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A Large Fire in Baltimore.

The news that large and destructive fire
had broken out in the city of Baltimore
caused considerable excitement in this city
yesterday. Happily we are not called on to
record calamity equalling or approaching
in extent that which devastated Chicago in
1871 or Boston in 1872. The map in another
portion of the HERALD will convey an idea of
the ground swept by the flames and its pro-
portion to the rest of the city. The loss has
not been accurately estimated, and is
placed variously between half million
and million dollars. 1t is not
known to what extent this is COW
cred by insurance The origin of the fire
in a planning mill shows how dangerous
businesses of such nature are in the event of
a confagration. In the Chicago fire, it will
be remembered, the lumber yards in the
vicinity of the place where the fire first broke
out gave the first fearful impetus to the flames
until they gathered force to leap the bridges
over the river and desolate the great business
heart Of the city. The breaking out of a fire
in lumber yard or place Of similar
inAammable nature should be the sig
nal for tho most energetic action by
the fire department. Indeed, some spe-
cial provision of law should make it
incumbent upon the owners of these danger
GUS business places in q crowded city to be pre-
pared to quench a fire upon their premises at
it's first outbreak. The destruction of the
buildings consumed yesterday has rendered q
II - =
to be hoped that philanthropy will not
neglect the sufferers in the Monumental
City. It is additionally fortunate that this
burning Of the poor peoples houses will not,
as in the case of Chicago, entail any deep suf-
fering from exposure in an inclement season
Already the opinion is given that this calamity
is only "blessing in disguise" ON account
Of the character of most of the build
ings destroyed. The prompt action Of
the Fire Department, which worked with COM
mendable energy probably preventeda spread
of the area Of disaster. The water supply
does not appear to have been oil that it should
have been. Cities should not wait for
the visit of the flames before adopt
ing proper precautions. Two churches
the Central Presbyterian and the First
English Lutheran-were burned; but the
fine cathedral happily escaped, as did the
Catholic Church Of st. Alphonsus, although
the orphan school attached to the latter was
almost entirely destroyed. No lives were lost.
Baltimore will, we suppose, be considered for
tunate in her escape from greater devas-
tation.
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The New York Dons on ., Visit to Com
necticut~

NEwtAAvEN. July 25, 1873
The Seventy-n first regiment, N. Y. s. N. G., arrived
in this city on board thelsteamer Continental from
New York last evening, and are now the lions OF
the town. They were met at the boat by the Second
regiment, G. N. G., under Colonel Smith, and
received hearty welcome. About nine
O'Clock the two regiments marched up
town and RECEIVED . brilliant reception.
The streets wsfS thfonf4ed With people, who
shouted their welcomes, and rom all points
rockets and blazing colored lights were fred
making the scene one OF brilliant and stirring
character. The Seventy-frs were conducted to the
Union Arm0ry, and after brief greeting by Colo
mel Smith, Mayor Lewis delivered an address Of
welcome to which n Col9psl Yose appropriately re.
COLLATION., ss..ssef Which they returned to the
fss morning. wnsas Rs n fatigue uni
form, with members Of the Second, were taken by
the steamer Isaac p Smith to Savin Rock, where
they partook OF a cambake and enjoyed themselves
with such resources as this seaside resort Affords
At three O'CLOCK dress parade was held by the
Seventy.nrst adjoining the grove after which they
returned to the city, and, DOMINIC full dress uni
forms, with white pants, made street parade ao-
Thebutldings along the line OF march were gayIy
alfred with flags and bunting and large assem-
blage Of citizens congregated to witness the
pageant
on the public square, which was also witnessed by
large number OF people. In the evening the regi-
mental band gave q concert on the square before
an immense audience. At the same time the off,
GERS OF the Seventy first and Second regiments.
with the Mayor, Common Council and other officers
Tontine. which was partaken Of amid toasts and
speeches,
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SARATOGA RAcEs.-The first day of the
Summer meeting of the Saratoga races
on Thursday was oas 9f the most
memorable days In the annals of the
turf. There were three capital races, oil
splendidly contested. and, with the exception
Of the mishap which befell the most popular
rider on the American racing grounds, all
interesting and satisfactory. The races o-day
will be of the most brilliant character and
will, doubtless, prove an irresistible magnet to
all lovers of equine sports Yesterday, being
a lull in the regular racing programme, was
enlivened by o few contests between trotters
at the American Baden. The popularity
of the sports of the turf has been on
the increase here for some years. The
Saratoga races have been, so far,
striking example Of the eagerness with which
our people rush to well-managed course.
Let managers of racing parks take a hint
accordingly, and racing will be national
sport, as in England.
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not have passed us by. Ii we would learn the
lesson of this immunity indeed, the
sultry heats of August should rob US of our
immunity-we must 60 to work now to get
ready for other Summers. There must be no
relaxation in street cleaning at any time, and
all the places in the city's thoroughfares
likely to breed pestilence must be repaired
before another Summer comes upon us. I'm
fortunately Commissioner Van Mort, in his
letter to the Mayor, shows that he has no
money to remove the plague spots from the
streets, owing to the stingy policy of the
Comptroller through whose influence the ap-
preparation asked for, which was not half as
large as it should have been, was cut down
one-half. Does Comptroller Green wish the
community to regard him as in q great degree
responsible for any pestilenoe which may
come? He seems to invite such unenviable
distinction by rstusing the money necessary
to close the water holes in the streets. These
places must be repaired, cost what it may, and
the pools of stagnant water in the excavations
about Central Park must be filed up to pre-
vent them from breeding malaria in the
future as they have done in the past. The
Harlem flats need immediate attention. This
will be in itself great work, but it is work
necessary to be accomplished Apart from
the grave considerations of health, this is
thing demanded by the development and
growth of the city. All those parts of the
city above Fifty-ninth street, on both sides
of the Park including Lower Westchester,
must come under the supervision of the
Board of Health, that the malarial districts
may be made healthful for the teeming popu-
lation that is seeking home in upper New
York. Rapid transit when it comes, as come
it will, must not be allowed to carry the people
of the metropolis to or through unhealthy
localities We want healthy as well as
great city, and wise policy at this time-a
policy which can foresee and provide for the
needs Of the future-can give us both. The
HERALD has often advocated iberality toward
the new and magnificent city which is spring
ing up as if by magic in the upper part of
the island and beyond, and is soon to be the
better half of the metropolis. If the malarial
influences are removed and the trades which
breed pestilence are compelled to 60 else
where for carrying on business-the present
war upon nuisances being conducted to
successful and permanent end-this vast me-
tropolis win not always be compelled to trust
to the favoring breezes of heaven to save it
from the devastations of the plague.
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} Massachusetts Republican War
Upon Ben.

