The New York Herald Newspaper, March 25, 1874, Page 7

Boyal Review of the Ashantes Warriors—Hops for the Fenians. TELEGRAM TO THE KEW YORK HERALD, LONDON, March 24, 1874, The Queen will review the soldiers of the Ashantec expedition at Windsor next Monday, HOPE FOR THE FENIAN CONVICTS. Mr. Disraeli bas consented to recetve a deputa- @ion of seventy Irish Members of Pariament, who ‘come to urge the release of the Fenian convicts. (Mr. Butt and Messrs. Martin, Romayne, Sullivan sand others will address the Premier on the occa- ‘sion, ‘ ‘The members of the deputation are very hopeful \of receiving a favorable reply. WEATHER REPORT, The weather throughout England to-day is wet. FRANCE. Royalist Hopes—Legislative Recess. TELEGRAM TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. PaRIs, March 24, 1874. A deputation of royalists will soon visit the Count de Chambord and make a last effort to effect ithe restoration of the monarchy. PARLIAMENTARY RECESS, The Assembly bas resolved to adjourn on March 28 until May 2, SPAIN, Bilbao Fired by the Carlisis, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BAYONNE, March 24, 1874. The Carlists are throwing incendiary shells into ‘Bilbao, with terrible effect, Whole streets are re- (ported to be in fames, A recent engagement before the city has resulted Gn the occupation by the besiegers of the Albia sub+ aarb on the left bank of the Nervion, Concha’s Command in the Antilles=Bur- riel’s Commission. Lonpon, Murch 25—5:30 A, M, A special despatch from Madrid to the Daily News reports that Don Jose de la Concha, the suc- cessor of Captain General Joveilar at Havana, re- ceives the title of Governor Geueral of the Antilles ‘with unlimited powers. He will have supreme command over Cuba and Porto Rico. BURRIEL’S PROMOTION. The same despatch repeats the report that General Burriel, late Governor of Santiago de Cuba, isto be made a Field Marshal. LIVING. TONE. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ADEN, March 24, 1874, The steamer Calcutta, witn the remains of Dr. Livingstone on board arrived here to-day. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, March 24, 1874. Messrs. Siemens Brothers announce that their New steamship, Faraday, built specially for the pur- pose of laying cables, will commence, on the 15th of next month, to take on board the cable which is to be laid direct to the United States. CULA, TELEGRAM TO THE HEW YORK HERALD. HAVANA, March 24, 1874. Communication by cable between Havana and “fiantiago de Cuba has been re-estabiished, AMUSEMENTS. —_—— Stadt Theatre—German Opera. Mozart's charming opera, “The Marriage of Figaro," was presented last night with the tollow- ing cast:—Cherubino, Mme. Pauline Lucca; Su- Sanna, Miss Heiss; Countess, Miss Roemer; Almaviva, Mr, Lehmann; Figaro, Mr. Vierling; Bartolo, Mr. Weinlich; Marcellina, Miss Lang. The fascinating music which Mozart wrote for Beau- marchais’ sparkling comedy is ever fresh and taking, and will be popular when Wagner and his followers wiil have been forgotten. A more bewitch- ing, tantalizing and resistiess representative of the saucy page than Mme. Lucca it would be hard to find. Her glorious voice was particularly effective im the lovely aria, “Voi che sapete,” which she sings in @ manner whicn no one else can equal. The other representatives of the leading rdles do not call for extended comment. Mme. Lucca concludes her engagement—which, although ne- cessarily brief, has been tne most brilliant ever known in the Stadt Theatre—on Thursday eve- ning, appearing a8 Agatha in ‘Der Freischitz.” Mrs. Conway’s Brooklyn Theatre. Gilbert's comedy, “Charity,” was produced at Mrs. Conway’s Brooklyn Theatre last night, The plot of the play is sufficiently well known, so the pen may now be employed in writing of the man- ner of its performance. The cast was not the best that the company of the theatre can afford, and as the comedy contains a larger number of good parts than most plays the faiiure to allot tie best actors to them is condemnable. Conway, an leve of her mother's establishment, has come back to it temporarily from Daly's Filth Avenue Theatre to enact the part oi the tramp, Ruth Tredgett. Such a part is wholly new to Miss Conway. Belore she leit Brooklyn she gave no indication of being able even to understand such @ character—a specimen of passion-torn hu- manity—and while she has been in the metropoiis ‘she has had no opportunity to portray one hke it, Considering her acting eltogether, Miss Con- way must be congratulated upon it, She has developed an ability that has hitherto lain un- ‘suspected, and it is to be hoped that she will con- tinue to use tt well. Of the other performers, who were subordinated by the re-appearance of Miss Conway, there can be but little said. Miss Kel- 40gg played exceilently as Mrs, Van Brugh, and Mr. Chippendale did well as Dr. Athelney. Mr. Walter Leanox did as he 15s most apt to do at all times—made a broad burlesque of tne character of Fitz