The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-08

FIRES THIS MoRNrHe-A DOLLAR STORE BUILDING
BURNED OUT.-Shortly after O'Clock mis- morning
windows Of building No. 7i2 Chestnut street The
door leaddg to the upper part OF the structure was
door landing. An alarm of fire was given, and ir a
remarkably short space OF time the 1remel were on
muncated to the various In the second story,
and large sized hole had been burned through the
noor, and through this aperture burning cinders
Goodwin & Cutter, and known as tue dollar
store Water was poured on this mass OF embers
up all the various cases and shelvings. The Ore
burned stubbornly for over hour, but the fremen
succeeded in combining 1t to the second and third
stories. The occupants OF the first floor sustain
trining loss by fire and water. They also used
store rooms. Here considerable damage was sus-
tanned. Messrs. Goodwin Cutler have an insur-
ance Of s2O0O0 which will be sufficient to cover their
loss. The front second floor was occupied by j. NJ.
Warne, importer OF Watches and II A. Warne &
Co., manufacturing jewellers. These gentlemen
had an immense stock on hand, but
fortunately for them the bulk of It was locked up in
two Immense safes. In these receptacles were
watches alone amounting To $50,000. The articles
in the cases comprised all sorts OF jewelry, all of
which was destroyed Their insurance is $4,000,
which, 1t is thought, will cover the loss. The front
room on the third floor was unoccupied. A small
room in its rear occupied by Charles Il. Mutrux,
matchmaker. His loss win be 5000, which s covered
by insurance. The origin OF the fire Is involved IN
mystery, but the general impression seems TO be
that it is an incendary act
AT O'Clock this morning. Conklln's stables, Nos.
sY4 $40, and s2S SAMSON street. were discovered on
fire, but before the flames had extended very far
the America and Moyamensing Hose Companies
were on hand and succeeded in eXtinguIshng them.
JAYNE's HALI.-When the fine granite building on
Chestnut street, below Seventh, known as Jayne's
Hail. was built, the plans were SO drawn as to form
stores OF sufficient capacity for almost any purposes
but since the first occupancy of the stores for bus
ness sites, the trade OF Philadelphia has increased
immensely. and with said increase enlarged estab
lishments have been necessltated. The firm of
Messrs. Morgan, Bush & Co., dry goods importers
and jobbers, No. 434 Market street. have for some
time past been looking around for suitable place
in which to conduct their rapidly increasing trade
and finally hit upon Jnyne's Hall. The trustees OF
the estate OF the late David Jayne were at once
suited, and an arrangement was entered into, by
which it agreed that the trustees should trans
form the stores Nos. 427 and 429 into one, and
when completed IL should be turned
under the terms OF five ten years lease TO
the Grmsnamed. To agree was but to perform; ;
workmen were at once set TO work, the dividing
walls taken down, skylights introduced, new stair
ways erected, and improvements of all kinds made.
The work has SO far progressed that on Monday next
the firm will commence moving in their goods, and
in few days the first moor will be then open to pub
lie Inspection. When completed the store will COM
pare favorably with any other in the city, and
having great depth, being well lighted and with
fine display frontage on Chestnut street. will, no
doubt, answer all expectations
THE MORTALITY OF THE CITY.-lThe number Of
deaths In the city for the week ending at noon to-