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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-12

THE SOUTHERN LIFE is the
| first Insurance Company ever
chartered in the Southern States.
Pays all losses promptly, and as its
name denotes, addresses itself Pc
cuIiar!y to the patronage Of South
ern people, being first-cl'ss insti.
tuition. Its dividends are as large
or larger than any Company in the
United States, and are declared an
nually after making ONE annual pay
ment, while mnst other Companies
require from two to three a,ments
before any dividend is declared,
thereby requiring tie policy heller
to p.y the same amount Of premi-
um each year.
The undersigned proposes to eau
vass Lincoln and adjoining counti4s
to give every one who Can. an OPP
POI tunity tn insure in this, the Mo-
Their ct Life Insurance in the South
ern States.
JtMES II. SCRUGGS.
General Agent. Office in FAyette-
vile with j. c. Mckinney, Esq
N. B.-Active iotelltgent agents
wanted to canvass Middle T. nnessre.
JAMES IL. SCRUGGs,
Spril6 General Ageut.
J. c. MCKINNEY, Local Agent.
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PUBLIC SALES.
SHERIFF SALE.
No. 1893.

No. 1,523.
DY virtue of one writ Of feri facias to
ID me directed and delivered from the
Honorable Circuit Court of Lincoln county,
Tennessee, at its July term, 1871, IN favor
of Levi G.. B. and James Walker, and a
gainst Burrell Christian and Al. Childress,
/ will expose to public sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the courthouse door IN
the town of Fayetteville, on
Monday, November 9th, 1911,
the undivided interest of BuyreH Christian
in a certain Tract of Land lying IN CIVIL
District No. %, Lincoln county, Tennessee
and bounded as follows. to-wit :-On the
North by the lands Of w. c. Jennings ana
WI. Smith, on the Fast by the Franklin
county line, on the South by the lands o.
John A. Curtis, ond on the West by the
lands of - Walker, containing zoo
Acres, more or less. Levied on as the
property Of Burren Christian, to satisfy ono
execution in favor Of Levi, G. B. and aInes'
Walker for $500, besides interest ana
costs ID. Is. MOh0AN,
oct5-$6 oheTfV'
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In Chancery at Fayetteville.
John McGee, admir-, ct ais, } September
as. Rules,

John McGee, admir-, ct ais, September
McGee, ct ais. 1871.
ON motion of compliments by counsel,
~ and it appearing to the satisfaction of
the Clerk and Master from the allegations of
complainants' bill, which is sworn to, that
defendants Polly Ann McGee, Josiah Nc
Gee, Jesse McGee, Wm. McGee and John
McGee are pon-residents of the State of Ten
nessee, and reside in the State Of Alabama
and that N. j Roe, Newton j. Roe, Jesse
Roe, Samuel Roe and John Roe are non-res-
idents of the State Of Tennessee, and reside
in the State of Missouri and that Harriet
Bennett and her husband - Bennett, John
Townsend and wife Stacy Ann Townsend,
Martha MCGEE, Elizabeth McGee and Eus-
tacia McGee are non-residents of the State
of Tennessee, and reside in the State of
Arkansas, so that the ordinary process of
law cannot be served on them it is, there
fore, ordered by the Clerk and Master that
aid nonresident defendant appear at 0p be-
fore the next term of the Chancery Court,
to be held for the county of Lincoln at the
courthouse IN the town of Fayetteville, on
the 4th Monday of December, and
plead, answer or demur to complainants' bill.
or the same will be taken for confessed, and
set for hearing ex parte as to them. tits fur
Their ordered that this notice be published
for four consecutive weeks in the FAYETTE-
WILLIE OBSERVER. ID. w. CLARK,
oct5 Clerk and Master.
Bright d Sons, Sols for comp.
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ows have been entirely destroyed.
Probably the loss will be about
five or six thousand dollars. The
smoke is so dense as to make see
ing and breathing very difficult.
The fire is still raging.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-12

GS& The Grand Encampment
and Grand Lodge, |. o. o. f., is
to meet in Chattanooga-nOt Nash.
willie as heretofore published. An
order from the Grand Master,
issued last Saturday, revokes a
former order, and designates Chat
tanooga as the place. The time
is not changed.
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Fayetteville and Huntsville Mail.

