BUFFALO, Dec. i6.
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Destructive Firc.-It is our painful duty to narrate the ravages of most devastating condagration which occurred in this village last evening. The fire commenced in the joiner's shop of Mir. S. K. Garrison. near the corner of the block of wooden buildings usu. ally known as the Kremlin corner." upon Main-street. The block, bounded by Main. Eagle, Pearl and Niagara streets, comprising twenty three wooden buildings. was entirely l consumed, except one barn and two small houses. both of which were partially pulled down and rendered valueless. The total loss of property we cannot learn, but it is very heavy. The Main-street front of the block

 was principally stores and shops of various descriptions; the Niagara front included the l very extensive cabinet maHufactory and ware house of Mrs. Staats. the extensive chair fac. tory of MT. Wadsworth, and several dwell lings. The remaining fronts are mostly mechanics shops and uutbuildings.

 The sufferers, 80 far as we can learn. are as follows :-Nlrs. Staats. loss $lO,O00--no insurance, the policy having expired yester- day at l2 o'clock R. Hargrave Lee, gro- cer. loss $lO.OO0. S. Mathew, grocer, loss satscss atorS, loss sg,o0o. Wadswart6 and rennegHr. chair factory, loss Sl.3OO. A. sherman, co"pers' shop and dwelling, loss S8OO. G Il. Goodrich, vacant store, loss s7oO. s. K. Garrison. joiner's shop, loss $700. H. Jeudevine, shoe shop, loss saOo. B. Fowler, grocer, loss SlOO. Wm. Smith. grocer. loss SeoO. A. l.. Slelle, grocer. loss Slg0O. Thomas c. Love. law office. loss $500. MT. Butcher. grocer, loss triding.- .. Hubbard. dwelling. loss in furniture S1oO. These are the principal, although there were sev eraI other sufferers whose names and loss we have not learned.

 The Ire occurred at six o'clock fn the eve. ping, during perfect gale. with Snow, from the south west. and SO rapid was the confla- grafton that the building was down by nine. At the commencement the most lively fears were entertained that the flames would cross Eagle street, only four rods in width, in which case nothing could have saved the Eagle Tas vesn' and the wooden buildings upon each s,de of it. extending half mile. To prevent tn's' public reservoir recently sunk at the corner of Main and Eagle streets, was the on- y dePendsnce. and this, for some time was so enveloped in smoke as to render it impos- s'ols to approach it. Most fortunately the w'nd suddenly changed SO as to clear away sle smoke. when Engine No. was prompt " placed at the fountain; and the Ere was thus prevented from crossing the street,