The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-04-12

Great ffre IN Philadelphia.
PHrlApruPHIA April lIAt about midnight last night
FIRE broke out in the upper part Of the Artisan Buildings
situated in the Of Chestnut and Fourth Streets and
not put stop to until their destruction total.
The building formed hollow square, and Eve stories
In height Every portion Of IL occupied workshops
the machinery which driven by eighty
CINE In the basement.
Duval Itboerapher occupied Of the floors and
tanned oss Of 500 which there insurance the
amount Of $4,000 He bad forty presses and inn
mense stock Of stones including the Autographs for Commo
doe Perrys Of the Japan expedition for the gov
eminent the plates OF which, valued at $4,000 were all COM
plete and ready to be sent off, .
The other occupants Watts sversmitb loss 50 ooo
uninsured Gaskes bookbinder, loss very heavy O. W.
Simmons Brother jewelers. loss $4,000, insured for
81 900 c. c. r. Warner gold watoh-case makers, los,
SIS oOO insured for Updyke gold chain maker
heavy George leopard, jewelor, loss heavy Samuel
Eskns, platter, partly insured Williams paper
stsiner Morgan, spectacle maker Wernher Thompson
printers; Ross ttairrod manufacturer Noes Brothers.
blank book manufacturers Burk cloth and sa,net printers
loss $40 oOo insured for So oooj j. s. Camp photographer
los, -, 600, Insured for 1900.
The Gre spread with so much rspdiy that scarcely any
thing was saved, except from the lower floors,
The Bear nited States Hotel sdoined burning build
ing destruction seemed inevitable and the boardes
fed but the damage from FIRE W. slight though II was food
ed with water.
TsKcoNp pEspaToH.l
Messrs Robb, Pile, McIroy printers, also occupied
portion OF the budng destroyed, which owned by Hu-
ngs Comprehensive, esq., valued at 10000 and covered by
Insurance.
Messrs Cowpsrthwae Co., booksellers, had $500 in
among printing and binding establishments
mostly covered by insurance
The aggregate loss IL supposed 10 be 5000 900.
Fla Of FIRE guited the roof Of the old Masonic Hail.
Third above Spruce street. which somewhat damaged
This property recently sold, and was unoccupied.
Mrs Margaret Christie. invalid lady, occupying house
adjoining the United States Hotel died during the fire from
fright.
More Recruits for Gen. Walker.
New ontrASs April l0wo hundred recruits loft here
join Gen. Walkers forces Gen. Hornsby among the
passengers.
Markets.
NRw YonK April l1Flour has slightly declnsd-sales
Of 5000 bbls-common TO good State, SO 81 SO $3.50
10 low grades extra Ohio, So 62< 81 57S mixed
standard southern, 81 rs 81 70 fancy to extra south
ern 81 81 SO rs. Wheat has adranced-sses of 5000
bushesprime southern red, 81 80. Corn Is irmsales Of
10000 bushelssoutbern MIXED, 60 ca cents Pork IL
provingsaes Of 400 bbls SIG 80 SIG 62 Beef
Is dropping Of $50 bblsChiosgo repacked at sl3
Lard is 6rnsales Of 200 bills 10 cents Whisky Is
fru---sales Of $50 bbs--ohio, IS cents
B.lriaoas, April 1.-THE markets are generally active
to-day Flour is firm at IS e2I for Howard street and
SO so City Mills Wheat Is rather betteir 70 good reds
at 81 as 81 "a fair 10 choice white 81 90 81 90 Corn
" cent lowers white, As as cents by weight and
uret yellow, so Provisions are less active Pork
Is 6rm-msss, SIT rs asf7 so. Bacon-shopders, 81
Sides ~ ~ Lard Is steady at 10 lOs in barrels
and kegs