The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-20
BOSTON.

BosroN, November l0.-The specia
session Of the Massachusetts, Legislature
called In consequence Of the Boston fire
conyened to eeay. The lGovefnotb mes
ages hFief. 30 expresses the hopa tha
legislation viii be confined 70 .mat.or
growing out Of the recent calamity, Ant
suggests Gs topics for consideration The
proposed loan OF the credit Of the city tC
parties who rebuild; rechartering the In
surance companies; amendment Of the
betterment act and building laws, and The
payment OF tho soldierD called out q
guard the city. BIS Bdggestlola afe zen,
orally nhSrmony With the recommenda.
tions Of the citizens Of the Commonwealth
and OF the city government
The loSs by the hre on, State street last
night was 800, ,O00.N o 4
The frst days session Of the Lsgisla.
ture has been mainly occupied In receiV.
Ing petitions for amendments 10 insurance q
charters and the appointment OF commit.
tees. The old South Society applied Tor
leave 10 sell or lease It's church property.
Tho city Of Boston applied for leave to
Issue bonds; also for q law regarding the
erection OF buildings. Leave was asked
to introduce bill 10 incorporate William
Gray, Obs Norcross, William ClAain,
George G. Richardson and others as The
Boston Merchants Exchange, with leave
TO hold 100000 IN real estate. An order
was adopted to consider the expedieucy
OF providing better protection to parties
hAliauinU IhnTna aalV,aa 1aatraI &C.,
The funeral Of the late VIM. Farrel,
the foreman Of hook and ladder COM
pany who was killed at the great fire,
took place 10 day from the 1st Universa-
lists church, Highland. There was a
large Rttendance, including members OF
the city government, delegations Of 6re-
men, Odd Fellows, and friends of the de-
ceased.
The Citizens Relief Committee have
made report In which they say the mum,
Der Of applicants for aid has been about
one thousand; Of which we think three
fourths are headsof families. In our jndg.
'nent i've thousand persons are represent.
ed inthese applications. To those residing
In the burnt district who lost their houses
the committee are furnishing such as
have taken other quarters with furniture,
bedding, stoves, iuel and groceries, the
latter sufficient fOrimmediate wants. To
such heads OF families who were employ.
edin The district and who resided else
where, gfoceriea and fuel have been
given, and In some cases money TO pay
rent. There are many applications from
unmarried men and women who lost their
employment as well as tools by the FIRE,
ami were leit without any means Of sup.
port Tho Committee have referred all
such Tor employment 10 the Committee
appointed for this purpose, and In some
cases where necessity appears urgent,
have given money sufficient 10 pay
weeks bnard, and have gwen orders tor
tools. The committee find the number
Ol mechanics and laboring classes who
suffered by the late fire to be much larger
than they expected. and at present there
Is an increase lrather than a falling of In
the number o! applications. We estimate,
when the cases already In hand shall have
been investigated and passed upon, the
sum OF $4,000 will have been expended.
How much longer these applications will
continue, remains to be seen ybut 1t Is evi.
dent the losses have been much under.
estimated in the department OF labor, and
it setms certain very large calls will con.
tlnue 10 be made for the assistance, and
means larger than now appear available
will be required to enable the company
to continue the work AS II is now being
done, Il Do AF - III VI aE 81 NJ
Kidder, Peabody SO. have given
$12 600 TO the police fund for the benefit
OF invalid officers, and the families Of
those deceased who are In need.
VIM. Gray and other prominent citi.
zens recommend Otis Norcross for Mayor
OF Boston, o. the best manto meet Sthe
requirmehs Of the city. .Atthis time the
Journa! and Transcript endorse Norcross.