TERRIBLE CONFLAGRATION. The North River Oil Company’s Building Burned—-Seven Thousand Barrels of Oil Consumed—A Quantity of Lumbar also Burned- Scenes and Incidents. •[Prom to-Cay’s Now York Tribune.J At about 6i o'clock last evening a fire in -some manner'originated in' the northwest' corner of the extensive bnildingof the North River Oil Warehousing Company,located in Twelfth avenue, ; between ' Twenty-first and Twenty-Becond streets. At the 'out break of the fire the watchman, D. B. L. Inman, was in the office, and the -■first vin timation he had of the fire was'an explosion that shattered the windows of the office and threw him on the floor. Springing" to his feet, he dashed out of the building and made his way into the street','so eoinpietely confused by the'shock thathe could scarcely give an alarm. The building in which the fire originated is 200 feet square, fronting on Twelfth ave nue, one story in height, and this wa3 filled with 7,000 barrels of crude petroleum. On a branch track of the Hudson Elver Railroad, running alongside the building, were four cars. Three'of them were loaded with 50- barrel tanks, and filled with oil. Three of these had been pumped out, and three were still fall. The tourta ear, had been loaded with barrels, but the greater portion of those had been removed into the^building. As may be supposed,'the fiferan through this inflammable mass with a roar and fury' perfectly appalling. ' Soon the flames burst through the. roof, and in an inconceivably --short space of, time the entire mass was on "fire. Immense volumes of black" smoke rolled upward, while the flames illnminated the entire city, the spars of the shipping in •theriver and the large buildings in the vicinity being brought out into bold relief,. while 'the constant explosion of oil barrels caused considerable consternation among the crowds who had congregated in the -vicinity attracted by the unusual exhibition. While the fire was at its height, one of the tanks, for the reason mentioned above, ex ploded with a terrific report, scattering the burning oil in all directions. With one of those sudden panic:! that occasionally seize 41 crowd, the mass of lookers-on rushedfrom the vicinity, down an embankment near by, in their flight throwing some of their num ber into a mass of liquid mad, and tramp ling on the unfortunates in their flight. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. The appearance of some of these victims, was, however, ludicrous in the extreme, co wered as they were with mud from head to foot, and they were hailed with shouts of •derisive laughter by their more fortunate companions. The fire department, under Chief Engin eer Kingsland, were upon the ground with their powerful Bteamers soon a ter the out break of the fire; but their efforts to subdue -the flames were soon found to be futile, and attention was turned to the adjoining lumber yards, which were in imminent -danger. The burning oil ran from the build , ing into the street, and borne npon the water which ran down, the gutters, was carried al most a block before the material which fed the flame was burned oat. It seemed use less to attempt to extinguish this novel •species of firework, and so it was allowed to bum at will. For two hours" the fire raged furiously, .and at the expiration of that time, having burned out the material which gave it life, •died away, nothing remaining of the im mense building and its contents bat a few crumbling walls and a mass of glowing em bers, interspersed with a network of hoops. Of the petroleum in the building 6,000 bar rels belonged to t>. Brown & Son. It was valued at about $60,000. . The building was, as we have already stated, one story in height, and 200 feet square. It was also ■owned by D. Brown & Sons, who did busi ness under the name of the “North River Oil Warehousing Co.” and was erected by them a few months since at a cost of abont .