Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1872, Page 1

= THE EVENING STAR. | Published Daily, Sundays excepted, | AT THE STAR BUILDINGS, | Pennsylvania Avenue, corner llth St =f BY THE EVENING STAR NEWSPAPER COMP'Y. & HE. KAUPPS | THE EVENING STAR i eorved by carriers to} thetr subscribers at TRY CENTS PER WEEK, Or ty Fouk Caw Two Casts each. By xmon:be, $3.00; one year | THE WEEKLY STAR—pablished #riday—9170 & year. Tnvariabiy im ad fn Bex od no paper sent longer than pai: BF Rates of adver al n apptication | g fneniehe a ———_— =————>>_aEE___ v rg cm vy ——— 40~—N°. 6,132. Saas Tae er ee ee nening Star. TWO CENTS. SPECIAL NOTICES. Fine Old Bye Whisky. WAERANTED PERFECTLY PUBR. FOR MEDICINAL AND FAMILY USE. | LARGE BOTTLES, #1 PEB BOTTLE, on $5 PED GALLON. | joc ¥ Rant CLABET. Also, KELLY S ISLAND OATAWFA. ‘These Wines are very superior, aud just as rapre- sented. ARTHUR NATTANS, Drusgist, Second and D street, N. W. nottr Caution. j LEE & PERRINS’ WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE | Buyers are cautioned to avoid the numerous Counterfeits and Imi’ 9 offered le. JOHS DUNC! SONS, New York, oclS-Sawly ‘Agonts for the United States. A Cara, A Clergyman, while residing tn South, America as missionary, discovered « eafe and simple remoc the cure of Nervous Weakness. Early Deca Disense of the Urinary and Semira’ Oreans,and t Whole train of disorders brought on by banefal std Ficons habite. jambers hare been cured hy this oble remedy. Prompted by a deaira to ba the sficted and anfortunate, 1 will send fer pre Sod waing thin medicine, in elope. to any Obe WhO D ie si JOREPH T INMAN . ible Hoase, ‘ork City mar22-ly AMUSEMENTS. EW NATIONAL THEATER. N Ma. J. G. SAVILLE, Lessee and Manager. |ONDAY EVENING, Nov. 11, 1572, And unt further aotices the ‘Distinguished Trage- MR. JOSEPH PROCTOR, W ho, assisted by M - ¥ e AVI And so ome oy ommeny: Ft : é THE RED POCKET BOOK. Matrice......... JOSEPH PROCTOR THE RED PUCKET BOOK. ACT I. E GREAT SHIP SCENF, [A wonderfully Feaiiatic and tucchasfeal’ effect: the entire stage & living ocean; @ moustrons ship in pking in the sea. [Designed and patented by G. Hinckley, of San Fancisco.} act mt. THE SHOT—THE CABAVAN. IV THE SEPARATION—THE F\REWELL—THE RED POCKET BoOK In preparation—NICK OF THE WOODS. _ Coming—THE LINGARDS, an ASHINGTION THEATRE COMIQUE, Eleventh et., south of Pennsyloania avenue. © BEST EFFOETS BEOUGHT INTO PLAY. GE VABIETY (COMPANY OF THE CHALLENGE LD A VAST AND UNPRECKDENT NATION OF EXCELLEN a. ‘T ENGLISH BALLAD OPERA THE GREA GUISE | COMBI A mammoth undertaking, but 9 prelude to @ con tinuous host of attractive novelties, THE GREAT SAPPHO TROUPE, And an Avalanche of Wonderful Sensat most pleasurabie. and I ever in a Variety Theater. ENDOUS BILL OF UNVARIED AT- OTOP EEACTIONS AND DELIGHTS. M'LLE DE GRANVILLE, ‘The Woman with the Jaw of Iron. A DENTAL PHENOMENON! FAIRY, THE INFANT VENUS. TONY HABVEY, the impersonation of Negroism HAWLEY BROTHERS, Song and Dance Drom os. FRANK HOWE, the Comic Dutchman. A NEW AND EXOELSIOR COMPANY. ntl INCGCOLN HALL. THEODORE THOMAS’ UTNEQUALLED CONCERTS. SIXTY DISTINGUISHED PERFORMERS, ‘The Isrgest and most perfect Concert Troupe which has ever traveled os this country or to J. Gorcuz, © lSrn. NCERT. jovember 151, STOCONCERYT, ‘The following celebrated Soloists will ap; MR GEORGE L. OSGOOD, ‘The young American Tevor. Bis first appearance. MR. BERNHARD LISTEMANN, The celebrated Violinist. Together with ONKIVALLED ORCHESTR. PRICE OF ADMISSION, ONE DOLLAR. ved Beate. Cents extra, ‘The sale of reserved and tickets will com- mence on TCESDAY MOBNING, November 12th, at Metzerott & Go.'s, Where the ‘Programmes can Bins te had rors open at Steinway & Boas” ray [Ts) h the To commence at 3 ABINE BAND WILL GIVE A CONCERT At Concordia Ball On every MONDAY and SATCRDAY EVENINGS commencing at 7 o'clock. eele3m, Oxp No.) On Exhibition (Nsw No 456 and Sale 439 7m St. at 7TH St. Bo. 416 rb street and & streots, etght between D above Odd Fellows Hall. Chotce O11 tings, Engrav: : - Bo ) = Steck Peper —- hy Window Bhades, P' ramos, Picture ‘ords and Fas Jel-ly™ LORS for Ludios’. SECOND-HAND LOTHING, BOUTS, at 619 D street, between 6th mail promptly attended to. SOULACEMENT PUUR LES PIEDS; - Cors enleves sans peine; docrilfons manvats ongles,scignes avec succes, par le BOCTECR WHITE, Chiropediste, No. 635 isth street. opposite the Treasury Departmert. Pour soins donnes cheziui, @1; a domicile, $3. Le DOCTEUR WHITE, est ¢tatili a W nehington nov: depuis sé = Opticians, #5 1227 Pexsevivania AVEN Spectact Genuine Brazilian Pebble SELES ol cl colors. commtaaee eee Of all colors, constantly on hand. Mus. 2 H Magen, 7 Seventh street, opposite Pateat Ofice. i ee FAMILY USE. janis ly THE HaLtLFornvp LEICESTERSHIRE TABLE Sauce, The Very Best Sauce and Relish Made im Any Part of the World. FAMILY USE, FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. Pi Gaaeear FLOTEEST OFFICE.—Aall per Ep det he hare EVENING STAR. Washington News and Gossip. INTERNAL REVENUB.—The receipts from this source to-day were $4 73.03. SECRETARY Deano is expected to arrive to- morrow. Gx. J. H. Baker has returned from the but still lame from his west looking well, sprained ankle. Ma. M.S. Horsins, law clerk to the Com- missioner of Patents, has been promoted from first a:sistant examiner to principal examiner 4\-marks of the Patent office. Ixpiax Rat Rercisep.