The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1877, Page 4

“FLAMING FORESTS. Settlements Obliterated in North- | ern New York. THE FIRE FIEND’S TRIUMPH. Thousands of Acres of Timber Levelled in New England. Miles of Country Converted Into | a Lurid Sea, HOMELESS FAMILIES Immense Destruction of Materigi in Dif- ferent States. camel SUPPOSED LOSS OF LIFE. ‘The gradual settlement of the Atlantic slope and the ake basins bas made of much more importance ina | pecuniary sense the vast destruction of timber which frequently occurs by conflagration than it would have been filty or even twenty years ago, The districts which date their occapation by the whites several yenerations back cannot well afford these terrible nsitations, and brilliant they are. \nd such absence of means for their preven- tion exists that there can be not the slightest diMiculty in, any reckless tramp tndulging 1m a selt- gratification like that of Nero—setting the worid afre ‘or his especial behool. To the New Yorker who gel- lom perambulates farther from Broadway than the Vrange Mountain or the lochs of Putnam county, the vbove expression may scem to border too much upon grand as ayperbole, but the columns of the newspapers for the past fow years teem with pictures of stupendous con- agrations among the mountains and forests of inte- rior sections, which threaten populous cities with their fell swoop, and frequently ag with a breath aunibilate villages und towns. AN ANNUAL CALAMITY, Their recurrence has almost become an annual ca- | ‘amity, to be avticipated at a certain geasou, but tvo | alten they break jorth twice er thrice a year, and | lurid mountains in various parts of the land seem | like simister beacons of that returning chues which | gloowy sybils and prophets proclaim. Evory autumn, with but rare exceptions, witnesses the tri- umph of tho flames; and in the late apring there is ulmost always a visitation of them scarcely iess dire, Despatches trom several localities in Canada, Northern New York, Vermont und New Hampebire aro now repeating this story in graphic and thrilling details, as will be found by turther perusal, The communities whose property snd lives aro endangered usually reside amid rugged and unkindly bills and mouatatns, more or less as vet unreclaimed from the virgin rulo of vatere, Inthe forests, which cover the greater surlace of these re. gions, masses of brush, leaves and dead grass have ac- cumulated for years undisturbed except by the tread of u lonely bunter or of the creature which he pursucs. Steep ucclivities, exhibiting more of rock than of soil Myo densely thronged with pings, firs and oaks, and the resinous débris of their growth ignites almost us readily as powder and blazes with terrific fury. POOR COMMUNITIES. Innumerable hom s, mills, hamlets and villages are nestled awong such surroundings, Wild nature ind mild industry so exist in close proximity, and form pretty pictures of repose and toil, The poor in- debitunts, gaming a very scanty subsistence from their hard-ribbed acres, cannot afford to clear the borders of the woods trow | “the brush; and, as years may bave passed without | cwlamity, it 15 uuheraldead when it comes, A school. boy playing truant and emulating Robinson Crusoe, a | Vagrunt seeking to cheer his nocturnal solitude, or a | bunter cooking his gume, a passing locomotive—many | rremediable causes may start the whirlwind of fire, | ind then, in spite of the horror its progress exeites, it Weems torun the {uli destiny of its course ere it is theeked. Whole mountains blaze, thousands of | tomes are converted iuto ashes, tho fruits of in- lustry and signs of turift obliterated, and lives some- mes lost. Di In 1574 forests wei Migsissippi, but & VISITATION. » ablaze {rom tha Atiantic to the { of the conflagrations wecurred in the autumn, 1n 1875 there were many in the spring aud summer, The mouptain ranges about Scranton, Pa,, were ovvered with fire, and the towns of Stod- durtsville, Osceola, Goldsborough and Evergreen were destroyed, ‘Thousands of acres were blackened by the march of the lurid flend, and three miles of rail road in Pennsylvania were burned. ‘The mhabit- ants fled before it, but some of them were overtaken and perished miscrably. Its breath was like the simoom of Sahara, and its roar was like distant thunger. A train of cars was completely | hemmed in by the flames and the passengers were orced to seek safety by abandouing it. The murky Atmosphere darkened the sun and gave it @ blood-red hue. Housewives were obliged to close their doors and windows to exclude the cinders and heat. Deer, | grouse and partridges fed north and south. The foliow- tng year saw these terrors repeated 1m many regions and already in 1877, although the season has not as yet been very dry, the level forests of Long Island have been | wblaze, Scarcely are the flames there checked when she dread visitant appexrs elsewhere and menaces the sbodes of nen. NORTHERN NEW YORK ABLAZE. DIRE DESTRUOTION OF THE VILLAGE OF CLIN= TON MILLS—POOR CITIZENS ROOFLESS, FOOD- LESS AND UNCLOTAED—A VAST MATERIAL Loss. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Cuamrnaix, N. ¥., May 16, 1877. The conflagration which bas been raging in this region began on Sunday night in the woods, two miles west of the village of Clinton Mills, Seme person set fre to masses of dry Drushwood, and a high wind on Monday morning arose and quickly augmented the flames into a periect tempest of beat, It drove them toward the village so rapidly that they could nat be checked. Avout three o'clock the lumber yard of R W. Adams & Co, wos atiacked. Laborers were de- tanied to Ught their advance, anda summons for assist- ance hurried off to Malone, twenty miles distant, A lire evgine was despatched theuce, with its com. pany; but they were soon vanquished by the lurid fioud, who leaped from the piles of lumber into the midst of the dwelling houses ant business bul dings with its own tragic alacrity. First was assailed the store belonging to the milling company and next the mill. RAPID SPREAD OF THE FLAMES. The flames then flew irom house w house, and in a short time all of them were completely in their om- brace, The firemen exerted themscives strenuousiy to ebeck their progress. They first endeavored to save the mil}, but the intense heat drove thom betore it as it advanced, and they could only save the engine and themselves by fleeing. Tiree bours after the first alarm the village was totally destroyed. The inhabitants were mostly the employds of Adams & Co. The mill was catablished in 1505, at a cost of $150,000 It usually employed 300 mon, but there have been for some time only 150 at work thero. Thore was at the yard a large stock of logs, shingles and boards, Nothing was saved excepting about $200 in carrency tp the store, The agent of Adams & Co., John 7. Leo, lost all he possessed. PLGHS OF THK PROFLE. The people were compelled