulars: Officer John III.
Humkins Of Station No. arrested an lrishman,
whose name Is withheld for sufficient reasons, for
noisy and disordery conduct and also for assaaltg
various persons. lie had hardly got the man In
tody. when number of rowdy Irishmen commenced
throwing bricks stones, and other missiles at him.
They subsequently rescued the prisoner, and at the
same time knocked down and most 0utrageousy beat
the officer mutilating his person, knocking out sew
eraI teeth &C., &c. so that he is in most ptiable
condition Word being sent to the Station, Captain
Eaton at sent force TO the scene OF disturbance
Other officers in and near the beat had also arrived
atxI Of fltn <laahA md
was attacked with stones and bricks. He however,
retained his prisoner against fearful odds. Othcsr
Hicks end Others were likewise attacked. In the
meantime not less than 1000 persons colleeted in
Seast. and the greatest excitement prevailed. The
police succeeded in making foryth arrests Of par
ties who were concerned in the rotous proceedings.
lB )ston Bee Of Monday.
RAILROAD AccIcESr.-The first serious accident
occurred ON the Ohio Road on Monday, at Deer Park,
about fifty miles from town. at which place the boiler
of the locomotive, Mississippi" burst, scattering
the fragments in sl directions, killing the engineer
end frizhnully woundDg three Others. All the
afflicted reached the hospital here late at ght but
the engineer James Rogers, only survived some Two
hours. There was o large hole in his right temple
from which the brain exuded; it wn caused, evi-
IDENTIFY, by bolt for he was neither bu5n. n0r
scalded. Mobile AdveflSe', '''"'
NoRTHERs OPERATORS FOR Soufhkhs SoIIoS
MmL.-.We were not little surprised 70 ma ~ me
report of the steamer Knoxville, whch reached nero
Yesterday from New-York, ~ steersge passengers.
The arrival Of such q number AZ this season OF tno
year l. altogether unusual and considering the e1-
posure Of this cass Of persons 70 disease and ther ne
rsss;,ors circurn-tapces could but lament tneir
n,esence. An mystery however, and regret, were
ysrv soon dspelIed BY the intelligence that they arc
oneya,es engaged for the Augusta cotton factories
Who 90 directly % their destination We understand
thai thew ef In the last night We are informed
tbat the New-York agents Of the New-fork and Sa-
ysnpah Steamship Company have been directed not
10 sor iteersge passage TO persons wishing 20 c2ms
10 this place, 90 long our present epidemic snau
preysl here. Savannah Georgian Aug :"