, 1873-01-02
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NEW YORK, Dec. Zi.- Inc GeDflS
the great Centre street fire, IS coyere,
with snow and ice, and IS untouched il
the shovel Or pick. The owner Of tue
building, Robert Craighead, residing at
Yonkers, was telegraphed several times
but made no reply. The peiice have no
authority to touch the burnt premises
without the sanction of the owner, and
besides are afraid to employ laborers for
the purpose lest the Comptroller refuse
to pay the bill. Meantime the Police
headquarters and the Sixth Precinct
Station House, are daily besieged by the
relatives of the unfortunate dead, de-
Inanding that search be commenced and
offering assistance. Coroner Herman,
this p. NJ, officially requested Superin-
tendant Kelso. to search the ruins. ex-
pressing his belief that the Police Com
missIoners and the department Of Public
Works have power to order the WORK
performed, saying that no red tape
ought to interfere with a humane duty.
A fire broke out this morning in a
building No. 15S, Mercer street, in a
tenement house and rapidly spread to
the adjoining numbers 100 and IG2, of
which was also tenement. AL were
burned, reno ering number of families
homeless. The fire spread to Nos. 6l9
and 62I Broadway, occupied as Mall
lard's Hotel and a confectionery, which
were completely gutled The greatest
CONSERVATION prevailed among the LODI
gers on the upper floors. and IL number
were nearly sutfocated when rescued.
Quite number of persons were badly
frozen in Brooklyn last might.
WASHINGTON, Dec. q. General F. A.
Walker, has rendered his resignation as
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, to take
effect on the 1st of january. 1t is ui-
derstood his resignation has been ac-
cepted, but his successor will not be ar
pointed until after the return Of Secre-
tary Delano from Cuba.
The New York train, due last night,
arrived at eight o'clock this morning.
Ice in the Potomac is six inches thick.
Boston. Dec. 27.-The ship Peruvian
was lost off Cape Cod, with all hands.
She was owned by Wm. +. Weld & Co:
Vessel and cargo were insured for 5000.
coo; mostly III Boston Companies.
The value of the merchandise burned
with the freight sheds, on Long Branch
to-day, is estimated at 100000.
Forester, who was brought from Mon
treal for forgery. was committed for
trial in default of $50, 900 bail.
Edward c. Bates, well-known Bos-
ton merchant, died at the railway station
last night, of heart disease.
MEMPHIS, Dec. 27-An ice gorge
above Shooke, broke this morning and
came down with terrible force, crush
ing the dry cocks and wharf. Boat,
and steamers lying at the levee, some
or s of VIII ch were totally wrecked
Some cargoes will prove a total los.
Ten barges of coal were swept away am
sunk Loss of coal was over one hun
dred and thirty thousand dollars. Onl,
three days supply is left i'll the hands
of dealers. The Memphis gas works
which supply the city, are without a
days supply. Dealers have advanced
the price to 50 per barrel, which viii
cause great suffering among the poor
1t is impossible now to give the CORE t
estimate of the losses. Two or three
persons were injured III escaping from
the sinking crafts.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The weather is
clearing up. A few local trains from
the immediate vicinity in New Jersey,
have arrived since ten o'clock, but Oh
1y by the aid of several locomotives.
There is considerable suffering among
the poor by reason of the absence of til.
usual supplies of milk and bread, none
being supplied of the former.
PHnADELPHL,, Dec. q. Snow has
blockaded all the highways and tempo
rarily suspended the receipt and delivery
of merchandise.
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