The Sun (New York) Newspaper, December 26, 1872, Page 1

o ‘AR, NEW YORK, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1872, ork ot Sl r » " rv of minority representation should be adopted ; | if published they would only be ‘ all of the Commissioners of the several depart- | informed what they desire us to do, FORTIETH YE PRICE TWO CENTS. siete etl taht otol SEVEN LIVES SACRIFICED, | 7%" 2*0”*2%¢ o7 mazzrH AD4%*.) BARNUM'S LAST DISASTER. ments, with the power to remove them for suf- | Reporter—Does not this action on thelr part | 4 Stacking Condition of A@airs—A Veteran ———— An Incident of Metropolitan Life—Who was cnnimaneigpiaione A PRETTY KETTLE OF FISH FOR A | ficient cause; and that in these appointments | place them In rather an awkward position, aud of 1913 Maltreated by a Negro Mob-The fortunate W VICTORIOUS PARTY, he should be sttlctly non-partisan, giving to | will It not tond to injure their Influences? Penalty of Voting for Gre each party an equal number of ¢ —— nion of AGRATIONIN Uae Cem THE TERRIBLE CONF. mant—The Kelatives of the Dead Woman CONTINUATION OF THE FIRE MAR- “7 Reporter—And the Republican Committes | THE END OF THR CommITTE® OF SEVENTY We rmmeee ce cay oe) Mesilla h et Refuse to Recogulze er Claim the Remains. icra nh Shel The Aticced Rupture Betweon the Commit | would not assent to these propositions? Col, Dias (speaking In @ manner clestly indt- NEWMANSVILLE, Alachua County, Fia., | Another Commentary the Conduct of Further inquiry tn regard to the drown- | Incidents of the Great Conflaaration at the tee of neventy aud the Custom Henge Ree |” Mr. Schultz No, Tey would not agree to any Gating hls gratification at the result)” The Com- | Noy, 12.—The following ls a plain tatement of the Building Department- Wooden Stalr« | ing of Miss Hattie Adama in Bast River, at 1 Fourte Street Hippodrome Another Adler he seventy Nenrmer Wve it what they aid'wante how talked s me of Up' Bo Tas ae Sele ability to hiuence legislation is | facts which wo desire to present to the people waye Adjoining Elevator Openiugs a4 © | o'clock, on Tuesday morning, reported in yes- Outbreak of the Fite—The Geeat Shows ° oni Custom iter of the Untied States for their consideration. Channel for the Finme Flooded at New Orleaus. and Whace are After METROPOLITAN COMMISSIONS, lias Wants seventy Objec 1) circles in this city have been d recently by the re f the Committee of Seventy and the Republicans had quarrelied over 1 of the spoils of their recent united It has been stated that ysultations between the pad resulted in a rupture which 8 not Likely to porter called on Wednesday mon, ® prominent mem-~ ber of the Committee of Se )was seated in his easy chair in the in of his law office, put his books and Je asthe reporter entered, and bade aying at the same time ple sas now ready to be Interviewed. INTERVIEW WITH EX-GOY, SALOMON, Governor, T have called to get from neerning the conflict n place between the ty and the Republican Gen- ttee of this city. What conflict? repolitan ( ort that the two bodies ‘ I do not ex- refer to the contest over a pro- rior for this elty There has been no one that amounts of such an The only statement 1 T have seen was published in last Ts that report true? is not true at portion of it which says that the mat- new charter was discussed at the meet- The rest of it is AN INVENTION ing referred to. I mean to say (p: hE is a better word eh you were the f the so-called ult concern- ure tow certal tel you what vou want to Certain gen Was any plan agreed upon at any of L believe that nothing defuite these inter action of their tion T must happy. to tel ve did L not feel great delicacy what lam reasonably sure the WN AL pres= whole subject un- f their delib- will be made public in ¢ nthe pamphlet rec enty embody th nof elty government? CIULDLIKE AND BLAND. nly issued by ir Views on Tknow nothing and sald to con ew charter, oF at least Sugs! hething of any such hot contain a o such thing ature of the char- t know as wi ose ony Charter, T said * may I beg your pardor (Reflecting a RESENTATION they will present itin winter Lam that question has been dis- cussed much by them as yet the inembers of the com- sin desiring that the ads of the departments fn some form the shape pr mittee nearly not feel at liberty to ex- non that matter. themselves opposed to the system of metro} that the cause of h the Republicans? J cannot answ the disagreen » of # failure t ur committee will present to the Legisia- arter of their own? That question I must al reasons which yswer, for the any of the Democrats ir Jegislation at Albany this winter: FOR THE DEMOCRATS. committee has e the last e! an body, and are ¢ election as a formers, Hot n politely de ning tosay anything tion whieh bi had given and COMMUNICATE thnown his r, andexpressed bis to be questio true that the Com= n magnates over the ques- That they do not at 5 told in last Sunday's mittee of Seventy ap- mittee to con & comnittec y CUSTOM-HOUS ter terms with th + iformal Interview oir committee, which consisted, I belleve, Hugh Gards Did you have powe with the Kepublica: ; and therefore our interviews conduct any What was the result of those inter- ee, but the principal differe hee Was upon two or three F f il you tell me what these points POINTS OF DISAGREEMENT, They were Bret, the ‘ng plan j second, the having the and lastly, he appointing power ted that sore method cumulative vou Gestion an to where t Mid be lodued, We insist but they did not commit themselves to them. As to the cumulative voting they did not express any opinion. ‘They seemed to be decidedly op- posed to vesting the power of appointment In the Mavor, and thought that his nominations should be contirmed by the Board of Aldermen, Reporter—Have the Kepublicans presented y proposed charter or made any suggestions erhing one to the Committee of Seventy for their approval ? Mr. Schultz No; they have not done that, but they have a charter drawn, or at least they have agreed on its principal provisions, Reporter Do you know anything as to tts nature ? THE PROPOSED CHARTER OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE ARTY. Mr. Schultz—1 understand that It is to contain many of the features of our last year's charter, such as the consolidation of some of the present departments, and the establishment of a Board of Finance to take the place of the present Ahance bureaus, Reporter—Do you know whether they intend to resurrect the polltan