■512,000. It was supposed to be completely fire-proof, but nothing apparently could withstand the intense heat to which the building was subjected. Certain it is that scarcely one brick now remains upon .another, The remaining 1,000 barrels or petroleum was owned ,by Josiah Macy& Sons, and was valued at about §lO,OOO. Whether insured or not could not be ascer tained. The books and papers of Brown & Sons, in the office of the building, were of course consumed, nothing whatever being saved. They have another set of books at their branch office in Maiden lane, but they could not be procured last night, and there fore it was impossible to ascertain the entire amount of insurance or the names of the companies. The superintendent, however, stated that it was Bmall, not approaching the amount of loss. The cars burned were owned by the Hud --son River Railroad corporation, and were valued in the aggregate at about §4,000. Pro bably insured. In the rear of the oil warehouse,and front ing on Eleventh avenue, is the extensive lumber yard, planing mill and packing box manufactory of Maclave Bros. The build ings were saved, but a large quantity of lumber adjoining the oil warehouse was burned. The loss of Maclave Bros, is esti mated by them at §lO,OOO. Insured in 30 ■city companies. They could not reach their papers in the confusion that prevailed at the time, and it was therefore impossible to as > certain the names of the companies or the amounts in each. » The'lumber in the yard of Charles Hoffer berth, located on the north side of Twenty second street, was onfire several times, but was extinguished on each occasion. The loss sustained by Mr. H. was quite incon siderable. The Fire Department, under Chief-Engi neer Kinsland, assisted by Engineers Par ley, Bates, Rhodes, Shaughnessy, Sullivan and others, worked with a will. No body ■of men could have done better. It was ap parent as soon as they arrived upon tae that it was useless to attempt to save the ■oil warehouse, and the attention was there fore turned to the task of saving the adjoin ing property. The difficulty of doing this will be the more apparent when we state that in the immediate vicinity are a number of lum ber yards, those we h,ave mentioned above being immediately adjoining. That the flames were prevented from spreading further was due entirely to the intelligence of the officers and the indomitable courage and perseverance of the men under their command. The Department was ably seconded on the river front by the: steam tag John Fuller, which has lately been chartered by the Metropolitan Fire Commissioners and pro vided with two powerful pumps, capable of throwing 2,000 gallons per minute. The Harbor Police boat, under the command of Capt.Hartt, had two powerful streams upon the fire. Sections of Police were present from the Ninth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth ■Twenty-second and Twenty-ninth Precincts, under the command of their respective officers. By their exertions, the immense throngs which had wmgregated on all the streets in the vicinity of the fire were kept back, affording the firemen a. chance to work without being incommoded or } ta peded in their exertionsi The thieves were, of course, out. in large numbers,' but their depredations were to a great extent pre vented by the presence of the police. Before midnight the fire was subdued. The crowd had departed, and save a few firemen with watch lines playing streams of water upon the smoking embers, naught THE DAILY EVENING BULLETIN SATURDAY, DECEMBER I,IB66.