rrn pfEF" - JL JJ LL VOL. VI.-No. 4. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, JULY G, 18GG. DOUBLE SIIEET-TIIltEE CENTS. TIIE GREAT FIRE AT PORTLAND. Rvn Raaka, Tonr Newapapew, Fonr Holela, and Eight Charebca Horned Tw Thousand Families) Uaracd Oat. Saco, Me., July 5. I have just returned from the city t Portland, where I have witnessed the most terrible conflagration ever inflicted on city in New England. Nearly one-half the territory had been burned over since Ave o'clock yesterday, P. M. The tire broke out in a boat building shop, just above Brown's sugar house, the wind blowing u gale and continuing for twelve hours, burning over a mile in length, and from one-fourth to one-half aiile in width. Brown's sugar-houst s are ail in ashes. . The tire burned in a northeasterly direction to Exchange and Middle streets, thence to Con gress and Cumberland streets, thence down through the town to the Grand Trunk Railway station. All of Middle and Exchange streets are In ruins, and all of Conaress street, from the United States Hotel to the Munjoy HilL Ail the banks, being the Casco Canal, Merchants' Traders', Cumberland, and First and Second National, are down. All the newspaper offices, via., Tlie Fres, Advertiser, Argil, and btar, are in rums. The Post Ollice and Custom flouee is ruined, though it is thought 'the records ere sale in the vaults. The American, Commercial, and Intertitttional House, and Wood's Marble Hotel, are burned. Kii'ht churches and the new city buildings arc destroyed. The Natural History Kooms are gone. Two thoueand families in the heart of the city are turned out of their homes by the fire, and some $10,000,000 of proi.erty destroyed. All ot the business portion of the city, except Com mercial street, is burned over. I send from here, as the wires were not up when I lelt Port land at nine this morning. The tire was still raging when I lelt, though it was thought to be voder control. Help was had irotn Saco, Biddciord, Bath, Gardiner, and Lewlstown. JV. Y. Tribune. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Portland, July 6. Ono ot the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful ot our smaller Atlantic cities, now lies in ruins. Portland, which, since the completion of the Grand Trunk Bail road, and the selection of its noble harbor as the winter terminus of the Canadian line of steamers to Europe, had made such rapid strides in prosperity as to promise at no distant day a serious rivalry with Boston for the pri macy ot commercial importance la New Eng land, ba? been visited, in a season of profound ?eace, and on the anniversary of our national ndependeuce, with a conflagration so sweep ing and tremendous that it can be likened only to the desolation bv fire oi some of our Southern capitals in the very crisis an 1 fury of the late war. How the fire was communicated to the small wooden building in which it seems first to have broken out, has hardly yet become a subject of conjecture. Some months ago a mysterious Individual was arrested here shortly after a tire had taken place in Free street, who finally confessed that he had come to Portland for the express purpose of burning the cily, and that be was the author of the conflagration which last year laid waste the capital of the State, Augusta a conflagration which, until this day's sad work was done, mnked first in the annals of our misfortunes ot this bind. It is possible that this last catas trophe may have been the work of some such incendiary madness; but more probable, per haps, that It is to be carried to the account of the carnival of fire and gunpowder with hich it is considered proper to celebrate the birthday of the nation. Whatever its origin, its extent of which, unfortunately, we cannot yet spenk with precision, siuco the brave tiremen are still battling with the enemy, an 1 have not yet Becured their victory is" simply appalling. In -less then twelve hours onc-tliird of the property of this busy and flourishing city has been rollpd up in a scroll of lire and blown away in clouds of smoke. Portland is divided into an upper hnd a lower town. On the high land to the south and west stand the handsonest private residences and the most picturesque streets of the city. Con spicuous among these is the stately mansion ot Mr. John Brown, the architectural pride of Portland, a house literally set upou a lull, and the tower of which Is the first object descried by the traveller coming in tro.n Boston on the railway. From this mansion, proceeding east ward as far as State stieet aud Park street, the former of which, with its noble rows of fine forest tiees, is one of the most charming street in America, extends ihe richest "home quarter" ol Portland, and this region happily has been spared. , Ihe fire began, as we have stated, below the high lands to the eastward of the two larg sta tions of the Boston ai d Milne and Eastern Rail road, which, together with the Grand Trunk depots, and the most part of the warehouses on Commercial street, have escaped the flames. From the little boat-builder's shop in which it orieinated just be lore sunset, it was communi cated to the splendid sugar-houses of Mr. Brown, of whose residence we have already spoken as the finest in the city. They constituted the most extcrsivp sugar works in New England, boiling over forty thousand casks of molasses annually. Solid and substantial as they were, they had disappeared totally before 10 o'clock at night; and the wind, blowing almost a gale from the southwest, swept the mighty