commissions Mr. Schultz—The Police and Health Commts- slons will doubtless be Metropolitan, but L be- lieve they intend to give the appointment of the heads of the other departments to the Mayor, subject to the confirmation of the Board of Al! dermen, If not confirmed Ay the Aldermen, then the appointments are to be made by th Mayor, the President of the Board of Aldermen, and some other official to be designated in th charter, A STORMY MERTING OF THE SEVENTY Reporter Did your committee of three report the result of your interviews with the Kepubli- + to the Com f Seventy ? Mr. Schultz Ye did Reverter” How was tho report received? Mr. Schultz- Very well, I believe. Reporter-IMd it not’ cause a commotion among the members, und provoke # lengthy and somewhat heated discussion? Mr. Schultz—Not that remember. |My recol- loction Is that it was well received. ‘There ts a paragraph in this morning’s Times, whlch was written, T suppose, by Mr. Baton, which gives about what occurred at the meeting, ter Du you ican to say that that state- f what occurred ts correct ? Mr. Schultz That ts what 1 mean to say, It is a true statement rter-Then you did not report the result of your meetings with the Republican com- mittee? Mr. Schultz —Yes we did Reporter Did not that report create an ex- cliement among the conumittee, and was it not, aftcra sharp debate, laid on the table Mr. Schulta Not that I remember. Reporter As these Interviews were all infor inal, L presume that they have not yet been con. THE RUPTURE WITH THE REPUBLICANS PIN ALe Mr. Schultz—I do not know as to that, I 6up- pose. however, that the negotiations will not b renewed, ns it ls impossible for the two bodies to age Boporter—Now Mr. Sehultz,t would lke you R questt fiwo about t nth ' i y the Committee of Seve Mr, Schultz (eintling)—Well, sir, go on. LE will give you all the information I can concerning | teporter—Does itcontain a draft of aproposed tort Mr. Schultz—By no means. Tt contained sim ply some suggestions and recommendations of certain provisions which In the lon of the committee should be inserted In any charter passed for the government of this city Keporter—Were these provisions similar to th yntained in the charter prepared by the cominittee last winter Mr. Schultz —Yes, in very many respe: in others improved Mit. EATON'S PROJECT FOR THREE MAYORS. Reporter—Did Mr. E * project of having three Mayors constitute one of its provistons ? Mr. Schultz (laughin ‘The word avor Was an unfortunate expression. If Mr. Eaton bad sald Commissioners of Jurors or something of that sort he would have been better understood What he meant, and it is what we some extra officials to appoint insp election, and to do other things of that sort Reporter—Do you think, sir, that the Commi tee of Seventy will oppose at Albany the charte proposed by the Republicans? THE SEVENTY WILL SOON PIGNT AT ALBANY. Mr. Schultz —They will undoubtedly be repre sented at Albany, and will oppose the Repubr- leans if their proposed charter curtails the power of the Mayor. The Committee of Seventy d to Metropolitan Commissions, and upon the Legisiature the necessity of entire appointing power to the Mayor hey will also strenuously advocate the need of some provision for minority representation, he reporter thanking {Mr. Schult, aud apolo- piztna for consuming sv ‘much of Lis time, took his leave, COL. GRORGE BLISS, IT Chairman of the Rep ‘an Commnittee on Leg- islation, Was pext wailed upon with the follow- f result fenorter—Colonel, Tam a re ative of ‘Tur SUN and have called to get fr u such information as you may choose to give regard ing the quarrel between your party and the Comuittee of Seventy? Col. Bise—Well, sit down and I will tell you all Lknow of it Hepertere-Then the statement. already. ut lished that a rupture has tawen place is ttt Bliss Lsuppose you referte t Herat story. That is more correct than many people suppore, Keporter— Wilt you be kind enough to tell me what you know about it? THY PACTS ANOUT THR RUPTCNE Col, Bi Certaint: Sometime the mn itte eventy appoluted mmittee of even on Legislation, and that conn 'e ay pointed from Is number a sub-committee. of three to confer with our committee on the sub- ject of a new charter for this city, Ieporter-Do you know why ts tee was composed entirely of Republicans’ Col, Bliss—-1 presume that course was adopvod becatise it was thought that as Republicans they could make better terms With us who are of the fame palltioal faith Heporter—Did this cc ur Col. Bliss—Yes; they met us always in rather an informal m Reporter Were you able to ¢ ment? THE SUGGESTIONS OF THY. SEVENTY ‘AusChD 1. Bliss No, Afterseveral consultations we found that we could not agree-many of their tafieds We then. proposed. that they should prepared a set of polnts or principles which they would Like to have inserted in the charter and submit it to us, and we would examine them and let them know what portions of them we Would be willing to incorporate in our proposed charte They seemed satisfied with th Hew Did they act up 's sub-commit- mmittee confer with everal times, but ver © bo any agree- RONOUNCED Col, Iias—Partially, They pr docu. ment which contained some twenty-seven subs divisions. ‘They did not send Ht however thinking It best to submit it to the full Commit tee of Seventy before doing so. When they did mit it, the full committee refused n their action, and it was laid upon the tab Keporter~ Do you know how this action of the committee came aby ANOLE VERSION OF THE SEVENTY'S STORMY MEETING. Col, Bliss-T have understood that it was yught #bout through the instrumentality of Joba Foley and John Wheeler, These gentlemen are both ambitious fur office, Mr Wheeler, L hear, Wants to be a Vax Commis sioner of something of that sort, and Mr, Foley is desirous of filling some place, He bothered 3 to death before the last election by con- Upually asklig us to put his name on our Alder- manic ticket, Well, they knowing that thelr uinbitioug desires Would not be Hkely to be gratified by us, and gecling wind of what their Committee on Legislation were doing, went about among the members of the Committee of eventy, at least xo T understand, and reported That they were being sold out tothe Republicans In this Way they managed to get to the meeting of the full committee many of the Democratic enibers Who had of late been very retmist in their attendance, When the comuittees was valied rit was found that there were present