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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-24
WIN. L. HILL. Nm ORFLEET,
LATE OF cAswELL. LATE OF
HILL q N0RFLEET.
GENERAL
Commission and Forwarding Merchants,
OFFICE o sHocEoE WAREHOUSE.
RICHMOND va.

Will give strict personal attention { ) the sale
of all kinds of country produce. also to . rWarding
manufactured tobaccs aud ali other packages
consigned to them for trans-shipnent. Grain
Bags will be furnished custo ners with promptness
on receipt of their orders. our rent being the same
charged by R. Road Co.'S, &c per bag for . single
trip.
Richmond, January LIST 1858. I9-Iy
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-24
GSitrtss's 9tpartmtnt.


Last week, our better-half' as the lords
sometimes i%nvidiously term their wives, was
rejoicing over some fine fresh shad, from his
friend in Newbernl But now it is my time.
the Editress' time to exult. His present was
6shy, decidedly but mine are delectable-be-
ing nothing less than a large box Of superior
fresh 0RASgEs, from my friend w. II. OLIVER,
also Of Newbern. It would have done him
good to see how we enjoyed them.
By the way, those Newbern friends are
just now beginning to have an opportunity Of
showing their liberality to their up-country
friends. The Railroad has given them q
good " circulating medium and ace are reap
ing the benefit. Long may our friend Oliver
wave! Wonder if he's married? If not, We
have one who we think will prove "a Roto
land for his Oliver" But if be is-why
--bless her, she's got a jewel, and we--a
nice box of Oranges.
"0ur voice is for" Newborn. Let Beaufort
and Wilmington look out for their lauTels, ere
the sceptre has departed.
Thanks, friend Oliver may there be NOR,
like you.
P. s. I'll make that ''better-half' | wal
talking about, tell his readers about your su
periorP loughs and your Agricultural Agency
- @-
sg- take the liberty of %appropriAting 70
my Department the following beautiful tri
butte to one of the sweetest names of earth
It's associations are of the most sacred an,
endearing character, next to that nam,
high over alr-the blessed JESUS w,
thank our young friend, and hope he will Of
ten favor us with gems with which to enricl
the Editress' column.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-02-24
saxapahaw Cotton Yarns and Sheeting,

e. z BENNEII, Asslstant.
De IS, 1857. lift.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

hhds sugar Laurest & Desmares. 81 do 80 bbl5 mo
lasscs Payne Il Harrison 30 hhds sugar 125 hl4 mo
lusscs Ioedano " Taylor 40 hhds sugar So bbI5 mo
lassus S Donue &cO sunlres 10 order Total
1863 hhds sugar 2Il bhls muasses sos bales cotton.
LOUISVILLE Steamer Pacific 60 hbIs whisky
200 bbls -four Twitchell butcher 200 bbis flour 10
r p Ethel &CO. A Cks pork heads West 4 NettetOn
IL rolls leather Fl Il Hansell loo bXs preserves
Is bbs onionr II D Kent Sc0 36l sacks corn B 4
Lot7peieh &co- ht bbls dried apples H ROdewald
&Co 8 do bbis beans Schneider 4 Wise. IA bds
shafts 20 buggy wheels 8 buggy poles bxs mdse
b Matthews &cO a hhds tobacco to Hewitt, Norton
Sco rs do ~ bales cotton to Moore X Van Culin
81 bbs mess beef Robertson 4 MCDugnl. 1913 sacks
corn Mitchell &co- 10 hhds tobacco Ia ties lard
Al bbs pork to r H Short eco II hhis tobacco to
Feowes eco Is If bbs beef A Wagner 3 boxes
mdse A D Donovan. 3l5 bbls pork 0S hbls flour to
Martin, Cobb &Go 2 plOws | cultyator S Fl Athy
S bbls hog tongues Stueger. 10 do f Del BOndo
800 bbs pork Hillard Summers eco. $50 KEGS
lard $50 bbIs pork l02 bbls whisky II cs salt meat
SS7 SKIS corn. hid tobacco l75 bbs -four 81 do beef
I c Twitchcll &cO, 222 bbs flour H Kennedy eco
1873 do Oglesby y McCauley, 2 hhls tobacco Jas
Turner 10 do bales cotton Given, Watts &co. 90
bNs tobacco VIM SUrey Geo Is bales cotton Brad
ley, Wilson &GO. Is do a j Fully geo A bales cot
II do j Il G Cromwell. 4 do Scruggs Doncgan Geo
A do Mathew Martin. s do NJ B Brady &co. 4 do
Robson Allen As bellows R Geddes &co II do j
Waterman Geo | Dbl apples L Bauksmth
CAMDEN Steamer Red Chief lS3 bales cotton
LLOYD 4 Friurson Ill do ellis, Ferguson &cu 100
Phillips, Nixon Geo 81 HorelI, Gayle &co. 30 to
fully ScO. IS FellOwes geo 50 bales cotton to
Campbell Il Strong, SO do Hewitt, Norton &co, As
Payne Harrison 81 Ryrne, Vance &Co 81 bales
cotton Head, Massie Geo, "A Duncan X Logan %
Davis, jenkins &co. - Henderson, Terry &co. Is
Wright, Allen &tO Is do r l. Adams Nco Ii d
Fuller Suo Z Il Smith. 4 r Ieatman &c0 do to
Cutrer Harrison &cO sundries to order Total lUl2
bales cotton
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
ENnnrfs.

