New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
NEW YORR,
No Bonds BOEeht yesterday-Wrecked OF
the Cnnaries-SeVen Stabbing Cases
RepOrted-Llfe Insurance Suit-Fifth
Avenue Theatre Destroyed.

the CanaPies-SeVen Stabbing Cases
RepOrted-Llfe Insurance Suit-Fifth
Avenue Theatre Destroyed.
New YORK, January 2.-The government
bought no bonds to-day.
The ship Bennington, from Liverpool for
Callao, was wrecked oft the Canaries. A
boat with eight persons is reported lost.
Seven stabbipg cases are reported last
| night. Two or three of them will prove
fatal.
Madelaine C. Battle, of Alabama, brought
suit in the United States Circuit Court for
this district, against the Mutual Life Insu-
rance Company of this city, to recover
$4,000, the amount her husbands life was
insured for. She alleged in her pleadings
that she paid the premium regularly to
Thomas w. Mccoy, agent for the insurance
company in Mobile.
The answer OF the company is that Nc
C1y's power as agent had been revoked
:. bout the lime of the commencement of the
1T in 1861, and that plaintiff was duly
notified of the revocation, and that cOnse-
guently any payments she might have made
>jnce 4lat time were of no binding effect
upon the company Judge Blatchtord to-
day decided that the evidence did not sus-
tdiu the allegations of the company; sbut
also holds that plaintiff fails to show that
she paid premiums at the proper time in
Is ; or at all in 1864, and therefore can not
recover.
The Fifth Avenue Threatre, on Twenty
fourth street, adjoining the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, was burned to the ground. The au-
dience, which had assembled to witness the
play of "False Shame" had scarcely dis
persed when he fire was discovered.
Mr.. Appleton, treasurer of the Fifth Ave
nue. Theatre, saw the fire come uD the reg
lister at As p. NJ. Before he reached the
street to give the alarm the flames had run
through the whole building, enveloping it
in a mass of fire, and in less than an hour
completely destroyed the theatre.
About twenty minutes after the first out
break the south wall of the theatre fell,
carrying with it the east wall which struck
the west wall Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
smashing hole in it twenty feet wide by
fifteen feet high, and destroying the frying
and baking Kitchen. Soon after the west
wall of the stage fell, and striking the roofs
of Two private stables belonging to Phil
lips, Phenix & Arnold, and Constable Il
Co, completely demolished them The
horses were, however, saved
The lessee of the theatre was Augustin
DAILY. The scenery and wardrobe OF the
actors were destroyed.
The fire, which was caused by defective
furnace, broke out twenty minutes after the
close of the matinee performance. Several
persons, among others Mr.. Darling, one of
the proprietors of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
were slightly injured while attempting to
save their property,
The members of the Fifth Avenue The
atre company lost heavily, especially. the
ladies. Miss Fannie Davenport lost all her
wardrobe, including a number OF costly
dresses and articles of jewelry-in all, val
ued at $4,000. valuable Turquoise set,
presented to her yesterday by friend as
New Years gift, was also destroyed. Miss
Clara Morris lost $500; Miss Nellie Morti-
mer, $500; Mrs. G.. Ii, Gilbert, $1,000.
Charles Fisher lost $500; B. L. Ringgold,
G.. H. Rockwell, George Clarke and James
Lewis each, $500. Manager Days loss
embraced rare collection OF paintings,
works of art, many valuable manuscripts of
plays and very rare library. He had
scattered through the building dozen ex-
tinguishers, and, relying on these and other
extra precautions, had not a dollar of in
surance,
Miss Gilbert and Miss Davenport lost
their diamonds at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
fire. The mpsical Instruments music and
library were lost.
Mr. DAILY had no insurance. Loss over
$250,0OO. All the valuables in the safe were
lost. The theatre belonged to James Fisk's
widow. Subscriptions have been started
for the benefit of the burned cut thespians.
The search for the bodies at the ruins Of
the Centre street fire was terminated to-
day by the unearthin" Of the remains of
the BOY James Beoens, the seventh victim
Nothing remained Of the body save the
trunk, Which was blackened and gone al
mos. beyond identification. 1t was nGces-
8ary to saw OFT some Of the wood, which
was inserted so firmly into the flesh as to
cling beyond the posi- hility of removal.
Tie flesh on the back was slightly burned.
The remains were found about six feet from
the bodies Of the five other victims un-
earthed yesterday.
In the case Of Judge John j. Freedman,
of the Superior Court Judge Shipman has
decided that the salaries of judges of the
State courts can not be taxed By the United
| States.
United States District AttOru"T Fhsa has
| appointed Judge John A. GooC!t assistant
| district attorney.
| Mr.. Morris, a Brooklyn lawyer. con-
| mitted suicide this morning.
| James L. Watson, a native OF Savannah
| Georgia, and Benjamin Crowder, an Eng
| lisbrnan. have been tried atOebrugin, Hun
| gary, and the former sentenced to SIX
| months i'm orisODment, for remarks not con
| eidcred coDpl rneUtary 20 the Emperor o'
| Austria, anG tne latter to three months lol
resisting arrest on the same occasion.
| In governments there Is but little dolng
Sizes of 1881, ex interest, l. 98; tve-twenue
| Of 1862 ll2s; 1864 : ~. 2r5 ll35k; lew