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The New York herald., 1872-12-27

from the hospital to the station house, but at
neither place had there been anything heard OF
the girls. She
MADE TIE -FOUR OF THE RUINS,
but no one could allay her grief, and as smaller
children we've awaiting her az home she was re-
luctantly forced TO repair there. Mrs. Donoho is
q widow, her husband having been killed by fall
from scanold two years ago. Her two older
girls were her chief support. her other children
being all very young and unable to do anything for
themselves. The people who live near Mrs. Den0h0
speak in the highest terms Of the TWO girls and the
deepest sympathy Ii manifested for the unhappy
neither In her great affifction.
lt il q strange circumstance that OF the six miss
ing girls two pairs should be slsters; but such is
the iact, the other two being Margaret and Char
lOtte Bell who lived ut 90 Avenue A. Like the
Donoho girls, the Bells were devotedfy attached
to each other; and this probably accounts for
their common destruction, AZ their brother states
that they could not under any circumstances be
separated from each other.
The search for the bodies II the weather permits,
win be commenced to-day. and every EFFORT viii be
made to clear away the debris, that the fate OF
the unt0rtunates can be definitely ascertained. IL
will however, be probably day or two before the
ruins Will be sufficiently cleared for the remains to
be recovered.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
TO PREVENT FIRES IN WAREHOUSES;.

To THE EDITOR or TIE HER4LD:-
II is a noteworthy fact that the fires 10 this city
in 1885 and 1s45, and the recent fire in Boston
were confined to the great central wholesale and
warehousing portions Of these cities The most
substantial and lofty buildings OF granite, marble,
sandstone, brick and iron were equally prey to
the alI-devouring element and inaccessible to the
best cxertions Of our well organized and systema-
tized Gre departments. These facts are patent
and known to all rejecting persons What do
these facts suggests 1t is evident that science has
not secured our property in these huge buildings
from this destroying element. Can 1t be done
/ was witness OF the fires IN our city in
1885 and 1885, and ] observed that each
one OF our great warehouses, filled with
cOmbustble goods, wares and merchandise,
was q nugc furnace, and, confined between its four
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
A FIRE IN FRANKLIN STREET.

Large Dry Goods Store Partially
Burned-The Loss Over Sixty Thousand
Dollars.
At five minutes past ten O'Clock last night fire
was discovered on the second floor OF the
five story iron front building No. l19 Frank
lin street. For at least an hour previous to
this time the officers on duty in the vicinity
smellcd the smoke quite plainly, but were unable
to trace 1t to its origin. Finally, how
ever, after a vast deal Of hunting Ofllcer
Regan, OF the Filth precinct, discovered
thick, black smoke issuing from the windows
OF the above building and without moments
delay sent out the signal. Five engines and two
hook and ladder trucks were promptly on the
THE sHIvERING FIREMEN
bent themselves assiduously TO their task. The
floor on which the flames originated was occupied
while the first noor and basement were occu,
pied by William J. Best Co., importers
Of Irish linens. The third and fourth floors were
the salesrooms OF b. A. Dyer, dealer in fancy
goods and the ffth floor was occupied by Danziger
Son, fancy goods.
Owing to the amount OF time which had elapsed
between the breaking out Of the fire and its
discovery, the devourlng flames had gained great
headway. and after battling with them half an
hour IL was found necessary to send out q
second alarm, which at once brought three add-
tional engines and truck. 1t now required but q
to save anything above the first floor would be
waste Of time and energy, the efforts of the fire.
men, the clothes on many OF whom were already
FROZEN AS SOLID AS A BOARD
were directed to saving the adjoining buildings.
This work was efectual SO much SO that the build
ing Nos. 10 and ~ and its contents suffered to
the extent only OF $1,000 principally by water and
smoke
The losses are estimated as loows:-On build
ing $10 600; Zim Co., s25000 Dyer Co., Sl5, ,0O0
Danziger Son, $4,000, and Best Co., $1,000 by
water, and Slater, $1,000.
The amount OF insurance and the companies by
whom the risks were taken could not be ascer-
tanned.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
DoGBERRY ON THE ooRoNERs JURY.
WITHDRAWING the Fifth Avenue Hots
PrODrictDrs.