THERE is good HACK on this line,
l. with good gentle horses and careful
driver. r..
Leaves Fayetteville on Monday and
Thursday of each week, at A. NJ, arrive at
Huntsville P. N. Leave Huntsville on
Tuesday and Friday at A. NJ, arrive at Fay
ettcville at 5 P. NJ.
Thankful for past favors, the proprietor
hopes by strict attention to business, to
inertia continuance of liberal patronage.
aug24tf ia. CORN, Proprietor.
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Az We are in the field wit

TO- We are in the field with
a new stock of Fall and Winter
Goods, to which we invite the at
tention of cash buyers. We In
tend by frequent purchases to be
able at all times to have some
thing new and fresh to offer.
T. ]. GRAY & Co.
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BURIAL NOTICE

I'd ERS0NS having remains to bury in
l. bose HiH Cemetery, are required to
come first to the Secretary and get permit
for the same, giving the name of deceased,
age, disease, &c. BY order of the Board:
july6-tf J.F, GOODRICH, Sec.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-12

No. In the Circuit Court at
Nashville, last week, Miss Fran.
ces Van Story recovered $4,000
in damages from A. ]. Flynn for
breach of promise and to support
the baby.
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Great Land Sale
Farms and Town Lots !
900 aCRES!

On Wednesday and Thursday,
the 18th and 18th days Of October, 1871
7 WILL attend on the premises, and offer
Il at public sale to the highest bidder, a.
bout 900 Acres Of the finest Land an
Lincoln county, large portion Of it, per-
haps, not surpassed in the State.
| will first offer for sale the tract on which
the late JAMES BRIGHT, ST., resided du-
ring his lifetime, containing about
4SO Acres,
lying adjacent to the town of Fayetteville.
and portion within the corporation Of said
town. Said tract is interSected by the Fay
etteyille & TullahOma and Fayetteville &
Shelbyville Turnpike-is we'll supplied with
excellent drinking and stock water, and on
it is situated good dwelling house, the res
idCnce of the late James Bright, ST., with
stables, barn, orchard, Out-hOuses and 9TH
or improvements Of a good stock and grain
Farm. A large portion of said tract is we'll
set in blue grass-is well timberC q and well
watered. These advantages. in connection
with the fact of their close proximity to the
town Of Fayetteville, (no part Of said lands
being more than two miles from the court
house,) make them the most desirable that
can be offered in this county.
The portion of said tract lying within and
adjacent to the town of Fayetteville. will be
divided into Lots suitable for building pur-
poses, and the remainder Of said tract into
two Lots
/ will next offer for sale the TRACT OF
LAND, situated in the bend of Elk River.
about miles from the town Of Fayetteville,
containing about 45) acres. Said tract is in
tersectsd by the Winchester d Alabama 4.
r., and will be divided into two or more lots.
as may be thought most advisable.
1t lies well for cultivation and is unsurpassed
in point. of fertility--is adapted to the growth
of cotton, corn, rye and other cereals, sndpOr-
tons Of it fine for permanent meadows and
blue grass. Il Is well supplied with an abun-
dance Of the finest timber, embracing poplar,
oak, walnut, dc 1t has on it comfortable
houses, good harm, cribs and stables, and is
in the vicinity of good Saw ard GriSt Mill,
sepa: aied from them only by the river.
TERMS Said land will be sold on a credit
of one, two and three years, without interest
and without cash. Notes with good and sat
isiactOry security will be required Of the
purchaser, and lien retained on said land for
the payment Of the purchase monev.
LUCIUS P. BRIGHT.
Sept. 81. 1871. Administrator, sc.
NIB. PIats Of said land can be seen a. d
all information desired can be obtained at the
Office Of Bright & Sons, Fay esteville, TIE nes-
see. L. P. b.. Admir-.
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oEFTCER@.

oEFICERS.
THos. A. NELSON, President.
Amos WOODRUFF, 1st Vice Pres's.
F. NJ. WHITE, 2nd do do
BENJAMIN MAY, Secretary.
CHAs. T. PATERSON, Asst Secretary
F. s. DAVIS, Treasurer.
JAMES HI. SCRUGGS, Genera
Agent North Alabama and Midi
die Tennessee. Office Hunts
vile, Ala.
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Boots and Shoes.

