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A. $1,000
fiREwoRKs FIREWORKS FIREWORKS
GRAND DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS AT
WEST BRIGHTON BEACH
FRIDAY EVENING. AUGUST Is.
Take steamers R0sEDALE, IDLEwILD and SYLVAN
DELL daily time tablet connecting with Prospect
Park Coney Island Railroad for Brighton Beach
direct where the displ sy best be
Last train oaves Cables at 945 p NJ. connecting with
boat Mt Coney Island Point for New York.
A -A.-CONEY ISLAND AND WEST BRIGHTON
Bleach Norton Murray's West End Hotel, Brighton
Cables Sea Beach Palace nd tho now per
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coAsrwIsE STEAMSHIPS.


FssaSasahhsss hoTlsISSA %sS TEXAS RAILROAD
The steamship GEN'L WHTfNEY viii sail from pier SO
Low rates sSan Insurance under open policy Of tho
line o9e-hali per cent.
FOR freight anu ''"s BoGERf MSRGss AGENTS
pier 81 North River.
Fon
GALVESTON DIRECT.
A k9VIsFhS ZIP co 5ETAs
Steamer LONE STAR SATURDAY. Aurust ls
ara NJ, taking freight Houston and ali points
Texas Central Texas Pacific and Antonio railroads;
rhTsti via lnaanoia Insurance at lowest rates. No
No freight accompanied by affidavit that
has not been In yellow fever infected place since July
Apply BoGERT & MORGAN. Agents.
pier Ri North River
at r. ", from pier North River effected at
ss Of sdn Gpsd a S and principal
rSssHGE anS to s~ s
''' CLARK 4 SEAMAN, SO West st.
: AcKsoNyILLE AND fERNANDINA !, FL, FLA ID d.
onsn Ia ss s ss 10 mss'
ERN TEXAS Captain Hines will sail Friday, August
H. Con- s"d pis
YORK AND mayANA NAIL .a LITE pI ran is
Is North River foot of Cedar ST. for Havana direct as
Steamer MORO CASTLE "Wednesday, August 27
Steamer SANTIAGO DE CUBA. Saturday, September q
For freight and dsving accommo-
datons) apply to
LAWTON BROS. Agents in Havana.
nLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY
Sailing from piers 81 and 80 North River
For NORFOLK, PETERSBURG and RICHMOND
direct. TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY. 5 =. NJ
For RICHMOND via WEST POINT. MONDAY, WE'D
.nS
and connecting railroads. DAILY, except Sunday r. NJ.
CHANGE OF PIER,
folk Petersburg Richmond also via West Point and
connecting railroads and lines will be received at pier -
North River. foot of Christopher st. and PASSENGERS
will also depart from there
Delaware continue 81 foot of Beach st.
and all steamers will discharge there.
Through tickets and bills OF lading all
points. Insurance effected at "a cent.
Frcights received daily.
General Office, 1877 Greenwich st.
TlEXAS LINE FOR GALVESTON DIRECT-THE
l. steamer STATE OF TEXAS. Captain Nickersen. will
sail from pier 20 East River Saturday. August 49,
NJ. sooner IL full
CITY OF AUSTIN. direct to Key West August 23.
Through bills of adng given to Houston and all points
Houston and Henderson, aud the Galveston Harrisburg
and San Antonio railroads Passage Galveston reduced
to $50 cabin; $25. steerage
N. B.-Aidavts be obtained from notary public in
Office
c. II. MALLORY Co, Agents
pier 20 East River.
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY AUGUST Is s7a-TRIPLE SHEET
EXCURSIONS.

EXCURSIONS.
A -A.-GRAND ILLuMINATED MOONLIGHT
IA. EXCURSIONS
every SATURDAY NIGHT during the season down the
bay and oil Coney Island
The new and mammoth palace saloon steamer
METROPOLITAN
leaves foot Of West 10th 10 r. NJ % OF East sd st.
3 80 and JEWELS Wharf Brooklyn returning ut
an early hour.
Fare for the excursion only 20 cents Coney Island by
gas and electric lights Grand pyroechnc display OF col
ored hres &c Music by Professor Hills Band
RRiGHroN BEACH
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.
LEAVES HUNTERS POINT DAILY, 8, TO- IL A. NJ;
T. NJ. =
LEAVES BRIGHTON BEACH DAILY 8: 40 IL rs A.
NJ II 40 40 ~ 40. 4;4O. 40. 40. I;40 40.
Fare for round trip from Now York, so cents
PULLMAN PALACE CARS
Ferres-East 3fh st. and James slip
Closed cars night trains tho Beach.
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II KIGHTON BEACH,
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.