WITHDRAWING the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Pr0prictors.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:--
In your paper Of this day the following appears
the verdict OF the jury in the case OF the fearful
fire at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
The jury find that Honora Ward and ten Others occu
pants OF Nos 51 and 5l3 servants corridor.
located In the attic of the Fifth Avenue Hotel came to
their death the night Of December 10 1872 by suoca
ton, and from under the following circumst The
rooms occupicd opened on corridor enclosed ct both
ends ana the means Of egress by the Of
platform staircase, built entirely Of wood Of which
the fire burning Small skylights opening into the
root and windows opening into each room, said
windows being closed by wire screens and the jury
facilitate the OF the inmates In order TO
life and further recommend that the proper
authorities be requested 10 Immediately inspect every
hotel in this city in order to prevent recurrence OF
Signed by william johnson, Foreman. and all the
jurors.
Since the publication OF the "Eibows Of the
Mincio" do not remember to have seen in print
so extraordinary o document of incoherence and
p0st-mOrtem mstiness. Is It the desire OF the
owners, proprietors and runners OF the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to cover up their negligence in bad
English, or was the jury too drunk to give any
other than the dis)0inted sentences YOU have pub
llshed3 Please let us know what the specific
orders were that the proprietOrs, as "further'
found by the jury, gave ITO facilitate the escape c'
those poor Gagged girls occupants OF rooms Nos
GIL and 513 on servants CORRIDOR
DUDLEY's NEPHEW.
NEW YORK, Dec. "a, 1872
The New York herald., 1872-12-27

and my brother Jumped from q window on
this building has been on fre twice previously
within two or three weeks; the last time was Q
week or 30 ago; the engineer told me the place
noor below us, but am not sure which; he said
that We had q very narrow escape. and that this
n %as .e me win rcne or tes
heard, and suggested that the fire escape should
be put in order, but In the hurry and pressure OF
our business II was forgotten.
TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH PAYEZ.
reside at 81 Park avenue, Brooklyn; am FORE
man o. the printing once Of i Dun Barlow CO..
third moor, paying of the compOsitors on the north
side Of the moor ! went TO their composing frames
for the day; two OF the men to my knowledge had
left and the others were preparing to go away
the presses were on the east side OF the room
thern compositor came TO me and told
me the pressr0om was on fire: / then
Se mrs! mas me to sSe
at the very spot OF the fire and threw some wetting
boards over 1t to try to extinguish it; told the
ment, that thought we could put the fire out our.
selves; at this time the noor was burning; saw
nothing else on fire but the foor, aud the names
were arising from the floor; the nre was on the
south side and between the large and small press;
got burned In the face on throwing the wetting
boards the fire; do not know how the fire origi-
mated; we were beginning TO clean the presses and
rollers, and there is more or less oil on the floors
as usual IN press rooms; there were between
time; ! suppose about Eve minutes elapsed be-
tween the time of discovery OF the fire and the
time was driven out by the flames and smoke
noticed one of the pressmen assisting me in Try
ing to put out the fire; others also assisted, but
did not take notice particularly what they were
doing; believe all our employees escaped; was
the last person out on that lioor; it was about
twenty-five minutes past five O'Clock when we dis
covered the fire; there were about three or four
At the large press, which they were cleaning, was
lighted.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
WORKMEN BURIED ALIVE.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa Dec. &C. 1872
About eleven O'Clock this morning 400 feet OF the
roof OF whitney's foundry, on seventeenth and
Willow streets, fell In, caused by the immense
weight OF snow. Work was going ON as usual, and
q number Of the workmen were buried i'm the
ruins. Michael Collins and Gilbert Kelly were res
cued with flesh wounds caused by the falling
bricks. large crowd gathered around the place.
IL has been asccrtained that no workmen were
buried IN the ruins OF Whitney's foundry EXCEPT
the two before mentioned rs rescued.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
FIRE IN FORTY.EIGHTH STREET.
Four Horses Burned