No old stock, everything new
and cheap. Call and see what
we have. W.L.HATCHKR &Co.
Next door to Bagley Bros.
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Positively at Cost.

We will sell our entire stock
of boots, shoes, hats, &C., at cost.
Come everybody.
w. L, HATCHER & Co.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-12

BS Gen. j. T. Harrison, U.
S. Marshal for Middle Tennessee,
died last week in Nashville.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-10-12

ikS Hon john G. Brown was
inaugur tied Governor on Tuesday
last.
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The Fire Fiend.

5000 Square Miles of Wisconsin
I'm Flames!
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belonging to JOHN A. JOHNSON, said land
lying and being in the county OF Lincoln,
State of Tennessee, Civil District No. z, and
bounded on the East by the lands Of Nancy
Gill. on the South by the lands Of David Ro-
rix. on the West by the lands of William
Pitts and Henry Pitts heirs, on the North
by the lands of Sion Congo and also the 10
acre tract purchased by said johnson of
Alexander Waggoner, containing in all go
Acres.
Notes with two or more good and suffi-
Gent securities will be required Of the pur-
chaser, and lien retained until the whole
Of the purchase money shall be paid.
d. W. CLARK.
C. and NJ and Special Commissioner.
OcfG
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WOOL! WOOL
100000 POUNDS WiNTED!

lVV,VVO AVUltpO u AHinO'
Fayetteville Wooden
Nggsr 49, 2
mlE lroprietOrs Of The Fsyetto
/ yils Woolen Mills would return
their thanks to the citizens of Lin
coin and surrounding counties for
their very lib, raj patronage the
past year.
Being determined to meet the
WANTS OF THE PEOPLE thry
have made arrangements to run
th,ir Machinery NIGHT AND DAY.
which they think will enable = h m
to acct immediate their custcmFrs
by exchanging a..te
GOODS FOR WOOL
rs soon as it is rsctIyed-lhereby
eroaling a second trip.
Tnty warrant their goods to be
FREE FROM E-and equal to Gny
make IN KENTUCKY or TENNESSEE and
prices as here toioEe, lower than the
K-ntueky Mills. Having made the
wants aud interest Of the people in
their line a study for the past two
years, and having
New and improved Machinery
And Most SkilIful WOTkInGn,
and giving their united and undivi-
ded attention to the business, they
believe they can render
General Satisfaction,
and that farmers will consult their
interest by examining their goods
and prices before disposing of their
wool.
They have reduced the price OF
ROLL CARDING to 10 cents for
white rolls, Is cents for cOlOred, and
+ Is cents for mixed.
They have two new Machines for
earling Rolls which will enable
customers in nearly every Gaze to
I
take their
ROLLS HOME SAME DAY
wool is brought to the Factory
They promise fidelity, pTomptnt IS,
and dispatch in the management of
all business entrusted to them.
For a list of prices and kind Of
goods manufactured they refer to
their circular, and respectfully in
vite every one to call and make
comparison Of goods and prices be-
fore supplying their wants,
j. T. MEDEARIS & co.
March %, 1871.
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CHANCERY
SALE OF LAND ]

IN obedience to decree pronounced at
Il the july term. 1871. Of the Chancery
Court at Fayetteville, in the cause OF COL
ar, Marks & Newman rs. John A. Johnson
and DIV. Clark, Clerk and Master, will
/. tt nd at the courthouse door in the town
of Fayetteville, on
Monday, November 9th, 1871,
and offer for sale to the highest bidder, on
a credit of twelve months, free from the go
uity of redemption, the following described
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Whole Families Burned Alive.