— Gen. Sheridan telegraphs to the War department that about attacked Northern P ilroad cro” souri river on the 4th instant, driven off without diffi Tue PResipen™, Gen. Porter, Gen. Sher- man, Secretary Roberton, Commodore Ammon and other promirent officers of the army and navy left here last evening for Philadel =~ attend the funeral of the late Gen. Meade. President is expected to retarn to-morrow morn- ing. Ges. COWEN, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, althongh urged to do so, has not yet decidea to accept the Commissionership of no Indian bog yee Reeegy is there is as vacancy im that office, and consequent elton has not been tendered unicss he did so from a sense of duty. NAVAL Orricers TRANSFERRED. —Com- mander Chester Hatfield ordered to the tem- porary command of the receiving ship Ohio. ical Inspector J. Y. Taylor ordered to dut me member of the medical examini boar tn . Cros ed session in thiscity. Ensigns Freeman and J. W. Danenhower have been detac! from the Naval Academy and ordered to the Porttmouth. ‘Tre TREASURY DRPARTMENT ANDTHE Fi2e. Secretary Boutwell will take no action in regard to the tinancial complications which may grow out of the Boston fire until he hears from Assistant Secretary Richardson and Controiler Knox, who will investigate the affairs of the national banks, &c., and recommend relief, should they deem it necessary. Mr. Knox has reached Boston by this time. “Assistant Secre- tary Kicherdson was en route home when he r Secretary Boutwell’s telegram und stopped in New York. He will return to Boston Secretary Doutwell docs not anticipate any eceived financial panic, although the heavy losse: of course seriously interfere with the business ‘An effort wes made in New York this morning to get up advices from taat city show that the tire has had no serious eflect upon the money market, Government securi:ies dropped about ene-haif per cent., but the gold interests of the conniry for a time. a panic, but it failed. Lat market is steady. Vinntz Ream at tHe BRooktyn Inpcs- ‘nm consequence of the interest manifested to see the operation of modeling from life by Vinnie Ream at the Brooklyn ers have in- there daily during the Fair, which is to te extended to the She receives &0 per 1 The increased attendance at the Exposition ia the afternoons, since Miss Vinnie Ream opened her studio on Tuesday last, shows the popular appreciation of @ novelty which is teresting and instructive. To see how picture would en who neatly and quickly letter a signin a public thorough- fare, are often the apparent unconscious lions of the hour, But to see the human form, the face and contour deftly moulded from clay, and that by the hand or a lady, is @ strange sight indeed, and attracts an extraordinary amount TRIAL Fair. Industrial Exposition, the mani duced her to continue her worl 20th or 25th of November. day from the managers of the Fair. A Brook paper says -— alike i any artist makes even anordi deiain a crowd at any time. of notice.” PERSONAL.—Mr. L. L. Orounse, chief Wash- ington correspondent of the New York Ti . has returned trom his extended campaign tour. | heard. Mr. Crounse’s letters and dispatches to the Times the campai, from the leading states during afforded the most reliable data sup; € post at the ng of the Mis- but were all en the him. Should it , it is not probable that iy would accept fe ied to the J. . Boston’s Great Fire. The Heart of the City in Ashes, One Hundred Acres Burned Over. | Some of the Finest Buildings in the City in Ruins. A Loss of $200,000,000. Terrible Incidents of the Disaster— Gunpowder and Gas Ex plosions— The Ihieves at Work. About half-past sever o’clock Saturday night @ fire broke ont in Boston, at the corner of Summer and Kingston streets, and soon spread rapidly, and by ten o’clock embraced the entire length of Winthrop square, including the well- known and extensive dry goods houses of A. T. Stewart, J. M. Bebee, Anderson, Heaths & Co., and Houghton, Perkins & Co. There was hardly a breath of wind stirring when the alarm was scunded, followed by @ second, third, and fourth in rapid succession; but the first engine was hardly on the ground when the fire broke out from the fourth story of a large, four-story | ssiwed Store, on the corner of Summer and — streets, occupied in the first story by Teb! , Baldwin, and Davis, wholesale dry dealers. It had caught in the engine- lightning rapidity seen climb- work of the roof. The at work before another store hi buildings in the vicinity were all of granite, four stories high, and each furmounted with Mansard roofs, none of them being over five years old. The detached splin- ters tew readily, as the air was heated by THE TERRIBLE HEAT. And coon the flames began licking the man- sard roof on the opposite side, far above the reach of the streams directed upon it from all quarters. The tire was constantly in the air, and one building after another caught in the roof, and the flames slipped rapidly along from one window-sill to another, so that in less than thirty minutes every cheek was blanched as it becai evident that the whole city in one direction at the mercy of the flame: gayly trom roof to roof, in; another. The heat now became infernal. Fre streets ran rivers of water, and every moment was heard the soundof granite blocks exploding and whole frames falling in the streets, making them impassable. ‘THE FIREMEN WERE DRIVEN from one station to another, and many an en- gine was kept yy at work while the hydrant was wet down by hand hose, and the engineer could only hold his place while the stream of water was kept playing on him. Blocks of granite, weighing tons, were split as if by pow- der, and hurled across the wide stree:s, and planks went flying throngh the air as if they were