Partington, while Mr. Neil Warner played as badly us he is used to do. If Mr. Hastings would be cxr=ful not to substitute his own ungrammatical terms jor those written by Mr. Gil- bert his pertormance of the hypocritical Mr. Smailey would be Very pleasing a8 weil as artistic. Musical and Dramatic Notes. Gounod ts setting “Georges Daudin” to music for the Paris Opéra Comique. The Wagner Unton have a concert at Steinway Hall on Thursday evening, witn Mr. Theodore Thomas as die:ctor. “Lohengrin” will be given for the second time this evening by the Strakosch troupe, with the Wealth of operatic resources that marked its first representation. The Swedish National Glee Singers had an inter- esting concert last night at Steinway Hall, the programme consisting mainly of part songs, one of which, “The Song of the Mowers,’? by Mr. Petri, ‘was @ very commendable work and was artistically rendered, The soloists were Miss Babbitt, soprano, and Mrs. Soot, pianist. Mrs, Etta Manning’s dramatic entertainment is announced tor Easter Tuesday, at Robinson Hall, ‘The programme comprises two brilliant comedi- ettas and a farce, Mme. de Ryther will sing some Popular songs, Mrs, Manning, whose reputation a8 an amateur is consideravle, gives this entertain- ment by desire of numerous friends. The great charity concert, which is an- nounced to take place at the Academy of Music on Saturday evening, for the benefit of the suffering | poor of the city, promises to be a musical event of the most stupendous kind. Besides the great operatic stars, Lucca and Kellogg, there are the Principal members of the Strakosch Italian Opera Troupe (Cary, Maresi, Campanini, Del Puente and Nannetti), Wientawskt, the violinist; Patuson and ‘Miss Luckharat, pianists; the Liederkranz Soctety, Gilmore's Twenty-second Regiment Band, Rem- Dielinski, Betirens and Signor EB. Muzio, Such a combination and such an object should fill the house, Miss Minnie | SUMNER’S SEAT. Progress of the Election at Worcester Yesterday. THREE BALLOTS AWD NO CHOICE. The Republicans Wonderfully Mixed---'The Democrats Serene and Tranquil. A JOINT CONVENTION TO-DAY. Scones and Incidents—The Efforts of the Friends of the Candidates—How Judge Curtis Was Nominated by the Democrats—The Qld f§chool and the New. . Boston, Mass., March 24, 1874, The Senatorial contest in Massachusetts seems tobe more muddled now than ever. The day's voting, instead of deciding or even indicating who svall be the successor of the late Sumner, has not only upset, but effectually demolished all pre- viously arranged arrangements, Excepting the democrats all are demoralized over the day’s pro- ceedings. Probably no political question of such local prominence and national significance was ever before SO TERRIBLY AND WONDERFULLY MIXED, The democrats, conscious of their importance and power, are as tranquil and serene as a summer morn, while the republicans are tossing around on turbulent billows of discord in one of the flercest of political equinoctials. The scenes of the day and evening have been of the most exciting and enter- taining character. Almost at daybreak the politi- cians and legisiators turned out of their snug couches at the hotels, and by ten o’clock nearly all of them had gathered either at the Parker House or the Oapitol Up to the moment the Legislature was to meet the lobbyists were industriously en- gaged in setting forth the merits and demerits of the respective candidates, It is doubtful if ever a body of men have had so many good and so many bad things said about them as the aspirants for the Senatorial mantie of the tamenced Sumner... At the State House the scene was an exciting one all the afternoon. Anhour before the Senate and House were called to order the gajierles in both branches were crowded as never belore. The same was true of the rotunda and all the alcoves, corridors and commit. tee rooms, and yet there were very many, anxious and interested, who could scarcely gain admittance to any part of tae spacious and lofty edifice. The first half hour ofthe session in both branches was occu- pied by ordinary business, and at half-past two the Senatorial election came up by spectal assign- ment, and much to the relief of the assembied spectators as well as the legislators. In the Senate—the upper branch—is a body of forty mem- bers, Three votes were had, and in the first two there were three absentces, but two of them came in before the last vote was had. The first and sec- ond votes were alike and THE RESULT WAS AS FOLLOWS:— Henry L. Dawes..... E, R. Hoar, B, R. Carus Charies F. Adams, John G. Whittier. atc Between the second and third ballot an effort was made to secure a recess of half an hour, but this failed oniy to result in the tabiing of the special assignment and the RESUMPTION OF ORDINARY BUSINESS. The members were uneasy,:ithough, and the ex- citement of the Senatorial contest was so strong that ordinary business was given up, and another ballot was had. By this time two of the absentees had come in, and a couple of the supporters of Judge Hoar changed jor Mr. Dawes. ‘he result of this THIRD AND FINAL BALLOT ‘was as follows:— Dawes...... Whittier, . 