Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-13
Domestic Nfus.
PORTLAND, July 5,

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can hardly be traced, and space Of one and
a half miles long, by quarter Of mile wide,
appears like a forest Of chimneys, with frag-
menis Of walls attached to them.
The wind was blowing gale from the
South, &C., tremendous sheets Of fame
swept along before it, destroying everything
in It's passage.
The utmost exertions Of the fremen, aided
by steamers and hand engines from several
other places, could only succeed in prevent
ing It from spreading in new directions.
Many buildings were blown up to check
the flames.
The inhabitants could scarcely do more
than flee to the upper part Of the city, saving
such goods as they could carry
The Custom House being FIRE proof, escap-
ed, though greatly damaged.
The splendid city aud county building on
Congress Street, which was nearly fire-proof,
was considered safe. and It was helled full Of
furniture by the neighboring residents, and
this swept away with all its contents.
Half the city is destroyed, and that half
includes nearly all the business portion, ex-
cept the heavy business houses on CONNER
/ cial Street.
The Ere commenced at little below the
foot Of Hegh Street, in boat shop.
All the newspapers we're burned out all
but three of the printing offices all the jew
elry, all the wholesale dry good stores, sew
eral churches, telegraph offices, nearly all the
stationers, and the majority of nearly all the
business places.
captain Imam has telegrephed for 1900
tents, to accomodate the homeless inhabi-
;ants. The FIRE is still raging below Cum
berland Street working back to the West
I tu.rd ba mind hafnfr cbapgad
PORTLAND, June S.
The upper side of Fore street is swept clean
to India, excepting two buildings on the cor
ner Of India street. Woods marble hotel.
the Freeman House, the American House.
the Elma House. the International House.
the C0mmerci al House, the Sturtevant House,
and Lingsburys Hotel are all destroyed.
Congress street from Chestnut to the OBJ
servatory is cleaned on both sides. Not
( building is standing on Exchange street,
Federal street is entirely destroyed also
Cumberl md street from Pearl street to the
hill on both sides also Union, Plum. Tenn
pie, Lime aud Silver streets entire, and Fran
kiln from Fore to Oxford.
All the Wholesale and most Of the retail
shoe stores are destroyed.
Eight churches wsre destroyed--ihe Sec
ond Parish, Third Parish, Pearl Street, Uni
versalists, First Baptist, St. Stephens Epis-
copal, Bethel, Swedenborgian, and Catholic
chapel.
Every bank in the city is destroyed, though
the contents of their vaults is supposed to be
safe.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 6.
Five car loads of provisions came down
from Boston last night and being distrib-
uted to the people. A fire company, so strong,
also arrived last evening and have been work.
ing all night on the ruins. Large amounts
Of supplies also came in from other places.
Most of the provision stores having been
burnt there is hardly any thing to be bought
and the people are living on bread alone.
The Athen@um Library was totally des-
troyed.
The First National Banks funds and secu-
rites are all saved sure, and there is no doubt
bur those OF other banks are also saved.
Among the other evidences of sympathy
abroad is check for $500 which was receiv-
ed from Washington this morning by the
Mayor. He also received a dis patch from the
Secretary of War stating that he had directed
the Qnartermaster General to furnish all the
aid of his department to the sufferers.
One cause of the destruction of so large
quantity of goods was the impossibility of
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hundred dollars an hour we're offered for
single horse and wagon and were refused.--
1t is said that some draymen made one hun
dred dollars an hour We hope the report
is not true. A man who under such circum-
stances would take such price ought not to
be patronizsd thereafter.
One of the greatest disasters TO the beauty
of what was we'll known the " forest city,"
has been the complete destruction Of the
beautiful shade trees which lined most OF the
streets through which the flames spread
Some of them we're Of fifty and sixty years
growth, and we're the most ancient landmarks
in the city
The FIRE was occAsioned by ire-crackers.
BALTIMORE, July 6.
Judge Bowie has given written opinion
in case coming under the operation OF the
civil rights bill. A DR.. Somers beat negro.
The negroes wife had Somers arrested and
brought before the magistrate. Somers'
counsel con,ended that the laws of Maryland
would not allow a negro to testify against
white man.
The Magistrate decided that such laws
were null and void under the recent civil
rights bill. and required Somers to give bail
to appear before the Circuit Court Somers
refused to do this, and he was committed to
prison His counsel then applied to Chief
justice Bowie for writ Of habeds corpus,
which Judge Bowie refused to grant, resffr rm-
ing the decision of the Magistrate and remain
ding the prisoner to custody.
WAsHINaToE, July 6.
1t was b. $. Rheet, not H. Barnwell Rhett,
who Was shot in South Carolina few days
since.
WAsHINGTON July 7.
The first Comptroller says; In consequence
OF the disagreement of the Houses OF Con-
gress, in reference to other provisions of the
Internal Revenue Act, this has not yet be-
come law therefore State bank circulation
will not be taxable under the bill, until it re-
ceives the Presidents signature.
The tiohmond newspapers say. that while
Virginia aud the South will be delighted to
see The new (Johnson) party formed it yet
will not be proper for Them to lead in the
enterprise.
The lnteligsncsr says, it learns that Pay
master Paulding has been found guilty of the
charges preferred against him, and sentenced
to be cashiered and pay fine of $50 900 and
be imprisoned for the term of one year.
Thermometer, 9s degrees.