Of Families Burned out.
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CRUMBS2 OMFOR1t
FREE TO BOOK AGENTS,

Patented November. 1, 1870.
SAMPLES FREE AT ALL GROCERY STORES.
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CASH or BARTER /!

To those indebted to US we would say, we
are compelled to collect, and hope they will
not suffer us to have to sue them.
aug31 J. L. BRYANT.
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] u R u B E B A
r, WELLS EXTRACT OF JURUBEBA


is offered to the public as great invigorator and
remedy for all impurities of the bio I'd for organic
weakness with their attendant evils. For the FORE
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10000 AGENTS WANTED FOR
! GUIDE TO HEALTH.

We send a valuable gift 10 every purchaser OF q
book Sloo 90 worth of gifts are distributed
with every 500 worth of books we sell. Agents
wanted to form clubs. Write for our classified cat
alogue and references. ID. NJ. EVANS 4 " III
e. ESrNUT ST. PHILADELPHIA.
The New York herald., 1871-01-06

rib c lie for short clear and c for city long clear
" Western long clear quoted at l0Mc Cut meats
quiet an uchangei sales loo terees pcked hams NJ
l2c. We qu0e:-Picked shoulders, Sac. size Pcked
hams, l0pc. l2.Sc smoked dn iSc. l7c Tue market
for lard active aud prices firm for both
and future The sales 400 about medium
s.eam at II c and 1b0 do good and pmeyo at l2Mc
l2Ac. also 100 tierccs city at 12c. isc he}acr price
FOR kettle OF tine quality For future delivery t business
small. Sales $50 terces for March at R5ac. We
RIcr.-Carona was hrm A few small lots were sold at
from 64c 7dc for common to prime. Fangoon still
dull and nominal.
STEARINE-We heard Of no transactions bat prices w.rs
unchanged We quote; e;-Prime and choice, l.s a l2Nc.
SEEDs-There sales of lnseed, which uuof
at which price small sale was made Timothy quoted
at b 81 a 50, without sales
SU6AR-rhe business In small tho demand being
light aud the market weak though holders
rally indisosed to operate except at previous There
sold 70 hnds at from SIC to luc including New
leans at &C. &c ~ at exc and Cuba a 1Oc also
$40 boxes part at Ice. Refined moderately active
but prices were rather easier fr some kinds We quote:
uari, Asc.; soft white IL 1885,; extra c, lsc. We
quote Cupainienor to common refining, &C. u fair
grocery. lOc l0Ac; prime grocery. lose.
lF4c; centrura (hhds and boxesb 9 Ic. molasses
(hhds. and boxes) o3ca 99c. meiado, 1*ca &c Havana
Boxes Dutch standard, Nos. 70 =, &C. q sEc; do.,
l0tot2, &c. l0Ac. do IL TO 10, lnc. c. do Is
10 ia l24c Eve. DO, 10 TO 81 II &C. l3ac; do,
l0c.; grocery do. 10 9. iIc Messis q. Amarn co.
make the stock to-day Lowso0a5s hbds 6s05l boxes
325, ,l5s Tags and 7aI meiaio
TALLow in fair request, and prices steady and
firm. There were sold 1900 los at l-l6c. a &c.
WHIsRay.-Receipts 6oo bbls. The demand was light,
bu. prices without particular change The sales
26y bos at sc SIC, the market closing about the
aide price.
The New York herald., 1871-01-06
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