—TRIPLE SHEET.' was visible to mark the spot which had so lately been the scene of so ~much excite ment. , The fire is supposed to have originated in some manner from the explosion of gas; For several dayb past the /smell of gas throughout the building, haß been very ap parent; more particularly so during the cloudy, oppressive weather of the past two days. , ■ ' -rt• ’ Exactly how the explosion' occurred, whether from spontaneous combustion,.'or from a lamp in the hands of some careless person, cannot at present be determined. A ‘Lurge Expedition. Sailed for Liberia. The splendid clipper-built ship Golconda, purchased lately at Boston for the use of the American Colonization went to sea from Charleston, 8. the -21st of No vember, with six hundred emigrants on board, destined to their home in Liberia. They are a firstrate company of people, well supplied with everything necessary to ren der industry and economy sources of oom fort and plenty. They consist of families including mechanics and farmers, most of .them the better class of freedmen, of whom 194 were from Macon, Georgia, 167 from Newberry, S. C., 144 from Knoxville, Ten nessee, 52 from Charleston, S. C., and 43 from Columbia,.B. C. Of these. 206 are to settle at Sinou,' 181 at Carysburg,lss at Cape Mount and 58 at Cape Palmas. A large portion of the, emigrants are pro cessors of religion, of whom it’ is known that 70 are Methodists, 56 are Baptists, 13 are Presbyterians,, and 2 are Episcopalians. Amqng them' is a regularly organized church—“ The Macon Baptist Church of Sinou county, Liberia”—consisting of pas tor, 2 deacons and 26'members. ■: / A high degree of intelligence is shown in that 77 can read, 20 can both read and write, and 2 have had the advantages of a colle giate education. The trades or callings are represented by 78 farmers, 33 laborers, 15 carpenters, 13 shoemakers, 9 bricklayers, 9 blacksmiths, 4 wheelwrights, 3 coopers, 3 tailors, 2 millers,’ 2 cooks, 1 iron-moulder, 1 silversmith, 1 gunmaker, 1 waterman, 1 gunsmith, 1 engi neer,. 1 goldsmith, 1 dentist, and i photo grapher. The Golconda has five cabin passengers, viz: Rev. John Seys, Minister Resident and Consul General of the Government of the United States to Liberia; Miss Jnlia De W. Gregg, of Columbia, S. C., and Mr. William Evans, to join the mission of the Episcopal Church at Cape Palmas; Dr. Isaac Snow den, returning to his home at Sinou, and Rev. H. W. Erskine, who was taken to Africa in early life by his parents, from Knoxville, Tennessee, and has been on a vis-it. for the first time, to his friends and relatives in this country. He was educated in Liberie,entered the ministry of the Pres byterian Church, and is now Attorney General of the Republic. He takes with him an aged sister and her husband, with their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. The Golcondais expected to make the voy age out in about thirty days, and to return in time to commence another trip on the Ist of May next. The Colonization Society has already received applications from several hundred of the people of color for passage and settlement in that rising State next spring. We trust that this great scheme of Christian benevolence may be enabled promptly to meet the urgent de mands pouring in npon it. The amount of good these people may do their race and I brethren in Africa cannot be measured, and the benefits they may receive In the Chris tian Republic of that continent are cer tainly attractive. A missionary to Africa recently wrote to the African Repository as follows, respect ing the capacity and prospects of the Li berian Republic: As the Republic of Liberia, civilly and socially, is a miniature pictnreof the United States, so it is religiously. I found myself in the midst of the several denominations, among those who acted toward me as an old friend and acquaintance just returning home, whose fraternal and Christian inter course was of the most pleasant character. Under the auspices and aid of the several denominations of this country, education receives a good share of attention and patronage. It will suffice to say, that so far as the soil concerns the emigrant, he will have, in point of fertility, the equal of any of our river bottoms. Eight or. ten miles up the St. Paul’s I saw sugar cane, on the place of a Mr. Young, matured from eight to ten joints, and still In a thriving condition. This farmer, I think, raised his own sugar, com, sugar-cane, yams, potatoes, rice, peas, arrow root, coffee; besides which, cassada, baDanas, plantains, oranges, “sonr-sop,” with