CITY AFFAIRS.


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Sunday night, a little before l o'clock, fire
was discovered by Mr.. Taylor, Of the Auxiliary
Guard, in the southwest corner of the old Brew


ry, at the south end of New JERSEY avenue,
erected some years ago by G.. t. Coote, Esq, of
this city. When first discovered, it appeared to
have just been kindled, and Mr.. Tavlor imme-
diately ran over to the Anacostia engine house,
sounding the alarm as he went. He found a
good deal Of difficulty in arousing the fremen,
who all appeared to be enjoying sleep so soundly,
he however succeeded in getting that engine and
company on the ground before the flames had
made any very great headway, but the canal


was almost dry at the time, and it was some
raging with great force from the northwest fan
ned the flames SO powerfully, that all hope Of saw


ing any part of the property was given up at
once. Mr. Thornton Hickey, who occupied the
dwelling which was at the north-end, succeeded
in saving the most of his furniture, but nnfortu-
nately three persons engaged in getting out Of
the second story, after having got out what they
could, jumped out Of the window upon the COW
cred way into the cellar, which, unfortunately,
gave way, and precipitated them into the cellar,
hurting them all seriously. One Of them wor-
thy cilizen by the name of Grinder, another
name unknown to the writer, but an apprentice
to Mr.. Thompson Van Reswick, it is said, had a
leg broken just above the ankle. There was no en-
gine except the Anacostia on the ground when the
writer left, which he thinks was about o'clock,
A. M, but thinks he heard one going down
shortly after. The Anacostians as usual, exert
ed themselves to the utmost, but the odds here
was SO much against them, that their attempts
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