Fire at the Capitol.
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About twelve O'Clock on Thursday night, Nin-
cent, the sergeant Of the guard on duty at the
Casitol, being apprsed of an unusual light in the
apartment ofthc Library Of Congress, alarmed tho
Librarian, WHO Instant, came TO the spot and on
opening the doors perceived part of thc gale
ry, (of wood, which runs round the apartment,
to be on fire.. He umedaty removed the boo&,
il the alcove adjoining; and the alarm being
spread the cLtzen' promptly assembled. IN
engine and hose were brought, and the very
active cxcrtions of the fircnen, aided by NAM
Der of Members of Congress, vino We'd Win one
the flames we're extinguished in less than an
hour


Very few Of thc books, AMI those oflo!e val
Nc, are consumed. SOM otlprs, Of course, are


injured bv the wet, ard by hast removal; but
the loss is triAing, to what might have been ex-
pe-tSoi. Ts oe;i;.,.r of .he Saloon p",tl, dr-
stroy ell and one Of the alcoves Of this ,auiftll
apartment. tits believed that the fire originate
from candle, left in the gallcry BY gcntlempn
who. Vas reading there til a late hour, and
(which, being mp stars, was not noticed when tn
Library was closed. The unusual ! yhL vas per-
ceivcd by hIr. Everett, OF the House Of Repre-
sentativcs, who was returning to his lodglngs
from an evening party, and who indicated it to
the Guard Among thc Member, earliest rous.
ed and most active. We're Mr. Houston, ~. Web
ster, Mr. Dwight anl Nr. Wicsli!'c. MIR. Ward,


of Ncw-York, narrowly escaped great ini,u,
7 from the falling Of the plaster. Few fthc cit


Acns were reused, and the members of Congress.


arc emitted to much of The credit OF liaying sar


c,l the Library AMI all the pershaLlc part Of the
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