New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-16

Pianist East-Burned 10 the house OF Jas. G. Gibbes
which Is safe-about three squares The Female Col
lege safe The worst destruction Is Observable IN UNI
district. Wes-BuIned from the corner TO The SECOND
house below the Post Office; Masonic and Odd Fellows
Lodges gone.
Camden.st Fast--The only house standing on The
tight hand for three squares Is small tenement DC
longing 10 Mrs. Tanner On the left hand side burned
| to the house Of Mrs Rawls-two squares:
Blanding.st.--B from and Including ne Conrsn
TO Mr. Campbell ryces house. The house OF Gen. JOIN
5. Preston not burned. On the len. burned 10 DT
Moves The Ladies' Hospital and Charlotte Depot IN
ruins. West Burned one square.
Above Blandng-st the principal burning was TWO
squares east and one square west The sword factory
and Col Clilds house, corner Of Boundary and Nam
sts in ashes; nearly the whole Of Cotton Town ditto
Col Childss Saluda factory do. The Arsenal Academy
and buildings burned, except the dwelling OF Capt
Patrick Glazes factory was likewise destroyed, bn'
his residence saved. The buildings were set on IRE III
detail The last fires took place with several others on
Saturday. No prominent residences were burned Oh
Arsenal Hill .r.. -r.r.
INCIDENTS, &C.
The Sisters Of Mercy removed from the ConyenI
TO the residence Of Cen Preston during the confsga
ton by order Of Gen. Sherman, who Is reported u
have been burned out no less than three times during
the night II true, he certainly ought TO be puriheo
man. - 4,
While the fire was raging many OF the citizens TOOK
refuge in Sidney Park some in the woods OF the sue
ubs but the next day the houses OF those who haa
spared were general thrown open. and the sufferers
invited TO partake Of such hospitality as circumstances
would permit.
Several Yankees VINO were TOO much lntOAichsu "
escape from the flames were burnt TO death. One OF
these found in the office Of The South CaroiHio' py
our foreman.
Twenty seven Yonkees were instantly killed. and
about twenty more dangerously wounded on Saturday
Willie moving ammunition nom the Arsenal magazine
event which, with others that had occurred hiew
gloom over the entire army. One OF their oncers
our informant that they had lost men In Coiumbh
than during the entire campaign elsewhere.
During the stay Of the enemy In Columbia, mere y.
little communion between them and the citizens About
400 OF the latter silly foreigners understood &c
Lave departed with them. Tho army LETT on Suhahy
evening quietly and without demonstrating OF ahy
kind and with such secrcsy that the soldiers themselves
did rot know their Destination.
A few sfraygers remained behind, VINO we're cap
tured BIZ the citizens Gen. Sherman LETT with the Gil
sens between 400 and 800 beef cattle for their support
After the evacuation Of the Federal army James "
Gbbes was requested TO act az the Mayor, In place o.
the Hon. A. G.. Goodwin who was Frustrated by ~
ness That gentleman performing the duties OF the
Office al the fast account Many OF the people rep
resented 10 be in destitute circumsances but the ci
zcns Of Greenyle and Newberry are understood 70 be
moving promptly in their behalf committee nom
the former place have started 10 Columbia for the pur
nose Tie refugees In Charlotte should do the same
ard as IA preliminary measure We invite an inioIms
meeting Of all such AT Office. In 1As Buadh edito
rial room, to-day tuesday al IL o'clock.
COMMODORE HOLLlSs.
II is reported on authority which seems en-
titled 10 credit that Col VIM a. Harmon, Of Augusta
was Killed at Wsynssboro, after the defeat OF Gen
Early AT that place. The statement is that he surren
dcred TO two Irish Yankee soldiers who Immediately
assspsinated him.
II Was also reported, Yesterday that Con. HoINns Of
the Navy was Killed IN ALTERNATE County, by gang
Of Yankee cavalry. He was attempting 70 escape 70
the woods In company with Mr.. Jefferson Randolph al
whose residence he had been stopping when the scoun
drels overlook then, and killed the Commodore. We
hope that the report Is untrue.