The Montana PotJA•m. H. . iILL.8. - EDITOR

GE •i. 1%!. PINN FY.Associate Editor and Manager

Minister E 1B Waslhurne. FernandcVo od and French Minister Berthemy,

sail for Europe on Saturday.

Through an error in dates, we madethVle nnouncement of the comilletion ofhe Ce-ntral railroa i prematur,-ly. The.

rfnulection will be, made this week.Tahe gap, is ol-on to rilerr,.

Senator Sumner ouplm.stes tie nomina-

tion of S ckles to Spain. It is under-pt-od it will hr mtle.. A-no that Car-lil . will go to Sw.-eden and Blow toBrazil.

Contr~(lict.ed: Thle rumor that the

recent fire was caus.-d by Ihe "incendi-

ary' Peie-clhes of Colonel Orr and Gen.

Bruce against MIaj,r ('rvan.uglh.

"Rem•ovals" are the order of the day

In Helena. W\e have intimation of au-otheir problable one in \Washington-tiovernorr A-h!'ev. The Gtavtte woulddou!btles notice it favorably at lessthan the uiial ' six bits a line." We.

o,unsel I.-plullicans of Montana, holdtast '.our tanih. and lie of r"xod cheer.'l1e*darke.-: night has brightest morn-log.

Trxv. Herald wags its erump tailfawningly and friskily in expectation of

a proldematical Ibne being tossed itfron the fingers of Mr. AIshley. If we

consid-red the appointinent of Mr. Ash-

Iey a moral. mna:erial and pjlitical ca.lauity to thisi Territory; if we believedIim a demagogue and imbecile; if weknew he t,rolowed to sacri6ce the Re-publican party of Montana to his per-Lanal purlpoes. unscrupulously and unsbheitatingly-If we were sure ot allthese things. then we would deem theHerald a most fitting mouth-piece forbim.

CAVALRY PFOI MONTANA.

We are indebted to the Commander

et Fort Ellis for the following, confirm-ing the statement a few days since that

the Gallatin Valley would soon receivethe protection of a br -talion of cavalry :

FoHT ELLIS, M. T. April 22. 1859.EDITORS PosT :-I have just received

the following telegram:" WVAse GTON. April 17. 1869.

MAJ. R. S. LAMcTTr. 13th Inof..Fort Ellis. M. T. I

I have ordered a battalion of cavalryup to you ftrm the Department of thePlatte. W. T. SlicKRMAN. (ten'l."

Yours truly, R. 8. LAMorrT.

Oud amiably telligerent "cotem," the

Cheyenne Argus. a first class Demo-

Johnson line-lt-battle ship in ninia

ture, republishes a series of paragraphs,.

$ so long to copy, working up to a logi-cal initial point, from which to give asa harmuless broa'spide for holding Johsn.son to hii, notorious remark -"Whenyou hear a, man prate asbout the Coasti.tution. spot Jaitll; Ihe-' a traitor."

It was not necessary to affirm or denythe correctness of his proposition. nordid we. He said it; we measure himby the standa;d he has set up. He ishanged like Haman, on his own gal-lows tree; guillotined like lRobespierre.by the knife hitown wit had sharpened;felt the Ilade like Marat, that he 'voulilhave bathed in the blohid o his enemies;and, being ill of a disease, could notcertainly refisee the potion lie had pre'scritbed to others. Do you see the pointnow. "Dear Argun?"

The sitlp.-ntion of Pollard's Southern

Opinion is a good omen. It was notalone seditious, but a scurrilous. un-

scrupulous liar. It will be rememberedthat Hives Pollars; was shot some time

since for one of its wanton attacks on a

citizen. It was held in universal detes.tation., an chli-fly patronizeo throuKghfear of its filthy scurrility. Even itsassertion ths.t "•Southern principles aredead in the heerts of the people" al-though all circumstances Indicate it. Itreadered doubtful by its avowal. It hasuie.represented them, published falsehistories at the campaigns, and calledout t he st rongest denials from the south-era (ienerals. Oneof its strong featureswas brazen faced impudence, and itseams to have gone down "chee-ky'. totihe last, giving the lie to what is accept.sd as a sublime truism throughout theworld :

" I rstb crashed to earth shall rise agata,The eternal yesas of God are ber'.;But Error, wounded, writhe. in paic,Aid d.is amis| hi. worshiper "

The. Montana PoT. eitera by Capt.Jau. H. Mille and Mr. Ueo. M. Plnney ass•,octate, comes regularly to hand ladenwvih interesting Montana news. sone-thig tae are- always eager to see, for wecan certily that the PosT is the repre-

alntativre journal of a rich and bLauti-ful Territory, whore ,ounutains and val-I.ye have a i.ecdliar attraction aboutthema. We have land many a ncdrablelchat withl the gallant captain, butdoublt -es he does not renngnize as I•eur IreePt role.- •ceet•water Mines.April 14.