to flee througn tho peighbor: swamps for their lives None oi them NE The calamity falls heavily upon those who were pro- viously in wretched poverty, OPER PLACKS MENACED. va Monday Cherubusco was menaced by the con- fingration which was sweeping thiough the neighbor ing forests, but was saved by desperate fighting with the flames. They now rage on both sides of the Ogdensburg and Champlain Railroad, from Centrevillo to Cherubugco, a distance of twenty miles, Forty families have been rendered homeless and have sought refuge and subsistence in the village. Garor’s shingle mill, Canton’s mills, near Cheru- busco, and three mills near Centreville and ton dwell- ings near by wero totally destroyed. Tho woods are impassable, 80 that communication with many places is cut of, [wo stations west of Clinton Mills are threatened, but may escupe with great effort, ‘alls tor aid for the Centreville sufferers’ reached Champlain at noon, anda large quantity of food and clothing was instantly donated by generous persons apd sont to them. At Canpon’s Corner, situated five miles rom Moore’s Junction, in a terest aistrict, a fire which had been smouliermg all day yesterday was last oight fanned into a terrible conflagration by the Bigh winds. By ten o'clock the flames had gained such headway thut it was impossible to stay them, Every dwelling houso in the village Ig levelled to tho ground. ‘the families tbat were turned out of doors im the might were frantic over the scene of desolation that iy betore them, The large mills of Cannon & Coy and Wood & Coy were Soon th Hames and were rapidiy cousamed, As far as ascertained there is bo insurance on the mills nor upon the dwellings and eflects of the citizens, Another Copflagration hus just enveloped tbe town of Stackpole, threo miles trom Altona Station, A tele cara trom Altona says the entire place 16 in flames, The dwellings und works there have been entirely | destroyed. YOUR THROUGH THE DESOLATLD DisTRICTS— SAD SCENES—RLUIN WIDESPREAD, [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Wooov's Fauus, N. Y., May 15, 1877. The scenes which have been witnessed in this victmty to-day arising from the great forest fires which are now raging through cut this entire region cannot be described. A bigh wind from the northwest had been blowing the entire forenoon, The smoke from the burning forest rolled heayenward in huge voiumes, while tro:n almost every point sheets of flame could be scen leaping trom treo to tree and sweeping through acres of ury under. brush, SUKLTERLESS FAMILIES. Reaching Moore’s Forks the Heraup rep. resentative found in this smal! village sey- eral families who had twenty-four — hours betore comfortable houses aud enjoyed all the comforts o{ the hearth stone circle now utterly destitute and sbelteriess. An bour previous to my arrival they had come trom the direction of Clinton Mills, They bad no effects savo the clothes they wore. The, women and children wept bitterly from the excessive hardships and strug- gles they had undergone to escape trom the flames. One stalwart map was entirely prostrate from excitement, He gave as clear an account as he couid of some miraculous escapes which ue witnessed during Monday night, The good people of Centerville were doing the:r utmost to alleviate their sufferings: and tood was provided for the hull-starved uptortu- hates, PANNON'S CORNERS, Leaving Centreville, 1 pushed on through a narrow roud, upon both sides of whigh, wiibin a quarter of a inile of the roadway, the crackling of the flames was disninetly audible, From the dense smoke which en yeloped the whole country the drive toward Cannon's Corners, distant some four miles, was very perilous, but, knowing that within the precincts of the town there were many families — suflering and ~ in destitution, I proceeded swiftly aiovg. Enter- ing the’ roauway, which was yesterday hned with comforiable homes und busy mills the sight which I beheld wus heartrending. In safe places were to be found, closely huddled together, lamilies who were without shelter or food. The wom- en aud children were striving to prevent strangula- tion from smoke by keeping their heads wrapped in clothing and blankets wh'cb they bad u able to save, The men were almost frantic. Utter desola- Uon and ruin stared them tn the face, FEARFUL SCENKS. One of them kindly furnished me information con- cerning the fearful scenes of last night. He sald that the mills caught fre from flying sparks which came irom a distance and with te high wind which was oa} biowing were not longer than two hours in lug everything. Houses, stores, wills, baros, stables and inflammablo material of every description were burning. Dudlry?’s saw will, two houses und a urge stable, Knapp & Co.'s three tenement houses, Cunnon’s two large saw mills, six houses, two baros and a stable, store and stock, $600 worth of charcval. 85,000 pieces ol clear timber, 1,000 cords of wood, thousands ot val- uable loz8, one brick church, Barron’s mill and two houses, 250,000 foished shingles, together with the contents of these houses were swept away. Kighty thousand pieces of Iumver, a largo barn and sheds ana two large mills belonging to Wood & Co, lay iu ashes, The private dwellings of Patrick Brisbie, James Brisbie, J. MeNally, W. Hewitt, Lewis Falier, Oliver Richards, Henry Richards, W. lurt, W. Woods, W. L. Armstrong, Charles Cowan, D. J. Evare, Ty Brown & Son, and several others with their entire contents were destroyed. J. K, Whitney & Co, lose 300,000 shingles. Devastation reigns supreme in this dietric. ‘The tires are still raging over an immeuge area of wood land, ‘UIE STACKPOLE CALAMITY, Leaving this town | atiempted to reach Stackpole’s Forge, where another large conflagration was raging, At Altova stauion darkness overtook my party und I halted. The eutire vicinity of Stackpole’s Forge bas been scorched. Tho mills, chareval kilns, dwellings, stores and their conten's are consumed, and as these lines are written the sight i8 anything bat pleasant to behold. Tbe telegraph wires are on the ground, The railroad trams are running cautiously. All communication is cut of at Elienburgh, seven males cast of Clintoa Millis. Tue fire bus raged all day long in the woods, not wore (han half a mue from the town, The citizens nave been fighting flames jor many hours. ‘Yo-nigut the telegrapi operator reports tue Ure ws burning, but uo wind blowing, LSTIMATED LOSSES. The following list of imsurances and amoun's of losses 18 furnished to-night and ts correct ae tar as can be ascertained at this hour. The estimate can proxtinated, ‘fbree-iourths of 4 million dolla of property has undoubiediy been westroyed. ‘There 1s hittle prospect of au extinguishment of the fire until some rash falls. Chinton Mills, New York, R. W. Adams & Co., mill and machinery. Loss, $166,000, Insurance tn Atiau- tic Company, $1,500; Pennsylvania Company, $1, Yrade Company, $1,000; Millvide