, 1876-04-18
FIRES.


The house in the wooda At Chappa1ua. for
merly occupied by AIr. droeloy. nas totally do.
stroyed by fire last ovuusng. The building has
been unoccupiod and uulurnished for some
years. End waa being placed IN repair for Col.
aud Mrs. Smith, who lnsouded residing tliore
dnring tho summer. ThIs cottage waa for
nearly twenty years tho homo OF Horace Gsoc-
10y. In his "Recollections Of n Busy Lifo " ho
wrota Of 1t as follo IA: "ln thn little doll
OF gloM through which nv brook cmergoa
from tho wood whcreln 1t has brknloa dcwn the
bill to dance aa'osa gentlo alopo to tue swamp
hcloU, 10 Tie sprinK-pnro ~ crystal, never
falling, cold ~ you could wish II for drink Ia
the hottest dny, and 20 thoroughly shaded and
shelsoted that. l am conddent, It was neYer
warm and mover frozon oVo. Mau5 apflaga %
determined tho location OF my house. which
stands on \ little plateau or bonch Of leve!
sround halfway down tho ltil, sone 20 rods
aofth Of and 40 foot higher than itaelf. neEer
grass which my house has supplantoo, with tall
woods all around. and th1ifsy growth OF
young hou'lock startling tbickly ]us. res:
and honth Of 1t. l do not rsgn1a this
shaded and shut in; it to too damp for aoalth 'n
= vet tisno; 1t tempts tho chimney to s,noke.
especinliy when tho atmosphere IL 20 heavT thnt
tho ~ind boats down over tho roodod bill TINT
/ rises directly on tho north and sast; but the
hottest day Ia cool hsfs; dust IL unknown, aud
10 rumble from any highway d.atnrbs meditation
Or pi4uon curiosity. My honss il not mich
hnatsty constructed small, slight mud woodsn. 1t
has At length b0sn almoat deaertod for ont re-
Gently purchased and rolttedon tho edge Ut tho
Yill1gs, just whero my private road onoFgoa
from the fk1n, OH Its Way 10 the station; but Tho
cottage ia tho woodA IL still my house. where my
booka renain, whore l mean to gnrnor my IrsR8-
auy ono whom aldrsss myusf TO work, and
especially to tho consummatiou OF T. yet Mnared
literary project" Thers IL reanou 70 appsohaud
that several rars hooks and documents wore In
the houso aud baYo heon destroyed by ths Aau1sn.
At oANVlLLE. KY.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 1.-THE rourter-.]our-
MATS Dhpvtllo specitl states that most destrt1ct
tire tro occurred thote Sunday night, caused BY
an incend!ary. Tho fro commenced In Ufownr'f
| livery stable, extended to tho adjo!ulng stable
aud iolsl Of A. K. Coius, also burning brick
| dwelling, carriage repository, and wagon fac.
| Thomas Hutchinson, DECEASED. Ths County
Jsil also burned. I'll tho prsouesH
managing TO escape without injury. hutno
sparks set fro 10 the Caldwell Inslitnto, half a
raile distant, and tho aanuts Boon dnstroyod it.
Tha property waa valued st $75,001. insured
for one-third. The other property mas not IN,
| Hured.
| IN CHICAGO.
The alarm from boz No. SG3 1t 1:a6 yesterday
morning waa caused uy fro Ia tho two.atot,
| franc Nos. COL and COS South Halssed street
Owned kpd partially occupied by Simon Lam
brechE. and in part by Louis Kuhn a. a saloon
Damage 10 buildings md coutentH $109. luBur
ance aud cauao OF fro unknown.
Ths alarm from, boz No. 7Gl At lot yoatsrda,
morning wae caused by the dlacoYory Of tiamaI
Ia tho throo-story franc Noa. III and 113 Cir
| bourn Aycnue, owned by Dr.. Hoffman, of Nile
Cantre, aud occupied by Samuel MArcns ~
! ctuthipE store md rea1ence. Damage, 500
fully Insured in tho philAdslp}ia OF ponnsyl
yAnia. Cause OF Tire unRuoHu.
| At MILFORD, IND.
CIHo1HSAT1, April 1.-THE Commercials apo
ctal sayx = are It Milford, Iud., last night d.
stroysd property Valued At $4,000. Tho insur
anoo Will not cover one-tanth Of tho lous. Th
principal nutfeseIs are We,'baunl atoro-rooms
Jonas Miller, shoo-storo; a1ls. Mullin and Oil
Iha CAUSE il believed to hATe beep iucendtsrJ.
| CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND.
OixcsSHATi, April 17.-fho Commercials apa
cisl says lso 1t Cambridge City. Ind, laa
night dsstroJed Doland's drug store, Moray
grocery store, and the Odd -Fcous' and Conk
fIalls. Thn loss ia eatimhted 1t $GU, In
suEAncs, s241 UV0.
AT GARDEN, Anx.
LirzLE Rock, Ark., April ia spec!al to stl
uze!e announces tho dostl ucsIon BY t1re =, ha1l
paat 8 thta morning at D. Fsltsnthll Il co.
dsy.goots store and stock 1t Camden. Lusa
el5, COO.
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