The New York Herald Newspaper, November 10, 1872, Page 5

BOSTON IN FLAMES Fearful Conflagration in the Bay State Capital. THE BUSINESS PORTION BUBNED. Diseovery of the Fire on King- ston and Summer Streets, “a SECOND CHICAGO” Millions of Property Destroyed Up to Midnight. Half a Mile of Burning Buildings. GREAT BRY GOODS HOUSES DESTROYED. The Ships in the Har- bor on Fire. Wharves and Warehouses Consumed. THE AREA OF THE DISASTER. Summer Street on the South, Wash- ington Street on the West, and from Milk Street North to the Water’s Edge. AT FRANKLIN AND WINTHROP SQUARES, Magnificent Granite Buildings Crumbling Before the Flames. The Hab’s Wall Street Threatened. The District Clear to State Street Probably Laid Waste. Discovery of the Fire on the Corner of Summer and Kingston Streets—Calling Out the Engines After Four Alarms. Boston, Nov. 9—9 P. M. A very extensive conflagration is now raging at the corner of Summer and Kingston streets. ‘The fire extends east and west on Kingston atreet and north and south on Summer street. The engines are hauled by hand. The property burning is all dry goods stores. Four alarms have been sounded, SECOND DESPATCH. ‘Fhe Most Extensive Fire that has Visited the Hub for Twenty Years— Destroyed the Great Dry Goods Stores, Boston, Nov. 9—10 P. M. There is no abatement to the conflagration. It is the most extensive fire that hag visited Boston for twenty years, and is in the solid dry goods portion of the city. It has extended the entire length of Win- throp square, which embraces A. T. Stewart's, J. M. Beebe’s, Anderson, Heath & Co.’s and Houghton, Perkins & Co.’s stores. No esti- mate of the loss can be given, but the re- porters say it will go into the millions. The saburban fire department has been ealled upon. The fire is now at its height. The buildings are principally of granite. A northwest wind is prevailing. ‘The press here call it ‘‘a second Chicago."’ THIRD DESPATCH. + The Western Union Telegraph Ooperators Leaving Their Quarters and Taking Up Their Instruaments—Half a Mile of Fiame. Boston, Nov. 9—11 o'clock P. M. Tho fire is now within two blocks of the Western Union Telegraph office. The operators are taking up their instru- ments and preparing to vacate. Line men and material have been ordered to Boston {rom-adjoining towns, so that if tete- graph communication with New York is lost mow, which seems very likely, it will probably be soon restored, certainly at an early bour of the morning if not to-night, The fire has now travelled half a mile through the heart of: the business portion of the city, and is spreading with frightful sopidity. WEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1872.-QUADRUPLE SHEET. ' Site from the Warchouses—Fire Engines Telegraphed For from Other Towns. Bostoy, Nov. 9—11:30 P. M. The fire is now progressing towards Broad street, having swept both sides of Summer street to High street and Paradise street. Goods are being removed from stores in every direction in the vicinity of the fire. Fire engines have been telegraphed for from Providence, Worcester and other places. FIFTH DISPATCH. The “Cathedral” Building Doomed— Flames Spreading on Federal and Con- gress Streetse—Wharves and Shipping on Fire. Boston, Nov. 9—Midnight. The fire is moving up Franklin street, and has reached nearly to Hawley street. The “Cathedral Building,” corner of Dev- onshire and Franklin streets, is on fire, with no hopes of saving it. The flames are also spreading on Federal and Congress streets, and every kind of vehicle is impressed moving goods, The fire has reached Broad street. The wharves south of Congress street and the vessels are on fire. The Hartford and Erie Railroad depot is burned. SIXTH DESPATCH. The Entire Area from Summer to Wash- ington and Milk Street to the Water Laid Wa: Boston, Nov. 10—12:30 P. M. The fire still rages, and it is feared the entire area from Summer street on the south to Washington street on the west and Milk street on the north to the water east will be laid waste Pearl street has so far escaped. The heat is intense. ‘SEVENTH DESPATCH, ss Tremendous Granite Buildings Barned on Franklin and Winthrop Squares— The Flames Spreading Out To State Street. Boston, Nov. 10—1 A. M. The flames have reached Washington street, north of Franklin, and the Transcript building is on fire, All the splendid granite ware- houses on Franklin square, Winthrop square and vicinity are burned. Fears are now entertained that the flames will sweep everything to State street, if not farther north, EIGHTH DESPATCH. Sasi eee alt The Boston Pilot Office Destroyed. Boston, Nov. 10—1:30 A. M. The report that the Transcript was on fire is incorrect, but the buildings on the east side of Washington street are in imminent danger. The Boston Pilot office and build- ing on Franklin street are destroyed. The wind continues northwest and fresh. Help from Worcester. Worcester, Nov. 10—1 A. M. A special train from Boston, to carry the Worcester Fire Department to the burning city, made the run (forty-four and a half miles) in forty-five minutes. HORRIBLE ACOIDENT. An Aged Couple Leave a Train While Over a Ravine and are Dashed to Pieces on the Rocks Fifty Feet