, 1872-12-19
NEW YORK.

NEW 1OhN.
The Greeley Statue--Eather BurIze.-
No Erie DiVidend--Eke1eased from
Jail -- Tho Italian Immigrants -
Railway enthusiastically Deposits.-
Coroner's Inquest on the Fifth Avc-
nue. Hotel Fire--The Stokes TriuI.-
The Defence Of Simmons, tho MUIR
dcrer-.Jay Gonldss Proposal to the
Erie Kailway-.A Big Sale OF Ocean,
Cable Stock.
Special Despatch to 7he Chicago Tribune.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-Cyrus ". Field, to-day,
completed arrangements for the purchase Of
about SO 900, 900 in the stock of the New York,
Newfoundland j. London Telegraph Company,
SO that he will hold handsome ma
jority Of the whole capital. He buys out
the entire interest Of Moses Taylor, Marshall o.
Roberts, Peter Cooper, Wilson J. Hunt, and a
considerable number Of smaller holders. The
money will be paid tomorrow. The price is 30
cents On the par value of the stock. The three
! millions costing two millions seven hundred
thousand. The stock Of most OF the gentlemen
who have sold stands them in at about 30 cents
on the dollar, go they make handsome profit.
Mr. Field is understood to have bought for d
with the English company owning the cable be-
tween Ireland and Newfoundland
ITO the 4Ssociuted Presa.]
NEW YORK, Dec. 18.-ar. England, OF the
New York Sun, has abandoned his purpose Of
raising funds for the Greeley statue, and offers
return Of the money to the subscribers.
Father Burke, last night, delivered lecture
in reply to the last words Of Mr. Froude, before
an i1nmensely-crowdeda audience in the Brooklyn
Academy of Music.
Numerous cable inquiries were received here
yesterday from London concerning report that
the Erie Company is about to declare dividend
upon it's preferred stock. It is given out. how
ever, that the meeting OF the Directors Of Erie
The character and responsibility Of the COM
| mittee Of gentlemen from the several States
who have in charge the proposal to erect statue
| to Mr.. Greeley is regarded BY the press here as
q guaranty Of the success of the work.
| Bertrand and Cook, the lawyers who we're
| recently arrested at Hoboken on the charge Of
! fraudulent real estate transactions, have been
released upon consent Of the party who origin
| ally made the charge against them.
The italian Consul here publishes commune
|. cation on the immigration Of his countrymen to
| America. in which he Says that he considers the
| temporary expense of supporting the Italians
! here as good Investment, as the average capi-
I tai OF each immigrant more than counterba1
| ances it. The Cousel suggests that il this
country does not want the Immigrants here, it
had better give notice in Italy of the hardships
| incident to coming here. This advice, he says,
would be respected; whereas, coming from the
italian Government, it would be suspected. The
President Of the Commissioners of immigration
said, at meeting yesterday, that the immigrants
we're honest people, and not brigands.
A Systematic series of thefts from the Penn
sylyania Railroad at jersey City has been broken
up by the arrest Of the pilferers.
from an interview with the City Chamberlain,
published to-day, 1t appears that not dollar OF
interest has been paid upon moneys and deposits
in various banks to the credit OF the city since
December last. Four per cent On these deposits
1sva1
An inquest was commenced to-day, by the
Coroner, over the bodies OF the women suffo"
Gated and burned by the fire in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel on the night of the 9Th inst. Fire Marshal
! must have been endeayoring to e1tingtlish the
flames fifteen minutes before public alarm WAS
given, and James u. AIcGregor, Superintendent
Of Buildings said that, in his opinion, sudocatio
was the cause Of the death Of the girls and that
if they had time to reach the window they could
have escaped by the door. Captain Burden,
Commandant of the Police Precinct said he
went to the hotel Immediately On the alarm OF
fire being sounded, yet he did not learn Of the
deaths Of the girls until or half-past o'clock.
| Mary Grove said she saw the flames entering her
room (505), and the fire did not originate in that
| room, as has been frequently stated.
The funeral of John F. Kensett took place. to-
day, from the First Presbyterian Church, and
was numerously attended by his friends and as
Tie second trial Of Edward s. Stokes for the
murder Of Fisk began this morning, Judge
Boardman, OF Ithaca, being the presiding
Judge. Three jurors we're obtained to-day.
| Stokes told reporter yesterday that IN the ne"
| trial he will prove that Fisk YVES armed on the
day of his murder, and also satisfactorily prove
| what was done with his pistol subsequent to the
shooting.
Judge Ingraham, to-day, denied stay Of pro-
| ceedings in the case Of King, the murderer OF
| O'Neill, but granted a commission to procure
testimony in England. Kings trial follows that
| of Stokes.
| The defence OF Simmons for tho murder Of
| Duryea will be that he was in paroxysm OF in
| sanity when he committed the act, having been
excited to frenzy By Duryea's taunts and the
| knowledge Of his straitened money condition.
The Consul OF Denmark in this city acknow-
lodges the receipt OF 93 541 for the relief OF the
t sufferers by the recent inundation in Denmark.
| Six thousand rix-dollars have thus far been re-
mitted. Mail reports indicate the suffering to
be greater than has been stated, and further con-
! tributionB are solicited.
The proposition to settle the claims OF the Erie
| Railway against Jay Gould by his paying So,
| 00D, 600 to The Company, will be discussed at q
| special meeting OF the Board Of Directors to-
| morrow morning.
The property Of S. n Pike, in Cincinnati, is
| valued on the Auditors books for taxation at
S796. 900. It is probably worth 81, ,225, GOO at
private sale. The greater portion Of it is in the
Bu1rett House and Opera House. The remainder
consists Of eight or ten dwelling houses.
Fatal EXPl OSiON-