The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-17
NEW YORK.
Fire i'm n acknowledgements Railroad
for Broadway--serious Fire i'm Liberty
strect---sArfest Of John M0rrisey, and
others.

street---sArfest Of John Morrisey, and
others.
NEW YORK, Dec. Is.
A few minutes after o'clock last evening
loud explosion was heard in the basement of
the Compton house, situated on the corner of
Mth street and Sd avenue, when the cry of fire
was raised, causing scene of great confusion
IN the hotel. The proprietor of the house (Wil-
liam Compton) and boarder named Oliver
Miller ran to the store room, which thew found
wrapped in flames, and the occupants of the
Kitchen completely cut off from escape. Both
MIR. Compton and his companion made strenu-
Gus efforts to extinguish the flames, but failed
in doing so. AT this juncture the 18th Pre-
clnct Police arrived on the scene, and lent
great assistance in rescuing those imprisoned
in the kitchen, as did also the firemen present.
The origin of the fire is unknown at present,
but it is supposed to have resulted from an ex-
plosion of gasoline, fluid used in the night
lamps, but what caused the explosion is not
owing to his injuries. The flames were soon
extingulshed by the firemen and did not ex-
tend beyond the basement.
The State Senatorial Committee, which has
been IN session here some days on the city rail-
road question, adopted resolution YESTERDAY
recommending underground railways for trans
porting passengers along the route of Broad
way.
Two more distllleries were seized yesterday
Dy government officers here. Not more than
oWSl'o aio OCiiiS uOW.
The Ma, Ors nomination of William II.
Murray for Street Commissioner, has been re-
jected by the Board of Aldermen
The Board of COuncilmen have adhered to
their action making the price of the lower
Postoffice, $5O0,OOO.
About T. M. yesterday fire broke out on
the third floor of building No. Ill Liberty
street, among quantity of straw and other
packing material The flames spread with
great rapidity through the building, causing
tie destruction of the third, fourth and fifth
hoors. The first second and third floors were
occupied by Mackay Brothers, as a wholesale
earthen ware and china store and they sustain
loss OF $4,000, partially covered by insurance.
~ nne fourth and ffth floors were occupied by H.
ID. He!mendinger, boot dealer, whose loss in
insurance -
The outbound steamers of to-day take the
following amounts of specie America for Bre-
men, $500, 900; City of Paris, $271 900; Europe.
$446OO0 Total $1,0l7,0OO.
A printed report of the committee for the re-
lief OF Portland has been issued in handsomely
printed pamphlets ct A pages.
The sale of pewsin Rev. DIR. Chapin's Church
5th Avenue, continued Friday evening. The
9BgSn Mgnest price pad for a seat, over premium,
300, was No. 46, knocked down to Horace
Greeley, the price of which was $780,.
John Munroe 8 Co., bankers in Wall street
were yesterday robbed by a clerk, who has es-
capped, Of $4,000 in gold bonds.
An order has been issued for the arrest of
John Morrisey, Benjamin Wood and a dozen
other lottery dealers, on complaint of Nelson
Z. o. Dell, cooper, who deposes that within
the past two years he has lost the sum of $35,-
GOO at the lottery and policy shops kept by the
defendants.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.
The brig Arabia, arrived here this morning
from Arichat, G. B.. reports, Dec 13, noon, lat
403O, long. 6955, saw one of the ocean yachts
showing blue flag with something white in it
and having house on deck. 1t is supposed to
be the Henrietta, which carried blue flag.