1 But there was no prospect of arriving at any re- sult, and the body speedily anjourned. General Banks was the Senator who so per- sistently stuck to the poet Whittier, IN THE HOUSE. The vote in the House was attended with scenes of suppressed excitement and manifest interest. Only one vote was had, and with the tollowing result:— Whole number of votes cast, 235; necessary to a | choice, 118. Henry L. Dawes. B. R. Curtis.. John EF. Sanford Charles F, Adam: N. P, Banks.. Wendel! Philli W. B. Washburne ... Charles Devens, Jr. A, H. Bullock. W. L. Garrison. Josbua B. Smith. Charles Hale.. John H. Clittora As generally anticipated there was no choice. Immediately upon the conclusion of the roll-call the members left their seats and mingled in the aisles and in tront of the Speaker’s desk to com- pare notes and talk over the cuances of their re- spective candidates, “I thought you were going to have 120 on the first count,” said one member to a Dawes man, “Don't crow belore you are out of the woods,’ Was the prompt retore. “Let's go right at it again!” exclaimed an en- thusiastic supporter of Judge Curtis. The democratic members voted soitd for Curtis. “Now, let us stick,” said a prominent Boston member; and a lobbyist, who rushed into the mudst of the fray, volunteered tie advice, “Now, keep good natured, and hold your men well in hand,’”” “It’s pretty good fun, let’s have another vote; we've worked hard enough for it,” exclaimed a democratic leader. One member said that the Dawes men had no leader on the floor, while another deciared that Butler HAD KILLED DAWES TWICE, once as an enemy and again as a friend, Pending these discussions one of the members moved the resumption of ordinary business, and the Sena- toriai struggle was given up for the day, but to be resumed to-morrow in joint convention of the two branches. WIRE PULLING AND CAUCUSING. There has been a good deal going on tnis evening in the way of wirepuliing and caucusing, but hothing whatever has been done to indicate, with any degree of accuracy, the probable result. The supporters of Judge Hoar, itmmedi- ately upon the adjournment of the Legis- lature, hired rooms at the Tremont and prepared to organize, The Dawes faction at the Parker House have also been industrious, and assert that their favorite will pick up amaz ingly in the joint convention of the two branches to-morrow, They do not, however, anticipate his election to-morrow, or, in fact, the election Of anyboay, One stroke of policy on the part of the Dawes men was to hold a re- publican caucns at the Stato House this even- ing. There was @ liberal attendance of the party members; but a general feeling of reticence and independence seemed to prevail, and they ad- jJourned without accomplishing anything. In the probable event of no choice to-murrow there will ve an effort jor another party consultation to-mor- row evening. All attempts TO INDUCE DAWES TO WITHDRAW In favor of Judge Hoar, and thus heal the party wound, have thus far proved futile. The Berkshire Congressman does not see it in that light. As the contest lingers it 8 more and more apparent that the democrats will have things thelr own way, Although it does not necessarily follow that they will bring about the election of Judge Curtis, neither will they swallow NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1874 Charles Francis Adams, The nommmation of Judge Curtis, in the democratic caucus, was & complete surprise to those who for years past have stood at the heim of the democratic ship of state in Massachusetts. The democratic ‘hunkers” and “war horses’ in the House were almost pledged to Mr. Adams, and openly asserted that it Was impossible to name his peer in the State. The idea that such a man as Benjamin Robbing Curtis existed never enter thetr minds until some of the young and active democrats declared against being haruessed into the timeworn traces of the “war horse” element, and PRONOUNCED FOR MR, CURTIS, His ability and integrity were fairly acknowl- edged by the old jeaders, who declared unhesitat- ingly in the caucus that he was the equal of Mr. Adams in every respect, but was not their first choice, from the fact that in their opinion it was impossible to elect him, ‘The young element went to work quietly, however, and when on Wednesday of last week Mr Rankin, of Boston, and Mr. Estabrook, of Worcester, pronounced for Curtis they received cordial support on all sides, ‘The wisdom of such a nomination now manifests itself, they think, and the democrats througout the State are evidently proud ot the firm and gallant stand taken by their representa- tives, SANGUINE FEELING OF THE DEMOCRATS, To-night the feeling is that Curtis will recetve nearly ninety votes in convention, and some en- thusiastic democrats predict that, if the seam in the