Below the Track. TERRE Havre, Ind., Nov. 9, 1872. Last night Avery Plummer and wife, of Ellis- burg, Jefferson county, N. Y., were passengers on the westward bound night express train over the Vandalia line, and should have left the train at this point and taken the morning train for Evansville, whither they were bound; but they failed to obey the instructions of the con- ductor, and he found them on the train after it had started west from here. He then arranged for them to stop at Marshall, the first stopping place, and to return on the next train this way. Before reaching Marshall, he missed the aged couple, and a search throughout the cars failed to find them. Men were sent out, who hunted for them all night, and at daylight found their bodies under Clear Creek trestle. They nad mistaken the slowing of the train, customary at that point, for the stopping place, and had erred off, falling on the jagged rocks fifty-five feet below the track. They must have been instantly killed. AN ARKANSAS FIEND, A Dranken Brate Kills His Wife and Attempts to Cat Her Heart Out. St. Lovts, Mo., Nov, 9, 1872. Dr. Samuel Ashman, living in Topeka, Kansas, in a fit of drunken frenzy, on Wednesday last, shot and killed his wife, after which he chopped off her breast in an insane attempt to cut her heart out, It required ten men to capture and convey the madman to jail, so desperate were his struggles, "UTAH. a The Great Emma Mine Suit Settled—a Jollification Contemplated in Honor of President Grant’s Recent Triumph— Peace Between Mormons and Gentiles, SaLt LAKE Ciry, Nov. 9, 1872. The great trespass suit of the Emma Mining Company against the Illinois Tunnel Company was decided to-day by a jury in favor of the plaintin, who obtained nominal damages in the sum of $5,000, This decision practically settles the whole question of the title, althougn it has been understood for some days past that the Emma Company have bought out the tunnel interest, The issue of the trial involved $1,000,000, There will be & mass meeting here next Tuesday nignt in celebration of the re-election of Grant. The rumors set afloat in the Eastern States to the effect that trouble between the Mormons and Gentiles, with bloodshed, was apprehended and that it would come in the next two or three months, is utterly unfounded. There was never less apprehension of trouble of that character than at the present time. Extensive eparations are making by the Union Pacific Mtaliroaa to Preyory snow blockades this Winter, 7 THE ELECTIONS. Reached Broad Street—Removing Goods | The Latest Figures from Missouri, Mli- nois, Texas and Other States. THE EMPIRE STATE. SENECA FALLS, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1872. Seneca county gives Grant 33 majority, and Ker- an 74 majority, MISSOURI. Poca rial Ce Majority for Greeley tn Ninety-one Coun- ties 22,000—Probable Election of Wood- son for Governor—The Congressmen Elect. Sr. Lours, Nov. 9, 1872. The oficial and reported returns from ninety-one counties of this State give Greeley 59,194; Grant, 36,887, Greeley’s majority, 22,307. The State Senate will probably have ten democratic majority and the House forty-six democratic majority. The Con- ressional delegation will probably stand as fol- LOWB i— First District—Stannard, rep. Second District—Wells, dem. Third District—Stone, dem, Fourth District—Hatcher, In this district there ‘was no uppon Hott, Fifth District—Seay, rep. Seventh District—Cullenden, dem. Eighth District—Comingo, dem. Ninth District—Parker. rep. Tenth District—Hyde, rep. Eleventh District—Clark, dem. Twelfth District—Glover, dem. Thirteenth District—Buckner, dem. Sixty-nme counties give Woodson (dem.), for Governor, 48,755, and Henderson (rep.) 35,551. TEXAS, cae ee SSE The Election Closed—The Result Not De- finitely Known, but the state Sup- posed to Be Democratic. GALVESTON, Nov. 8, 1872. ‘The election closed at five P. M. to-day. The re- turns from the interior are incomplete, but the State is largely democratic. The democrats have elected four out of six Congressmen. Galveston elects its democratic county ticket and representa- tives, Houston is claimed by both parties instead of Austin for the permanent location of the State capital; but the result is doubtful. VIRGINIA. RICHMOND, Nov. 9, 1872. In ninety counties and cities heard from (most of them officially) Grant has overcome the Walker majority of 1869, and he now leads Greeley 10,025 votes. The remaining eleven counties gave Walker 404 majority. It is now almost certain that Grant will carry the State by about three thousand. Official returns received to-day from some of the counties in the Fifth district materially change the aspect of the result in reter- ence to the electionof Thomas, republican, for Congress in that district, and it is almost certainly ascertained that his opponent, Davis, democrat, will be elected by two or three hundred majority. Further returns from the First district insure the election of Sener, republican, for Congress, over Braxton by a small majority. The Congressional delegation will, therefore, stand five democrats and four republicans. A APPEALING FROM THE BALLOT. sues Sete Sheriff Reinhardt To