At halfpast one O'Clock yesterday morning fire
broke out In the small one story frame stable,
405 East Fory-eighth street, owned by Dan
lei Gallagher, and before any action could
be taken the structure, together with its
contents, consisting OF four horses harness,
&C., was entirely consumed Mr.. Gallagher
says he was not in the stable later than
did not leave a light there. He Is or the
opinion that some boys who live in the neighbor.
hood went into the stable during the night and
accidentally set fire to the straw. The loss he
building amounts to about two hundred dollars,
while that on the horses ana harness will reach
ST. 900.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
FIRE IN sIXTY-NINTH STREET,

A fire occurred in one OF the frame shantes in
sixty-ninth street, between Eighth and Ninth ave-
nues at an early hour yesterday morning, and
damaged the premises to the extent OF 5000; in
sured for $500 in the Lennox Company.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
A STEAMER BURNED AT HER MooRlNGs.

MILLvILLE, N. j., Dec. &c, 1872.
The steamer Helen Getty was burned to the
waters edge yesterday while ly ng at her wharf,
The New York herald., 1872-12-27

The Comptroller is paying or the inspectors and
poll clerks who served at the last election also the
claims for rent OF polling places The Assembly
districts will be paid in numerical order. The First,
Second and Third Assembly districts are ready for
payment. The whole number will PROBABLY be
ready for payment before New Years. This Is
no holiday affair, as there are about three thou
sand seven hundred OF them which are paid by
mt
The New York herald., 1872-12-27

The body OF Mrs. Bonn, German woman, who
lived at 231 South Fifth avenue, was yesterday
found dead in her room. Deceased was last seen
alive on Tuesday evening by Mrs. Barrett, living in
the same house, to whom she complained OF eel-
ing unwell. Coroner Young was notified TO in
vcstigate the case.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27

Edwin d. Haiden, man thrty.six years OF age,
by occupation clerk, who lived i'll Brooklyn, died
yesterday in Bellevue Hospital. On the 10th inst.
deceased was struck on the head by sign board
that blew down and was fatally injured. Coroner
Young Will hold an inquest on the body.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

Meeting Of the Board Of ofSupervisors- Closing
Work Of the Year-The Prompt Payment Of
City Claims-A Sharp Discussion AZ to the
Bills of Sheriff Brennan and Warden
Tracy-The Department Of Docks
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
NEW YORK CITY.

DR.. A. J. Ebell will give free lecture before the
Polytechnic Association this evening" on "The Mar
vels and Beauties the Insect World" and will ex
hibit on this occasion some OF the celebrated
elastic models from france.
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
Department or Docks.

The regular weekly meeting OF the Dock Commis-
sioners was held yesterday.
communication was received from y. A.
Amelung in reference to the crowded condition Of
the piers and slips at the foot OF Morton street,
North River. The secretary was instructed to
direct superintendent Fitzgerald to enforce the
rules In their bylaws in reference to the over
crowdng OF piers, &c.
Permission was granted to the Hudson River
and New York Railroad Company TO erect plat
form between IL and 1S0th streets, North RIVER,
upon th company agreeing TO pay rent ior the
land under water. : -
Aresolution was also adopted by the Board thae
parties wishing to dump snow nom the PIERS, &C.
must first make application TO taem Tor PERMISSION
TO do S0v
The New York herald., 1872-12-27
The Board OF Aldermen.

meeting OF this Board was held Immediately
after the session had concluded OF the Board OF
Supervisors but after the passing OF few rcsolu-
tlons In reference TO the paving OF streets the
Board adjourned until saturday next, to meet after
the Meeting OF the Board Of Supervisors.
ARMoRIEs AND DRILL ROOMS.
A meeting OF the Committee on ArmoricS and
Drill Rooms will be held to-day friday, in the
chamber OF the Board OF Aldermen, to hear evil
dencc and for the production OF papers in REFER
ence TO the recent action OF this committee as to
the leasing OF Nelson Hall for the Sixth regiment.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
Don't be too Sensitive.

