The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-01-04

BrRNtNo OF rHE STEAssnrp GEoRdH
WasniNsror -T,rlL Drerrrc1ios ~ vsssEl Asp
C,,ao-Lose $50 eO0-A abo.t ten O'Clock on
m1nday nisht Tho steamship Georfe wAshingior,
laying al FER ~. p, North RIVER was discovered
W he on FIRE The vessel belonged 70 n. y. from
| vel A. Co.'S l.no o! Srx York and New Orleans
hcautra hud tsd arrived ~ This port on Friday
lhsi from The latter city, freehtod with seven hun
| dred tnlcs n coticn, between two thousand and
u r,n II ousnnd barrels Of four and full oaro of
a,4or ed merch and.ze None Of the freight ks1
4 tcen lardch but the work of disohsrging cargo
". n have commenced yesterday morning. Al
| me tine mentioned the FIRE discovered amid.
shirs, md soon -rread With graf rnrldty. The
| frr department were quickly On tie spot
, hn the fano', tntng tho cotton, soon
rendered ~ dssiruct.on Of the vessel inevitable
| From tho eng nc room, where he Ere Is supposed
70 ave lrignatel, II SON spread W the main hatch
and thence to tho rigging The burning Of The rg-
~ endangered the safety n ether vessels laying
near, and streams Of water were constantly fep,
playing upon them. By two o'cloh IN tho morn
ing the vcssel wa. burned N the waters edge Tho
exact amount of l1's is not - ss,rtAnei, but is
roughly stated IN tho owners at ,hrec hundr"i
| VI oufhl uNllAFN Vu wv NFNA hnA AN' H'iiA'NFN
thousand on cargo The extent 10 which thi, 10
covered by insurance docs no, ye, sppear.
| FIRE-About 81 O'Clock on Monday even
ing Ere broke out In the stable, 1913 Pearl street,
tclouging TO William l.. Northsn, owner II q coal
| yard opTauiic, which resulted in damage o. $500.
Tho 1re wn caused By the csrelc-sncv n drunk
| en- man who liz his pipe in tho stabiA and the
sparks falling among the hay. set ere IN IL While
INC ere was IN progress fgh, occurred, which 10
was thought would 10 scriUIs Several pistol
shots were bred and considerable hghting with ma.
lures arms alone. Several u too helgorcuts were
arrested and lcgcd In tie Station House Of the 4.h
precinct, One u them, nsmod John sny1en, was
arrested while firing of a revolver and smother,
nhmod James Mar, while in tho acI q welding "a
a1o, will which hi meant To- sirike -oneb ,dy over
his head. Chief Engineer Decker ordered two e.
gnes to Re locked up until The decision NJ the Fire
Commissioners before whom tie case vii lie in
me,ilately tried, shall liz made known
| LARCESiEs.-On Monday morning, man
named John Perkins, United States printer, Nv
ing a. ~ whi.a street. was arrested, charged with
stealing buffalo roho Of the value Of go from tho
coach Of Timothy oBricn q 2g5 Pearl IT. About ? y
O'Clock, colorcI man named Richard Mills 4. <
cnrnAp, wss arrested for stealing bracelet Of the
value Of 1900, the property Of Mary A. Digger, o.
| 40 Ieo,ar,l s,,.., Roth Article. ware rccov.,.,
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hooItfs o'eio k'D.vid WALTON oil "'ndsor Locks
Ct, who is here On VISIT N his brother on Dsvi1's
rJ.rd .,,..,.d AID oo,,,i.iro, ., ,vo i.tt..
namcl ha'he snih aud b'Ha shaw' "Scihcr WIN
two mon named Mcbride and Gordon whom he &C.
..i ~ .,..i,,, 400 49,, nj. v..,, -, AZ IL,
eu''H VI '''''us ~ '.'"' NV WV ''''A' s'' III
Hartford money was found on Cor ion, which the
| cornplansnt said was similar 10 the money he Dos
ses-.d before the rubbsry
CRY GOVERNMENT PoR s65.-ORGASIzA-
| IIor oT Boru RRASoHEs op rnr CoMsoS C,rS.
ou-Ma JOINS ELscrrp President or rnH Roam
o. .n.. - - On, me-, 90
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CouSoILhBS.-Tho Board Of Aldermen Tor 1851
| eonyon.d nj tl. CITY Hail AT 10 O'clock NJ on Moo.
a -. 49, r,. -,
Gay oh moton' A'uo''nHn rA''oy W" e'S'"i
| President pro. tenn. Mr. Kelly moved that the
| Board procoed 10 elect . President hy ballo4.
| Mr.. Otuwell moved " amend by declaring M.
Jones President Of the Board, by soclamston. rne
amendment prevailed.
| Mr.. Jones took the chair, thanking the Board toi
| tho honor ,hsy had done him In cectng hum tC
preside over their deliberations. and called att-n
lion TO the financial condition Of the city, FOR which
he snld, tho Common Council was only partially
responsible
IL A COMMITTEES from the Board ot Counclnen wor
, | announced, who INFORMED the Pr sdent that III
, BOARD hsd organized and ready g. rcce an
| comm unie alton thai me Board Of Aldermen nigh
have 70 mako.
On motion, David A. Valentine was elected Clerl
Of The Board, Henry L. Wright sergeant-at-Arms
and William Walsh asn slant
Committees were sppointo1 to wait upon N
Mayor and the Councilmen, and inform them Of n
| organisation Of thc Board.
the Board his pleasure al their heing 80 eA~ly an
:, readily organized. and expressed his wishes 10