Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-30


All IL o'clock last evening FIRE was
discovered in the tin shops connected with
the Railroad repair shops in this place.
The fire spread rapidly, consuming the ma
chine shop, new car house, new engine house
and rail shop and part Of the woodsheds to-
gether with the engine, part OF third shop
with all the machinery, tools, stock &c.
Nearly or quite all Of the cars we're saved.
Loss will reach 500, 900 Insurance S35. 900.
The buildings destroyed we're the property
Of the Passumpsic Railroad Company.
( ST. PAUL, March %.
The Dakotah House and Washington House
were destroyed by FIRE last week. Loss $1,000
PETROLEUM CENTRE, PA, March %.
A fire, beginning at the Ocean Well, to-
day spread to the ranks Of the Ocean Oil
Company, the Arlic Well, No. ~, Patterson
Dickey. No. 10, thence 70 five wells on the
Breeden and Fennet leases, which we're all
burned Three rehneries, some thirty odd
buildings, also, we're consumed, and soon con-
nected with Bennehof Run, and the burning
oil emptied itself into Oil creek, presenting
terrible mountain Of smoke and fame nearly
mile iu length. The damage is estimated
at $3.50, 600. Ninety thousand barrels Of oil
were destroyed; Is engine houses, derricks,
engines, and the whole paraphrenalie for sink
ing wells we're destroyed. One man was
burned to death, three fatally and two slight
ly burned.
CINo1NNATI, March %.
( Pixies Opera House took fire from an ex-
plosion Of gas at midnight, and the whole
building is in ruins. The fire spread across
Baker street to the Adams express stables
and to several buildings on Third street,
but is now well subdued. The total loss
!, will be two millions Of dollars.
NEW York, March 10.
A Washington dispatch says it is under
stood that orders have been issued for the
immediate fitting out of flying squadron
, for duty on the British North American coast
Various reasons are assigned for this move
! ment. One is the assembling OF the British
West India Fleet at Haliisx; another is the
Fenian scare, st II another is the termination
Of the Reciprocity treaty and its effect on
our fisheries. It will probably equal the
English feet in strength.
NEW ORLEANS, March %.
Planting is going on rapidly in louisiana.
b Sugar and corn all planted.
SAN FRASCIsco, March %.
, The State Senate passed resolutions en-
: dorsng the action of the majority Of Con-
gress and az dnst that Of the President by a
vote Of 81 to %.
CINCINNATI, March %.
; The storm Tuesday night was very severe
aud damaging to property. Several buildings
/ were blown down. one of the piers of the
bridge of the Cincinnati aud Indianapolis
Junction railroad was estroyed, and afreght
train ran into the chasm and the engineer and
! fireman were severely injured. The storm
/ was foit at indianapolis, Louisville, Evans
vile ami other points west.
! New YORK, March "a.
, 80 o'clock, Gold l.25 10.
= Coupons, 6's Of 81. l04 IS. 1905, 3rd
! series, 700. 5-2O's Of 90, lO3 7-8. 10-4Os,
90 S.s
Another extensive robbery Of bonds took
place. A thief entered the residence of John
P. Moore, ITO Madison Avenue, and stole
a box containing bonds to the amount Of
100000. A reward Of s., 600 is offered for
the recovery OF the lost articles.
, A Toronto dispatch of the 23d says the
p excitement has quieted down here, though no
relaxation is apparent in the preparations for
e defence According to Michael Murphy, the
supposed Canadian mead centre, $4,000 Of
e Feniaa Bonds have been taken up in Canada.
The citizens OF Ottawa are still so nervous
that light patrols and countersgns are in force.
The left wing of the Canadian Army on the
: st. Lawrence border still exhibits great activi
= ty, and fresh troops are constantly arriving.
i The Military authorities say that If the Feni-
ans attempt to cross at Ogdensburg they will
Q FIRE on that city from the Guns Of Fort We'll
lington at Prescott.
WAsHINGroN, March "a.
( A Washington dispatch says the President
has declined to accept the resignation Of
ID ofI II II
Lieut.. Gen. Grant will shortly sail for Eu.
rope and the Navy Department is now look
; ing up d vessel for his accommodation.
a The small pox at Raleigh is declining.
, Brigadier Gen Grierson has been promoted
a to a Major General.
q A party residing here has commenced a
g suit against Gen. Terry in the United States
$ court for this District claiming damages for
= loss and injury caused by the General as
e commander of the Department Of Virginia.
t The Ways aid Means Committee have
agreed to-day to let the exemption Of the tax
on incomes stand as it now is, at 5000, ad-
= ding $50 exemption for every child of a fami'
!. ly up TO Is.
e Tho loan bill will go over to the Senate on
. Monday, and in the Senate Finance Commit
tee IL is in great danger OF amendment. Mr..
i Sherman is in favor of further restriction oi
h the power of the Secretary OF the Treasury
J. aud will ondoayor to amend the bill In that
q direction The Senators genrally are not
d friendly to Mr.. McCulloch, regarding him as
- a dangerous man. lie is no politician, but
he wields vast political power through his
j. position. They assert that in any excited
Il election, no would be more dangerous thai
b a practical. politician.
s NEW ORLEANs, March %.