Indiana American, Volume 13, Number 16, Brookville, Franklin County, 18 April 1845 — Page 3

AMERICAN. BKOOK.VILL.E, INDIANA. " FRIDAY. APRIL 18,

The Indiana American. To-day we present to our readers the American en a Double Medijm sheet. We have incurred this additional expense in opposition to the advice of tome of our cotemporaries, and the forebodings of our friends.' Bat relying somewhat on our own energies and resources, and our knowledge of the wants and wishes ef this people, we have determined to make the effort. Nor shall it be doubting and faltering effort. It is useless for us to make promises of watchfulness, perseverance, firmness and independence. If we Jhave given no evidence of these traits in our character in the fourteen years we have published a paper in this valley, we cannot at this time hope to gain anything by mere promises. Any thing we undertake we always intend to sustain ourselves, and be sustained in it. None will dispute but what we are better qualified to eonduct a public newspaper than we were twelve years ago.. Many of the rough and turbulent asperities of our natnre have worn off, whilst we have been treasuring up lessons of wisdom. We know better the wants: the tastes and the desires of the public mind. By this experience we intend to add additional interest to our paper. Wo intend and expect every good-living Farmer, Mechanic, Merchant and professional man within thirty miles of Brookville to take the American. We intend to make it their interest and their pleasure to do so. Our long, arduous, and unfalter ing devotion to the whig cause, we trust, has sufficiently established our principles. Those principles are as dear to us as ever, We as ardently and as fondly cherish the hope of yet one day seeing them estab lished as the settled principle of our Government, as we did when our flag was floating in triumph on every page. We are vn, discouraged or feel faint in the cause. But for some yens to come, we shall have but little to do with politics, and shall make it our object to render the American acceptable to the great mass of readers. We want repose. Let party strife and party bickering be abandoned, at least for a season, and let us renew our old social friendship. By the instrumentality of Conventions and caucuses (those corrupt hotbeds of political knavery) the most unclean birds and beasts have crept into the high places of our government, and polluted with their unhallowed feet, th ose places once rendered honorable by the virtuous, the wise and the good. Let us elect men for their moral worth end known capability, and not merely beeause a few political wire-workers have selected a certain favorite, who has promised to favor them if elected. We have no confidence In caucus dictation whether it is gotten up ay whigs or democrats. It is a part and parcel of the same corrupt machinery. Two or three men get them up, control them, and finally make the nominations. We know these things to be true. We have been engaged in them. It is a seherae gotten up by the arch enemy of the peo ple's voice, to do in another name what is done in other countries by privy councils, by in&unei, &c, &c. When caucuses rule, the people are slaves. Then let us have political repose. Cultivate harmony and good feeling. We are all aiming at the same objects and ends-a good Governmentexcept the office seekers, who are aiming at power and plunder. Our wants are similar laws which are good for whigs, are good for democrats our interests are inseperably connected. Then1 why should we look at each other with daggers in our countenances? But we intend to make the American worthy of patronage. Shall we have it? Will cur friends give tis the necessary help? Induce your neighbors to take the paper. Recollect that after the 1st or July next the American will be free of postage within thirty miles, whilst you will have to pay 52 and 78 cents a year postage for Cin. cinnati or Eastern papers. The Pittsburgh Yre. Wo have given ome particulars of the terrible calamity cn nas visited Pittsburgh. The list of the sufferers is in some of the papers we have received, but it is so lengthy and necessarily inacurate that we have not giv"n,es the sufferers. If any of vur readers nave friends in business tW we presume they can see a list in some rper at almost any post office or neighbor hood. There were some 1000 or 1200 houses destroyed, the owners names, to eevher with the occupants and other sufferers, would fill several columns. The to" is estimated at from $10,000,000 to 515,000,000. Wt understand that Mr. Rutenhonse of Harrison, has lost heavily a 'he distinction of goods stored there. J1 "also feared that many more of our r"dina Merchants are sufferers ia the me way. W. At the Municipal election at W;s on the 7ih instant, Gen. Pratte. wi, e-et.,ed nj0rf and Native ,4mrHc"' ftrs e'"ted o the offices of Re