mass ot Maine away from Commercial street, aud up towards the heart of the lower town. Exchange street, in which were situated the handsomest jewellers' shops of the citv, the newspaper buildines four in number the Mer chants' Newsroom, and many offices, public and private, including the law office of Senator Fes senden, and the British Consul's office; Middle street, from just below the United States Hotel, down to Exchange street, with all the banks in the city seven in number the be-t retail shops, and a number o' offices occupied by the leading members of ihe Portland bar; the handsome new Custom House, which contained the Post Office also; the telegraph officer, situated at the corner of Exchange and Middle streets, directly opposite the Custom House all were wranned in flame as the fiery surges swept steadily on- The flames passed across, in the rear ot the United Mutes Hotel, into Coneress street, de etrovine the buildinors of the Portland Nuiumi History Society, and with them its valuable collections, and, sorest loss of all, perhaps, to the architecture of the "Forest Citv." tha new city aud county building, a very handsome edifice ot hewn stone and brick, of which the iieople of Portland were justly proud, claiming that it ranked next after the new City Hall of Boston among buildings of the klud iu New England. This fine structure was completed only two or three years ago, and was believed to be so nearly Bre-nroof that manv persons had sent their furniture and other goods into it as the con migration went on, hoping thus to save them. But all went together in the common ruin. During the brief darkness of the summer night the spectacle presented by the conflagration, us from the upper part of the city, wus indescriba bly grand; but it is not easy to ludulge one's love of the picturesque la the presence of those Bmoking ruins, which alone now represent what yesterday stood forth as the accumulated results ot Human energy ana euierpnse, to the esti mated value of some ten millions of dollars Nearlv two thousand familie. an1. it U mm, puted, from seven to eight thousand individuals in all, are to-day destitute and homeless, who in the morning of yesterday -constituted nearly one third of the populution of one of the mo't orderly, prosperous, and industrious cities in America. Eight churches, seven hotels, every printing office capable 01 issuing a newspaper, have vanished. The behavior of the people hoe been beyond praise. Order has been preserved throughout till these excitiug hours, and the inhabitants have vied with each other, and with the good people who lrom all the neighboring towns lave hurried in to the rescue, in their energetic efforts to maintain the public peace and to put down the conflagration. Tlio means at their dipposal for this purpose were certainly far from adequate; and it is to be regretted toat warning was not taken from the fire of lat year in Augusta, to organize here a more exten sive and efficient tire department. All that could be done, however, has been done and is doing; and even under the actual pressure of this dire calamity, the people preserve a spirit and resolution which promise well for the recu peration of Portland from its great disaster. But it is to be hoped that no time will be lost by our leading cities to coming forward to the assistance ol thts splf-helpftil yet sorely stricken community. N. Y. Herald. piketeh or tne Vltj ot Portland. Portl fin 3 is situated on a peninsula at the western extremity of Casco Bay, and it is one hundred and five miles from Boston. The present population Is about thirty-five thousand. The city was rcgulaily laid out and handsomely built, particularly its more modern portions, which were noted for their elegant buildings. It as lighted with pas and well supplied with water, we speak ol the city as something that was, for this calamity seems to have well nigh destroyed it. Many of the streets were planted with elm and other shade trees. The principal public buildines were the Exchange, an elegant structure, with handsome colonnade and dome, containing the Post Office, Custom House, and United Slates Court rooms; the City Hall, built of brick: the old Custom House, of granite, and twenty -four churches. Its public school sys tem was one of tbe best in the country, and too school buildines were structures of substan tial elegance. There were also numerous private schools and an academy. The Atbenoeum, in corporated in 1827, had a library of over six thousand volumes. The Natural History Society had a valuable collection of minerals, speci mens, etc. The natural advantages of the city were very great, and had been improved by a wealthy and cultivated population, until it was known as ono ot the most beautiful places in the whole country. All its elegance of public and private buildings bas been swept away, and there remoins a barren waste of ashes and ruins. It was an important entrepcl of Canadian and domestic commerce, while it exported in large quantities ice, lumber, fish, and provisions. Manufactures bad lately attracted much capital to the spot. Ship building was extensively carried on. The enterprise and public spirit of its citizens are notorious, and we cannot but hope that it will in a reasonably short time sur mount the present misfortune, rebuilding the city as beautiful as before. TIIE GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK. Conflagration on tbo East River De atructlou of tne New Haven Steamboat Depot The Steamer Baltimore" Burned to the Water's Edge