Truly. No ! unless we may haard thehajppy conjecture that "'Cap lzazrd,"t'se irre-pre.Ib:r, unextingui.hable. Yor

Ick of the Sd Division 5th Corps z4taf,

whose skull no Hantl.-t Ias ever solilo-

quieed,. and whose wit se trust willl)ca' ",et the table in a roar," Lassesl. d the quill thrice "mightier thea

the sword." sad mnosated the tripod as

gracefully as a 1 -I. C." horse. Whetheror no, may tour sweet-water bare obitter dregs. sad year days be may sadbright. It not .n tbis cold wswrd. let us

bope that Ia that happy laud wherepleas edli.s go. we may rsrike palms

sad tses a cup o< "barley bre" Sortctw.raici* sad "sald leas ayae."

wagMNate R'Mas PAN.

Senators 8prages and Abbott, havesucceeded admirably in doing a very sil-ly thing. It Is not so nearly "Machado about Nothing" as "great cry andlittle wool." Sprague. in place, contersupon an unnamed Senator the epithetof dog; Abbott. in place, asks it he isthe canine, and advertises that, if so, hewould like to cre.te the impreesion that,he i spoiling for a fight; Sprague looks

over hip prepared but unlsmilliar manuscript and re-reads the pas•ege; L'resi-dent Colfax rules that nothing in Mr.Abbott's language (or manner) indicatesthat I.e is about to annihilate the pro-prietor of Rhode Island; thle telegraphcarries th" disgraceful tidings to theendes of the earth; each Senator goes-hme and waits for the otlher to sendhim a challenge; friends bustle aboutfor a reconciliation when there is notthue least necessity in the world forholding either one; Sprague says he did;not mean Abbott, Abbott s ays he did'nttnean anything. and the country is verywell sati-fied they, at leastc did'nt meanfight. It will wnake a geCto sul.ject for thecartoonists, but it way be regretted Lvmany respectable people that two Senators should have found it necessary to,make all Ihis ado and bravado and dis-grace. and yet no vacancy thereby ex-ist which would ihave to be filled bythie North Carolina or Rhode IslaneLegilat u res.

TEXIA, WWIEIN hA, IIW EISIR8PPI.

Time was. before they eat the forbid-.den fruit of Secession, when Virginia.Texas and Misassiippi were representedin Congress by six Senators and tweun-ty Representatives. A great dealmore to their own disadvantage than tothat of the States in tl.e Union, theystaid out in the cold and barred thedoor on their own side by acts of hos-tility, fully as vicious and with noneof the virtues that adhere to armed andovert rebellion. We have heard muchfrom the Democratic press of the Rad.ical injustice and tyranny that debarstheir return. and without it the negative"bucking" policy of the Democratic or-ators last autumn would have been thinwater gruel indeed to administer to theyearning bowels of the unterrified. Afew days since, at the suggestion ofPresident Grant. Congress. despite theopposition of the Democratic members.empowered the President to sub nit theConstitutions to the people df thoseStates in such manner as would best enable them to give fullest expression uponany objectionable features they mightcontain, and to expedite the business ofreconstruction in such manner as wouldre-admit the last of the seceding States,and enable them to be fully representedat the December seesson of Congress.And what is the result ? Every Republican paper to hand that has mentioned,approves their re-admission and repre-SenuLalOn 5 01.5153 inD lUll VFlUI

munion, and every Democraticopposes, snarls or winces. Theyobject because the fifteenth amend-ment is submitted as a pre-retquisite. Very weil! Congress certainlyhlus the right to submit the amendment.W' hy should Northern democratic pa-pers. loving the Constitution so well,condemn this subnission, and especiallybefore they know what the action ofthe people of thuse States will bet? WVillit not be tim. enough to condemn ifthose States reject the amendment? Itwould certainly be extremely embarrass-log for the OGaette to characterize itssubmission to Virginia as "infamous'and then the very good and loyal dem-ocrats of the old Dominion ratify it.Most assuredly the several Territorieshave for two 'ears lived under preciselythe same conditions as are embodied inthe Fifteenth amendment, and we arejust as happy, as prosperous and as freeas before. To all intents and purposesTexas. Virginia and Mississippi are in aterritorial condition. and as we cannotget into the Union as a State except aswe are, and many Democrats are ex-tremely desirous of going in just inthat condition, it is indeed a straining of ;their sympathetic organs to condolewith others. The ratification of theamendment by the requisite number ofStates to make it a part of the constitu-tion is assured by the Connecticut elec.tions. The requiem sob that ascendsfrom democracy, is because the ganingwounds of secession which it her beenpleased to tear afresh to excite the pityof susceptible voters of unlearned promclivities, is to be healed up. and its handstied. No wonder the lamentations arevigorous, but they will be hushed inthe pens of joy that will go up from theworld's better millions when this nation of one freedom, one law, and onelanguage, shall have regirt its loinswith fraternal unity, and the evils ofthe past have been buried with its un.regretted dead.

