L ,BS, $25 ,000: insurance, $10,060. Brown
& llymari’s clothing store was also
damaged to the extent of $4,000, and
Hogan's grocery store was damaged to
the extent of SB,OOO with no insurance.
At Bay City, Miob„ at 11 o’clock
Thursday night, a lire broke out in the
cupola of the fun-room of the McGraw
saw-mill, ,-wned by Birdsall & Baker.
The wind was blowing lightly from the
west and carried the fire to the main
building of the mill.which soon became
a mas* of seething flames. The firemen
saw that the mill mutt bo consumed
and directed their attention to keeping
the file from spreading, and by strenu
ous efforts confined the conflagration
to the mill proper and the adjoining
tramways. At 1 o'clock the mill was
in ruins. It was located at tho extreme
south end of tho city, and was the
largest one on the Svgiaaw river. At
the time of its erection, ia 1873, it was
the largest concern of tho kind in the
world. It had an annual capacity of
40,000,000 feet of lumber, besides lath,
stayer, heading and shingles. Mr. Bird
tall places the loss at $150,000, on which
there is an insurance of $100,060, dis
tributed in various companies. It em
ployee! 150 mee. It is not known
whether it will be rebuilt.
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Natural gas in considerable quan
tities has been discovered in the city
just back of the white bouse, which, if
it turns out to be what is promised, will
furnish a very valuable and important
addition to the attractions of this city.