Laurel Attention is invited to the notice In an-

other column that a public aale of town lots will be held at Laurel on 28ih and 29th of next month. We have heard it said that the proprietor! or Laurel have demanded such prices for their lots as have prevented wealth and population from gathering into this town. No inch com plaints can now be made. A public tale, known to all, free to all, affords an opportunity for Ihe purchase of property in this thriving place, upon fair term. We are aware that many are looking toward this point as a desirable location. Now is the time for such to strike. A word or two to our distant readers about Laurel, If any among you have never visited that beautiful and fertile part of the world, known as the White Water Valley, you have lost a great deal. This is a delightful season the air is warm and pure, the woods and meadows are becoming green, the scenery is' lovely be yond description, on every hand. The roads are in excellent order the travel ling either by stage or canal boat conven ient and cheap. If you feel like enjoying a healthful excursion to the country you should visit Laurel on 28th of May. You will see there already a town of some ex tent and of surprising business for its year. But a few years ago and a single family engrossed the whole concerns of this point. Now six or seven stores are open and full of customers who crowd in with immense quantities of country pro duce, and beareff ample supplies of mer chandize. A fine flouring mill, a very large double geared saw mill, an extensive woolen factory, and a tan yard are driving a heavy business. Mechanic's shops are springing upon every hand. Two brick taverns are hardly sufficient to entertain visiters and travellers. Every thing indeed about the place wears the face of activity and energy. Every man looks good natured and busy; as if he had employment and plenty of cash. We think there is nothing factitious about the business and prospects of Laurel. The White Water Canal has suddenly made it a great point. A rich trade has opened upon it. The wheat and pork, beside the minor produce, of several of the richest counties in Indiana suddenly find maiket there. Its convenience of access, its abundant water privileges, and its extreme western loca tion really seem o put it beyond competition. The present population of Laurel are showing a laudable desire to improve their advantages. They contemplate a turnpike to Rushville, which, with the assistance of those interested along the line of its construction, they are fully able to make. We understand it is considered as settled that such a road will be made. To determine is to do; and when done such a road will secure to Laurel the trade of the western counties whose produce finds vent through our canal. We have a high respect for the people of Laurel. We can bear witness that they are a hospitable, enterprising and intelligent community. Those who respect religious influence will be pleased to learn that a Presbyterian society of only four or five persons have erected a beautiful little church and are about to provide a pastor for themselves, and others whom we hope to see added to their number. There is a large and wealthy society of Methodists in the place. They have commenced the erection of a church, the foundation ol which is already laid. In short those who are seeking a home, where capital or labor, pushed with steady hands, clear heads and honest hearts may be of good avail in procuring the comforts of life, should look well to Laurel before they make a final choice. John P. Dunn is announced in the last Lawrenceburgh Beacon as a candidate for Congress in this District, subject to a de mocratic District Convention. The same paper states that Geo. P. Buell, Esq. is not a candidate for the Congressional nomina tion. In Justice to Mr. Dunn tva will state thalhe was not at home when his name was announced. We suppose if Dunn had been at home his 'name would not have appeared in such an attitude. John P. Dunn! a candidate for Congress It must have been a rare genius that con ceived such an idea! The Madisonian, the organ of Tyler ism, is dead! John Jones makes the an nouncement himself. Dow & Fish have purchased the subscription and materials, and propose publishing at Washington a democratic paper called the Constellation But it is not to be the Government organ Old Thomas Richie, of the Richmond Enquirer, has purchased the Globe estab lishment, which is to be the organ of Jas iv. i oik. He is to be assisted by Mr Heiss, formerly of the Nashville Vnion. Mr. Colemtn, who had just realized a fortune from his invention of the Eolean attachment to the Piano, died suddenly last week, at his residence in Saratoga, N York. Fire. The Oil mill, carding machine, and taw mill of Mr. Church, near Knights town, la, was entirely destroyed by fire on Friday night hsL The loss must be 2000 I or 3000 dollars. . No insurance:

