, 1874-10-08

HalueS Spreau Will great raPiehey' NUN
enveloping the front, and now the en-.
tire building, it is feared, will be de-
stroyed. The firemen are laboring to
save the Grand Union and Columbian
Hotels and stables, which are in great
danger. Help has been telegraphed fol
and there is great excitement.
Later The fire at the Grand Hotel
is under control, and the Union, Con
gress, Columbian and National are ou
of danger.
New HAVEN, Oct. 1.-The First Bap.
tist Church burned this morning. Loss
$50, 600; insurance S25.0C0.
New YORK, Oct. IA dispatch from
Saratoga says the upper story Of the
Grand Hotel is OH fire.
Half million of gold awarded at 10
Is to 1916.
CR1srIE1.D, Oct. IA fire this morn
ing burned seven large oyster houses
and two dwellings: Loss $65, 900; III
surance $4,000;
WASHINGTON, Oct. L. The Secretary
of the Treasury will to-day make a cal
tor ten millions in 5-20s for redemption
within months.
WASHINGTON. Oct. L. The marriage
of Tnos. W. Fitch OF the Engineer Corps.
U. S. N, to Miss Mara Ewing Sherman
daughter of Gen. Sherman, took place
in St. Aloysius tRoman Catholic)
Church this morning. at II o'clock. =
The ceremony was solemnized by Most
Rev. J. C. Purcell, Archbishop of Gin
cinnati, personal friend of Mr.. Sher-
man. The Church, which seats Learly
1000 persons, was densely crowded.
that number of invitations having been
issued. Among the guests are members
of the Cabinet, members of the diplom-
attic Corps; distinguished Army and
Navy officers and prominent civilians,
nearly all accompanied by ladies. The
number of notablcs present exceeded
that of any like occasion ever assem-
bled in this city. On the road to the
wedding the horses attached to the Pres
;dent's carriage ran away. The carriage
contained President and Mrs. Grant.
and Marshall V. Sharp and wife. None
of them were injured though the carri-
age was smashed. The President i'm
mediately hailed another and his party
proceeded to Church, arriving about 5
minutes after service had begun.
CHESTER, Pa, Oct. 1.-2S car loads
more of iron received to-day at Roach 3
ship yard, for the new ships building
for the Pacific Mail S. S. Co, The keels
of two are laid and the third goes down
next week. There are now engaged on
the hulls and engines over 1900 men.
The first one is to be completed May
next and the other two one and two
months later.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Lieut.. Com
mander w. B. 1Ioff is detached from
the Saranac and ordered home. Lieut..
Commander W. B. Sanders is detached
from the Naval rendezvous at San Fran
cisco and ordered as the executive Of
fcer of the Saranac.
LONDON, Oct. 1. This mornings s
Times denies the truth of the report
that the debts of the Prince of Wales
have been paid by the Queen.
Advices from the north of Spain say
that there are signs of the breaking up
Of the Carlist army. Several insurgent
lenders had surrendered, and it is re-
ported that others were shot by order of
Don Carlos for demanding q cessation
of hostilities.
LONDON, Oct. 2.-The Carlist Juntas
in this city demand the restoration of
peace.
New YORK, Oct. 2.-The shipping
house of DeWolf & Co. has failed. No
statement is made by the firm, but their
troubles are not supposed to seriously
effect other houses.
Viscount Masserve and others Of the
Irish party, take the Erie cars this
morning for the West via Niagara Falls.
The invoices and other papers in the
Custom House suit against Platte Boyd
& Co. for half a million dollars, are
missing from the United States District
Attorneys office.
A fire broke out early this morning
in Vests oil factories at Hunters Point,
Long Island. No particulars have been
received, but it is stated that the fire.
men have abandoned their efforts to
save the oil works and are endeavoring
tc save contiguous property.
Boston, Oct. 2. The Herald last
evening a letter from ]. Simmons. who
claims to be United States Revenu g
official, and who takes occasion to con-
fess with shame that for three years past
he has wasted Government time and
prostituted his rower as an officer by
visiting towns in Ben Buffers District,
and intimidating the liquor dealers to
vote and work for Butler; and that he
has also engaged in packing caucuses
for the same erson, using money fur,
nished by him and by Marshall Ushur.
He processes deep disgust and sincere
repentance for his sins, and offers to
stump the State in opposition to Ben.-
1t was stated this morning that the LETT
ter was written by the brother of Coll
lector Simmons.
New YORK, Oct. 2.-The fire which
was reported among the oil factories at
Hunter point this morning proves to
have been ut Green Point, and before
flames were stayed the box factories and
frame tenaments on both sides Furham
St., between Union place and Franklin
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