republican ranks can be kept open until five or six voves have been had, Curtis may be the successorof Charles Sumaer, Such is the feel- ing among the groups of democrats who held forth at the different hotels this evening, but sucha Prophecy is but aharmiess flight of fanciful en- thusiasm, What the HEeRALpD’s despatches antici pated last night concerning the CHANCES OF GENERAL BANKS may possibly be realized. Assuming that Judge Hoar’s prospects will continue to diminish, it is among the most probabie of all probabilities that the friends of that gentieman will take up Banks or any other man to de‘eat Dawes, Inasmuch as the Gene- rai has*a personal popularity mingied with his abii- ity and Congressiona! experience, he will probably be the favorite with the scattering voters, as well aa the anti-Butier Republicans and possibly a tew democrats will take Kindly to him, ‘he next compromise candidate for the defeat of Dawes ta Speaker Sanford, of the last aud of the present House. He ts able and popular and his name has floated around quite conspicuously this evening upon the suriace of caucus gossip, CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS issometimes meutioned in this connection, but his name seems to nave little charm aud is produe- tive of littie enthusiasm among either republicans or democrats. The movement in favor of Banks as acompromise looms up most conspicuously, and the organization of his iriends is characterized by wealth as well a8 completeness, As this despatch closes—at midnight—the excite- ment continues, At Parker’s the scenes are as lively as the opinions and comments are confused. The situation {s more uncertain and the probable result more ofan enigma than ever. Sympathy at Washington with Events in the Massachusetts Legislature—Who Is To Be Senator‘ ire Dawes’ Place in the Committee of Ways and Means. “WASHINGTON, March 24, 1874, The lobby of the House was crowded this after- nooa with parties interested in the Senatorial election tn Massachusetts. Mr. Dawes, Mr. E. Rockwood Hoar and the Poor Boys’ Friend, each had his circle of anxious friends. The respect- ability of the eastern part of the State was elated when the news arrived that Hoar led the list, and a consequent depression ensued when tie result ot the third baliot showed a gain for Mr. Dawes, The Poor Boys’ Friend was exceedingly nervous, sucked his unlit cigar, twirled in his chair, went to atthe clock and betrayed unmistakable signs of displeasure at the strength of Mr. Hoar’s voto, Dawes was smiling and agreeable, but nevertne- less solicitous, When the despatch came that voting had been deferred ull to- morrow a feeling of relief came over the aspirants for Senatorial honor, Tne opinion dogs not prevail that either Mr. Dawes or Mr. Hoar wil be called upon to bid their colleagues in the House adieu, A third party, perhaps Gen- eral Banks, may be elected as Mr. Sumner’s suc- | cessor. In the event of Mr. Dawes’ election, it is understood that George F'. Hoar will be appointed on the Ways and Means Committee, and Mr. Kelley will be chairman, ‘The rule of the House very plainly states that the first named on a committee | shall be the chairman, unless the members elect another member to that position. Mr. Keliey by seniority and experience is entitled to the chair- manship, and the republican members of the Ways | and Means Committee, at least, will not oppose | his filling the position. Revision of tne tariff or | important radical changes in the revenue laws will | not be made this session of Congress, so that tae opponents of Mr. Kelley in the House have nothing toiear. On financial measures the policy of this | Congress 1s pretty weil seitied, 80 that the chair- manship of the committee is not as full of nonor and importance as it bas been during the past eight years. WEATHER REPORT. PRESSION OFFICE OF THR ONIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, March 25—1 A. M. Probabilities. For THE MIDDLE AND Easvenn STATES NORTH- WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, SLOWLY | RISING TEMPERATURE, FALLING BAROMETER AND | GENERALLY CLEAR WEATHER, For the upper lakes and the Northwest and southward to the Missouri Valley falling barom- eter, southwesterly winds, warmer and cloudy weather and occasional rain, For the Ohio Valiey and lower lakes south- westerly winds, falling barometer, rising tem- perature and partiy cloudy weather, For the Southern States high but falling ba- rometer, rising temperature, northeasterly and | southeasterly winds and generally clear weather. | ‘The rivers Will probably fall at Pittsburg, Cincin- nati and Nashville, and rise at Louisville, St. Louis and Cairo, The display of cautionary signals will be resumed at the lake stations on April 1, War_ DEPARTMENT, { The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding ea of iast year, a8 dicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’'s pharmacy, HeRaLp Building:— 1873, 1874. 1873. 1874, . oF 19 3:30 P. M. 36 30 . 