The Portland daily press., 1871-11-09
NEW YORK.
Eleven FIJI emcn Buried by Falling
sTun

New YORK, Nov. 8.-Daelham & Funch ,
piano factory in Tenth Avenue was burned
this morning. While a number OF hremen
| were engaged on one side of the building "a
putting up ladders TO carry up the nose, lne
| roof fell in causing the side walls 70 fall over,
buryihg eleven firemen in the ruins, The nfe-
men and police Immediately worked to clear
! away the ruins aud faaly rescued them ahvr,
| though two are believed 10 be fatally ln]ureu.
Assistant Engineer Rhodes was one OF me u,
| jnred. The building was owned by j. T. nan,
! who was the owner of the piano factory on
Thirty 81 eth street which fell and killed several
| people last year. The falling of the building
| extingusbed the fire. Llss on the factory
| $4,000 Insured
The Grand 4e.ult.
New York Nov S-The excitement over
election has subsidized and to-day is quiet
Johnson, dem. is elected TO the Senate IN tne
18th district, making that body stand "a rep 10
dem. Including one TammaDte, Iweeu. t ,n
the Assembly the republicans have aoou' III
majority.
Ex-Governor Horatin Seymour is defeated
by Thomas c. Field by 1341 to 22l5. oamuei
j. Tilden has $500 majority. AlecK freaI'
Tammanyite, has Is majority in Ion district,
with one precent to hear from. Han, oeui ~
elected in 21st district
The City OMte:s.
Curtis and Sedgwick, republican an reform,
are chosen Judges oil the superior court over
majority over Ledwith is early Al 600.
Fraud Charged.
In Brooklyn Powell's majority is ,339 over
Booth, while the latter beat kalbheisch o,ilo.
The Chairman of republican Committee OF
rooklyn has called meeting for to morrow
to take measures to contest alleged frauduieht
elections
1t is stated that in the 18th ward the vote ex-
ceeds the number of male residents.
Runners about Tweed.
1t is rumored that Tweed has resigned the
Commissionership of Public Works. 1t looks
probable, but another report that he left for
Europe in the steamer Russia is uniounded, as
he was seen in the city hours after the vessel
sailed though he was not present at the meet
ing of the board of apport:onment. This was
attended ony by Hail. Sweeney and Green,
and the raising Of $1,000 600 ON the park inn
provement bonds at per centswas authorized,
the excise comm ssioners were required to de-
post to the credit of.the board the money re-
naming on hand. The papers in the case of
Tweed were returned by the sheriff to the
attOrney-genersl's office tor amendment.
The Thieves to be Crushed.
Charles O'Conor stated to-day that Fields
would be arrested as soon as found, as the COM
mittee of seventy are fully determined to crush
these men. There is not much likelihood that
Fields will run away.
Repcaters 10 be Punished
Measures will he taken by the Refor m Com
mittee 10 arrest those accused of violating cleo
ton laws, enga sed in false canvass of votes
and who refused almittauce to the polling
booths of watchers appointed by the commit
tee.
Women Vote.
Mrs. L. D. Mansfield, lady principal, and
other ladies of Rocklaud Institute at New
York voted yesterday.
ispecie.
The steamer Russia took S91, 900 in specie.
Not 10 Besigs.
1t is denied that Tweed has resi- gned or in
tends to resign
Moses H. iGrnuell and wife sailed in the
steamer Russia.
Another Presidential Ca ndidate.
Since the election the name of Charles
o. Conor is suggested among the democratic
cency.
Returas Corrected.
Hall, Tammany Democrat in the 2l.t asse NJ
bly, district, was defeated by Whitwe.l DOME
cratic reform and Republican.
Arrived steamship Cambria from Hamburg.
Vote for Aldermen.
The complete vote tor aldermen in this civ
stands Tammany, AZ sol; anti Tammany, ~
372.
The Republicans fred 100 guns to night oyer
the result of the election.
The New York Legislature.
ALBANY, Nov 8-The journal legislature
list stands as follows: Senate Republicans, "a;
Democrats, 6: Reform Democrats, g Assem-
bly,, Republicans, 80; Democrats, 49, Reform |
Democrats, 8.