The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-29

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GREAT FIRE DANvILLE, KENTUcKY.-A THIRD
| OF THE Town IN AsHEs-We have the subioned de-
tails of the great fire in Danville, KY last Wed
nesday, notice of which has already been given by
| telegraph
The Louisville Journal of the Gath, says: Captain
Putnam, mail agent on the Lexington Railroad, Mr..
Ball, the messenger of Adams Express, and passen-
gers on last nights train brought the melancholy
intelligence that the principal part of the beautiful
town of Danville, the county seat of Boyle, had
been laid in ashes. The fire commenced at three
| o'clock on Wednesday evening and ragged until
nine O'Clock at night, destroying all the compact
| portion of the town north of 1lain street. The
wind blew hurricane, and as there not suii-
Gent fire apparatus to offer any resistance, the de-
vouring element swept every thing before it.
The number of buildings DESTROYED is variously
stated from 60 to 80 including the Baterton House,
the finest hotel in the town. the courthouse three
churches, Adams Express office, and all the princi
pal stores. 1t is reported that only house,
which was fire-proof remains of the two finest
| blocks in the town.
Not only the buildings burnt but most of
| their contents fell prey to the flames Much of
the furniture and goodsw removed to the street.
| but the heat intense that they caught fire
and were burnt
As the Presbyterian Seminary is located at Dan
vile, it may be well enough to state that it is
distance from the cOnfagration and sustained no
| damage whatever.
large meeting of the citizens of Louisville was
held on Saturday evening for the purpose of ex-
| pressing sympathy for the sufferers. A large
! amount of money was collected and sent to the
| Mayor of the town for distribution.
HANDSOME BEoUEs1s TO SERvANTs.-The follow
ing requests made in the will of the late Mrs.
| Mary w. Dale:-"To James Baxter, colored SER
want who has been in the service of my late hus-
band, Capt. Dale, and myself, for twenty three
years, ST., 900, to be paid to him within three
months after my death; also, give to the said
Baxter all my silver plate, furniture music, &C.,
&C., for his own use and he is 20 occupy my house
for three months after my death, and to receive his
usual wages, $50 per month, during that. time, be-
sides his expenses for keeping the house."
The second bequest is as follows: 81 give and
devise all my estate, right, title, &C., in the proper
| ty known as the Draw Bridge Estate, unto j. G.
Miller, in trust, and out of the rents and income
thereof to pay the board of my old horse SAM
during his life, and also SIS per month to James
Baxter for his services in taking of the horse,
and in the said Baxter dies before the horse,
the executor is to employ some one else to attend
to this duly. At the death of the horse the estate
| is to go to sister of the deceased. The sum of
81, 500 is left to the waiting maid of the deceased,
during her lifetime after which the said is to
| go to the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, in lphia.-Pha Erening Journal.
ALWAYS A CRIsIs.-Judge Halliburton, the origi-
nal "Sam Slick" is amusing the people on the
other side OF the water with some very racy sketch
es in the Dublin University Magazine. We copy
an extract:
| "Wherever you go, people say the country is
| going to the devil. Well l have heard that cry to
home, long before saw England, and yet we go
ahead, and England goes ahead in spite of such crit
tiers; we can't help prosperin. The only difference
between the two countries is, l have said, peo-
pie in England think they going to the bad
place all the time; we only think so once in four
years."
| The Hon. William B. Reed, late Minister to Chi
ma, is on visit to Washington, and stopping at
Wizards Hotel.
MARRIED
At Emmanuel Church, on 10Th instant, by Rev Dr.
Schenck, JAM S NJ. NEhCER, of West River, Nd to
ELLA w HOPKINS. of this city.
On the 18th instant, by Rev: Henry Ebert, THOMAS
MATTHEWS to Miss ANN MARIA SIMS, all of this
city.
DIED.
On the 9th instant MARY ELIZABETH, consort Of JOS
c. Merritt in the 33d year Of her age
On the 9th instant Mrs ELLIE c., wife of R. g. Thomp
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