feathers. Firemen erected barricades anid worked behind them, but they were burned almost a8 goon as erected. An hour had hardly elapsed before it was evident that Beebe’s block, the finest business structure in the city, built of granite, tive stories in height, with the cursed Mansar« roof over all, must go. Within thirty minutes flames were coming out in FIERY BILLOWS and up the stairway lead- ing to A. T. Stewart's rooms, was a pertect column of nes. This building served but as fuel for the flames. Pieces of dry is went whistling acress the square, lodging on the window sills of the magniticent storeson Devon- shire street. Beebe’s block stood—a solid wall of granite. Several minutes after the inside fell, but the heat warped it, and two millions of dollars soon jay a heap of stone, bricks and mortar. The hurricane now raged, and owing to the intense heat and perfect sleet of coa Grove ever ing before it. Every building was now heated as if in a furnace, and CAUGHT LIKE TINDER. Four-story granite bloeks seemed like shav- ings, and deafening explosions were constantly A new terror was now added - to the babel of confusion. Tenement houses at the upper end of Federal street were fast bein, licked up by the flames, and women crazed an tainting were rushin; as v2 < to and fro, carrying chil- Eoneul at Nactee ieee ete Witbie Hoacs: |\dren, crockery, clocks, and bedding’ in’ their ~~ Mrs. Hallett Kilbourn and daughter, who | "nds. One ran screaming through High street have been in Europe for something over a ion t ast. sailed tor home on Thursday iss Harriet Risley, who is pleasantly membered by a large circle of friends in re- Wash- with a stove funnel in her hands, while another Was tugging a heavy chest, which would bave been weight for a strong man. Now and then a few pieces of goods might be saved by volun- : teers, who ran in and spent five minutes, durinz ‘dived Kodman, of Dedhasn Ss Gens which they could work in bringing out perhaps Alfred Townsend leit for Boston last evening, | §2U2dred pieces of cloth. One man, Marshall to wrie up the great fire for the Chi Tribune. =~ Hon. H. H. Stari Connectient, is at the Imperial Hotel. ~~ politan Hotel. ~~ at Wormley’s. ~ Hon. James B. Se Hon. Gharies St. John, wite and 4: Port Jarvis, Tue » ‘kweather, of Hon. T. A. Jenckes, of Rhode Island, is at the Metro- The Marquis de Noailles and family arrived on Saturday and took rooms and : a ter, of N.Y., are at the National Hotel. EWS OF THE Bostow Free mw Orri- CIAL AND BUSINESS Ctmcres.— The excite- || dangerous time, as they were crammed. ment in the city yesterday over the news of the great fire in Boston was quite as intense as that causea by the Chicago conflagration. Hundreds | Horse disease. Cotter, got out twenty-five thousand dollars’ worth of kid gloves, and had them placed on the sidewalk in a damaged condition. He ottered a hackman tive hurdred doilars in value to take the goods to a place of safety. In less than an bourhe had TO FLEE FOR BIS LIFE, , and the flames were once again cheated of their ‘prey. The fire was now in Federal street, and ithe wool houses were going like oll factories. They could never have mn attacked at a po ‘rom jcellar to Tp hundreds of thousands of dol- lars worth were in hand that might have been delivered to customers had it not been for the In one store alone there were & cf people thronged ile newspaper and telegraphs || wnich were eeaiting iter Mie eee on a the aye a. Sectetary | Hackett had their store packed full, having just se to details, and “during the day’ reodived | put in thelr eta at nee ee several dispatches relative to the progress of the || ere, enveloped it all. March, Brothers & fire. Dispatche: nies, both in Boston and New York, Secretar: reason telegraphed them that there them. The Secretary in connection with the Boston fire m: bis presence in this city. Assistant the Secretary to remain there. If he were also received by the Secretary from bankers and insurance compa- sayin, there was quite a panic in those cities, The was no or @ panic, and advised them not to yield, a8 he would do all he could to sustain intended leaving Wash- ing to-day to remain until Friday, on matters of importance, but be will not do so, as business require Secretary Richardson was to have left Boston for Wash- ington Saturday night. He was telegraphed by ‘already leit Boston le will be intercepted by a telegra: and requested to retarn. Controller of the Car. reney Knox and Mr. Bigelow, chief of the loan | Pierce had it eet their winter gootls in tne cellar, and sent their summer goods up stairs to be made up. The paper honses came next, and with them went the majority of the larger dealers. It had been hoped that the fire could be stopped short of Franklin street, but the stores there were as vulnerable as any of the others. The Freedman’s National Bank went at 10 o’clock, and an hour later the National Bank of North America was in as bad a condition. PROGRESS OF THE DEVOURING ELEMENT. Notwithstanding the labors of the firemen, the fire continued to spread, a northwest wind aiding it in its course. At cleven the fire had traveled through half a mile of the business portionof the city,ani was still continuing » | with fearful rapidity. Halfan hour later both sides of Summer street, trom High to Purchase, Soman ce oe Trees department, left for lowsrds Broad yerest. "Abeer wee Seems joston last night at the instance of the Secretar: i of the Treasniy, to look after the governments | S1aF™ became general. Fire-engines were tel- interests in Boston, and report to him the facts in the case. BowLes BRroruges Banxkevrt.