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The New York herald., 1872-11-12
The French Parliament Reassc mbled
In Session.


The members of the French Legislative
Assembly reassembled in session, after the
recess propagation, at Versailles yesterday.
The representative attendance was unusually
numerous, there being scarcely a vacant seat
in the Chambers hall at the moment Of the
official opening of the sitting. The leaders
of the more powerful aud distinct political
parties Of the hour were present. Citizens
the Duke dAumale and Prince de Joinville
were in their places, as was NJ Royher. with
his Bonapartist affiliations, and M. Gambetta,
with his notions of democratic progress onward
toward the perfection Of the radical red idea
of the republican system Of government
His Excellency President Theirs appeared
pronounoement of the seasonal power. The
presence of the Chief Of State was hailed on
all sides with cheers. The regular organiza-
ton of the Assembly for the transaction
of business will, it is hoped, be COM
pleted to-day. The Duke de Broglie and
M. Marc Girardin are spoken of as likely to be
offered, one of them by the party of the Right
for the position of President of the Assembly
in place Of NJ. Grevy. There is political eau
GUS and, apparently, very active canvass for
the attainment Of party power, SO that the
proceedings are likely to become quite ami
mated within q few days. The sentiment
generally prevailing among the members, re-
publicans and monarchists alike, appears to
be healthily national for the sustainment of
the democratic form of rule, and strongly
opposed to any experimental tamperings with
the constitutional principle which was vindi-
Gated by tho French nation against imperial
ism, and which has been cherished and
nurtured by the French people to its present
power of recuperative vitality under very
dangerous and most disheartening circum-
stances.
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TRIPLE S HEE T.
New York, Tuesday, Nov. IL, 1879.
THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents of the
Herald.

tTHE GREAT FIRE IN BOSTON CAUSES OF THE
INSECURITY OF GREAT ClTIES"-LEAD.
ER-SIxTH PAGE.
BOSTON's CONFEDERATION FURIOUS STRUG-
GLE WITH AND CONQUEST OF THE
FLAMES BOSTON AND CHICAGO FIRE
MEN AND SOLDIERS EXHAUSTED VIVID
DETAILS-SEvENTH AND TENTH PAGES.
RAvAGES BY THE FIRE MAP SHOWING THE
AREA OF THE FIRE AND THE PRINCIPAL
LANDMARKS THEREIN-THIRD PAGE.
THE CURRENTS OF BUSINESS AS AFFECTED
BY THE BOSTON DISTRESS IMME-
DLATE AID FOR THE sUFFERERS FINAN-
CIAL AND INSURANCE INTERESTS But
!, SLIGHTLY AFFECTED NEW YORK'S PRE-
CAUTION-FoURrH PAGE.
sBULI.s" AND 'BEARS" AND THE GREAT CON.
FLAGRATION! A TUMBLE AND SMART
RALLY IN STOCKS: THE REASONS FOR
THE BUOYANCY: EFFECT ON THE FOR
EIGN MARKETS: THE FAILURES-FIFTH
PAGE.
EUROPEAN CABLE TELEGRAMSI THE BOSTON
TIDINGS AFFECTING THE LONDON MAR
KETs: PREMIER GLADSTONE ILL: BOWLES
BROTHERS. FAILURE-SIxTH PAGE.
GRANTS NEXT CABINET: THE CHANGES CON-
TEMPLATED-SxrH PAGE.
GENERAL MEADE's NTERMENT: THE DIsTIN.
GUISHED MOURNERS AND THE CEREMO-
NIES-EIGHTH PAGE.
BROOKLYN'S POISONED TEA CASE: VAN
SICKLE FOUND GUILTY-ALLEGED MUIR
DER BY A BROOKLYN CAR CONDUCTOR
FIFTH PAGE.
DR.. ECHEvERRIAS LETTER ON THE WARDS
ISLAND TROUBLES-BUTLER'S SEIZURE
OF CoNTRABAND-EIGHrH PAGE.
THE BELMONT AND DERBY ART COLLECTIONS
DARING BURGLARY-EIGHrH PAGE.
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2 The ORIGIN OF OF THE FRE.-As from small
acorns great oaks do grow, SO it is that from
most trifing causes widespread calamities are
oftentimes derived. One account OF the Bos-
ton fire traces its origin to an overheated fur
mace in the basement of building on the
corner of Kingston and Summer streets. This
of itself might have been insufficient to pro-
duce conhagration, but as there happened to
be an elevator way above the furnace the
draught therefrom famed the heat into
blaze, which very soon communicated to the
floors above, and the rest is sad and fearful
history,
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The Boston Post Hopeful.

