Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-11-14
FROX NEW YORK.
Condition OF the Insurgents IN Cuba
Insurance Rates OF 1870 Adopted
by the Board OF Under
writers.
Mansard Roofs Condensed by Insurance
Companies Boston Losses Prob
ably 0Ferrated.
Probable Causes OF the Spread Of the
Boston Fire Attributed to Marrow
Streets and Blowing up Build
ings with Powder.
New York Considers a Similar fisita'
tIOn 10 that City ImpOSsible-COn-
densed Summary OF General
News.

NEW York, November ia dis
match from Havana states that visitor
10 the HEADQUARTERS Of the insurgent,
.AgramoDte. reports that there are sew
er.iI ,Fhire men among his troops, and
rhatcloiEinE and ammunition are scarce.
V5,i~ arms are in good condition. Pro
visions are abundant. Agramonte and
his men were opposed to the reelection
of President Grant.
Ara secret meeting OF the Board of
Fire Underwriters, yesterday, a resOlu-
zion was adopted making rates Of insu-
rance conform TO those Of 1870, which
are understood 70 be an advance on the
present rates from ten to fifteen per cent.
Tine subject Of Mansard roofs was re-
farref TO a special committee, who, it is
expected, viii declare uninsurable all
huildings, dwellings excepted, that have
the Mansard roof constructed Of other
than fire-prOof material.
Insurance men are becoming more
cheerful. and believe that the losses by
ne Boston fire will fall below the esti-
mates Of Monday, which, they say, were
uIgcsd high enough to cover all risks in
tha burned district. The salvages, it Is
thought, will be considerable.
General shutter, OF the New York
Fire DEPARTMENT, concludes, from an in
suection Of the burnt district, that the
great fire was in consequence Of delay
uf the firemen in reaching the scene,
awIug 10 the uarrOwness Of the streets,
which made it impossible for the men
10 work efficiently, and the great heat,
which in open spaces prevented the fire.
men approaching the burning buildings.
He agrees with Chief Engineer Dema-
reu. Of the Boston Fire Department, that
destruction Of buildings by gunpowder
tends rather TO the spread Of fire than
otherwise.
The people Of this city are assured
ra.-e IS no likelihood Of q similar
calamity befalling them, because Of the
abundance Of water, and the superior or
gauization Of the fire department. Two
new reservoirs are building, TO contain
nine hundred acres Of water, in addition
10 the present available supply.
Judge IngersOll denies that his de-
ci-iou in the IngensOll complaint has
STAYED of the ring suits, as charged, and
ssv- il only strikes out what O'ConOr
declared in his argument had no bearing
Ou the case.
4 species of dropsy has attacked a
number Of the diseased horses through
ont the tity. 1t is surmi5ed that the
swelling Is caused by poison lingering in
the system.
igmodoreVanderbiIt's horse HAIoun-
tain Boy'' is not dead.
The District Attorney elect has de-
ci8ed TO take up all filed indictments for
homicide and proceed 10 trial. The
bondsmen are mainly local politicians.
This decision has caused quite acOmmO-
tion In town. Some cases are Of long
standing.
Tie sale Of the Belmont collection Of
foreign paintings has thus far realized
eighty thousand dollars.
senator Brownlow claims the election
Of eight Republican Congfessmen out Of
ten ia Tennessee.
Charles W. HoOvey, a Boston mer-
chsut. has been arrested in this city,
charged with obtaining in 1870 fOrty-five
thousand dollars worth Of liquors from
Cummings & CO., Courtland street, by
false representations.
There were offers Of bonds to-day
amounting to 3, $50, $50, at 1l2.42 to
Il8.47. Government sold one million,of
gold to-day at from 1I2.42 TO ll2.98.
Shipments Of gold to-day, nine hundred
thousand dollars.
The police Of this city have been in
formed that KnOwsly Hall, the country
seat Of Earl Derby, was robbed Of con-
siderable quantity Of jewelry, October
l5th.
The suspension Of Stanfeld, Went
rth & Co., dry-goOds and commission
.,-Eiauts Of Boston and this city, is
lu0Unoed.. II is expected they viii
-une soon.
1t is reported that the Naragansett
aamer company demand forty thou
and dollars from the National govern
meuJ for damage sustained by that
steamer by c0liiding with a sc0w moOred
ia Hell Gate, and II the demand is re-
fused suit will be commenced.
Il i- estimated that two hundred and
fifty thousand sides Of leather were
burned in the Boston fire. Prices in this
city have advanced considerably. Un-
finished leather has advanced ten per
cent, and sole leather three to six per
cent further advance IL expected in
the u0urse Of the month. Sheep-skins
are Eeld at high prices. Thirty thousand
pounds Of wool, including manufactured
w1gIens, were destroyed by the fire, and
.Ls price here has advanced ten per
cent, and is expected to 90 higher.