The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-09


| To oaI..................... $3.50, 900
Mr. LAuier formerly kept hotel in Macon Ga,
whence he removed for the purpose Of engaging In this
entsi prise.
Tie upholstery snufactured In this city by
Hutctins of Broadway The carpets furnished BY
Peteron Murphsy and the glass and china manu-
factuIed in Philadelphia. The building capable Of
accommodating three hundred guess in comfort
nenee and luxury The furniture AMI cooking Ap para
tus, being OF costly character cost about
be computed. 500 Oo0 wsich there is effected
insurance the amount OF $50 600. The premises
leased by Mr. Wight the 18th Of Move nber last and
were been ready for the reception Of guests
the 10th OF this month
The landlords ofthe Lafargs House hat spae pains
In the sndeAvor to mako the hotel popular Two gentle
we'll known in the community-hr Ormsbes aud Mr..
j. NJ Lucas formerly Of the American Ho,el-hAve been
for months engaged as principal assistants.
Tho insurancss the buildings effected In ths
rsus Offices in this city, in policies principally Of IS 600
each although offices will suffer thAa Others,
there bring nsuraase for $4,000 effected Con
trental Insurance Company and $lo 600 10 Philadsl
pha company The New Eaglind companies Will also De
slight ,uesers sevcra ,cies are effected n Connsc
ticut and Masss shusstts.
Two or three Gays bsfsre the Ars broke o1t orders
given BY tae agent Of Mr. Lsfarss TO effect fur
ther insurance OF $40 oO0 and fortunately $170o had
been effected last week. just day or SO previous to th
FIRE. The whole property, including the grouud
worth about 5000 600. 1t is the intention of Mr.. La
fage the Of the ground to erect elegant
the ste OF the present ruins, at early day
possible. Thur the people Of New York will BIS deprived
forever Of hotel the site Of those ruins where
Saturday sdiaee honorable alike to the city
citizens # the metropolis, structure unequaed for
| beauty and ma nitude in the United States
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS
Notwithstanding tho great danger TO life and limbs
attendant upon every large onasgraton, II is matter
for copgratuAtion that lives have been lost aud
accident Of very serious nature occurred The arsmen
behaved with their accustomed intrepidity, and Of
exposed to considerable peril from the fall
ing walls, but with two exceptions were in
| jured.
Anembsr Of Hose Comp psny No. 80 was badly Gu. in
the face from the falling bricks but received danger
wound. He employed in endeAvoring to save
of the furniture Of the Arge House. and sevsd
the injury while E the act Of carrying out the
costly mirrors of the sstabshnsnt.
policeman Of the Fifteenth ward, named Isaas Tor.
boss, also severely cut in the face and re,sived
bad sprsn.
Mr. Mase the Chief Of Police while In the active dis
charge OF his duty dslocsted his ancs and thought
that one Of the smaller bones Of his leg was broken
crowds that bockei up Broadway and Mercer ST eet By
which circulated frsm to another that We
raj persona had been buried beneath the ruins OF thu
wall between the two buildings The story spread like
widfre, and many persons insisted upon having tho.
rough search made OF the smoking pils they were
assured that there was foundation for ths
rumor. large portion of the rear wall facing
on Mercer street remains standing, notwithstand.
Ing the great sIsrtioEs made BY the aremsn to
pull II down-ths thickness Of the brick and the
great strer 9Th Of the walls rendering its demolition no
easy task. Unless thsJ are speedily removed some dan
gsrous accident may b antici pAe..
The following notice. which received sho W. the
sympathy felt for the loss Of the IArar.s House -
Hs.roposss this sh'
tho puss sher express 'A' 'ymp'A'
s,1.s1 s...TD Co., TE,s.sssli,se nsss
X. u. COLEMAN, Astor House;
Slr f.nsr naDs.. esrsss sSl SoIl.%sr, Msg.s uou,,
9.c. PyITss: ol.isnasn Hsssl; '
i: w.!sss.s, j.. ASor Place a'f aosi ,i'''
Several interesting meetinss concerts &s, were to
have taken place At Mer opoitan Hall during the next
two three weeks, and among othen extensive tenn.
perancs denomination advertised to take place this
evening On Saturday night received the following
notice In reference to this meeting with request 70
publish IT.
Friends And foes TO the Maine Law will do well 70 TO
s. y a e.s . ::
ihe people be prepared for ~
Julhen's grand Bal Pare, an affair which looked
forward TO .ith ne'er " onS pleasure loving popula
tion, VAS to havs taivu @ she 18th; under present
creumstsncts, the Au,sO plans will probably suffer
tome cerangomeni.
Personal Istcllligencc.
II is teesraphed from New YORK to tho Rochester
Cnisn, that Mr. Eiwn Croswell suffered attack
OF paralysis Wednesday, night, and that his illness
alarming
Hon Rufus Choate, In HIS argument she murder
tiisl of David Dsmpier, in Boston, ths 9Th instan
nin aisd the vo0d probably be bis last official act
as Attorney General Of MAsss ch 1fsstte.
DEPARTURES.