Loss Nearly $500,000 Four leraoua 8e verely Borne d, Ete. The most disastrous conflagration that has visited our city since the destruction of the Academy of Music, occurred yesterday morning atthetreicht and passenger depot of the New Haven Steamboat Company, located at Piers 25 and 26 East river, resulting in the total demoli tion ot the depot and offices, with valuable quantities of freieht, etc. A large steamer, the Baltimore, lying at the wharf, was also de stroyed. The total loss will uot fall short of halt a million of dollars, most of wbkhisnotiururcd. The (ire was discovered shortiv after 3 o'clock yesterday morning, by private watchman George Evans, among some goods iu that per tion ol the depot frontintr on South street, at the toot ot Peck's slip, end when first seen could apparently have been extinguished with a few pails of water; but the flames spread with such leartul rapiuity that in a very few moments the entire Iront portion of the' shed was on hre. Solomon Jackson, oneot tne colored men iu the employ of the company, ran to the pier to attach hose to tne nyarant, and in tue attempt wus compelled to tight his way out throjgh the flames, and in doing so wus very seriously burned. He was conveyed to the New York Hocpital, where he now lies iu a critical con dition. In the meantime the alarm had been sounded on the tire bells, and was promptly responded to by the firemen. Several large and powertul ncamers were set at work, and the supply of Croton being all that could be desired, immense volumes 01 water were launched agaiust tue burning buildings, but apparently without eircct. The flames spread with increasing velocity along the whole length of the pier, devouring all in their way. Soon the freight of the Bridgeport line ol steamers took hre, and it was then feared that all the shipping lying at the adjoining piers would (all aa easy prey to the general destruc tion. Fortunately seveial tugboats promptly got up steam, and several steamers and vessels lying adjacent were towed into the stream. The steamer Baltimore, of the Bridgeport line, took ore, and when towed out was enveloped in flames, and in this condition floated out into the stream, and was finally scuttled when off Gov ernor's Island, where she now lies a total wreck. The scene presented at this juncture was of terrible magnificence. All the sheds and build ings on the pier were burniug fiercely, and vast volumes of fire rose high in the air, illumining the heavens with a lurid glare for a great dis tance, while masses of burning material filled tbe air. Tbe heat w as so intense, and the smoke 0 dense, that it was with great difficulty, and at their peiil. that the firemen could approach near enough to the burning mass to render their efforts effective; and notwithstanding their utmost exertions, under direction ot Chief Engineer Kingslaud, it was not until the entire structure and contents were consumed that the flames could be subdued. During yesterday the piers on which the flames had exercised such, a fearful sway pre sented a desolate appearance. Nothing but the supporting posts were lelt standing to mark tbe spot where the immense freight depot had stood. The pier was strewed with the debris of the conflagration. The freight on the pier at the time of the fire consisted of two full cargoes of assorted goods of all kinds. Dry goods, cloths, hardware of ail descriptions, rifles, knives and forks, two pianos, pails, ull mixed up in an almost undistinguishaule mass. This freight, which was valued at between three and four thousand dollars, was consigned to nume rous parties In this 'city from all parts of Con necticut. Owing to the boat's manifest being burned up in the office on the dock, no list of the goods or ctirsignees can be obtuioed for several (lays. But little of the stock is insured, and the accents of 1he Comnanv cloirn that they are notliublc for the loss, which will therefore lull cuieny on ihe consignees. A coal bartre at the end of the do;k. and an immense pile ot coal, also took fire and burnt obstinately lor some hours. Quite a quantity of the coal was thus -consumed, and the barge cuueiut-iuuiy oamuged. uaptain Benjamin L,one, his Wile Catherine, and his brother Cinirles. were asleep on the barge at the time. Their escspo uy iuu pier was entirely cut on, and thev were rescued from their oertl una situa tion In a small bout, but not before they had been considerably turned about the head, neck, and arms. The buildings, sheds, etc., on the piers bo longed to the New Haven Steamboat Company. Those destroyed were valued at teu thousand dollars. The Company is said to be insured lor twenty thousand dollars in the International Insurance Company: but owins to the uhaHncn ol Captain Peck, the general agent of the line in New Haven, this could not be accurately a ceitained. The piers, which are the property of the city, a e damaged to the extent of five thousand dollars, and are not insured. The oil ces of the Bridgeport line were also destroyed, together with the steamer Baltimore, the only boat on the line. Mr. (ieoree B. Corlies, the agent of the line, estimates the loss at $25,000; no insurance. Fortunately there was no freight on the dock or tbe boat. The steamer Is owned by several parties In Albany and Troy, and was chartered lor a year to the company. ' She was valued at $50,000, and was Insured for $10,000 in various companies; but owing to the fact that the policies are in the safe, which is still buried in tbe debris, the names of the com panies could