Large fire.
--The large Planing Mill, situated on the Norfolk and Petersburg railroad near the lower end of Bolling brook street was almost entirely consumed by fire yesterday afternoon between the hours of and two o'clock. The establishment was owned by Messrs Maney & Marks, both whom are now absent from Petersburg, the army. Operations were still carried however, by a number of hands, and it while the latter were in one end of building, eating their dinner, that the broke out. The flames caught among shavings which had been thrown near the furnace, and such was the -pidity with which they spread, that it was impossible to arrest their progress, or even save anything of value from destruction. A very high wind prevailed at the time, and in a very short time the whole building inside and out, was enveloped in flames. The firemen worked nobly and continually, and at last succeeded in subduing the fire. There were some fifteen to twenty thousand rest of timber in the mill, all of which was destroyed. All the valuable tools, of which there was a large assortment, were lost. In addition all these, the large furnace, and the machinery which had been erected at heavy expense were probably greatly damaged. The loss cannot be less than ten or twelve thousand dollars, not a cent of which, are understand is covered by insurance.--Petersburg Express.
