Daily American organ., 1856-05-08
INTELLIGENCE.
Asornsa Flan--DHnAprUL AocIDEsr FOL.

AsorHER FlRE--DREADrUL ACCIDENT. The fol
lowing account of1the FIRE Of Yesterday We copy
from the Iatelligeacer f-.e., i..,,ts- \ i
"About halfpast three o'clock yesterday after
noon the ine large brick livery stable of Mr.. Jas.
Shreeye Jr., ladjoining that of Mr. Jas. Shreeve,
SIN, which was destroyed on Tuesday morning,)
was discovered on FIRE, and, owing 10 the combus-
tible nature of the hay and other contents, itwas
totally destroyed, the horses aud vehicles only be-
Ing saved The adj dining stable, belonging 20 Mr..
Paulus Thyson, and occupied by Mr.. Allen Dorsey,
was also nearly destroyed, The several fire compa-
nies repaired promptly TO the scene OF duty; but
theta la5ors were Of little avail in combating
flames hay ng such materials to Seed upon. Mr..
Shreeve's loss, estimated at from three TO four
thousand dolars, is partly covered by an insurance
OF two thousand five hundred dollars in the North
western Insurance Company, OF which Mr.. j. o..
Lewis is the agent. Mr.. Thyson's loss is seven or
eight hundred dollars. lie also was insured by the
same company in the sum of four hundred dollars.
There is no doubt of the agency OF an incendiary
in originating this fire, as well AS the others that
have occurred during the present week
Among tie persons who entered Mr. Shreeve's
stable for the purpose of rescuing his horses and
other property, was Mr.. Ebenezer Lord, grocer,
whose store is at the corner OF Ninth ST.. and New
York avenue, and while he was there the rear wall
fell upon him. He was extricated and removed as
soon as possible, when it was found that his right
thigh was broken, his left arm somewhat bruised
and burnt, his left hand burnt, and his forehead
cut At ten o'clock last night Mr. Lord was re-
garded as doing we'll He is son of Mr.. Francis
b. Lord, an old and respected citizen Of Washing
ton, and young man OF fine character and aniia-
BILE department" s.a4
Several other persons we're more or less injured
by the falling Of the wall but Mr.. Lord received
the worst hurt of all He was Immediately car
ried TO DR.. McIntires, where ne received every at
tention The rest Of the sufferers were taken to
their respective homes. ir3 - ss.B E 3 aas
This fire broke out while the whole fire depart
ment Of the city were engaged in paying the last
attentions to the remains of their comrade who
was killed while on his way to this same disastrous
place on last Monday night.
Last evening two negroes were arrested on sus-
picion of setting fire to these buildings. Their
names are James Smith and James Harris, both
quite young. They were taken before Justice ID.
Smith, when one of them confessed that he was
the incendiary and that he had aid in his diabocal
desigus. Both of the negroes were committed to
Jail The police are On the lookout for other ac-
completes TO these incendaries, and from what we
know Of their vigilance doubt not but they will
soon be caught. a
Noble Grayson and Dick Thomas, two other ne
groes were also arrested by the independent po-
lice yesterday, charge Of being engaged in these
IaIe attempts hL lnceuuiallSiD.
TnE FUNEaAL-The following account Of the fu-
neral ceremonies performed over the remains of
the late Benjamin @. Greenup yesterday after we
went to press we copy from the Sun: W
vast concourse Of citizens this afternoon as
sembled at and around the Columbia engine-house
Capitol Hill on the occasion of the obseques Of
their late brother fireman, Benjamin G. Greenup.
The attentions to his remains they laid in state
in the hall were unremtting on the part of numer-
GUS ladies and gentlemen. The body was placed
in handsome metallic cofln on the lid of which
was inscribed b. G. Greenup, killed in the dis
charge of his duty as a member of the Columbia
Fire Company, May 9th, 1856, aged "a years and
0 months" This was drawn by four grey horses
attended by colored grooms wearing white sashes,
all under Mr.. M. VI. White, undertaken. PAIL
bearers were selected-two from Pioneer Hook
and Ladder Company, Baltimore; two from the
Granite Association, and four from the Columbia
Fire Company, the deceased being member of
each of these associations. The mournful process
sion was formed, and in the following order pro-
ceeded to St. Peters Church.
Columbia Fire Company, marshalled by Thomas
Robinson, their banner festooned, and music by
Esputas brass band. a#
The eStone-Cutters' Association, seventy. five mem
bers
Franklin Fire Company, John White, marshal.
Northern Liberties Fire Company Henry Keen
er, marshal
Western Hose Company, William Tenant, mar
shall s
Perseverance Fire Company, Jno. Fox, marshal.
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder, No. 1, Northern
Liberues,) Joseph Walding, marshal
American Hook and Ladder, Navy Yard, } VIM.
Ferguson, marshal
Anacostia Fire Company Alexander Eaton, mar
shall t
Union Fire Company, Of the First ward dele
CATION, and delegation Of ten members from the
Hook and Ladder company Of Baltimore.
At st. Peters church the ceremonies were per
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Knight, assisted by other
clergymen. The funeral then proceeded to the
vault of st. Patrick's church, where the body was
deposited and the ceremonies terminated.
MAIL Contracts few days past the city
has been full of mail contractors but since tho let
tngs were formally announced yesterday they have
been thinning out, and are now becoming some-
what scarce. The lettings for Maryland, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, and a few in Virginia, we're made
known, and the successful bidders apprized of their
good or bad fortune, as the future will show
There we're in the State of New Jersey $50 propo-
sails, Pennsylvania 1880, Delaware so, Maryland
260, and Ohio i, ,590---n all 4,S50--showing de-
gree OF competition much less than at any previ-
ous annual letting but at a considerable advance
over previous prices. The railroad and steamboat
service is all deferred for subsequent consideration
The SToRM.-In the heavy storm, which has
continued during this week heavy amount of rain
has fallen. On consulting the meteorological tables
at the Smithsonian Institute, we find that on
May there was fall of 1850 inches.
"t3 ]" sHF"0 ls.a I3oO /" Ess z st
60 "a" az O75
aas Aio a a
,t "s 400 q
In these FIVE days 8.735 aa
This is unusual large quantity
During the month Of Anril 7R0 inches Eall