Be Counted Out in Jersey City—The Ring Determined To Oust Him. The Board of Canvassers of Hudson county, New Jersey, met at the County Court House in Jersey City yesterday and proceeded to canvass the votes cast at the late election. As it was rumored that an attempt woula be made to count out Sheriff Reinhardt at all hazards and de- clare William Van Keuren, the Hackensack dock candiaate, tne regularly elected Sheriff there was a large attendance, and no little excitement pre- vailed, The summing up of the returns went along smoothly till the secretaries read the returns from the Sixth precinct of the Second district, and it was moved that the returns be rejected on account of some informalities. After a stormy discussion the motion was adopted, and the excitement among the spectators increased. This precinct is almost entirely democratic, and it gave Reinhardt 206 Bue The alleged informalities can be briefly explained. The Police Commis- sioners neglected to send the ballot box to the polling place at the regular time, and the judges received the ballots in a tin box. When the proper box arrived the ballots were cast into it in presence of the judges, supervisors, marshals and spectators, and the returns were certified in the manner prescribed by law. That the action of the Board in throwing out thege returns is only asubterfuge is evident from the facts that no retarns from a republican district were tampered with; that Reinhardt incurred the deadly hostility of the Ring when the corrupt manicipal officials were indicated last Spring; that the prominent members of the Ring declare they will oust Reinhardt at atl hazards, and that in- formalities in the returns affecti: his opponent, Van Keuran, were glossed over by the Board of Canvassers and the returns accepted. For in- stance, in the Seventh precinct of the Third dis- trict 360 votes were cast for Van Keuren to 241 for Reinhardt, but the returns in the case of Van Keuren were characterized by an important omis- sion, The words ‘For Sheriff,” did not appear, and the Supervisor made a note of the fact. Yet the returns were received by a vote of the Board. It is alleged that on several ballots the names of John Reinhardt for Sheriff and Jacob Reinhardt for Coroner were confounded, and if this prove to have been the case the majority for Sheriif will be still further reduced. The majority conceded to Reinhardt is 467, and this is lessened to 261 by ten votes thrown out yesterday. The Board adjourned to meet to-morrow, whert it is supposed the counting out process will be re- sumed. According to law the Sheriff must qualify on Tuesday next, so that there is no time to be lost. The Ring have set their career upon this cast, and there is every probability they will stand the hazard of the die. Should Reinhardt be counted out he will immediately bring the case before the Supreme Court. CAPTURE OF ESCAPED CALIFORNIA FORGERS, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 1872, Chief of Police Crowley and Sheriff Adams, with a posse of twenty men to-night recaptured the fugi- tive Brotnerton forgers and Riley in this city, They had been concealed since their escape in the block ae the jail. Being hotly pressed they left their hiding place and took a hack, but were inter- cepted in the outskirts of the city. They were well armed, but made no resistance and are now se- curely lodged tn Jali BREAK IN THE DELAWARE AND HUDSON CANAL. Port JERVIS, N. Y., Nov. 9, 1873, A break occurred last night in the Delaware and Hudson Canal at Rogers’ Lock, about one mile from Millville, Pike county, Pa. The damage will be repaired on Monday, the 11th inst. AN ARABIAN EMBEZZLER. A Performing Arab Suspected of Run- ning Away with a Large Sum, Two of the troupe of Arabians performing at Bayley’s Circus and Menagerie at the foot of East Houston street applied to Inspector Walling at Police Headquarters last night to know if anything had been heard of Ben Abddallah. It appears that this dusky entleman is chief of the troupe. After the matinee performance at the circus, about four o'clock, it is alleged that Ben went to the box office and received about $1,500, the salaries of the whole troupe. From that moment he has not been seen. He also had in his pocket the contract of the entire troupe for six years—to them 4 very valuable document. The two who called on Inspector Walling said that they feared that Ben Abdallah had fied the city with the money, and that he might very possibly have taken passage for Europe. This theory is not probable, however, as he was seen slightly intoxicated late in the afternoon, and the robability 18 he has been locked up in some station jouse. OFFICIAL RETURNS OF BSSEX COUNTY, X, J. At the Court House in Newark yesterday the Board of County Canvassers met and canvassed the votes polled throughout the county at the recent election, From these it appears the majorities are as follows:—President—Grant, 6,031, Congress—Ward, 6,763, Senator—Tay- lor,” 4,632" Sherif(—Ramble, 2,805, County Clerk—Reford, 2,713, The straight-out Bour- bon ticket received seven votes in the Seventh ward of Newark, and one each in the Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Fourteenth