Snies in New York and New Jersey.
The real estate market continues to exhibit the
same hesitation In respect to dealings thus far this
year marked 1t during the closing months Of last
year. The indispostion to dealings on large scale
is occasioned by the uncertainty that st exists as
to what will be the action of the Legislature upon
Important measures IL is known will be brought up
the present session OF nature 10 affect real estate
values. Certain projects are stated" but except
among the initiated the precise form IN which these
ml appear in legislative enactment is still matter
OF inquiry.
Yesterday Messrs. A. j. Dleecser. Son Il Co. sold
al auction, "n PARTITION, the house and lot 81 West
Sixteenth street, 25xo0xe2 ior $4,000. Subse
quently the property was resold ut small ad
vance,
Among the recent sales at the desk Y. x. Steven
Co. yesterday sold the three story brick dwell
Ing house % West Ninth street, belonging to Pro-
fessor Charles Davies, TO Writ Skies and Miss Olive
Logan, for Sl0,00o.
Last week James ". Gillies, OF New York, sold to
Bishop Bsyley Of Newark, l25 acres OF land in Hud
son county tour miles from Ne. York, for 81, 900
per acre. This property IS being laid out and In the
spring buildings Tor q Catholic reformatory school
for the state OF New Jersey will be built thereon. II
Is beautifully located Gn high ground, and OF the
finest sites for building purposes In New Jersey hav
inC an uLobstructed view OF tie surrounding coun-
try FOR miles.
il is IN contemplation to build lock in the Hack
eDsack below the Erie Railroad TO drain all the low
iands along the river
The New York herald., 1871-01-06

mother, In woodside, Nj. on Thursday, January s,
by the Rev Samuel IA Ill., MARCUS BsAoii. ESQ, o.
Jersey CRY Heights to AIRY Il. ooofE' uaughser VI
the late George Jackson. -. T. r,
HAGT--DaoUoura-In No, YORK CITY, on sunday,
DRo1 CIR, daughter OF John brought. ESQ.,, Monks
town, county Dublin, Ireland.
KEN EDY--DRAKB.--lu PhllaAA lpna, on ihuisuav'
December 20, by The Rev. VIM. Pareson, JAMES -
KENNEDY OF Philadelphia, 10 Mtsa MARY L. phAhk'
OF this city. - .
MEEks-EYTTNGE-On Wednesf&s, Jahuniy - W
the Rev. Charles $. Knapp, JOHN BAA TX MEEks 10
Miss yEARL EYTINGE. buth OF New York cy. NJ
BELLEN--BRoDBEAo.--On WedNn suay, a,rsa'e De'
cember 2S IN New YORK, by the Rev. GeurA fisisoii,
HERMANN KAEBBELEN 10 KITTY BKoDHEAM
SCHAECK-CoNovRR.-O Wednesday,, JHA uaIy T.
at the residence OF the brides parenis ny m hev.
g. q. Schanck, CHARLES w. SUBANCK, OF New 'ork'
10 HuLDA H., daughter OF Peter r. Conovsr OF .ey-
port, ". j.
WooD-READ.At the residence or the BRIDE, .
parents, on Wednesday, January I, by the Rev. Df
D. Mci.. Quackenbush, RoBEsr WON 70 STELLA j.,
NY.
The New York herald., 1871-01-06
STREET QUOTATIONS..
HuIf-puss Five O'Clock r. NJ.
COMMERCIAL REPORT.
THURSDAY, Jan b-6P. NJ.

Il. NJ.
CorFFB.There was fair degree activity In the
ket for Rio, the demand still being from trade hold
ve.y firm in their views. The offerings small
There sold 1907 bags Rio, Ecpss; do Santos
Circassan, and trumored) 5000 bags, Cricket, at
Hampton Roads. Other kinds quiet steady; I5,0
bags st. domingo sold private terms During the
past week there sold .l9 mats Java Ida; 500 do
Cey.on, 10 do Laguayra S45 do Maracabo $50 ST. Do
mnso, for export to Antwerp and Hamburg. prices
nary carsoes, sac. i0Ac.; far do, l0sc. 10Nc.
iSc; extremes for lots ioc 1859 tai is' gold,
N bond; Java, government bags. i5c. q 20c. :
Sinsapore iCc l7c: Ceyion, l51ac. l7c. MaracaDo,
ST. Domingo lsod IN oond sc. xa,sc Ceara lac. lc
Costa kica, l35sc. l6c Mania, 14c l5c Mexican,
16c. ;Savaniia. 1gloc. 1oc.-ai gold, duty paid.
tot1on-Nith ith light inquiry from spnners, and only
moderate demand from exporers the market heavy
lands The offer fair white the sales 2y.6
bales of which l,52 for export for spinning
7s0 IN transit Includcd in the 23 bales arrive
ion for future delivery IN good request but dec ned
as olows January. 200 at 1885,, 27OU al H4c. 1870
a. IA lil6c; January 90 at ls4c. February, 3JO Ire;
March, at lbSctogether; February, 20 az 1879,
so at l6c 800 at IA l5l5c March, 100 at ID 3 $50 AT
Exchanee l6c. paid to change 500 January for Feb
ruary free bosrd nD ut Baltimore, private terms;
free ON board O at Charleston, private termsota
s1u bales Also, late yesterday January sC) At sc
lac 40 a Is llsc 800 at l5c March 900 b'.e
Savannah, 200 private errstotal asoO bales
tai bales The closing prices for los the spot
The New York herald., 1871-01-06
K Z r u S i.

