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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-21

suffers BY the removal OF all the furniture from his board
ing bouse had no insurance. Messrs. Taber 60, Mo
more or less, but TO what extent have not heard
Messrs Strauss are damaged about onehi oil the ~
surnnce.
We give below the names OF the sufferers and the
amount OF insurance, as far have been informed
Homdrd 6iock.--Commercil SIS 600; Sitter Mutual.
50 geo; City Hartford, 5000 Phenx Hartford So 900,
Springfield Fire and Marine, s. 000 North American,
Hartford, Sc .000 North American, New York, 80 900;
Hampden, 10000 Eliot, Boston, s5ooo; Northwestern.
ton $500; Western Springfield $500 Gaspee $780,
Merchants, Hartford, 80, 500 Total, s6S.ooO.
A,4 uyn B,ildinc.--Commercial, So 900: Merchants
50 oCo Gaspee, 500; Roger Williams So 600 Hampton
Springfield s5 600; Conway, Conway Mass So ,OO0 But
Ter Mutual 50 900; Eliot, Boston, 90 900: City Boston.
So 500; Merchants Hartford, IS 600. Total, 500 0Oo
Whole amount of Mr.. Towards insurance, 1914 COO
Anthony, Demison d Co-Washington, S. ,00O Amer
can 50 900; Atlanuc 5000; Commercial $4,000 Slater
$4,000; Farmers Mutual, Fast Greenwich 50 900 City
Fire. New Havea 81 500 Conway, Conway, Mass, 81 500
@. q O. r. Hs4tchins.-Gaspee, 5000 State Mutual
5000. Total, So 900.
L ass syauss CITY New Haven $4,000; caspee,
Charles Snow-Gaspee, So Ooo Roger Williams. $4,000
Total, 81, 600
Henry Whitman d Co-slatcr Mutual. IS ,eoc; North
American, Hartford, SIS 900; Farmers Mutual East
Greer ooo State Mutual 81 900; Hartford IS 900
William, H. Hudson d sn-cty, New Haven 50 500
A. u. Ieck.-Commercal. 5000; Roger Williams, 500;
Gaspee, 5000. Total, 81 900.
W. II. q r 9. Acknowledgement Mutual, Providence,
Wright d Pery.-North Western, 81 900; Western,
81, 600; Pawtucket Mutual 81 900 Total 81 900.
Total, "a 500.
Waller X. Daaforth.-State Mutual, $4,000. Total,
$l91 400.
The Frcmen's Mutual and the Franklin Mutual, Of this
city repof ed yesterday having each IS 900 on Mr..
Towards property had no risk on the part Of the pro
pcry burned. The Hampden and Conway offices did not.
stated yesterday, have risks Mcssrs Whitman
4 Co S stock Of goods IN the Museum building
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The practical results OF the system IN St Louis OBJ
bc approaching those Witnessed in Cincinnati
where has been longer in operaiion We think
car doubt its very great superiority over any
volunteer system who has Witnessed the two.
thrown continuous stream for hours, il
necessary, that destructive cnlagratUns stated TO be
impossible occurrence IL Is also asserted that rt
almost invariably confined TO the building IN which
originated, not 10 the story aud that goods rarely
moved from adjacent houses great Is tho confidence
felt IN the efficiency Of steam fire engines We would not
however cunnc ourselves u the practical results which
presented IN official reports. The great moral results
are obvious the observer. The time consumed by in.
dustrous mechanics IN attendance upon fires, under the
volunteer SYSTEM s ali item worthy OF consideration. IA
fire. at a distance Of mile from the engine house,
given. The hand engine Is dragged by hand power and
worked by the same. The complement VI Is sixty.
One hose company, In attendance Will proceed from
different station with lis Complement Of thirty men We
make enumeration Of the number q atncrens who in
these constitute thc Sidewalk escort The number
| OF men thus called into active service Is nincty
ON the other hand the steam ,nc los IT, four horses
ready harncsscd and attached 10 the engine in three
MINUTES. The hose carriage procccaf, drawn by one
horse from the engine house Each engine i accompanied
by it full complement O. seven men, oung the driver
who rides horse and drives With rcin the hose
rage Iy two The aprlrats Is always driven 10
lire furious galop, and at the rate Of fifteen miles
hour. THIS IS al novel exciting aud
common sense There noise, no shouting, and the
engine Is ready for quickly tccgra hic
message he despatched and horse power move the
apparatus u tile Ere Comparing The engines N their e.
hcency perceive stll more clearly the great disparity
Of the systems in the number Il required One
Of the results u be lcemately expected in connection
with this subject Is being realized. We refer ~ the
ducton OF the rates 81 Insurance. An UNDERWATER
scntifg several insurance companies gave tho
sd 81 November that IA consequence Of tic additional
facilities FOR cxtnguisng frcs, enjoyed By the city
| Of 81 Louis they deem Il just 10 the community TO
Guce the Of hre insurance stores. stocks and
dwelling houses located IN tie city 81 ~ LOUIS This
movement must become general one. j. b. Z.
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Political Intelligence.

