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The New York herald., 1872-12-01
THE BROADWAY FIRE.

Investigation by the Fire Marsi,aI.
Fire Marshal McSpedon commenced an investi.
CATION into the causes OF the fire at Kelly q con's
Theatre, in Broadway on last Thursday morning.
The following is the evidence taken up to the time
OF going to press:-
Jacob Sharman, being sworn, said IL live at 316
East Thirteenth street; cashier of the Ari0n
Saloon; on the morning OF November IS left the
place about two O'Clock; left Mr.. Charles Carson
and Mr.. Charles Seymour there; Carson has the
lunch counter, and Mr.. Seymour was friend OF
his; Carson was to close up our stage was built
under the stairway leading to Kelly h Leon's
Theatre; we built it last Maicn have
no change in 1t since; the foot lights were sunk
below the surface OF the stage, the woodwork
about them was all covered with tin; the lights
above the stage were gas jets attached to pipe
passing above the stage from side to side
horizontally, the light being about two feet
from the floor above, which was protected
by tin nailed thereto; in the basement
of 72O was lager beer saloon extending the entire
length OF the main building. and back OF that de-
scending few steps, was q large rOOm used as a
Kitchen which extended partially under our stage;
cannot say that this place was used as a kitchen
at the time OF the fire; our place was heated by
large stove which was placed In the middle or the
hall underneath the theatre, and the .pipe ran
our meter was about i've feet south Of the stage
and down stairs, on level with the yard; the gas
was not shut or at the meter at night; there was
no passage way on that side of the house leading
from the main building to the theatre; the space
under the theatre was filled with rubbish OF
all kinds, which had been accommodating since
the theatre was first opened; there was Also q
quantity OF shavings there; every time any car
penter woik was done all the shavings were left
there; the proprietor OF the Arion had 49, 500 In
surance and the loss will be about $500; we
thought our place as regards fire safe that for
some time we had Insurance.; the main
entrance from the slreet TO the theatre was
corresponding passage leading from the coal vaults
in front back TO the dressing rooms OF the theatre
passing under our stage; at point almost under
the font OF the stairs leading into the theatre were
three gasmeters, and beside them gas jet which
was very dangerous; 1t was left burning
night and day, and I have frequently nut
IL out; DO not know whether 1t was burning on
the night oil the re OF not; there were three lights
along that passage-way, between the meters and
the theatre they were usually lighted during the
evening; the lights were about q loot from the
n0or and were not protected; this passage-wa
was used exclusively f0r the lessees OF the theatre
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A MONUMENT AT GETTYSBURG TO GENERAL.
MEADE.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, Nov. 30, /,

GETTYSBURG, Pa, Nov. 30, 1917.
AT meeting Of the Gettysburg Battlcned Me.
mortal Association yesterday resolutions were
adopted providing Tor the erection of o memo
rial column and statue in honor OF Gen.
eral Meade. An executive committee, con-
sistlng OF President Grant and o number
Of generals was selected to have charge OF raising
fund OF 100000. Nwas resolved that an address
be issued inviting the cooperation OF Governors,
Legislatures and the Mayors and Councils OF cities
which furnished forces to the Army OF the P0s0.
mac, and TO Union Leagues and Associati0ne OF
Pennsylvania Reserves and the Grand Army OF the
Potomac. In gaislpg the Meade Memorial FunQ,
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AN IMPORTANT RAILROAD DECISION.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 30. 1871