Cincinnati Advertisers. In our paper will be fonnd the advertise

ments of several business bouses of Cin cinnan. we ask our friends when at the city, to give them a trial. We wish it understood that a Cincinnati advertisement in the American is a personal letter of recommendation from us to our fiienc's. We intend to advertise for none but such as are fair and honest dealers, and worthy of the patronage of our friends. So soon as we are advised of any unfair dealing, dis honest trickery, or any Utile picayune meanness, we shall discontinue their ad vertisement. Call on them, friends, and if you are not treated honestly and fairly, let us know it and we shall endeavor to exer cise a little of that firmness which even our enemies charge us wiih. We only wish to advertise for the enterprising, the honest and the good. Cook. A notice of the trial and sentence of this man will be found on our first page. We understand that he came near makin" his escape since his sentence. They allow him no fire in the room which he can reach, there being a grate between him and the stove. In order to obtain fire to burn out with, he tore his cotton shirt in strips, rolled it in a small ball, and threw it through the grates to the stove, holding to one end of the string. He worked in this way until he got one end of the cotton string on fire, and drew it to him. With this fire he had the lock very near burned out when he was discovered. We understand that a petition is out recommending the Governor to commute his sentence to imprisonment for life. New Ysrk City. The April election for Mayor and common council of New York has resulted in the election of a democratic Mayor and Council. There were five candidates for Mayor, each representing distinct parties or interests, and resulted as follows: Havemeyer (dem.) 23,2&2 Seldon (whig) 6,840 Harper (Native) 16,609 Smith (working man) 89 Tappan (Abolition) 62 The Common Council is 4 whigs and 30 democrats. Important Information.'-Those wishing to know where to deal te advantage either with Merchants, Mechanics, or professional men, will do well to look to the edver tising columns of the American. Those who are willing to do a fair business are liberal enough to let it bo known. Those who never advertise their business are generally those who pinch a picayune pretty c!ose. Mark that. Springfield Township. Tho Whigs of Springfield appear wide awake. At the April election they elected their entire ticket. The Prospects. AX the April elections in this county, the whigs elected their in specters of elections in seven out of eleven townships. Cincinnati. The election for city officers took place in Cincinnat on Monday the7th inst. It resulted in the triumphant election of the whig ticket for Mayor and Marshall. Henry E. Spencer was4re-elec-ted Mayor, and James Saffin Marshall. The city'conncil is also 17 whigs and 13 locos. The natives also run a ticket, who obtained about 400 votes in the city. Counectieut. The spring elections have come off in Connecticut. The Whigs have elected their Governor, four members of Congress, all the State officers, and a large majority of both branches of the Legisla ture. The names of the members of Con gress elected are Freeman Smith, lames Dixon, S. D. Hubbard and J. A. Rockwell. Well done Connecticut. FRANKLIN COUNTY. The following county and township of ficers were elected in this county on Monday, the 7th instant: Brookville Township. Justice of the Peace: James Wallace, Jr. Constables James Hawthorn, Alfred Stoops, Isaac Jones, John Gant. Inspector: David Han nah. Supervisors: John Cummins, John Smith, tS. Skinner, Rob't Stoops, J. Mer rick, D.Hays, II. M'Neely, Wm. H. Risk, M. 8. Stewart, Thomas Bell,Sam'l Alley, T. Butler, J. Emerine, J. Filby, J. Flem roing. Springfield Township. Justice of the Peace: Samuel Holliday.- Constable: T. B.Scobey, Lewis Gant. Inspector: John Barbour. Whilt Water Tewnship. Justice ef the Peace: John B. Campbell. Constables: Stephen A. Lowry, Isaac Soper, Amos Sparks. Inspector: Orange Keeler. Su pervisors: Wilson Larue, George Heron, Thomas Whitehead, G. M. Rudisel, M. Rodisel, William Secley, William Stone, D. Kilgore, M. Whitney, J. Goudy. Bath Towtuhip. Constables: Thomas Craft, Frederick Hansel. Inspector: Jno, Sheltx. Supervisors: U. Sayers, J. Shultz D. Hedrick. Salt Creek Townshio. Constables: T. a Cooksey, Mo?es Guard. Inspector; Ralph Wildridge. Supervisors: S. Lipscomb, E. Ward, J. H. Perry. Hay Township. Justice of the Peace: Lovell M. Bruce. Constables: W, Hutrhihson , A. Hawkias. Inspector: Sanford HlltfhhlSOTi. Surf i v;ra: frthn Qtor i Herman Berdi k. . Conral Hcrrwan.' .

Davis, Enoch Abraham, Milton Hutchinson. Blooming Grove Toicnship. Constables: James Kilgore, J. Beek. Inspector: D. Slaughter. Fairfield Tbcr.tAip. Constables: M. M. Moore, J. J. Loper. Inspector: Daniel Landon. Supervisors: J. II Lee, W. W.