TfNNEssEE-Tha opposition State Convention of Tcnnee-
see will be held on the 22d Of February next A cand,
date f0r Governor is 10 be nominated.
ANOTHER 5. FROM JEr. DAvIs-Hon. Jefferson Davis,
q Miss, invited the Sth by the Legislature Of
Mississippi session at Jackson to address the PEG
pie Of that State in the hal! OF the House OF Representa-
lives Mr.. Davis accepted the invitation and TO have
spoken on the l1th.
REorESisG or SLAVE TRADE.--Governor McRae, OF
Mississippi the OF General ouitman Congress-,
is ardent advocate of the rcopcIng o the African
slave trade aud may be expected TO break ground
that subject al the coming session.
ANoInzR FIELD tcR BORDER RpFfIANs-The 81. ,us
Democrat says
There is some probability that application will he
made 10 Congress at the approaching session, for the
gauzaton OF Laramie Territory" being the western
half OF Kansas, including the gold region. There are
already indications tina, struggle will be made by South
erneis TO dedicate this region 10 slavery
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Losses and Insurance by the Great Fire In
Prov violence.

Prom The Providence journal, NOV. IS.
We have not asccrtancd the whole amount OF loss by
the late fire, but believed will foot up considerably more
than 5000 600. Mr.. Towards insurance amounts 10
800 COO Anthony. Uenison Co. valued their stock ~
100000; the insurance Ia s42 600 Henry Whitman 70
valued their stock so 600 their insurance V s2ovW,
which fully covers the loss Mcssrs Hutchins I've
sl7Joo ON which there IL only - 900 Insurance. Mr.
SHOWS insurance than his loss, most 81 nus
goods having been safely removed. Mcssrs. Aians
lose Is very slight Mcssrs Hudson estimate their loss at
81 900 more than the Capp and Cory loss ~
abou, half Of the insurance G. A. Pierce estimates his
damage by water and removal OF his goods VI 300,
which ia covered nj the Commercial Office IN this city Mr.
Ianfo,th q ioss Is double bis insurance MI waite, who
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which they we've so firmly attached T, refer the CITY
Council the quiet that reign throughout
the city when there alarm Of fire would be ssperfu
GUS II is and known by every citizen" Again In a
succeeding report Mr. Clement states substantially the
thing; further, Mr. Davis writes ~ has givsi
peace ou lei and safety riot awessntss ana
tys =, and beyond these We have the inesta.able
advantage which has been to the morals Of the commu
nifty especially TO the young, by breaking up entirely
those great seninares Of vice and immortality the eng
halls OF volunteer department in a large city"
Prior September Ii, 1857, the Fire Department Of st
Lou consisted volunteer companies organized under
ordinance pass by the City Council in 1850. N 1857
the paid Fire DEPARTMENT with steam apparatus went
INTO service AT the date OF the first semi annual report
March 1855 there were three steam and four hand en-
fncs il service Tho report says The Board of Fire
Engineers cannot but congratulate the citizens at large
uTon the great which has crowned efforts
carrying the reformation in the Fire Department,
which the safety OF property the peace and good order
of society," and the morals of the youth Of city so
much demanded. This great undertaking, carried on
against the opposite, and hostility Of portion Of the vo
lunteer fircmen is no ongcr experiment involving
doubt OF its and usefulness as can testified
by great number Of our citizens
In this report find the loss by fire and by insurance
Tor the period from September a. 1857 10 March 1885,
and this loss compared with the loss corresponding
period Of the previous year
Loss by fire from Sept IA 1885, to March 1857 $3.50 $50
Loss by insurance same time oS5oio
Ioss over and above insurance .sl2,57o
loss by nre frcm Sept, a. 1857 March 1855 s244 oso
Loss by insurance same mc... IA SOD
Loss over and above insurance. sos $50
report jus. issued for six months ending October IA,
1858, gives for that period
Loss by FIRE 1921 9O5
Loss over Insurance. SOL 400
In this report embraced table showing the dates OF
tie Of fires names Of owners location OF pro
crty kind &. property, amount OF loss amount OF ns
of fire. There is also to be found accurate
enumeration Of the expenditures of the department false
alarms, &c, all cvincing the attention which this whole
subject is receiving.
very important part Of the fire organization ap
propratc district stem and stations, with Mcssrs Game
well Co S fire alarm telegraph II IS well understood
that the fire apparatus is not to leave the house until rei
able signals from tie station box received. Two re-
suits already apparon-the instant intelligence that
impaired to all the engine houses of the location
Of fire, and the gradual reduction Of the number
OF false alarms 1t consequently frequently thai,
before alarm is generally known the rapid movement
OF tie FIRE apparatus the earliest indication OF the prev-
cpce fire The influence this telegraph system cxers
upon the frequency of false alarms is observed IN the fol
LnAxrn nm
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SUSPENSION or NORTH CAROLINA TRapE.-For
the last sixty days there has been amos, total suspen
sion OF North Carolina trade with Norfolk, consequent
upon tho inadequate supply Of water in the feeder Of the
DISMAL Swamp canal II is stated that forty or tty yes
sells detained at the southern end o. the canal The
want of good rain that section OF country greatly
needed.
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sTEANfBOATs.