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 30, 1871.
suit was decided yesterday In the United
States District Court at Jefferson City, which az
fects nearly all the railroads In the state. II ap
pears that bonds issued by many counties to rail-
roads have not been stamped according to law,
and the United states brought suits
to enforce the penalty. The suits
against Buchanan and Jackson counties were
made as test cases. The defendants demurred on
were not chargeable with intent to evade the law,
and were therefore not proper parties to proceed
ings OF this kind. The demurrer was sustained By
.JpAge Nskle and tAe suits dismased.
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lsst breath, ana even MS mosner was convinced
that his eyes would never agaip open upon the
my life was over that the chill breath Of its Au-
tsmn was at hand, and that my future course
must be along the down-hill OF hfe.n
RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
In spite OF his absorption in politics, literature
and secular cares Mr.. Greeley was q man OF earn
any trace OF superstition in feeling aceticism in
conduct, cherished no less ardent devotion
70 his religious faith than he habtu-
nc was only ten years old he was led by
passage In ancient history to reflection on the
character OF the Divine Government. In the course
81 his childish specuations he became convinced OF
the essential benignity OF the Divine character AZ
universalist, nor had read page by any
writer of that denomination. Soon after
Tsrd however he became, became familiar aas with
Of by the advocates OF the system. His previous
convictions were strengthened by their reasonings,
ana, with the diligent perusal OF the Scriptures,
he was confirmed in the faith that all suffering IS
means OF discipline, and will finally result
throughout his life he was constant
attendant on public worship. and numbered
many Of the ministers .s OF tae ;, rdssInn gospel
he lived In charity with all mankind. He never
forced his creed upon the attention OF others nor
received his articles OF faith from human dictation
Intimate with the highest digntares OF the church,
from the Catholic preate to the Methodist bishop,
he preserved his freedom OF belief and his inde-
pendence OF mind.
In general society Mr.. Greeley was always him
Belf-frank, communicative, abOunding In convcr-
eatiOn, though with occasional appearance 0fre-
serve growing out OF certain absent minded
ness In which his preoccupied mind some
times tempted him to indulge the wis.,
dom OF his speech seasoned with fre-
quent dashee or hum0r and his whole bearing
marked by a genial good nature rather than any
Pedantic adherence to the formahties OF etiquette.
But II not addicted to artificial courteses he dis
played sweetness OF spirit and gentleness OF
aomeanOr, in perfect unison with the Juvenile play
Of his features and the beautiful innocence OF his
ceuntcnance, which dsarmed the severest pre-
iudces and inspired feeling almost akin to idola-
try among those who knew MIN best
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skilfu treatment at the hands OF experienced ply
slcians proved OF no avail, and the patient grad
ually sank into q state OF Inconsistencies. The
Inflammation or the brain made the stomach SYM
pathize with 1t to such extent that Mr.. Greeley
refused and was really unable to take food in any
form.
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CONDOLENCE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTRY.

Poughkccpsie Quite Sorrow-Stricken.
PoUGHKEEPsIE Nov 30 1872.
There is profound feeling here over the news
Of the death OF Horace Greeley. The sad lntelli-
gence Is the chief topic Of conversation on the
streets.
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send the more to his parents struggling with the
difficulties OF wild land In Erie Pa
CONCEALIEG THE ILLNESS
On the 10Th inst, the Tribune published para
graph stating that Mr.. Greeley was suffering 1r0m
"mental prostration," but that he wonld soon be
restored TO his s'usual vigorous health.' Soon
altcrward it was positively ascertaiued that
an application had been made for his
admission to the Bloomingdale Lunatic
Asylum, which was refused on the ground
that the Tribune having betrayed o very
unfriendiy feeling to the institution it was feared
that 1t could not obtain justice II anything should
happen to Mr.. Greeley while an inmate. The fact
OF this application was sedul0usly concealed
by the indscreet friends OF the great jour-
nalist, and especial pains were taken to throw
all possible mystery around his Illness 1t
was not until Thursday last that there
was any statement in the Tribune that mis- condition
was alarming. The public naturally desired to
know something OF the illness OF man who had
for SO many years done SO much to mold public
sentiment on great public questions, but
nothing could be learned. The place of his
suffering the nature OF his malady, the
details OF his c0ndttiOd were carefully
concealed, and 1t was not until death closed the
scene that any information could be obtained No
public man ever had death 80 sorrowful as this i;
. LatiOn was anxious to weep at the death bed OF
Horace Greeley but his selfish friends, for sOme-
unaccountable reason, repelled this sympathy.
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cceased Statesman Euiogixed i'm
Sc. Louis.