WEST BRIGHTON BEACH.
PROSPECT PARK AND COMFY ISLAND RAILROAD.
Brookyn Depot-9TH Av. AND 10Th ST.
For the purpose OF families DESTROYS
visiting COMFY ISLAND during the day time ON WEEK
DAYS, this company will ON and after
FRIDAY, AUGUST l. 1879.
SELL EXCURSION TICKETS FOR LADIES ONLY
AT Is CENTS EACH,
and for CHILDREN between the ages of and II years
AT 10 CENTS EACH
Children under Dive Years OF Age FREE
Such tickets VIII be good all trains going TO Coney
Island from A. NJ to r. inclusive and all trains
returning from Coney Island until d L. NJ.
Trains HALF HOURLY until 1 r. NJ, and thereafter
EVERY FIFTEEN MINUTES.
THE BROOKLYN DEPOT be reached by the follow
ing lines of horse Park Vanderbilt and Ninth av.
from Fulton aud Catherine ferries.
Adams street Boerum place and Fifth line from
City Hall and South aad Wall street ferries
Hamilton Ferry and Jay Smith and Ninth street cars,
transferring at Ninth Fifteenth street to
of this company, without extra charge.
ANDREW r. CULVER, President
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In addition tho GRAND REPUBLIC leaves, DAILY,
West oath 10 A. NJ Leroy st. 10 20 A. M; por n.
r., lo:4O A. NJ. JEWELS wharf, Brooklyn IL A. NJ.
Returning steamers leave Iron Pier 10 minutes to
3 l.. NJ, then and 10P VI.
Single Fare IS cents; Excursion Tickets, so cents
WHICH INCLUDE ADMISSIONS TO THE PIER.
Return Tickets good either boat.
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DENTIs1'R

x0DEMANN DENTIST ARE NOW con
s.ructibg exceedingly fine sots ~ aud $40 partc
will do well to call aud examine attracting with gas hal
the usual prise, charge IL teeth
Excelsior Gum Sets st gsE than 81 teeth hed teeth
repaired while waiting.
Jo2 and 504 81 sv.. southwest corner Bath ST.
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OF. SS-BBAUTiFUL SITS ARTIFICIAL GUN
spO.Teeh, warranted ExAmiae spec ems 90 9Th
Established isSA Dr. AbADEK.
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MANTED-Two MEDIUM SIZED SECOND HAN
w Safes, cheap SsS.. box IA Herald Office.
VI ANTED TO PURCHASE-A SECOND HAND on
w III for restaurant Address Il. ". box Ills Hera
uptown Oilce
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
NIII LNTELLIGENCE.

