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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.


On the morning Of the 9th ult, a fire broke
out in the extensive building situated on Main
street, north Of Cherry, known as Jenk's hemp
warehouse. The building was owned by Mr.
Waddngham. twas entirely consumed with
its valuable contents. The goods stored in this
building were between twenty-four and five
hundred bales of hemp; seventeen and eigh-
teen thousand bags Of salt; five hundred bar
rels of pork; fifteen hogsheads of sugar; small
lot Of -four several lots Of rope, gunny bags,
bagging, queensware, oils, &C., besides the
fixtures of the counting rooms and house, and
the machinery and implements for pressing and
baling hemp and large lot of stoves, castings
and hardware, belonging TO G. M. Valeau,
amounting to near SIC, 900 worth, which was
insured and one hundred crates Of queens
ware, stored on account Of N. E. Janney &
Co., but believed to be covered by insurance.
The entire loss is estimated at from $50, 900 TO
$4,000. twas not known how the fire orig
mated. Patriot.