not be ascertained. The coal barge damaged was No. "20," and belongs to the Reading Railway Company. She is damaged to the exteut ot $1000. Her cargo of coal is not damaged. There was more than a usual amount of freight on the pier. It comprised all the cargo of the Continental, whirh arrived on Tuesday night, the cargo of the EVm Otty, which arrived on Wed nesday morning, and also a large amount left over lrom previous arrivals. Amoug other things destroyed, or rendered nearly useless, is an engine worth $15,000. There aie about twenty pieces of machinery of various kinds in the ruins, most ot which, ot course, are ren dered useless. A large number of laborers were employed yesterday searching among the debris for what ol value was not entirely destroyed. These weie gathered up and deposited carefully, awaiting claimants. Among the goods so re covered were quite a number of cases contain ing bottles of Congress water, the outside of the cases only being charred, but the medicinal waters had undergone a thorough boiling. A Scotchman, with his wife and child, arrived here yesterday morning, on board the lm City, lie had been burned out Id New Haven, losing all his household furniture, etc. He afterwards invested all he was worth (about $1500) in the purchase of household furniture, etc , which he brought with him on the boat, and all these articles were destroyed iu the tiro of this morn ing. He proceeded to the pier this morning to ob'aiu his "little all," and found only a wreck. One poor man was quite despondent, and stated that lie applied for his property yesterday, but that the Company refused to deliver it to him. If such be the case the Company, it is contended, is liable for their value. A colored employe of the company, who came from the South a few years ago, and has served in the army, had a trunk containing all his clothes and $250 in greenbacks in tbe office, all of which were destroyed. Even the man's hat and shoes were consumed. Altogether tbe conflagration was one of the most effectually destructive that we have been culled upon to record for some time. Fortu nately, neither of the boats comprising this line Elm City snd Continental were at the wharf at the time, and so escaped damage. ..Yeio York World. FRIGHTFUL TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS. Darius; Bobbery aud Murder Five Men Shot Down In Cold Blood A Plautatlon Devastated From the Memphis Bulletin, 30th. Information has iut reached Memphis of a dreadful tragedy which was enacted 011 the Tecumseh plantation, located in Chlco county, Arkansas, a lew nitrhts ago, which resulted iu the death of five men, who were shot down Iu cold blood by a band of marauders. The plantation is situated on the Mississippi, about seven miles above Grand Lake, and is owned by Mr. E. P. Johnson, and is farmed by Brigadier-General Adams, formerly of the 81st Ohio inlautry, and Messrs. Van Peit and Jenks, uudcr the firm of Adams, Van 'Pelt & Co. About 1 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday week, while the rain was descending in torrents, and when Geueral Adams, Captain Johnson, Captain Van Pelt, and Captain Junks, the owners, were a-leep iu a small dwelling 011 the plantation, the door suddenly opened, and four stalwart men, with blackened faces and otherwise dis guised, rushed into the room, sei.ed the sleep ing men as they lay in their beds, and, with pistols pointed at their heads, demuuded their money. The inmates of the room were powerless in the grasp of these night marauders, for iu an instant they bad secured the pistols of their victims, which had been placed under tueir pillows. Threats ot Instant death were made if any resistance was offered, and General Adnms was compelled to rise lrom Lis bed and point out the trunk in which tbe money belonging to the fiim was deposited. In an instant the trunk was lorced open, and three thousaad dollars secured by the robbers. This, however, did not seem to satisfy them, as they immediately after wards rifled the pockets of the gentlemen above referred to, and took away whatever valuables they could lay their hands on. After making various tnreais in case tuey were interiered with, two left the cabin, the others remamiug to prevent the owners of the plantation from leaving the cabin. Meanwhile a dreadful tragedy had been en acted at the quarters of the men, situated a short distance lrom the dwelling occupied by tbeowners. Another party of the marauders, in the darkness ot the night, and in the midst of the storm of wind and rain, had made an attack on the quarters Entering the stable in which tbe stock had been placed fur shelter. they in the most wanton manner commenced killing the poor animals by shooting t'uein with their pistols. The firing bad the effect of arousing the laborers on the plantation, manv of whom were old soldiers, who quickly armed themselves with muskets, revolvers, and what ever they could lay their hands on. The majority ot them did not take time to dress, but sallied out, not knowing the meaning of the attack. As they were marching towarls the stnb'e tbe marauders fired a volley, killing five of the laborers and wounding nine. The others who had escaped, ten in number, returned the tire, but iu the darkness of the night it was im possible to rscertain whether any of the marauders were killed or wounded. Overpowered by numbers, the laborers re treated to their quarters. The marauders, bent on destruction, theu set the stabie on fire, aud the engine and cotton gin were completely de stroyed. Having