The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-17
The News.

The News.
Our special despatch from Washington announces
that Lieutenant General Scott has been ordered
to the Pacific. General Scott goes to the Pacific to
manage the difficulty which has recently sprung
up between Great Britain and the United States
respecting the boundary of the territories of the
two countries in that region. The latest accounts
from the island of San Juan, the focus of the
trouble are to the 18th ult At that date quiet pre-.
vailed and the British and American forces remain
ed previously reported the British vessels at an
Choir in the har5or and the United States troops in
camp on shore. But it was also reported that
General Harvey had ordered all the troops at his
disposal to reinforce the command on the island,
while Governor Douglass had directed addi-
tional British vessels Of to rendezvous at that
point. Special messengers from both these com.
manders recently reached Washington. Colonel
Hawkins, the messenger Of Governor Douglass,
tarried long enough to deliver dispatches to Lord
Lyons. the British Minister, and then sailed for
England to apprise the British government Of the
state of affairs. Although it is not apprehended
that serious consequences will result from the
action of General Harvey, yet the President deems
the matter to be of such gravity as to require the
supervision of the skiful and cautious Lieutenant
General of the army. He will leave for his post
on the 10Th inst.
We learn by telegraph that great conAagration
rJax in ritp
destroying property roughly estimated at half a
million of dollars. One entire block in the western
division of the city was burned. It was the block
bounded on the north by Clinton street, on the
south by Canal and on the east and west by Lake
and Fulton streets. The locality is Immediately
upon the basin formed by the junction of the three
branches of the Chicago river, and was occupied
principally by warehouses and manufacturing es-
Establishments of various kinds such iron oundries'
boilermaking shops, planning and single factories,
&c. Among the most extensive establishments that
have been left in ruins by this fire are the lead
works Of Collins d Blatchford and the hydraulic
mills. The former are known as the Chicago lead
pipe and sheet lead works. They stood on the cor
ner Of Clinton and Fulton streets The building was
quite new, having been erected in the latter part
of 1854 Previous to their erection the lead which
reached Chicago from the Galena district was ship
ped in its raw state. The business of manufacture
ing it has since then been carried on with great
spirit and success and had already reached the
large amount of between two and three millions Of
pounds annually. About hundred persons
usually engaged at these works have been thrown
out Of employment by the fire; and yet that is but
small proportion Of the entire number of hands
in all the other workshops and factories that have
been left in forced idleness The total loss is set
down at half a million Of dollars, Of which 1t is sup
posed that one.half is insured in the New York and
New England companies. We have no account of
the origin of the fire. The fire is said to have
broken out in stable, but In any case the ma
terial must have been very combustble, else the
lire could not have attained such Roadway in the
face Of the efforts Of the efficient fire department of
the city, which contains four steam fire engines be-
sides dozen ordinary ones. Chicago is cut up BY
tne river into three divisions, known as the North
ern, Southern and Western. OF these the Southern
is the pes built and most fashionable. Here the
large hotels are for the most part located and the
principal business OF the city is transacted Mich
gan and wabash avenues-two beautiful streets
are In that section. The western section ia com.
paratively new, and contains most Of the manufac
ing establishments. 1t is in the western section
that the burned over locality is situated.
We have news from Port AL Prince, Hayti, to the
9Th inst. The daughter Of President Geffrard was
shot dead by an assassin on the Sd inst. whom sit
ting in her fathers chair. Trade was dull Flour
rated at s24o, Hayten currency. General Guerrero,
ex-Minister of Wsr, has arrived in New York.
Capt. VIM. Gillespie, of brig Mary A. Forrest,
which arrived yesterday morning from Bahia, re-
ports that on the Sd ut that port was visited with
most violent gale, which did considerable damage,
and the shipping business was suspended three or
-FOUR days in consequence. A Prussian ship went
ashore, and was totally lost.
The Ella Burns c. Little .Ella') hsbeas cornus
ease AZ the suit of her father Mr. Written, for re-
covefy Of possession Of his daughter was continued
In Court yesterday, and report of the proceedings
Us given elsewhere Mr.. Written has called NJ onr
Office to cay that the present is the fourth ,ero,
effort made by him in order to Obtain q r..,,-s
lis child to her home.
Two men, named Patrick Clancy and ps4ro,,
Sweeney, rambled about town on Thursa.r ~.
while intoxicated, and finally tumbed into celia
at the corner Of Broadway and Thirteenth stree,
hhen discovered by the police In the morning
H'ssa:y vas stone dead. and Clancy l.y 4aaLs,.