Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-08
TELEGRAMS. &c.

The fire in New York Saturday nighk de-.
stroyed the third, fourth, and fifth stories of
the large building, ~ Crosby street, occupied
by Nogt Co, porcelain and glass dealers,
whseh Is fully covered by insurance. The two
lower stories were occupied by G. G. @ unther
as fur ware rooms. The damage by both fire
and water is abont S5O,Gv0. The buiIding was
owned by Gunther, and. together with the
stock insured, was valued at $4,000. The
sra' ks set fire 10 wooden railing on the cave
OF ST. Patrick's Cathedral, on the corner Of
Mott and Mulberry streets, which sooa spread
to the roof, and thence TO other parts of the
building, sosn reducing 10 TO ashes Many Of
the paintings and other valuables were saved.
The loss is SI51.UU0, which Is covered by in. !.
surauce. Many large frescoes and the large
orran were destroyed. The cathedral was
built in 1911. M A. "a
The steamer George Cromwell, from New
Orleans. arrived in New York yesterday
having on board the crew and passengers O
the steamer Daniel Webster and also the crew
OF the schooner Mime haha- The Daniel Web
ster was from New York, for Mobile, and en-
countered a heavy gale, causing her to foun-
DER. off the coast of Florida, OF the Sd of Octo.
Der. The Cromw we'll took off all the passengers
and crew while the Webster was sinking No
lives were lost. The crew of the Minnehah a
were picked up at sea on the 5th inst, having
abandoned their vessel. The brig Mary Ellen,
from turks Islano, reports falling in with the
brig S'romness, from Wilmington, for Port
au Prince, with all hands sick She wanted
no assis lance, as she WAS only 30 miles from
Turks Island. I. .......
The political excitement in Philadelphia is
more intense than for many years. Saturday
night there were riotous proceedings IN
varioEs parts OF the city. The Democrats held
general mass meeting in Broad street. and
We're not molested; subsequently a portion of
them adv need towards the Republican head
quarters, against which threats had been made
during the day, and were attacked by crowd
of people armed with clubs and put to flight
In tbe afia:r one man was shot. Later, AZ a.
white Boys in Blue" made a demonstration
against the headquarters Of the Rep u blican
soldiers association; the police came on the
ground, and being pelted with bricks. drove
their sssaiiants several squares, after which
the city became quiet.
Colonel Stencil, Of Texas, and Colonel Bing-
ham, OF Alabama, constituting a loyal delega-
tion OF Southern loyalists, arrived at Caro-
Ill. Friday, ,and attempted to speak at the thea
tire In the evening, but the crowd made such a
disturbance the speakers could not proceed
Mayor wilson went on the stand when Stencil
was trying TO speak, and urged the people TO
preserve order or leave the house at the same
time stating that he had no sympathy with the
meeting; but his advice was disregarded and
the meeting broken mp. The crowd continued
their noisy demonstrations until after mid
nignt, one OF wnlch was the tearing down the
national flag from the poruco of the theatre
The steamship Santiago de Cuba, from New
York, on the goth of September for San Juan,
Nicaragua, returned there yesterday having
experienced severe gale on the Sd instant
She was struck by heavy sea at a. m, which
her crew. 1t also started her stern rudder.
and swept away part of the house on deck and
caused the ship 10 leak very badly. The pas
sengers were put to the pumps, and remained
there until they reached New York.
On Saturday night shooting ARRAY occurred
in public house in the eastern part of Balti
more resulting in the death of a man named
Benz. +. Jones, and the wounding of George
Goodrich and John Betz, the latter seriously.
man named VIM s. Richardson gave him
self up as the party who hal fired the pis toll
claiming TO have done SO in self-defense the
coroner's jury subsequently discharged him
fhefafray grew out Of political excitement
The Eastward bound car of Adams Express
Company, on the Ohio and Mississippi rail-
road, was sntered near Seymour, on SATURDAY.
night. the keys taken from messenger and a
safe rified. One Of the three safes was thrown
from the cars, and afterward found In the
woods, unlnJured. The total loss is from
twelve to fifteen thousand dollars The com
pany offer liberal reward for the arrest OF
the thieves.
There was considerable excitement in Mon
treal about the the sult of the billiard match
between Dion and McDevitt. Betting was little
wild at first, but about tive to one in favor of
Dion as general rule. McDeyitt made the highest
runs, but Dion played more equal throughout
MeDevitt's highest runs were 46, 1853, 226. 3S:
Dion's, 121, GO, 166, 25S A few minutes after
midnight the game was concluded in fifty eight
Iuns-Dion, 1,5OO McDevitt, I,27l; majority,
226.
Last week two young ladies, Miss Hattie
Hewitt and Miss Theresa Heath, were struck
by the steamboat express train going East, at
Amsterdam, N. Y. They were standing on the
track at the time, waiting for a freight train
passing west. Miss Hewitt had both her feet
crushed OF and was other wise seriously in
jured The other lady Is not badly hurt
The Hon Elijah Hise was Saturday elected
to the U. S. House of Representatives from the
third District Of Kentucky, to supply the va.
cancy occasened by the death of Hon Henry
Grider. MT Hise defeGted Colonel Hawkins
by a large majority.
The six-oared match Saturday at Youkers
between the Atalanta, Columbia, and GuIick
Club boats, resulted In the victory of the
Gulick. The distance was five miles Time.
IS minutes ..a-
A United States steam sioop- Of war from st.
Thomas arrived at quarantine at Boston Sat
urday, with twenty i've cases Of yellow fever
on board. One man died. She is supposed to
be the Monongahela-
Augustus Dickens. brother OF Charles Dick
ems, the novelist, lately in the land depart
ment OF the Illinois Central Railroad died al
Chicago, Friday, of dysentery.
The New Orleans Ficdyune does not deny the
statement of giving it's adhesion to the consti-
tutional amendment, and yesterday morning
republished that document