VERA CRUZ. Steamship Tennessee. 964 bbs
-four do lime, do apples, 30 tcs rice, 60 ties lard
26 kegs butter, los boxes conish 50 bXs rasins, )
pkgs mdse.
KEY WEST Steamship Galveston 275 bbs flour
50 bbs moasses, 80 hbls whisky As do pork IS bbs
beef 40 hhds bacon Is hhds sugar, 100 sacks corn,
600 els rope.
BOSTON Ship Franklin Haven 1861 bales cot.
ton 1893 pigs lead Is bales metal, SB7 bdLs hides,
cases mdse.
HAvRE Ship Gibraltar 2O35 bales cotton, IS
hhds tobacco, 1890 slaves
BARCELONA Bark Valentino 1880 bales cot
ton. 800 bbls rosn, 1000 slaves, pkgs mise.
VERA CRUZ Schr Star, 256 bales cotton, 400
kgs powder, 100 bbs flour, 60 bbIs tar. 7GS sugar
moulds.
SABINE. Schr j E Smith, los bbs d0ur, Dbls
pork % bills potatoes, 20 bbls whisky, do onions
do nuts, do oil, hbs molasses hi do, ) boxes
candles Is bxs candles, y SKIS coffee, 200 SKIS salt
Is SIX corn bbIs sugar kgs pigs feet hhds sides
and sundries
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

aD- Captain Marsden Of the brigantine Old Do
minon, from Yuagua reports that the schr Jno Bell
of Baltimore, from Rio Haehe, bound to Baltimore
with cargo of hides and wool, was totally wrecked
on the west point Of Yuagua, on Both ult
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
9lnm nlrIlnns 3fIanan 8fIaraEt.
oRzsoEgz orrIgr, NJ. e Camp ms str /,

Sseeors- rFr1cr No 70 Canlu street,
i wednesday Evening, Dee. "A, 1855,
af,pav matters move on under extreme quietude.
Though the offerings for discount in bank to-day were
Nv IN Is the income outside there was very little
naner ofering-that is, comparatively at this sea
son of the year hundred thousand dollars through
Ibrolers NAV be deemed moderate. The transactions
confirmed and preliminary were seventy thousand of
three and four months dated commercial paper,
through two parties at the rate of y cent, and
about $40 600 Of twelve months date at q u cent.
The daily movements Of the banks are large We
note that the deposits this morning in the
Citizens Bank we're. s5348oO
Bank Of Louisiana were s.....,,. 0.0O0)
Louisiana State Bank ,...,.....-.. 56GHO0O
with specie in yault running up to nearly $1,000 600
The specie in all the banks to-day almost reached
IG,000O0O. The exchange balances topped SO ,OOO
OOO We cannot expect any calls for the dross for
some time to come. We owe little or nothing North
ward, and the payments due in the spring will not re-
quire any large Sums to be forwarded iii advance, so
we are not aware from where the expected demand
for large sums of exchange is to come from. We can
make up our minds for exchange to rule in favor of
this mart for some time to come, even the entire
season.
It will not be forgotten that the free banks, or
those doing business under the General Banking Law
Of the State, taxed under city ordinance, the
same as other capitalists-that is one bank was
taxed SIS 600 another 81 900, and on. The act
of the Legislature generating the free banks from
this tax was to take effect from the time Of the pas
sage of the act; but between the passage and the
PRONUNCIATION Of the Act the ordinance Of the city
became law the tax was assessed, payment de
manded and refused, which led to suit being brought,
and which came up for trial few days since; and on
yesterday the Court (second DISTRICT gave Judgment
in favor Of the banks which, it is supposed settles
the question for the present In our view, it is an
extreme hard case if an owner of bank stocks is as
sessed in his individual capacity to pay a tax on his
capital or bank stock that his stock should be com
PEELED to pay an additional tax from bis name APP
pearing as stockhoder in the bank.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