nincteon Democrats and only eight Re- ublicaus, ‘This at first created some surprise, but it was very noon underatood, ‘The Demo: crats, led by Mr, Foley, made an attack upon the action of the sub-committee, and succeeded in laying the matter on the table by wu yote of twenty-one to six, and there the matter stands at present Heporter~ Thon the fallure of these two bodios to agree fy not the fault of the Kepublican Com- mittee? ALWAYS READY TO DO THE PAIK THING, Col, Blias—By no means, It is entirely the fault of the other side. We have always been And are still disposed to do the falr thing by them. And we so told their committee, They seemed to be satisfied that our Intentions wore good, And I belleve that if the Committe Seventy would leave the matter entirely to their sub-committee we could probably come to a definite a isfactory agreement with then, Our disposition toward them tay be inferred from the fact that in our proposed charter we have incorporated some of the provisions con- tained In their recently issued pamphlet. Many of (hose provisions, Lowever, are so abaurd Wak Reporter—Do you not think that they will be represented at Aluany this winter In opposition to your charter? Col, Bliss (contidently)—T don't think they will fend any one there, as they cannot agree among themselves as to ‘what they want. ven on their pet project ~minority representation —they cannot agre Reporter—-Colonel, you spoke of the charter he presented to the Legislature by the Repu' lican committee, Has it been drawn? Col, Wiss—1t ds nearly ready Reportor—Can you indicate to me any of its provisions? Col. Uliss—T could do. so, but T must decline, an we do not wish It made public yet. Reporter—Will you tell me whether it f the metropolitan system or not? Col, Bliss—No, Hnot answer that cither, as our committee’ has resolved to keep the whole secret for the prese Reporter—One of the city newspapers has pub- lished what purporte to be an abstract of your charter giving the details of the commissions, and in some Instances the names of the men who are to compose then Col, Dliss—T have seen that report. It was in the Heral!, It cannot be true, as our committee has not the power to desiznate persons for offices. Besides, the details of the charter have hot even been discussed by the commitiee, much less settled WHAT THE HON. JOMN FOLEY HAS TO SAY. After leaving Col. Bliss the reporter waited upon the Hon, John Foley, who had been desig- nated by the Colonel as the loader of the oppo- sition in the Committee of Seventy. Mr. Foley recelyed him politely, and escorted him to his Private office. Upon the reporter's makin nown his errand, Mr. Foley said that he did not know as it was best for hfm to say anything ut the matter, Upon being Informed that alomon and Mr. Jackson 8, Schultz had interviewed, te said," Kead to ine what Schultz sald aud i will tell you what I know The reporter then read to him Mr. Schultz's statement, When he reached that portion of it in which he says there was no commotion caused among the members of the committee when the report of the sub-committee was read, Mr Foley Interrupted him by saying abruptly | “OHAT'S NOT TRUE; THERE WAS.” After listening to the balance of Mr, Schultz's at, Mr. Poley said : Y well. Now, take out your book and ask me quest! nd take down my answers, and be sure that you report me correctly,” ‘The reporter complied at once, and asked hin nerally what be knew about the conflict be tweon the Committee of Seveuty and the Ke- ork ibiteans: Mr. Foley—1T Jo not think that there was any conflict at all, for the reason that the sub-com- mitteo of the Committee on tion of the vinittes of Seve fer with any I we of draw 4 thereto. Mr. Foley, that is not prectely an ty wore heve publican com w charter of makio: answer to my ¢ ation, You are talking about What occurred at tho mee the committee when the report of Ul Hecommittee. w nad Mr k 1 at Was What you asked ci Wells lat It beso, then Nr Puley Avihessornd last meet in Committee of Seventy this question cal vd P simply OPPOSED ANY CONFERENCE WUTM THE REPU BLI- CAN COMMITTER at this time, claiming that the true position of the Committee of Seventy was to hold aloof from all political parties. and that 1 would hot consent to have the Committee of Seventy Placed in a false position by delegating the power to any three gentlemen to make such are rangements as they might see Ot with the publican party orter—Did these ideas m: the members of the committe meeting Mr. Foley—Wait a moment. I have not finished my answer to vour Prat question. ving)—Tsaid that F thought that the commit. tee had better wait until the Republicans tind drawn thelr charter, such as they wanted, which would be ina few days. It would then be placed before this commiltee for such amendments and alterations as they might deem proper to west at for myself Twas to trust the Republican ¢ had voted for all of them at tt and Was satisfled that they would do what waa right r ng the charter; thot if they did not, Ishould then be ready to oppose any measures which they wight adv (Pausing tor some time.) Heporter—Ts that all, Mr. Poley? ir, Foley Yes, I believe so. Now ask me the other question Reporier—Did these ideas seem to meet the views of the members present ? MR, POLEY'S VIEWS PREVAILED. Mr. Foley—My view of the case see meet the views of a lai 1 to majority of the com ittee. and by a very ive vote at tne inst meeting it Was sustained, and the committee of three were debarred from making any further hegotiations with the Republicans. Mr. Foley declined to give any further partic- ulars of the meeting, except to gay that It ad- journed without any bitterness of feeling having hy manifested on the part of any of the com- mittee ui think that the Committee ¥ the charter of nof tt ws they may deem unsa paly partisan? Mr, Folevy- I think that we shall be represent ed at Albany, though precisely what course we shall adopt, f cannot say Atthisr t Mr. Foley beeged to be excused, and seizing bis t hurriedly left the room, leaving the reporter writing the answer to his last question, WHAT A NAMELESS REFORMER SAYS. From a member of the Committee of Seventy, who did not wish his name made public, the reporter learned the following facts as to this quarrel When the question of the proposed new city charter came up in the Committee of Seventy for action, the Custom House Republie cans belonging to the Committee by some man@uyring succeeded in