WARMING TaE HUDeoN RIVIR.-Aconrespondent of the Brooklyn Uaion,who has been visiting dneeca lake-body of water that never treeses over-makes the following astonishing suggestion : Considering that the immensevolume of water of Seneca lake, in iuhigh altitude. a kept from freezing bysub.aquecus springs, why cannot Hud.son river, with its currents, its oceantide sad salt water, its thousands ofcrafts plying its surface, be kept fromfreezing by artesian wells along the bot-tom of its channel ? These wells, whenouce bored, never cost anythlng to runthem. What millions of freight wouldbe saved t This noblest of rivers wouldbe no more icelocked for a large por-tion of the year, rendersag its lovelybanks secluded and bleak; eut fromn thebowels of m.tsber earth a terennial warmfountain would low, unlocking foreverthe preuent forbidden barriers, and en-riching the State. There are moneyedinterests along the river to expend asum for the explrimens. It, au i mostother places, there can be the attajn-went of one warm stream from an are-sian well in the bed of the river, thereclamation of the Hndeon river farwinter navitlatio is nred.

The editor of the Neb:asks City-Hm has witmeased strange freak ofnatsre oe a boones. Tbe asia' ble ackis huampd sitmila to the hump os aeamel. The ower of the aItmal sanesthat the borne was beer thus rma d,agh that iS Wa .aeind by sthe he

dben urishns ass a mmd. -bsidg t.Seim . L

Further Pa cularsa f th6

SAVED IN FIRE PROOFS.

By inquiry of ownerS, we have aseertaieud juocs to the following amountowere saved Ia the respectjve fire proofbuildings, and cellars, situated immedi-ately in the Lurnt district and surrounded by bre. Ihman & Newnman. $10.'J00;I. Harris, $8 000; F. Pszmannky. $15000; H. M. Bryoat, $4.000; John Kinna.$4. 000; Parchen a Ps*ynter. $25,000;Murphy & Stevenson. 5.U000; Ha 6.-Id'.,nothing; Browo. (cigar,.) $1.500: Unionbrewery saloon. $2.50U: L. (.,;dbterg.$14.000; (Jas & Klein, $75.000: Mailter& t'r..cker. $20.000: A. Lavenlerlrg & Co.,$35 000; M. Bloch. $4.000; (i.,ldbwrg jr..$3,000; Sticlany & San, $•.000; S. tU,-a'rnteldt, $20.000; D. Mt. (jillette. $3,500;Blr'o,' & Will. $20.000: Stiin & Lill.-I-thal., $.5100: J ,hu Ming, $15.000; Hus-s.-v & )ahler, $2,000: in First NationalBank, a=d Col'lect-,r'. Otice, .$3.000;King & Gillette. $60,000; II. Hezs, zas,$23.000; N. Millen, $20,000. Total,$424 000.

rYFFCT oh FIR(-PROOFS.

The most of the tire-proofs wereeffective. The old Vivion store build-ing was filled full of goods., prmlhablyto the value of $20,000. hbe.idets $7.000or $8,000 in liquors. naeld there by theoccupants, B. C. Kinizing & son. Itwithstood tiht fire until about 8 o cl'ckin the morning, when the ire penetra-ted through the roof and the entire con.tents were destroyed with the building.One of Lavenberg'a fire-proot cellarswas slightly defective, and althoughnothing was burned. the damage frmrualroke is very heavy-estimated at #8,-000 to $1.O000.

An almost miraculous thing occurredin Poznainsky's stone building onBridge street. After it was locked up theflames caught the wood work of a win-dow, through the iron shutters, theburning debrisot which tell inside upona can of coal oil and other combustiblematter, but did not ignite. It is diffi-cult to say which emotlou prevailed onopening the window-joy or astonolsllent. The fire also penetrated the

window of I. Harris' stone building, ad.'ining, but did little damage. Utaca &

lein's stock is a little damag-d-notbadly. The Rayfield cellar was sus-pictoned, and the stock partially removed to Kintzings, but the latter wasdestroyed while the former opened outafter the fire as cool as married tolks,and perfect as a sweet-heart.

