Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-08-27


ESTER, n. Y-The Rochester Union
of Wednesday gives the annexed par
ticulars of fire in that city which de-
stroyed $4,000 worth of property:
sour city has been visited bya dread
full calamity, and large district in one
of our business centres has been laid in
ruins by fire. From II o'clock last night
until daylight this morning, the devour-
ing element held sway, and was not sub
dued until every building on the south
side of Maine street, from Stone street
to st. Paul street, had been destroyed,
together with all the stores on the east
side of Soutl ST. Paul stree! to Buck
lands Block, including a number of
buildings on Minerva Alley. The well
know Minerva Block and the Third
Presbyterian Church are among the
buildings totally destroyed. The fire
may be said to have spent itself without
resistance, fer it burned until it reach
ed walls which offered nothing of COM
bustible nature.
The fire originated soon after eleven
o'clock in the livery stable of Heavey &
McAnally, On Minerva Alley, from what
cause We cannot precisely say, but pos
sibly from the carelessness of a party of
drunken yagabonds who we're seen in the
stsole in the evening.
The fire was one of the grandest spect-
acles we have beheld-it carried terror
as well as awe to the mind of every be-
holder. The city and country about was
lighted up by the flames, and the cinders
and burning fakes foated away for a
mile to the eastward, jeopardizing build
ings far from the scence of diaster. One
or two buildings half a mile away were
set on fire by those messengers. But
for the efforts of owners and others who
were upon the roofs, many buildings in
, the vicinity of the fire might have shared
, the fate Of those reached by the flames.
Many goods were removed from the
t burning buildings, and the streets about
r the ruins are piled with the property
thus rescued. while much was taken tC
places of security. While much wa:
saved, much has been destroyed, beside;
the buildings, all of which are totally
ruined. The work of destruction upor
p the buildings was complete. The mas
| sive stone walls of the church alone
y show their proportions.
: ANOTHER FIRE.
: On Wednesday night there was an
e other destructive fire at Rochester. Al
g old unoceupied cotton factory was set oil
Il fire and quickly burned to the ground
: An adjacent five story stone building
owned and occupied by D. R. Barton a
a stool factory, was also burned, with al
,, :.~- ---~,~1-i..erJ ana STOCK. Mr. Barton
J loss is $4,000, and the entire loss
e between $4,000 and $4,000.
The TELEGRAPH IN ENGLAND
The London correspondent of the Ne,
York Commercial advertiser, writin
August 6, says:
A more universal sentiment of pleas
ure was never observable than on tn
receipt yesterday morning of the tele
gram announcing that the Atlantic cabl
was approaching the IRISH shore. TIL
" surprise, moreover, was as great as tn
- pleasure, since there was perhaps not
" single person in London who had an
real hope of a successful result. As t
he the leading engineers, they were all pr,
er pared to demonstrate that success wouI
., be inconsistent with some of the plaine
mechanical laws.
20 On the afternoon before the arrival
al the news, the $1,000 shares were offert
. in the stock exchange at G340, but I
g. buyers could be found at that price,
he Probably if a sale had been forced,
a. would have been difficult to obtain $50
On the following morning they imm
diately started to 200, and now they a
d. firm at 1900 to 1850. There are sea
at cely any transactions, however, Il
cd buoyant feelings impaired to holders |
a" the sudden intelligence not having y
eli been sobered down so as to lead them
Oh realize
if, --
~ The DELIVERIES OF KANSAS
al Gerrit Smith has written another lett
rebuking some of his friends for the
lukewarmness. But the following e
las tract contains grain of good sense, al
he which is the more remarkable as comb
from peace man:
re- The true history of Kansas is y
~ to be written. The impression that S