wards. The total vote polled for President was 18,776, being 5,790 votes less than that polied for Grant and Seymour in 1868. The total vote then was 24,566, Had this stay-at-home vote been brought out and given to Greeley, as was claimed by democrats Would be the case, it would have given the Philoso- bher ‘the State of Essex, é' A NEW PARTY {¥ POLITICS. Several Republicans in Council in Cin- cinnati—Organization of the Liberal Party—Resolutions and Object. CINCINNATI, Nov, 9, 1872. The liberal republicans held a meeting here to- day with the express purpose of forming a new party, to be called the liberty party, Speeches were made by Fred. Hassanrek, editor of the Volksblatt, General Brinkerhof, Theo, Wright and others, The meeting was very spirited. Twenty dele- gates were appointed to attend a meeting of the Liberal Republican and the Democratic State Ex- ecutive Committees on the 15th inst., at Columbus, and vo convey to it the sense of this meeting, em- bodied in the following RESOLUTIONS, which were adopted unanimously :— Whereas @ consultation meeting has been calied for the 15th of this month at Columbus of all those who have co-operated, or hereafter wish to co- operate, for the turtherance of the principles enun- ciated in the Cincinnati platform, be it Resolved, That we, of the liberal republican or. penlasenn of Hamilton county, reiterate our belief in the correctness of those principles, Sapeyt that as to the question of a tariff on imposts. e favor @ more deciaed expression of opinion in favor of a tariff for revenue only. (Applause.) Resolved, That we are determinea to be guided by those principles in our future Pcie course, and we are ly to co-operate with all men who agree with us, without regard to their political antecedents or past affiliations. Resolved, jt belles she: that both the republi- can and democratic parties have outlived their usefulness, and that a new organization should be formed for the purpose of Le eerarrigrn and carry- ing out those principles, and while disclaiming any attempt to dictate to those who may be willing to co-operate with us hereafter, we believe that the events of the last year have already suggested and familiarized the proper name for such new organization. solved, That the Chairman of this meeting be authorized to appoint twenty delegates to the meeting at Columbus, whose duty it shall be to represent the views of our organization. AROUND THE CITY HALL. —_—_+—__— ‘The Aldermanic Vote—Doubts as to the Correctness of the Returns—The Fire- men Y¥ct Unpaid. The announcement in the morning papers of the names of the new Aldermanic Board was quite @ surprise to the frequenters of the Hall, inasmuch as it reversed the poli tical preponderance and showed the de. feat of democrats, who were believed on the previous day to be certainly elected. The fact, however, still remains as stated in the HERALD yesterday. There will be nothing certainly known as to the composition of either Board of Aldermen ‘until after the official canvass by the Board of Su- pervisors, which will commence on Tuesday next and continue ten days. The reason of the difficulty in the count is found to be two-fold. In the first lace, the last Legislature by their new election law made it imperative for the returns to be taken in Assembly districts, whereas previously it had been taken according to wards, and the inspectors generally were 80 thoroughly acquainted with the ward that there was no difi- culty about Scan at anestimate. The other and the greater difficulty is that there has been, in con- sequence of the various combinations, such an amount of “scratching” that the counting is puesling and tedious to those who are engaged it, and it is found far easier to estimate thanto count. There appears to be no doubt that Mr. Peter Gilsey heads the poll; but it 18 pasty well known that he will not accept the pe dency of the Board. Mr, Gilsey 1 of an opinion that he does not ssess the needful qualifications tor presiding officer. Mr. Ottendortfer is to be ambitious and desirous tor the posi- tion, and this may probably help him to it. Mr. Vance and Mr. Van Schaik are equally eligible, and it will no doubt for the next fortnight be one of the small municipal prizes that will be competed for with considerable earnestness, Yesterday Mr. Fails, the paymaster in the Comp- troller’s office, was patiently waiting for the pay- rolls from the Fire Commissioners, in order that he might pay the men on the pay-roll for the last month’s bay. Up to alate hour inthe afternoon the pay-rolls had not arrived, but itis expected that they will be sent in on Monday. THE PROGRAMME OF THE REFORMERS. | eS eS Brother Faleoner, of the Sectarian Circular, Lets the Secret Out—The Local Officers to be Elected in April Hereatter=The Legislature to be Ap- pealed to. The Council of Political Retorm is supposed to be a tooter to the Committee of Seventy, or in other words the Committee of Seventy are the political brains, and the Council of Political Reform are the hands that work out tq plans of campaign. There are councils in all the wards of the enyy. whose meetings are usually very secret, none being