Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-19

EWeIl ana MAJOR Dick Turner, of Iibbv
PRISON notoriety. Governor Smith left
nan an hour earlier on canal boat. the
transportation horse vehicles having been
exhausted.
The laboratory and freight depot OF the
Danvllle road were fired abovt siy o'cIoolx
several Of the citizens protesting at the
time that it would cause immense loss IN
private individuals. An appeal was made
TO 3reckinridge, by the suggestion of
ETeil, who ordered the torch to be an
pIIed and then left. The rattle of the To-
eomotlve could be heard on the bridge os
city. '"0
AWFUL CoNFLAGRATIoN.
Inc iiremon and soldiers lnegroesl who
were prompted and urged by the few
whlte officers made Intellectual efforts to
cIeck the fire, but their endeayors seem
Gu as impotent as if they had been direct
Ga against Vesuyius. The Large mills of
iiaHaI d Cremshaw went as well as all
/ t!e warehouses on and near the canal -
MAN street was reached, and for TING IL
seemed as though the Spottswood would
! 60 People were afraid to enter il but
us proprietor 10y stienuous efforts saved
| IT, DOWN Main street and up the west
Slae OIL the Capitol square, it caught the
war Department buildings AMI Quarter
master Offices, though it is supposed this
may have been fired independently. as
! loads on loads Of papors were baulei ont
INTO the street and burned on Sunday
The Irersury building strangely enoupb
esc1 pea, being stone structure with met
S'"G ioo!, though on the three sides Of it
iGf blocks, Is vast mass Of black ruins.
he fire swept down six blocks on Main
street from the Capitol square. On the
RIVER bank everything was burned for
luII mile In fact, the fire died out for
want OF contiguous fuel. The sight on
Monday night from the heights above
was terrific and glowing. The falling of
walls and cracking of flames gave eyerv
hour fresh impetus to the burning mass.
On tuesday and Wednesday evenings
the view from Candles Hill, looking over
'he IiVer, we could see nearly a square
mile OF lack and smoking ruins. The
1hrec bridges across the James, one Of
lhem q costly and magnificent structure
over million Of dollars, were burned
Two or three large mills in Manchester.
opposite the navy yard, ard the whole of
the heart Of the city were destroyed. The
loss must amount to thirty millions of
dollars IN gold. The Ballard House and
Exchange Hotel we're saved. The most
OF the banks and one church were consum-
ed, though there was probably little spec
le in the vaults. 1t is comppted that one
thousand five hundred buildings we're dos
troyed and forty blocks.
SCENES or TUMuLr.
In the spread OF the tire there was much
! pillaging. The poorer classes, including
women, who had long felt the pangs Of
famine, now found their opportunity of
wreaking u suppressed vengeance against
the spectators and eXtortoners. The
negroes caught the infection, and stores
were broken into and for few hours the
widest scenes OF disorder prevailed. 1t
should be mentioned that on Sunday ev-
cuing n committee of citizens, headed by
| the civil authorities, seeing the fate before
them, very wisely concluded to destroy
all the liquor before the entry of our
troops. Accordingly, all the depositaries
were visited and the liquors were emptied
into the cutters.
TIE FLIGHT or JEFF DAVIS.
The despatch sent 10y Lee on Sunday
| from Petersburg, and which reached Pres
ident Davis while in church on Sunday,
was the signal for grand exodus. His
wife left on Wednesday previous, it is said,
for Galveston, lie sent over to Dr. Hoge,
whose sermon ho had been listening TO, a
small note by the black sexton. The lat
ter on receiving it changed the course of
his remarks, and said it was probably the
last time he should address them, and
hastily concluded the services The rest
Of the day he spent with his secretaries
in packing up his papers. Ills house was
left otherwise in the usual order, white
housekecper being found in chlrge by our
people. lie took the train at hali-past
six in the evening,
NOTABuITlEs.
Governor Smith Extra Billy left bis
wife "a very excellent lady, by the way)
behind, Mrs Gen. Lee has boen an inva-
lid Tor some time, and occupied very
modest mansion beyond that OF the Vice
President. A guard was Immediately pla-
ced at the house FOR her protection, and
she was treated with becoming courtesy.
j Stephens occupied house on the oppo-
site corner from Davis, but has not been
living in it for some time. Edward A.
Pollard, whom General Butler says is not
exchanged, was at the Spottswood House
on Wednesday evening. The only two
foreign flags which we saw exhibited were
the French tri-color and the Spanish
Mr. Edmond A. Paul, the French Consul,
took occasion to cali upon Gen. Weitzel
early, to express his hope that protection
would be extended to his person and pro-
perty' Judge Campbell, once of the I'm
tied States Supreme bonch, and more re-
t Gently of the peace commissioners, was
one OF the most important personages
left behind. A number of the more prom
inent and wealthy citizens have lett ior
= Europe, including Judge BledSoe ana
, John r. Thompson.
Next { wednesday morning Judge
Camnbell paid a visit to General Weitzel
, while we we're present. After some con-
versation he expressed a desire to see
President Lincoln TO ask him il some way
could not DO found, in the present alti-