Daily national Democrat., 1859-12-01
ST. LOUIS CORRESPONDENCE.

Business in the city is very dull, and moth
ing is transpiring in commercial matters.
There is nothing of special interest to notice
in the money market The payments that
are falling due-whch are at present larger
than usual-are met very satisfactorily; much
more SO than was anticipated. Exchange Is
scarce. The regular bank rate is Z premium
far bankable funds. Currency is scarce. The
buying difference between it and bankable
funds is the selling, l.
AT half past 10 o'clock, Thursday night,
a fire broke out in Kessler's Brass Foundry.
which was also occupied as carpenter and
cabinet makers shop, situated on the corner
Of mn alley on Fifth street, above Green
The flames spread with wonderful rapidity
southwark, and soon that notorious row on
Green street, from Fifth and Sixth, which has
long been a pest, aud shame, and disgrace
to the city, was in wild state Of combus-
ton. There were about twenty-five tene
ments in the row, all frame but one, and all
occupied by men, women and children OF the
lowest station in life. Between two and
three hundred persons were quartered in
these buildings buildings which have stood
many wears, until at last they had become
rickety and rotten, vile doggeres and viler
dance houses-haunts which have been the
scene of untold robbelies and crimes of eve
ry grade without number. The property
was owned bv the Farrer estate, and was
suh-leased to Patrick McDoncugh, whose in
come from the tenemeuts was iucon-iderable
The fire was restricted TO the block running
from Fifth to Sixth streets, on Green, but
that was entirely destroyed. The loss is not
more than 5000 or $4,000. Every one
have heard speak of the fire expresses him
Sc as glad of the occurrence md happy to
say that the " Den of Rookcrcs is in
ruins ...
A very melancholy accident, which result
ed fatally, happened soon after the conhagra
tion broke out. at the corner Of Green and
Fifth streets The steam engine John NJ
Winner, in making sudden turn, ran upon
the curbstone, and, upsetting, fell with its
crushing weight upon a son, aged about Is
years, of Mr.. S. S. Brainerd, and munged
Lis breast and body in a horrible manner
His funeral took place yesterday, ATTENDED
by a large concourse of citizens, who sympa-
thize with the family in their great bereave-
ment. .0..... ..
The Westport, Mo-, correspondent of the
/ Ynia . L.. f.1 l.
that paper. under date of October 3lst:
The mail carrier from Council Grove to
! Fort Riley. reports the murder of four more
returning Pixies Peakers, by Indians, making
he whole number of returning emigrants
killed by the savagvs, (as he foots up theac
count,) nineteen, since the shooting of the
kiowa chief
The last murder consisted of three men and
one woman, who had got considerably ia ad-
vance of n large return party, with whom
they were travelling; sufficiently so for the
Indians to come up, kill them and make their
escape without being observed 10y the party
in their rear.
There are now four mails due here from
Santa Fe, and serious approximations are felt
for the safety Of both outgoing and incoming
| parties. This is the first time since this mail
commenced runui that it has been so long
detained. What will Government do in this
crisis 10 protect persons crossing the plains
between this and Santa Fe, is becoming with
us II serious question Shall they be prey
to nlnrauding parties Of Indians. who murder
and steal, and 20 unwhipt Of Justice
treaty has lately been made with the
kGws. by which these Indians sell to The
Government over one half of tn ir lands.
They stilrretain tract nine by fourteen
miles. running east and west from the west
ern boundary Of the old reserve
The IIarpers Ferry out break is beginning
to cool down here since the conviction and
sentence of Old Brown. The trial, as l men
toned in my last letter. has been completed,
and the Judge proceeded to sentence Brown
on Thursday last, giving him full time, 80
days, TO prepare himself for change Of
state. On the ID day of December, 1859.
Old John Brown will he hung by the neck
till he is dead -
In political matters have nothing to COM
mnnicate that is new or particularly interest
ing The only item of interest is Mr.. Doug
las reply to Judge Black Reverdy johnson
has also published, or is publishing, a pam
Phlet on Popular Sovereignty. The New
York correspondent Of the Republican has
the following in reference to the reply of
MIR. Douglas TO Judge Black, and the stand
ing OF Mr.. Douglas in that State. He saws +:
The friends Of senator Douglas are great
ly delighted with his reply to the Attorney
General, just issued in pamphlet form; and
also with his letter to the San Francisco Ma
tional, in answer to Senator wins statement
as to the cause of his removal from the chair
nanship of the Territorial Committee. Both
articles appeared in the New York Times on
the 29th ult., and so great was tie demand
for the paper that twenty thousand extra
copies We're printed. 1t is evident that
Dougns is the prime favorite of the New
! York Democracy for the Charleston nomina-
tion. On the meeting of the Senate there
! will be move made to restore him to the
post from which he was prescribed at the
last session. post he has SO ably filled for
the last eleven years.
had forgotten until now to mention that
Thornton, the murderer of Mr. joseph
Charles, will be executed in the Jail yord in
this city on next Friday. J.P.W.
SIsKYoU COUNTY NEws.-The Northern
(Yrekn) journal of Thursday, has the follow.
ing items
FIeHr.-A fight occurred at Hoopervile
on last Monday, between II man named Sears,
and another named Anderson, in which the