Claypool, J. W. Flint. Highland Township. Constables: John Smith, W. Chapman. Inspector: Ralph Kendall. Supervisory. T. Bennett, J. Dillerson, M.Gosman,R. Schoonover, Philip Heck, F. Crus'ie. Laurel Township. Constables: Noah Palmer, Jonathan Goble. Inspector Ur ban EJgerton. Supervisor?: E. Johnson, J. Heirs. F.C.Hed rick, J. Cupn. Henry Pond. Posey Township. Constable: S. Wilson. Inspector: Chancy Jenks. Duty of Whip. The second number of the American Review has a very able article on the re sult of.the late Presidential Election. After noticing the mean and despicable tiicks resorted to by our opponents, and various other occurrences connected with the election, the editor thus exhorts the Whigs to stand by their present organization, and not to turn aside upon any pretext whatever: ''Let us, then, abide ourorganization.our principles, our leaders and our name. Let us cherish the conviction that whatever good can be hoped for our country, must be accomplished through the agency of the Whig party, in its present tobm and constitution. Let new light illumine our councils, new vigor confirm our strength, new ardor inflame our spiritbut let no short-sighted policy commit us to merely local interests in prejudice of our duties to the whole country let no false sympathy, on the one hand, enlist us in a crusade of philanthropy through regions which the Constitution has forbiden us to invade; nor, on the other, let a fatal lust of acquisition engage us in a league which may sunder the bonds of our present Union. In the past we see nothing to dishearten, in the future every thing to cheer. Vigilance now and until the end, unless the enemy 'sow tares while we sleep;' active energy from the start until the goal be won, lest he thrive in our idleness; these we must resolve on, and these will ensure our triumph. The altar on which the fire of our enthusiasm is kindled is the altar of Principle its flames are fed with the pure oil or Patriotism and the vestal guardians, Liberty and Law, keep holy watch over its embers they shall not die!" Correspondence of the Ind. American. Cincinnati, 15 April, 1815 Mr. Editor: A promise should never be broken unless for cogent and very sat isfactory reasons. Not long since you ob tained my promise to give you and your readers a glance, now and then, at matters and things in this goodly city; a record of passing events, which might help to furnish forth your weekly "table d'hote;" but there is so little in the motion of things here, just at present, of general interest, that I am in doubt whether I should not do better to Jhold my obligation at arm's length, and wait for something to happen. We oflalehave had little to furnish mate rial for letter-writers; no earthquakes. rocking the eatth under us, and rattling our crockery; no political convulsions; no portentous signs in the heavens; no elope ments in high or low life; no terrible catas trophes; no "unprecedented" outrage; nothing at all but the ordinary hum-drum and bustle of business, so that there is scarcely news enough forborne consump tion. Our own newspapers begin to look meagre ana tamisnea, meianciioiy as crabs at low tide, that have been left high and solitary on the beach. Exportation then, in this dearth of events, would seem to be out of the question; but, not knowing when the stock in market will be greater, I will freight one sheet with the best I can command. The criminal court adjourned on the 15th inst. Some interest was excited last week by the trial of a dozen or more Indi viduals for an alledged riot, which happen ed at the polls of the ninth ward during our last October election. Thirty-cne bills were found by the Grand Jury, but only the above number were on trial. More than two days were occupied in empan neling a jury. Impartial jurors seemed to be about as scarce as righteous men in Sodom; or at least that fact might be im plied from the vigorous and repeated dial lenge9 which were made. It appeared on the trial, that on the afternoon of the election a large car, or wagon filled with whigs, and having "that 6ame old coon" elevated above them on a bush, drove near the polls and stopped. Before it stopped or immediately after, a missile was thrown from the crowd at the coon, which passed through the bush but without doing any harm. An excited crowd, flourishing clubs and uttering menaces, gathered at once around the car, threatening to "skin the coon" and those in the car, if they would come down. It was not long before one ofthoseinlhe car was struck, when the others leaped from the car, saying that they did not come there to make any disturbance, but that they would not be driven off. The fight soon became vigorous and pathetic; and so touching and powerful was the eloquence of clubs that several were entirely overcome by it, and rolled in the dust. A cogent hickory argument intended of course for his head struck the jaw of a police officer and and broke it. Appeals to the feelings were well directed and effective,and the argumentum baculum was exceedingly convincing. The Prosecutor, Brough, was assisted by Milton A. McLean Esq. The defence presented an imposing array of counsel Spencer, Pugh, Telford, Van Matre, Fessenden, Rariden, and Thorpe. The case occupied eight days, and was submitted to the jury without argument. So plainly had it appealed on trial that the w higs in the car were not only provoked by insulting words, hut first actually assaulted, that the jury, after being ont a haifhonr, returned a verdict of "not guiity." Theloco-foco bed breakers were w hipped out m thenuatrel they