Compauy, $1,000 Iron City | Company, — $1,800; Newark City Company, $1,000; Hivernian Company, $1,000; Guaranty, Company, $1,000; Hanover ‘Company, $1,000; Wilhameburg City Company, $1,000; son Company, $1,600; Geran Ame $4,500; Hudson Company, $1,000; City of Piusburg Company, $1,000; North Pennsylvania Company, $1,000; Humboldt Company, $000; Cuy of Provie deice Company, $1,000; Washington (D. G.) Com- pan. $1,000; Uanet Fire Association, $1,501 Gloucester Company, $1,000, Total, $2,500. & Co, dweilings for operatives, &e. barns, and lumber, ‘cordwood, Atlas (Hartiord) Company for pany, Hartiord, $2,925; Haruiord Compan, ford, $8,100; Continental Company. of Pate rica Coarpan, $2,200; ‘Home Company, of New York, Fire Association of Philadelphia, $3,075; ios Corapany, $3,025; Nortn Uriish Company, 5,550, The contems of the dwellings of operatives wore ingured in the Continental Company (New York) tor 0. The joss at Cannon’s Corners mated, Tweuty-lour dwellings, Methodist Church, outbuildings, &e were ae. stroyed. On the store, water power mill and dwellings belonging to Cannou & Co., the insurances were as follows :—-On the mill, $1,000, In the Atlantic Company; ou the dwellings aud store, $4,200, in the Pheonix Company, ot Harttord, The large whed by Samuel Barron, which was enurely destroyed, was iusuved in the Atlas, of Harttord, for $400. Ou the mill owned by Hon, Thomas Armstrong the insurance ix not known, LOSS OF LIFK. Reports come from almost every section in this im- mense forest terrivory of (rest: fires vutbrenking. It ts stated that there were tnany families living among the woodlands where the tre hus raged so feariuily, nnot be esti. three storcs, the aud thut (hey Bave undoubtedly perished, At Altona Forest, lona, Woods’ Falls and Elienourg tue peopic are to-night’ watching their homes. At bemora Station the smoke is enveloping every tuing and leurs are entertained that the fire will spreud juto tho hoavy forests in the immediate neighborbovs. SCWANLON AGAIN ILLUMINATED. VAST DISPLAY OF FIRE ON THE MOOSIC MOUN- TAIN KANGE—VALUABLE TIMBER DESTROYED— COITAGERS DISPOBRSESSED, [BY TELEGRAPH To THE HERALD.) Sonaytox, Pa. May 15, 1877 The flaming forest# southeast of this city, on what | is known as the Moosic Mountain range, have been fanned into a furious fire over miles of surface by the brisk breeze of the past twenty-four hours, Ac of valuable timber bave been shorn by the destroying eloment ana the protracted arought bas made the dead trees and brushwood the most inviting of fuel, TERBINLE BEAUTY, The line of Gre bos penetrated one of the most densciy wooded tructs along tue Pennsylvania Coat Company's Gravity Railroad, and at night the seene pre- ented from any elevated point in this neighbors bood is wierdiy beautitul = T atmosphe is dense with sinvke, and un a drenching rain should providentiaily occur the prospect is that the entire range of mountains will be stripped of its valauble growth of timber, The tire 1s tur enough removed from the setilements to obviate all dunger (o them, except in cases Where @ hut stands in the forest or 118 borders, HASTY FLIGHT, ‘The inhabitants of many such places have had to bout a hasty retreat since Sunday belore tie maren at tue destroyer, he scene uf the tire ts a region which gaved any clothing, except that ou thoir persons. Evorything which the houses contained wae burned. | has attained considerable popularity during the past two years as 4 summor reser, under the name of the | dwelling above; Moosic Highlan| It is of the most ue points im pangs and pig nn A ree hed forest will much impair its natural beauty. NEARER HOME, TIMBER BEING CONSUMED ALONG THE HUD- SON—NAVIGATION BENDERED DIFFICULT BY THE SMOKE, Povenkkersix, N, ¥,, May 15, 1877, Special despatches to the agle show that extensive forest fires are rayiug aloug the Hudson The woods are on fire near Nyack and at differeut places trom Spuyien Duyvil north to Tarrytown. A large fire is also raging south of Peekskill, all on tho west side of the river, The fire i# also spreading on the east shore about Fort Montgomery. From Marlborough to New Paltz, on the west shore, there are mavy | fires, The airalong the river is thick with smoke, and in tuts city cinders are constantly failing. Nuvigation is difficult because of the murky atmosphere. The amount of damage cannot yet be ascertainea, but many acres of fine timber land are being burned over, WOODS IN FLAMES ELSEWHERE. TWO THOUSAND ACRES BURNED OVER IN MAS- SACHUSETIS—TIMBER DESTROYED IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Bosrox, May 14, 1877. Extensive forest Ores are ragipg in Dedbam, Hyde Park, Norwood and other parts of Norfolk county, and -e doing much damage. Nearly two thousand acres bave been burned over and many cords of cut timber destroyed, Conflogrations are also raging in ihe vicinity of Fa- byan House, Crawiord House and Carroll, 8. H., and a large quantity of timber has been burned, Rail» on the Portland and Ogdensburg Ratlroad have beew destroyed, A large number of men are at work en- deavoring to btay the progress of the destructive cic- ment. THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN MASSACHUSETTS BURNED--"TRAINS FIRE-BOUND—BOSTON Bi SMOKED AT LAST. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bostox, May 15, 1877. Accounts are being received bere from all secuons of the country of extensive forest fires, anda heavy smoke, supposed to proceed from them, has settled over the city this evening. A band of gypsies camped on the road from Kast Walpole to Sharon started a tire which got beyond their con- trol, Itburned over about Mfteen hundred ucres of woodland and destroyed a large quantity of cord wood reudy tor the market. ‘tho dre southeast of the city was subdued before dark, but in a northerly direction it wus burning late at night, A number of teams were caught in the roads leading through the burning dis- trict. | RUNNING FOR LIFE. Av ono place the fire was on both sides of tho road and lapping across. The urivers hud to turn round and run their horses to get away. No accidents have been heard of and vo houses burned,, The loss will be heavy usa great portion of the wood sand burned was of lurge growth. Extensive forest tires are raging in Dedbam, Hyde Park, Norwood und other parts of Nortolk county, doing much damage, Upward of 2,000 acres have deen burned over and unicss the wind changes or ruin falls farm houses and other buildings in Kast Jedbam will be im great dunger. Mauy cords of cut timbor have been desiroyed and the loss in this and on trees of large and smulil growth will be quite heavy. FUEL DESTROYED. A special despatch trom St. Johnsbury, this evening, stutes that the fires which have been raging in the woods throughout the eatire section of Northern Ver- mont and New Hampshire still continue unabated, The damage already done cannot be estimated. Thousands ol acres in the eastern part