New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-07
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New YORK, October 5.-Little Josey Sui
hvan, who was supposed to have been kid
mapped, and whose mysterious disappear
ance weeks ago from his home caused stir
among the citizens and police, was found
dead to-day not block from his home. He
had gone into Q hay store and was playing
among the bales, when they toppled over on
him and caused his death.
Bsbbin Factory Burned.
The bobbin factory at Pascook, New
Jersey, burned. Loss $75, 900. The factory
was the largest Of the kind in the country.
The Tweed Case.
:, The Supreme. Court, general term, con-
-frmed Judge Bsrre.t's decision denying
the &c, 000, goo, or reduce the %, ,OOO, 600 bail
in the Tweed case. The court also reversed
Judge DonohOe's decision requiring bill
of particulars as to the fraudulent bills
and vouchers. ..4 = .7-
The Currency Question. -.
The New York Board of Trade has ar
ranged for public addresses on the currency
question in Cooper Union by Hon. W. d.
Kelley, October IL; General Butler, October
13, and Colonel w. NJ. Grosvenor, of St.
Louis, October 25. - -.t-E
sub.Treasury Balances.
Gold $36, ,24S, ,3O4; currency SIS, 231, ,274.
INC suD-tIeasufer paiu out SlV.VuV on ac-
count of interest and SAC. 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $685., 900.
The Fire Enxiaeers.
In the convention of fire engineers o-day
the committee on topics presented the fol-
lowing for report and discussion by the
several committees to which they were re-
ferred:
First--The import t4noe of permanence of
the positions Of chief and assistant engi-
neers
Second-The evils of social visits by en-
gine companies, by which towns are lett
wholly or partly unprotected.
Third-The importance of regulating the
sale of petroleum. t..
Fourth-The danger of gasoline gas ma
chimes and the necessary precautions to
regulate the same.
Fifth-The duty of the fire department in
relation to the protection Of property from
damage by water as well as from burning.
Sixth-The importance of arranging iron
shutters, that they may be opened from the
outside in case OF fire.
Seventh-Uniformity of construction and
coloring of signal boxes.
Eighth-The importance of q uniform sys-
tenn of indicating the location Of street hy-
drants on street lamps.
Ninth-Which is the most effective plan
for lighting petroleum fires.
Tenth-The Importance of q thorough in
vestigation of fires and the rigorous punish
ment of incendiaries.
A committee was appointed to consider
the feasibility of the use of chemical en-
gines and portable extiDguishers in the
extinguishment of fires. The committee on
the topic OF docs the existence of any
direct acting system justify the reliance on
that system alone for the extin guisment of
fires without the aid of auxiliary NOV able
fire engines" reported that IN their judg-
ment no system Of water supply justified q
q reliance upon it to the exclusion of aux
lliary movable fire engines, and of at all does
sDdirect service system justify such reliance,
and that no system can safely dispense with
the aid of auxiliary movable apparatus.
This report was on motion adopted. An op-
portunity was then given to inventors and
patentees to exhibit their apparatus.
Meeting of Trustees Of the Peabody Fund.
The annual meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the Peabody educational fund was
begun to-day. R. C. Winthrop, of Boston,
occupied the chair, and g. Peabody Russell
acted as secretary. The session was pri-
vate. ....r-..
On motion, a committee composed of Hon.
William n. Evarts and Alexander Stuart
were appointed to report suitable resolu-
tiOns on the death of Ex-Governor Graham,
OF North Carolina, one of the trustees who
died since the last annual meeting.
Rev. DR.. Sears, the general agent, then
read his report, which will be acted upon by
the board. 3
The meeting then adjourned until noon
tomorrow.
Secretary Fish is expected tomorrow.