Tho Work OF ths Element During December.
The Fire Marshal yesterday transmitted to the
Board OF Police commissioners the following report
for the month OF December, 1s7o:-
To THE BOARD OF POLICE OF THE POLICE DEPART
MENT OF THE City OF NEW YORK;
GENrLEMEN-I have the honor to make the follow
ing report on fires during The month ending Decem-
bei 81 lS70: there were 127 fires during tne month.
being the greatest huinDer which has occurred in
any month since the organization OF this bureau.
These fires involved total loss OF S2l0,Soi Losses
amounting to Sl4,3S0 were uninsured, leaving all
insured loss of $i96477, covered by an insurance Of
$1,O95,975. The average loss per fire ls Sl,659 50,
these es seyentynne show loss OF less 81 than n 500
each; twcntynine between 500 and s 200; twelve
between Sl,oc0 and $4,000; two between $4,000
and 10000; four between 100000 and 500 900; one
over S5u.U00 The causes OF the several fires were
as Iollows:-Accldental, speclnc cause unknown,
10; benzne, explosion OF, L; care essness OF occu-
candles, &c, 80 Children PLAYING with
win fire, 8; detective heating arrangements, Isl;
delectivc dues, q defective chimneys, 8; gasght
setting Dire TO curtains. 81 gas leak IN meter 2; gas
leak III pipe, /; not Goals rom stsves anu Crates,
Kerosene, upsetung OF lamp, 81 kerose4e, breaking Of
lamp. !; liquid gas, upsetting of lamp. 4; mali
cious mlscliei, 2; overheated stoves 4; spontane-
Gus combustion of ollT rags, jute, hemp. rubbish,
&c, A; unknown, z.
The following Is comparative statement of fres,
loss and insurance Tor
december, 1899. December, 1870.
Fires eS....................... 65 1877
Loss. s.................... 'Slol,5UU sZlV,e0I
insurance. ce................... S4l,voJ l,os5,9fo
Average loss per fire, December, 1869 So o32
Average loss per IRE. December, 1870. 1869
Nine persons were arrested for arson during the
month; one was luily committed; two were dis
charged by Grand jury; one was discharged by
Judge Coulter: TWO Were discharged by Judge Led.
with; three were discharged by Judge Snandley.
There nus been a great increase IN the number OF
false alarms OF fire Of late, owing TO the possession
by malicious anu evil disposed persons Of Keys TO
tine alarm boxes. No less than nifty Iaise alarms
have been reported during the months oil November
aud December last past causing an expense To the
Fire department Of Sl2,5o0. Ihe most stringent
measures should pe adopted for the detection and
punishment OF these miscreants lhe loss by the
most disastrous fire Of the month was largely in
creased by the absence OF trapd0ors Tor closing tho
hatchways O; the building, which enabled The bre
to spread rapidly from floor 10 1oor, destroying the
building ana large amount OF property therein, the
walls OF the burning building falling uTon the ad-
.nereor killing one person and seriously lnJuring
and manning another. Very respectfully,
THOMAS MCSpEDUN, Fire Marshal.