many other tropical fruits, may be suc cessfully and profitably grown by any in dustrious farmer. Coffee of a very superior flavor, eaual to the Java or Laguayra, thrives well. On the St. John’s river, at Bexley,in Bassa county, I saw one or two beautiful orchards. It seemed to me the cultivation of the coffee tree would furnish a most delightful avoca tion. The climate of Africa is the foe to the white man. The experiment has been re peatedly;made, to the discomfiture, as if by the finger of Providence to point out the means by which that benighted land may be lifted from the gnlf of darkness and despair. Africa is emphatically the home of the black man. There the millions of this country will finally rest from their servitude, in bearing back to their own race,whence they came, the civilization and religion whioh have blessed them here, and wifi bless and elevate millions of their progeny yet un born. The Chops in. Adah aha... and.-Lou isiana.—The Washington correspondent of the-Boston Post writes as follows: “A well known capitalist of New York city, who has been absent from thefySouth for a period of six weeks past, upon a tour of observa tion solely, has just arrived at Washington, bn his way back to the North. He pats me in possession of a large number of tabular statements relative to the crops in Alabama and Louisiana, by whioh it is shown that the cotton yield of this year isless.tbanone-. fifth the product of 186 u, when the last ave rage crop was; produced About fifty ex officers of the Federal army, having nnder taken the cultivation of cotton, lose all th'e : way from fifty to two hundred thousand thousand dollars by the failure of the crops. Droughts and protraoted rains in turn have so,nearly resulted in raining the pros pects of even a moderately successful yield that the freedmen will render the catas trophe certain by relaxing in great measure the exertions'necessary to save any con siderable ' remnant. During November many of the negroes quit picking at this critical emergency of cotton culture, and are demanding the immediate ratification of labor contracts for next year before they wifi resume the harvest. They desire terms that will involve the payment of cash wages, instead of the former arrangement, looking to a division of the crops between planter and field-hands.” An English Scientific Expedi tion. —The Memorial de la Loire says; ‘!Vichy w at : this moment the rescjng place of an English scientific expedition, which haß been studying the geologioal formations of. the volcanic mountains of the Cevennes, Pay-de-D6me and Farez. Amongst the members are some repre sentatives of the English aristocracy,and several ladies of the highest distinction, for whom the science of the different lands of the globe has irresistible attrac tions. The laboratory of M. Tozand.the able chemist to the Emperor, is the centre of the analytical studies on the numerous minerals collected by thin learned body.” Secretary Seward’s Xast Dispatch tothe French Court. i A dispatch from'Parfe, dated T ursday evening, says: : * : It has been ascertained that ■ Secretary Seward’s despatch of Monday to the Amer ican Minister at this Court, related chiefly .to the withdrawal of the Frenoh troops from Mexicoand theezpressionof thabope that France would carry out its promise with .reference thereto." < The despatch, it te understood, also, al luded to the departure of Gen. ; Sherman for i Mexico, and gave the' reasons why he was 'sent thither.. Although the despatchvras of unusual length. it was nevertheless coached in a conciliatory, though dignified spirit. . ! The French Senate.— lt has been re [marked that nearly every profession but ;that of medicine, had been represented in ’the French Senate. This anomaly has .struck the Emperor, it would appear, as the postoffice and beneficial to the public. • MARRIED. Q^BDETTE—JOHNSTON;—Ia, Washington city, .on th* 27th instant, by the, Rev,: B. B. Prettyman, Charles D. Gardette, of Philadelphia, to BalaUe, daughter of the late Commodore Z.F, Johnston, U B. .Navy. ; . • ; RHOADS—WIST A.R.