had provoked, and instead of skinning the

roon, were themselves pretty essentially skinned. The result cf bringing the matter into Court, is, that they are proven the aggressors, and a fine little drawing plas ter, in the shape of a bill of costs, has been tuck upon the ribs of the treasury. Why the whifis who were assaulted, were pros ecuted instead of the locos w ho made the assault, I don't know. On Saturday, some ten fellows who had found it troublesome and inconvenient to ive honcst'eitizens, were sent to the peni tentiary. Some of them had called upon their meighbors rather unseasonably, ans besides, committed a grievous mistake by getting in at the window instead of the door a disregard of form, and contempt of established usage not to be tolerated in a polite community. One or two of them had made light of property belonging to others by setting it on fire: another, bv ome egregious blunder, had stumbled up on another man's stable an 1 taken ihe wrong horse; and again, under the influ ence of his evil genius, made a similar mis take took two horses that did n't belong to him; another had told something more than the truth, which made it look very much like a lie; and what w as very Unfortunate, had sworn to it; and others had in divers ways offended the sacred majesty of law, and got themselves into a sad predicament by ultra latititdinarian views of liberty. and somewhat muddy ideas upon the subject of "meum and tuum.' The fellow who had made the mistake about the horses, when asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced upon him, presented to the Court a sheet of foolscap, closely written, embodying many substantia! reasons why his sentence should be a light one. The principal of these were, thalhe had before been in the penitentiary and served his time out faithfully! and therein, likeOihelo, had '-done the State service;" that he had come ont with purposes of reformation and orderly life; that the present was an old charge; (though w hether it dated pre vious to Ins other imprisonment, I did not learn) that he was getting old, and wanted very much to spend a few years of quiet ueneiore he "shuffled off this mortal coil" (of rope?); and that he had a poor and needy family depending upon him for support. Poor fellow! his reasons were strong enough, but his guilt was stronger. He was about forty-five or fifty, and his locks had begun to fall off; but his folly was balder than his pate. He had always "gone over on the other side" when he met wis dom, and now for seven long years he must hug the cold walls of his prison, and toil without profit, and look dishonor in the face, and breathe thick and heavy in the felon's cell! He wa9 a tail, stout, honest looking old fellow, and how he had made such a terrible mis-play in the game of life was not easily to be accounted for. There was his wile too, beside him. shar ing with fcer woman's constancy (not his misfortune, for ordinary fortitude can do all that, but) his shame; thinking more of him than her own bitter destiny, and bow ing her veiled face in the presence of he Court, grieving, trembling, loving. A little boy, also, of two years or so, was climb ing upon hi knees, playing with his hair. as if he thought the whole affair was not up for his amusement. A grand mistake, and the little fellow jwill know it some day, for the record of such things is not easily blotted oti, and time will force him to read it. The fellow who was sentenced for per jury had committed a much less heniou; offence. It was indeed but the exuber ance of a noble virtue. The first great command, to "increase and multiply," dwelt upon his mind with weight, and he wished to obey it; but society having sur rounded this divine law with others of its own making, got him into difficulty. In the first place it insists upon a marriage; and beroro that can be performed, a li cense; and before that can be had, that the lady be eighteen years of age. Now the little angel who had raised a commotion in his heart, and loved him, and promised to wed him, was onlv sixteen. She had been born just two years too late, or had fallen in love just two years too early, which made it aiout the same thing. What should he do? The consent of the old folks was out of the question, for they were rich and he was living with them for hire sold them daily the use of his bones and sinews for money. What should he do? He was getting along into the big figures of life himself was thirty or more -and to wait two years was n grievous waste of time and blessedness. Two years is a great while to stand at the gate of paradise, and hear the birds sing, and see the luscious fruit hanging from the boughs, while the huge iron bolt is fast in the so cket. The iron bolt f the'law fastened him out. What should he Jo, then? I will not pietend to say what he should have done, but what he did do, was, to swear that s'le waseighteen! Bad proceeding that. The State don't provide very agreeable bridal chambers at Columbus. He will be married to bare walls and hard work, his bridal trip will be managed by the Sheiiff, and his sad honey-moon will shine coldly on him for three long years! Yours truly, CI VIS. NEW YORK TRIBUNE. Great injustice has been done this paper at the instance of the "N. Y. Courier & Enquirer," by giving circulation to the charge that the Tribune" had came out with a proposition that the Whigs of New York should dissolve, as a party and unite w ith political abolitionists. This is untrue. The Tribune has done and still is doing all in the power of its very ah!e editor, Mr. Greeley, to preserve the Whig party its principles and its namt from the insiduous efforts no" making in New York to destroy them. Its columns are filled with the most earnest appeals to the whigs in the words of Mr. Clay, "to standby ihe Whig organization and the whig name," and what true whig is there that does not hope those appeals may have their desired effect. Ind. Journal: Id" Sensible Conclusion. X fashionable dirkey reminds one of Sunday religion. The one hides a dirty shirt the other disguises a foul conscience. S3 Robert Hives, Esq., father of the Hoi. Wm. C. Rives aced 81 year, died at his residence in Oak Ridge, Va. on the 9th ult mo. JrJ"Th "iaiiVl;n Library Company is now ready to :iverbik tost ckho' let.