IT. Louis, NOV. 80, 1877.
All the papers this morning have editorials on
the death Of Horace Greeley, and all accord him
high praise as man and editor. The City Council
lsst night passed resolution in respect to the
memory Of the deceased statesman and journalist,
and requested Mayor Brown to convey to the family
OF the deceased the deep sympathy Of the citizens
of ST. Louis in their afncton.
The New York herald., 1872-12-01
Newspaper Com mcnts I'm Boston.
The Great Journalist Praised in Chi

All the morning papers have obituary notices OF
Horace Greeley.
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CHICAGO, H., Nov. 80, 1872.

CHICAGO III, NOV. 80, 1872.
The news OF the death OF Horace Greeley Is re-
ceived by the public generally with profound sor-
row. Expressions of regret and sympathy are
universal. All the papers this morning contain
eulOnStic notices
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

Will Orion, who hat bonght flfty.one Of
the 100 shares Inso which he New York Iri.
b"ne is 'i.vlied, sn Is t. give him the control,
found his purchase IL bigger elephant than lie
bargal; Ell FIR, aud has been glai to sell back
his stock-tll but enc sharc--tO Whitelaw
Reed, who now retains cnuiroi of the paper
Orton first offered the editorial chair to Schuy.
Ter Collar. but when he stated that it was with
the understanding that, beside, swinging the
paper around to the uppnrt OF the admins
trut,nn, he was to make it the organ OF Ortol
and the Western Union Telegraph Company,
Schuyler backed out in.ontinently and would
have nothing to do with it. A feeler Was
then thrown out to G. W. Curtis, but he also
failed utterly to pibb!e. Thea Oiton offered
MS Shares 10 iteed. who took them, and now
announces that the Tribune hereafter, as here
t"fpre, will ''coniiuue to battle against injus-
ticc and ignorance under he same Repubi-
c.l banner which Horace Greeley upheld so
stouty and so long, and on the same policy
of candid Independence which 1t Was one Of
his latest acts tu reatfirm over his own sign.
,ure in these columns. Naturally we shall
prefer to support as tar as possible an admin
istration which processes the party name ; such
an administrator will receive from us frank
and cordial approval ofevery action perform
ed in accordance with its principles; but the
7riJuHe is n"body's oficial advocate; our par
ty sympa'hies ale not strong enough to over
come our independence or muzzle our honest
-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28
The Louisiana Outrage,

As specimen If pig headed stubbornness
and unreasonng persistence in wrong, the :e.
ply 0! Grant to the Louisiana committee which
waited on him at Washington last week, is
without parallel. All that Grant could say
was, that a U. S. Judge had granted an inter.
locutory order. and he could not interfere with
the Judiciary. 1t was in vain the committee
pleaded that 10 U. S. Judge could possibly
have right to issue such an order, and that
the order could not be enforced except by the
Presidents assent, and all they asked was
the Withdrawal Of his assent the President
could only persist doggedly that "the law
must take its course BY thus ''letting the
law take its course the President virtually
installs over Louisiana Pinchback as Governor,
by virtue OF having been Lieutenant & overnor,
though MS term as Lieutenant Governor ex.
PRED month ago, and lie now claims to hold
a seat in the L. 5. Senate; for Lieutenant
Governor he installs a negro L. S. Collector: :
for President Of he senate, the mulatto L. S.
surveyor of the Port OF New Orleans for
Speaker of the House, the L. S. Postmaster at
New Orleans; for Auditor OF State, the L. S.
subtreasurer ut New Orleans: and for senators
and representatives, sIxty-eigLt ignorant and
corrupt negroes, majority Of whom hold
subordinate offices in the collectors and as
SCISSORS departments of the U. S. government
Neither by the laws Of the L. S. or the laws of
Louisiana is one Of these men eligible to the
office into which they have thus been toisted
by this outrageous order Of Judge Durell,
backed by the bayonets of the U. s. placed
there by the Presidents order. This is "let.
ting the law take its course" with vengeance
indeed!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

The denizens of London, a city of some pre-.
tensions located ON the river Thames in Old
England, have been enjoying the Utilization
ola precious bit If scandal, for which they
are indebted to the eccentricites of a young
American named Wlnams, scion Of the big
Baltimore ship building firm OF that name.
The young man fell in love with beautiful
London bar maid, set her up as Lis wife, prom.
ising to marry her az soon as his financial a..
fairs were permanently arranged. But after
four or five years be tired of his ''dear Lizzie
and married dsshing young widow, propos
ing TO divide bis attention afterwards between
the two. Lizzie demurred to this arrangement
and sued Tor separate maintenance, and the
court allowed her $4,000.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

