Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-12-26
From the Charleston Mercury. The Great Charleston Fire-Further Par ticuIars

Yesterday was 8 gloomy day for Charles ton Business was universally suspended, and, with one impulse, our community uni ted in giving sympathy aud aid to the vic tims of that great public calamity.
 Cur report, in our last issue, of the pro- gres8 of the fire closed al quarter past five o'clock on yesterday morning, when the majestic spire of the Cathedral had jus tot tered and crashed through the burning roof. From that time the disaster may be said to have assumed new phase. The flames leaped rnaIIy across Broad street, and for saking tie neighborhoods which they had already desolated, they seemed to devote their whole fury against the elegant prl- vate residences which have 50 long been the pride of the south western portion of our city. As these beautiful homesteads succombed, one after another, to the resist less march of the destroying element, the scene was awful.
 The fire advanced steadily onward, stop ping only, when having reached the river, l it had nothing more to burn. We give some notes of the disastrous results. THE CATHEDRAL OF ST. FISBAE. | This splendid structure, built only about ! eight years ago, was justly rated one of | the finest architectural ornaments of our city. It was constructed of brown stone, l in 8 very massive and costly manner. All | the sacred vessels were saved. The bish | ops residence, attached to the Cathedral, contained very rare and valuable library, portion of which was saved.
 
 THE CIRCULAR CHURCH.
 The site recently occupied by the Circu- lar Church was formerly, in the memory of many of our old citizens, the locus in gao of brick church, known as the ''White Meeting" It had its origin coevaly with the settlement of the city in 1880. The congregation was originally Presbyterian, but probably united both Congregational ists and Presbyterians. In 1734 the lat ter seperated and commenced worship a new wooden edifce, on the site of the present Scotch Church." The pulpit has been filled for a period of l75 years, by seven teen pastors, commencing with the Rev. Messrs. Pierpont, Adams and Cotton, in the latter fifteen years of the 17th century, and followed by the Rev Stobo, Livingston, Basset, Parker, Smith, Edmonds, Hutson, Bennett, Thomas, Tencnt, Hollinshead, Keith, Palmer end Post.
 On the 25th of May, 1860, the new build ing was opened for the first time, with ap- propriate religious exercises. The new build ing was circular. in form, and eighty eight feet in diameter. In 1888 the addition of lofty spire, lS2 feet high, added to the appearance of the building.
 A few days since, the church was en- tirely renovated, at an expense of $20, ,0OO, rendering 1t one of the most beautiful and consistently arranged of our city Splaces of worship. The numerous, tablets were reset t-thc old fashoned pulpit gave place to the more appropriate rostrum-the pews were re-arraRged, and the manner of light ing the entire building, from the center of the dome, secured soft and equally diff fused light. The building is total loss. THE cUMBERLAND-sr. (METHoDIsr) CHURCH.
 This was plain, substantial structure, affording commodious apartments for their Iaree congregation, with galleries and base ment rooms for a very large slave member ship. It was swept ray in the great tire If 1929 and rebuilt soon after. ~ ~ Is agalh entirely destroyed.
 ST. PETERS (ErrsooPA1) CHURCH.
 This building was located on Logan street between Broad and Thadd streets was a neat and well arranged edifce, with ground floor and galleries. The congrega- ton is quite full one, and it has been for