R. 8. Hale & Co.'s front windows werepacked with salt, but the fire and waterbrought packing to the melting moodand the casing ignited. Mr. Sam. Leangborne promptly offered $100 for two vol-unteers to go inside, which was accept-ed by a couple of unknown worthies,and by having water passed to them,succeeded in quelling it; otherwise, thebuilding behaved well, and it is well Itdid. Had the drugs therein caught.much greater damage would have re-sulted.

Hussey, Dahler & Co.'s tank buildingla titact. The fire has demonstrated theSClore strc-t stone superior to the mar.ble from Ten Mile, as the exposed blocksof the latter are badly damaged and canbe picked to pieces with the hand. Thegranite is much the better of the two,and all express most confidence in tiheslate rock.

THE KING AND GIILETTE BLOCK.

Upon the passage of the fire acroesBridge street, the occupants of thisblock-National Bank, U. 8. InternalRevenue Collector, King & Gillette andH. Herzog,-prepsred to protect thebuildings. Mr. King took '.harge of theboard roof and communced heaving itoff. But ere the fire had reaclhed Trav-is' stable, a single shingle in blaze wascarried by the wind into the roof ofSt. Louis Drug Store adjoining the bank.and almost instantly fired it. The rootof the bank building had been shovedover the side of the side and was piledalong it nearly to the eaves. Into this-the flames sprang, and then began thebattle to protect the exposed doors andw indows, with the blazing mass againstthem. In the cellar of King & Uilletteare kept, constantly filled with water, a300 gallon tank, two hogsheads and 65-casks of water; above is a 1 1-4 inchDouglas No,. 8 torce pump. A hole wasknocked through the wall, the hose fol-lowed, and sturdy men plied the pump,and by desperate exertions the buildingwas saved. In it were Judge Knowles.Prot. A. Steitz, J. B. Judd, T. H. Klein-schmidt. and for a time Bishop Daniel 8.Tattle, the ubiquitous fireman. Throughtheir superhuman exertions the firewas repelled. But the end was not yet;the Sames jumped the block and isee-dupon Nick Milleu's shoe store. Thehose was transferred through into Her-zog's store, and there, although :he fireonce eame in and ceaght the clothing.Mr. Hermog, Bamese Schwaband I. Hansbattled manfully and s•oesltally, andthe block was saved. The value of thebuildings alone is $45,000; King & Oil-lette's stock _,.000; Herng's $45,000;the Bank and Collector's farniture, etc.,

5.,000-a bite of $158,000 saved by adozse Salamanders who staid like Casablanca on the burning deck,

"Whebnc all but tbem had ted."

now THE FIRE WAS STOPPED.Every one noticed the lamentable de

ficiency of water, but we have not crmnit yet stated who cut the UGrdiau Knotby cutting the Ten Mile ditch. The cit-izens are indebted tor this to Judge M.F. Truett. who, invalid as he is. slioul-der-d a'pick, and on reaching the ditchcut it in five places, thus throwing intothe srreets 600 inches of water, whichwas of invalnable s ervice in runduingthe flames. The Dorris Building, whichwas in mow. imminent danger, and in-volved at least another block in its de-struction. was saved principally .lirotuglthe exertionsot dipcharged moldiers, wi.e,were rallied to the tiercee cmtst byCapt. N. S. ('onstable. and their manly.vo:.ntary effirts were readered doublyeficient by the lingering spell of diici-pline and tue directiont u a cool. energeticofficer. It is gnod fortune hat Capi.Conatable and the *Disbanded Veterans"were in town. The buildiug occupiedby Capt. Tincher wan onec on fire, butexitigulahed by an extraordisarily te-nacioul Ight. On Male street the fireautppud trom u bshr exsaustlumn ot malteral upo whichL to teed. There oi nota traMe wbuIldig lest oa the west sideten Cutler street to Wa ~ t UIs' nearBe.dway.

-the rally a* at Hla l citagesna Jackson .. , a o'clo thecerge prmneatin.'nt low tbahhP Y#t.A'mung thbse wh lo werl eouamp ca tforpre.uaMl ieerthlon, and Ito roamragingdisheartened seourr back tor one moreand . succetstul effrt. were M-rnsrm. A.M. Woultolk. W. F. Sanders, Neil How-be, J. H. Curtis, J. X BhleiJkr. HughKirkendall and Bishop Tuttle. Thehead of the Fire Dragon was crushedhere, as his sweveping tail wasr pluiouedon Juliet street several hundred yardsaway.