LoR KEyPoRT AND FORT CHAMPIONSHIPS STEAM.
boat KkyrORT leaves Murray street daily SUNDAYS en-
ccptcdl At az O'Clock r. NJ, and keypor At W. A. NJ
L,oR BRrDeEPoRT-FARE ONLY FIFTY CENTs.-rHE
steamer BRIDGEPORT leaves Peek slip, v. r., every
Monday Wednesday and Friday Mt 10 A. M arriving time
connect with Naugatuck Howsatouic New Haven and H
ford railroad.
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Tie losses for three years are less by more than
$4,000 than those Of the single 1851 Thcse results
spcak tor themselves They limited BE- sure bu,
exceedingly satisfactory, and snow that there
central otHanization a responsibility and moral account
ability enforced the department, and that We results
are 20 well systc matzd that they can be always readily
accessible Mr. George 4 DAVE underwater, states
that thus far the average losses IRE have been reduced
half million Of dollars annually and adds that were the
Underwriters today called upon 70 ay the whole expense
II the DEPARTMENT they would chccrully do rather
than the old system with is concurrent evils Of
black mail. riot and arson
~ tie great moral results Of the new system there
sssms 10 he very unanimous sentiment prevalent Mr.
Greenwood says his report for 1855, that the nger
nF opposition 10 tie present organization remaining IN the
minds Of the voluntary nremen al the date Of my last
annual report has entirely disappeared and the present
organizason not only meets their hearty support but
regarded b them better adapted 10 the protection Of
the property Of their fellow citizens than the oil one 70
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negro dcmi doctor and domi .sorcerer IL making n
Juror In Pars-a fine, handsome negro, well made GOV.
cred with diamonds and iewery, and drawn by pair Of
valuable horses In elegant carriage, living in luxurious
apartments demanding fabulous prices for his drags
which he administers himself His room is constantly
filled With the creduous and the rich.
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lOtll ~
The number of false alarms for the six mont ending
Oct. 10 1883 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s.
So ,,oraDy impressed were the underwriters with the
revolution ID the Fire Department, that escnatives Of
seventeen insurance companies convened in March
and appointed committee of FIVE to visit and examine
theCncnnati pan and TO contract for two steam fire
engines, a cost of SIS 500 each These engines const
tuie the underwriters GIFT 70 the city.
The Board Of Engineers think the now system need not
eco more than the old system did, and base
their opinion upon the current expenses Of six months
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FURNITURE.