29 17. «6 P.M. 2 20 9 P.M. . 33 26 «12 P. M.. Average temperature yesterday. Average temperature lor corre: jast year..... THE INDIAN THIEVES, WASHINGTON, March 24, 1874. The following despatch has been received at the Army Headquarters :— CHICAGO, March 28, 1874, General W. D, Wairrne, Washington, D. 0. General Ord telegraphs us follows :— Colonel John E. Smith reports all quiet at the Red Cloud Agency. On the 19th inst. the Com- missioners were at the Spotted Tail Agency. Major Chambers telegraphs from Fort Fetterman on the 22d that twenty Sioux Indians stole nineteen head of cattle irom the citizens near that post.’ ‘The citizens followed, recovering eleven head, The cavalry and citizens are in pursuit, » PW IDAN, Lieurenant General. A FIGHT WITH INDIANS, They Are Defeated and Eleven Warriors Killed. SAN FRANCISCO, March 24, 1874. A despatch from Tucson, Arizona, received here, States that Major Randall had a fight with Apache Indians fifteen miles irom Florence. Eleven warriors were kilied and thirty women and chil- dren captured. Three soldiers were wounded, Major Randall had a narrow escape, THE SELMA, ROME AND DALTON RAILROAD. Sera, Ala., March 24, 1874. Chancellor Turner to-day decreed the sale of the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad and ali the property of the company, including 400,000 acres of public land, The decree was on the suit of Jonn- son & Stewart, trusices of the first mortgage bondholders, The road to be sold is 226 miles long, and one of tue most important thorougliares in the South. | the Judiciary Committee room, looked anxiously | CONFLAGRATIONS. The Fire Fiend Rampant Through- out the Country. DESTRUCTION OF LARGE ESTABLISHMENTS Workingmen Thrown Cut of Employ— Families Rendered Homeless. ened The Forthcoming Demands on the Insurance Companies. Disastrous Fire in Cramp’s Ship Yard, Philadelphia—The Building ond Ma- chinery Destroyed—Narrow Escape of Government Vessels—List of Insurance. PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 1874, Between the hours of one and two o'clock this morning a disastrous fire broke out in the, large shipbuilding yard of Messrs, Cramp & Sons, causing dumage to the extent of hundreds of thousands ot dollars, throwing bundreas of men out of employ- ment, and of necessity suspending a great indus- try which, for a few years past, has been de- veloping «long the Delaware River tront. This moruing, just after midnight, the | large machine shop, detected a mass of flame in one of the smaller rooms, which in a few moments, £0 violent was the raging wind, wrapped up the en- tire structure and spread to the shops adjoining. before assistance could be rendered the entire premises seemed a vast area of hissing, crack- ling fames. Then began QHE AWFUL BATTLE between man, water, wind, smoke, ruin and fire. ‘The building in which the couflagration started was built of brick, being 200 feet loug by 50 feet wide. One-half was divided into stories, while the other and balustrade standing midway between floor and ceiling. Ihis was the tool shop, and was filled with great lathes, planers, slotters, drills, boring mills, along with three huge engines for the three iron steamships Lancaster, Poitsville and W lhamsport, ail of Which were completely ruiued and destioyed, in the upper stories of this sho} the patterns, models, &¢., of the firm, wich were ol exceediag value, and which, Messrs. Cramp & Sons inform ine, cannot be replaced tor less than $25,000, ‘This building was completely gutted, tue roo/ feli in, and its interior now presents a sad acie oi broxen iron, Charred timber and de- ta masonry. Kight next to this shop was another known as the joiners’ rooms, In the iower part was stored which, along wit the structure itse ureiy Tuned, ‘The shipsmiths shops were all burned out, and the biacksmiti and other shops very leavily dum- aged. ‘ae Pennsylvania, that particularly ill fated shtp, which stuck upon her stocks at her launen, and which was almost lost in the recent cycioue,’ was lying under repair at the yard at the time, not more than twenty feet away from the burning buildings. The wind, roaring like a burricaue at the time, dashed faming cinders thick upon her decks, and every one believed that she too must be lost. The glare of the flames had, however, attracted a large number of per- Was eu- turned their eutire attention to the Pennsylvania, and saved her irom destruction and any serious damage. Adjacent to this ship were six other iron silps, built jor the Reading Railroad Company, which were described in these columns some weeks azo, and which Were, With the utmost uificulty, preserved from injury, So wild blew the wind that the sparks Mymg across the Delaware set on five another great structure, Known as siander- son’s mill, Which 1s located on Petty's island, ave damage douse here amounted to $50,000, THE INSURANCE upon Messrs. Cramp & Son’s yards is as follows, Wilich does not at all cover the losse: ON BUILDING AND MACHINERY, Queen, of J ngland, | Dome, of New York } Coanecticnt, of Hart | boston Underwriters: | Exchange,.oi New Yo | Commeres, of New York. | Ciiy of Providence, | Insurance Company of North Ami Fire Association Yennsyivania, 5,000 Haruord. 