SNvHROSITY.Wet, do not believe ever hearts were

warmed to a livelier sytupatlly or in-spired to wore liberality, than thIse otthe fortun atl.- toward thie unfortunartetsof Helena rsire pruatse and uethr.-atenedwareloustrs, were 10 ntanV illnstl•encesathrown freely ottn to all. 'hils,. weparticularly uoticed with T. E 1)avis& Co, LehIman & Newmae. B. C. Kintz-totA. 'l'utt & LD,iuell. asuet Mr. ltich.rdelLaucky-the r-epreseutative ,at C. WV.Camnnon. although others were doubat-lesmequally g.-uerouus. M-strs. Sharwtiazail Da)vis eactively as•easte-d mILtany illladitng gSonds or their tire pr utl; Lehl..lan & Newman admitted outidle g•eodsuntil otoIe of their awn could nout beheld, aud Kintzing piled his mo repleti, eowith "he all" out a dozen personso whoseageonds unfortunately perished wiLth hisuWa.

UUVI l A.LLI I.

The fire was in thie businest quarter.Comlaratively few faiiilies were uI-rooted. But the thousand or so t.teuwhoi had been in the bla.e for .si hours.Ihumgry. tlIeep:res, exhsausted, crla-pedand taint-where should they hindbreaktas Y TFhe Planters, St. Louis anu.North Pacific hotels were Dot burtned,but they lad "flitted"--almnst as bad -and it was late erE they could e cantilyserve the multitude. "Woman's uis-aion" came in here grace'ully. audamong those who threw w'lde open ''hedoors of hr-pitality. "fed those whowere an hungered" "without money andwithout price." to the number *.f twen-ytv, thirty, fifty and sizly each, we have

heard especially mloentoned, and grate.fully retuuenber, Mrs. Henry B. Truett;Mrs. Col. W. F. Sanders; Mrs. 8. L.Watson; Mrs. Hugh Kirkendall; Mrs.S. F. Molitor; Mrs J,)hn Konna; Mrs.Dr. Harlow and Mrs. Clarke. Doubtleesmany others did as much or more, butof these we know, that they toiled un-ceasingly. entertained right royally,sent out into the highways and bywaysthe messengers of good cheer, and en-deared themselve a to the grateful memo-ri•s of those who were, for the nonce,pensioners on a bounteous charity.

THE LOABBES.

As men com•e to think it over, the es-timate of lote ii increased. Mr. HenryThompson. Mr. James King, and Mr.Clarke, ot Clarke, Conrad & Miller. allput the estimate at over $000.000. 'hiswas almost wholly in buildings, turni-sure, etc. We do not believe tlerewas $30.000 worth of saleable merchan-dive burned in the store., rlthough agood deal is damlaged. This and thepiles of goods, billiard tables, furniture,etc., that was piled in the streets, trans-ferred to fire proofs and warehouse.,andout on the hilt sides, evidences the alac-rity and earnestness with which umenworked Among the lheirs were: 50to 60 stores, and grocer•s. 22 salmon,6 hotels. 2 awawy ,tblces, 4 jewelry ".ores,3 livery stables. 8 photograph galleries,a dozen tobacco store, and gaunllingsaloons, half a dozen Doctor's ',thic,.. 3book stores, 5 bs her uhlopsl, 4 umeat,hot . 3 drug ,tores, 2 Biltaid Halls, ITheatre. and 1 CITY •iaxhtVouIt.

THE RESULT.

The Burnt District covers a spaceapproximuatiung closely to twenty acres-- we-pt black and bare and desolate,by the be t m of destruction. Beat th-

morn of the terrible night in Helenadawned on MEN. There was no viel.dIog ordepression. Tihe blow hlad tallen,but bot t". crush. Like Trjuans ihe-had worked ; as so many Aj tr'ethey now bid disaster detiaece,Hundreds of contracts for lumber andtbuilding have been made. and withinthirtyrasix hours after the fire sevenalnew buildings were erected and businessresumej, a dozen more started, anudMain street. piled with building mate-rial until passing roam is getting at a

remiumns. The Phlcenix was a slow birdcompared to Helena. In a forteightmore Main street will scarce show thescar. Perhaps one-third the new build-lugs will be of stone, while the remain-der will be mostly temporary and re-placed by subtetantial structures duringthe rseN•o, after laborers and meclhanic-tan be more easily had. On the whole,the general character of the building.will be materially ilnproved. There isno real distress- nine tenths of thue prep.erty owners are abundantly able to re-build at once. The spirit of our peopleis iadomitable, and the rapidity withwhich building was commenced, at en-hanced pricsr of labor, demonstrates in.•controvertibly the abiding taith in theresources and wealth of the country.Helena will come oat of this fiery ordeal purified and ilnproved, and there isno prosperity its people do not deservefor the better graces and manller vir-tes they hIave evkldencad wl.en thesmd ting rand Sell Lheaily upon them.