WAsHINGrON, Jan. 15.-Rcar Admiral Pat
t,I,on, commanding tho Uuit,d states Naval force
the Asiait station. reports, under daC OF Yokohama
December l3 ina, the Alert left Hong Kong tIe Sd
and after touching al Annoy ior the remains o. master
Richard \. Beck, would bail for Yokohama and san
Francisco. under Commander Nmlcy. The Ranger ar
rived at Nazasak Eoyombcr p, and de-
tanned there by the ira! ~ OF her
crew tor murder The Ashuelot, Commander
Perkins had the 30 OF October visited Kobe. N3z
asaIi, FoochoU. Annoy and Hong Kong. and sailed D.
ccmncr for Manila. Tnc HOu0cacy, Commander sum
ucr lett Ioh 0Hana FOR N0kOsuka December H. TO dock
and repair her ruddcr Sac viii &ft,rward 20 70 ~baIs-
han. The Monou4ahela to which Rear-Adira Patterson
has transferred his flag arrived from Kobe December
The Plos, LcnitnantC Commander Green, is WATERING
al TenstIu. patch received Dtc cembcr7 from Ed
ward 4. Young, United States Nicc-C"usn in charge at
Mania, reports the mur'e er II Thomas W. Kman cap
tain Of the American bark Masonic, by OF his crew
and asks for the presence Of man of-war. The
AslUclOt had doubtless reached there under previous
Instructions before the request was colyed. Acr tho
transfers Of officers, the Ranger VIII he ordered Ia
Hong Kong, touching al Food how and Annoy The gen
Rear-Admiral j In {. Howell has been detached from
the command of the North Atlantic station and ordered
PAYNE has been detached from the IOwhatdn and or
dcrcd to duty the European station Mdsh pmcn
" J. Chambers, II. ". Cofman ". ID. Ross anG William
Braunerwrcn her been detached from the Ports
mouth and directed to p:Oceod home ana await OIdt
Rear AQHlfil -. H. T. ilo-'I"' ItN'l
force Ou Ihe Pacific Station, reports the arrival OF the
fl.gship Pensacola at Guatemala December 20. The
Pensa, ola ct the Mare Island, Cali NHSyIard on Now
eber B. ana VISITED Mazlilan, Guaymas, Pinchnquc.
near Ia Paz san Bias, ManZaniilo aud ACXu co. she
viii 20 to Panama. The Unitcd States seancT Jacka-
wa1 left san Francisco October %, and has visited
all The aforementioned ports, except GudSinas; and
after touching at the principal srapOrts O Central
America expects 10 be al Panama some time IA The
middle of January. The United states steamer Alaska
is I'm at Panama. The United states ship Adams, now
81 CqIl1O Peru will 20 10 Panama. Tie 1icOBdcTOga,
hearing the flag OF Commodore X. ". Shufcdt, ar
rlycd at Funchal Madeira DscenDef a. ia sixteen
aN. from Hampo ON Roads Va, and expected To leave
nm me Both 10 arrive Sierra Leone between the 18th
aud DOtl of January. The health OF the u1ccTh aud
rrew NJ TtDOrted by the Commodore as good and the
shin IA in good condition tor lhe iurhei prosecution oi
Ter ynyGgr Lieutenant G. H. Arnold has been ordered
10 command the iron-cad steamer Wyandotte at wash
InNOD, ID. Z.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
THE GREAT BROADWAY FIRE
INsURANCEs EXCEED THE LOSSES.

INsURANCEs EXCEED THE LOSSES.
CAREFUL ESTIMATE PLAcEs THE LOSSES AT
S1,7O7. 900. AND THE ASSURANCES Ar $l.sl3-
4J9-DIyIsIoS or TIE INSURANCE AMONG
LARGE NUMBER OF COMPANIRS-WoRK AMONG
InE RUINs-So LIGHT ON 1HE ORIGIN OF lhE
FIRE.
Careful estimates of the losses by the burning OF
the old Brooks Building at Broadway and Grand-St
on Tuesday night show that they Will not lall
much below 81 10000. These losses are divided
among six firms, and vary from $153.OOO to
S4s5.OOO for. each. The insurances exceed
the losses by over 100000. amounting
in a II to Sl.S13,459 They are widely distributed
in small policies. Five engines worked among the
ruins yesterday, and travel WAS blocked on Broad
way by the fire lines The two injured fremen VIII
soon recover. The origin of the fire still remains
mystery, but a committee was appointed by the III
surance companies to investigate the matter.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
SCENES AT THE RUINS.
POUR ENGINES STILL THROWING WATER UPON TIL
sMOULDERING RUINS-TKAYEL BLOCKED IN

POUR ENGINES STILL THROWING WATER UPON ihh
sMOULDERING RUINs-TkAYEL BLOCKED IN
BROADWAY.
If the scene while the fire at Broadway and
Grandst. was raging on Tuesday night was maShheeh'
that urescnied Yesterday was strange and peculiar
to the crowds of curious signt'eers. ana gloomy ana
dsneartrning to those interested In the loss. The
broadway front of the great building still stood, sup
ported in part by that small portion oi
the Grand-st. side which had not iaieh'
over all was a thick coating OF lee IN MN!
fantastic designs ~ the streams OF water Whlch hah
been upon the wall had frozen The ~
building was piled high with the depriS of faicn waits
and parttons Gas and water pipes were twisted over
confused masses of broken iron columns. bricks ana
masonry The water whIcl was thrown on the many
mounds OF Rubbish all dsy by five engines converted
them into hilocks Of white ice soon as tie ire when
backcned them was dtai.
Throughout fe dav tronys OF curious e'zcrs blocked
Broadway and Crosby-st- at Grand and oioonr-si'''
aud within these limits was y" no thorou2hiare - any
one whose business did no. demand his presence n i'i
Inclo.ure. Many thus found their way down Town ~
Mercer and Elmst4., b"for" hriy AhrW "i 'h' 'A
i,trncc of those streets. Al D. NJ Lusin' H' H. from
No. l27 East Houstou-.t. was ,t! on duty win ita
winc cJllpauy al tie hydrant where Ii had petn oSi'
al 10 o'clock the previous might. Thc mon were tird
and grim IN smoke ami dirt, bat ln their "c-ilac>'
fIuI words 10 praise Tie St. Nicholas Hotel WaUaSes
.or the generous manner they had bc"I uca!c,i the
Inbcrs Of th Oier companies on duy also hal cause
for tha1hfunc>s for a Ike Lhpu-htun'ss.
When the tide of travel came up Broadway last night
II divided into two branches ~ iioward- one stream
going toward Tlu-st aul ihe other 10 drscrr'i Tie
latter street was chohed wiki pedestrians ombi
buses ami the truck, whcl usually serve alone I"
crowd IT'S narrow payements ihc RUNS SIM sem
up a great cloud Oi black sinuac and at times J'is 90
me as ed from the heap, OF rubbish. great crowd
llu.cred until l.r aftct dlrs. deuty in eNrcctIi:on
That the hu,r front wall would ec pu..ed down.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
NO LIGHT on HE FIRES ORIGIN.