250) Total $60,000 | Narragansett. $2,135 Merchants’, of + 215 Citizens’, of Newark. + 250) Ewa. o Liartiord.. 8,000 erman-American (New York). 3.000 mix, of Liartiord. + 5000 Germaalown... 2,000 2750 HON Total........ ON ENGINES AN Faneuil Hall, Boston $2, Peunsy! a 5,000 Merc ’ 250 German-Am 5,00 Wesichoste 2500 250 Rational, of Philadelphia Su Star... Commercial, Glob + Rochester German. Lancaster. Peoples’, of /renton. Vennsyl\anin... 30 -Umion Mutual ar 2500 15,000 Mr. Cramp say his loss amounts to $175,000, THE WORKMEN, The yards employ 1,200 men and 300 of these are ployment, The fire burned from oue o'clock until seven. Another Fire in. Philade!phia, PHILADELPHIA, March 25, 1874, At about one o'clock A. M. a fire broke out in Samuel Wilkie’s cork factory, a frame structure, in the rear of No. 842 North Third street, which was totally destroyed. ‘The loss is avout $5,000, on which there is insurance to the amount of $6,000 in the Gerara, Ger- man and National Companies. G. W. Mark’s 8 also destroyed, causing a loss of $3,000, Sev- eral dweilings in the rear were damaged, and tue house 0: Jolin Walker was completely destroyed, ‘Tue total loss is about $10,000, Destruction of the Plantsvilie Manu- facturing Company’s Works=Loss $90,000. New Maven, Conn., March 24, 1874. Intelligence bas just been received here of a great fire at Plantsville, on the canal railroad, distant from this city ubout thirty miles, by which the Piant Manufacturing Establishment at Plants- ville, in the town of Southington was totally destroyed. The fire broke out in the machine hours the entire cluster of buildings, many ol them frame, had burned to the ground. The alarm of fire was promptly answered the villagers, who, in the erless to contend with the devouring eiemens, Buckets of water alone could be used, and these, | with a terrible wind biowing, were as nothing to | stay the progress of the flames, which were car- ried across the river, at the rear of the Jactory, endangering many dwellings there. Tne ‘actory, 1t8 Valuable machinery, a large quantity of manu. jactured goods and a heavy stock of raw material were consumed, The total loss will not fall short of $90,000, on | which there are insurances im Connecticut, Massa | cnusetts and New York companies amounting to | $60,000. ‘The exact figures cannot at present be | obtained, as the policies were in the office sate, | which 18, of course, among the ruins. Fifty men | are thrown out of employment by this fre. ‘The Village of Plantsyille owes its growth and present prosperity to the business demands which this factory created, and in this regard the loss is a very severe one. ‘Lhe telegraph office and canal railroad depot, which were in the buildings, are of course destroyed, ‘The company’s capital stock was $50,000, owned mostly in the village, the two brothers Plant being the heaviest owners, The company has been unlortunate in the matter of fires, this being the third time, including one conflagration in tais city, that they have been burned out, From the fact that the company’s night watchman passed through the building at tweive o'clock and ais- covered No signs of fire then, the conciusion 1s wel taken that the fre was incendiary, Great Fire in Elmira, N. ¥.—Two Hotels and a Number of Stores Destroyed= Fire SUll Burning. Eranna, N. Y., Maren 24, 1874, A large and disastrous fire broke out here at two o’clock this morning, in the Elmira House, a wooden structure on Water street, The flames spread rapidly, and the efforts of the firemen were unavailing, Busk’s Hotel and Shidier’s Block came next in the order of destruction, the tre —TRIPLE SHEET. watchman of the premises, upon entering the | The alarm was promptly given, but the yards are | somewhat remote from the fire depariments, and | half consistea of a single apartinent, with a gallery | were stored all | an exceedingly large amount of ship’s hardware, | sons to the spot, Who, assisted by the workmen, | rf | restaurant kept by James Morton. now thrown by lorce of circumstances out of ein- | shops at one o'clock, and in less than two | vy absence | of engines or fire apparatus of any sort were pow- | running down both sides of the street with fearful rapidity, A heavy gale prevailed, scattering the Srevrands in all directions. Union Block, contain. ing eight stores, was partially destroyed. J. B. Hubbell, furniture; V. H. Lorin’, wholesale grocer; Louis Strauss & Co., dry goods; T, Hl. Limore, Pers L, H. Humphrey, boots and shoes; Givens boots and shoes; Ktz & Co. photo- graplers; H. M. Cassell and H. Payne, jeweliers; J. M. Buckley, J.S, Farren, & Co., and's, Johns oyster packers, all suffered heavily. Assistal was telegraphed lor and answered from Oswezo aud