-A QLIlMPls ORI VWS PhIOlNIX,

It would be, perhaps, saddling circum.stmusc with too rigorous a philos~phyto venture that the contflgration I.helena was a bloeing in disguise. Weprefer to assume that it was a disasteo the amouont of $600.000, and thenmake the entries per euntra on the ac.Count. The tuwn was sluggish-now ii;i all acivrity. Mechanic•, miners andIabI.rers had to seek employmant ; nowthrby are sought. 'Te purs strings arelouseied--money is n nacrive sircula-tlon. It rues oum through the arterifruo labor trout the capitalist, giving vitalIty and sresaeans to U deustry, anrd_ares thruegh the wd4ne of( eaCr-eeand anuutacture. This is the trfe missine-the real uses of money to a cow-

eality. The curter ot the capitalist ,.bse heart, anml wuetm it case, r ie eltg.Igtb ,t anoton, ste stagubrthe -bhat e,

sesm menus declne nad death. The% at ne.e~ ,y ,trTeed ~tae trhe. elty

Its. ys.tea is rnat halt so diharmros W4tIthe cu.mmunity at Ia4•g as o *ason of Idull businea. althdiigt-lindiddual me iIher may suffe-, tmore.

It lus practically demonstrated thatthe faith of the substantial men ofHel-ona n its nertuanh-nt character is noswerving. and haas simulated inherentCconidence, in Msue instanc. dortnant,into zealous, active manifeslation in in-ve-tmntent. It has IusAhet complaint.annililat-d the White Pine lever, andtraut,,rue'd every loiterer into a usetulcitizen.

It has adcanced the vtlue of teal ea-titde Well intormined gentlemen esti-m:ate that the hare lots in the burntdia.-trict will command. on an average. 30per cent. Imre thian the ground beLforethe fire; and that tie lonts are worth to•day, and will ..-II for. on an average, 73per cent. ,at their former valuti. bluild.intgs and ail. It tier.e was any lack of

c,,tfildence- in the town or Territory thiswoall tnot ibe.

The character of the buil linags will

be manuch imnl,roved. Had thls districtIev.n burnt ,over at a halt dozen difflr-ent tite-,,. we doubt it ten frame bulld-ings w,, ah

l lhaver Itt•n erected on Main

street or the business part of Woodl andBridge streets. ''lhere is a decided pre-dil-cition in favor ofI tone- and brick. Aiwoar Imain cannot readly afford to builda tranme hl.,u.e. It is a pity any are conn-

li-iled to do, so. for one tuime or anotherthel fratie hIouses in thie heart of thetown will Ite burned. But the busy seaMon is ulsion nii; the boats will ms-,n be

dolui•aitang their cargoea in our tstreets.anil the ititficulty of obtaining imtnndi-ately. masons ai•'ne an 1 brick. and

thei e(trat cost. Peemtingly necessitatestcolate- to erect frallns.

A very Isrget proportion will, however,be slotne or brick pIrobably three-tourthms on the w-est stide ot Main street..nd Iree a third to a halt on the eastside. Many of tihetm will be handsomestructures. no ornament and prde to t the

city. We have uma up the followinglist of buildings Jrsady aentuencCld.cn'ract-d. de-tinitej decided upon orprjected,. having the facts and their es-titnate in ne-arly every instance from the:roperty owners:

MAIN STREET (WEST SIDE.)

T. E. McKoin, Junk Store; tern. frameuo; will build stone 21x50; cost. $5.000.

Cor.,ell & Co., framne up 10x42; cost,41.000.F. BEhm, Banker; temporary frame ul;

will build stone 20z60, cost $7.000 to$8.000.

L. H. Hershfield. Banker; stone, con-tracted with D. Bantly; two story openbaseme-nt. 23x50; cost, $9,000.

Dr. J. W. Reins; not decided.SKenk (Jerry Sullivan's); not de-

cided.N. Millen. Gurney's Shoe Store, will

build stone. 202100; cot, $5.500.P. Kenig.burg.-r. Tobacco Store; tem-

-lorarv frame up; will build stone 18z60;coat, $4 000.

H,lIter Bros., Clans & Klein's. cloth-ing; temlporary frame up: will build ad-ditional stone• 2330; cost, $5.000.

C. Hedges, M. Blch's. clothing; tem-p,rsry trane; will build stone 18z36:cost. 45.000.

Wells,. rargo • Co.; probably atone, 236'., co•t. $5,000.Jlhn K una. Stove and Tinware; tern.

porarv tramue up; will build stone 23x50;oset, $8.000.