of Vermont have becn devastated by the fuines. TRAINS FIKE BOUND, The woods west of the Fubyan House, on the line of the Bostou, Concord and Moutreal Railroad, are now Durning furiously, and the trains from Portland due this evening arc ‘pow fire bound at Fabyan they will have to remain uotil morning, age in Western Vermont bas been very beavy, aud much valuable property on the sheres of Lake Cham. plain, bot io Vermont and New York, bas been de- siroyea, AtStaipard, Vt, the woous caught fire this boon and ure still barning. FOUR THOUSAND CORDS OF WOOD BURNED. Norvu Coxway, N. H,, May 15, 1877. The forest fires at Bartlott, Faieyan’s and Craw- ford’s are still burning. At one point 4,0C0 cords of wood wore burned. They were only partly msured, THE CONFLAGRALIONS IN CANADA, Montreat, May 15, 1877. Bush fires are still raging in the castern towndl(tps and Ottawa Valley. A jurge amount of property bas been destroyed: BUSH FIRES IN NEW BRUNSWICK. St. Jonx, N. B., May 15, 1877. Heavy fires prevail in tho woous around the city; algo in the vicinity of the red granite works at st. George. ‘ihe wind is high. OFHER FIRES. DETAILS OF THE DESTRUCTION OF YdE NEW BRUNSWICK VILLAGE STEPHENS. Sr. Jouy, N. B., May 15, 1877, The following are the particulars of the St. Stepbe ensfiire, partially reported yesterday : ‘The fire broke out at huli-past two yesterday in Gan- ong’s etuble, in the rear of bis store in Water street The wind was blowing heavy from the northwest, ana fire spread quickly aud caught Mark’s building, going drom there dowa to the Watsen Hous, corner of King strect, und down ‘Water street. About seventy build ings were destroyed and forty-three famiies burned out, besides the Watsou House (hove) aad Breen's boarding Louse. The Joss cannot at present be esti- mated. Three steam engines and two land engines were quickly at work, Searcely anything was saved from the stores on Water strect, as the yoods were burned alter their removal from the buildings. Three wen from Calais vamed Curry, Buckley and Jackson were burt by a falling chimney, the lattertwo badly. Losshs. The chiet losers are as follows:—On Wator street, Ross Brothers’ building, occupied by themselves as jewellers, and Balt’s contectionery below and by G. W. Ganong as a dwelling above; G. W. Waterbary’s buildjng, occupied by Taylor & Mitchell asa grocery Velow and by the St. Croix Courier above; N. Mark's building, by Ganong Brothers, confectionery, aud Gregory Brothers, grocery, below, the up- per part being a hall; Crook’s building, by | J.P Bixby, grocery; R. Cletlan, paint shop; | J. Cummins’ building, by W. T. Westcott, meat mar- ket and dwelling; R. Watson’s brick block, by G. T. Wall’s bookstore, Cross & Maxwell’s restuurant; Smith & Harmon, druggist. The Wateon fouse, riil- way offives and telegraph offices building was owned by & B. Baton, ‘I. M. Boyd’s building was occapred by T. M. Boyd below, Boyd and Alexander MeLeod F, H, Todd & Son’s large building coutuined a large quantity of tmoiasses; Chinman's two large buildings were occapied vy Hunticy & Bates, canay manufacturers; K. T, Barvard, grocery; B, Wetmore, wholesale liquot below an’s ofice, ‘Council room, gail Ivtt above; the raitroad depot, Suith & Ham- jiion’s Washop and two unoccupied buildings ou the public landing; iovejoy & sou’s ironclad imille, Burus? large building, Occupied by J. A, Carroil, P, Breen and J. RK. Campbell, hquors, and F, M Murcuie, grocery, | below, aud by Breen and J. A, Carroll, boarding how avove; Foster's stable, owned by P. Hreen; P. Breet building, occupied by a temperance and reform | club below ound Knights of Pythias above; | Young Brothers’ furniture sbop; Orris’ vuilding | occured by J. Mae MoWhirty smith shop; three baildings owned M. Murchie, with one of two jamilies in cach; a perterhouse coniatuine severat futnilies; Me\Wnirty’s two houses, containing hos own and two other families; J. Youlden's three houses, yotaining bis own and avotber lamily; J. Lyon dwelling, Mr Groom's dwoiling aud an’ unocoupied Me & Son's office, Mrs K. Spri three t P. Bralin's and several toue! houses; Rowen’s eling and William dwelling. On King street:—R, Keliy’s siore und ter ment, H. Ayman’s grocery tenement, F, Roso’s office, 1. shop; James Mar gute’s dwelling a dwelling dy liquor and Barter’s grocery, W, Johuson’s unoccupied brick dweling, Mrs. Quinn's dweiiimg and aw large building occupied by W. Toal as 4 bowrding house, O’Kuno’s stable in ibe rear; also the house ot Fraser BE. Kelly and D. Clelland int and in tne rear of the Watson House stable; Brother's bakery and R. Shanks’ dwolling, WHAKVES AND VESSELS BUKNAD. All the wharves below the corner were burned, with quantities of lumber, One small schooner trom the islands was burned. Heavy showers helped to dampen. supposed to be the work of an incendJary. HALY THE TOWN IN ASRS Other telegrams say, including the stores, tene- mente, wharv stable and outbuildings, at least 150 buildings were barved, At least one-h of tne bus ness portion of the town js ia ashes, The Post Gilive, ageney of the Bank of Montreal, tho St. Stephen Bunk and ratiway depot are all goue, ‘The following wharves ure badly damaged:—Railway whart, Geimmer’s, Fraser's, Hill & iodd’s, Chipman’s, Branull & Me- Adums? apd Lovejoy & Sarith’s grist mill, and several sinwit sheds on Kaiway whart, houses, fiteen in number, are all d Tho losse: very heavy. The risks are ly ip United States offices, but the Royal Canadian, Nationa |, Stadacona and Citizens, besides the Norsn Britt id W YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1877,~TRIPLE S Mercantile and Queen offices, had much at stake, The definite amount cannot be stated you ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF LOSS, Bostox, May 15, 1877, A special to the Herald states the loss by the fire at St. Stephens, N. B., lust night to be nearly $500,000, Mr. Johpson is Yeporied dead, and five others seriously wounded, by the failing of I. THE INSURANCES. Canam, Me, May 15, 1877 At the St. Stephen’s fire about nivety-fve buildings | wore totally destroyed and between seventy and eighty families are homeless, The district burned comprises about one-quarter of a mile on the river bank. No lives were lost The following ig a statement of tho insurance on the burned propert North British, . New Brupswick Stadacouia, peter see oo S142, 200 INCENDIARY FIRE NEAR NEWARK. About one o'clock yesterday moraing a tire broke out in Harrison township, opposite Newark, on the east bank of the Passaic River, The flames first burst out ip the middle of the black between Jona and First streets, ina vacant house owned by a Mr. MeLinden, aud in ashort space of ume the whole structure was enveloped in flames, and the fre sprejd to the Louse | of aMrs. Murphy, adjoining McLinden’s on the east side, aud ina sburt ume ‘his was also wrapped in The Newark ire Departimout was promptly ne, bub owimg to u lack of