The opinion among insurance men yesterday
VA. HAT .hc loss would BE- iD.ud eventually uJt 20 tN-
coed ~ 900 900. Tur couPtH.s interested he' meet
Ing nt tle rooms ol the Board o! Underwriters,
aud commttyes were appointed to inquire into tie
causes Of the fire, estimate the &c uai losses
and make adjustments. Richard Angcr, W. A.
Anderson, .Tlyucs n Grover. George VI. Cot, ana
II.iry A. Oaoiry were aprOtrd she committee 10 de-
ci- on ur los, u Saumh-Tg. hrdu>. L"ue' * Co., VITA
TIrodor. W..lr secretary. Tine PIE de- "I Eu'-
gers and Irurr--natVc. ~ the Queen. ImpTr city "nt
iuuotcs' aud Ira els were appointed Ia aTpr1iNe the
los ot flrNaI SIu-I 4 Go. Hcta!d Alg'r "t~p Wa'
ciIImsu Of be .JuI'itc appoint 10 inquire h'o tue
ol Edwin Bates d 90. ..
TIN. IN .ur.ucc N't haze very litte Ia say IN re-
card IA me oI ,.louS where and how the fire orig mated
.,sg woo express opinion think thal tHe HiM's ;
.rt.I r:nr thc ROOMS WI ch the manufacture oI
o, ,g ,cas ucing hu.ilv carried I'm am clpat0n 0f
& :-pf.ug trade, and tnat thcT had been sm0ude"lug
dee sc.ciaI lours before In" w0rkm had ended ther
l,,ur r t. Gtv. In Ihr uricrburhocd Ot the burned
bui 10 new tAcoIic, tHc origin OF the IRE were
pXpfrs~tG.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
MI,RnERED In NEW.NEXICO.

Information has been received at New
Brighton. ;. L. that Eberhard FOcke an Old and we'll
known tradcshan OF village, ha' been murdered IN
Neg-Mcxco whittier last Fall he went on business
trip II appears that storckceper refused 10 pay
biU whcrcupon FOckc procured an attachment on hl'
stock and In company with sheriff proceeded to serve
it, Ihcy found, upon arriving AT tue place that me
urhtor had gone away, taking with hlm most OF his
stock Shortly aiterYard fugitive WAS discovered
driving through the town. in company WIN TWO other
men FOcke was detailed to fOlIow them. whle the
snprn went 10 the nearest magistrate 10 procure The
necessary papers seize the hOrs and wagon shortly
after the sherrs departure The men IN the wagon ds-
covered FOche AMI two OF them discharged tber shOt
runs at HIM. The sheriff found hs dead body ylng III
thc rosd completely rddled vita shot. The murderers
ned
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
THE STATE BANKS.
SUPERINTENDENT LAMPS REPORT.