pun DcMs
The doings of the select circle of Bay State
republicans that convened yesterday at Hamil-
ton Hall, Boston, are destined to mark On odd
era in Eastern politics. The democratic party
is in such condition as not to awaken the
slightest fears in the republican breast of
Massachusetts,, and hence one might imagine
that the nominations of decorously wire
pulled convention would suffice for all office
filling contingencies. But the painful and
pointed rhetoric of yesterday, reported faith
fully elsewhere, tells us this is not so. The
speakers, with considerable unanimity and
occasional indirectness, came down to the ad-
mission that the party was in great danger,
and that Ben Butler was the awful spectre
which overshadowed them. They remember
how nearly that individual captured the State
Convention two years ago, and they tremble
at the prospect of second attempt, which
may prove more successful. In spite of the
yeoman's service which the hero of the
powder boats has done for the republican
party, the gods of radicalism there still profess
to regard him as presumptuous earthly
Titan rather than one of their celestial selves.
When he wants to be Governor of Massachu-
sets they declare g,le,re routrance and hurl
oratorical rocks upon him which, we have no
doubt, he will return. The main grievance
against Benjamin at present is his boastful
paternity of the disgraceful ''salary grab. T"
It is strong point, indeed !; but we fear that
the disinterested will recall the fact that
General Butler was just as malodorous in
their respectable nostrils two years ago as ct
present. We fancy that the General, with his
charming delight in being soundly abused, will
not omit making the most of this.
Among the leading republicans present yes
terday was Congressman Dawes, who pleaded
that his heart was in the work, but that he
counted himself upon the sick. list. In fact,
since Eold Honesty 5s'Sas mixed up IN the
Credit Mobilier bdsiness this invalid-ing, if in.
tended in q political sense, is not at all sur.
prising Still, he comes to the front to help
hurl Plymouth Rock upon Ben Butler, but
whether he is without sin sufficiently to in.
dulge in this large stone-throwing we leave e
Mas ass and Benjamin.; t.
XRe mos. important feature Of the move
ment is its indication of what will come to
political parties entrenched behind sure ma
jorities To avoid the appearance of division
and conflict at the polls the real fight for
place is taken backward o step behind the
party Convention, more and more eliminating
The people from choice in the selection. The
reasons against nominating nominating General Butler
may be of the gravest kind, yet it is worth no
dcing that the ''welfare of the party requires
body of republicans to direct the citizens in
the primaries whom they are to select as dele
gates, in order that the candidate selected by
the delegates may be of the kind suited TO the
leaders when he comes before the citizens for
the mere formality of their votes But if
Butler capture the Convention in spite Of all,
what then, 0 select circle2
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The RUSSIAN TREATY WITH KHrvA.-The
Russian General commanding the Cars army
in Central Asia reports to St. Petersburg that
he has concluded treaty with His Highness
the Khan of Khiva, on behalf and in the name
of His Majesty Alexander III. The state
paper provides that the Khan shall pay two
millions Of roubles TO the Russian treasury,
and abolish capital punishment in his do
mipiQps Russia. IN return. guarantees the
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WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 26-1 A. NJ.
I1s,ohn hiIffioc