— Bowles Brothers, American bankers, in Paris, have gy seven payment. The failure is attributed clay in receiving trom America the remit- tance ona bill cashed by them. They hope to It is believed ar- rangements have been made with Drexel, Mor- gan & Co. in favor of Americans on the conti- nent traveling with Bowles’ Brothers letters of credit. The condition of the Japanese govern- to restme and pay 75 per cent. ment business in their hands is bad. ———$<—<——— nn Boston’s BARREL Mrsterv.—Leavitt Alley egraphed for from Worcester, Providence, and other places. Goods were removed from the stores in the vicinity of the fire. At midnight it moyed up Franklin street nearly to the corner of Hawley, consuming the Cathedral building, spreading in Congress and Federal streets and reaching the shipping at the Broad street wharf, south of Congress, leveling the Hartford and Erie raiiroad office, which was in the neighborhood. It still contin- ued to increase toward Washington street, north of Franklin. All the splendid granite’ ware- houses on Frankiin square, Winthrop square and vicinity were burned; the Pilot office being also destro: 45 MILES IN 45 MINNTES, was fully committed in Boston Saturday after- At 1o’clock a train from Boston, to noon, to await the result of the inquest Into the carry the Wo tire department to the death of Abijah Ellis. Circumetancial evidence derzing chy, made the run of forty-four and a is strong against him. Barrett, the other sus- | balf miles in forty-five minutes. Many firms on ected ne had no connection ae with the mur. . Alley had recently moved into a house he ‘Washington street moved their on Milk and Water sresta, and even as bad ‘hased of and. owed latte: north as State street, did the same. All the, swaeee gvantios es yo newspaper offices had a forceon hand, prepared er “°At o'clock yesterday morning two build sachs: | af the ‘corner of Devonshire and uk erect investigation of tbe tiot be Baldmens ant wack | Saran aragt oe eae Bat eee nvestigt ry Y by which the colored ‘Boss was kifed:| Sides of Hanley and Morton pisos were resulted in not! soon under way. At3 o’clock a.m. the heat was a || 80 intense thatthe firemen could not success- on — > 7 Judge Bond, of North Carolina, is prose- cuting the Wilmington Journal for libel. It called bim a “scoundrel.” &7 A political pee onde eed an ber ‘otwithetanding the number of letters in the names of the horse disease, many express- Paper as “being pr! shoe pegs for type.” aN men invariably place two “ds” before them. Re 57 The young ladies of the Jackson Presby- weeeter. {ian Fetunle College have resolvedthemselves | Faring roo eee every minnte, and ‘into a+Cozy Club! carried Gown with them doors, one by 27, house was burned lately at Dubnque, | uml the walls became ieolated and aby into the cracks and crevices of which a woman | with s cr:ehe Whole biocks of buildings i eri ed ut $1,609 in greenbacks. ‘| peared in this aoe A% A western paper, with peculiar standards mstensal choked Of value, @axs that potatoes: are one cigar and a drink of whisky per bushel at Davenport. | Of Same. } ! INTENSITY OF THE HEAT. The fire engines were utterly useless, for no human being could stand near enough to send the streams of water where they were needed to do service. The firemen were utterly exhausted. Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning a meeting of citizens was held in the mayor's par- lor in the city hall. A detail of citizens was authorized to take charge of all the streets lead- ing directly to the fire, and have exclusive con- trol of them, with the assistance of the police, with authority to take “y, action they might see fit in the rs we ‘he detail consisted of Genera! Burt, Alderman Jenks, Colonel Shep- ard, and other well-known citizens, with full iberty to use powder in case they should con- sider it expedient, At the above meeting Mayor Gaston expressed his willingness to call out the militia to relieve the policemen, and he even desired to iseue the order at one o'clock yesier- day morning, but as none of the military Officers resent knew how their men could be notified efore yesterday, the matter was held in abey- ance. PROGRESS OF THE PIRE CHECKED. At 5:12 o'clock yesterday mormmg the pro- gress of the fire southward had been checked, and also in a great measure toward the soath- east. The extreme limit of devastation in that direction was the Hart‘ord and Erie extending, however, out on the road and burn- ing the bridge. ‘Then it ran along Browil street to India, taking all the intermediate wharves d destroying a few vessels. The fire worked around the new post office building, and reached the northerly side of Water street. WORK OF THE PLAMES. 