{"newspaper_name": "American watchman and Delaware advertiser.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
The New York Statesman in publishing an account Of
the destruction by fire. of the store and dwelling of Mr.
N Smith Prentiss, Saturday morning last, says-"Al


his valuable Stock together with his furniture the clothing
OF his family and even his books and papers destroy
ed The store decidedly the elegant one in this
city, and fitted up in great taste; the fixtures alone, prob
ably cost upwards of $1,000 The stock worth from 80
to 5000 dollars all OF which entirely destroyed We
learn that Mr. Prenss partly insured, and that in ad-
dton to this arrangement of bis business his loss will
vary much from S150 000."