The Boston Post comes to us printed on o hall
sheet, with its usual pleasant column OF GAN Sorts"
and editorialy expressing Its congratulations In
the midst of the ruins Of Its material edifce that
the destruction is no greater. Says the POST
se ~ Tck ana a1u o tc ~
merchandise, there Is yet remaining even
to the greatest sufferers an energy that
will wrest benefit from the fiery trial. Among
the causes OF thankfulness discoverable even
In the midst Of such trouble Is the compare
tive immunity from personal suffering that has
been experienced. The fire was SO closely confined
to the business portion Of the city that while eat
ing up the millions of property with every advan
tage In its favor, IL touched few dwellings and
turned out few families into the Streets
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THE FIRE AND THE WALL STREET EXCITE
MENT.-As usual in such extraordinary cases,
the first reports Of the losses at Boston prove
to have been greatly exaggerated. The total
losses will not exceed one hundred millions,
and may fall as low as seventy-ive millions.
Of this sum the insurance companies Of New
York city and State will have to pay nearly
fifteen millions and the English insurance
companies about as much more. The res,
falls upon the Boston and Eastern companies
and some few Philadelphia and Western COM
panies Wall street and Broadway will stand
their share with only few bankruptcies
and avert the impending panic.
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shipwreck In the North Channel and
Loss OF Many Lives.
PREMIER GLADSTONE.
The Chief Of the British Cabinet Irvalided by
Illness.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

LONDON, Nov. II, 1872.
The Right Honorable William E. Gladstone, Pre-
mer OF the British Ministry Is confined to his house
by an attack Of Illness
Mr.. Gladstone is sixty three years OF age. He has
been engaged actively in public life In places OF
high ofical trust, at intervals during the past
thirty eight years, having discharged the duty Of
Lord Of the Treasury in the year 1ss4a5. The Pre-
mer has been and Is most laborous worker-so
much so that 1t has been anticipated by his most
intimate friends of late that his constitution would
soon develop appearances ofphysical impair.
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THE CONTEMPLATED CABINET CHANGES.
Making UP the Slate for the Next
Te1m-Harlan's Anxiety and the Col
ored Candidates. Confusion.

