The New York herald., 1879-08-05

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munity will be q severe one. from which Al wlu re-
cover but slowly. The insurance is largely held by
Wheeling companies.
SOME LOSSES.
The following is list of the heaviest losses:-
The Volcano Oil Company. loss $4,000. no insur-
ance; W. G. Stiles. Jr., $4,000. insurance $1,000;
Graham Smith, So 00O. insurance $1,000; Thomp-
son Barnes, $350O. insurance $4,000; Odd Fellows
Hall. s1.4Oo. insurance $1,000; G. H. wetman.
$4,000. no insurance.
Ten stores. the Post Once, the railroad depot and
telegraph office. hotel. the Walking Bears
printing Office, nine dwelling houses. the West vir.
ginia transportation Office. Smiths boiler works.
pumping station. several other small buildings
and GOO barrels of heavy oil we're burned Almost
the entire contents Of the and dwellings were
consumed.
W. c. Stiles. Jr, is insured in the Pennsylvania
Fire. Philadelphia. for 900: the westchester In
surance of New York, $4,000. and the Niagara, Of
New York. $4,000.
Messrs. Graham Smith insured in the Queen.
of Liverpool. for $1,000; the American Union Insur-
$4,000. and the Pennsylvania. Of Philadelphia,
$1,000.
Tho fire was undoubtedly the work of an incen-
diary. There two attempts made short time
ago to burn the town. and since that time night
watchmen have been placed on duty. This hre was
discovered just after the watchmen retired.
The total loss will reach $4,000. The known in.
surances aggregate $4,000 Tho prevailing con-
fusion renders it impossible TO obtain full list Of
assurances at present.
LOSS or FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN LAKE
PROVIDENCE, LA.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HKRALD1
GnKESvrLLE. Miss. August 4. 1879.
fire on Saturday night ut Lake Providence, La.
seventy miles below hcre, destroyed the grocery.
restaurant and dwelling house OF Louis Goodman.
The loss was $4,000. partly covered by insurance.
CINCINNATI THEATRE DAMAGED.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. August 4. 1870
The German Theatre. owned by Dr. HIGHWAY, at
the corner of Vine and Mercer streets was damaged
by fire to the extent of $4,000 this morning. 1t was
insured in local companies.
CoScERrED ERFoRrs TO BURN PENHsYI-
vANIA TOWN.
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Tho town of Marshallton. four miles from hero.
was startled this morning by the breaking out of
hve fires in different parts of that place. The Ares
all occurred within fow minutes OF each other.
-Four barns, with thoir contents. and the shedding
at the Friends meeting house destroyed. An
attempt was also made to fire two other stables and
the village wheelwriht shop by the free of
sene. There 10 no clew to the incendiarfes.
AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE OPPOSITE ALBANY.
ALBANY. N. ". August 4, 1879.
hrc which broke out In Grcenbush at an early
hour this morning destroyed four frame buildings
and one of brick. and damaged two other houses.
The following is the insurance the property de-
oycd:-John G. Davis. store and dwelling, $1,000
In the North Germans Jeremiah Stebbins. store and
dwelling, 81 800 In the Westchcster and 900 In tho
Lycoming; James IL. Miller, $500 the Lycomins
frame dwelling and ~ 2uO in the company
brick dwelling; Henry hughes. 81 $50 In the
Home; Mrs. Gett. $1,000 on dwellings; &. Barrett.
$500 on dwelling. and Captain Bedell 81 800 in
the Home.
A TRAMP SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BURNED UP.
PROVIDENCE. X. l.. August 4. 1879.
The barn of DIR. 4. j. spencer, in Warwick, was
burned by an inccndiary nrc II is supposed tramp
may have been burned also, bones were found I'm
the ruins. The barn insured for $40O In tho
Mechanics aud Farmers Insurance Company. Of
worcestor.