The Portland daily press., 1871-11-16

RIVER HEAD, Nov. 15.-The brig reported
ashore at Morchies is the Caroline Grey of
good position and may be got off. So
Onc Mere Russian Vessel.
NEW YORK. Nov 15.-Anothcr Russian yes
sci has appeared in sight from the Highlands.
No doubt it is one of the vessels Of the fleet ac-
companying Alexis.
The Cholera.
Commenting upon the case of steamship
Franklin the Sanitary Committee of the Board
of Health to-day made report upon the chol-
era. reiterating their former recommend ations
to authorities and citizens and asking for thor
Ough application of precautionary measures
They say the streets still in dangerous
state OF uncleaulness and direct the Sanitary
Inspectors to INSTITUTE proper measures of re
lief. The Secretary OF War is condemned for
his refusal to require returns to be made to the
Board of contagious and infectious diseases
among troops at forts within the city limits,
and to enforce peedful sanitary ordinances and
regulations. Eighteen assistant Inspectors
were appointed to attend to vaccinations in
view of increase of the small pox. There were
eleven new cases of cholera to-day among the
Franklin's passengers. The hospital ship
Delaware has gone to the lower bay.
Suicide of n Former Resident OF Maine.
lafayette Fisk, wis committed suicide in
Brooklyn this morning, was native of Maine
and was formerly wealthy. He has been in
sane for a long time. He assaulted his wife
this morning, who escaped him, when be re-
turned to his room and stabbed himself 10 the
neck. He then shot himself z and went to
the roof of four story dwelling aAe plunged
headlong to the pavement. s'
"DanserOus to Life.o
The City Sanitary Inspector has submitted
to the Board of Health report stating that
seven persons were killed in the past twelve
AID street; denounciDg the depot as dangerous
to life and urging that the company be COM
PEELED to sink its track ten sr twelve feet below
the roadway or to place gates at all the street
crossings. The matter was referred to counsel.
Heavy Losses In Hudson.
In Hudson city. New Jersey, the damages
were fearful, the loEses amounting to 500 900,
among the property destroyed were the car
buildings OF the North Hudson Railroad Co
at Union Hill, with six cars, involving a loss
| of S20,0 600.
The new Hotel at Greenville, valued at S15..
600. was completely wrecked.
Various other buildings were destroyed OF
| damaged.
Suspended.
Wood Brothers, carriage manufacturers,
| have suspended payment but the business is
going on and the embarrassment is believed
temporary.
The Grand Opera House was slightly dam.
| aged by fire to-day.
Tho Brooklyn Election.
The Board Of Csnvsssers in Brooklyn re-
port that only two Democrats were elected on
City Ticket, Mayor Powell and City Treasur-
err Sprague. The Republicans have all the
About one hundred employees Of the Brook
Ign water board were discharged to-day.
The Gale i'm New York.
Tho gale last night lifted the roof from the
| four story brick building 359 Water street and
threw it bodily into the building. Pier "a East
river was seriously damaged. A she'd and a
large quantity of lime and cement belonging
| to john L. Lyons were destroyed at the foot Of
| 18th street, Brooklyn. Loss S12, 900; insured
| for $4,000 in the Esna, Hartford, Continental
| and North American Companies. An un-
known schooner was sunk near the Atlantic
| docks, Brooklyn. The crew were saved.
Tho Tobacco Lobby.
The Executive Committee Of the National
| Tobacco Association has arranged to hold its
next annual meeting Dec. 9th at Washington.
The most important business will be the settle.
ment Of the question of tax on tobacco.
| .. Various Matters. ,r
The Lord Bishop of Lichfield sailed for Eng
| land in the Java.
GEN. Sherman and party expect to sail In the
The inspectors Of the Pacific Mail Company
| election declare Clewes and Lock wood inelis-
BILE as directors, not being stockholders in their
| individual names There was, therefore, a
/
new election is probable.
MAssACHUsEKTs
Boiler Explosion.
| Boston, Nov. 15.-The boiler in Ryan's grist
mill, in Walrham, exploded yesterday, fortu-
| nobody but nearly demolishing the mill and
carrying away portion of a dwelling house
near.
Reavy Gale.
| A strong south east gale is prevailing here.
No marine disaster is reported as yet. The
strong easterly sale has produced unusually
high tides flooding cellars and Easements on
some of the wharves.
| Accident to a Bath Ship.
| Ship Arity. of Bath, which left Boston,
! Monday, for Savannah, was caught in the gaze
to-day of Marbehead, and anchorng IN tne
| channel below that port, she commenced 70
drag anchors when her masts were cut away
to prevent her going ashore. No other dam
age. The steamer Charles Pearson VIII Tow
| her to Roston for repairs.
interruption of rains.
| The high tide on Chelsea Beach and vicinity
TO day temporarily interrupted the passage VI
trains on the Eastern railroad track.
Arrest of she Alleged Murderer OF Aa'e
Leehan.
1 Michael Cusick, who has figured as witness
| in the inquest into tie murder OF Kate L.e-
| han, was to day committed to Jail as the muir
| derer. The evidence against Cusick is At prss-
| ent withheld by the coroner except that be was
known to be in the vicinity when the girl was
| murdered, his contradictory statements and
failure to account for himself at the time.
Great Loss of the Gloucester Fleet
The loss Of the Gloucester fishing feet the
| present season is greater than any previous
year, and the number of lives specified exceeds
that of any other year except that Of 1862
| Twenty-Five vessels have been wrecked, sunk
there was $50 3l6 insurance, nearly all, how
| ever, on the mutual plan One hundred and
thirty-six fishermen lost their lives, forty-fve
| left widows, and upwards of ninety children
were rendered fatherless. During 1870. the
number of vessels lost was 49,; value $73. 500;
! insurance $50,495; number oil lives lost IS.