Waverley, about five o'clock A. M., and soon after the fire was got under coutrol. ‘The following 1s @ Uist of the losses:—J. D. Nicks, $1,000; Gutienberg & Co., $6,000; Strauss & Sam- vel, $8,000; J. H. Loring, $49,000; 1, W. Eimure, £10,000: Woll Bush, $35,000; 3, B. Hubbell, $30,000! W. Marsh, $2,800; the Bevjamin estate, G. Eta & Co., $1,500; R. agen, 000; Giveus & Moury, $7,000; Humphry & Uo, $4,000; Stevens & Steele, $5,000; J. Davidson, $7,000; Edgerly, $1,000; V. B. Read, $3,000; FP, AL Stowell & Co.. $1,000; Elinira Water Works, $1,500; Kyan & ‘Toole, $2,000; W. Broch, $16,000; M! Devon, $4,000: E. Shidien, $1 | & Arnot, $4,000; the Arnot est B, Dempses $1,000; J. Gilmore, | E. Ryan, 000; J. M. Buckley, Fraucnstien, $1,000, and maby other smalier losses, aggregating in all $260,000, ‘The total surance 1s $154,200, principally in the | London, Liverpool and Giobe, the Hanover, the Hartiord, the North American, the Altona, the Amazon, tie Phanix, Wie Frankiin and the Ge:- munia. Many families are rendered homeless and many lose everything, as the spread of the iire was so rapid as to preciude all possibility of saving goods. The Wooster (Ohio) Fire—List of Losses and Insurance, Cixersnatt, March 24, 1874, The losses and insurance involved in the fire in Wooster, Ohio, yesterday, are as lollows:—Kawlins & Co., loss, $5,000; insurance, $1,500 in the Home, of New York, and $1,009 each in the Old Dominion and Westchester. E. B. Childs, loss, $2,000; in- surance, $1,500 in the Atha. Barrett & Ogden, loss on stock, $10,000; insurance, $1,000 each in the Hartford, North British and Mercantile and Phenix, of New York, and $3,000 in Western com- panies; 1098 On building, $10,001 r dome Buiiding, Joss, $15,000 each tm the Germania and Erie, or Penn Citizens’, of Newark, and Old Dominion; the Home, of New York, and $3,500 in’ Western | companies, Firestone & Son, loss, $15,000; in- surance, $1,000 each ia the Phenix, of Brooklyn, and Howard, of New Yor 000 in the American Central; $700 i the Orient, of Hartiord, and $35,000 in Western companies, D. Leggett, loss ‘on building, $10,000; ins stern compautes ; loss on’ stock, ‘$14, insurance $4,000 in the Westchester, of New York, and $11,000 1n Western companies, Dr. Movre, joss, $1,000; insured jor $700 in the Orient, Another Fire in Boston—Destruction of a Large Building—Loss $100,000. Boston, March 24, 1874, Tne music store and publishing house of Ditson & Co., on Washington street, near Winter, waa | | almost wholly consumed by fire this evening. ‘The Loss ts about $100,009. Seven Houses Burned in Jersey City and Seven Horses Consumed. At hali-past one o’clock yesterday morning a fire | broke out in the feed store of Peter Christie, No. 67 Newark avenue, Jersey City, This, as wellas a | few ofthe buildings adjoining, was a low jrame structure. In less than two hours five buiidings were totally consumed and two greatly damaged, ‘The total loss is $62,000, on which there is an insurance of $35,000. Seven horses were burned to death. The heaviest | losses were sustained by Mr. Jonn Keilly, The conduct of some of the residents in the neighbor- hood is deserving Of all praise. Mr, Matthew spear cartied out Patrick Doyle, who was confined to bis bed from rheumatisin, and he threw open his house to those made destitute, Mr, Norris opened | bis house to tie firemen and supplied them | | witt gloves. Mr. Joho L. Cleary furnished refresh- | ments to many of the chilled “fire jaddies,? and | aiady in Gregory street gave the hardy old boys of No. 3 Engine cakes and coffee. Through the efforts oi the brave Jads of the latter company in Gregory street, St. John’s Hall, belonging to the | Father Matuew Society, was saved, A $12,000 Fire In Grange. In Orange, on Monday night, the hat shop of ex- Alderman Fell, on Now sireet, was seriously ine jured by fire and the machinery ali destroyed. The | Upper pars Of Shamrock Hall was destroyed also. ‘Lhe total loss is about $12,000, Fire at Croton. A fire occurred at Croton on the Hudson yester- day morning, which consumed a stabie containing | ) | tWo horses, a lager beer saloon anda three story brick building, owner by James Trainor. In the tower portion of the last-named house was a@ hardware store, owned by Seti Williams, and a The former estimates its loss on stock, including damage, at $1,500; fully insured in the Gien’s Falls Com- | pany. Mr. Morton’s 1033 | Was not ascer- | tained. = Mr. but pleads ignorance as to the amount or insurance on his building. Three or four famt- lies occupied apartments in Traimor’s house, and these lost nearly all of their personal effects, There 1s no doubt that the fire was of incendiary origin. During yesterday alternoon several rvugns from | Sing Sing arrived at Croton, and, after becoming intoxicated, made such threatening demonstra- tions as compelled the terror-stricxen storekeepers: to bolt and bar their doors, Even the Hudson River Ratiroad station had to be closed tn order to keep out the murderous