On Saturday, for the Gulf States, rising bar0me-
ter southwest to northwest winds and generally
clear weather, with rains on the immediate coast.
For the South Atlantic States, sOutheasterly
winds and partially cloudy weather, with local
rains; for the Middle Atlantic States, westerly
winds and clear weather; for New York and New
England, s0uthwesterly Winds, partly cloudy
weather and numerous local storms; for the
iOwerla lakes, southwest winds, veerng to northwest,
with clearing weather; for the Ohio Valley north
westerly winds and clear weather; for the upper
lake region, rising barometer, nOrthwesLeriy
winds, partly cloudy or clear weather.
The Weather I'm This City Yesterday.
The following record viii show the changes In
the temperature Tor the past twenty-four hours In
comparison with the corresponding day of last
year, as Indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut'a
PharmaCv HERALD BuildnQ:-
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COLONEL GREENE, the veteran of the Boston
Poa, declines the honor of running as the
democratic candidate for Governor Of Massa-
chusetts. He, no doubt, adheres to the good
Old democratic doctrine Of Massachusetts, of
keeping the party in the State conveniently
small" And he may have weakness in
favor OF his old-line democratic colaborer,
General Butler,
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Ku KLux INDICTMENTS 1t appears, are
ended, and Ku Klux offenders held for trial or
punishment are to have the benefit of liberal
margin Of clemency. This is good idea
for Southern reconciliation, particularly as
the Ku Kux Klans have been disbsndsd and
dispersed.
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agers' too. should be held to proper precau-
tons for the safety of the woods and fields of
dry grass along their respective lines In par
ticularly dangerous localities liable to be fred
from railway sparks and cinders it would pay
all concerned to establish guard during the
passage of the trains.
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YACHTING NOTES.
The following passed Whltestone yesterday

The following passed whitestone yesterday
Yacht Tidal wave, N.Y.Y.C., William voorhis and
friends, from New London for New York.
Yacht Vindex (sloop), N.Y.Y.C., Mr.. Center from
Port Jefferson for New York.
Steam yacht Fearless, NY.Y.C, Mr.. Jacob
Lorillard, cruising eastward.
The yacht Nimbus (sloop), AVG, Commodore
william Peet. from Bridgeport, aud the yacht Ger
trude, U.Y.C., Mr.. Vanderbilt are at anchor lotl
WhitestQpe.
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THE LORD GORDON HUMBUa

MINNEAP0LIs Minn July 25, 1873
According to the latest reports from Fort Garry
the Custom House officer, Bradley who released
Gordon after his arrest by the Americans, stated
to correspondent that the arrest was made no
yards south OF the boundary line agreed on BY the
British and American governments Hence tho
Canadians are at fault In tue matter.
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THE CHOLERA does not appear to be any
nearer this city than it was week ago !;
but, with few days more of the terrific heat
of yesterday, it will be apt to steal march
upon our Sanitary Bureau, unless they work
as If the pestilence were at our doors.
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The DESTRUCTIVE FIRE among the woods,
fields and farmhouses on the eastern end of
Long Island yesterday should serve as q
warning to all owners of such combustible
property along our railroad lines to be on
their guard to the end of our dry season
against the dangers of sparks and red hot Gin
ders from the locomotives Railroad man
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SIXTEEN Per CENT IN FAVOR OF NEW YORK.
Yesterday the heat again rose in London to
IS, while in New York we aspired to and per-
spired at 101 in the shade. 1t was, indeed, q
terrible day for Gotham
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THE NEWS OF YESTERDAY.
TO-Day's Contents Of the
fs Herald.