permitted to participate except those who are believed to be in full accord with the objects of the organization. Last evening one of these councils—that of the Eighteenth ward—met in Oriental Hall, in Eighteenth street, neat Third avenue. With the aid of a policeman the HERALD reporter found the entrance to what is known as Oriental Hall, and, after groping his way through dark hall- ways and yj rickety stairs, suggestive of garroters, he found a large room, in which were Alderman Falconer, Henry J. Scudder, Congress- man elect, and about ten other gentlemen. At eight o'clock Mr. William H. Neilson took the chair and called upon Alderman Fal- coner, who congratulated the meeting upon the rescue of the city from the democracy. He declared that hereafter the reformers were de- termined to control the elections, and hence there, was great necessity for immediate Sead eee! in all the different districts of the city. If Tammany Hall and Apollo Hall again came together they would again get control. The split in the de- mocracy alone defeated them; but there was danger of their reuniting. In the last Board of Aldermen they had reunited and formed a ring of their own. And when he found that over forty thousand people had just voted for an in- dicted Assistant Alderman, we could not be too vigilant. Mr. Falconer declared that it was the rogramme of the reformers to have the Legislature separate, the county election from those of the State and nation, and to hold it in April of each year, the better to control the city. The first election under this new Don would be a en? from next April, He was followed by Mr. udder, who urged an immediate reorganization and enrolment of all reformers, and declared that the Committee of lad dth 4 had com- mitted some grave errors, which they must avoid in the future. Among the singular state- ments made by Mr. Falconer was the assertion, on the authority of a Mr. Beers, tnat owing to the party treason of some of the Seventy the tickets of James O’Brien and other objectionable characters were run out of their boxes, The Council resolyed to at once proceed with a new enrolment by ap- tnt one man for that purpose in each election strict. A DETERMINED FEMALE SUFFRAGIST, She Sues a Register for $10,000 for Re- fusing te Allow Her to Vote. St. Lovts, Nov. 9, 1872, On the 15th of October Mrs. Virginia L. Minor, of this city, applied at one of the registering offices to be registered as a voter, and her request was re- fused on the ground that the constitution of Mis- souri provides that male citizens only are entitled to vote, To-dap Mrs. Minor, joined by her husband, as the law requires, began a suit in the Circuit Court against Reese Happersett, the Registrar, claiming damages in the sum of $10,000. The plain- tiff, in her petition, protests against the decision of the Registrar, declares that the constitution of Missouri is in conflict with the constitution of the United States, and cites several sections thereof, especially the fourteenth amendment, to sub- stantfate her claim to citizenship. Mrs. Minor is the wife of Francis Minor, & hight reputable lawyer of this city, and at present Ciler! of the Supreme Court. She states that she hag been a worker in the women’s movement, and brings this sult to test the claims of women to the elective franchise. She will carry it, if necessary, to the United States Supreme Court. The case will be argued by Judge McKrum and Francis Miner, and the result will be looked for with great interest in this community. A POLITICAL MURDER, Kansas Cry, Mo., Nov. 9, 1872, Lafayette W. Graves, agent of the Lexington (Mo.) Intelligencer, was shot and instantly killed last night by Edwin Turner, publisher of the Register in that city. A political diMeulty was the cause. Turner was brought here and placed in custody by the Sheriff, for fear of violence by the citizens, There is great excitement in Lexington, and further violence is apprehended. ROW AMONG SAILORS, Three sailors got into a quarrel last night at the corner of James and Oliver strects, One of them, August Kruser, who lives at 105th street and Third avenue, was stabbed in the neck, and August Stranders, of 183 Cherry atreet, was cut on the cheek. Neither ofthe wounds was dangerous, and both were taken to the Park Hospital. The offend- » 1ng party escaped, His mame is unknowm | GENERAL MEADE. Arrangements for Military Honors to the Dead Hero. ——- + —— General McDowell Sends Four Hundred United States Troops from the Department of the East to Follow the Remains—A Caisson Drawn by Artillery Horses to Convey the Body—The Proposed Monu- ment in Fairmount Park. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9, 1872. The arrangements for the funeral of General Meade are about completed. General McDowell has arrived from New York, and states that a de- tachment of 400 United States regulars and a caisson will arrive here to-morrow evening, bringing with them six artillery horses, and three drivers and non-commissioned officers. The horses are to be attached to a caisson to be furnished by our local militia, and upon it the casket containing the remains will be placed. The body will be carried from the late residence of General Meade to St Mark’s chuych. Sixteen privates in the United States army will bear the casket, under command of two non-commissioned officers. The usual services of the Episcopal Church for the dead will be held, After the service the body will be placed upon the caisson, and with the civic and military escort conveyed to its final resting place, The committee of the Councils have decided to make use of the steamer Undine, Captain Markel, to convey the remains from the landing at Fatr- mount to the place of interment. A PROPOSED STATUE IN FAIRMOUNT PARK. A committee, consisting of the first citizens of Philadelphia, among whom were Morton L. McMi. chael, ex-Secretary Adolph Borie, W. M. Meredith, J. Gillingham Fell, Mayor S. Stokeley, Daniel M. Fox, Henry 0. Carey, James L. Claghorn, Edgar Thomson, General Robert Patterson, E. W. Clarke, General George Cadwallader, Theodore Cuyler, W. C. Ludwig, Daniel Dougherty, E. W. 9. Clarke, A. J. Drexel, W. Selle Lindley Smyth, Benjamin H. Brewster, ont M. ‘uuips. Pp. Verree, Seth J. Comly, John Rice, Franklin B. W. ©. Kent, George W. Childs, E. 0. Lemuel Coffin, J. B. Lippincott, derick , Joseph 8, Levering, Charles Macalister, N. B. Brown, B, Pratt McKean, Charles Gibbons, Professor C. J. Stille, Saunders Lewis, John H. Michenir, Thomas Smith, Edwin M. be ite Craig Biddle, General ©, M, Prevost, Joseph Har- rison, Jr., Lewis W. Smith, Charles x Ide, Rudolph Ellis, Alexander Brow B. H. Moore, Henr: C, Gibson, Alexander Biddle, Francis Wells, Fran! A. Comly, George S. Fox, John Larken, Samuel C. Perkins, Joseph F. Tobias, Joseph Patterson, Isaac Ashhurst, James H. Campbell, C. J. Hotfman, A. P. Colesberry, John Welsh, P. Gillingham, George W. Biddie, W. V. McKean, Henry G. Morris, George Whitney, Jay Cooke, Augustus Heaton, Charles J. Biddle, Daniel Smith, Jr., Henry Lewis, Samuel J. Reeves, Fairman Rogers, General H. H. Bingham, A. L. Snowden, Myer Asch, William E. Littleton, Clayton McMichael and others met this afternoon to consider a propemaon to erect a memorial to General Meade In Fairmount Park as goon as possible. It was also proposed to hold a memorial meeting at the Academy of Music at an early day. The Fairmount Park Association at a E ga meeting adopted the following resolu- ons :— THE MEANS OF RAISING THE FUNDS, Resolved, That the Fairmount Park Assoctation will erect in Falrmount Park, it properly seconded, a suitable memorial of the late Major General Meade; that, in the opinion of this association, not less than $100,000 will be required for the ose; that this association will appropriate towards the memorial; that this ‘association will undertake. the erection of the memorial and the disbursement of all funds that may be entrusted to it for that purpose: that contribu- tlonls of not less than fifty cents be received, in order that all may have an opportunity of co-operating; that the President be authorized to appoint a committee to solicit subscriptions to enable the assoctation to carry these res- olutions into effect. THE REGULAR EPISCOPAL SERVICB for the dead will be read, but no funeral sermon will be preached. Whatever remarks are made will be extempore. The services finished, the fam- ily and immediate friends and relatives will pro- ceed to Laurel Hill Cemetery, New Jersey W111 Respect His Memory. TRENTON, Nov. 9, 1872. Governor Parker has issued a circular to the State oMicers, calling attention to tho death of Major General George G. Meade, in which he refers in patriotic terms to his fame as a soldier, especially in bis connection with the great struggle for national life. As a tribute of respect to his memory, the Governor recommends that the officers of tho various State departments be closed on the day of the funeral from ten o'clock A. M. to two o'clock P. M., and that the flags on public buildings be kept at half mast throughout the day. Governor Parker and staff will attend the funeral. JOURNALISTIC COURTESIES OF AN IMPORT- ED NEWSPAPER EDITOR. niin {From our English Contemporary.] When Tammany was at the height of its power the New YoRK HERALD was the most servile of its toadies and the most bombastic among its flatter- ers. Even its rat-like instinct of deserting a doomed ship was not sufictent to save it from the folly of defending the Ring after their crimes were clearly brought home to them and of suppressing the crusiting proofs of their guilt, The general public may have underrated the stupidity of the HERALD; nobody ever found it possible to under- estimate its impudence. It, therefore, excited no surprise when, after the doom of the Ring had long been sealed, its quondam ally suddenly discovered that it had all along opposed Tammany, and had, in fact, been the chief instrument in effecting the triumph of reform. This year the HERALD has been, as usual, work- ing on behalf of the cause of corruption and mis- government, and only discovers, after all its friends have been badly beaten, that it was really, though nobody suspected it, working on the other side, It has been the personal organ of Mayor Hall; its advocacy was considered by Judge Bedford as a certian guarantee of election; it tried to foist a nobody