—On Fourth day. the 28th n’t., at Friends’ MeeiingHonse, on Twelfth street, William G., Bon of Bamuel and Anne Rhoads, to Sarah, ■ daughter of Dr. Caspar and Lj dia J. Wistar. * DIED. : FOWLER—On the 30th Inst, Rev. John Fowler,' Bon of John and Fllzabeth Fowlar, In his 32d year. The relatives and friends of the family are respect folly Invited to attend the funeral, from the residence of-his parents, leatflolmßsburg.T wen-y-third Ward.; ion Tuesday, the4th Inst, at 11 o’clock, A. M. Inter meDt at Cfdar Hill. * ; FRY.—On the 28th Inst., Honi Jacob Fry, In the 65th year of bis age. . • The relatives and Mends are respectfully Invited to ; attend the funeral, at bis late residence, Trappe, Mont gomery county, on Sunday morning, next, at ten o’clock. * ■- GREEN.—On Nov. 29th, at Sing Sing. N. Y„ Dr. Horace Green, aged 64 years. . RUTHERFORD-On the 29th Inst., Thomas'G. Rutherford, in the 49th year of his age. •. The relatives and Meeds of the faa Ily are respect fully Invited to attend the lUneral, from his late' resi dence. 220 Juniper street, on next Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. j . • • : MELODEON COVERS AND RICH PI 4HO COVERS, FOB Gti.RIBTMAB PREShiNTd. fine Shawls, for Christmas; hue Silks, for Christ mas; Christmas Delaines and Prints; Hdkfs., Collars. Gloves and Scarfs. EYRE -St Peter’s Church corner of Third at a Pine streets, will be open for Divine Service, from (to-morrow) December 2d, to Easter Day,April2l&t every Sunday night at h»lf past seven o’cl ck. Ail persons, and especially those not provided with a regu lar place of woisbip, are cordially Invited to attend. aU iheseats will be free. . it* SECOND X7NIVERSALIST CHURCH, Eighth street, above Noble.—Rev. Hoses Ballou, Pastor, To-morrow Morning and Evening. Sunday School Fair commences Monday. Dec. 17th at Wash ington Hall, corner Eighth and Sp ing Garden. Doua tlopfl received at 926 Bnttonwood street. it* FIRST REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH, corner Seventh and Spring Garden Streets, Rev. J. H. Suydam. Pastor.—Services in the morniog at 10 y, o’clock, and in the evening at 73* o'clock, All are invited, particularly strangers in the cl>y. it* jr"=s» ST. LURE’S CHURCH,GERMA.NTOWN.- There will be service in St Luke’s Church, Germantown, every Sunday evening this winter, at o’clock, at which all the seats will be free. Sermon on Sunday evening by the Rev. Dr Morton. it*, | WEST ARCH STBEaT PRESBYTERIAN Chuich, corner of Eighteenth Street—Rev. A* a. Wimts, D. D.. of Brooklyn, N. Y.. will preach to-morrow at a. M. and 7 Y% P. M. All are cor dially invited. it* CHURCH OF THE INTERCESSOR—ProteS' tant>piscopad. Spring Garden, below Broad The Rector,Rev J. W. Bonham, will preach at 10 30 A. M.. and 7-80, P. M. Strangers welcome . n* REV. A» D GILLETTE. D. D., of Washington City,will preach in the Eleventh Baptist Church. Twelfth sueet, above Race, Babbath Morniog ana Evening. • it* rr~» CALVARY PRBS BY PERI AN CHURCH, Lociiai street, above Fifteeutn,—Pleaching to nionow by Rev. J. SI Rankin, of Charlestown, Mass., at 10# A. M. t and 7# P. M. u* ft-TErr* OXFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Broad and Oxford streets. Rev. F. L. Rob* Lius will officiate to-morrow at 10# A. hi.* and Rev. John Crowell at 7# P. M. r* RELIGIOUS SERVICES TO-MORROW evening?# o’clock, for the masses, in the Green RmChoiCh:G.rard avenue, above Sixteenth street. Rev. F. L.Bobblns, pastor, will preaco. it* JKS* TRINITY CHURCH, SOUTHWARK. Catharine Street, between Second aadTbtr.L— lbankssKing sermon to-morrow morning, repeated by request. frervices at 10# A. M. and ?# p sc. it* ITHIKD REFORMED CHURCH, CORNER Ihiy Tenth *nd Filbert Streets, R*v. J. w. schenck, k**wtor.