4 All the residences the Fort Hill section, so-called, including Gridley, High and Broad streets, have been destroyed, rendering hun- dreds of families homeless and destitute. On Washington street the fire was checked by 5 o’clock in the southerly direction. It had not reached beyond Summer street. The buildings on the southern side of the latter street remained standing, and west of them untouched by the flames, with the exception of the three nearest Chauncey street. On Washington street the sepen od the American wate! Merce on the northeast corner ot Washington and Sum- mer streets, had been completely gutted, but the walls remained. North of this,on Wa<hing- ton street, the same side, all were destroyed a8 far as the Transcript building, though portions of the walls of some buildings were left. THE FIRE UNDER CONTROL. At2 p.m. yesterday the fire was believed to be under contro A meeting of prominent vitizens was held in the City Hall yesterda: afternoon, Mayor Gaston president, at which encouraging speeches were made and energetic action urged in order to aljeviate the sufferings of the needy as as well as tor rebuilding the burnt district. A numerous relief committee was appointed, Wm. Gray chairman. It is said there is not one wholesale shoe and leather establishment lett ia Boston. The wool trade has suitered in equal degree, and the dry goods jobbing houses left are tew and far between. ‘THE MILITIA ON DUTY. The Sth regiment, with detachments from other regiments, amounting to twelve hundred men, were on duty, protecting property and preserving order. At Sp. m. yesterday the progress of the flames n the direction of the water was checked, and e fire seemed to be well under control every- Where. The new post office and buildings were for a long Um: fierce Hames and smoke, but scarred. ‘Thismassive tlre-proof structure sav the Boston Morning Post office, directly oppo- site.and helped greatly in preventing the tire from reaching State sireet. The old South Chureh also escaped, though several times given up for lost. The costly and beautiful Transcript building and Courier and Pratt's jewelry estab- lishment, on the opposite corner of Milk street, were burned. The Eastern Express office was saved, though reported at one time as burned. GENERAL BOUNDARIES OF THE OONFLAGRA- TION. The following are the general boundaries of the contlagration:—The whole length and both sides of Summer street across Federal and nearly down to Drake's wharf, and thence on nearly a direct line to Fort Hill, along Hamilton and Battery march to Kilby street, as far as Lindell and Central streets, and from Milk to Summer street on Washington. Within these boundarier—an area of about seventy acres— every building is consumed. Almost every wholesale shoe and greed and dry goods and wool establishment in Boston is burned. ‘The tire engines by special train from New York arrived yesterday morning. The loss is estimated at between £50,000,900 and $90,000,000, and insured for from $10,000,000 to $12,000,000. Fs ig many persons were injured and several illed. The Conflagration Brenks Out Again. At 2:35 o'clock this morning, the fire again broke out, caused by the explosion of gas, this time in the stores of Marsh & Co., and Shrieve Crump & Low, jewelers, and raged violently Gas went out all over the city. The fire crossed Washington street towards Temple Place, and gained rapid! DANGEROUS GAS RXPLOBIONS. Owing to the frequent gas explosina the fire- men were for some minutes deterred from going {nto clore proximity to the burning buildings, but despite the danger they svon had their steamers playing. Town Samuer street the tlamies crept along steailily, and at 2 o’elock only one building remained between the fire and C. Hovey & Co.'s building. Had the proper authorities turned off the gas trom the whole burned district early yesterday morning, the second dreadful visitation would have been avoided. The property along the lineof Wash- ington street, which has now been destroyed, would have been saved had not the explosion given the flames fresh encouragement. UNDER CONTROL. At five e’clock this morning the fire was be- Meved to be under good control, and unless a very strong wind sbould spring up no more fires were apprehended. STREETS DESTROYED. ‘The following is by the Franklin telegraph: The following streets are completely de- stroyed: Kilby, Liberty square, Central streot, Water, Lindail, Congress, High, Devonshire. Franklin, Milk, Summer, Federal, Pearl, an partof Bedford. A large number or families are homeless. It is heartrending. NEWSPAPER OFFICES. In reply to a dispatch to R. Worthington proprietor Or the Boston Trarcler, M W. E. Sawyer. the Washington cor that paper, at 9 o'clock yesterday asking whether the Traveler builiing had b burned, the following reply was received at } 12:15 o’elock: Boston, Noy. 10 —W. E. Sewyer-—No. Shalt save it. J. Wyley Edwards says uss $150,000,000. ORTHINGTON. Mr. O. K. Harris, correspondent of the Boston Journal, last night received the following dis- dispatch from the ed: of the Journal: Bosrox, Noy. 1—Thank God, we have es- caped. It was @ narrow squeak. W. W. Crarr. EFFECT OF THE NEWS IN OTHER CITIES. The news of the conflagration in Boston pro- duced the greatest excitementin New York, Philadelphia, and other large cities. In the latter city the announcement of the tire was ade in the churches and the mayor has called & meeting of citizens for this afternoon. ‘The mayor of Pittsburg has also called a meet- ing for to-day. Mayor Medill, of Chicago, telegraphed to the mayor of Boston as follow: “The citizens of Chicago tender their deepest sympathy and all material aid in their power to your afflicted people in this hour of their feartal misfortunes. In what way can we help you most? I have called apublic meeting for noon to-morrow to consider ways and means of as- sistance.” The Chicago Aid and Rel ciation held an informal i F FLEET a : et let ue oeae i a i stent I i é f iH i H i : i ei ae htt i the fire was still ragt: All the fire brigades in the city ‘were on duty at tha scene. A New York @ patch summing up the gives the following tacts: — Company of San Francisco, loss $15.00; A'p= ot New York. $45,000; Fairfield county. 