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| session. He had been in his seat scarcely ten times during the session; and when his letter was read, general smile was perceived to play upon the counte- naHces of the "grave and reverend seigniors." Fres.--A destructive fire took place in Huntsville, Alabama, on on the Sd ut which destroyed or mate- riay injured the whole block or square of buildings called Bank Row, including the banking house. The block was occupied by seven mercantile houses, aud five or six other tenants. Loss estimated at about $So,OOU. The weather was extremely cold, that the waste water from the engine froze in masses.

 fire broke out in the night of the 9th ut in Pike township, Perry county, Ohio, in the house of Mir. Jacob Harris. The parents were absent; their five children were asleep; but the eldest, boy l2 years old, was awakened by the flames and the roof falling in; he caught up three of the children and carried them out and hastened back for the fourth but was prevented from accomplishing his purpose by frag- ment of tine roof falling him, and was so badly burnt that he was barely able to crawl out--he died two hours afterwards. He expressed his willingness to die but regretted he had been able to rescue his younger brother.

 The centre building of the marine barracks at Washington, nearthe Navy Yard,wa nearly destroy

 

 the cold there, that all efforts to procure water for long time proved unavailing. Boston has lately been visited by gang of incen- diaries, and alarms of fire have been frequent but as yet no great fires have taken place. At AtSavannah, on the morning of the 17th ut fire broke out at the corner of Broughton and Jefferson streets which, extending on both streets, before it subdued destroyed nearly forty buildings most of which were of wood. It is stated to have been the most destructive fire since 1920. Loss estimated at from 40 to 5O,OOO dollars insurance had been made to upwards of $3O,000. Savannah has been peculiar ly unfortunate in regard to fires.

 At Bath, Maine the 27h ult. four or i've stores were destroyed by fire. Two schooners lying at the wharf took fire several times, but not much damage was done.

 In Canandaigua, the jail was recently destroyed.--- Loss s2s,OOO It the costly building of the kind in the state.

 At Amherst, Va. the house of Col. Wm. Armistead was destroyed on the 26h ult. and Mrs. A. perished in the flames

 In Knoxville, Tenn. a woman recently lost her life while endeavoring to her furniture from desruc- ton by fire.

  friends of Temperance, that respectable number of the Young Men of South Cornwall have formed thcm- selves into Temperate Society," binding themselves to entire abstnence another proof that our cause is advancing and approving itself more and more to the reason and conscences of men and that the time is not far distant, when person of responsibility will be found in opposition to it. What philanthropist does not look forward to such day with feelings of gratitude joy? TEMPERANCE. From the Harttord Times. At meeting ofthe Republicaus(q ofLchfield coun- V,!b) convened(c) pursuant to prevous(dl notice. at Litch6eId(el on the 23d day of February, 1899, Perry smith, Esq was chosen Chairman, and E. rastus Reynolds, Secretary. Resoired That whereas Samuel Church, Eso. has declined an election to Congress. having been nom- hated at the Convention holden at Middetown on the sth January last, we therefore cordially recommend | to the Republicans of this State, ROYAL R. HINs MAN, Esq. as suitable candidate tO represent this State in the Congress of the United States.

 Resolved: That the foregoing proceedings be signed republican papers( q in this State. PERRY SMITH, Chairman. ERASTUS REYNOLDS, Seeretary. 1 (a) How many? four five? Of six ? and a-..aN | republicans?

 (bl From how many towns besides Roxbury? (c) Where?

 (d) In what way, so that the people here should have had the first notice of it ten days after by the way of Hartford?

 le) In Litchfeld? in what house, office, or place tJ) i. e. the Times and New Haven Heratd! Mir. Peter Force, of Washington, publisher of the National Journal proposes to publish, in volume of about 800 pages, History of the Administration of Mir. Adams. It will contain-"l. preliminary view of parties in the United States, from the era of the conlede, ation that of the accession of Johs Quincy Adams to the Presidency. 2. A view of his life and public services, anterior to his presidency. 3 An account of the connected with his cleo ton to the presidency. 4. view ofthe genius, pol icy, acts and results of his administration and exhi- biting the operations of each of the principal depart ments of the executive government, viz the State, Treasury, War, Navy, and General Post Office; and comprising the legislative and diplomatic history of the United States during the 18th and 2Oth Congress ses. view of the state ofthe country at the com menoement and at the termiDation Of his presidency G. An account of the ives services and characters of the members of his cabinet, Gc. 7. An appendix of documentary and other illustrations of the text.

 At Southington, on the 4,h of March, while some folks were celebrating the inauguration, and while