New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-12

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", No. $50 Congress street; Christian Month
Iy, No. 10 Lendall street; Flag of our Union
weekly, No. 63 Congress street; Gleason;
Home Circle, weekly, No Al Summer street
Good Templar, semi-monthly, No. 2
Congress street; Literary Companion
weekly, No. 47' Summer street; Ma
sonic monthly, No. So Kilby street
| New England Postal Record, weekly, No
% Congress street; Oliver Optics Magazine
weekly and monthly, No. l49 Washington
street; Pathfinder Railway Guide, monthly,
| No. ) Lendail street; Pilot, weekly, No. 10
franklin street; Shoe and Leather Reporter,
week. y, No. 48 Pearl street; Student and
Schoolmate, monthly, No. 203 Washington
street; Sunday Courier, No. 81 Congress
street; Llttleton's journal Of Horticulture,
monthly, No. l6l Washington street; Trans
cript, daily, No. $50 Washington street;
Watchman and Reflector, weekly. No. Isl
Washington street; Waverly Magazine,
weekly, No. 50 Lendall tsreet: Yankee
Blade, No. 32 Congress street; Youths Com
panion, semimonthly, No. $50 Washington
street.
BosToN, November l0-A meeting of
prominent citizens was heldin the City Hall
this evening, Mayor CASTOR presiding. at
| which encouraging speeches were made and
| energetic action was urged in order to allie
viate the sutferings of the needy as well
as for rebuilding the burnt district.
Numerous relief committees have been
| appointed, Of which William Gray is chair
| man. The committee will hold daily ses-
| sions. A bureau of relief was also organ
| lied, and ex-MayOr NorcrOss was appointed
| treasurer.
BosToS, November 11.-Work in the
newspaper Offices is done by lamps and
| candles.
The fears of rekindling of the city are
ended
| The insurance offices report losses as fol-
| lows: Firemen's Find, of California, 50, 1876,
| 600; Commerce, of Albany, $45, 900, Queen, of
| London, net 100000, Ktna, of Hartford,
| $600,000. These offices will pay in full.
North British, Hartford, Phoenix and Ma
tional report that all their policies will be
paid in full, and they will continue business
A general visit to the Boston insurance
| offices this morning reveals the fact that
| they have been hardly able to do anything
toward estimating and determining future
steps.
The firms burned out, caused by gas ex-
plosons this morning, were James Smith &
Co, r. II. Stern s. Co., w. r. Storms g.
Co., on Summer street; Shreve, Crump g.
Lowe, corner of Summer and Washington
streets; Wheeler & Wilson in the same
building; Stephens dry good store, on
Washington street, slightly damaged
building in Central Court, occupied by
Crosby, Moore & Foss, fronting on Wash
ingtOn street, was burned down. There
was injury by water to the store of Palmer,
Jacobs & Co, on Washington street.
James Tullcy was arrested by soldiers
early this morning, while setting fire to
buildings on Milk street.
The funds of the sub-treasury were re-
moved from the Exchange to-day TO the
custOmhouse. A file of marines from the
navy yard escorted the treasure.
The postotfice is temporarily located in
Faneuil Hall. Postmaster Burt does every
thing possible under the circumstances to
facilitate the distribution Of mail matter
Gilmore has placed the Coliseum at the
disposal OF parties wanting place to store
goods.
The inner safe of the Freeman's Bank, re-
garding which there was considerable anx-
iety, has been opened, and the contents
found safe. The outer safe fell from the
second story and broke hole in its side,
and the depositors' trunks, with their valu-
ables, are all destroyed. The bank will
probably lose nothing.
The vaults of the other banks with their
contents are safe.
The books of the Hide and Leather Bank
are, however destroyed.
1t is impossible to give anything like an
dtCuI dIt: VI oven du approximate report OI
the insurance. Some of the largest firms
have had no time to look over their policies
At an informal meeting of the leading in
.surance officers to-day, a statement was
made that losses would be nearly all paid
in full.
Propositions are being urged for the MAX
ing of new street lines in the burnt district
and for the erection Of q Merchants Ex
change building.
4 comTnit t+pp haG hpoo aDnOin+a1 +n och
the general government to purchase the
burned over lot adjoining the new post !
Office for charging that building; also to
request the Massachusetts Senators and |
Representatives in Congress to secure the |
passage OF an act Of Congress allowing the |
same drawback on building material as was |
allowed to Portland and Chicago.
The committee of twenty citizens has
voted to request Governor Washburne to |
call a special session eff the Legislature to |
authorize the city of Boston to issue a suf- |
hclent amount Of seven per cent bonds to |
aid the sufferers in rebuilding the burned |
district.
Joseph Burr, of Dorchester, and George |
Smith of NepOnsit, came to this Citv Satur-
day evening to see the fire, and have not |
been seen since Saturday evening, when |
they were in the vicinity Of Chauncey |
street. 1t is feared they have been killed |
by falling walls.
The Spectator furnishes the following re-
liable list OF losses: American, New York, |
$50, 900; American Exchange, $40, 900; Arctic |
100000; Black River, $25000; Brewers and
Matters $4,000, Capitol City none, Citizens,
New York 600, Columbia 5000, CITY |
of New York $4,000 Commercial $50, 1000,
Eagle none. Gebhard S22, 800, German
American 100000, German1a $3.50, 900,
Glen's Falls $4,000, Greenwich 100000, |
Hamilton none, Hanover $27 500, Harvard |
none. International $30O0O0, Jefferson |
$4,000, Kings County 5000 Lafayette
$50,0 600, Long Island none, LOrilard $50, 900, |
Market 100000, Manhattan $4,000, Mocha
MICS $4,000, Mechanics and Traders S25, 900, |
Nassau none, New York Equitable 81, 800, |
New York none, Pacific $4,000, Relief $780,
600, Rutgers none, Standard 1857 900, Star
$l50,00O, United States $4,000, Williamsburg
City SlUO,000 Liverpool, London and Globe
5 ,639 500, Washington, New York, 100000;
Farragut $29 900, Commerce $4,000, Fire
mems 1922, 600, Republic 5000 900, Import
ers and Traders $32, ,000 st. Nicholas $780,
900, West Chester SIS 900, Manufacturers
and Builders none, Exchange $15,00O
American Central $4,000, Farmers, of New
York, $4,000; Lancaster none, Penn
sylyania Underwriters $4,000, Niagara
Tradesmen $240,000, Traders, of Chicago,
S30,000 Commerce, ofAlbany, 1000; Alps
S34, 600, New York and Yonkers $70,000
Lancashire $l25,000, National, Of New York,
Sl4,000 Fnemen's Trust $4,000, Amazon
$50, 900, Triumph $50,000, st. Paul Fire and
Marine $4,000, Franklin, Of Philadelphia,
$500, 900; GiraId $4,000, Globe $1,000,
hontauck $4,000, A1tna, of Hartford $780,
700; Hartford $550,000, Connecticut 100000,
)00 Phoenix, of Hartford. S450000.
All the prOyidq0ca cOmnaDiaS cav +bor-