coNP,E ,rIvE CONDITION OF THE BANks-THElR
,,x,rfoN-INvEsTMENTs AND CIRCULATION.
,xvov ruy rrcI1lR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TnBUsE.l
ALBANY. Jan. 15.-Superiniendent Lamp ot 'he
Ranking Department transmitted to the Legislature
TO-DAY h,s annual report. on the State banks, oi
which the important parts are included in the fOi-
lowing abstract:
ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT.
The number of banks and banking asSOcla-
tioos ,orcanizcd under laws Of the State, ana re-
por,nc To the Bank Department the 30h OF Septem-
her SIS waA seVenty-fve. The total number whch
reported at the close OF the previous fiscal year
WAS ciehtv-oue. During the last fiscal year one
new banking association, to wit. the Now-Hork state
Banking Company. Syracuse, was formed. Seven pahk
ing associations were closed during the year. VIZ:
Brewers and GIoccvs' Bank. New-Iork; Bulls Hedd
Bank NcW-York; Bank of Cncnango. Norwich COM
mer,,aI Bank New-York: Commercial D4nk. R0ehosIcr
State Bank Oeau; Bank Of Wlppnsers' FAILS rive OF
these voluntarily closed their business, anu two closed
as Stale banks and rcorsauized as National banks.
In compliance with the requirements OF c0arter 3Zl
Laws of le-4 eleven trust, loan and mortgage com
panes reported to the superintendent June 80 1873
During the fiscal wear one company the National Trust
Company Nrw-York. failed and is now in the hands OF
receiver Daring tue same period The Equitable Trust
COMPANY organized under the oi the state OF Con-
necticut snd doing business in this state ana ie o'eu
States Mortgage Company OF NevIork first reported 10
this D.partmcut as required by chapter 32i Laws Of
1874.
THE COMPARATIVE CONDITION or THE BANKS.
Below are presented the tabulaons OF the two guar
tery rcpors OF all the reporting banks and banking as
sociionS Tor the dates respectively stated, which were
near the close of the last two fiscal years
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16

Inquiries at Bellevue Hospital, where Den
MS DOran removed after being extrcaed from the
ruins Tuesday night. show that he was not 80 ser
ously hurt at rs supposed The House Surgeon
Dr. McCleery, said that DOrans injuries would probtby
be confined to one broken rib Doran has possibly SUI
fcred slight internal hurt, the surgeon SAID he
had slat blood. He has two bruises his face and
several his arms and body. The surgeon does not
tnk his a serious one, and says that DOran Will
doubt. will be out ~ two days.
ID. j. Ienry Of Engine No. 20, appears to have re-
ceVed only fling hurt from the railing bricks, as ne
" doing duty yesterday. The ircmen attached tn NO.
20 were thankful for their from injury, "hlcn
they considered surprising they nearer to the
falling wall which crushed Reilly than No H. which
he attached. The various enginc-h0uSes through
out the cv were drapcd In mourning yesterday by the
frrmcn in respect the memory OF their dead comrade
Mr. Fck of the Gle M of lIInkcs Brothers whlle
standing inside when the CrOSbyst. wall fell
was buried under the debris which broke in through the
front The He srnsr"s> for ABOUT hteen
minutes but on recovering found 10 be unlnured.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16

they could not pretend TO be accurate as their poohS
were still In tho ruins. Hincks Bros were cautious I'D
stating bat their loss might be- their whole STOCK OF
cloths ha wing been exposed cor hours 10 an aosphcc
filed with smoke and dust The smoke penetrated lhe
rolls OF cloths will take jury ofexpersfOs now
much they are injured. Benedict, Hall CO.'S loss
arises from the same cause-snoke ann dlIt|out 'sS
total value their present stock at about @l20oVo
Their insurance OF Sl65,000 was intended to cover II
throughout the year. during which 1t sOmetinles
reaches S25O.OO0. The loss Of Howard, Sanger CO.
NAV suffer material deduction when they obtain lhelr
hooks as their stock distributed I'm two other ware
houses. at No. 81 Crosbyst ana the other Ill oVS
ter-st.
The following IL tabular statement or the losses:
Bates. f.. & Co. s275,OO0 Naunberg. Kraus. o ooo
Benedict, Hall q Lauer * CO...-... S0ooVo
90 -.-....-.-..-. 1000
Brooks u. n. & Co. 2bUOOO TO'al-....''''t
Hncks Brothers. $4,000 Total INSURANCE.. l,ol04"V
Howard. Sanger 4 - ,o
Co Co....'..... 6OOO OO0 Excess of insur'ce. SlO64O9
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
OTWER FIRES.
IN.SEs IN JEH,EY CITY.