Parchen & Pavnter. City Drug Store;frume, up in rear; will build stone 22x43; co.t. $4.000.

Phil. Be-rliner. Lee & Johnson's bar-ber'; owner abtent; temporary frame.

Biuzel & Hamlp.-r. Union Brewery;will build Ig 23x55; c ,'t. $3,000.

Malher & ('uocker. Billiard Hall; willI)uill tlone, tw., .toary with basement,26x100; cost, $15.000.

T'ruavis B ro1 Livery Stables; two lots;will ,simk te, bedrock and put in archedpiers tur building. 44Sx150; cost, $28.-000.

John Ming. Rayfield's; one story stoneor bricK. 20r80; c •.mai $5.000.

Cullen Hanu-clh, 251100; vacant.Cap . lParkintumn, liolziuan's Sample

R soews. Woll's Tonturium; purchasedmill buildiong in Nelson gulch- willbuild two s*t..ry tram-. cos.. $5.000.

S. Reynolds, cur. Main a.nd Bridge;Vacant.

BAST BIDE.

M. Lisner, cor. Main and Bridge; willbuild three story tranme, 25x70; cost;5 000. Fred. White, tull basement,

S3 000.John Curtin, lot 25x00; not decided.J. tiulet Utermaln, International Ho-

tel; temporary trame up; brick con-tracted, three atories, main building 56x100; rear wing to Bridge street 32x70;will cmat 430.000.

Fleweree & Co., cor. Wood street;temirnry Itrame upi; will build brick orstone 27a66. three stories; coot, $25.000.

J"e a Bakery, cur. Wood street; in lit.ignation.

L Uoldberg. clothing; will buildstonen or brick, 2250; cest, $4,000.

Steudemdan, Magnolia Restarant; willbuild two story trame 26x70; cost, $2,-500.

John DI.hll; Har.is, clothing. Ownerabsent.

F. B HLeadly; old Exchange. Absent.; D Uoldberg's. Owner

abteat. Lt 18%100.L. W. Sticktey & Bo0. temporary

tran•e ulp; will tiuil. two story stone,17•50; ct, $6.000.

H. M. Bryant, will build two storytram,,. 201s4l; owtt. $2.500.Uans & Klein, nMsme. 27z94; $15,000;

cellar wals Luilt. This was comm.ncedb.tefrw. the fire.

Wolt(Ik & Toole,attorneys; two sto-ry t rmr, 12x40; out s$ 000

Andy O Cunel. Plaenix; two storyIraiea 18z50; ces.$4.U0O.

C. Uedgret; i•,,enfeldt, clothing; two.tory traslr. 18z40; cose, $2 500.

B.rt,,. ti VWill, j.4wellers; will buildtw, story tram. 15s60; c trL. $1,500.

Li M. GUllettr; one story irame11z86; c6as, $1.000.

Jue App.alleudo. Walls Walls Hotel;two e.arv frame all 11: saM, $12.000.

tlebu a & Baund, jewellers; two storyifrsma 16x61.Tr it & Late, barbers; 10:30, frame up;

.Wt, $640.Jobs Mieg. bok store.; will build

one rM y roeu 18O60, of brick or sutoe;o•~., 45.00W

asmns warmst. (aEssA or MAls)A Lavesb.rg & O.,, dry goods sad

lets.iLt tempuapery trasmw; will -buildone 00urry seemO 254; cess $8.000 *o*io,moo

I Harris; Frame tront 234,5; cog: "I.,

Idg; temporary frame: will build .tonetront 22x35; cost, $4.000.

The followiog approximates to tlhegeneral prices of lab r and material, ingold duet.Before are. After Fire.

Lumber per m...........$30 $ t5 $g.Brick " at kiln..... $,,Brick " in wall..... $;2,•Stone per perch ......... $67 $4~gShinu.le per mi...........$= t6 $13l12Mascs per day ...... . .. $.l7 $, 1 2Carpente.rs . ......... " S1 ILaberers " ......... $4a5 $,,j

Sl.S LL THE REPUBLIC P-tLLi

We have on our table. The ILnJpri4.:.ist. vol. 1. No. 1. New York. April 1,).1869. Its name indicates its crlaract,.rIt avers that American p:,litical N nti.*ment is rruvolutionizing: that tlhe. tenincy is to an Ern,.ire; that an Eji:,ir ispreferable to our present torm t,l ,,gve.rnment-and it is the v o ice cryin2 in tuhwilderness, "prepare ye the wae fr,,the new hrder of things. As expre.jiv,of its views, we give the followin• fromits eui orial promspctus.