Stock on hand sr September. bales S0lt3
aiys5 y ssSs ~ 75s61
SASS
Exported yesterday 49al 42 llo
Stock on hand cleared O2S
TOBACCO We heard Of only 50 hhds sold at =,
and hid New Crop at sac t7 ID,
STATEMENT OF TOBACCO.
Stock on hand list September, h5ds' 2SO4
a a5 SUE 3a7g
Exported since, la@2 ,,o,
Exported yesterday ..,'.'..t''''''' OJo lEo02
Stock on hand not cleared l9 Sal
SUGAR. Some 1000 hhds were disposed of at the
recent decline. Fair to Prime ranging at 5B@53c
" ID.
MOI ASSES. No change, Sales Of 1000 bbls at
24@25c for Fermentng etc, and 26@264 for Choice,
with 800 half bbls at Sic u gallon, Also, panta-
ton, $500 bbIs at 25c u gallon in the cister
FLOUR There was good demand with sales
ofabout 1000 bbIs, including $50 Unbranded, etc. at
81 25SS4 So 1879 Snperne in several lots at IS 10
@$5 l2B, 100 at $ rs, 575 Fancy at 55 l25S$5 Is,
400 Fancy and Extra at =, 254 Extra at S 1896,
and 448 at Sc 125@S6 Is u Dbl.
GRAIN The sales Of Corn included some 1000
sacks, of which 452 Mixed and Yellow in lots at
75c, $50 Mixed at H. and 1850 White, Yellow and
Mixed in lots at soc y bushel There was some
inquiry for Wheat but we heard of no sales .,. Of
Oats 300 sacks New st. Louis sold n3 lots at 73@74c
% bushel In Bran the transactions included 200
sacks Prime at 81 IS, and 200 at 81 40 u 100 HIS
Provisions. Pork was in some request with
sales of 1900 to l4OO bbs including 100 Old Mess at
$l8 400 Mess and NJ o. Gncluding 100 NJ, o. also
at SIS round ia New Mess at SIS 05. and 200 do
even weight at SIS % " bbI OF Bacon q casks
Shoulders were sold at 75e b b. with dull market
,. The sale of 10000 lbs Bulk Meat, mentioned in
our last, at 75c for Shoulders and SIC u Ii for
Hams In Lard we heard Of no transactions.
COFFEE, Sales Of 400 bags, of which 500 at
ll5c 2OOat liz, and 50 at lO5c q h.
INDIA BAGGING We noticed a sale Of 24O bales
at l24c u yard. The stock on hand is ascortained
by actual count to embrace l4,ll2 bales.
STAR CANDLES. 100 boxes full weight sold at
zoe u III.
LARD OIL. Sales Of % bbls Winter-strained at
9Oc u gallon.
ALCOHOL We noticed a sale of 81 bJIs at 47c u
gallon,
WHISKY. The sales included % bbs Rec tilted at
24c, and 100 Raw at 25lc u gallon.
FREIGHrs. "A ship was taken for Boston at C
for Cotton, and one for the same port at s. 50 HID
for Sugar,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
Shipping 3lntetIjgentr.
CRESCENT OFplCg, NJ. 70 Camp stfeeI,
Wednesday Morning., Dee. Is,
Cleared Yesterday.

Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Tennessee Forbes for Vera Cruz,
Steamship Galveston Nelson, for Key West
Ship Franklin Haven, Sears, for Boston.
ship Gibraltar Clifford, for Hayre, WV
Creeyy < FAIRY ell
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

Bark Valentino, Surrogate for Barcelona,
Pleusachs Bros
Schr Star, Cannon for Vera Cruz
Goldenbow Il Lesparre
Schr J Smith, Chase for Sabine,
G0Idenbow y Lesnarre
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
Arrived.

Arrived
Bark Same, Karstens, AZ days from Rio de Janicro
to master LIST dist,
Bark David Kimball Lennel, Is days from Boston,
to G A Fosdick lst dist.
Schr G Adams, Chase, days from Mobile, in bal
last to master I'd dist 30.
Ship Globe, Benkon, so days from Bremen to master
in ballast .4th dist So.
Bark Old Dominion Marsden days from Yuagua to
P A Geraud Geo. point.
Schr Carmale - from Ruatan Island point
Steamboats,,
Bayou Belle, Bridges, from Opeousas
Rapides, BaTstOw, from Alexandria.
John Briggs Taylor from White river
Sunfower, Harrison, from Camden.
Belle Gates. Rodoyich from Balize
Jacob IIaber, Davidson from Arkansas river.
Monarch. Williamson, from Cincinnati
Magnolia. ThomassOn from Vicksburg
Red Chief Schultz, from Camden
Pacific Paris, from Louisville
Towboat Ophelia, Mackey, from the passes towed
down and to sea 10th inst ship Cotton Planter
bought up ship Globe, barkautine Old Do.
minion and schr CarneaIe.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
Leaves on FRIDAY December II, ATOP u.
UHeu States NJ all Line.

IfT n Y 2 2 y = ? T N N d = = e " =
iSsss-asa the Bluis Tine FIRST els packet steamer H.
r.. W. HILL CntuH L H. Newell will be ready to
sve Freight "Wednesday morning The P0ydras street.
and will eave above. For freight passage apply
board, 0rt0 j. H. FRELIGH
Office under the st. Charles Hotel
nRThfs Napoleon with regular packets for
the Arkoua7 and White rivers md Mmpn, with superior
packets for ST Louis anil LoUsgj It,
81 Adams Express Clriph regularly hF this line oil
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

Ship Fanny Forester from New York, to G A
Fosdck,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
Al B A MA RIy L r

8zss. FOR RLADON AND CULLU1I
iEa 81 SGSl VIC @esS9e ,s sR ga,t f fe
B4dun and GHlllm Springs twace wetk, as fellows :
Lenses Mobile for Badon and uIum Springs and Demopo
every saturday evening, at 4 CLOCK.
LaVes Mobile for ialOO ami Gulln Springs every eues
dag evGuag, at 4 O'Clock
-EstHrninE-
Leaves RRiaa aud Cuum Springs every Tuesday and IF9rs
day evening, O'Clock uriv Mobile every Nedhe7u41
and Frihty morning III O'clock
- ' r B. SMITH 4Trhonrf.oulas street,
ip25 n or SIMPSON i COOKE, Mobile,
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
The season Of diVldends commences on MONDAY,
the 9th inst and it will be lively one We quote

Ihe Exchange market all round to-day was eX-
tremely quiet, Sight on New York was steady and
stiff at q discount bank checks Z discount five
days sight l a II discount fifteen days sight Il a
Il discount sixty days IA q L discount for choice
and good bills 2 q Fl for good to fair, with a
limited inquiry Sterling is held by some drawers at
1881 but this is altogether above the ideas of dealers
We have to quote 1851 q 1881 and 1888, and docu-
ment bills from lO7 q 1873 and 1919, with very few
drafts offering. Francs quiet. Some sales were made
at 5.271 s. SIS and 5225. These figures do not offer
much chance for profit,
A distinguished New York writer on finance, a
great statstican in commenting on the returns Of the
banks Of New Orleans, made three weeks since,
wherein they showed an increase in specie, an in
crease in exchange all increase III deposits, with
slight falling off in discounts remarks that the state
ment shows business paralysis, He was never
more ont Of the way in all his life Would he term
average sales per week of $4,000 bales of cotton to
10000 hogsheads 81 sugar ID 900 barrels of moasses
with thousands Of barrels of -four, thousands of
bushels Of corn with sales Of other produce, with
vessels arriving daily with large carg0es with ex-
change transactions from quarter Of a million to
half million dollars daily paralysis iii business IT.
while New York and its avenues of trade are frozen
up, o. they may be next month and severe snow
storms closing down on railways, our quOndam con
tTere will take trip to New Orleans he will not
meet with business paralysis. We arc aware that
many New Workers are enyious of the elevated pOs-
ton New Orleans now holds in the commercial and
financial world and Of its advancing strides TO great
ness and prosperity Moreover, if our qaondam
friend should, on our recommendation. favor New
Orleans with visit and should be disappointed with
his reception, the society and the commercial and
financial position Of our city, will relieve him Of
all expenses; in fact, he shall be our guest.
The last weekly statement Of the banks of the CITY
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
D a. EAuNEsTOclk,s NERMLEUGN nA.

