NeW Fork, Oct. IL.
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Nsw Fork, Oct. II.


Fip.-A fire broke out about six O'Clock last
evening, in the large four story FIRE proof store
No. 45, Front street, occupied by Messrs. Wardell
Van Bcuren * Co. grocers which was destroyed,
with most OF the property 1t contained. The fire
was said to have originated from the falling Of
pipe Of brandy out of the sling from consdera-
BILE height in the scu,te, to the floor, where it
burst and communicated to a candle, which instant.
ly set the whole in flames. The store contained
great quantity of sprituous liquors, the whole Of
which to the upper stories were soon in blaze
and by the time the engines arrived the fire was
bursting out in large body from the root. The
store of Messis. M. & l. Brett, Nc. AZ, was con-
slderably injured


We were unable to ascertain the amount OF
Messrs. Warde Van Beuren & Co.'S stock thus
deatroyed--t it variously estimated at from
80 900 to $4,000 dollars.


Waller Livingston and John Stevens, Esqures have pur
chased Eclipse, the northern and Sir Henry the southern
champions of the turf to be kept in this vicinity exclusive
y for studs The price paid for Eclipse So 900, and
for Sir Henry $4,000


The New York Commercial Advertiser giving an account
of the late the Long Island expresses its
regret that the betting has been very heavy an also, that
the betting does not with the regular races of the
season. match has been made for the enormous sum OF
10000 dollars side, between Mr. Lynchs horse ARIEL and
eu Wynn's Frtla, which is to be contended for on the
ID of fNovember-S10,0O0 forfeit.


1t appears from an advertisement of the U. S.
District Attorney, in the New Orleans Courier oil
the 9Th ult. that II negroes and mulatto, ship
ped at Havana, have been smuggied into the Mis-.
sissippi, by vessel bearing the American flag, in
contrayenion of the 9th section OF the Act OF Con-
rress, of April goth, 1918, relative TO the Slave
Trade. About half the negroes have been seized
by the Inspector of the Revenue, and are repre-
sened as, in general, intelligent and able to give
clear account of their origin. The object OF the
advertisement to advise all persons, that to hold,
sell, or dispose of any of these negroes, or any
others in similar situation, slaves, or to be aid
ing or abet,ing therein, will subject the offender to
the penalty of from 1000 TO 10000 dollars, and
| imprisonment from to years.