water facilition were greatly crippled in their efforts, Tho ttremen were were alsg umpnoyod, they state, by some Vast Newark roughs who stole their property and cut the hu: Despite the efforis of the firemen the flames spread with rapidity until tho buildings on the east and two bonges owned by Mr. wore tu the power of the fumes. It was seven o'clock in the morning before the flaca wero entirely extin- jerod homeless, The totul joss ts about $25,000. DEATH OF A FIREMAN, Mr. John a barrel, while resting bimsel!, and died instantly, Heart disease was the remote cause and exhaustion posed to be the work of incendiaries, Rocnesrkx, N. Y.. May 15, 1877, The total Joss by tho burning of the Rochester papar the amount of insurance, which is $81,750, as tol- Jows:—%5,000 each in the Phoenix, of Harttord; British and Mercantile; $5,750 in the SpringQeld, of Surinedeld, Muss. 5 OW m the Fire Asso. MecLinden und occupied by him and otner families, guisheu. ‘ard of twenty jainilies have been ren- oe, tho syaker ol steamer No, 5, fell from n the immediate, Ho leuves a family, The fire is sup- INSURANCE ON THE BURNED PAPER MILI, mills last might will fally reach und possibly exceed tna, of Hartford; Commercial Union, and North $5, ciation of #hiladelphia; $2,600 cach in the Gor man-American, ef New York; Merchant's, of Newark. \.J.; Bripiah America; Howard, of New York; the Poilaveipuia; Loriliard, of New York; Pha:nix, of Brooklyn; Queen’s, of Londou; Commonwealth, of Boston; Atlantic, of New York; Moroautile, of Cleves Jund; Farmers’, of Pounsylvania; the Rochester Ger- mun; ditnu, of New York; Western, ‘American, of Philadelphia; Buflalo, of buffalo, aud Meriden, of Meriden, Gonn.; 31,873 m the Rogor Willams, of Providence, R. 1. ; New York Central aud Union Springs, and $1,260 1 the Firemews Fund, of New York. DWELLING AND OFFICES DESTROYED. Watkupuny, Vt, May 15, 1877, The dwelling house, barus und outbatidings and stock of Dr. Horace Fales, of this village, were burned this morning. The foss 1s $6,000; insurance, $6,300. A TUGBOAT DESTROYED, Bostoy, May 15, 1877, The tugboat Sylph, belonging to tho Narrugansctt Brick Compapy, was burned at Wickford, K. 1., last night Loss, $6,000; insurance, $5,000, 5 DAMAGE TO A FACTORY. Provipusce, R. 1, May 15, 1877. A fire in the Lippitt woollen mill, at Woonsocket, to- night, caused a damage of $20,000. Fully insured. THE GALLOWS. A MURDEBER TO BE UUNG IN PHILADELPHIA— QUIGLEY, THE WIYE-SLAYER—SKEICH OF HIS R CRIME—THE MURDERER'S CONDITION, Puiapetruta, May 15, 1877. On*Thursday next Patrick Quigicy, murderer, is to bo hung in this city at Moyamensiug, the county prison of Philadelphia, and as tho time approaches jor the crimical’s death bis present mental condition be- comes a matter of some interest, the man having borne during his trial aud since @ stolid, bratal indifference to his tate, which, to say tho least, was terrible to contemplate im One so near a {rightful doom. At last, however, he has become more penitent, to judge trom the statement of Father Long, the Catholic priest who has been in faithial attendance upon the wretched riminal for some time past. RKADY TO DIX, Aneveuing paper on Saturday described the prisoner as being in a sullen, hardened mood. Father Long to- day denied this, saying:—"Quigley is as sincere aud earpest a penitent as Lever saw, Tuere 18 no question about the honesty of his convictions, nor of his entire submission tothe will of God, From betag a coarse, bard man this peril bas utterly subdued bim. His ime is ali spent im prayer aud serivus meditation, He de- piores the siniulness of bis former lite wih abject humility and griei, wad he reads with eagerness the religious books whica 1 jeave with lim. He is re- sigued to bis fate aud reody to die!” MIS CRIME. Patrick Quigley’s crune w premeditated murder, In 1873 Quigivy and his wile kept u liquor siore in St, Mary's street und there she saved enough to purchase . 415 South Seventh street, where, 10 a ‘story front room, she received her dean wounds, The couple ollen quarreiled, living together ove week, living apart the next. Jinally Luey moved to their new residence, Quigicy continuing the liquor trade 10 the first story. Eurly iu Decemoer, 187), vee gan another quarrel, more violent ou iis part than any Of its predecessors, and longer in duration, ending 1p fact 1 @ terribie crine, Un the 18th vf the month Quigley entered the house went Inte (he kitchen, tovk off his coat, laid it across aw chair, walked ute the store and [it a cigar, spoke calmly to his wile, who appeared at the door, showing Dothibg by word or action to betray ois design, und even if there were any suspicion in lier wind skiilully warding it oil by kindly asking her to take his coat mio the trout bed room, on the second fluor, Sue did #0, and he fuilowed, urmed with a pistol, aud shot her, While sho lay welteriug in blood he coolly walked down stairs and washed tls bands, aud afier nearly un hour had clapsed went into a neighbor's house, where a lady who occupied tue third story of his residonce was Visiting, and told her “anaccident” tad happened to his wife, The lady accompanied him to tue bea- room, where Mrs, Quigley lay on the floor, and as he enterea he exclaimed, “Why, Kate, you nave shot yourself!’ Whereupon the yet conscious woman raised herself upon her elbow, and pouting a bloody tinger at nim emphatically uoclared thac he bad done the aed. second TRIAL AND CONVICTION. He was arrested, wud she was taxen to the Pennsyl- vania Hospital, where she dicd, muking an ante. mortem deposition tv his having shot her. iis trial commenced on January 25, 1876, betore Judge Allison, and jasted nine days. On February 8 the case was concluded, aud the Jury returned a Verdict of “Guiity of aurder io the first degree,’’ the prisoner maniicst. jug no emotion whatever, | On February 14, 1870, be was sepienced to be bung, haying, belore receiving the uread decree, made a specod in which he eudeavored 16 exculpate bimesell. The Governor issued the death warrant on March 1, colu- | cident with that for Fletcher's execuuon, but a writ of error being taken to (he Supreme vourt, aud wade returnable in January of this year, all operation under it Was stayed, ‘Tho cage was carelully reviewed by the Supreme Court, and on March | last Cuiet Jus- tice Agnew rendered @ dovision affirming the action of tho Court below, Whereupon, on the 26th of last month, Governor Hortrante issued th ecution, liking t tor May ‘This was read to him on the 27th ult., and be received the news With BO fear, apparently, saying, ‘1 am ready.” REPORTS TO SAVE THE PRISONER. The most sirenuous efiorts were made to Jey'g Wife by Obtuining A commutation of bi through av appeal to the State Board of Pardons. This body beld its last mecting bere last month, and finally resolved not to mterferc m Quigley’s beball. THE LIONESS STILL AT LARGE. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. | f Ricumoxp, Va,, May 15, 1877. Up toa late bour toenight the party in pursuit ot tho lionoss reported to be roaming at large through Hanover county had nat returned to Atlee’s Station, the poiut from which it started, and nothing further ot interest bas been heard from the animal, It is supposed that the lioness has so Jar evaded her pure suers by keeping under cover ol the woods living the vanks of the Carekahominy, Parties trom this olty and other points have joined im the pursuit, and to- morrow, i 18 coulivently expected, Mrs. Leo will probably be hunted down and captured, Tne alurm, owing to her presence, still coutinucs in Hanvver county, of Toronto; | second warrant for Quigiey’s @x- | HEET. THE STATE CAPITAL Arguments for and Against the Omnibus Bill. ALDERMANIC OPPOSITION ——_—_ The Governor Aims Another Blow at the Ladies Sata Sea RUSHING LEGISLATION Republican Squabbie Over the New Apportionment, SSeS err [BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Atuasy, May 15, 1877, ‘The discussion of the Qmnibus bill was transferred | again to-day to the Executive Chamber and the Gov- ernor was given auother opportunity of hearing what the friends and foes of the meugure have to say about it, Thero were some twenty persons present, among | them being Henry L, Chatoa, Augustus Schell, Joun H, Strabap, Coroner Fianagan, Alderman Cole, Alaer- man Purroy, General Spinola, Peter Muchell aud Joby H. Mooney, the man who bas been chielly mstramental in arousing opposition to the bill ‘The dest persons to spoak were three inembers of the Mechanics and Builders’ Association, They pro- tested against the scction giving the control of the Building Departinent to the Fire Department, and usked that It be kept where itis, Thon Henry L. Clin- ton came out strong on the unconstitulionaliy of the vill, Straban defended 16° aguingt thav ohurge. Mit- choll spoke 1n disparagement of It, and Schell mage tight of the provision for.a spring election The.Governor was silent ag @ tofiibgtone all the time; and dothitg in the expression of bis features-jndicated the purpose in Lis mind as to this famous bi), but tho wiscacres insist, us thetr opinion, that he wilt fmpalé 18 on ‘the’ stiurp point of a veto. ’ Paws, oh Pe MTs Rloory L. Clinton recounted the history of the Tweed charter ag an instance of how deceptive apparently good measures may be. His opposition to the present bill was prompted by the same tvelings with which be opposed the Tweed charter, The ob- joctions are thet pearly every ‘section is uuconstitu- tional, The constitutional Hele providing for the appvintment of offlcers/is directly violated, be city uuder that provision bas the immediate power of aps pomtment of the heads of the departments. He quoted instances whorein the Court of Ap poals had rendered deoisions to that effect. In the caso of The Voople against Bull te Court had held that the extension of & justice’s term by the Legisiqture wus a fraud Bpon the Constitution, Secuons Wand 25 of the bill, relutive to Ghurities und correction aud to tho police commissiqners are a he itutioual under this Fyling and under thas of The People against Qraper, Toey take awiy the power ol the cy to appolut ihe heads of these commirsions, and culld Will Just us much constitusionality end or contimue the terms of meubers of tho Assembly from tne city districts, He declared the bocks ae dull of cases bearing gut this arguineot. In relation to section 13, which morgos the Depart- meat of Docks in the Departmontot Public Works, und translers certain duties Irom the Pack Commis- sioncrs, be declured that also to by unconstitutional, as abolisuing a department the head of which sould be appointed by the city, Phe Layislature may with equal constitutionality morge all tue wine departments into one and under oue bead. As tothe goueral merits of the bill be was coavinced that it was Lull of errors, The propused appomtment by the Mayor solely, without approval by the Aldermen, is a corrupt sya tem justita‘ed by the ‘Tweed charter, and had fora jong time irustrated the progress of reform, lt was a power shat the patriots o1 tue Revolutivn haa not con- sented to give to George Washiugion, Lt should not be said that the Aldermen could not be trusted, He remembered that the rank and file who oloct the Aldermen were the meu Wi) ba doue most to secure reform during the wur upon Tweed. He showed at length the intricacies of the Tweed churter, by which appar- ently commeadable clauacs Were rendered inoperative, and quoted certain clauses in the Omnibus biil which bad evidently been taken from tho I'weed chartor, All the evils to Which New York city has been subjected have been the results of evil legisiation at Albany, and always ip the bame of reloru, He made a stroug pec oration tu favor of self-government tor the city, ended by hoping the Governor would veto the bill, ARGUMENTS FAVORING THE MEASURE, Mr. John H. Strahan replied ta detence of the bill, which, be suid, be bud originally drawy, although he Was not respousible lor it iu its-present shape, He denied the unconstitutiovality of the provisions of tho Dill, ciauming that tuey bad been carelully studied betore (hey were drawy. So lar as tuking away the power of appointinent trom the city, the bill appointed hovudy, He did not believe the uliegation that certain provisions of the bill were drawn from the Tweed charter @ good argument, for, 19 his beliet, no doliar of the plunder of the Ring bad ever been obtaiued by reason of auy ausbority given in tual charter, ‘Lhe Common Council provision was rot tuken from tue Tweed charter, but from the report of the Governor's Commission on Cities, us well a8 many of the olber iimpurtant provisions of the vill Mr. Cliuvon asked if Mr, Straban was responsible for the provisiou relative to strevt openings. Mr, Sirauan replied that he was oot, und believed it should not be iu tho vill at all. Mit. MITCHBLL’S VIRWS. Mr. Peter Mitchell gave a tistory of the passage of the bili tu the Assembly. When tbe bill was diecussed there Was @ Slrope opposition among tue New York | delegation to the provision relatives to the Fire De- | partment and ober provisions, but they were ue- barred Irom discussing the greater part of the bill be- cause of tae parhamentary tictics ef the majority, The noo-partisau character of the foelice Co mission he believed to bo a great evil, as | five or six captains of police who have been guihy of malfeasatice and vrutality Dave tailed to receive their dismissal because there 1s always a party division for aud against any penalty, The two Commissioners Who are to be retained by tue bill are a republican and & quasi democrat, the latter boing Geveral Smith, who Tepresunts DO organization, and Who bas the shortest term to serve, While those who bave the longest terms: to serve are ‘legislated out,’ The samo charge lt against the Fire Department, The authors und