securing @ mae jority of the Committee on Legislation. This committee, in &: slating the mittee to confer with Republica leading Radicals, All of there after ofc them by ev licana, relyin and hoped that they mi kin nt sec ta charter with the Repu ipon thelrability to putit through the Committee of Seventy with little or no ¢ position. In th ey signally failed ; f Democratic members of the committee got wind of their schemes, and on the night of the mevting Were present in sufficient force to over wielm them, The Committee of Seventy fused to accede to the request of the Repub- Heans to submit to them suggestions or points for their approval. They sent word to the Ke- publicans to draw such a charter as they desired and subiit it to them, and they would decide as to Its merits, after due examination, THE COMMUTTER OF SEVENTY WILL BE AT ALDANY The Committee of Seventy will send repre sentatives to Albany (his winter, and will oppose by every honorable means any charter which is partisan, or which provides for the redstablish ment of the Metropolltan Commis " city, They are in favor of Local self-se and believe that the Mayor should power to nt the heads of all the depart- hients, This gentleman says that the committee are determined to sustain Mr, Havemever at all hazards. ‘They regard hin as their Mayor, and they mist support him, He says also that to his own huowledge GEN, DIX 18 WITH THEM, and that he will veto any charter passed by the lature which does not fully earry out the The following a meeting of t mittee of Seventy referred to by Mr. Schult Inted on the editortal page of the Zimes of THE COMMITTER OF SEVENTY AND TIE NEW CHARTER count of the The report that anew charter had been prepared by the Itee of Seventy fe hot correct, A pamphles € some suggestions bas been printed, for private clrenlation among the members of te commit tee, batnone of them have been adopted, nor even dis eis that body, nor by. any sul-committee. The Committee on Legislation appointed. & aub-com inittce. of ‘iree consisting Of ea-Goy. Salon Mr. Dorman B. Eaton, and Jickeon Sehulte fo draw up the outlinas of wcharter for the repluiiean ‘Connie. pres tote fo taking any action inline nintter This subcommittee acconung:y pre rote a drat of the pamphlet in question to w tneotinng Of the Cominittee of Seventy on Friday evening lant Hot they did not eubmit it as thelr report, nor did any Oue of the tires members bind himself to support Any Portion oft. They merely alluded to certain points ve Goarrving of cons(deration and argument in Case Of @ conferenee with the Republican Cowinlttee, When amie before the committee on Friday last "Gov, Salomon, one of, tho treo Who sub: mitted” the report,’ moved that before consider. ing tt the committee should Brat decide wheth €r they would agree to conference with tie Hepubilean committee, ‘To this motion Mr. Jounthan Sturges moved an amendment that, assuming that Ue Legislature w ted in the interests of reform, tt Waa safe to suppose that tt would pass euch @ charter as Would meet with public approval: This amendinent Waa carried, and the proposition of @ conference with the ‘Republican committee was virtually rejected, re whe ng order made upon the report of the Bub: Comalttee of Three, and the matter wil likely come up {or discussion at the next meeting. The Conimittee of feventy will probably uot confer with anybody as, to the provisions to be cinbodied In the new charter, They Will, tis understood, submit a obartor theraslyos, bul the pamphlet in clredlation must Bot be considered tn aby WaMueL as Fuvreesntion the Views Of tue tuiubere, Such outrages as aro here detailed we have #ub- tit they have become too frightful Our appeals to the local nd we despair of over hav- ing onr grievances redressed by them, Our only hope ts In arousing @ public sentiment which ur relief, otherwise we shall be compelled to abandon our homes to the blacks, who have become our masters. In this town Fosides ® feeble old gentleman, now in the aeventy-ninth year of his age, John Powers by natne, who as early as 1812 enlisted in United States, fighting all He was also with Decatur tn his expedition agatnat Tripoli, and served f Creek War under Jackson. Last Saturday week this old gentleman, while attendin, town, was assaulted d, and knocked down. Powers, through the interference of another ne- d some respect for his gray hairs, jo his eacape, followed by aby houting. © Kill the d—d old —, Fortunately he Where he secured agun. The negroes stop- on in their purvult, thy as this old man was unarmed Kill hits, but when he was able to be endured. ities aro all in vain, shall lead to meas the army of th through that war, to some lit- tle matters i y a stalwart negro, horsewhipp showing thelr ld was witnessed by nearly the entire com first attempt that During the fall of 1870, while on the life of guarding hia cotton crop inthe fleld from the lepredations of this sane g: and an attempt made to t at, Which Would have been successful THE BRAVERY OF TTS DAvaNTER, who, being armed, fired on the that time they ave frequently Uireatening to kill hi vand using all manner of A warrant was issued for the arrert of oof the parties engaged { sont to the Sheriff at Gaine have been taken by nor will there be. ea that are of this outrage Lil to execute the warrant, {the numer= One ef the most recent of these outrages hap- n the day of election at this esses to what follows. ened ut the us began it was al The polls wer and when the voting ipoaeible to k from taking complete posseeston of th le of the day a colored 1 y and the Conservative Sti arose which the evening, and finally Cp until bk One of them (Dr, Jackson) was scked eenseless by a bludgeon e was entering his dwelling to of the town struck and ki of some kind as nh was also assailed, but bay in ing as they saw pr euch scenes, Twas t His face preset Ne BKOLL ro with nose, m ean investi of apiantatl town, two store house and residence enough of his property, and Ww rac watisfed Wi ynof the land of towers, I return in a day purn i this por h his sliort $0, the terrible cond! rion of the k gentleman bs the scenes I have described. be sugested for all these Nttle playful fre A remedy might * them, in the shape of making any neon sald to If they will ve and abandon everythi Federal oMcers, How Votes are Count GAINESVILLE. of Canvassers met on Saturday ut this piac adjourned to ey had the y counted, and were the members ruty United