The Festive Fire Cracker Or Cigar

The Hamilton block, in which The Rigisteb office is located, came Tery near going up in srnoke last week, Wednesday iiight. Sorae one had thrown an old umbrella bhind the door opening on Fourth st, which had been there for several days. On the night mentioned, a family who lire in the (■conti story smelled fire, and making a thorough exami-ation of the premises, found behind the door mentioned the old umbrella on fire, aa well a8 the woodwork of the door casi ui?. It was soon extingui'hed, but the scare received by those living on the second and ihird floorg of the block lamed for some time. The fire was doubtlesa caused by a fire cracker being thrown into the hall, or a cigar stub.