The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-24
CONrLAGRATION Ar WORCESTER.

Tn Wednesday afternoon. the city of Wor
Ce>tcr was the scene Ofthc most destructive
cori'a"ra'ion with which it was ever visited.
or indeed which ever occurred in that seq
fion OF the State. The location of the fire
was IN the valley between Main and sum
mer streets. Just north Of the Boston and
Worcester railroad. and extending north and
east This valley was perfect hive OF in
dusfry. beng filled with machine shops in
winch from 100" to loo work mcn were en-
Ploveh. The fire broke out Il few moments
after ~ o'c'ock.-,ju>t after the hands in most
OF tho shops had gone to dinncr.-in the
southeast corner of the extensive block Of
brick buildings owned by William T.. Mcrri-
field Esq. and occupying three sides Of thc
entire square. bounded on the west E,v Cvnrcss
street. These bindings were Of brick. f,u,
stories nigh. and If placed in a continuous
line would measure some nine hundred feet.
ihcv were all DESTROYED. with >unGrv buiiI
lngs III the rear. when the flames spread ran
IDLY to other buildings The number Of men
thrown ont ol employment i, more than Inoo
Loss estimated at >:,oo. 600.
e8 The Nebraska men in Warren. Trum-
bull Co.. Ohio, undertook TO firc A salute in
honor of the bill. on TUESDAY Ia>. hn. they
nan hardly commenced when every bell in
town was manned, and such do!ciul tollino
as was Kept up between the SaIutcs. was pcy
or before heard in that vicinity. Another at
tempt was made at nine o'clock, and almost
instantly the bells a",in RUM ont a mourn.
ful dlrge. At noon the Nebra,kians rallied
again with no better success After sunpcr
the shooting was undertaken once moro bv
this time the Warren Brass Band had mount
ed to The cupola of church. ard between
me ranscs of the firing. PLAYED the Dead
March IN Saul, TIE bells all the while tolIinr
asolcmn knclI.
lI"Mr THErsT.-Dnrino ,be d;scuss;o,
OF the Nebraska bill in the Horse nm. nf,hn
view hampshire members. Mr.. IIiibard.~roke
/" con'cnp uous terms Of what he was pcoscI
10 can The hyrocri'ical philanthropy Of Mas
'ach">etts. Mr.. Banks rctortcd tina, N,>.,.
chnsett> mlHht well afford to take silently H.,
''Proach OF representative from that >,,..
"hcn commenced this century bv s1r,,o~,i,.,
the alien and >cdi'ion laws. and closed ~,
nrs' mar OF IT. bv refusing 10 extend tho ,,,,o,
night OF citizenship 10 all persons irrc>pcci;yn
OF their religious belief.
"a The New York Herald" saws r,o :
democratic party in New York is >ul,>,,n-
"aiiv sma> shed W. Knocked into pieces. ana
gone to I'll" dogs. Where tie administrator
:. next to turn up dcie> all human calrn!a-
.''h Bu' we know exactly what it has done .
1rF me triumphant, glorious. AMI uproariou, ,
w.; '" i"rk democratic party of lsja Il has !
Wv ''en IT, suH.ivided il. and lett the fr,o-
"'n's TO eat up each other.
s, "a a writer in the New IIamp~b;rc :
s.. ."'e'nan, has discovered speech mad. AZ
pf'n.held. ILL.,, October 23d. 1879. bv Son..
''pr douglas. in which the speaker distinctly !,
,. to the Missouri Compromise As -, ,,
A' iAIEI"TIC MEA>rEr-A ,,,rrn
w. n'NI ,, which no ruthless hand would ever =
''cAicss enough to disturb" =,
y N'IiSA.-A correspondent Of the New
ifbanc states that the passage o! ,l, n,
l"'a ska bill and the action ofthoDcmo rat. NJ
''a'e invention. in reading GU. Of H.. ~