The New York herald., 1872-11-11

were threatened and the proprietors moved much
OF their property, but the inconvenience thus
caused VIII not prevent the papers from appearing
tomorrow. Not single hotel was destroyed, al
though 1t was at one time feared that Youngs,
Parker's the fremont and the United States and
the surrounding and Intervening smaller ones
would 20. The two churches named above were
the only ones burned or damaged. Wright Pot
ter's State printing establishment was the largest
OF its kind In New England The western Union
telegraph Company, fearing that their once was
to 60 with the general multitude, moved out at
about four O'Clock, and have since established
themselves In the Boston and Albany, and Boston
and Providence depots. No arrangement has as
yet been made about mails; but probably the Post
master win prove himself equal to the emergency.
THIEVES, THIEvING AND PLUNDERINd.
There was Of course armies Of thieves and
plunderers everywhere, and although upwards OF
nve hundred have thus far been arrested, probably
not one quarter OF the vultures have been dis
covered. The station houses and the Tombs are
all full, and in many cases where the depre-
datlons have been Insignificant, and the depre-
dators young. The plunder has been taken and
the plunderers set at liberty. This has been
absolutely necessary to-day on account OF the
crowded state OF the station houses, but tomorrow
secure quarters OF sunicient capacity for oil
Offenders viii be provided.
ATTEMPT TO aARRQTE THE PRESIDENT OF TIE
COMMON COUNCIL.
Early this morning, while Mr.. Dickinson, President
OF the Common Council, was on his way home nom
his law office, with some valuable papers enclosed
in two bags he was accosted near Boulston street
by three men, who ordered him to surrender the
bags. Being possessed Of considerable pluck, Mr..
Dickinson decided to do so, whereupon one OF
the fellows grabbed him by the collar and
made an effort to gar0tte him. Mr.. Dickinson
kicked the fellow and started on a run. The ruff
nan continued to hold him by the collar, however,
until police oicer appeared, when the latter was
informed OF the state Of the and requested to
put the man under arrest. The 0f1icer, although
knowing the President Of the Council, said the
man was all right that he could vouch for him,
&C., and declined to arrest him. Mr.. Dickinson
thereupon took the officers name and number
and Q complaint will probably be made against
THIS GUARDIAN" OF THE PEACE.
One OF the members OF the Police Committee ofthe
Board Of Aldermen states that from his per-
sonal knowledge many fremen deserted their
posts and ran home with goods removed from
buildings. When charged with this conduct they
replied that they had received permission to re-
move the goods from the owners. The Chief was
informed of the transaction and he peremptorily
ordered the men to remain at their posts
under pain Of dishonorable discharge from
the department. The officers Of the Charlest0wn
Police Department volunteered their services early
this morning. but exhibited reluctancy to per-
form any labor Upon being asked why they vol
unteered some OF them replied that they came
here to see the fire. The Chief Of Police had subso.
quently, under instructions from the Police Com
mittee Of the Board of Aldermen, ordered these
parties outside the lines. About two O'Clock, when
the fire got into the rear Of some large boot and
shoe houses on the west side Of Pearl street, and
there was not the slightest hope of saving the stock,
the crowd rushed n broke open boxes and cases and
helped themselves unfortunately to shoes and
boots No one objected, and the general impress
sion seemed to be that the stock had thus better be
distributed for private than utterly destroyed.
The articles carried or by the box and armul,
and many sat down on the curbstones and donned
| the new leather on the spot.