There are some people, yes many people
always looking out for sights. They eannos
carry on the daily intercourse of the family
without some offence is designed. They are
as touchy as hair-triggers. If they meet an
acquaintance in the street who happens to be
pre-occupied with business, they attribute his
abstraction in some mode personal to them
selves, and take umbrage accordingly. They
lay on others the fact of their irritabiIity. A
fit of indigestion makes them see impertinencs
in every one they come in contact With. In.
nocent persons who never dreamed of giving
offence are astonisbed to find some uufortunate
word or momentary taciturnity mistaken for
an insult. To say the least, the habit IS nm
fortunate. 1t is far wiser to take the more
charitable view of our fellow beings. and not
suppose slight is intended unless the neglect
is open and direct. After all, too. life takes
its hues in great degree from the color Of
our mind. If we are frank and generous. the
world treats us kindly. IF on the contrary
we are suspicious, men learn to be cold and
cautious to us: Let person get the reputa-
ton of being touchy, and every body is nnder
more or less sonstraint, and in this way the
chances OF an imaginary offence are vastly in
creased =
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
A Little Judioious Praise,

No heart is insensible to words OF praise.
or the kindly smileof appreciation and 1One
are utterly above being affected by censufe or
blame. Children are particularly sensitive
in this respect. Nothing can discourage d
child more than a spirit of incessant fauls
finding; and perhaps nothing can exert a
more banefnl influence upon both parent and
child. If your little one through the day
has been pleasant and obedient, and you say
to him, "My son, you have been good to day, s
and it makes me happy;" and if, with morsl
than usual aHectionate embrace, you saw.
"Good night, my dear child, throb of sup.
pressed feeling fills his breast, and be resolves
on always earning such approval If your
grown son or daughter has accomplished some
difficult piece of work, rendered you essential
assistance; or have climbed some steep in
the daily drill of study; or have acquired
some new accomplishment, or added grace
or better than all, have gained the victory
over some besetting sin-acknowiedge It,
praise them for it. Let them 500 by your
tenderness the deep joy and comfort it gives
you. Thus you will create a great incentive
to right cfnduct, and lay broad foundation
for character which shall be redolent with
succulent fruit and fragrant blossoms.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
THE CONVENTION,
Remarks of Mr.. 81. M. Mathews on the
Public Debt.

From synopsis of the remarks of Mr.. II.
NJ Mathews, of the Greenbrier district, rs
given in the Charleston Courier, we take the
following closing extract:
"Virginia has borne too much and suffered
too long to incur now, for the sake of money.
the reproach of denying her honest liabilities.
She has been subjected to an ordeal through
which no other State has passed. She has
seen the lives Of her children's sons sacrificed
as they sincerely believed, to advance her
highest interests; her towns and cities almost
depopulated; the rule of the bayouet to su.
percede the reign of law. And when pros
rerity began again to dawn upon her, her
fair fields were swept by the floods of Heaven.
and thousands of her citizens again impov>
erished. In an evil hour, as if an mplacable
fate lowered over her, the walls of her capi>
tol crumbled and buried beneath their ruins
the most cherished and worthy of those whom
the war has spared to her. And now she
totters under the weight of an enormous debt,
which she steadily declines to cast off; but
with brow still as erect, her heart as undaunt
ed, and her honor as untarnished, as when in
the height of prosperity before the blighting
breath of-war had fallen upon her, her flag
reflected the light of the morning sun, or
kissed with its silken folds the healthful
breeze of her genial cline, and all within her
border was joy, and prosperity and peace.-
Though now within her halls
'Where once the Cmsars dweit,
Sit tuneless the birds OF night
yet dearer is she now in the hour of her hu-
initiation, than was she in the day of her
pride and power. Each blood>stained field
each track of desolation, the graves of her
fallen sons, her widows tears, her orphans
cries, are but so many cords drawing us to her
in the midst of her desoation.
Much have loved her in tho glorious mast.
Our lingering breath shall bess her to the last
Though sunk her sun, though all her stars be set
Aho storms and darkness reign, we love her yet.
"But it at any time hereafter. when over
whelmed with misfortune, Virginia should be
brought to contemplate with com placency the
parts OF reputation and dishonor, let her ind
in the conduct of her virgin daughter bright
and glowing example of the strictest obsery-
ance of plghted faith.
"4ou will remember, Mr.. President, that
when the Greek tragedian was arraigned upon
the charge of insanity, the sole and trium>
Phant defense which he made was the recita.
tlon OF the greatest production of his genius.
The State of West Virginia has been arraisned
elsewhere upon the charge of an unwilling
ness to assume the responsibility of her just
obligations. Let us, who are her represents
tlves,, follow the example of the. illustrious
Greek, and show in her defense upon the
completion of our work here, the embodied
sentiments of her united people, which can
leave no room to doubt her determination to
maintain in the future-as her venerable mo.
ther has at least done in the past-an unsul-
lied reputation and spotless honor"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
MIs scELLAHEoUs.
The Story of Gen. Ewell and His Wife