ID long Teen gadsd with favor and condolences by large
ha, # the renuer mriicn profession in every STATE "a The
Union a. preparation unsurpassed By any and daily pre-
srrbHd by the eminent phycians throughout me United
states during the long period continued popularity, P1
ri0us ana tetit limitations hive from pine y lmE HHe
t aauraFnneg has il been more necessary on the part
Of he y 10 exercise utcious caution ia purchasing the
genuine article han this time These limitations are 9,teL so
] n fhpir external resemblance b. A. FahuestOCk's Yer
muse. be we'll calculated 10 PM upon tue NnSaaEeHhs
Ir an article which he neither wished nor intended 10
INV u i, 9 enough to buy accredited agent, but every
t,tr must lse vigilance avoid being mpOs upon aud
Ir,n .-sT5iIr II FgIn-s.ork's Verulifusr. MI lmhW
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

Passengers.
Per ship Globe, from Bremen-5 in cabin lG3
steemge.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

Expansion keeps on in discounts and is regarded
as bad omen in the general depressed state Of bust
ness, and the foreign trade particularly in that me.
tropols. writer very pertinently inquiries what
would be the condition Of the banks Of New York if
events Of which no man can Gofsee should drive the
country into war, expanded as the banks are with
large loans on stocks which would collapse at any
show of war in fact, railroad bonds and stocks
particularly those roads which have tens Of thousands
on tens of thousands borrowed on mortgage Of two
three classes in fact onehalH of the second and
third class mortgage bonds of many railroads are not
worth the paper On which they are engraved We
learn that two railroads in Missouri have failed to
provide the interest the bonds of the State issued
to aid in their construction, The railroad hobby in
the West, as well as in many Northern aud Eastern
States, has been ridden till it has become poverty
stricken and bankrupt
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15
oUACHITA RIVER.
Leayrs on THURSDAY 10Th inst .pt5 r. NJ
.--. ELl& O. HIDE.N DIE y a..I,--II.a

~ n FUR G 4 TIDFIN EJEEtEVTT-TH4 Tte
LE54g244Het5 tlst running steamer Red Chief, j. q.
Shute, mas er, G. n, Keuu, clerk sin leave
abOve For freight VI pas ageAppy on boWd.
EDWARDS q DENTZEG
dis Advertising Ageuts.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

r W.LYTLE, PRoPRlEToR OF THE FOLLOW.
~ ing Warehouses prepared 70 accommodate those
DESTROYS Of obtaining storage having large o9my and CON-
modoUs buildings specially adapted fer he various articles II
commerce From ther proximity 10 the river md Shipping
and the facilities afforded for loading and unloading with the
diminished risk in Of fire. aa5ng all Fire REoofl heis en-
abled TO offer adval-n yes not heretofore attained
DELTA WAREHOUSE, at the rtver-kor Grain and other
Produce, OF Trout aud Lafayette streets.
MERCHANTS HAEEHOU Sh-jeuerh Warhhouses in the
III DELTA.
WABASH WAREH0UsE-For Lard and Bacon Fulton
street.
HOME wAREHOUsE-Forco Coffee alane, Faltopstrest near
Poy1ps.
aBTfe attention Of mereha0ts and others soeaa u26 4
I UMBEB-LUnlBEE-L
100000 feet L and III marrow dressed Florida YeIgw Pine
FLOORING tougued nnd dressed
l5DgUU feet ia and Ia wide dressed FloudR fepT Pine
FLbuFI NJ, tO"gued and gro0yrd
100000 T. narrow dressed Florida YELLOW Pine CELL
INC toUgJei ami gooyed.
lNDlD1 i- dressed Ejrida Yellow Pine CEILING,
ton4Hed ana Ef0nVed
2OJOoQfeet r. dressed Florida Yellow Pine FLOOR
MI, square edged,
lQ1 % d Foo, dressed WEATlIHRBOARhS.
i,ETUf5 s rough Yr8E Pine LUMBER. canslStiTE If inch
Boards We4therl0Uus N9aniug, j aists, etc.
25uO09 lett ASSERTED express Lumber Lab aud Shingles,
-aESD-
Sasfas, Dunts, Blinds, MouIings, etc, etc
For sale lowest prices in lois suit pur
cha.rr- by SIMPSON nORR,
Sr31 Il New Basin.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-15