States Marshal tor representing Florida, frou being dissatisfed with the result of this elec: er of what is called here pneluded he would take tes from all thy Massachusetts, tion, and being a memt the * Osborn “a tes Commissioner, Justice of the Pence, -Distributer ns forthe Freedmen's Bur diately Issued a warrant for the arrest of Gen win the War Dep t unfortuna Greeley; and Hi ihe Circuit United, States 1, Who imme. fiirney, well kn at Washington, bi supporters, posed the late Senator In this ith Were promptly arrested bya Deputy United States Marshal, who also hy ehue under the state go of the election Clerk of the Ci re a Justice of the Ka the oMee of Col- returns, when Harm diately appea Jhad w warrant Issued for the arrest of vuty marshal,and placed In the bands of a he warrant was served through the ii clined to sustain the action of bia ¢ of Probate, the Board of Canva ed an imme: wiasioner who issued 1 # warrant and wacn tof mitted to visit miloa in the country on parole, and will b acksonville t the streets ofthe town we Toes, Mount khty were present with their bags full of. provish abiding eltize also milgit be Snowballiu Life~Mournful Lewis Street. the second floor The whole family were and Hahn,a b who dled at 4 in the little nine-year old fell day wight the Dimeelf ina fu jo with snowballs ifthe yard in front of his hia adyersary Well, aged ® years, who ly w was amusin, frail and solid suowball fro nnd hurled a and knocked him down. tation yesterday 1a charze of Doth of the st of the Koy San FRANCISCO, Dec. was the last of the royal h leaves an inter. reenum, during whteh pular movenent BeCUriOg & TPO At the latest ¢ Laat night Louis Errata and his brouje rata, Italian atrect sweep tended an Italian ballin ay John Errata and Job the ball, quarrellod, and Cabanio stabbed Errata over nd on the nose, ad took his brother from the Just ay they got outside th Shots from the tn 4, of 86 Baxter atrect, at t of 14 Mulberry proprietor of a separated Franklin streat polt-o atatlon, and told Sergeant Doug. DADO WAB are ste Louls, walked to the Ce: Wouuda were drvesod bi The great fire in Centre street on Tues day evening, by which the Caxton building and other structures were totally destroyed, proves to have been more disastrous than was at frat reported. The building was formerly occupied by the New York Printing Company. It is now certain that at leest seven lives were lost In the flames, Notwithstanding that the buildings re- ported burned in yesterday's SUN are a mass of ruina, the débria continued to blaze all day ye terday and through the night, and it was found necessary to keep one powerful reserve steam fire engine playing on the ruins continually. ‘The Centre stree structive conflagration is one solid mass of | front of the scene of the de- Icicles hang from the telegraph poles and wires, and the street for several blocks is an immense skatin burning in the street, at which groups of fire- pond, Last night several fires were mon and police stood and warmed themselves, and thawed off the armor of tce in which their clothing was encased. All day yesterday the ruins were visited by thousands of persons, many attracted by a morbid curiosity, but not-m few in search of friends who were known to have worked in the burned bulldings. ‘The Franklin street police station and the Park Hospital were also visited by multitudes in search of missing persons, The most careful inquiry shows that seven lives were doubtless lost inthe Caxton building, and that Ove other persons have been more or less disabled by the falling wells, or in making their ercape from the burned buildings. THE MISSING. hers, brothers, sisters, and friends called the Franklin street police station yesterday anxiously inquiring for the following person: who are known to have been in the building at the time the fire was discovered. They have not been seen Fince, d but little doubt now exists that their churred and probably unrecogniz- able remains now He beneath the ruins: Jane stewart of 77 Chariton street, Lridget McGrath of is First avenue. M vet Donohue and Mary Donohue, sisters, of 123 Last Tenth street Margaret Bell aud Charlotte Bell, sisters, of eo Avenue A Janos Bering, aged twelve, of 164 Broome street. THY CASUALTIRS reported by the polive are as follows Janes Vike, lavorer, of 43 Franklin strest tations Wy and laceration of seulp; vn rk Hos Benjamin Hallon of 182 First street, Wiliams. burel’; contusions of leg and abdomen; sent home Knma Francis of 143 Mercer street, Jersey City; + taken home. Of £96 First avenue; incverated taken home. Capt. t nedy, Franklin st contusions of leg the cause of the was undoubtedly the upsetting or careless bandling of a can of benzine used inthe printing oMce of Dun, Bar- low & Co. to clean cylinders of the printing pre The flat d with frightful rapide ity through th r, Which ran parallel with the Wooden stairway, cutting off the only means T escape from the building, Asin the case at the Filth Avenue Hotel fire, when the stairway Away there Was ho means of escape, sequence was that another terrible curred, though this time in broad Vame can he attached to either or the firemen, ng they were early on t.and by their almost superhuman exer- ed in averting a greater loss of | wv of property. Engine Company had astream of water playing on the fire in the thitd story three minutes after the alarn wos sounded, but so rapid was the spread of th flames that the men in the building were sig- halled to loave Just In time to escape the falling walls. THE LOSSES AND INSURANCE. Mr Winan,of the firm of Dun, Barlow & ( reports (heir lose at $10,000. ‘Phis Includes 10,000 coples of the Mercantile Agency Keterenc Book, which were in the hands of the binder ‘The smount of thelr insurance is #125000 The Caxton building was appraised at $50,000 by Officer Hawkey of the Fire Marshal's olice. The Insurance on It was not ascertained. “The New York Newspaper Union hi with an insurance of $17,140, Archer, Anderson & Co, lose about $39,000; in- surance hot Abcertatn ed, fa ‘Centre. street f d py Lye Loripard estate, is d Bis tnsured for #18,00 rge Middleton, whe kept a tue Orst loses about §1 sured for $3,000, On the second floor of th nimel, lawyers, b uowand Hamund nilding, loses § f » 87 Centre atreet, occupled by James Ga ally de etroyed, The building be red to the Lorillard extate, and was valued at $3. it was insured for #25 Mr. Galiagher loses about $3,000; he was Insured