completed their woik of de struction, the marauders assembled their forces and lelt tne place. When moruiug at length broke, the bodies of tho five men who were killed were found lyiu about twenty yards from Hie burnpd stable, aud arrangements were m&de for their decent in terment. As they bad only arrived at the plantation a couple of days belore lrom Cincinnati, our in loraiaut, C aptain Jenks, could not give their names. Afler the burial of their late comrades, tho owners of the plantation, accompanied by several of their hands, lollowed the track of their assailants for a considerable distance, and from the tracks made in the mud, it was com puted that the band was composed of thirty men at least. The traces of blood were to be set n all along the road which they travelled, and it was quite evident that one or more had been wounded by the volluy which the laborers tired in sell-defense. A consultation then took pluce, and as it was considered that they would be unable to cope with the murderers, even if they came up with tbem, the chase was given up. Fen rial ot a second attack when night came on, the men resolved to separate and make their way to the utarest canebrake for security, trust ing thev would be able to buil a steamer passing up the Mississippi. Captain Jenks went out towards a small island in tie rivtr lor the purpose of awaiting tbe arrival of a steamer, but the wateh was a long and wtary one, and he almost famished for the want of subsistence. He procured materials and 1 ghted a fire, and a fawn being attracted by ths 1 ght, he succeeded In killing it with a club, aud alter skinning the animal, be roasted a portion of it on the coals. This was his only subsistence ' for three long days tend nights. Ou tbe third day a steamer hove in sight, and aithoueh unable to make those on board observe the signals made, he witnessed the embarkation of several of his late comrades from the mainland a considerable distance above the Island in which he had taken up his quarters. As the water was beginning to rue, he procured a log and floated towards the mainland, whieh he reached iu safety. After wandering lor a couple of days In the canebrake, getting a precaiious subsistence by fishing, he met Messrs. Johnson and Van Pelt, and they continued together for half a day, when they resolved to separate, aud Captain Jenks was again thrown on his own resources. He was fortunate emugh in securing a few fish, and on these he lived till last Wednesday, when he observed a steamer coming up the river. He quickly made arrangements for hailing her, and soon had the satisfaction of seeing that his sig nals were observed. The steamer was the Liberty No. 1, and he was soon on board, and through the kindness of the officers he procured a passage to Memphis, where he arrived at a late hour on Thursday night. Captain Jeuks has several friends and acquaintances in this city. He can give no reason for the midnight attack on the plantation except robbery and murder on the part of the marauders. Doable Suicide In DlartOrd. From the Hart'ord Courant, July 2. About one o'clock Sunday morning, Officers Billings and Darlimr, of the police force, while passing through Maiktt street, heard cries of agony proceeding from tbe yard ot L. 8. Cowlcs, and upon going there found B. J. Bolles, a shoe maker, in a dying condition. He was in spasms at times, though at intervals could converse, and slated that he had taken poison. He was carried to the Station House, where he died. It appears that he has resided at No. 145 Asylum street, a woman named Sophronia A. Shaw having "kept home" for him. He had three clildren and 6be two. They kept a boarding house, and had an "affinity" otherwise, accord ing to ihe testimony. A jury of inquest was summoned by Coroner Holmes, which consisted of the following per sons: W. H. Freeman, Sidney A. Ensign, P. F. Talcott, G. A. Hamblin, A. II. Pierce, Edwin Smith. A lone thy examination took place in the Police Court room. It was evident, from letters introduced, that he bad formed an attach ment tor Mrs. Shaw, and had become jealous of her. One letter addressed to her made accusa tions that she had "bin seen sitting very closely and very loving with some men," and had ex hibited more atlection lor others than she had for bim. Upon his person the following letter was found: Dear Fbiend. I am now a goictr to- kill myself, tor the reason ih s day Mrs Shaw asked me to ko to bed. 1 went to be J. I am not quite a fool; yet 1 got op and went down, and found her chatting and drlnkiuir whisky wan Mr. Wel s (one of tbe boarders ) Jsho says, U God,!" But I got her, and she cannot deny this. M10 is through wi'h me, and I am going to rest alone, and she may go whoro sliO pleaiea. I want the children to have all my tlilnps, watch and obaiu, e o Do bury me In Hart ford, and take care ot my children. B. J. Eollks. The allusion in the letter to his going to bed was explained by one of the witnesses. Ho CRtue home and found Wells and Mrs. Shaw in the parlor. She said to him, "Won't you lie down on the sola, to keep the buggers out ?"' and he replied, angrily, ""Ml get under the table and bo a dog. If vou want me lo." He then went up stairs, got a rope from a bed, and lowered him self from a back window. When he took the poison is not known, or where he obtained it. He was in great distress when discovered by the policemen. The jury, alter a thorougli investi gation, found that he came to his death by ad ministering with his own hand strychnine. He was a man very well