CLIMATIC INFLUENCES OUR SANITARY
CHANCES AND DUTIES IN THE HEATED
TERM''-LEADING EDITORIAL ARTICLE
FOURTH PAGE.
A CARLIST FORCE MARCHING ON MADRIDi
FORCED LOANS TO BE EXACTED BY MEN
OF-WARi A FRESH ARMY CALLED FORTH
BY PRESIDENT SALMERON! THE IGNIS
FATUUS OF FREEDOM FOR CUBA-FIFTH
PAGE.
CARLOS LEGIONS ASSAILING THE FOE!
BITTER WARFARE WAGED BY THE EN-
THUSIASTIC ROYALlSTSl A CAVALRY
CHARGE ON MOUNTAIN TOP EARS
WORN AS TROPHIESi A GRAPHIC BAT
TIE RECTTAL-THIRD PAGE
EVILS OF CASSARISMl FURTHER OUTLINING OF
THE PERILS TO WHICH THE REPUBLIC IS
EXPOSED IN THE THIRD-TERM INNOvA-
TION-SIxTH PAGE.
C.ESARPHOBIA AND CHIvALRlE SUGGESTIVE
OBSERVATIONS OF HERALD GORE.
sPoNDENT AT THE SUMMER CAPITAL |
MARK ANTONY MURPHY AND THE OF
FICEHOLDING COHORTS IN A NEW GAME 1!
DEvOURED BY SHARKS-SIxTH PAGE.
BALTIMORE SWEPT BY A TERRIBLE FIRE CY.
CLONEl HUNDRED HOUSES CONSUMED
INCLUDING THE ACADEMY OF ART AND
TWO CHURCHES LOSS, $1,000, 600 NO
LIVES sACRIFICEDi FURNACE SPARK
MPERILS A GREAT CITY-FIFrH PAGE
MAP OF THE DISTRICT CONSUMED IN THE BAL.
TlMORE FIRE-FIFTH PAGE.
RUSSIA'S CONQUERED KLAMATH GENERAL
KAUFMAN CONCLUDES THE TREATY
WITH THE KHAN! THE vASSAL TO PAY
TWO MILLION ROUBLES INDEMNITY,
ABOLISH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND
SURRENDER SLICE OF HIS TERRITORY
FIFTH PAGE.
THE PERSIAN RULER TO EMBARK AT BRIN.
DIST FOR HOME-THE TICHBORNE CLAIM.
ANT SEEKING CASH AID FROM AMERICA
THE GERMAN LAGER RIOTS-FIFrH PAGE
BATTLING BUTLER MASSACHUSETTS DE.
CLAREs AGAINST TIE BACK.PAY GRAB
BERs GOVERNOR wAsHBURN EN-.
DORSED-TENTH PAGE.
CUBAN REPUBLICAN ADDRESS TO TIE
CAPTAIN GENERAL A PRoFFER OF
SERVICES PATRIOT ATTACK UPON
SPANISH DTvISION-FIFTH PAGE.
ANOTHER TELEGRAPH CABLE SUCCESSFULLY
LAID-IMPORTANT LATE NEWS-FIFTH
PAGE.
ANNULLING NUISANCES THE BOARDS OF
HEALTH AND POLICE AIDING EACH
OTHERi SANITARY ACTION-THE SMELLS
EIGHTH PAGE
THE SANITARY AUTHORITIES AND THE MAR
KET BOOTHS ANOTHER NOTICE SERVED
ON TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE
CHURCH-NINTH PAGE
PUSHING FORWARD THE PUBLIC WORKS OF
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FIRES IN THE
LONG ISLAND FORESTS-LOCAL ITEMS
EIGHTH PAGE.
THE COMPTROLLER RISES TO EXPLAIN WHY
THE PUBLIC WORKS ARE NOT PUSHED
FORwARD-MARINE NEWS-TENTH PAGE.
TIE BLUNDERs IN THE CONNECTICUT RE-
GATrAi REFEREE BABCOCK'S REPORT
TWO IMPORTANT ERRORS-EIGHTH PAGE.
TIE BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB FLEET IN THE
SOUND THE Lopez RECEPTION-SxTH
PAGE
EXECUTION OF CHARLES A. RUSSELL, FOR
THE MURDER OF JAMES CROTTYl STRONG
APPEALS FOR MERCY THE DIABOLICAL
SAND CUBA PRINCE IN JAIL-SKTH
PAGE
INFAMOUS BLACKSi AN IRISH GIRL SACRI-
FICED TO BESTIALITYi A DAMNING
DEED ON THE HUDSON-SIxTH PAGE.
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL NEWS AND
BUSINESS THE EFFECT ON WALL STREET
OF THE BIG BALTIMORE FIRE! THE MOD
ERN GOLD STOREHOUSE-NNrH PAGE.
LEGAL SUMMARIES "A WOMAN STABBED
BURNED TO DEATH-SEcOND PAGE
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SUPPRESSION Spanish Cortes has
passed bill suppresslng the refractory
Spanish Admiralty, and the next thing may
be the suppression Of the Cortes by the Admit
rally. Q,l;en sdbe?
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THE CHOLERA,
I'm Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, July Is, 1873.
No deaths from cholera we're reported to-day.
There have been no deaths from either cholera or
cholera morbus since the Goth OF July. All the
deaths reported since occurred prior to that time.
The week before last the total mortality from all
diseases was 17S, last week 1t was lit and this
week 1t has been 1Al.
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How Is TH1s?-W have heard it said that
if the Fulton Market were destroyed the
Brooklyn people would get up real market
Of their own. Why not?
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In West Vfr1inia.

