Th*r*w.ro many fine business blocks^slid private residences, ind every on* was^burned to the gronnd. Four galea of flre,^following each other ai loou aa one had no^complisbed ita work of diet action, cut^four iwiliu through the oity, leaving itind-^ing only tha Latheian chuich and eouie^dwelling! near tbo southern limits, aud^freakishly jumping over Worcester town^hill and a group of dwelling* in the very^bearl burned diitriot.
Aayitim of waterworks wbiob wonld or^^dinarily be ample protaottou ngaiuat bia/.^ing loraiia wn* r*nder*d u**lt^e* by lb*^bu uing of th* pumping station iu Ihe fl'it^fire. Tb* votnulaer fie depertiuent. oon-^aiiting of tbirty-fuor men,aud having o.OOO^leel of hwae, bad been working two day* In^the ewiuip to lo Ibe weet of Ibe oily lo^preveut th* flames coming Into town.^Driven by inoreaaiug wind, tbe flre rtauhed^tbo eoulbwosl I nulla of the city about two^o'olook yesterday afternoon
MIS.MILI,A rori;LISTS.
Onhot Appear la Ureal Numbers 'or Ibelr
Convention.Hper.lal to Ibe I ndependeut
Missouri,Jaly 28. it two o'cloak tbi*^afternoon, Ibe lime let for the populill^county convention, tbe cunrl room where^tbey were lappoaed to oonveae contained a^few newspeper reportere aud perbap*^twaaly u(h*r men of varlooa *b*d*a of^t,olltinsl fallh. Tbsra did ool aeem lo be^^ay (inherent enthneiaem aroand, and tha^evidence* Ihit tbla wai tba time aad place^for holding Ih* eeanly eoavtatton of a^ureal political parly appeared ^lmoat en^^tirely leektng.
Afew more straggler! csxe* in and a^^^^II group of r*cognl/*d popallil* galb-^^rad In a cornrr and coavir**d in low lone*.