known; has had a shoe shop in Cenrral Row recently, though he is a joiner by trade, and has done jobs iu that line. The Rival ol Niagara. Liviugstoue, the celebrated traveller, in his recent book of travels in Africa, thus describes the most wonderful geographical discovery of modern times: The Victoria Falls of tho Zambesi river are among the most remarkable curiosities of the iutenor of Atr'ca. For several miles above Ihe cataract the river is smooth aad tranquil, flow ine by lovely islands thickly covered with tropi cul vegetation. Lotry palm trees, with their fruits in golden clusters, grow abundantly upou the banks. Many flowers peep out near the water's edge. But these charming islands are soon succeeded by dangerous rapids. It is only w hen tho river 'is very low tnat they can be passed in safety. Elephants aud hippopotami are olten swept over the falls, and, of course, smashed to pulp. Ou enteriug the race or waters the party was requested not to speak, "as talking might impair the virtue of medi cine." There were places where the utmost exertions of the canoemen had to beputloitu to force the boat to tbe only safe part of the rapid, and to prevent It from sweeping broad side ou. At times it seemed as if nothing could save the canoe from dashing headlong against the rocks, but just at the nick of time, the word was passed 10 the steersman, wno, with ready pole, turned the craft a little aside; aud it glided twiltly past the threatened danger. On reaching the falls a spectacle of indescri bable magnificence was presented to the travel lers. Tbe cataract is formed by a crack across the river, the bed ot the Zambezi, at the place. The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, ex cept about three feet of the edge over which the river rolls. The walls go sheer down from the lips without any projecting crag. The clelt is in lemrth a few yards more than the breadth ot the Zambesi, which was lound to be, by measure ment, a little over 1860 yards, but this number wus retained to mark tne year in which the fall was for the first lime examined. The width, at the narrowest point, was found to bo eighty yards, and at the widest somewhat more. Into this chasm, twice as deep at Niagara Falls, tho liver, a mile wide, rolls v,lth deafeulnr; roar, forming the Victoria cataract. It is broken Into several partial falls by rocks and islands, in all making upwards of 2700 feet of perennial falls. The whole body of water rolls cleat over quite unbroken, but alter a descent of ten or more feet tue entire mas suddenly becomes like a huge sheet ol driven snow, lneces of water leap from it in the form of comets with tails streaming behind, till the whole snowy sheet is changed into myriadj of rushing, leaping, aqueous cornels. The amojut is probubly exceeded by Niagara, though uor In the mouths when the Zambesi is in flood. This vast boly of water necessarily encloses In its descent a large body of air, which, force 1 into tho clelt to an unknown depth, reboun'U au i rushes up loaded with vapor to form throe or eveu six columns, as if of steam, vlsiblo at the di auce of twenty-one miles. Ou reaching tho height of two hundred teet from the level of the river, this vapor besomes condensed into a perpetual shower of line rain. Coai. Fohtunes. An English paper has this bit ot personal gossip: "The fortune of Ml is Fletcher, the fiancee of the Hon. Mr. Cotton, varies from 2:1.000 to 47,000 er annum, thus rivalling that of Miss Tempest, the late Doager Marchioness of Londonderry, who derived it from the same source viz., coal." Hay Fever. The Rev. H. H. Wood, curate of Hemingtord Abbots, Huntingdonshire. England, writes that "hay fevor" mav be instantly relieved by bathing the nostrils and the closed eyelids , with spirits oi camphor and warm water, THIRD EDITION DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS. ODD FELLOWS HALL DESTROYED. THE LOSS ABOUT $300,000. New Orleans, July 6. The Odd Fellows' Hall, the most massive and magnificent building iu this city, except the St. Charles Hotel, was destroyed by fire last night. The building, Including the furniture, was valued at $300,000 insured for $15,000. The Masonic Brotherhood have tendered the use of their temple to the Odd Fellows' lodges turned out by the conflagration. Another Destructive Fire. Chprry Valley, Otsego county, New York, July 6. All the buildings on the north side of Main street, in this town, from the barns attached to Stern'a Hotel to J. Sittcl's house, were burned last night. The loss is from $75,000 to $100,000. Aid for the Portland Sufferers. New Brunswick, N. J., July 6. A public meeting was held here lat evening to take mea sures for the relief of the sufferers by the fire at Portland, Maine. Mayor Jenkins presided, and addresses were delivered by the Hon. Garrett B. AdrlaD, Rev. J. W. Rchenck, and others. INDEPENDENCE DAY DOWN SOUTH. Nashville. Nashville, July 5. The Fourth was cele brated by several picnics. The loyal persons in the community assembled at Bastley Grove, and were addressed by Horace Maynard and othars. Several prominent Generals were present. The freedraen held a celebration at Fort Gillcn, which was broken up by a party ot soldiers of ihe 6th Regular Cavalry. General Fiske received a despatch last night from Smyrna, on the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad, asking for a detachment of troops to quiet a disturbance between the citizens aud negroes. Louisville. Louisville, July 5. The celebration of Inde pendence Day was mostly confined to private