udvo- cutes of the bill haye bad but @ single purpose in jts Passage—to discriminate in favoRo! men irom whom they bope to get patronage, AUGUSTUS SCURLL'S OPPOSITION, Mr. Augustus Schell said be could not remember to huve goen any reuson why this bill bad been passes, except on tne score of economy, the bill saving £01 200,000 per atnum. Ih regard to tho spring on be said that had these people calculated the expense of such an clection they should have known that $200,000 would bo but a mere drop tp the bucket toward the paymeut of is legitimate expemses, As to the policy of the spring electiva, be sad from ‘1833 to 1849 spring oiections bad been heid and the citizens paid little ve no attention to Lhe issues upon them, and by common congont they were changed. He did not think it was xood policy to sep- arate the State, city aud Presidential elections. Tbe tenuency has recently been ta chaugo buck to on general election in most of those Suites where these | elections have heretutore been separated, it would, j New York city, be adding apether turbulent can- Vues to (he one already held yearly, and ju that enty | He thought the experiment of spring elections was not one to iry again. No one irom 2} York bad made such « proposition except Mr. Strahan, and be had evidently arawn the provision in bis own closet, Without con-ultation with any one, The bill bardly changes a system so much as it changes persons, aud it Was NOt Apparent that te change of persons was on improvement, There was too much work to be done by the heads of departments as they now siaud to un dertake to ipercase them by adding other departincuts to those they already bav IMPOSSUBILITIES DEMANDED. Mr, Campbell suid the Commissioner of Pablic Works physically incapable of performing all the ich Would ve imposed Upon him by the tran fer of the Department of Docks to’ his department He ended with a strong argument in lavoro! me re- Het to the citizens of Now York from the evils of cou. tinuous adverse legislation by persons not allied with the enty’s interests. SPINOLA WANTS IT VETORD. Mr, Spinola recounted bow the tactics of the ro- publicans in the House had been persisieutiy against The free discussion amendment of the bill vy the democrats and urged a veo Alkierman Cole, whe uppeared a taxpayer and Journalist for the last twenty-lve years, said the bill ‘Was gotten up im malice and iis passage Would do more harm than any otbor act that he knew of. THK GOVERNOR WANTS AN ADJOURNMENT. The Governor at this point suid as to-day was the day he had in which to congiier tue Supply vill, could not bear apy more ural argument, but would cive written communt TO RUPRAL THE The covcurrent resolutions asking Congress to re- fae the Bankrupt law of 1867 bave now passed both juuses, AFTER THEM WITH A SHARP STICK. It is evident the governor bas no weak partiality for the women, Another veto vt bis of a villin which the fair sox might be supposed to be concerned cume into the Senate to-day, and 1 totlor Sraty ov New York, Exvevtive Crasmen, titled Jou Anpany, May 15, 1877, To THe SeNAT a the heat and excitement of every election are disastrous, | a wih soc ioned in bo eld Pi a ‘Whom th intelligent men yo ri bd ee 4 profound study, een settled so far ay of Appeal cr Is decided that t woman w which cannot by either of them, e er maker Ho lacrimination, bas applies lich © ‘ofere or lureutter give pizin: The hasan tc provishs ter venie core Children over twenty one years of aze ‘of wny new law, t ted rights of sent to the transfer, can give such consent without the aid Hue in most cases which arise the children are minors, aud The Wek a: ! pach a consent is to Le given. L, BUBINSON. BUSY DAY IN THE ASSEMBLY, The members of Asecubly had little to do in the morning session but sit in their seats and vote, ‘© Was less talking and moro bas iv you than ig along while. A great number of among them being the bill reguluting forieiture of life insure auce policies so as to allow a period f grace atter notice in all of sixty days to policy holders betore terminating their policies; ulso tne vill grant. ing power to boards of pervisors to bire out te jabor of convicts 5 the bull uuthorizing an issue of $70,000 in bonds for improve- ments in the Croton aqueduct within the limits of New York; the biltoamend the charter of the city of Brooklyn by reducing the uamber of three commis. sloners ior each department to ope; the bill for the relief of James Marpby, a Canadian, who for several years hus been seeking reliet from his disablities as an ahep, that he might practice law in the Supreme Court; the vill to legalize ihe acts of Waiter RK. Livingston, Une Surrogate of Kings county, elected last November find removed last Saturday, Niven threatened to sus- pend rule 37 1n order that bis bil to remove wooden telegraph poles trom the streets of incorporated cities and substitute iron ones be ordered to a third reading, Niven was hot und determined, NOT LIKELY TO ADJOURN THIS WEEK, A motion to adjourn on Friday, May 18, at noon, was made by Mr. Morey, of Livingston, but laid over under the rule, It appears umpogsible that ap ad- journment cau be bad short of a week from to-mor- row. The Senate will wait for the disposition the Governor may take of the Omaibas bill and send him in another should he veto the present one. Then there 1s the Apportionment bill, good for at least four days’ debate; so altogether 1t seems out of the question to Hinish up this week. HURRYING UP THINGS. ‘The resolution of Mr. Alvord tor a committee of six (thece of each parly) to select such bills as they deem lit to send to a thira Taadlog by unanimous consent was taken up and pass r. Graham, ebairman of the sub-committec (*the grinding comumttec?’), thought this was @ reflection on bis, aud he was abvut to talk outio meeting, When Mr. Holaban moved the§preyioug question ind choked him off, RKCEIVEKS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES. An attempt was made by Mr. J. G, Grabam, but failed, t6'udvance to a third reading the bill pepe iding } against needless expenditures of ussets by receivers o tusurange companies, and for the speedy distribution of axgols among policy holders. * THE EGGS ALL SAP. ‘The cg dealers, 300 in number, who sent a petition “ha Senate this morning protesting against the sage of the bill providing for t le of exgs by ‘weight, may rest cusy im their minds, as the bill was wmosited to-day and the eggs escaped. 