3% Exchange, #7 Citizen's, $200,000 insurance company will not exhaust its sary Arctic, 00; Manhattan, of ; ; ‘The North F le, which a year ago had nearly $5,040,000 risk in the Bos: Commercial of this city, will not exha supplies. The Germania, Har lic companies will cont ri mber of offices. The majority of com) 0 of Boston will withdra® the stock, in companies doing business in Boston. ot other states and those of that city. There are, says the Spectator, one hundred and ninety-tw companies affected by th their combined assets amounting to $157.2: The Phenix risks in $500,000; assets, deducting all _liab 31,400,000. Itis probable that the loss will much less than the aggregate of pol large stock of goods were removed. ford com pany reports the entire amount in the burned district and vicinity. $590.09. From the Iatest information received the prob- joss will be $500,000. The Hartford has C00 assets, and will meet its engagements tly, as it did at Chicago. The -Etna’s loss, though not definitely ascertained, but care- fully approximated, will not exceed The totai losses ot the Hartford companies wili exceed but a trifle over $3,000,000. They are all safe. Only two of the insurance companies ot Cineinnati_the Amazon and Triamph—have risks in Boston, and to what extent is not di- yulged. In Harttord, the Connectient company loses least, and will pay every doliar out of their sur- pS. The National loses $125,000. [ts surplus $110,000. The Orient loses $150,000, and has a Surplus of just that amount. The only local insurance company in San Francisco Involved in the Boston fire is the Fire- men’s Fund. The president of the company - timates bis loss at $100,000, and says that will be promptly paid. Foreign companies in business in San Francisco have heavy risks, but the es- timates of their losses cannot be mate ve THE SUMNING UP OP THE INST RAM: The Spectator estimates that the insurance loss by the Boston fire will amount to 100,000,000. The district burned is much smaller than that destroyed at Chicago, but the contents are of freater value per block. ‘The loss will fall the eaviest on Boston companies, the greater part of which confine their busi utirely to that section. The leading companies may be €x- pécted to stand, with few, if any, excep.ions, prom) The Steinnecke Wi SCHEPPE’S MARRIAGE TO M DENIED. ‘There was filed in the orphan’s court of this city on Saturday by Mesrs. William A. Stewar and John R. Kelso, jr., asexecutors 0 e late Miss Maria M. Sieinn to the petition of Paul the court to upon Miss Ste be her lawful bi Case. 3 STEINNECKE nd claiming te as he alle among the p © er Schoppe was t eM, & relative of the deceased at Carlisle, who had charge of the body, and who delivered the will to Mr. Stewart, who retained it until it was offered tor probate. Mr. Stewart, one of the executors, states that Paul Scheppe was inirodrced to him on the day of the funeral of Mies Stetn neeke by Rheem, at which time Schappe made no pretensions of being the husband of Miss Ste.nnecke, but spoke of her as his late patient. ‘The document further avers that when, on the Istday of February, 1809, Paul Schoppe ap- peared in the orphans’ court with the view of Propounding for probate a paper which he alleges was the last will and testament of Maria M. Steinnecke, purporting to be signed by her in her maiden name, and bearing the date of the of December, A. D. writing of Paul Schappe. Mr asked him whether he were married, to which Schwppe replied t they were not. The respondents deny that Miss Steinnecke died intestate, although they agmit that she died without issue, she never Paving been married, and having on the morning of the day preeeding her death signed acheckin her maiden name on the Carlisle Deposit Bank ‘The respondents charge that Sch-pye’s aliewa- tions, that “the became the lawful husband of Miss Steinnecke in Carlisle on the 14th of .Jan- uary, 1869,” is utterly without foundation and fraudulent. The respondents pray to be missed with their costs. Messrs. S. T. Wallis and H, Qlay Dallam are the proctors for the ree spondenis.—“altimore american, 11th nnecke A Wowan Wants $10,000 nECATSR sHy CovitpN’r VoTE.—Mrs. Virginia*L. Minor of St. Lovis has bronght suit in the sum of $10,000 against Reese Happersett, who refused to regis- ter her name to vote at the late election, Minor js the wife of Francis Minor, a big Teputable lawyer of that city, and clerk of the supreme court. She states that :he has been a worker inthe woman's movement, and brings this sait to test the elaims of woman to the elective tanchise. She will carry it, if necessary, to che Cuited Statessupreme court. ee Movewnxr 1x THE SPANISH CORTES POR ABOLITION OF SLavEry.—The republican members or the Spanish Cortes purpose de- manding of the government the immediate emancipation of all the slaves in Cuba and Porto Rico. Their plan provides tor indemnify ing the siuve-owners in Cuba at the rate of 1,00 pesetas per and tn Porto Kico at 1,30) pesetas per bead. A Boy Eargn Ative ny Hoes.—A small son of Mr. Eugene Barnes, about eight years of aze, while peneneny™ | to his home from School, near Geurgetown, Ky., last Thursday, passed through a lot ‘of hogs on his father’s farm, and it ts thonght was playing with somesmall pigs, when the large hogs rushed upon him, and no one being near, killed him and ate him, with the ex- ception of his head and shoulders, Cnrokep TO DeaTH BY A CEESNUT.—The child of Mr. William Fa; aged .wenty-one months, was choked to death on Sunday last with a chesnut. Mr. F. is temporarily restding afew miles trom this village, and is e1 on the Baltimore and Potomac railroad. wife lately brought this little girl from their home in New dersey.