like J. Grenville Kane upon the people as Mayor; then it tried to help Tammany toscale into power on the shoulders of wealth and respectability, as embodied in Mr, Dun- can, and finally it placed allits marvellous knowl- edge of local affairs and its wonderful “in- fluence” at the service of Brennan’s candidate, Mr. Lawrence. And while thus working to re- establish the despotism of the most corrupt politi- cal organization known to our history it lavished its characteristic abuse upon those who were hon- estly striving to rescue the city from the clutches of trading politicians, On Monday last its editorial columns contained the following choice specimens of political wisdom :— This year the Committee of Seventy, impudently as suming to speak for the independent Voters of the city, have betrayed the cause of reform gains and intrigues for the advan own body to the Mayoralty, been expected, their intrigue, has recoiled upon them- selves, and they have been thade the tools and scapegoats of the politicians, who have used them only to cheat th: in the end. It is now beyond question that the venerable Mr, Havemeyer has been grossly decaived, and that he Is to pe sold out by the republicans, on whose votes he This, of course, places beyond a doubt the cor. rectness of the statement made in the Heraup of yesterday, “As to the candidates them- selves, we had no choice between them,” and ought to secure all the attention due to superior sagacity for its talk about the republican division of city spoils and the ad- vent of what it calls@ “new Republican Municipal Ring.’ Of one thing the HERALD may be perfectly assured, Among those of its Tammany friends who are able to read there remain none stupid enough to be taken in by its ludicrous assumption of political penetration and its exploded claims to po- litical influence. Among all other elasses its titie torank a8 equally muddle-headed and unprincipled, equally ill-informed and impudent, has long since been generally conceded, FIRES, At half-past seven yesterday evening a fire oc- curred at 63 East Ninth street, on the third floor, occupied by Morris Fox as a dressmaking estab- lishment. The fire was caused by the carelessness of Mrs, Fox in upsetting a kerosene lamp into a entering into bar- bureau, The damage to the stock was $1,000 and to building $250, insured in the Relief Insurance bare oA A Blight fire took place on the third floor of 150 West Fourteenth street, occupied by one Isaacs, The de curtains wok fire from gas, Dam- age 5 THE BOSTON BUTCHERY. The Charles River Mystery Being Cleared Up. THEORY OF THE ASSASSINATION Ellis Visits Alley at His Stable by Night and is Killed During an Altercation. The Body Hacked to Pieces and Packed in Barrels. THE ALLEGED MURDERER. He is Committed to Await the Result of the Ooroner’s Inquest, Boston, Noy. 9, 1872. The mystery surrounding the letest Boston hore ror, wherein the body of a man chopped in pieces was found packed in two barrels and floating in Charles River, \has been solved at iast. The murdered man was Abijah Ellis, a well- known speculator, and the alleged maur- derer, who was arrested this afternoon, is Leavitt Alley, a teamster on Washington street. He is over fifty years of age. Within the casks was a large quantity of shavings and horse manure; the shavings were of a character similar to those which are used in the manufac- ture of billiard tables, and the manure seemed to evidence that the crime was committed in a stable, and that the shavings had been procured for the purpose of bedding down the horses, THE FIRST CLUE DISCOVERED Further search revealed the presence of a billiard pocket, much out of repair, and a tattered piece of coarse brown wrapping paper, lettered in mark- ing ink, “M. Schouler, 1,049 Washington street.” Putting this and that together, the officers visited the establishment of Mr. Schouler, and learned that he had in his employ a teamster named Leavitt Alley, who had been in the habit of carting away the shavings from the estab- lishment for use at his stable. Mr. Alley was. at once placed under the surveillance of the police. BLOOD SPOTS IN THE §TABLE, t Thus matters stood until last night, when a visit was made to the stable occupied by Mr. Alley, on Hunneman street, and a rigid investigation was commenced. With a dark tantern in hand the omMcers explored every nook and corner of the rickety structure, until as they reached the north side a Appreing discovery was made. The side of the building for @ space extending about four feet in length, and fully that distance from the floor up was found to be spat- tered with blood. Near the floor the plots were large, growing smaller as they went upwards, as it they had spurted from a recumben' body. On one of the posta was a large clot of gore, perhaps as large as the end of @ man’s thumb, which had dried on the wood. Piles of manure and wood shavings were collected in the locality. The blood was taken to a chemist and analyzed, proving conclusively that it came from a human body, Alley’s clothes have been ex- amined and show large blood stains, which fact, taken in connection with the others, leave no rea- sonable doubt of guilt. ‘ THEORY