The next state to enjoy the beauties of radi.
cal pacihcstion will be Arkansas. In this
state the liberals had clear majority of 5000
at the November election, carrying the gov.
ernof, congTessmen, legislature, &c.-in short,
making clean sweep. But the Caytonites
5eing in possession, TO give the Grant party
the state, have thrown out the vote of enough
coun,ie, " give the radicals small majority.
The legislature il 10 meet next week, when
the 70" vii begin. Ofcoursc the Claytonites
viii bar the state house against the peoples
representatives,, and the central government
nj! render pfo'np! military aid to supper,
the usprpa,ion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

JHE WmnG bhnNgar,-O mr. Snapp, who on
snGdiy "'ca'ipn, has electrified congress by
hh ErHg.i4f ideas on evil service reform, in
us .asl H'pit gfsw classical, an1 abiding to
10" Jars>pnlsn slogan, that 'to the victors
br,ptR 'hh spp,.s,' said "Ihis will stick to
~ he MsHe h.,to( Ecn.,is." Ancient my.
M1'ggr Ri,es Acmesis ~ the female sex, con-
sfGs'bi, ar member assigns TO her the
"'s'K Ra'~fDi. r'shaps hc WAS thinking OF
U,F tsG"EatWtn, ~ ms Nessus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

CHURCH BURNT.-A fire occurred in Brook
Ign on Sunday morning last, destroying Rev.
Dewitt Talmsdgos tabernacle. The fire burst
from place in the south corner of the build
ing at half past nine o'clock, and by the time
the congregation had gathered for morning
service, the entire structure was wrapt in
flames. The building was mainly of corrugat.
cd (wrinkled or folded) iron, and was sup
posed to be fire.proof Mr.. Talmadge and
wife arrived in time for service, ignorant Of the
fire, he having returned the evening before
from a lecturing tour in west. The los.
amounted to about $95, 900, and the insurance
was $45 900. Henry Ward Beecher rendered
the use Of his church to the unfortunate
congregation, as did other prominent clergy
men Of the city, for the afternoons service
Rev. Mr.. Talmadge did not seem very gloomy
on account of the disaster, and told bis PEG.
pie to be Of good cheer, as they should have
even a finer edifice on the site OF the burn.
one in short time. This structure was one
of the largest In the city, seating 4,l00p.ople.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

1NUNDATIoSs.-While the complaint IL a.
most universal throughout this county Of lack
ofmoisture streams running dry, wells ri wing
out aud cisterns empty, Europe is desolated
by unexampled foaNs.
Some weeks ago, the northren part Of Ger
many was visited by "a protrac,ed storm, doing
great damage on the coas,, and producing
floods in the rivers, 10y which several towns
were submerged, lives lost ana property des-
troycd. About the same time there occurred q
great flood in the River Po, by which several
Italian towns were inundated There Was
ten days ago, u like storm in France, and nov
we hav" the news that, among other rivers The
| Seine il flowing over IT. banks, aud that pai,
| of Paris is under water The same storm has
visited parts oi England, three counties being
the sufferers. Here, too, III. fiycfs have be
come swollen, and the towns and country ad
joining covered with water. A terrible va,,
struck Naples a day or twp ago, doing gf,a'
damage. A Liverpool paper states TIA, with
IN the last ten days over iJD lives have herf
lost by shipwreck nN the coss,.
Not in 200 years la, Europe ,erD sg,l
floods aud inundatiou. ns bsye been .Yye,,
cnced there in the last ieY nrrks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28
\ cooking range is doubtless "A nice ms,

y cooking range is doubtless nice nstltu
ton to have about, and 1t il no less SO when
II supplies ones bathing room penteousy
with hot Ct ,epid water these cold mornings.
But there is auothc. side to the story. Dur.
ing the recent cold snap the telegraph reports
have ovcfllo"ed with cases where the water
pipes being frozen, and the range heated up,
fearful explosions have followed, killing doz.
ems Of d0mesI!cs and tearing numerous house.
to pieces. Twelve such explosions occurred
in one morning at 81, Louis, and Chicar,
could count up even more.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

