The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-12

the 26th ult gives the following particulars Of disas-
trous fire that occurred there the morning, and
which was believed to be the work Of incendiary
fire broke out this morning in the small trunk store
next to the store of Messrs. Briggs Yard The first
fire bell of alarm was given so badly by single bell that
we were in doubt whether il intended for fire
alarm, until soon heard one Or two more bells when
we fastened the spot and found the above named
trunk store than half consumed and the north end
of Briggs & Yards store was also in full blaze The
alarm had been mperfectly given that but few fire
men were now present The store Of messrs b. & Y.
broken OPEN and many Of the goods were taken out
and saved though, presume, i'll damaged condition.
This building entirely consumed; and from the in
tense heat the window frames of Mr. Sauer four story
brick store the opposite side of the alley caught
FIRE even to the fourth story, but the building is we'll
supplied with water in every story by force pump, Mr.
Sauters was able prevent the fire from extending be-
yond the windows The heavy wooden cornice at the
top Of the 'front.' however caught fire, but saved
by scasonable applicant of water from the fOurthstory
windows.
But on the north side the fire was not so easily
rested as there was continuous range of small wooden
buildings in that direction to the corner of fremont
and Mechanic streets and then along Mechanic street
to A. Ballngers brick store the other side of the
block For some time we could see no prospect of
saving any Of these Buildings but by steady and well d
rected streams of from the engines in the the
the fire was finally extngushed when it had reached
about the middle Of this block on Mechanic street. We
entirely and two three others greatly damaged by the
fire and the attempts to save them We have not now
the of stating the losses, even Of giving the
names Of the sufferers The loss of Messrs. Briggs Il
Yard is probably much the heaviest.
No doubt entertained but that this fire the work
of ncendiares Another attempt also made to fire
the cts last night at the post-oce weatherboard of
the office pulled off and fire started between the
weatherboards and ceiling, but discovered IN time
and extinguished
These and many similar evidences of a dangerous
class of persons in midst should eli the
necessity of increased vigilance the part of city
police.
The Lake Village (Chicot county, Arkansas) Press
of the 23d ult. has the following:
The high stage of the Mississippi has been& source Of
great alarm planters
The crops were in the most promising condition and
it was expected that Chcot would be able to meet the
exgenGies of war; but new calamity-one quite unex
pected-has fallen upon US On Thursday, the 10th
inst the memorable river its way through the
row neck Of land which separates it from lake ChicOt
Since that time the water in the lake has risen at the
rate of two feet perdiem, so that as we write, tits
within a few inches Of the bank.
We cut off from a land communication, and
many plantations on the river and lake materially
damaged Some planters are engaged night and day in
erecting eyees and the greatest anxiety is felt to
the issue of this rremedabe disaster Those who have
most suffered Oh the lake are Judge A. H. Davies Judge
Stuart, and johnson Chapman. We do not exaggreate
in saying that these planters will suffer to the of
$4,000.
We learn that the river is raising rapidly and that
there is every probability of general nundation.
Ex-PREsIDEST PIERCE ON THE WAR;-The Boston
Post publishes letter from expresdent Pierce, which
concludes as follows;
"The very idea of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Union
has always been to me one Of terrible significance. Still
oil na II, he itah of
the noble fabric toter to its all-there is humbly
hope nexesable necessity that its ruins be stained
with gore If cur fathers mistaken, and time has
developed in system if the madness of their
has planted there the germ Of rrepressbe conflict
which forbids longeo live together in peace, then
in peace and Just let separate. Fearful will
be the responsibility of those who would cast the last
element of human woe-that of for fratricidal
slaughterinte the general chaos. Tie wisdom Of man
faNs-maY God in mercy guide as