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I BURNING OF MA«DHMQN1 ( storw that rs^ed j, ab«ut naif past two o'clock, the inaukUv of " March n»o»t" wept alarmed l y fir» ..jHMCttedinj; ftpm, a w< (den structure in roar of the b<iil'H:i^« At the time the wim^was aw**-'^*,^ -, » v * · irictly: iiit# the apartsKi >'t,mg rooms, and the ala* ' r^ry naturally produced a p<v =- f^l^t of the i*u»at*s, terrified by )l\j(. s uyw^nAvC^c) that threatened them, T- Wed oof o: the building, and those not o t i - ' i k k · tht'ir exit in this manner («< :· < f the suiailcT boys) were thrown a« utly as possiblo from the windowi into t snow. In a f«*w moments of time the n iOteen human beings that a minute ·foro were quietly slumbering in app&r* security were in almost a nude state ex o*ed to the j eltiiif storm with no shelter &*rer to them than 100 yard*. Two of th smaller boys that had been thrown from th* window, seem ingly unconscious of 1 ·« danger, ran back into the burning building, and although a cry was raised to arrest their attention, only ono of the little fellows made his eecape. The uther boy who was a little d«af, perished in tht» fl k'-.ies, and his charred remains were tbi.i inoming removed -- a limbless, utuihapcii trunk, Tho Lad who loet his life wa« kaown M Robert Gray, aged 6 years, brought out in 1871. Mi*s McPkerson is now iii Kurope, prepuing t<> bring out another lot <>f boys, and the Houie waj£n charge of MI*J Bilbough.a lady whose philanthropic spirit and generous devotion to this work has greatly advanced the M*nt charitable and ehrutian ·ntarpiise. ^ There were only Npjfr* \pj» la tfe« Horn* at th* time of the fit*, «tnt MT«n adulu' ohieMy empl«yed in pt&r'J&tH taitable places among the farmers of '··&& oountry for the yoang l*dt Brought ost,,*n< seeing that they are properly c«red f* r. The whole uaifcber w»rt dfpriTed pf e~f irytlxing taey j.so*«e«8»d iii tha way of cbtk, og ralual lea i i tho,bt^l4i«g, awd a ?jg wus ef», fort wa» a once Ma4«r4kumorning to sup* ply urgen needs. Th« town was canvasted, »nd is short time sufficed to clothe th« boy« so ss to make them presentable. * or then thoughtfulneM and ready attentiim in th * manner a number of ladies of the Town deserve hearty thanks. As so*ii a* possible after the first alarm iriw given tbe firemen of the Town wer* »iert, but there was no work for them when ,hey arrived with their apparatus on the ground---the devouring element having >mplet«iy gained the mastery. The neighbors in the vicinity of Marchiont opened their doors and entertained h* sufferers auiii late in the day, when hey were relieved by others charitably disposed, and the little fellows found wann meals and protection ia the families of our best citizens. We understand aa inquest is to be held this afternoon, but there seems to b* 1.0 possibility of ascertaining Hie cause of the ire, so w«ll protected were all the ar«nues of danger by tha careful and painstaking ladies and gentlemen who had.the Home ia charge.