New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-01
NEW YORK.

Arrivals -Hunter's Point Fire-Loss of q
Mill n and HaIf-LabOr Reform
COnft.rence-Hebrew Order Session
Fire in the City-Launch of n Steam.
bOat-New Mexican Ainister-IIr
Greeley Going TO New Hampshire
Specie Shipments.
New YORK, July 3l.-Arrived- Steamers
Crescent City and City of Bremen.
At midnight the fire at Hunters Point
was under control. Loss over $l,O0O,OOO
Damage blythe fire, at Hunters Point is
estimated by inc Ince agents at 81 500, 600.
Last evening immense crowds of spectators
visited che scene "t cOntagration. The fire
continued to burr all last night; and the
spectacle presentrd upon the river was sin
gularly beautiful II the surrounding sec
ton was brilliantly .ghted. Although it is
very materially, abatod, the fire will prob
ably continue during the day if the supply
OF oil holds out. No ire OF this magnitude
was ever before witnessed on East river.
The fire in Forty sevtuth street and First
avenue last night, on the premises of Mr.
Eisner, originated in the sta ble, and burned
about seventy heifers and some 200 or 300
sheep. The building itself was also con
sumed, as was also an adjoining tenement
house. Mary DOnahOe, child two years
old, was burned to death in the latter
Loss over 100000.
The semI-a annual session of the Hebrew or
der of Cuar-Crith was held yesterday, repre-
sentatiVes being present from different parts
of the country.
The Labor Reform Conference had a
stormy, inharmOniOus session, without
other action than authorizing the executive
committee to call the convention, if neces-
sary, and adjourned.
The mayor of YeddO and a number of
Japanese ambassadors yesterday attended
the launching of the steamboat Kiawada.
which has been built for the japanese gov
eminent.
Senior Mariscal, recently Minister of For
eign Affairs OF Mexico under President
Juarez, and now charged for the second
time to represent Mexico at Washington
arrived here yesterday.
Horace Greeley has recOnsidered his pur-
pose Of making a stay on Long Island, and
has now determined, in company with his
family, to visit his old home in New Hamp-
shire, where he will remain a month or
more
Specie shipments today $500, 600
Money active at " cent on call loans.
Sterling unsettled but lower; 9B 0994.
Gold ll5B Gll54. Cover N ents very
strong at % advance; new tves 1875
SKIES of 1881 1885; tive-twenties of 1862
ll6l5; 1864, ll6l5; 1865, 1853; new lisa; 1867,
ll6; 1868, ll6; ten-forties 1874. Tonnes
sees, old 1872, new 1871; Virginias, old A.,
new 30; LOuisianas, old 30, new AZ, levee skies
90, Fights 20; Alabama Fights 80, fives So;
Georgia sizes 70, sevens 80; North Caro-
linas, old 80, new 20; South Caro!inas,
old 81, new %.
At the TOmbs police court to-day Gen
eral Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, entered
complaint for libel against L. J. Jennings,
Of the New York Times. The alleged libel
ls contained in an article in the Times Of
Saturday last. Justice Hogan, who pre-
sided, refused to grant warrant for Mr.
Jennings arrest, but sent him notification
to appear in the TOmbs police court at
eleven o'clock tomorrow, to answer the
charge preferred against him
- At a meeting of Apollo Hall Democrats
tonight, William II. Wickham, chairman,
attempted to read a communication from
Tammany Hall inviting the Apollo Hall
organization to join in mass meeting to
iudOrsc tire Baltimore nominations, when
Senator James O'Brien moved that the
communication be laid on the table. His
motion was received with tremendous
cheers. Peter Mitchell, Coroner Flynn,
Judge Spalding, Henry Murray and others
of the executive committee, sustained the
motion Of Senator OBrien, who charged
Wickham with being in secret treaty to sell
the organization to Tammany Hall.
For long time Wickham persisted in
attempting to read the communication, but
OBriens motion was carried by acclama-
ton. Wiekham denied the allegations of
Senator OBrien, and announced his Wick
ham's) withdrawal FROM Apollo Hall to the
Democracy.
Emela Bryan, aged three years, was shot
through the head and killed by John
Bokell, aged ten years, who was playing
with loaded rife.