An Early Morning Fire.

  About one o'clock this - Friday - morning a small frame building, the 
property of Dr. Ballantyne, standing on the bank of Fisher's mill-race 
on Eight street, was totally destroyed by fire.  The building contained 
a number of porpoise hides belonging to G. Taylor Siminton, all of 
which were destroyed.  The building was partially insured, but whether 
Mr. Siminton had any insurance on its contents we have been unable to 
ascertain.  The cause of the fire is a mystery, but the general belief 
is that it was of incendiary origin.