for $1,500, Tho building 7 Centre atreet also belonged to the Lorilard estate. It was valued at and isa total loss, No insurance, It was ea Pies or P00 3 tn No. at t, a lord estate, is damaged about §00 bo tnsur- ance. It was occupted as a lager beer yop on AraC toor Dy Henry Wilkins, "and as adwelliug onsecond Boor, Loss about €500; insured for 00, 16 four-story brick butlding in rear of 1 dd 127 Worth strect is damaged about $1,000; It is insured for $10,000. The Oret, second. and third floors are occupied by Woehr & Miller, manufacturers of plano legs. ‘Their loss on stock and machinery is estimated at €3,000 ; In. Suramicen QS. Tia fourth Hoot ls osctipled ty Gustave Burger, model maker, who Loses $1,000; ho jnsurare No. 1) Worth street. which Is owned by the Lorillard estat is dam, d to the extent of about $01; no insurance. It is alno occupied by [APR ree seem ee Greentree E00). Total #25000, “Votal insurance ascertained, $154, es $25,000, the bullding wht paged ”; be ty in e building, Howe they are insured lawyer, in the 0 j Insurance not ascer- con Award HH. Cannion as a paint shop. hed for €500 o owned b the Loril- ») INCIDENTS Mr. Winan relates an tucident of the fre, that in Anderson, Archer & Co.'s bindery there was @ man With # wooden lew. Bo closely wash pressed by the flames that hls wooden log caught fire and Was notextinguished until he reached the str The man then hopped home to tell Of his narrow escay Many st ure told of the escape of the girls down the rear and almost useless fire ex and many individual deeds of courage are 4 corded, De, William ‘T, Nealis rushed’ into: Mr. Howe's office, burst open te doors, and rescued two pletures.” One was a painting of Miss mina Howe, the other of Sherif! Brennan, ‘The doc tor's cousin, Mr, Michael Nealis, rescued reveral gitls and conveyed them to a plice of safety The excitement 1a the tenements on Leonard and Elm streets was intense, A large force of polive had to be placed on those streets to. pr Vent the poor people becoming panic stricken Houses Ut Vacated by te occupants were m of by the police, aad thus protected fron: loss. Spedon will bogin an investt gation into the cause of the tre this morning, nd A& SHON 4s (he fire Is complotoly extinguished the seareh for the bodies will be James Beying, the missing boy Capt. John d. Mount of the M live station. dison street po AU midnight last night the fre was almost ¢ fetely extinguished, ‘This morning Capt Konnedy will begin clearing away the ruling t search for the inissing bodies, SPARKS FROMTHE TELEGRAPH > The steamer Wildcat w 8 sunk at Cairo, UL, on ay hight, by foo Jacob Martin, while crossing the river at Columbia, Va, on the Wwe yesterday inornlug, brok: Uirough mial w wued. John 'T. Ford, Req. of Taltimore, gave a. free rital cutertalument yeatorday at hls upera houe nwnd poor children of the city. At the in of the performance prevents were distrib 1 (0 ul the Children, trrespective of col aoe CURIOSILIES OF CRIME, v. Booth of California has declined to inter n'the case of Jamies Donovan, woptenced to death for the murder of Winegell, He will be hanged in San Francisco on Friday next, Yostorday morning Sergt, Weeks of the Flat- be pollee station, Hrooklyn, captured Mr. Joe ‘an 8 was pounding Jonnaon of 6 Carll treet, In Atiantic ked him up. Mr. Johnson, who was terribly Urulsed, wae taken to hie Ome. Lotween b? and 1 o'clock yes Officer Whalen Glsopvered # man on Newtown Hridee fusenaible, alin clothing waa covered with blood. Wn exauiuation at the lation house asevere Wound was Jound on hie head and & terrible gash ov the back of his head. He gave hls aime es ieary Delt. He was uo Willlag OF Unable to (ell Low be came UY bis Lajuries ‘day morning sever is not ki cate With he shiatte and badly bruised about the hi of Westileld, the side of bis head smashed in terday's SUN, have resulted in eliciting some tks additional facts, but the whole story will not be told authoritatively until the inquest ts held, Miss Adams was a woman approaching middle age, who had quarretied with her relatives, and pursued a course of lite which they strongly rep- rehended, She has a married sister living in Brooklyn, and her father and mother, with sisters and brothers, live in Cleveland, Ohlo. DISOWNED BY HER RELATIVES. ‘The Brooklyn sister was on Tuesday informed of Hattie’s tragic death, but declined to go to the police station where the body lay, saying that she had utterly ignored her for eight years or more. She left the authorities to make such disposition of the remains as their duty and in- clination might dictate. Th taken to the morgue. An inguest will be held corpse was then to-day at I o'clock, and if the relatives or friends of the deceased do not give some direc- tions as to the burial, the body will be disposed of as that of an unrecognized corpse. THE SAD CLOSE OF A DAY'S DEDAUCK. A mulatto woman tp charge of Mise Smith's residence said that Hattie had been riding the reater part of the Y on Monday with ber rooklyn friend, (whose name she declined to ive.) and had come home for a late dinner, 'he driver of the coach was told to come in and ot something to eat and drink, which he did Hattie evinced symptoms of drunkenness, and her servants tried to Induce her not to @oto Brooklyn. But she insisted on seeing her friend home. What occurred afterward until the driver was thrown from his seat, and the horses daehed madly over the pler tnt Dwi, the East River HER COMPANION is described as a Brookl*n politician, Yester- day he visited the house w'icre "Mattie lived, and informed the servants that he would communi- relatives in Brooklyn and Cleve- Jand, and if they did not come forward and give directions for the funeral, he would take that duty upon himself. ‘The result of his despatches to Cleveland ts not yet determined, THE LATEST RAILROADSLACGHTER iene ‘The € Pa., Dec, 2%5.