picnics and social meetings in the suburbs. The military headquarters was illuminated, salutes fired, the public buildings and a few private buildings and Adams Express were decorated with flags; but there was no municipal celebra tion ol the day. New Orleans. New Orleans, July 5. The celebration of Independence Day was universal. Thj shipping nnd consulates displayed Innumerable flags. The firemen had a grand festival. LATER FROM MEXICO. Liberal Occupation of Matamoras. New Orleans, July 5. Tho steamer Peiano, from Bagdad on the 20th ultimo, has arrived at Frashear City. Tho steamers Ililconibe and Eugenie, with two schooners, containing Generals Mejia, Olivera, and staffs, together with about one thousand persons, consisting of troops, Government officials, women, and children, crossed the bar of the Rio Grande on the 2Gth, bound to Vera Cruz. General Esco bedo occupied Matamoras on the evening of the 26th with Iwenty-flve men. Matamoras was remarkably quiet and orderly. From California. San Francisco, July 5. Business was en tirely suspended here yesterday, and much enthusiasm was manifested throughout thj Mate in the celebration of the Fourth of J uly. The steamer Sacramento has arrived from Panama, bringing New York advices of June 11. Mining shares are fluctuating. Ophlr, $2"2; Savage, $900; Yellow Jacket, $75; Belcher, U!1; Imperial, $110; Chollar Potosi. $200. Legal-tenders, 70. The Red River. New Orleans, July 5. There are continued leportso! murder and robberies by the negro iroops on the Red river. The Western Texas election returns show a decided hostility to negro suffrage. Markets by Telegraph. New York, July 6. Cotton dull at 80S3So. Flour i dull; 6600 barrels sold; State $8 60;u,li-26; Oloo 88 8013-76; Western 0'6Oal0: Southern S10 2017; Csnaoian 89 0,13.90. Wheat has declined Vn2o. 1400busnels Weste-n so!d at 83 25, Coru lvT higher; salei oi 60,000 bus iels at 8J,oj9Jo. Beef stendv. Poric heavy; 1200 barrels Mo sold at W lutky dull. New Oblbaks, July 6. Sales of cotton today, 1000 bales; prices unohaugeil; receipts to-day only 80 hale, scerlmc exchange lti7J. New lork ex. cn&ngo, 1 piemium. Heart-rending Catairol A. I.lttle Girl llurucd to Heath. One of the most afllictlug events connected with the celebration of yesterday was the burning to death of a little girl named Nancy J. Andrews, who resided with her widowel mother at No. 161 Academy street. She had been down in the city during the forenoon to witness the procession, and after dinner took another little giil by the hand and went with her to the corner of Summit street, to see sonic boys w ho were tiring crackers there. She had stood there but a moment, when a boy thoughtlessly threw a lighted match at her, which set tire to her dress, and in a moment smead to everv Dart of her entire garments. The poor little creature smarted screaming for home, completely wrapped in flames, when a young man" nuu.ed Charles Combs took otf his coat and threw it about her, too late, however, to stop the raging fire, or save the i t Id. now suirerinflr untold agony. Other at tempts were made to put out the lire, but they ncre unsuccesslul until all the little sufferer's clothes, except a chemise, were burned from her body. She was then picked up and carried to her home. Dr. Baldwin being called to attend her. The physician at once pronounced her case a hopeless one; but she lingered until 4 o'clock this mornine, when death put an end to her pain. The event caused a feeling of sadness throughout the neighborhood; but tongue can not express the agony of the mother, who was thus suddenly called to look uoon her darling a charred and dv'ng mass. 8ne had lost her hus band at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, and it seemed that this last alliictlou would almost unseat ber reason. The young man who threw his coat about the little crirl In hopes of putting out the fire had his hands badly burned and his coat completely ruined. The funeial will take place to-morrow afternoon. Hvwark Evening Courier. FINANCE AND COMMERCE. OrrtCE of the Even ins Teleorapb, 1 Friday, July 6, 1866. ( The Stock market opened very dull this morning, owing to the extremely warm wea ther. Railroad shares, as we have noticed for some time past, continue the most active on the list. About 2600 shares Catawissa preferred sold at from 34$351, the former rate a decline of 1; Pennsylvania Railroad at 60, no change; Reading at eaiOeijalight advance; and Phiadclphla and Erie at 31, no change; 132 was bid for Camden and Amboy; 66J for Norristown; 38 for North Pennsylvania; 61Jfor Lehigh Valley; 43 for Elmira preferred; and 43 for Northern Central. In City Passenger Railroad shares there 1 nothing doing. 68 was bid for Second and Third; 67 for Tenth and Eleventh; 21$ for Thb tcenth and Fifteenth; 00 for Chesnut and Wal nut; 10 for Hcstonville; and 30 for Green and Coates. Government bonds are firmly held at full prices. 5-20ssoldatl04i1041; and 6's of 1881 at 108410S. 974 was bid for 10 40s; and 103 for 7"30s. City loans are in fair demand. Nev? City Gs sold at 9Gj96i, no change. Bank shares are in demand, but wo hear of no sales. 114 was bid for North America; 142 for Philadelphia; 124 for Farmers' and Mechanics'; 64 for Commercial; 93 for Northern Liberties; 31 for Mechanics'; 62 for Penn Township; 63 forGlrard; 80 for Western; 65 for City; 63 for Commonwealth; 04 for Corn Exchange; and 69 for Union. In Canal shares there was very little move ment. 27 was bid for Schuylkill Navigation common; 35i for preferred do.;67 for Lehigh Navigation; 120 for Morris preferred; 14j for Susquehanna Canal; and p68 for Delaware Division. Quotations of Gold 10 A. M., 154; 11 A. M. 154; 12 M., 154; IP. M., 164J. PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALES TO-DAY Reported by De Bavon & Jbro. . No. 40 S. Third street BEFOBE BOARDS. 