New Orleans Republican., 1872-12-28
NEW YORK.


Mail from WashingtOn-The Ctntrso
Street Fire-snOw and It's Effects
Snow SIide-BaItimOre HarbOr Closed
by Ices
NEW YORK, December 27.-The only mail
that arrived to-day was from Washington.
1he debris OF the great Centre street fire
are still covered with snow and ice, and are
untouched by shovel or pick The owner
OF the building, Robert Craighead. residing
at Yonkers, has been telegraphed to several
times, but has made no reply The police
nave no authority to touch stone or q
SUCK OF burnt premises without the aane-
ton OF the owner, and besides, are afraid
to employ idb0Ters for that purpose, lest
Controller Green would refuse to paw the
bill Meantime police Headquarters and
the sixth precinct statonhouse are daily be-
sleged by relatives of the unfortunate dead,
demanding that search be commenced and,
| eagerly Offering assistance
| Coroner Herman this afternoon oficiall1
| requested Superintendent Kelso TO exca-
vate the ruins, expressing the belief that
| the board OF police commissioners or de
| partnent OF public works have the power
| 10 ORDER work performed, and saying that
no red tape would be allowed to Interfere
with the humane duty. This appeal it ias
| expected will be successful. A formaI in
vestigatioR into the cause of the fire will
commence after the search is made for the
bodies. Several young girls employed in
the burned building visited the ruins to-day
and cried over the graves of their fellow
workers
The stringency in money to-day was
greater than on any previous day During
the morning considerable business was
transacted in call loans at 70 per diem, but
the rate afterwards advanced to IA, then to
BIO, and before three O'Clock ~ was paid
There were reports of some exceptional
loans as high as H. Late in the 0day, and
after nearly all the brokers had made up
their bank accounts, money declined 10 Is,
and finally to gold.
Exchange firm, but the stringency of the
money. market checked business Gold
orened st 1928 sold up to 1923, fell to II2.
and closed steady at Il2DTl2B.
Skies of 1881 ll715; tive-twenties Of 1862
ll29s; 1864, 49, 1865, 1923; new lis:
1867, III 1868, ll6M; new fves Il2;
ten-fortes lO9A. Tennessee skies 78Is, new
7Sa4; Virginia skies IS, new so, consolidated
55, deferred I5A; Louisiana SKIES 50. new
50, levee SKIES so, eights 20; Alabama eights
81, tyes 30; Georgia SKIES 70. seVens 88;
North CarOlinas 33 new l9, special tax II;
South Carolinas so, new 224, April and
October 25.
1t is showing again this morning, the
heaviest snow storm for twenty years.
Thousands left within offices unable to get
home. No mails left this city Yesterday
No mails have reached the postotfice since
noon yesterday. Vessels are detained by
the storm. No arrivals from sea yesterday.
Latcr.-The snow ceased falling.
Snow entirely stopped travel over the
cas- ern division OF the Erie road.
Light wagons cross the river on the iceo
at Little Rock, Arkansas.
tive-story iron building, No. ll9 Frank
lin street, New York, burned. Adjoining
buildings damaged. Loss $20O,O0O
A snow slide 500 feet wide. twelve feet
deep, at Little Cottonwood, Utah, swept
the stage road. Ten teams were carried
1900 feet into Cottonwood creek. Four
teamsters were lost.
Baltimore harbor is closed to the mouth
Of the Patapso to sailing vessels, and ice
boats keep narrow channel open for
steamers.
A few local trains have arrived since ten
o'clock this morning, aided by several en-
zines.
The poor are suffering from the absence
If their usual supplies Of bread and milk.