—The following are known to have been killed by the accident on the Buffalo, Corry, and Pittsburgh Hallroad last night Frank Haight of Brocton, banker, one leg J and the other burued off at the thigh, Mr, Osborne d off below the knee; Mr. Ryan, internal lajuries; EB. H. Bell, telegraph rat Sherman; Mr. Carleton, braised ot yt head; Frank ‘Tayl baggage mast train; Con. Molony, track imaster, of ton, The wounded are W. Il, Lee of Corry, slightly: Jacob Bartland of Irving, N.Y. Levi Briggs of Angola, N.Y; John H. Hilton of Roc ter; Mrs. J. M. Carleton AL Village, whose ehild wa but whose husband is iim Maggie Carleton ‘Titusville Geo, Miller of Fredonia, N. Yj Henry Miller, J. J. Burtia, and WH. Teknor of Titusville; biiza Zatly Ripley, de wiry of Corry, two large wounds the left eye and bruised about the body ; Ba Cook, Injured internally and suff Dundas of Hamilt rly; Fay Flanders, conductor, wil ver if his internal tnjuries are he loses two loes on left foot and h right foot; his ribs were broken by being pulled oat with a'chain ; Earl Bacon, reported dead, is and one leg bur If by a jump id twenty-one have en recovers and «ixteon are so charred as to be unkne Four are in the Chautaugua House awaiting rela- tives, and one at Prospect. There are yet three to five bodies under the ruins reduced to as and distinguishable only by pieces of skulls and bones. The train was going on a down grade of cighty-two to eighty-five feet to the mile, and was about sixty rods from Prospect depot, and had steam shutoff, “Ttwas about three feet from the north end of the trestic when the broken wheel of t tender was discovered, and when under the impetus of the down grade a stop- page could not be mad: Every care is being taken of the wounded, who are scattered around In the farm houses near by, and medical attendance was promptly fu nished. ‘The conductor's pocket showed thirty- seven through tickets taken up, and one to Prospect. ‘There were, it ts supposed, about fifty persons on the train, which sisted of One passenger car, one baxgage Car, an engi and fender, A — her Accideut-Twenty Persons Injured. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec, 25.—The rear car of the Chicago express train on the Indianapolis Peru and Chi Rallroad was thrown from the track last night by a broken rail, about eighteen miles north of this city. Twenty persons were were more injured, and it is thought three fatall riously injured were Mark Hains id, Ind., HoH. Walk: of Indienapolis, Geo. Henr keman, and Mrs, Boyd, an old lady from’ Plymouth, Ind. who had her shoulder crushed, and A, W.Sauth of Indianapolis. A Cheering Spectacte# Five Potnts House of Industry. Around and about the unpretentious pillars and arches of the chapel of the Five Points House of Industry yesterday were twined avd festooned ever green wreaths and starred and striped ribbous, Public exercises were begun at | o'clock and continued ti!) din ber, to which a thousand childish feet marched up tn military step, and at the souud of @ commander's whis tle a thousand ehiidish hands were folded and Ove bun: Gred voices asked @ Clrintuias Dicssiag. Wien five hundred nioutie been fed to antisfac. Hlon=the dinner was very good, and pleuty of tt marched again lu the same order, atthe far end of the chapel aud res 4, all of which they « home Of them were cles Aimoug te. Custolua the choir of the children Bust," aud the shepherds evergicens “Abd seeing the etar from The Jury in the Irish Case Stil! Qat-One Jurer lusisting on Conviction, ‘The jury in the case of Dr, Luctus B, Trish at 2 clock yesterday morning aeut word to the Court that At Was impossible for hem to agree, At ten, tn answer to a communication from the Justice, they again suid that if they were kept Cogether until the day of thelr ath they could not render a verdict. Itt sald that at that (ine there were eleven for acquittal aod one for convichion,. Dr. Trish, 1p charge Of AL oltlcer, Was per ited to Ko to tie hotwe and-eat hs Christiias iauer with bis wife and children, Atho'clock last eveutig the jury Nad not agreed. They were called by Justice Pratt. ln answer to his question, hey wuld there We no likelitiuod of thelragreeing, They were ordered retura Froom, Te they do pot agree t £ Uicy Will be discharged, — NEW JERSBY Much excitement has been created. in New Br kouy the reported. elope i Mr. tsnec Cook Witla Mrs Scott, Tie aad that th Mra. Cue furtivure to Newark, Feaving Mr, Seute aud bo: k Out for themselves Mr Vreeland, the octogenarlan til waite, who hag Keveral tines been lu the courts Of ew York aud New Jeracy A@ defendalt In, suite Gor divorce nad breach of proutise, has roceatly beeu ed for the third ine tow young widow, He t Florida on lis wedding tour, toe bri Yeats OF age, wad Is ws hale aud hearty uae ik LOSSES BY VIRE. pee A slicht dre occurred last night In the ticket office of tue vowery Theatre At 4:40 yesterday afternoon. a fire too place tn’the tailor shop of Joseph Gachwend, 62 Delaney wt, Daiage 6, Cause of fre uukuown : ‘The wash house of the Tar Harrisburg, F Jones airert, ocenpied by Win D. tatlor’é workshop, Dauage to Uuild 1's Joss $158 , * A fire at 3:20 yestorday, among some rags tn the yanitof the five-story brick building at Housto And Hudson streets, occupied by Go& S, Heyuial BAB furniture store, caused » damage of Bi. At 308 yesterday, a fro was discov frawe building at Manhattan used ae a blacksmith shop, caused by throw ig hol ashes to the rear of the hous, Damage 82, Last night, during the performance at the Canterbury Theatre op Broadway, oue of the scenes bt Gre, The plage was cr wied, and » ‘ust was made for the doors. "Bere were knocked dowu od trampled one, but no one was seriously \ujured Tue Bro was eatlyguished before wurl daiuege Wad been doa The ruins of Barnum’s great show on Fourteenth street were still smoking last even- Ing, and policenteh were in charge of the place. Early yesterday morning fire broke outin the rear of Grace Chapel and also in the midst of the rttins, cased by the escape of gas. An alarm armda second alartn were sounded, and engines were soon on the spot. The main was subsequently cut off, and tho fire speedily sub- sided, although after dark Inst night jets of flame were still leaping out here and there amid the ruins, On the morning of the fire Mr. John Conlan o} THE SUN Was one of the first on the spot. Ho was most energetic in attending to the wants of the fremen. With a bucket of steaming coffee in each hand, he set out from Gen. Funk's hotel and went around among the freezing firemen, Hearing inquiries on all sides for a chew of to- bacco, Mr. Conlan purchased three boxes of solace and distributed it to the brave men at the ines and the hose, fter the fremen of Engine Company No. i had been rescued from their perilous position, as detailed in yesterday's SuN, they were found ALMOST FROZEN TO DEATH. They were judiciously cared for. Hot water had to Le poured over thelr overcoats before they could be hauled off, When removed th ts stood straignt up before the