The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-09-09
Items of News.

lied portion OF the CITY was Icuuocu W
ashes. The fire commenced in the
japanese store, occupied by celebrated
pearl diver, aud spread TO the postotiicc,
4 aud thence 10 the United States Hotel.
All the buildings on Washington
street to Ocean were soon destroyed,
The FIRE extended along Washington
street to American Row, the Atlantic
Hotel, Elmaker's Hotel, Koeuig's Sa-
loon, Huffual drugstore, aud PRISONERS
restaurant. Everything was destroyed
from Ocean street on the east to Jackson
street on the west, aud from Washington
street on the north to the beach on the
south, except the Columbia Hotel which
I was saved by the admirable arrange.
ments made for preservation against fire.
The hose attached to the fire depart
ment at Congress Hall was brought into
use when the flames reached Jackson
street, and by it the Centre aud Ocean
Houses were saved La Pierre House
was saved by tearing up the carpets,
wct;ing them, and Speeding them on the
roof. A row OF buildings on Washing
ton street, opposite the old American
House stores, was damaged by water,
and some OF them torn down. The loss
is estimated at sl75 900. The United
States Hotel was sold last week by It's
Chem owner to Charles Conway, Of
Philadelphia, for $50 900. Steam fire
engines were sent down on train from
Camden,
The New York Sm says Reporters
oil the railroad accidents will have
plenty of business the next four weeks
The three great lines to the West, the
Pennsylvania Central, the Erie, and the
New York Central purpose running
trains through to Chicago in thirty
hours, including stops As the distance
by the first named line is 500 miles, by
the second $50, aud by the third 9Sl,
it will be seen that an average speed
will have to be kept up, while the train
is in motion, OF considerably mere
than thirty miles au hour. Ont thor
oughly well built roads OF England,
with their light cars and engines, such
rate is safe enough but VIC trcmbc
for the consequences when we think
Of our uneven tracks, sharp curves, and
forty.ton locomotives. 1t Is however
probable that the wear and tear of this
high speed will prove SO enormous us
soon to force return 10 the slower but
safer pace heretofore followed.
A fire occurred on Monday in coal
mine ut Plymouth, Pa, about twenty
miles from Scranton. There were two
hundred employees in the mine, aud
the shaft, the only means of escape, is
choked by burning coal and rubbish.
Ventilation is totally stopped, and it is
feared that many, ii not all, o! the work
men will be suffocated Later dospa.ch
es announce that the fire had been sub.
dued and that two men, who descended
the shaft for the purpose ofrescuing their
comrades, were suiiocated Its proba.
BILE that all who were in the Dit have
met the same fate.
The St. Louis people are still stirring
up the question OF the removal of the
United States Capital to that city
Governor Geary, of PENNSYLVANIA, d..
clines 10 send DELEGATES Ia The Conven.
ton which is to consider the subject.
SO also does the Governor of Indiana.
The Mayor Of Memphis thinks the Con.
vention Ought to be postponed wear ;
Governor Yarmouth, of Louisiana. is
in favor of the removal. and n s
Foote "bas been in favor Of n far TWEEN.
" years"
f'be Radicals ~ M.ss.oh,s., :,
great trouble Tborcnubl;c,n worl;,..
men have deserted the I,saeues and
formed their own secret societies win
membership 30 000 s,ronc This il
merely the nrenarotion or movsmont
that will return them ali 10 Tho Don
oeratio fold where iii worL;namon ~,
turally belong. and where nre,fv soon
they will nil be found again
< California paner renorts that ,bors
were 80, 900 tons Of wheat lying in sacts
along the banks oftbe Sacramento river
. in Temuha. Butte. Suffer. Col.ia and
Yolo counties. ON ths LIST of August
and that GO 600 moro were to follow
making 10 900 tons os the Weld of
five counties.
A nugget of gold WEIGHING ono bup.
dred aud six hounds. aud wortb abont
rs25 900. was received lately in San
Francisco. This specimen Il accom-.
panied by a number of smaller ones
and a ouantitv of om,l,om al =,
which was taken ont by Two mon l.
one day-the whole being worth abon,
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