0reO ConO1OAto's OOnAUSlOhs
WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1872.
The Boston fire has but momentarily inter
rupted the anxious discussion here Of the changes
through every grade Of oicial position that to
mark the opening OF the second term OF the Presi-
dent. In the inferior places there will be but little
movement, but as the grades ascend to Chief of
Bureau the prospects are brighter Tor the aspirants
for place. With respect to the Cabinet the Presi-
dent will be subjected to no other embarrassment
than that Of satisfactorily dlsposing of the retiring
members without displacing other oGlcials who ex-
pect to retain their positions. The certainty as it
Is admitted to be in the best-informed circles that
all the present Cabinet except Secretary De-
lano and Attorney General Williams, will be
counted out with the present term, makes
the task of placing such as require suitable ofces
outside the Cabinet matter OF difficulty.
Secretary Fish is said by his friends to desire
nothing beyond the retention of the cordial friend
ship subsisting between himself and the President,
and the kind treatment Of the personal and political
friends on whom he has bestowed Offices suited to
their capacities. Secretary Robson, who desires
to go abroad covets vacant foreign mission, but
will permit none to be vacated expressly to make
place for him; and Postmaster General Creswell
is said to be willing to take anything that an
ex-senator and Cabinet Minister can take
with propriety. There is absolutely no rea-
Bile data concerning the successorship to the
Cabinet Offices soon to be vacated by the
present incumbents, the President evading ali
attempts to smoke him out and manifesting no
disposition to take anybody into his confidence
except those Immediately concerned, it being
doubted, even by friends, II he has exchanged
word with anybody as yet on the subject.
Senator Harlan is known to be anxious for a seat
at the council board, and II he cannot get the State
Department, will be content to relieve his fellow
Iowan at the War department, But the most care.
full inquiry fails to indicate anything in favor of his
prospects, and it is known that he Is personally
disfavored, and must count on his assumed poti.
cal strength and party services In the last session
and during the campaign for support to his preten-
sions. But to get the War Department he must be
acceptable to General Sherman, as the President,
with so many to choose from, will unquestionably
be careful to put nobody over the Generain-Ch
who cannot establish and maintain the same per-
sonal relations that exist now, and must continue
to exist, between the heads OF the War Depart
ment and the army. The c0lored aspirant for
Cabinet honors has met the fate that has befallen
the long line OF white predecessors whose "cIamsr
and chances were prematurely advertised by
themselves or partisans, his name being only men,
toned with derison and his selfasserted rights
repelled by the Presidents friends and the local
politicians OF his own color.
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Precautions Against Fire In New York.

Public attention is just now thoroughly
aroused to the necessity of adopting additional
precautions against the danger Of an extensive
conhagration. We have been startled from
our fancied security by the fate that has be-
fallen Boston, which was supposed to be
better guarded than even we claim to be.
Now that the reliance of Boston on its admira-
bly, organized Fire Department has proved
calamitous, we begin to be alarmed lest we
also have been resting our hopes on an equally
rotten foundation. The suggestion which we
advanced yesterday that the Fire Department
should be authorized, in cases of pressing
urgency to blow down buildings where it
might be considered necessary to check the
progress of fire, has been taken up by the
meeting of citizens held at the Chamber of
Commerce. In view Of the experience gained
at Boston the desrableness of attaching a
section Of engineers to the Fire Depart
ment cannot be questioned, and we hope
this reform will be at once carried
into effect. But this precaution can only be
adopted in view of extreme cases such as
fire making Roadway in spite Of the efforts of
a well-organized fire service. Now we hold
that, while it is well to be prepared for the
worst, we can avoid the necessity OF having
recourse to heroic measures by utilizing all the
means at our disposal for subduing fires before
they can make such headway as to endanger
the safety of the city or any large portion of
it. Our position, surrounded by water, gives
us such facilities for fighting the flames that
we need have no fear of the result if only we
will use the advantages which nature affords
US. BY the aid of force pumps, with thor
ough system of pipes laid through the city in
all directions, we could secure an inexhausti-
blesupply OF water, which would place us in
position to struggle with effect against the
spread of fire and place us beyond danger
from failure in the supply Of so essential an
element as water.
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BOWLEs BROTHERS, BANK.
Estimate Of the Losses Sustained by the Failure.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

PARIS, Nov. II, 1872.
The liabilities OF Messrs Bowles Brothers, Amerf.
can bankers, who have suspended payment In this
CITY, amount to $50O,0O0.
The losses viii fall-as has been specially reported
already to the HEBALD-chiefy on American tour
ists who are now travelling in different parts OF
Europe with drafts of the house In their possession
for payment OF expenses.
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Shop Girls to the Rexcue.

One OF the stores burned was that OF W. II. Allen
4 Co., dealers in dry goods and trimmings, ZIG
Washington street. Two girls, who are employed
in this establishment and live in Roxbury, discov
cring the danger from the fire, gained access to
the store and, OF their own accord, secured laces
OF the value OF 100000 and took them safely to
R0xbury.
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The Merchants Meeting for tho Relief
OF Boston.

