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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 25, 28 July 1864, Page 2

Otf the morning of the 7th "April a severe coh-j flagration took place at G-onarva, Haytir ;All the^ commercial part of the city (about 160 dwelling) houses, stores, &c,) was destroyed. Lobs esta-| mated at 20,000,000 dollars. f <- f » <t i Wheit a Scotch story has real humor in it, the fun is very rich. Dr. Brown, the author of that? moat popular of boots " Bab and. His JTiiends,*^ has just published another volume called " Jeems* the Doorkeeper," in which he relates , some.capital anecdotes. JSfr. gr. "When Dr. Brown's' father -was minister of the' United J Presbyterian' Church in Broughton Place, Edinburgh, " Jeems"< 1 was the doorkeeper; and the first' dozen pages of the sermon before us are devoted tohis portraiture 5 »" On one occasion," says the doctor, in a note, "aj descendent of Nable put >a crown piece into\the, 'plate instead of a penny, and, starting' bacfe at its, white and precious face, asked, to have it back, and was refused — c In once, in for ever.' ' A weel, aj weel,'. gruntedhe,'/ril get credit for it jn heavcn.'| ' Na, ' na,' said 'Jeems, c ye'U get credit only for, the penny!' " , , , 5 T-tiß Portuguese Q-overnment have 'recognised] the bravery of a Liverpool ship captain by pi-e-j senting him with a massive tilver tray. It was ( through his instramentality that a Portuguese ship of war was eared some eighteen months} since. ' \