GREAT FIRE.

From the Pittsburgh Gazette, April 11.

AWTUl Conflagration HOSt DreadiUl : ctS 111 3"kns ns soon us il.e land fame Calamity Pittsburgh in Rnite! i d e n ay . At 6 o'clock P.M., Thursday evening, we ! Million of .liars will i.t iep.it ;h.sit down to our desk with a ad heart, to 1 1,,s experienced. For exicut i.f lo85, ai.d

record the most fearful calamity which ever befel any city the ize of Pittsburgh While we now write, an awful fire U raging, consuming the fairest portion of our city, and no hum in being can tell where it will stay its ravages. It has now been burning for six hours, and confusion reigns extreme, and it cannot be expected we I shall give any thing like a particular slatement of a calamity so extensile and in volving such fearful ruins. What general particulais w e can give we lay before our readers. The fire broke out alxuit twelve o'clock M., to-day, in an old Iratne tdied on the east side o( Ferry sieet, tned, we believe, for a smoke house, immediately surrounded on two sides with old frame buildings. The weather was extremely dry, and wind high, almost a gale, blowing from the west. The houses adjoining, on Second street, caught fire immediately. The engines at this time began to play, and had there been a sufficiency of water, would have subdued the fire. Out from want of water, and high wind, tVe fire extended across Second street to the Globe Cotton Factory, which, together wiih a dwelling adjoining, was consumed. The 3J Presbyterian church was on fire, but was saved w ith great exertion. The fire.also, about the same time.extended across Ferry street, to the west side, where it consumed some 6 or 8 dwellings, when it was stopped in that direciion, the wind being favorable. But it was east of Ferry street where the fire raged w ith most fury. It immediately extended towards Market street, sweeping every house on both sides of Serond street, and the whole square bounded by Market, Ferry, Second and Front streets, except one building, the warehouse of the Cotton Factory. In the square bounded by Market, Ferry, Second andThird street, every building was destroyed except the 3rd Church, and Johnston & Stockton's printing office, and the American office The square bounded by Market, Ferry, Front and Water streets, was saved, w iih but little injury. The fire crossed Market at Front street, and then l egan to rage with awful fury. This was about two o'clock, P. M., (and the wind had mcreassd to a perfect gale. The fire absolutely appeared to-dance from roof to roof, & in an incredible short space of time the three immense squares, composed mostly of warehouses, bounded by Market and Wood, and extending from Third to the river, were a sea of flame. The heat by this time was tremendous, and the wind blow ing a gale. Wood street formed no barrier at all. The flames w ent hissing across as if eager for their prey. They also crossed Third street below the new Post Office, and went rushing up vvood street acioss Fourth and Wood street w as a sea of fire from the river to Diamond alley! But this was not all; the fire had become ungovernable. The arm of man was impotent. Even