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Disastrous CoSFiAonATroS AT WErrxrKA-
GREAT DEsrsrcrtoS OF PROPERTY. -Forty-tIro
Baildiags, and Eighteen Hundred Bales Of Cot
ton Destr0yed-We regret to stale that a great
calamity has fallen upon on. friends in Els,
WetumPka. a fire, most destructive in its results,
took place there, on Wednesday morning, abou, ,
O'Clock, which burnt TO the ground nearly the entire
business part Of the city. The fire, we understand,
commenced in the store occupied BY Mr.. Oliver OH
Main street, and the wind being high and from the
northwest, spread rapidly until it had consumed
all the buildings the west side of Main street,
cept Logan & Co.'S the corner of Main and
Bridge streets, Crommelin's warehouse, which was
full of cotton and the Argus Office, which last
was considerably injured, but saved by great ex-
crtion.


Ii also destroyed all Hagger;y's buildings on
LAIN street and back, and the whole block between
VI ain and Company streets was completely swept
by the fire. except the stores of the Messrs Doug
lass and Mes rs. McLeroy & Co.'S, which were
saved by the intervention of some vacant lots; and
lastly the entire block lying cast of Company street
Thus the entire business part has been destroyed.
with the exceptions above mentioned, and few
more stores the north side of Bridge street.
The total number Of buildings consumed Is said TO
b. foriy-two.


Very little mcveable property was saved owing
TO the laieness Of the hour and the rapid spread t
the fire and out Of 1900 bales of in Hatchetts
warehouse, not more than from so TO 100 bales
were saved. We have no, heard whether any of
the property holders merchants were insured with
the exception OF the Messrs Lacys who were in
surci to the amount of $4,000.


We have since heard the loss estimated at $780,
900, entire insurance S6o.O0O.-H8nt Adr.