600 Bh Reading it K lots. slO 63 FIRST BOARD. SenOCltrGs new.lB. 061 100 ati Cat nf. 85 mni) do 06f lOOib do s6 86l $5000 do .... Ji.SU Wii kuuab do lots bo 8700 do.mun.lota 06 j 100 sh 100 sli do e 86, do 86 3000 do mun 96i 81000 US 6s '81 COUt..lOi 100 sh do bSO 864 do..lotsb80 8& do c 84 do......b80 85 do o 84 do e. 84 J do 84g do. lots.. b& 86 do Si do slO 86 do 864 do....10.. 864 82000 U S 6s, "i6.r-g 104 i 200 sh 81X) V K A os ov. . 88200 Scb Nav Hs 82. 79 S12000 1'ft 1st in 6s its 99 I 60ruPcnn K b6 66 104 sh do Iota 66 100 sn Kcadinir ... .0 68 10 sh do 64 20 sh Wilmington. . 661 loo rb I'd & E. b5wd 81; 800 lb MI k M. . ota 6) 100 Bh 100 sh 11,0 Bll 100 ah 100 sh 100 sh 100 sh 100 sh 100 Bb TOO ah Messrs. DcIIaven & Brother. No. 40 South Third street, make the following quotations ol the rates of exchange to-day at IP. M. . jsuymq Seizing. American Gold American Silver, 8 and 8. . . Compound Interest Notes: " " June, I c mi Ii2 1S64.. 12 raj 12? Ill log 8 Julv. 1804. . " August, 1804.... " Octobt-r, 18G4. . ' " Dec, 1804.. " May, 18iS5. . " " AUMKt, 1805. . " " Sept., 1805.. - - October. 1806. , 101 5 Si 6i The New York Tribune this morning says: "Money is extremely easy, and largo amounts are oflured at 4:o.5 per cent, to brokers. For priuri bills tbe niont general rate is 6JatiJ per cent, with ex. ceptious at 6 la. 7 tier cent Sterling Exchange is steady. Tne, leadinir drawers of sterling quote 60 days' bills at 1084, hut the transactions at this rate are quitclmited; Loudon pnmo bankers', 60 dava, 1083 lubj ; London prime bankers', slubt, llOallOj ; Lon don, prime commercial, 107 n 108; I'arK bankers', loDg, 6 20 S5 13" : Paris, bankers, short, 6126 08 ; Swiss, 6'2Ua6 13; Hamburg, 80 K"3"! Ainalordain, 40Jia41; Frankfort, nominal; Bremen, 7879; Berlin, nominal, 72vr74." The Chicago Clearing House Assoc'atlon passed the following resolutions at a meeting on Friday evening last: "Resolved, unanimously, as thesone of this Aso ciation, Tliat the proiOBed arueiidiuont to tbe Na tiouai liuukiuK law, bv which tne country banks of all the Western and Noithwesturu States and Tern, torics are required to redeem their notes in New York, inotead of tne k- eat commercial centres of the West, as originally provided lor, is calculated to work luiuuouely to tne fliianoiftl interests ot tbe country, by tbo concentration whioli would natu rul y follow of so large an amrreaato of bank balances in that city; and that an behalf of the tanking In'oresta of the Northwest this Association earnestly lenionatiat aeaitst the same. Meso!verf,Thn this As oo ation reMeot!ully Iny.te lepre-entanves of the National banks of Ohl3, In (liana. M chiifon, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kanas, Wit cousin, Minnesota, and the Northwestern Jerri, tones, to meet iu conyent on in this city, on the 12tn day ot September next, for coneu tation with reter. euce to such meuum aa may be deemed proper lor the protection of their interests and tbe com mercial anQ financial wants of their portion of tue country." The Eighth National Bonk announces a semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent., clear of tax,, payable on demand. The Lehigh Valley Railroad announces a quarterly dividend of 2 per cent., payable after the 18th inst. The St. Nicholas Coal Company announces a dividend of 2 per cent., or 6 cents per fharet clear of tax, payable on tue 16th inst, The Delaware Avenue Market Company announces a dividend of 3 per cent., clear ot tax, pajablo on the 17th inst. The Schomacker Piano Forte Manufacturing Company announces a dividend of 4 per cent., clear of tax. The Coal tonnage on the Echuylkill Navigation for the wet k ending Tun. Cwt. .In lie 28, 1806. wan: 86,597 10 Corresponding- week last year 18,781 10 Increase for the week 16,863 20 Tonnage for the season to date 606,683 OS Corresponding time last year 241,848 06 Increase lor the season of 13S6 865,189 19 Philadelphia Trade Report. 1 hubs-day, July 6. There i no perceptible change to notice In the Flour Market, and the only sale re ported were a few hundred barre s for the supply of the homo trade at 88ff3 75 l bbl for supertlue; t'Jg 9 76 tor extra ; $10-76 a,12 60 for Northwestern extra faiMly; and $11 60&l!i'60 lor fancy brands, accord Ins to quality. The market to almost bare of Kyo V lour, and it U held at 9i 60 y bbl. I'rice. of Cora AIchI are entirely nominal. 1 here ft no new movement to notice in the Wheat 3if iket, and prices aie nominal. A oar load of now Delaware red aold at US; aUo 600 bunliela choice spring at 2 66; white rang s from 8 20toty86. hve is quiet, witu tma l a'es at (1 2iK(l 26 for Western and 1'enriBVivania. There is a lair demand tor Corn, with a!ea of 8( 00 buhela at $1-01, and 16 000 bushels Western mixed at IKJo. In Oati but Hile doing and price ire dropping; sales of lenn tylvaaia at 70c.. aud Western at 60 a 670. Nothing doing In Barley or Malt The reoeipts and aiooks of Feedi eontinne very unali Cloverseed Bella at e7t)8 per 64 In.; Timothy at 95 2&5 60; and F'axneed at 3 50('ij8 65. ho 1 Quercitron Bark U held at (86 per ton. WMBky Ib inactive. Small (alet of i'tianylYnJ at f 2 S4&2-2&, and Ohio at (
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