—Marlloro’ Gaze'te, HORRIBLE TRaGEDY IN Kansas, — Dr Samuel Ashman, living in Topeka, K: ngas, in afitof drunken frenzy last Wednesday, shot and killed bis wife aud chopped off her breast in an inane attempt tocut her heart out. It required ten amen to capture and convey him to Jali, co great were his struggles. —_—<—<———<— THe Cater RADE, which was to have talen place in Newark New dersey yesterday. in connection with the laying of the corner-stone of St. Joseph's church, was postponed by Arcli- ecm d Bayley, ou account ot the mayor's order prohibiting bands in processiona, Stave Travg.—An En; er arrived at Constantinople Wedneelay, trom Matta, having on board twenty slaves to be disposed of there. A very brisk slave trade is carried on = Tripoli aud Constantinople, by way of al ———<$——______ Deatu Prom Grizr.—dJoseph Prendergast, Aged sixty-one years, died suddenly esterday atternoon, through grief, it is believed, for the loss of his wife, who died the previous day.— N. ¥. Commercial, 9th. KILLED BY A GRAIN OF CorN.—On the 7th instant a little boy named Lupton, whose paren's reside near Harrisonburg, Va., was strangled to death by a grain of corn getting in his throat. [mfr ea are grunting around with #7 The “Scroll and Bones” is anew senior society at Syracuse University. 87 4 country weekly talks about the epizootic that cut om the cabbage crop. Lat his husbands dollars for &7-Cieveland stetake a supply of { medicine to bed and Tower it ont of ae winaoe by astring to customers, 87 There is to be a novel reunion in Swanton. Mase., this month. All the ministers who have preached there are to meet in the old place. ~ 7A believer in small ings has adver- tised in an English ny sabseri, tone to build wechureh for Paitam elds, Lon S77 Will the Louisville toheaven small-boy when be dies? The Indianapolis Sewn thinks he will if he is properly manip is hanged. jpulated before h- sold for £5,700 to Henry Vance, S7-A fire broke ont Saturday night in the city flour mills,on Thames strect, London. land. The entire mills bave been destroyed. Further Particulars of the Great Fire. SIXTY-FIVEACRES BURNED OVER But a Small Portion of the Losses Covered by Insurance. Chieago Offers to Divide with Boston what She Has Left from Her Own Fi THE FIRE NOW UNDER CONTROL, Mr. HLL. Br dent of the Be tollowing at 5o Bostox, wt gman, Washington corres; mn Ad lock this morning November.— Te H. L. Bridgman Daily Advertiser, Washington, D.C: Wehave es. caped without a scratch. The tire was got fully Under control at about noon, and has spre none since. The general boundaries of the are az follows: Summer street, both sides and entire length, across Federal, half-way down to Drake's whart, thence in nearly # straight line to Fort Hill, along Hamilt nd Battery- march to Kilby as far as Lindell and Central stroets, thence south to don Washington cruiser, received the mmer. Every building these mits is burned. The area is about sixty tive acres. The Firemens’, Mount Vernon, Na- tional ot North America, Hide and Leather, Everett, and Revere bank buildings, and the Boston, Hartford and Erie depots are destroyed, and nearly every wholesale dry goods, shoe and leather and woo) concern in the city burned out. The loss és estimated at eighty millions; insurance ten millions, Five engines from New York arrived at 4 o'clock this morning by special train. Chic telegraphs she will share with Boston what she has left. ‘The old post office is badly damaged in the rear part, and is still burning, but there is no danger of its complete destruction. Col. Purt is removing the office to Faneuil hall, where it will open to-morrow. The new post office is unharmed. Groner H. Suita. The Pension Agency Burned } Boston, Nov. 10, 1572—8 p. m.—To Gen. J. I. | Baker, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington. 0. c.—The larger part of the business portion of Boston is inashes. The agency is burned; the Government papers are saved. Safes and per sonal property destroyed. Will the secretary of the Tr y allow the temporary use of )raiser's building for the present? papers are stored at the custom house. Cuances A. Paeves ent at Bost retary move his offi to the appraiser's office, as he suggested. [ASSOCIATED PRESS DESPATCHES.) The Fire Now Under Controt Bostox, N 1 The fire is under | assembied on the | the Boston disaster, and | of their losses and their stand 1 ner and Avon streets, A firem ' off the top of a building on Sumner street. only shut of from a portion of th order was maintained in the « ere were three explosions of gasat 3:30 a. m. People begin to be relieved of the terrible ex- citeent of the uncertainty regarding the spread Of the fire. Sympathy and Relief. NORTH CAROLINA PROMPT To ALD THE STP. PRREKS. Raveicu, N. C., Nov, 1L—Mayor Whitaker has called a public meeting of citizens ot Ka- leigh, at Metropolitan Hall, Monday evening, for the purpose of raising contributions fur the tufierers from the Bostou calamity. What Henry Ward Beecher Says of the Fire. New York, Nov. 11. eecher and Henry W. Bellows made the fire in Boston the subject of sermons last evening. Mr. Beecher said the fire teaches Boston it not needful or wise to have narrow streets to fey flames from one side to the other, or to ouses four or five stories high of fire-proof Boston because ns, and said it such was the case what city would stam What Rev. Pr. Bellows Says Dr. Beliows said the tire would show the dan- ger of mansard roofs, and the tolly of buildin paes blocks of stores with narrow streets au po large public squares, + LATER. TERRIFIC GAS EXPLOSIONS. The Fire Well Under Control. Limit of the Burned District. Effect