5 BPEKDY WOKK J¥ THK BENATE, The passage of bills jp the Senate went on even more briskly than in the Assembly. Among those that went through were tho bill wuthourizing the Mayor and Common Council of New York to contract with the authorities of Yonkers for a supply of pure and wholesome water for the ‘Twenty-third aod Twenty-fourth wards of New York; the bill authorizing the issue of 40,000 in bonda jor the improvement of Fourth uvenue by the con- Struction of a series of sinill parks or gardens along the centre of the avenue, between Sixty-seventh strect and Ninety-sixth street; the bill of Gorard’s for the prevention of the defacement of natural scenory by sprawling adverisements in paint; the bill providing for tae tutreduction of the Stevenson traction systeut of towago on the Erie Canal; the bill providing for tbe revision of the laws relaitve to the district courts 0) | New York city. ‘A QUESTION OF BUTTER, Also a bill for the better pro‘ection of dairymen, providing that oleomargarine, the new imitation of butter, shall be marked as such and not patmed off on people as the geuune article, Quice a lively dobaia sprung up over this dill, but the countrymen rallied en masse aud made a tremendous rush tor tue bill, currye 1ng it through by a vole ot 99 to 3. STEAM TOWAGE ON CANAL. Also the bill for the suirouuction of an improved sys. tem of towage on the canals und av appropriation of $5,000 for the experiments, which will Kill it with the Governor, 4 NEW COUNTY PROPOSED. ‘A breeze camo up over Floyd Jones’ bill to make an- other county on Long Isiand out of Queens and Suffolk, to be culied Nassau, After much talk it went to a thi reading by a vote of 50 to 45. NACUTMANN’S EXOISE BILL, The great excitement of the day, and it lasted up to aajourpmont at huif-past soven o'clock, was Martin Nachtmann’s Excise bill, It was adversely reported from the Commitice on laternal Affairs, aud a motion was made to disagree with the report of the comimitice. Votesand motions followed in successivo, aud several loud and eurvest speechas were made, thé vote for the previous questioa was 59 to 59. The mo- tiou to disagree Was loxt by 61 to 49, bata subsequent motion to agreo was also lost 49 to 48. Then @ motion to lay the bill on the table was carried, so that the whole thing demonstrates tbat it will be impossable ta ge) un Excise pill through the Logisiature this session, 4s there 1s not the requisite numuer of votes, PROPOSED SALH OF LATERAL CANALS, Some time was spent by the Senate discussing the bill providing forthe disposition and sate ‘ol certuin lateral cuoals, land rights and other property cou- nected with them. AMENDING THE CODE. Progress was then reporied on the bill. Senator Gerard introduced a bill amending the Code, and itit thought that ois or some other bill with a like object will be put througn by Friday. VETUING APPROPRIATIONS. The Governor as resoived to veto the tiem ot $1,000,000 for the new Capitol, ou the grounds that if is appropriation so large as to induce extravagunce, and that half the sum would be ample for the needs of the building tor some time to come. He will also Velo thirty-seven otter items in the bill, notably wins tor the Reformatory of Elmira, toe institutions, ail te ‘or tue State Normal Schools at Brockport and Albany, for tho rection of monuments at Suratoga, Kingston and Fort Greene, jor the purchase ot busts und bronzes tor libraries, && ‘The veto of the item of $25,000 for the Carnolio Protectory is not quite certam, but hkely. The vetoos will come in to-morrow, DANGHKOUS MISTAKE FOR RAPID TRANSIT, A few of the iriends ol rapid transit: were consider- ably startled whe looking over to-day’sjourual of the House they caine across the foliowing tie ot | a bul wien bad beea passed wbout an hour | before:—**'o provide compensation for property | owners for damages ocevsioncd by the cone struction, operativa or use of elevated roada withiv thia State.’? This is precisely the tile of Hayes’ bill, aud for a moment the trends of rapid transit thougot they bad been caught napping. Yet it wat hardly possible to believe it couid be the Hayes bill have A in ats favor of 77 little investigation showed that the & Was @ misiake, and that the title vill nad, in a hurry, been pasted on to 1 bil of no consequence. ‘ho alacrity, how ever, Which the rapid transit men displayed to fad | out the real character of the Lluuder was evidence that they ave awake und watching, and that you might as waibexpect to catch a weasel usicep as these Irieuds of NewYork city. FIGHTING THE APPORTIONMENT JILL. The Senate was in session late to-night over the Apportionment bill, One alter another democrat amendment was Voted down, and the prospect is that there will be no apportionment at all this year, The Sevate finally aujouraed alter ordering the bili to # Unrd reading, without any chauge from the shape in which it was introduced, Moore, Vedder and Llobey, republicans, Whose districts have been cur up by the bill, will not vote for its final pu: ye. and as Lhe democrats are solid againat it it cans not go turough the Senate, So tbe Govei will be competled:-to call extra session in avout the mon of september, Tiere wa ig scene in the Senate | between Sessrs, Woodin and Moore, both republicans, ATLANTIC MUTUAL MIF COMPANY. Judge Westbrook to-duy rendered a decision in the cape of the Atluntic Mutual Life Lusurance Company in the matter ot av application for a receiver. He dee nies (he application, saying that the secretary of the company baying declared its solvency and its abiluy to continue business an examination in conformity with the requiremenis of the act must be bad. Tho examination of the assets aud tunds of the company willbe made as the judge announced belore him far a8 possible, and lie will to-morrow state what al Tangements 1 the matter will be made. CONFIRMATION OF LOAN COMMISSIONERS. The following nominations by the Governor were to-day contirmed by the Sepat Chauncey Stewart, of Kingston, and Albert M, Norris, of Ksopus, to be Loan Coinmissioners lor the county of Ulster, STABBED. aud to a ye 0. $ A JUDG SERICUS AF/RAY BETWEEN PROMINENT CITI< ZENS. St, Louis, May 15, 1877. J.C, Edwards, Associate Justice of the St, Louis County Court, and Thomas T. January, dreasurer of the county, got into an altercation yesterday after- noon ut the Mount Olive House, a tew miles from this city, where there hud been a mecting of the County Court, and January assaulted Kdwards with a large pocket koile, inilicting wounds in the arm, shoulder and band of the latter, Edwards then knocked Jan- uary down and would have stamped upon him bat for the itericrence of triends. Tho aflair grew o@t of Kdwards voung against an action of January’s for sulary as Treasurer. Both are elderly gentlemen, among the oldest, best known and most rospectable citizens of St. Louis county, and have been warm friends many years, Kdwards would doubtiess have vee! Hiod had be nov thrust forward his arm in such a maune to receive the blow of J which was aimed directly at bis heart JUDGE EMMONS’ DEATA, Cixcinxati, Obio, May 15, 1877. The membors of tho Bur of the United Statos Cireult and Distriet courts of this city met this morning and appointed stanley Matthe F. F, Noyes, T. D. Lite col and others as a committee to dealt si lions upon the dea of Judge H. M. Emmont Devo, yesteruay. The committee will make thee, urdays