Though unannounced, tlis J',urnal Isnot unexpected. It is the op,.I' etlxrr..sion- of olinions long beld and chir.ilihed by thousands of intelligent iu-aand woolen, in al! parts of the, cun'rvwho will hail its advent as the ., 'I .

ning oft a new era in the politicai h.-:,.ry ',t Ametrica.The platform of tihe Inperialiq: is

r,-voluliinary; its objec is ti, preplare theAlnerican people for a re-v,,lutiun that isas de•ira.le as it is inevitable.

WVe believe Democracy to lie a failur,.Though theoretically plau.ible, in itspractical workings it has b-eu t,,undtotally inadequate to the wants Ci theAuimrican people.

We believe the national faith, if le-fin the k*.eping of the populace, will 6esullied by the sure repudiation of tlhnational debt; and that an Imperialgovernment can alone secure and pr.otect the rights of national creditors.

H'e believe that an Imperia i govern-

ment, in its paternal relation to thepeople, will care equally for all citizens,and, while guarantying security to therights of capital, will jealously protectthe interests of the industrial classes.

We believe, in short, that Detocracymeans lawlessness, corruption, inseeu.rity to p,-rson and prop-rty. robbery ofthe public creditors and civil war; thatthe Empire a-eans law, order, security,public faith and peace.

It would be difficult to conceive bold%er, more aggressive sentiments, and inits sixteen pages of mat'er they ire am,plified and argued with marked ability,showing that it has first-class talenttributary to its columns. It states that"it asks no favors and solicits no patron-age;" that "its resources and circulationare ample and guaranteed.' Further, itsays "its words are but the expressionof opinions held by a majority of thewealth and intelligence of the Ameri-can people, but which none have yethad the courage to openly avow." In

this it errs: Andrew Johnson gave ex-

pression to the same sentiments in hIsspeech at Knoxville. This, howeverr,mnight be accepted as sensational "Bun.corube" upon which to establisha z•rcu-lation, were it not fr the evident talentin its articles and significant allu•sonsby other papers. A leading New Yorkpaper recently pr--announced the In-perialiut and the Empire as organ. ot powerutul secretlolit cal organizations,havingleading pohiticians of all par:ies it, theirranks, with head quarters in New Y.rkand ramifications throughout the coun.try. The-se are known as the T. C. 1.0in noticing the Imnperialist the St. JoeHerald says a numter of the citizens ofthat place fully subscribe to the Impe-rt'diut's creed. We regard it as chaffIt aeuaus power for the rew-servatudefor the many. Our Government is nota Deumocracy, never has been, nor couldit possibly be. A Representative Re-putlican Government is the uighes:type of Government man has ever con-ceived of or instituted. It is the archof national unity in all things. perfectedand strengthened by the great principlethat "'Governmrnents derive their justpowers from the consent of the gov-erned." It seems folly to augur secre+gation when it has withstood the se-verest test that can ever be applied,nonsense to talk of repudiation whenthe ark of Honesty has been carriedsafely and gallantly through the tripleheated fire of the late Presidentialcampaign. There is fealty and cohesionenough in the R-public to withstand allhostile abrasions and forces-internal,external, or infernal. We are cowardsif we tear truth ; imbeciles if we yieldto error. Theretore welcome, warring,vigorous Imperialist! It you contrib-ute new thoughts and ideas to our p

o0litical store, good. II you bring uschafft, it is our privilege to give is to thewinds.

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TUE MASONIC ACACIA.-Every uaster

Masen has probably asked h:imsel!"What is the Acacia?" It in thlie r

cient name of the evergreen plant D10

digenous to the E.st. The Masonic

Acacia is the Mimosa Nilotica of LionDsus. It is the symbnol ot irummortaityand was planted by the Hebrews at the

head of graves, to be a pere•nial re-

minder of the great doctrine, to detr

to Maabons. For the, same reason do we

plant the ar! or vitae. cedar, yew. ,c,

at the graves ot our dear depar•ed

When Masons at the burial of a broth'

er thro,w a sprig of cedar into thegrave, they exir-ss symvboically tlheip

faith in the immmuorta:l risrtence of t(,

noul. All nations have empioyed kind-

red syrubul.; as, for instance, the EtyP

tians, the palmm; tihe tirecians. the ifyr

tie; ano: thLe Druid"+. the nimiil~tor

According to the WVhite Pne NVers. th

total proeduct .,f silver by tile minlOs

White Pine from Mayv. 1868. to Lt• cI•

ot the year. is $868.813 16; audl teJanuary 1 to Apral 1. ,t this y.-sr. t,y tie

Oasis and Moore & Baker's twills.f*4 14; making a tuol alt $1265.8m 8 ."ite. prxunact of the mills at Ha-: It"

for the latter peri od, is not locluded ihthe amouat