The Merchants Meeting for tho Relief
OF Boston.
A large meeting Of our prominent CONNER
oial men was held yesterday at the Chamber of
Commerce in relation to the Boston catas-
trophe. The heartiest sympathy and most
effective assistance were profered by the mer-
chants Of the metropolis to their Massachu-
setts neighbors who are sufferers by this ap-
palling and unanicipated blow. It was de-
cided to appoint committee to consider what
measures can be devised for the relief Of the
distress resulting from tho enormous destruc-
ton of property, Of books and papers, and the
interruption Of trade. This committee will
probably report their plan at the adjourned
meeting to be held to-day. The sentiment ex-
hibited by this assemblage of the substantial
men who give tone TO the commerce of New
York was of that noble and generous sort
which only was to be expected All were
anxious to do promptly, yet with the utmost
delicacy and prudence, oil that is possible for
one great body of wealthy and enterprising
merchants to do to soften blow which has
crippled neighboring community OF Like
kind and help to repair its damage New
York stood beside Boston last year in helping
Chicago. To-day she will not be wanting in
efficient assistance to Boston in reconstructng
her trade And while they thus show gen.
erous sympathy with a stricken neighbor our
merchants look wisely to their own combus-
tible warehouses; and repeat inquiries SO often
suggested by the HERALD as to the feasibility
Of building our own city more safely and fur
nishing 1t better appliances for controlling
fires. If the fearful lessons from Boston and
Chicago find New York prudent and teachable
she will s'out Of this nettle danger pluck the
flower safety by adopting means by which
she may avoid similar calamity.
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THE MEXICAN TARIFF.
MATAMoRos


BY order OF the supreme government the tarlfr OF
1856 for the importation OF merchandise to the
interior remains In force until the 3lst OF Decem-
ber, 1872, and the privileges Of the Free Zone have
been fully restored,
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The Funeral Of General Meade.

The remains of General George G. Meade
were inferred yesterday at Laurel Hill Gene
terry, Philadelphia, as will be seen by our
report in another part of the paper, with all
the honors becoming the distinguished soldier
and hero. General Mcdowell, commanding
the Department Of the East, had charge of
the arrangements and carried them out in q
fitting manner. President Grant and Generals
Sherman and Sheridan, besides number of
other heroes of the war, both military and
naval, and host of eminent citizens, attended
the funeral. We need not go over the details
Of this last and sad ceremony, as they are told
in our columns this morning 1t is proper to
say on this occasion, however, that the,
grief over the remains of General Meade,
both of the public and those who knew
him personally and of his companions in.
arms, was profound. Not only is General
Meade's name embalmed in the memory
of his countrymen for his long and important
services, and particularly for that crowning act
of his military career, the battle of Gettysburg,
when at the most critical period of the war he
turned the doubtful balance in favor of the
Union, but also for his noble and pure char
acter. He was the model Of a gentleman, and
one of the best and highest types Of our Ameri-
can civilization and institutions. In manner
he was simple as a child, yet so noble, digni-
fed and lofty in principle that he would have
done honor to any country in the world, what
ever its form of government or however ele-
waited its social system. He had such delicate
sense of duty and propriety as high officer of
the army that he was careful not to obtrude his
political views though no citizen could be
more patriotic, and few, perhaps, knew what
were his political opinions. No prominent
man. probably, had fewer enemies or was more
generally esteemed. The nation has lost one
of its most renowned servants and best citizens
when scarcely beyond the prime Of his life, and
may well mourn over the sad bereavement.
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!. .sti-sss.I:.s WAR DEPARTMENT,
Orrrrr or ruE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICEl

