, 1859-07-23

Hotel, on the corner Of Van Buren, street, was
in much peril.
The Depa,t tment under Chief Engineer Her"
ris worked nob1y ard got the fire under IN IN
incredibly short space Of time The upper
parts of Nos e74, 9743 and e76 we're burned'
and the roof of the block next north considers
big damaged. The Eastern Hotel was only
scorcbed:
No. a6s to e7a, i block Of four houses, owned
By G. ". Snow, slightly damaged By fire, is
fully covered By insurance in the -ttna md
Norwich Companies. In No. 27s' Mrs. Delano
kent shirt depot down stairs, Her stock and
furniture was got out, but damaged by water,
about 800, on which there was no insurance.
George Day and family occupied one Of the up
per stories. Furniture all sayed, but slightly
damaged By water. No .74, where the fire
broke ont, was occupied below as fruit and e.
gar store by Elias Loebee, who're stock waat
mostly got out, but damaged by *ater about
800, on which there WIS no insurance The
upper floor, as stated, was nntenanted; 2'4t was
and injured to about the same c1'
tent. The building belonged to Il. B. Stevens,
and is insured in the Farmers Union for 81 ,soo'
No. a75 was occupied below AS dry goods store
by 7. Parsons 4 Go. The upper apartment was
rented by F. Harrington, stage manager Of Nc
Ticker's Theatre, as residence. The furniture
wns Ill sayed, but Mr. II. loses valuable theat-
rica1 library worth $500, and other Articles, on
which there Was no insus2nce.
To return to the case Of that Court House
t.aT H1t30f1
some Auodgne Cordial ,uau to show of bis nos
trum. For the sake Of citizens, who through
this elevated Rip Van Wink1e, may be burned in
their beds, let him be brought down from tie
lookout and put into that weak second toor
of the Court House yestibule, where found
sl<tptrs are needed. We trust Mayor Hnines
will give that post to Mr. Capen, who may thus
look out for hot solars by day, and sr<t, as bot,
By night
AMERICAN RAILWAY REs1Ew.-He hare be.
fore US the first number Of the above named
periodical, published weekly II No. - NASSAU
street, New York, by and under the auspices OF
the American Railway Bureau" an association
Of gentlemen connected with railroad interests.
The principal object Of the "Burean" is to col
lect from reliable SOURCES, both private and
public, all information tending to sho" the con-
dition, management, history and prospects of
I'll the railroads in the United States and Cana
da; also the conditions Of the superstructure,
track aud equipments, the character Of their
freight and passenger traffic. Attention will be
given to tue engineering art, manufactures and
patents Us connected with railroads- The paper
will be useful to both mechanical md civil en-
eineers. A record of all locomotive engineers
will be kept ut the Bureau" with recommend
ationa Is to fidelity, ability and temperance,
that may be given By companies employing them
The .'Dureau" propose, with the cooperation
Of railroad companies, 10 offer prizes to Tie
most faithful and economical locomotive engi-
ucers, giyiug encouragement To available class
Of men in the railzoad service, and Of great i'm
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call tho attention to the special objects Of the
"American Railway Bureau" in connection
with RAILWAYS, stock and bondholders, brokers
bankers and insurance companies, dc., - ex'
hibited in their prospectus in the number before
uB.
NARROW EscApx.-A most singular circunl
stance took place night or two since in th'
West Division. A lady, ths wife Of ". II
-. vn.;d;nr IN Oven street, had. the d.,
| previous, submitted to the extraction Of thre'
teeth, There Was nothing unusual in the ope
| ;tx .,norent rcsutts and only mod
.r,te f,or of blood. The next morning, how
erer. about two A. H., she WIS awakened By
.ense Of suffocatiop, and found her mouth ans
throat Glled with blood, which had also dowet
n7,o,, b-r chest md shoulders. and upon til
;nf,r, in her arms, In great alarm, medical ali
-.. .,,otnorea the woman being much Il
b,,,,ea md The flow Of blood still profuse
rJoon the arrival Of the physician, he asce1
taiued that the blood came from the eavit5
one Of she eA"ae'e" se.' '
readily Win p.epsS's y, =. s'a>' s, &
narrow escape from o!eea.ns :" ue'A'u 80 ~
she is ie'f very "eak % inc 1's' sus's.uu
all similar esSes IN 'as no,e.se " = .' r.. :.
blood can DC eoeeAea ~ p.s'e y.
into inc CAVITY 1ae' "o's ~ -e'''s
TEE NEW GovxRsx1s. HAeBoR L1cHr.-Th
new Government light now nightly on duty
~, n,,,,,, of our rirer. ha, often been referre
tsh-,, n the rourse Of its construction. /
d;nsr.;,,. now that it is completed, may i
t.rr.t onr readers, The time occupied in Il
vo,t under the charge Of Col. Graham, I,
u.u s.cc,cxed atte,ts the care With whi.
a.. foundations Of the structure We
la Thev .re of the most durab}e 4,
-A....~ 1rnon .h..s ,,.se n. .,n<
a0~0" So ;.