stove lik 8. An the firemen were relieved one after Another and went home, people stared out of their windows at them with astonishment, such remarkable figures did they present. ‘They were ‘overed with frosted specks and icicles from head to foot, and in some instances with sinall sheets of ice. As District Engineer Elijah Bates was running alongside the ening to the fires savage du pursued him. Mr. Bates tried to drive him off, but the dog sprang upon him and bit him so se verely in the arm that he had to be sent home, THE FIRE MARSHAL’ EXAMINATIO: Fire Marshal MeSpedon continued the taking of testimony yesterday. ‘Two keepers were ox- amined as follows: Charles Wait deposed—On the night of the fre t waa asicep un the floor on the west side of the building Win fen or twelve feet of the anlnals' cages. [was Awaked Uy the Bight waten jaw ainoke In the Vie nity of the: boiler ithe fhicke’ throughout fame: Tpat-on any pan Ing ont of the tr room, Don't ki fumes came bursting of the b nid 1a patie that were 41 then went to the Ket them out. where the fre ouer e was in the Qrigioated, “The Sau ty reached the cage, We got oue giratte partly ont whea tt wos « by f fimes and sauk duwa upon the Hour, The fre the couunenced RUNNING RIGHT AROL api it wae as m D THE CAORS, as we could do to get ont of the busta Not more Waa teu minutes 1 between the Line When T wae awakened and when 1 was driven from ihe building by the Gumiea, A thiuk 1 got out of the build ng just ae the fremen reached there. The tioment the frout doors were Lroken open the Mames drove us right out, There were some elght or ule theo asleep in the building When the re Was frat dis. covered, Nearly ull theae mea are enivloyed dere ty eantiais, The nian «ho takes cure 1 (Wo others Were ualeep On ® stage Tephagte, It was betwen Te wid. otcloek At weut to bed. twas out fur a abort Cie after nd theneate inamd went te bed, Win He ployee, aud Teame in together, AC the saw io one About Lae L tclinan, We Vatthe main entrance door, xnd he came apd Leaw nothing ubueuai at tics tii. went Theht to bed aod slept eovuely voll tue WatchigaM roused the afier the discovers af the or ANOTHER KEEVEN'S THSCINONY, After t rrormance on tor all Ce had Weft the he AN UL wa 1) Lwasalwaye tn thes by the Wax By place Where the D yt watchman. Thee Wartand f thea wbIC OF Nauging Up Up through the t Tdontt kuow Ww Th wen loged wh giobed. Laid nota tor betweca WHEN 1 FIRST SAW THE CLAMES ning out th Fwud t 1 the trap door between Moor, Aten geting Ing Phe D twobuchelsand Huog the Hy Unie tine we up all the of water Lthink we tirew abou Water on the fre altogerner, ‘there pails were slat Dike topet the apiuial cages, There were the Uniber of pails ob the cages ob the other side of the building, but the fire Was betwee the cages anid we cowil oot get at the palls. After throwing on 81) Ove water within we went to work to Rave the Eiritles, “The Dre had reached their cage by this tlm Bnd we foliud 1¢ UMpossible to save any of thom, Neb M.the ight Watehinan, gave the alsrin {n tive street After be had gotus all Up, and while we were at work With the buckets of water.” We were fhally devou out by the Qoiies. Twat the tart one out of tho building The firemen lust reached tere wa 1 got Out MI. BAKAUM'S NEW ORLEANS DISASTER, It ts somewhat remarkable that Mr. Barnim’s anch show in New Orleans has also been sub- ted to disaster, Last week the loton which Was located was inundated, and considera- damage was done to the properties, A new however, was speedily procured, and the is again Sourishing, THY PINE MARSHAL'S LATE REPORT. With reference to the extract from the Fire rshalsteport published in yesterday's SUN, ir SH. Hurd, one of Mr. Barnum’s managers, ays that on the two occasions when the Fire Marshal visited the hippodrome he (Mr. Hurd) Urged him to point out apy apot where he thought it possiite fora fre to happen, ‘The tn- terests of the management, Mr, Hurd told him, demanded the utmost caution, adding that they were not only lightly insured, but that no. could compensate them for the loss of the lection of animals, Mr. Hurd says that to avery stion wt the Fire Marshal he called the rs attention, and that the 4 Drepared to testify that every defect pointed oub Was lusibediately remedied. —————— CURISTMA The Now York Juvenile Guardian Society Gay, sui gave The Ply us beetUl prescule, such ae Ureasee, tlockiige, shives, aud 6taW Is Warden ‘Tracy and after giving the int ntendent Gardnor street Jail a suit mis DanQuel Yerteriay, Iuvited Chee ttichde 4M te Hyerything In the city denoted a well-observed stuies yesterday, Business geuerally was euspeade Nounes of worslip Wore thy ustal Norm adulwiue Ue eVENIDg partes Were Well attended, James Shevlin, keeper of th Kings county penitentiary, eave the qieuners a Christus dinnee Featerday, At the Rayiiout street jail, aud other pu ‘ jobs, eat d diuiere were given tothe Huunates Yesterday Warden Finley of the Tombs gave the four hutuired prisouers ti tis Charge. ® wood diane I) of turkeys aud other fowl, benition vegotabl Han Photneay 1a Wesley Nicholsente heartity Edward 5, Stuaes ordered his diuber frou Delwousey @ JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN, boli, 1 Liverpool, is in The rismen'’s club of this city will pro cute all oitenders for selling Yeuisuu centrary to law alter Whe lat of January Yosterday afternoon Prof, dames KR, Wood and Dr. Ramon Aiabile ceased, Mr doh By St broken leg in plaster of Paris tu Bellevue Hosplta! Yesterday the conductors and drivers of the Broadway wud Seventh A Katto eave (he statter, Mire AD. Lucke, w beautiful poll wate, Mud Chath, Valued at B20) Mee. Mla vered the presvhtation aires Karly yesterday morning Omocr Hurty discov= Witham: Crum tying Mem ny at Janes oth Oak street police atetion, Suottl) alloc is arrival Where he dirs: Jatenpereuce In Harry Hill's Theatee last night, after the opted eh tging. ned dauciig, Mr. Grave, the wrestler, ae TE aie daw iit doner Laie, After two sounde ta wehicewch won e tall, africa of Mr Grace eee eit gsc that tue Tavorite Would turuw Lau ite wou'tue $20 4 the prisoners 1 Ludlow atreot jail ‘tre nve meibers of the Natioual Guard uf Who were conumeltted om COnrts. Martial WAT } ice of military duty" and hu fartueat of ee. The men are Mit poor, aid wt to jail by ihe oMcers of the Diath, Bighily hd Kleventh Regiments, ot hve ‘ental The clerks Ub B80 tiperintende: Christ shvet gating tp withee ott” heh warru' |