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. FL Al N,
Synopsis Jor the Past Ttcentp.tour HotiTs. ~
The barometer has continued to fall from Lake
Ontario to Virginia and over the Middle and East
ern States with southwesterly to southeasterly
winds, cloudy weather and rain; In the South
Atlantic and Gull States variable south!
eastery and northwesterIy winds and partly
cloudy weather, with occasional rain, and
the former prevail; In the Northwest and thence
to the Upper Lakes and Lake Erie and 70 the Ohio
Valley southwesterly to northwesterly Winds
partly cloudy weather, with light rain in the Ohio
Valley and light snow In the Upper Mssssippt
Valley.
The barometer will rise in the Upper MissfssippH
Valley and thence over Michigan and TO the Ohio
Valley, with cold partly cloudy and clearing
weather; In the Gulf and South Atlantic states
clearing and clear weather, with light variable
winds: on the Lower Lakes and thence to Wess
Virginia clearing weather, with northwesterly
Winds: in New England and the Middle States
southeasterly to southwesterly winds, cloudy
weather and rain.
The weather fn This City Yesterday
The following record will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty.four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day OF lass
year. as indicated by the thermometer ut HudnuCS
Pharmacy, HERALD Buildings
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THE BOSTON PREssoy THE CONFEDERATION.
'-sse n-sss.s sIrs. -,.&,,
Miss Christine Nilsson Again n Loser.

MISS christine NILSSON Again Loser.
The buildings on Otis street were uniformly
handsome and were substantially built of granite,
four stories in height, with Mansard roofs. Every
building was thoroughly destroyed and not a trace
Of the streets former grandeur remains. 1t is an
interesting fact that the two stores on this street.
Nos 70 and "a. owned by Miss Christine Nilsson,
were burned. Miss Nilsson waaS heavy loser by
the Chicago fire arv
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GERMANY.
Premier Bismarck's Plan for Q Reorganization
ofthe Prunian House Of Peers.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.

BERLIN, Nov. IL, 1872
His Excellency the Premier, Prince Bismarck,
mas forwarded memorial to His Majesty Emperor
william, advocating the immediate reorganization
OF the Upper House Of the Prussan Diet, and it Is
stated semioficiauy that the suggestion will prob
ably be adopted.
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The utmost good order prevailed throughout ow-
Ing great deal to the presence Of Captain Nell
waine, Sergeant Combs and twenty men OF the
Twentieth precinct.
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e N GIL A N D.
The Boston Fire Report News Circulated on
Change and Its Effect on the
Money Market.
sHIPwRECK AND LOSS OF LIFE.
rElEeAAms 70 TINE NEW york HERALD.

LONDON, Nov. II, ls7a
The Stock Exchange quotations report, datod &C
halfpast eleven O'Clock in the forenoon, to-day,
reads az f0llOws:-The news OF the fire in Boston
causes dulness In the money market. United
States fve-twenty bonds, 1868, old, 9Ok; 1S67's
s2k; ten-forties, 81; new fves, ss. Erie Railway
shares, 40.
SENATOR SUMMERS HEALTH AND PREPARATIONS Fos
HOME.
Senator Sumner has left London to visit some
friends in the country before his departure for
home. He will sail ON Thursdays steamer from
Liverpool for New York. His health is slightly in-
proved.
ShtPwreck In the North Channel and
Loss or Many Lives.
LONDON. Nov. H. 1872
vessel named the Mauritius has been lost In
the North Channel, or Port Patrick seaport town
Of wigtown county, Scotland, and twenty three or
the persons who were on board drowned.
1t is not known exactly whether the unfortunate
wreck Is the ship Mauritius, which cleared from
Glasgow in the latter part Of October for Den
erara, or the steamship Mauritius, belonging to
Dublin.
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FRANCE.

Parliamentary Reopening Of the Session Of the
Legislative Assembly-President Theirs
and the Chief Political Leaders
Present-Party Caucus.
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1slEsaAMs TO THE new YORK HERALD.