WHEELING, West va July Is, 1873.
One death from cholera last night and one to-day
is reported. Two other cases in the city to-day L.
is expected win prove fatal
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ARMY ORDER.

BY direction OF the President, and In accordance
with the act OF July %, 1866, First Lieutenant
Thomas Ward. of the First artillery is detailed as
professor OF military tactics at Union College,
schenectady N. Y.
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BELGIUM.
Fatal Explosion in Q Coal Hins.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW yuax HERALD.

BRUSSELS. July rs. 1873.
telegram from Mons says an explosion OF Arc
damp occurred to-day In a coal mine at Framieres.
Five miners were killed and several injured.
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GALL Is QUIET ON THE POTOMAC"
on the Hudson, in front of Washington Market
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The Spanish Chsos-Our War CORE.

spondcncc.
The Spanish situation becomes more and
more involved. Contreras has assumed an
is that of President and Commander-in-
Chief of the Land and Sea Forces of
the Canton of Murcia. He has, over this
signature, addressed o circular memorandum
to the foreign princes, and will thus astonish
should no more serious consequences result,
Won Moltke, Bismarck, MacMahon and
the Duke of Cambridge in the matter
of official designation. The Germans have
liberated the crew of the mutineer vessel
vigilante. dreading that the Prussian Consul
at Cartagena and the members Of his family
would be shot if they persisted in holding
their captives. The insurgents have delayed
the seizure of German vessels three
days in order that their commanders
may have an opportunity of communicating
with the government in Berlin. This Prus-
sian implication in the Spanish national diff
Guilty presents us really interesting feature
of the Peninsular situation.
We publish this morning another interesting
chapter in the history of the Carlist invasion
of Spain. Since the date of this correspond
ence the cable has supplied us with guam
tity of bewildering dispatches. The HERALD
correspondents in Spain, with rare fidelity
to duty, have followed all the operations
in the field; Fgueras was interviewed
when his voice governed the destinies
Of the nation; Don Carlos in his noun
tain home received HERALD correspondent
and told him of the royalist hopes and fears;
Serrano has spoken through these columns,
and the doings of CASTELAR,, Pi y Margall and
Salmeron are now part of our daily history.
The dkchfance of King; the enthusiastic
proclamation of q Republic; the outburst of a
religious war; the extraordinary phenomenon
in the character of the cure Of Santa Cruz;
the overthrow of ministry after ministry; the
hosting of the red flag in the cities and the
mutiny in the feet-these are few of the
main events which have figured in our
columns. This morning we give valuable
space to letters which picture the camp. life
and battle scenery of one of the powerful fac
tons. We are told of the strength and dis
cipline of the Carlists; of their splendid march
to Orista; of heroic cavalry charge on q
mountain top, and of cruelties to the dead md
wounded which disfgure even such mon
strosity as civil war. We hope that the Ibe-
rian Peninsula will soon be rid Of this bloody
strife, and that Spain will find that repose
which she needs so much.
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THE GALLANT sEvENTYf1RsT.

Average temperature yesterday. .......,..... SAX
Average temperature for correspondence date
last YEAR Observation-Disclosures. 7ox
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A Day OF Variations-First Day OF tho
Trotttng at Glen Mitchell-Slcepy Dick
Wide Awake and Wins the Raoe-Tho
Pool Selling In the Alabama Stakes
and Steeple Chase.