OF THE HORRIBLE CRIME. I give the theory of the crime, which seems now well established, Mr. Ellis was a creditor of Mr. Alley, and the latter had been owing money for some time. The delay in payment vexed Mr. Ellis greatly, and he was very free in his expressions of discontent. On Monday last he publicly announced his intention to et the money as soon as possible. He was seen dur- ie Tuesday, and for the last time alive, at half-past seven o'clock, proceedin rapidly up Washington street in the direction of Allcy’s house, The pre- sumption is that while on his way he remembered that that was about the usual hour for Mr. Alley to put up his horses, and he therefore changed his course towards the stable. Find- ing Alley there also Mr. Ellis probably spoke to him harshly concerning the matter and an altercation ensued, resulting in the murder. Alley then, it ls presumed, unassisted chopped the body into fragments, packed and carried it away. This is the theory now most in vogue, and it seems reasonable to believe no more convincing chain of circumstantial evidence could be gotten together at such short notice, tor all seems to point con~ clusively to the guilty man, ¢ AT THE SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY. A visit to the stable where the crime was une doubtedly committed revealed a shocking state of affairs. If for no other crime, Alley could certainly be convicted of cruelty to animals for keeping his horses in such a place. The structure looks as if it couk hardly stand a light breeze. It is built of old boards without sheathing, and the cracks between them are In some cases two inches apart. The wind whistles through these crevices, and there must have been no little suffering occasioned by such neglect, Four gaunt, bony horses gnawed away at thelr mangers this pal look- ing as if they had never been alt fed, ani exhibiting strong proofs that the wood of their managers had been their only sustenance to-day. They whimpered Lhe as if half con- scious of the:discovery of the dreadful scene which had been e! edin their midst, and cast appealing looks at the few visitors who were allowed to gain admittance. The stable floor was littered with dirt, and the whole establishment seemed as if it were on its last legs. The manure heap was raked over again this morning, and it is said that several SMALL PIECES OF FLESH committed. The alleged murderer, Leavitt Alley, is a large, thick-set man, of mediuin height and stout. His head is partially baid, like that of the man who is supposed to be his victim, and he wears along whisker on his chin which has evidently been died black, although originally of & gray color. As he sat in the ofice of the Chief of Police for three long hours his coun- tenance bore an appearance of imperturbabdlity, although at times he hid his face in his hands and seemed deeply moved. Nothing in his de- meanor, however, seemed to indicate that he was guilty of the dreadful crime with which he is. charged. He remained quietly in bis chair, but conversed with nobody except the oficers, and with them only to a slight degree. LEAVITT ALLEY COMMITTED. Alley was fully committed this afternoon to await the result of the inquest into the death of Abijah Ellis. Barrett, the other suspected party, had no connection with the murder, Alley had recently moved into a house he had purchased of Ellis, and owed the latter money overdue, which is probably one of the motives of the murder. Alley reserves a dogged silence. WEATHER REPORT. War DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WasHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 10—1 A. M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours. Northerly to westerly winds continue over the Lower Lakes, and thence to New England and the Middle States, with clear weather, Northerly to easterly winds, threatening weather and rain continue in the South Atlantic States, In the Northwest and thence to Michigan and the Mid-Ohio Valley southerly to east erly winds, diminished pressure and increasing cloudiness, while on Lake Superior northerly winds and cloudy weather prevail. In the Gulf States northerly to easterly winds, with cloudy weather on the eastern portion of the Gulf. Probabilities, In the Northwest and thence to the Lower Onig Valley, Michigan and Indiana, southerly winds; cloudy weather and belts of rain on the Lower lakes and thence over New England. Nort! erly winds and_ generally clear weather wil prevail. In the Middle States winds veering te northerly and northeasterly, with cloudy weather and rain in the afternoon or evening; in the Gulf States rain and _ cloudy, but Katt weather and northerly winds. For the South Atlantic States variable northerly to southwesterly winds, cloudy weather and rain. Warning signals continue at Duluth, Chicago, Mil{ waukee and Grand Haven. The Weather in This City Yesterday The following record will show the changes #2 the temperature for the past twenty-four hours iw comparison with the corresponding day of last ear, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's harmacy, HERALD Building :— 1871, 1872, 1871, 1872. 50 od were found near the spot where the murder was’