Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-14

most destructive fires thu ev Wcnrred N mat
city broke out on that day, des roylog property TO
the amount of from half million TO lullllOn Of
dollars, The fire caught about 10 O'Clock IN
Dayis's stable and spread through the whole
row of buildings, from Davis to the fremont
House, and the wind then shifting, in on incred
b'y SHIRT space of time, the United States Hotel,
and the whole block, extending frum Huron to
Michigan streets, including the whole square
bounded by Main, Huron, East Water and Mich
ipan street, was in flames. The flames then ex
tended across Fast Water street TO the west side,
deftroyng all the buildings hom the corner OF HUI
ron street to Na2ro's hardware store. The he
was still raging at haf past FIVE o'clock +, NJ.
though there was M doubt that it would be confined
within the limits named.
The progress ofthe flames was so rapid that
the Efforts of the fremen were almost paraiyzed,
and the greatest confusion and excitement pre-
vailed The streets were filled with smoke. One
building was filled with fireworks, pr'duced a
succession of loud reports. and walls were con-
stanily falling with loud crash. In the height
of the eonhagra ion, despatch was received from
Kenosha, formerly Southport, asking Tor help,
which of course could not be given. There were
numerous stories afoat of persons burned and
dying from sulfocation and fatigue The only
thing definite that could be learned was that two
Germans died from over exertion, and fireman
was drowned 1t is said that several others were
severely injured Large quantities OF goods were
thrown into the streets and afterwards desIroyee
by fire and water From twenty five to thirty
buildings were DESTROYED many of them the most
substantial brick buildings in the heart of the
cirv.
Among the los SIS were that of the u. S.
Hotel, insured for $4,000 Wells & Dixon,
taiiors, whose loss is put down at SIS, 900, insu.
rance % 600; the Wisconsin printing establish
ment, loss 81 500 over Tee insurance; ]. ID
Gardener, dry goods, and }osworth drug store,
loss heavy, partly insured and large number Of
o,h,rs. Much pfihe insurance falls on New Eng
land Offices, principally the Hartford offices
Aids t.
The D ,ouru Great alarm is prevalent over
the country on account of the long continued
drouth Ma predict famine prices the com
ing winter The Courant says
1--WE think that very unnecessary alarm has
been spread respecting the failure of the Western
crops Statements of drouth and famine and dis
tress are always exaggerated or founded upon
some extreme cases of deprivation.
The whea coro9 was a good one. 1t was gath
cred before the existence Of the drouth could al-
fct it, We have no doubt that there will be an
average yield aud that when it is brought to
market, the high price of flour will give way
The earl grass crop, especially in New Eng
land, was a good one, and was well housed. Fhe
Septembe rains may revive the fall feed, and
butter y be made in plenty from the young
October grass
Even the corn crop will not be so bad as was
anticipated In Texas, it was gathered before
thesdrouh commenced In some sections of
the West it is cut off, but the late rains have re.
vved the expectations of the farmer
The Albany Express says:
'lf the crop is one third less than it shoul b.,
the ground planted with corn this season is full a
third gr 'ater th1n that planted last year. w hat
we lose IN fair yield, we make up in increased
acres In our opinion, the am unit Of corn that
will come market during the approaching season
will equal that Of any former year.
Peope have become alarmed without cause.
They forget that the wheat, rye, and rice crops
were all secured before the drouth set ill.,"
USEFUL INvENrIoN new steam carriage
for common roads and streets, Invented by ] r.
Fish r the list made trial trip in New York
city on thursday night, and ran considerable
distance at the rate of six mi'es an hour on the
common coboe stone pavement, and at the rate
of tw I've milns an hour on the Russ or hewn
pavem INT. Mr.. Fisher, finding his expert
ment successful will, it is said, put his invention
to some practical use.
A WHOLE TEAM A horse is now being ex.
hbited in England which is twenty-one hands
high, and weighs twenty-five hundreds pounds.
He must be monsar-a full team, as the saying
Is, all alone by himself.
THE OWNING Ron. A writ'r in the Charles
ton Mercury who processes to have been a skep.
tic as to the alledged virtue of the divining rod,
says that he has lately tried it with success
upon his estate ,and has thereby discovered nine
wells of water. Wonder if ''divinng rod
would discover water in the clouds now
PAPER OF woop.-Platner g. Smith, of Lee,
Mass, have realized the idea of Julius Roth of
Phlladel1hla, aud made some paper entirely of
wood. 1t is made by Mr. Roth's process, in
which he has been experimenting for six years
and for which he has Obtained patent The
North Adams Transcript describes tire product as
strong and quite white; it is difficult TO rea ize
that it is as it actually is, made entirely of wood
The three chief Mormon Prophets have among
them 80 wives. they are blessed.
There are three hundred Roma Cacholic nun
neres in the United States.
i, A female named Jane Taintor has been arrest
ed in Albany on cha ge Of highway robbery.
There ia Bb, in the University of Coin
gen written on 5l76 palm leaves.
SAVING WooD MADE EAsy.-A Nova Scotia
paper suites that a Mr.. Kent, of Newcastle,
Burlington, has effected an Improvement in the
construction OF stw-nills, by watch they become
self setting, s,lf giggiog and self regulating.
After the log is pl ICED upon the rack the saw
yer has nothing whatever 10 do until it is cut up
and ready to b removed. When the log is
sawI up, the mill stops and blows whistle to
awlk, N The Attendant, who is supposed to be
sleeping near by. Who would not be wood
SAWYER Wien this machine comes into vogue
A young man was s,nt to ta9 States Prison,
from Poaghkeepsie, a few days since. While
his mother Was getting into wagon to bid
adi9a to her unhappy son, the horse started,
and she was thrown on tho ground, and her
back broken. Sh9 lived only a few hours after
wards
The students Of Hamilton College have gone
into the beard movement. The Freshmen have
immsnsa difficulty in coming into line.
Coop L,YEas.-Eighty hens, belonging to
Capt Taos A. Norton, of Yarmouth, Mass,
have laid during the year past, six hundred and
thirty-ssven dozen Of eggs.
Mrs Partingtington is great contemner of
nicknames, and thinks that If Mr.. Douglas is
the father Of the Nebraska Bill, he ought to
call it Bill Douglas, and not nickname his own
offspring.
A man in Ohio advcrtises to forward BY mail
free of postage, a now process to obtain all fish,
cells, &C., alive, out Of any creek river. or pond,
for an extent Of five hundred square yards. by
this process they can be taken out BY dozens,
or hr thousarlds as the case may be. in . very