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TIE HALL SEASON.

TUE THIRrIETH ANNUAL BALI. or TIE NEW
YORK ire Beps rinen for the benefit Of the WIDOW and
Orphan fund VIII lake place the Academy Of Music Noa
day evening January ~ lSy Tickets may be procured of
the managers OF the follow ing officers
HENRY A BURR, President cor. t'H and Frankfort
JAnEsF. WrssAS secretary, leo Pearl street
PkrnR II. Tirus, Treasurer j. Market street.
NlACPHERsoEs MKT ASSEMBLY WILL CONE orr
M to morrow evening Monday Nov y At his academy.
Bowcry Assembly Rooms 2r owery. bays for classes,
Tuesdays and Fridays, aftei and evening.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-28

Col. BENToN's ESTATE. Washing
ton letter in the N. Y. Tribune, under
date of April Gath, containg the follow
ing:
Col. Benton CONTRARY to the general
opinion of his means) has died poor
Some time since his house, on c., Street
was burned down, and he went to the
expense Of having it rebuilt; but there is
mortgage of $4,000 on it, which will al
most absorb all of the property. Col.
Benton was anxious that Congress should
purchase 1000 copies Of his Abridge.
ment of the Congressional debates, fer
distribution among the various State Ii
braries and foreign exchanges. He was
Of opinion that such purchase would be
constitutional, and would tend TO diffuse o
knowledge of the political history of the
country Two members of the House
of Representatives hare the matter under
consideration, by his request, and will
bring it, an early day, before Congress.
with, as they think, good assurances o,
success.
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Arrest for Highway Robbery.

On Sunday last, young man by the
name Of William Swaine, met a German
named Hausenaur, on the National road
east Of the city, and asked him for chew
of tobacco. While the German was kind
ly searching for the nauseous weed in the
depth of his pantalooAs, Swaine struck
him blow in the face which felled him
to the ground, and Immediately took from
the head Of the PROSTATE man new hat,
placing his own-a shocking bad one
in its stead. Information was made be-
fore Esquire Dulty, and officers Clayton
and Wickham went out to effect Swaines
arrest. They found the offender, and af-
ter vigorous resistance on his part, cap
tured and brought him to town He was
committed to Jail by Esquire Dulty, to
await hearing at the next term of the
County Court for highway robbery. On
the road to Jail, he made several ineffec.
tual attempts to escape from the custody
of the officers. Swaine is the man who
recently underwent an examination ir
Sunfish, for the murder of Miss Isaphent
Allen, and served a term of four or 6vt
months in the Woodsfeld Jail. We learr
I that Hausenaur was most shamefully beat
en-. A man named Haymaker, who wal
IN company with Swaine was held in Sc
curity as a witness Wheeling Latelziqen
Ger.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-28
VENERABLE MISTAKES q
A Newer and Better Philosophy.

We honor the man who is not afraid to
denounce those privileged errors in which
the world for centuries has tacity ac-
quiesced, and is bold enough to advance .
newer or truer theory which the slaves Of
precedent may choose to call heresy.-
Such man is Thomas Holloway, the
MEDICAL REvoLUIIoNIsr Of our sgc.--
His system of medical treatment is his,
own. 1t is based on new principles; it
has been perfected by research. experi-
ment, and observation; it is pre-eminent-
ly successful The wonderful results pro-
duced by his Pills in all the varieties Of
internal disease, and the no less astonish-
ing effects of his Ointment in external
disorders. are notorious in this country
and thoroughout the globe. We have
had many opportunities of witnessing the
rapidity and completeness with witch ul-
ccrous complaints are snhdued or rather
extirpated, by the combined action OF the
Ointment and the Pills. These two great
specifics seem reciprocally to assist each
other in the curb of this class of diseases.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-04-28
Fire in Sunish Eight Horses
Burned to Death !!