—Service at 10# o’clock In the morning and 7# ha the evening. it* R>V. DR. NADAL will, by request, repeat his Thanksgiving eermon, enu 1 confident or being able to salt . tbe taste of those who wish artlc ea In their line. They > solicit an teepee ion of their Goods. C. B. Hl* CHEW. N.RULON, Salesman. SAM'L K. SMYTH. EDWARD P. A nATR SILVER-PLATk D WARE. Smyth & Adai?, PBACTIGAL ANUFACTUEEB3 OP : FIFE SILVER-PLATED WARE, . HABD AND SOFT METAL. 1334 Chestnut Street, Opposite U. 6. Mint, 2 flow. Factory 35 Sooth Third Street nol-th s tu 26trpJ Upstairs. 910 New and Choice Goods 910 AT MEAD&CO.’S, No. 910 CHESTNUT ST^ MANUFACTURERS OF ; SILVER PLATED WARE. am,iP BAKER’S' ORNAMENTAL HAIR MANUFACTORY, iThelaigeMandbeetassonmentoi Win, Toupeei Long Hair Braid* aai ' Curia, Water-fall*, Viotorines, Frt, ! aettes, Illusive Seam* for Ladiei. At prices LOWBB Uiain elsewhere. (QUM9 ‘ 909 CHESTNUT STREET, M A R RE T NINTH. I btore greatly enlarged-thb work : OOMPLRTiID-READY FOR BUSINK 13- IN LOYc’ CLOTHING ROOM. : OVERCOATS, JACKET AND PANTS, ’ FINE CAiSIMERE SUITS, • T $6, $8 AND $lO SUITS. noIO-tu ths,m,rp| /COMPOUND CHARCOAL HISCDIT. 1/ hVB 2YSPSPBIA. These are composed orpine 'Willow Charcoal, Ac., In the form of Bran Waters, by which medicines hitherto disagreeable are rendered peasant And pal atable. They will prove to be a valuable remedy ter Heartburn, Waterbraab, Acidity,Nausea, Eructations. Constipation and other terms of Indigestion. Persons Bufferirg from fttid breath will find them an admirable corrective Prepared only by JAMBS T. SHINN, Apothecary, Be W, corner BROAD and SPRUCE Btreeta, f hilada, Sold also by ’ 1 F. Brown, Fifth and Chestnut. C. B. Keeney. Sixteenth and Atch. Ambrose Smith, Broad and Chestnut/ . George C. Bower, Blith and Vine. D. L. Stackhouse, Eighth and Green. O. Shivers, Seventh and Spruce i ■ Murphy A Bro„ 1700 Locust street, , H. <3. Blalr’a sons. 800 Walnut. ! ' E. Thomas, 19j0 Pine ■ Ellis, Son A Co j Seventh and Market. * ; ■ Johnston, Holloway A Cowden, ' . And dxugsMts generally. LADIES’ FANCY FURS. JOHN FAREIRA F 0.718 Archst, above 7ch, ]■> •'( ■ * ~f r'; 1 *1 ' f . At his old established Store, ‘ IMPORTEB, MANUFACTURES and DEALHB ■■mAnrcrir -'-.'V'TOBf.-in' j:’7 .7; ; 7'’ " Ladies and Children^ My assortment of Fancy Fnrs' fbr Ladles ; and Xlhß. dren Is now complete, embracing every variety that will be worn during toe coming season. Remember the name and number, JOHN FAREIRA. No. 718 ABOH Street, above Seventh; * I have no partner or connection, with. any .other store! theclty.. • , ocaaatntMia LADIES’ EA-NCY PDRS - ! A. K. &F. K. WOMRATH, 417 Arch St.^ HAVE NOW OPEN A Full Assortment of j LADIES’ AND CHILDREN’S FURS !, Also a great variety of FANCY j ocis-Sj?^ o aad Sleiglißobes. noS-lmrn AV. NEW MTIDTNEBY STORE.—SL E. MASOST l faaJ & CO., 18J6 CHESTNUT Street, will keep coo w'Kbr stantly on band a large assortment of tba latest sty lee Winter Millinery.' They also sell Bonnet materials of all kinds, const ting of Velvets, Ribbons. Flowers, Peathers, Hats .and Framei, which will be sold at low prices. Pleare call and examine before' purchasing 1316 CHESTNUT Street. n027-sty* J. H. OLIVER. no2Btjslrp| HOSIERY* GLOVES. UNDERWEAR* GENTLEMEN’S WRAPPERS, ETC^ THE LARGEST VARIETY, AT JOHN 0. ARRISC.VS, ffos. 1 and 3 N. Sixth Street,! PHILADELPHIA, SHIRTS! SHIRTS! SJHITSJ 7. ' J- O, -A. Also continues to malre his "IMPROVED PATTEBN BHXRTB*I 1 H*A perfect fit guaranteed. jJSTOne trial is infflclent to establish their snperß onty over all ethers. oc3l-2mrp GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, . F. HOFFMAN, Jr., i (LateG. A. Hoffman, snccessor to W. W. Knight.) FUSE SHIRTS AND WRAPPERS. HOSIERY AND GLOVES. Silk, Lambs’Wool and Merino r UNDERCLOTHING. 835 AROH STREET. n 027 tilths 1m rp GREAT REDUCTION. OWING TO THE GREAT DECLINE IN GOI» WE ARE OFFERING OCR STOCK OR PURE OLD Sherry Wines* Port W ines* Rye Whiskies, Fine Old \ladeiras, Choice Brandies* FULLY 2} PER OENT. LOWER THAN ANY OTH*‘ H. & A. C. VAN BEIL. 1310 Chestnut Street. . noStths.tuemfpt ‘ V JULES JURGENSEN’S—The finest Watches Ins. i ported. An assortment tor sale hv FARR A BROTHER, Importer of Watches, Ac.. 821 Chestnut Btreet, below FouWh. nl tll