The cold snap with which VIC have been af
hictcd for the last ten days, seems to have pre-
vailed generally throughout the country. /,
has been even more intense at the east thnr
here. AT Bath, Me-, on Christmas day, til,
thermometer stood Il. rs below zero; at Con
cord and Lancaster, n. H., at 80 below al
ST. Louis, Cincinnati, &C., there was heav,
snow lall, with tie thermometer 20 above.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28
War on the Thistle.

~
now being laid before the Governor "f his
state, to he by him submitted to the legisls-
ture IN January, and of which Geographic alb
stracts are gvenI In advance IN the city da,lies.
| is the report of Il commission. consisting Of
one member in every township in :he state, On
the growth and spread of the Canadt thistle
The commissioners, or as many OF them AS
have anything To say on the subject, send
their reports 70 the Secretary OF the state
Agricultural Board. who embodies them IN IA
report to the Governor. According to this
report the thistle crop in this state is rapidly
increasing, aud yielded splendid crep the
| last season, notwithstanding the droulh killed
off nearly everything else. But as the ohjcc,
Is to destroy and not to cultivate said crop,
the commissioners devoted all their attention
to destructive experiments; and from brief
survey of these, it Is apparent that the Canada
thistle is about the toughest article ext."..
In one locality the commissioner reports that
the plant had been moved before seed time,
plowel early in the season and raked up by
the roots, then cut with the hoe NJ intervals
of five days during June and July. and finally
cut with the hoe and hroadaXe later in the
season. In another locality the thistles were
dug up and burned up; in another they were
hacked off close to the ground and salt strewn
over the roots; in another they were saturat-
ed with strong brine and sprinkled with aqua
- tl,a a
refuse lime from gas-works to the depth of
several inches. One bold farmer, whose wrath
against the weed must have been Uncommon
ly fierce, actually pulled them up by the roots.
then dug hole whH,e the roots had been,
and filed it with benzine. He thinks he kill
ed the thlstrs thus treated, but is not quite
certain; nor Is there, we are panied to say,
single well authenticated erauicuon The re-
port Is hopeful, but not sanguine, and it is
easy to see that the commissioners anticipate
fine showing of the sweet Canadian flowers
next season, in spite of hoes, ploughs broad
axes, salt, aquafortis, lime and beu2ne. From
the tenor of their remarks it would seem that
they recommend as q last resort, a pound ct
Ditro-glycerine under each hustle, co be ex.
ploded by an electric battery. It's confident.
ly belie"ed that such an explosion would de.
lay the growth of the blown up thistle a. leas.
few months, but this theory Is extremely
doubtful.
The commissioners incline evidently to the
opinionl hat the only infLlihle remedy will be
found in Henry Ward Beecher's prescription,
which Is, to discover IN the noxlons plant
some extremely valuable qualities, which will
make its cultivation profitable, and then nice
little bug, or fly, or worm will soon wipe It
out etfectually Whether the ingenious Ca.
madam, who succeeded in dlstling a very
passSble article Of whisky from the plant, has
made such a discovery, seems to be regarded
as doubtful.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

H"'i - tbs railroads east III Buffalo in New
Inn ,sG urgBgboa, New England, were
b." ssf m tbgfstay by heavy snow storm,
W.. ~ Estislo. ~ far IA Chicago, there wal
Ne, bfs,y sD,r fail, but lcs blocking Of
,t,s ysjip,tJ.t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1872-12-28

New RAILnoAD.--On ~" zji4 its, ref.
tifcate Of the orginllptlon = a Dfp ,s.jr,d
was filed ut Springfield, IA run hem Lbicsg,
to Mllling,on on Fox River, btsee ~ Ia
Sale and Peru in tins cou0iy, As1 iLsBts ".
point on the Mississippi river ,p,e~,,s MAJ
| Catine.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1872-09-24
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