of the Fire on the Markets Elsewhere, New York Thieves Gone to the Scene of the Disaster. Mest of the Loss Falls on Wealthy Peo- A dispatch receiven, by Secretary Boutwell to-day irom Franklin Haven, one of the leading | SArtriage, aceompanicd by bankers in Boston says: “The loss is large, bat it falls upon persons generally who are able to sustain it. No excitement.” The Naval Paymaster's Office Barned Paymaster George Plunkett, purchasing pay- master tor the pavy at Boston, telegraphs to Secretary Robeson this morning that his office | Sra travel an on Kilby street was burned, but recerds. The Boston Post Office All Right. Acting Postmaster General Marshall received a dispatch from Postmaster Jones, sf New York, saved all the this morning, stating that the Boston mail came | to the it hrough on time. This would indicate tha: the postal business in Boston is being transacted as usual. Postmaster Jones was yesterday in- structed to do all be could to aid the Boston office, and a spect tof the department was also directed to nseist, if necessary. [ASSOCIATED PRESS DESPATCHES.) Limits of the Burned District. AssociatED Press Orrice, New Yorx, Nov. 11, 11:50 a. m.—There is no truth in the sensation reports now being distributed that the Gre in Boston bad gone beyond the limits re- ported by this office at 6 o'clock this morning. The entire burned district is watched and the fire well under control. Hundreds of natives of 1D resident bere and in Brooklyn have left if : i i be Semen maatnisiond toot posidoatn Sam- Greman were on last tight, the’saain force being relieved ters ve rallied trom from Norwich, arrived, ‘The Revs.Henry Ward | $15,000; } of roughs and thieves, who ni saloons en Toute nd ow fs be increased & military force bere w ne essary The Thieves and Iacendiarics Reeros, Now. 1.—A “ beer a0 men. AP n will be “The Boston Ban! uty ‘ree ef the seven nt tt Iffects of the Pire om the Stock an: Money Markets. 1 ~ New Yorx, Nov + Ke market h been panicky ail morn ng and prices have © trem }to 1 cents. The snapensions re are 8. V. White, Pillot Perry & Co., H. cox and KJ. Kimball < Co., all onthe jong side of the market and for whose acc: stocks have been #0 market is now stand: ut < a voar as f the worst were over. Go Lis There is no Inform: 5 ‘othe tentions of the Treasury Near ai) the insurance companies lav windows acarded with statem The heavier . Which are best pecial risks 2 ately. How tts EXtects (incinmati. CENCUNRAT ‘ ere, but there seem= ong them to act care accurately weigh the prot the disaster, The Boston Insurance Compantes. Bostox, Nov. 1i.— The IrANCE < Will be able to pay an average of abo per cent. on their ritks, and cap laliste are coming forward so liberally with offers of fonds that there is some prospect of their going on without suspensions. Thor average losses are in the neghhorheod of #500,00), tWo er t $900,000. The savings bank The Kren printed in th Pritaperr $2,000,000 adelplin More About the Insurance Loses New Yorn, Nov. 11 Knot ot i sympathy are he surance companic which the annexed are Hartiord loses less than 1, aad rs ‘ The Liverpool and Jones £600,000. ceived a draw on th The and London los Liverpoo . eurance company of Liverpa about £300,000), The Hope = The Fire A no — losses Lanis, America 5 at St. Mutual, of York, Pa, loss $5.10 ot Lancaster, Underwriters, $200 09, Pa., no 1 low” 615 * loss $240. ational, lone @120.\#« Bremens, lots €45,000, assets s Upimpaired Gen Fat. ..¥ Insurance Company fo: Boston, much ie than 1 capital ie unimpaired PRINGFIELD, Mass., the Springfield Fire pany bythe Boston fire, and will be promptly pat. ontinue business as usvai —e TH r The company eral Honors to His Memory. PH'LADELPHRIA IN MOT ERNEN Pua persia, Nov entirely suspended, and th appearance. Flags are « mourning and ma’ over which filled with 5 the deceased war Mark’s church, the altar, guarded by a detat McDowell. Long before bal the time fixed for the serv packed. The officiating clergyme and Bishop Whipple. B» the prayers and the latter made an address t wax placed in f gistic of the deceased. The faneral procession commenred@moving about 11-0 # and took nearly an hour to pass a given point. The national, state and city officials vied with pri- vate citizens to de honor to the dead. The coin was carried on a gun-carriage, drawn by six horses, followed by a led horse with sadtie vacant and boots reversed. The coflin was ered with the American colors, & sword and wreath on top. Gen. Grant, in citizens dress. rode in an open xge H. Staartand Sheri- other gent‘emen. Gener: mm and other army o' uniform, The procession wae The Horse Disensc ABATING IN KINGSTON, N.T Kincstos, Dov. 11.—The borse «disease in this city is slightly abating although bu e stil] much impeded. TRE CRISIS PAB‘ED IN CHARLEST: CHARLESTON, 5. ©., Nov. i1—T disease is believed to Lave passed ius w im thie city, having caused less inconveni here than elsewhere, as most of the hauling is dove by mutes, which seem to be le * fection. POTTSVILLE HAS IT. Porrsvitte, Pa, Nov. 11.—The ty ease has appeared here. All the pase read cars have been withdrawn. The expected to spread to the mining distric = - From Europe To-da: THE FAILURE Paris, Noy. 11 Brothers, the A: an bankers in ¢ who have suspended payment, a: The losses by the suspension will 1 upon American tourists in Europe. GLADSTONE 101. Lompox, Nov. 11—Right Hon. William BE. Gladstone is confined to his house by | iness. oo oe —____ FoR FLOGGING.—A writer in Garette suggests that instead of lication of the “cat” to the bac! A Sunetircrs Ld Pall Mall