Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-20
FIRE YESTERDAY.
BURNING. OF THE UNIVERSALIST
Gf0a.Haa CHURCH. qqoHfTIfg
Ioss, About 10000.

About three o'clock yesterday afternoon
a fire was discovered in the Universalist
Church, on Third street, corner of Cherry;
alley. Loss, perhaps $4,000 or $4,000.
The fire originated in detective flue, on
the north side of the church, and must have
been burning for hours before it was dis.
covered. e-l's.ea 80 T4s.t Il In :
The Sunday School was in prog
the basement, but thanks to Mr.. Bailey's
and the teachers admirable management
and presence of mind, the children were
all got out without injury, and without un-
necessary excitement. ~ = .a'
Although the fire was discovered at
about three o'clock, the alarm was not
given from the bells of the city for halt
hour afterwards, causing good deal of
grumbling from those whose delight it is
to grumble at the fire department, for de-
lay in getting the fire under. -
When we first arrived on the ground,
before a stream had been turned on the
blazing building, the entire tower was in
flames, as also was the rear of .thes roof.
Itwas feared at one time that the fine
organ owned by the Universalist Society,
one of the best in the city, we are told,
would be destroyed, but, we are happy to
be able to say, it is comparatively unin-
ljured. -1FA-
There is an insurance on the building of
$1,000. which, in our opinion, will go far
towards making up the loss. ss@a Ii
The firemen were greatly impeded in
their labors by the falling plastering, and
by the .'help' rendered by those officious
persons whose best gift it is always to be in
the road. ,--..-ss 81
We are heartily sorry for our friends of
thetSoeiety. They had just got their church
renovated and in good repair. Their large
and valuable Sunday school library was
saved, uninjured, we are pleased to know.
NOTHING LIKE FRIENDs.-When a man
has a good friend, he has good thing. His
losses are his friends losses, his woes and
griefs are his friends. We have such a
4 friend. We mentioned, few days ago,
that some tophet-bound wretch had cap
tured our scissors, and magnanimously Of
fered to forgive and forget if he would re-
turn them. He didn'tdo it,. Our affiiction
fell like loaded weight on the soul of our
friend. Going to the Postoffice on Satur-
day morning, we returned about dark
having made the round trip in about ten
hours-with a letter containing the fol-
lowing:
Town Ply DE RIFER,
KALUMBUs. Ohio. Jan. 18th, '6S.}
MEEsTER SBEvEENS: You sed in der
baber ash zum fellers schtolt yer zeezarsh.
dn3t 7 niu
you onder pare. Uf you no likes dem
pring dem peck, put tont let yum onder
fellers schteal desc here. s1 i..1 r55e4 .-..
gio9 Yours,
l. JOHN. Hams.
John is our friend; we know it from a
remark he made. He may rest in peace.
There is no steel to the scissors he sends US.
They are made of wood, like Johns head.
MARKET PRICEs.-The market on Satur-
day morning was about as good as it is
generally this season of the year. Dealers
don't ask anything for what they do bring
in either. Butter sold for from 40 to
60 cents per pound, and strong at that. Eggs
40 cents ,per dozen. Potatoes about two for
as fashional chignon, our country friends
had the nerve to ask 10 to Is cents head
for. Other articles of provisions sold at
the same exhorbitant rates. And yet, with
a knowledge of this state of affairs, capi-
talists are reducing the wages Of labor, and
many landlords contemplate an increase OF
rents for their dilapidated tenant houses
The prospect for mechanics and working
men, here and elsewhere, is indeed q
gloomy one.
TRANSFERRED SATURpAY.-The follow
: ing transfers of real estate were left at the
Recorders office on Saturday:
George Roth and wife to John G.. Helm
mann, January 18th, half OF lot No. % in
G. F. Jaeger's addition to the city of Co
lumbus, for S1275.
w. "A. Gill to J. W. Dwyer, August 9Th,
Z 1867, lots Nos. 16 and 67 of VIM. A. Gill's
fourth addition to the city of Columbus, for
$3.50. ,e-
John B. Curtis and wife to j. w. Dwyer
December 3lst 1867, part of lot No. 81 in
Central Reserve in the city of Columbus,
+ for $4,000.
i All. Agler ct al. to o. T. Goodwin, Nov
26th. 1867, quit claim to l acre of land in
i Miffiin township, for 81. 49,
Samuel Maize and wife to o. T. Goodwin
January 1st, quit claim to % acres in Mif-
lin township, for $l75. s- -ear
i Elizabeth E. Murray to Huldah Sher-
man, January 18th, lot No. 63 in William
Neil's addition to the city of Columbus,
for So, 100. ;.-r ..-- saa l.ie<. p .-
| MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-There were mar
riager licenses issued during the past week
by the Probate Court, as follows: Monday
2; Tuesday, none; Wednesday, A; Thurs
day, L; Friday, l; Saturday, l. From this
| it will be seen that, because of the extra
ordinary cost of housekeeping, getting
married is about played out. 4lr