PT9sss' FOt AItIIIIJLIIEs, 5NAND
s44llRLLfss5a Fcore Alexandria BaFbas and Ngrm1.s
So landings and all itteruedia'e landings Red
rivrrI fine light draught passenger pack steamer D. n
Carroll, W kimhatl master viii leave above. For
tr~igI, passage apply Oh buard.
EDWARDS t DENTIEII
dl1 Advertising
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-22

FIREMEN's BALL IN LE1cEsrER.-M essrs.
Editors The fifth annual ball of Union Engine
Company, No. 2, came off on the evening Of the
4th inst, was previously announced in your
journal. and have been anticipating that men
ton would be made of the affair ere this. The
evening of the party was quite favorable for sue.
cess, and the company assembled was unusually
large for our place, there being nearly one hun.
dred couple present.
The enjoyment Of the evening. dancing, was
kept up till quite late hour, the company seem.
ing to enter into the pleasures ofthe evening with
much spirit and mirth, and the ladies, with their
fair forms and bright beaming countenances, ad.
ded much lustre to the scene; and the gay uni.
forms of members of different companies present
made quite an appearance os the lovers of the ma
zy dance were seen twirling around the hall, to
the enliyening and stirring music produced by
Messrs Arbuckle & Hobbs's Band of your CITY,
Delegations FROM number of the companies of
your place were in attendance, and all present
seemed to be much pleased with their evening s
entertainment was evidently manifest by the
spirit and manner evinced by all participants ;
and the geod-order and decorum observable in
those who participated in the enioyments of the
evening was truly creditable, and rendered it the
one of the season. Yours. &C., OBSERVER.
Leicester, Feb. 20.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-02-22

ST. Louis, Dec. 2O.-The Pacific Hotel in
this place was burned at o'clock this morn
ing. Eight or ten persons were killed, and
many others seriously injured by jumping
from the windows. 1t is at present impossi-
BILE to ascertain the names of the killed and
wounded.
Second Dispatch. The burning of the Pa
ci6c Hotel proves TO be much more terrible
calamity than was reported this morning.
About 100 persons were in the house when
the IRE broke out, 40 or 90 of whom are miss
ing. The following are the names eff the per-
sons known to be killed, so far:
Messrs. McKinte, Burkeheart, Wurst, Paul,
Sterrett, Mrs. Jenny Jones and child, all of
St Louis ; Mr.. Johnson Of Chicago; Henry
Rochester and I. II. Hart OF Rochester, N. Y;
Messrs. Saunders, Taylor, George Crane, and
Miss Jones, residence unknown; William
Cunningham, of the Terre Haute and Alton
Railroad Mr.. and Mrs Hubbard, persons
IN one room, and negro boy, names I'M
known.
The following are seriously injured JAS.
F. Geary, reporter of the ST. Louis Leader
Elihu Hayes of New York Jonathan Jones.
William Towns, William Turner, and Mr..
Sharper watchmen of the house
Fhe tre caught in the drug store under the
hotel, and the flames spread so rapidly that
they enveloped the stairways before the in
mates could be aroused. All egress was thus
cut off, except through the windows Many
leaped from the third story, and were horribly
mangled or instantly killed. and many more
were unable even to reach The windows, and
were burned to death in their own rooms.
Several more bodies are supposed to be in
The ruins, and hundreds of excited men are
energetically engaged in removing the rubbish
and searching for them.
The wounded were promptly taken charge
of by their friends or sent to hospitals, where
many, it is feared, will die.
The loss of property is upwards of $50 900.