the goods removed to streets for safety, w ere seized and destroyed. On, on, marched the taging elements. A sea of flame rolls on from Wood street to Smithfield. The Monongahela House, that noblest of modern hotel, is surrounded wiih flames, it takes fire! Still the luin rolls on crossing Smithfield street, and Grant street, sweeping Scotch Hill entirely. Even the Canal does not stop it, th Gas.Works takes fire, and directly all Kensington is in flames, and the fire rolls on, and is only slopped in that direction, about one n7e from w here it commences, from the w ant of food to feed its voracious maw. In the meantime, the Monongahela Bridge has taken fire, and is entirely consumed. The Pittsburgh Bank, supposed to be fire proof, extending from Third lo Fourth streets, in flames. The Mayor's Office ia also on fire, and thj new Post Office is in great danger. Let any one who if acquainted with Pittsburgh survey this scene, and look over the extent of ground covered by thi vast conflagration. So rapid did this fire progress, that atone time, between four and five o'clock, in the afternoon, the fire was raging w iih undiminishing fury, over a space extending, beginning at Market street, comer of .Third, down Market street to the river, up Ihe river to the upper end of Kensington or Pipe'.ow n, opposite to Drimingham, down from Kensington to Fourth street, down Fourth street to Smithfield, up Smiihfield to Diamond Alley, down Diamond Alley to ihe large brick warehouse on Wood, anoss Wood, extending in a diagonal direction towards the Bank, up Fourth street to the Mayor's Office, and across to Third street, the place of beginning. In all this vast space, ihe very heart of the city, including most of the warehouses of our manufacturers and our principle wholesale Groceries and Corr.mUVion merchants, there Is not one houe standing that we know of. Tirenly squares arc entiicly destroyed. and several parts of squares, besides all of Pipetown, and all the buildings around Dakewell's Glass Work, whieh were also consumed The loss of property must be immerse. e shall not attempt to compute it. The fire spred so rapidly it was impossible In save property. The Front street Merchants, w hoie immense Warehouses w ere full of Goods, Gioceries. and Pittsburgh manufacturers, removed their goods lo the wharf, which they covered over its w hole extent, down to the warter'sedge, but there they caught fire, and the most of them were consumed. Among the public builuine destroyed, are the Pittsburgh Bank, the .Monongahela House, the Merchant's Hotel, the MayorV Office, know n as I'l.ilo Ifall, and all our Pittsburgh insurance offices. The Chronicle and Age offices were removed. The Chronicle lost i's presses. The Presbyterian Advocate and Protest ant Unionist offices are both destroyed. But it is impossible for us to attempt to give the particulars of this dreadful ca lamity, Pittsburgh hav received a dread nil iiow, oni we trust sue wi;i again rise from her ashes. At this time, 7 o'clock, the fire Is no' i extending, but in vet racine wiih awful! . sublimity in the hurt diiri"T. Utndrvi ftd'!ij!l?d f ta:mti.Af hotr:c, r.i