crowd. Several fights oc- curred, during whici the rowdies were beaten and Kicked in @ horrible manner. THE DRAMATIC FUND. Mr. John Brougham’s Appeal. To THE Epiror OF THE HKRALD:— It was Lord Chancellor Eidon, I believe, who said that “infants and actors should always have @ guardian.” And, with the latter class, it would appear that some such provident suide were absolutely necessary; for, proverbially ready and willing as they are to aid im the furtherance of any benevolent object, let it emanate from what | | source it may, ihey are strangely apathetic with re- | | gard to matters affecting their own interest, | Whether it be owing to that same infantine char- | acteristic or not, most certain 1t 1s that in experi- | mentalizing upon any scleme for bettering the condition of the necessitous among them, they | either suffer enthusiasm to run away with pru- dence or quietly ignore the subject altogether, as dyehouse, in the rear 0: No. $40 North Tuird street, | being too practical and sublunary to engage the at- | | tention of peopie who habitually dwell in cloud land. Here is a case in point:—More than a quarter of acentury ago a few well-intentioned members of the theatrical profession chartered an American | dramatic fund, and, as a matter of course, framed | its provisions upon so absurdly liberal a scale, not only giving annuities tothe aged and disabled, but also a weekly allowance to the sick, that any | ordinary individual could at once perceive that | their limited amount of capital was entirely in- | adequate to withstand the pressure which would | | result from the increase of applicants; and so it | | turnea out. For many years, tiie recipients being few, received their promised amounts, to the rapid depletion of the treasury. But as time progressed and applicants became inconveniently numerous | the establishment of & pro rata scale, diminishing year after year, as exigencies multiplied, was | compulsory. Tnese unavoidable reductions, as may be imagined, entailed a great amount of pri- vation, silently and nobly suffered, But now a | crisis has arisen, when professional pride must be forgotten and the hard, unpalatable truth be tol At the present time, when, throngh the exer- tions of managers and their companies tens of thousands of dollars are being collected for pro- miscuous charities, the resources of the dramatic fund have been so reduced by the number of claim- ants that, to sixty people, the majority of whom have no other means of support, its directors can only afford an allowance averaging $1 25 a week to each. The writer has no thought of attributing blame to the officers of the institution; on the contrary, the many efforts they have made to ameliorate the condition of those who most needed assistance. The fault was with the original promoters, or Tather in the impulsive but unbusiness-like idiosyncracy = which | would) seem to be inseparable from the professors of the mimetic art. Nor must we judge too harshly those who, honestly desirous o1 building up a grand and | enduring benevolent edifice, and being tnexpe- | rienced financial archites somehow forget the necessity of digging a foundation. But how to remedy this state of affairs? In the first place the | instincts of humanity would urae the quick relief | of those who are in immediate need ; and, secondly, | Wasmuch as the fund has 4 capital Ol $60,000, it is ‘well worth conserving, Which can only be done by its reorganization and an iniusion of common sense, well as some slight consideration ior self-interest in the happy-go-lucky Gisposition of the profession generally, ‘Trusting that these suggestions, Resi as they are, by the HERALD’s Most praiseworthy and ettec- tual stimulants to benevolence, may not be deemed inopportune, 1am, &c, JOHN BROUGHAM, Trainor puts his loss at $7,000, | | JAYNE’S EXP he is wellaware of and cordially acknowledges | 7 A STEAMBOAT EXPLODES. The Mississippi Towboat Creseent City Blown Up. THE KILLED AND WOUNDED Mempuis, March 24, 1874, Aspecial despatch to the Appeal from Helens, Arkansas, to-day, says:— The towboat Crescent City, from New Orlea: for St. Louts, having in tow dive freight barges, one fuel barge and a trading boat, laden with | thirteen tons of sugar, blew up at half-past eight A. M, to-day at the foot of Montezuma Island, tem miles below here. The upper part of the boat was biown into atoms, and she sunk in three minutes. The barges were all consumed by fire, The fok lowing is alist of the lost:— James Dawson, captain, Henry Gessler, mate, Joun Ostrander, pilot, and wife. Wiliam Mu pilot, Dan Mettle, watchman, Cabin boy, name unknown. Three colored firemen, ‘The wounded are as follows:— George Van Houton, pilot; teg disiocated. Patrick Bacon, second engineer; vruised, Wiiliam Dunn, second cook; seaidea, Peter Hall, proprietor ot the trading boat; badly bruised, Hail’s family are all saved, and are on board the steamer Phil. 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