On saturday morning about day light a
fire was discovered in the stable of j. II.
Hamilton, formerly the "May property"
at Suu6sh. The fire had progressed SO
far, when discovered, that no hopes were
entertained of saving the stable, and all
the efforts of the citizens were directed to
saving the neighboring buildings There
was another stable within l2 feet of it,
and the post Office and other buildings
were in dangerous proximity BY the
energy of the citizens the stable was razed
to the ground and the fire thus stopped.
We regret to have to add that eight
horses we're burned to death in the stable.
Four of them belonged to Robert Guthrie,
of this place; one, splendid stallion, to
William Davis of this place; and the 9TH
er three to Robert Wilson and Joel Evans
The harness was burned with them.-
Four horses belonging to John Wisene,
were saved by Christian Eversol, theil
driver, but he was badly burned on tho
face, hands and head in accomplishing it
The total loss is supposed to be from
$4,000 to $500.
Our informant, Esquire Morrill,, states
that the scene WAS shocking and painful
The unfortunate horses could be seel
rearing and plugging in vain attempts tt
escape the flames. and finally sink over
come to be consumed by the raging fire.
1t is thought by some that the fire or
iginated from light by which some mel
were gambling in the hay-loft. Other
think, as one of the horses was missing
that it was stolen and the staole fired b,
the thief.
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The CRops Our Advices from all
parts of the country, and especially
throughout Maryland. are, thus far, ex-
ceedingly favorable to the spring crops.
Vegetation is further advanced than usual.
The wheat crop has encountered no injury
from the past winter. 1t is thickly set
aud very promising. There are cheerful
indications of a plentiful supply of fruit.
Baltimore Patriot.
THE WHEAT intelligent farmer
who has been looking about recently, in.
forms US that he has never known the
wheat fields of Southern Ohio to pr csent
at this season Of the year, SO promising
and brilliant an appearance. as at present.
The winter has not injured the wheat in
the West, and there is glorious pros
pect for an early and bounteous harvest.
Just now there are more signs Of spring
in the country, than last year on the first
of May-CIa. Com. s'..s '''l
THE WHEAT CRop.-The Chicago
Tribune says:-During the last few days
we passed over dozen or more counties
in this State, (along the Illinois CENTRALLY
besides the counties of Davis, Knox and
Pike, in Idianna, and can speak from
personal observation of the favorable ap-
pearance of the growing wheat crop. ..-
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The Crops.

WHEAT PROSPECT. Never before at
this season of the year have We seen the
wheat crop so promising as at present.
Quite large crop was sown in Cass
county, and from what we can learn
throughout Cherokee Georgia. If no ca
lamity befalls it the granaries of our far
mers will be full to overaowing, and the
prices must rule very low. Would it not
be wisdom in those who have held their
last crop over for higher prices to make
sale at once, and give us better circula-
ton of the altogether needful?-Cassriile
{ (Ga.) Sentinel. +'-
The prospect for the grain and fruit
crops in Western Texas is reported %
remarkably good. The San Antonia
Herald says that more than two weeks
ago, on the Medina, there were fields of
corn more than foot high. The stands
arc remarkably good. The peach and
plum trees are over loaded with young
fruit. The last frost did no demege.
In Talbot county. Maryland. they have
whea: already grown to the height Of
twenty inches. '.'f~:4 'a' "'
The Hannibal (Mo.) Messenger, April
8, says: The prospect for an abundant
yield of wheat at the harvest OF 1883 is
now very encouraging all through this
portion of Missouri The growing crop
now covers the ground well. and is of .
fine luxuriant color. The prospect for .
large yield was never better. -,
We learn that the spring thus far has
been all that could be desired on the limo
of the South Carolina railroad In the
Oraugeburgh aud Richland districts much
cotton has already heen planted. Some
planters however, are holding back in
fear of unfavorable weather to follow. In
the vicinity of Ninety Six corn is up and
fourishing, while wheat on rich lands is
twenty inches in height. The promise
everywhere is greater than ordinary, and
in some localities the spring crop wa.
never known to be thus far advanced at Sc
early date Charleston Mercury {"