Mrs. -Ewell was the daughter of the late
Judge Campbell, of Nashville, aud was born
in st. Petersburg, while her father was the
representative of the government at the court
of the Gear.
In early life there was settled melancholy.
almost bordering on moroseness about General
Ewell, which impressed his army friends with
the belief that he had been the victim of some
tickle, false ones heartlesspess This. how
ever, was not the case. He had scarcely at
tanned his majority, when he first met Miss
Mary Polk Campbell, the lovely and accom-
plished daughter of Judge Geo. w. Campbell.
OF Tennessee, and a mutual admiration sprung
up between the gallant young army officer and
the fascinating belle, which soon ripened into
love.
But the fates were not propitious The pa-
rents objected to the match SO persistently
that General Ewell, becoming piaued, did
not press his suit as vigorously at the time as
he would otherwise have DONE The duties
of military life carried him to the frontiers
yet throughout all the stirring campaigns in
which he bore a conspicuous part, he carried
with him the image of his early love, dream
ing, in the pauses of the battle, of the time
when he might yet win from. the unwilling
hands of fame distinction which should
commend him to the fathers esteem
Meantime, the daughter, with that high
sense of honor peculiar to her, and flial
devotion almost without parallel, addressed
herself as best she could to the meek obsery-
ances of a dutiful life, ceasing to communicate
with, yet in secret cherishing her hearts one
idol. Another won her hand, and in her
twentieth year she married an estimable gem
tleman and settled with him on beautiful
farm near Spring Hill Tennessee.
A short time before the war she was left
widow, free to bestow her hand again on whom
she would. But she had never forgotten her
girlish vows. Through all tho stormy life of
him who first won her affections. she followed,
with her prayers and tears, her idol-her hero
who was winning laurels on distant fields.
And when at the battle of Wilderness in
May, 1864, he was stricken down at the head
of his columns. Mrs. Mary Polk Brown laid
aside all minor considerations, and flew on the
wings of love to his bedside, nursing him
through all his sufferings uctil he was again
able to take command.
1t was shortly after his recovery that the
dream of long and eventful lie was realized
by the consummation of his early hopes and
these twain, devoted in youth, parted for the
quarter of a century, met at last in the shad-
ows of declining years to pledge anew that
faith which had waxed stronger through the
trying ordeal Of a long separation.
lChorIesfon RenuI1:.1,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
PERSONAL.
NOAH WALKER h co

NOAH WALKER Il co,
The Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore
Announce the introduction of plan OF ordering
CLOTHING AND UNDERWEAR BY
LETTER,
To which they call special attention. They will
send on application their improved and accurate
RULES For SELF MEASUREMENT,
and full line of samples from their immense stock
of Cloths, Cassimeres, Coatings, Shirtings &C.
thus enabling parties in any part of the country to
order their Clothing and Shirts direc. from them ,
with the certainty Of receiving garments of
The Very --latest Style
And Most Perfect Fit
attalnable. Goods ordered will be sent by Exor@ss
to any part of the country. AS is we'll known
throughout the Southern States they have for Forty
three Years excced in all departments of their
business which is subsan tia qua ra tee to the
character of the Goods they will send out large
and well assorted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always on hand, together with a full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest novelties in design. and
AT POPOLAR PRICES
When Goods are sent per Express c. O. D., there
will be no collection charge on amounts of S 20 and
over. Rules for self mea surement Samples Of
Goods AID Price List free application. The at
trntion of the Trade ia invited to our wholesa le
Department, which is lways kept up to the highest
standard.
NOAH WALKER & CO..
Manufacturers and Dealers in Mems and BOYS
Clothing and Fur ishing G oods either
ready made or made to order.
165 and l67 Baltimore Street,
BALTIMORE, MD.
April 1871.