4 fire broke out at 1870 Il. m. yester-
day IN fhc grocery store Of William Win
chester. No. 90 Nrwark-aye, jersey CITY. The
flames spread rapiily. and the adjoining
buiin~ No. 81. was badly burned before the fire was
tNtr.n! shed. Iuc hul'du. IN which tnc hrC orig
uatcd -. ru"d Hy Thomas IT, lnN", ~ thS city. HIS
lo., Is - SOC. y fu'iv m>Vrrd. Wn"hester the
grocer. o. his entire stock, winch was valued
~ 5000. II rdrty insured. A.. e
~. s. rhofogr2phcr ~ th' up"r part or the bui a.
,r, s frcd lo.. a. 5000. The adI 'mak prop rty ot
Mis- Mary P,l"th. insured tor 5000 was
q. nagcd ttr arroune ~ So 900 The furni-
turp cf tnr .our families who lived on the
second and ibird npor-, winch was dcs;Iayel. was
valued ai SI,00O, TIE liquor st"rr ot ]. +. FIz-
(IDbon on The ground floor. damaged J l.O0p, upon
winch ia re was no H~ur nee. Philip M'r.ls, fancy
goo dealer lhe other side OF the grocery store oSt
500 hy ire aud water Tho origin oi tAe lire Is uu-
Inn
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE.
DECISION AGAINST THE CITY.

AN ELABORATE ARGuhENr BY SECRETARY EvARTs
FOR THE BRIDGE TRUsTEEs-rHE SUPREME
COURT, GENERAL TERM HOLDS THAT THE EIGHT
MILLIONS MUST BE PAID.
In the proceeding to compel Controller Kelly to
pay the one-thrd share of New-York City of the
S5.0OOO0O apprOpr atcd by the Legislature to COM
plete the Brooklyn Bridge, the Supreme Court Cen
eral Term decided on the spot that the money must
be paid. The question before the Court was whether
the IS 900, 900 was conditioned on the completion
of tho work. or appropriation for II, To he en-
largcd OF eSscned the cxgencles of the work re-
guired The Hon. William NJ. Evarts, in an argn-
ment for the Bridge Trustees, held that the writ OF
manGamus was the only resort Of the latter, ana
with much humor, aimed to show the absuFdiiy of
binding the bridge and then leaving 1t unfinished
He held that the great objects of strength and safety
should transcend the ques' ion OF estimates.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
GIuEAIyG WITh Trust FUNDS.

CINCINNATI, Jan. ia Nashville, Tenn,
dispatch states that witnesses have before the
Grand Jury To procure indictment against Charles j.
Cohen tor cIubezLement. Cohen was at one time one
Of the most prominent Jewish cItlcns Of Nashville
Soon after samuel Hicks was killed by tho Baxter
brothcrs last Summer Cohen elected trustee OF an
rndoH Hment fund of ~ 900 settled upon the widow o.
Hicks 10y the order Of Fofe>tcrs IL Is charged th't
Cohen lost half tue in gambling aud stock spec
uls ZION. He il now ia NewGOrk from which place he
has written that Is trying To get tho money for the
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
LOSSES AND INsrRANCE.

THE TOTAL LOSSES ON srOCk, TINIURES AND
BUILDING ESTIMATED Al S1,707. .GOO-rHc ~
srHANCU OF S1.sI3,459 pI~TmBrIfD AMONG
AIAroE NUMBER or CoNPiNIs.
The total losses 10y the fIc, inclnd!ng the
I,iire. which is valued a. 2-0,Po). al estimated at
81 7o- oUO. The insurance. whicu is " dcly scattered
N snail policies. exceeds the io,-es and amonn'5 {"
Sl.sl3459 Tire losses are divided among >iX firms
and vary from > 5000 10 $iS50Oo EACH the iTsnr-
anccs on stock aud fixtures are officially reported rs
follows:
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16

ture might approve OF the payment n,
further appropriations upon New York ~ aj
Brooklyn IN fact the entire state. usiiiDut nc
such localities and amounts as snOu III DE Ce.nsd " a
pcditnt. v"
Ia conclusion Judge DAVIS said: We t,.,.,..
think that legal right exists On ia part o. the TIM
and a legal duty the pat or the CONT
TINS ter, and CIat mauaan,uS, dlre,tiuR
trO Ter, g. pursuance Of the sla.utC, -si- lam.
pay TIE money. should be granted, aud thai a. S
csiOn Of tue Court below SnOuid te ye, sea eS'
New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
A EIDE ~ A HOSPITAL.

MONTREAL. Jan. IA fire to-day in the
Montreal General Hospital to-day created great
excitement among the patients. IL originated in ihe
ba4cincn; a the east end of the building where the linen
Of the establishment was driving. The ffemen were
urnUpilv on hand. and got tNo flames under. The
uatents terribly frightened by the smoke p"netra
jug tAe wards. and taOsc abe move rushed through
th corridors u all directions, creating alarm among
/ rInnnhlr 10 .rt ON OF bed.