PARIS, Nov. H. 1871
The members OF the French Legislative Assembly
reassembled In session. after the recess pr0r0ga-
tion at Versailles to-day at the hour of half-past
two O'Clock In the afternoon. The parliamentary
attendance was unusually full almost every menu
ber Of the body being in his seat.
ROYALIsTs, RADICALS AND REPUBLICANS.
Their Highnesses the citizens Duke d'Auma!e and
Prince de Joinvile were present in the House at an
early hour, as were also M. Rouher, ex-Mnister Of
State OF Napoleon; M. Gambetta and other promi-
nent politicians and party leaders.
THE PRESIDENTS ENTRANCE.
His Excellency President Theirs entered the
Chamber soon after the formal Official opening Of
the sitting.
The Chief OF State was received with cheers by
the members generally.
PROSPECTS OF LEGISLATIVE ORGANIZATION.
The Assembly will probably choose its President
tomorrow 1t Is rumored that the Right will pro-
pose the Duke de Broglie or NJ. Marc Girardin for
President in place Of M. Grevy.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS AND NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL
RESOLVE.
caucus Of the republican deputies OF the party
of the Left in the Assembly was held yesterday at
Versailles
An expression of opinion was made. from whicn
1t appears that there has been steady growth OF
repubicanism among the people Of all the depart
ments oI FRANCE, Wills tne prelects anu inagls-
trates have become more and more tlnctured with
anti-republicanism.
The Deputies resolved to wait upon President
Theirs to acquant him with the condition OF afrairs
and to request such onicial action as will bring the
people and their representatives in the Legislative
Body into closer relationship.
The republican members also resolved to oppose
by all means in their power and as strongly as do
the monarchists the adoption OF any constitutional
reforms by the present National Assembly.
Press Approval OF International ArbitraS
tion as o Means OF Publication.
PARIS, Nov IL, 1872.
The Temps newspaper) Of to-day contains an
editorial warmly praisng the English governments
for continuing recourse to arbitration as the means
of settlement OF international disputes.
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING
BowERY THEATRE. Bowery.-coUSrnRrET; Or
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third st. and Eighth
UNION SQUARE THEATRE, Broadway between Thir.
teenth and Fourteenth streets-AGNEs.
OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. between Houston
and Bleecker sts.-ALADDIN THE SECOND.
FIFTH AVENUE rHEATRk. Twenty-fourth street.
MusETM grSaawaz ns ExsSGns Thire st.
wALLAcKs THEATRE. Broadway ana Thirteenth
sreet-OUR AMERICAN COUSIN
THEATRE coMIoUE, s4 Broadway.-AlADDrs No.
ONE.
BOOTHS THEATRE Twenty third street, corner Sixth
avenue.-kERRY-JEssIE BROWN.
GERMANIA THEATRE. Fourteenth street. near Third
av.-INsPEcT0R BRAEsI0.
MRS F. B. coNwAY's BROOKLYN THEATRE
SARATOGA
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC Montague St
GRAND CONCERT.
BRYANTs OPERA HOUSE Twenty third St. corner
9Th av.-NEGRo MINsrREIsY EcCESrnicIrY. &c.
rs BROADWAY, EMERsoN's MINsTRELs-eRAsD
ETHIOPIAN EccEETRIcITIEs
WHITES ATHENEUM. oS5 Broadway.-NEcRo MIN
srRKIsY, &c.
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE. No POI Bowery-
GRAND VARIETY ENTERTAINMENT. &c. Matinee at 21s.
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELS, st. James Theatre,
corner OF 2Sth ST. and MrSsTRKIsY
sTEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth st-CoscERr OF CHAn-
DER Music.
BAILEY's GREAT CIRCUS AND MENAGERIE, foot
oi Houston street, East River.
IRVING HALL, corner of Irving place and 18th St
AEcTuRE "PoLARizEp LIGHT AND IT'S PAENoMKNA.'
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR, Third av, between esd
and Gath streets
NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 6ls Broadway
SCIENCE AND ART.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway. between Houston
and Blocker sts.-ALAppIN THE SECOND.
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BOwERY THEATRE. Bowery-CoUYrERrEIr; OR,
TRUE FALSE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE, Twenty third st. and Eighth
ay-RoI CARoTTE.