homeless, and their goods fill ihe sireel. To add ta the distress, the G-s Work

were destroyed, and otircsiy he in vUw I,?r a flesutanonj no nie m thi cu; try ercr cqnilird it. LATER. Afiimtlhas tarnished us ith s e.pr of the Gxzette of the 12ih. li gives full details of the terrible conflagration. N idea says the wriicr, can be given in riformed ,lf . . h ' . , ' ; j" eiiy and luotisands of iu pei-ple. Wo . . . - join the Gzcites arcouM, written en Ya day ihe I Ith inst: Cin. Gai. We have thrown together, under diiTcveut hands, the principle incident., wiih n list of the chief sufferers, of the great and ever memorable fire of last Tluirdar. Our readers can rely on the accuracy of onr statements, an4 we assure ihnm V have no w hit exaggerated. Mnny ttnncs that ought to be mentioned are probably overlooked. We have done the best, we could under the circumstances. Th9 Appearance of Things. Yesterday morning we walked around the llsirnl District. The appearance of things is aw ful nothing but an immcne forest of walls, and chimneys is visible, and desolate heaps of brick and nioiiar. The fierce fire licked every combutiable clean up. Nothing that would burn escaped. The Wharf was covered wiih Mearchandise of every disiription, furniture, fc, and many piles which were rolled out, a it was thought beyond the reach of the? flames, were consume 1. Piles of burnt and partially consumed Coffee, Sujar. Nails, Iron, Cotton, Paper, Tea, &c, were scattered along it. Of ihe Mononhela Iliidge nothing remains but a long line of burnt timber across the river, between the na ked piers, all over the hills piles of furniture, beddinj &r, are ser.ttered. Along the streeis the only valuable thing visibla were safes which the Merchants took the precaution to haul out of their stores, and it was a prndeut foresight, inasmuch a many of them proved of very little use. Among the ruins, crowds of people from other parts of the city and the country were wandering and gazing uponthesccne. For ourselves, we were, more than once lost, and had to look around for some well known land-mark to fix the locality. The First, or West ward. The business part of this Ward, is a"mosl entirely destroyed. The destruction in this Ward extends from the corner of Wood and Water sts., tip Wood si. to Diamonl Aliey, fioni thence acros to Fourth St., at the United Stales Bank, across Fourth si. up to the Mayor's Office, across to Third St., and down the south side of Third t. io Ferry, down Ferry to Front St., up north side of Front to Market, dow n east side of Market to Water, and up Water to Wood, the place of beginning. In all this vast space, the only buildings left standing, are ihe Thirt Presbyterian Church, Johnstons & Siorkton,' and the American printing effiees and the w arehouse of the Globe Cotton' Factory. Tie Second, or South Ward. Thedistruciion in this ward, nearly il,e oldest part of the city, and one of the most poruloiis of the five wards, is complete and overwhelming, fi is left almost without inhabitant, only to or th'rct? dwellings remaining. The Individual Losses. The losses of some individuals and houses are enormous, raging fron 5 000 up to 200.000. ' ' ' Thus, one firm of wholesale groceries, the heaviest holders ol Sonar, Molasses-', Ac, in the ciiy.'and also ihe owner's of the building in w hich they did business, cannot have lost less than from $83 to SIOO.OOO. There is the Monongahela House al-o, which cost $200,000, including the furniture. In many inthnces. Mer" chants not only lost stocks worth 820,000, but also their dwelling houses and everv dollar's worth of furniture and clothes they pos.ess. Said one I have lost 830,000, and have now but one dollar in the world. The Insurance Offices. We believe, are totally ruined. We learn from a reliable source lhat the Fireman's Insurance Office has b-sl 8240, 000, and will pay about 40cts. on the dollar The Fire and Navigation Company have lost $20,000. and will par the whole ammottnt. The IVnn Ortiee we have not hoard nothing of, bin. believe it is ruined, and w ill pay only a smnll per rentage on the dollar. The Mutual Office, we understand, will pay all its risks. Losses 805 000. Great solicitude w as felt for some time to know whether the vaults of ihe Bank of Puisburgh had stood the burn. Yesterday forenoon they were opened and found unharmed. All the books, papers, specie, were moied into to the old U. S. Bank where the Bank now does business. Kensington. This flourishing adjunct of tLc city is weU nigh annihilated. The c tirie of the fire was extraordinary. The last large build ng in the city this side of it was the Ian: new Steel Works of Messrs Jones and Uu gg, noticed in another place. When the tire reached this it dipped down a steep bank into the Caral and consumed the Lock tender's ho.ise, and then rising it went completely over a number of frame building's on the opposite hank, including the workshops of Mr Tomlinson, the contractor of the In-n Stears; Ship on tiie stock. Parry and 8eouj Foundry, the Gas Works, Messrs. Phillips' Glaass House, and lighting on the Glass Works of M.-esrs, Miller ami Co. commenced anew with the utmost fury. It tok every thine from ibence up on that sido of the road. About halfway up, it cnused the road, and made a clean sweep of ail between the hi!) and lie river, lo the utrtmrt end of the town. TKBMS OFTMK INDIANA AMERICAN. 'tWO Dollars in advance. 82 50 in JL six months, 83 00 at the end of the year and an addition of 3i) cents for every year paymenlis delayed thereafter. ., Advertiskmelts. Twelve lines or less wiil be inserted 3 times fr one dollar if payment be made in advance, $1 25 if payment be delayed one year, and 8150 if delayed two years, aud so in the same proportion' for the lime pavment is delaved. Lsreer a IrcititemerHs forVlonsrer iMien-iiTr,cehrd on tlicsstne piineit.V.