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LOSSES AT VARIOUS PLACES.

LoCKPORT, n. Y, Feb. IA destructive fire
broke out at o'clock this morning IN this city, when
consumed three -four mills, enailiug aggregate loss
Of 1928 600 The mills destroyed were the old spaud-
tug mill ten stories high owned by Thornton Chester,
of Rntlao; Arnold d Ltles mill, and Gibson Pdrsers
mill The fire is supposed to have been caused by hot
iourual on a smut machine.
Assistant Engineer George Wood OF the Fire Depart
t U.s. caught bv the flames IN the tenth story OF the
Sn0uIdlng mill He Jumped 10 the ground on the thlrd
story sd-the building being only three stories hgh on
fhai sidc-and instantly killed
iowa CITY, FeD. Fire at oxford, village sixteen
mics west Of Iowa City, destroyed the Central Hotel
ana DiuwGoic House. and the Douglass Building. OccG-
MED v James Hammer, grocer. The hrc occurred early
iti, morning and the property was entirely destroyed
Inn MuhHnMn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
SYMPATHY WITH THE JEWS.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The meeting called by
the Lord Mayor at the instance of distinguished citizens
to protest against the Outrages committed upon the
Jews Russia held to-day at the Mansion House
The hall was crowded. The Lord Mayor presided
Among the eminent persons present were the Archbishop
of Canterbury Cardinal Manning the Earl OF shaftes
bury, Sir Alexander T. Gait, Canon Farrar and Mr.
Morley Several members Of the Rotbschild family and
all the leading Israetes city attended the meeting
Alfred Tcnnyson present, but letter from HIN
read, in which he said:
%" am disnayed at the madness Of the hatred eYlnced
against the Jews II the mspeakable barbares being
committed are universally denounced, II ~ only ne
cause they are so alien spirit of the age as to DE
reason thar official intervention would 10 more
harm than good" Letters were read from harl Blhd
and the Rev. Charles H. sPurge0n the latter pioteshg
a.. a nOn-couformst and liberal, against the 0ulFaSes
upon the Jews. - II.
Resolutions were adopted declaring: " While we as
claim che right interfere in the internal affairs OF lts
with that country ii Is duty to express the Opuon
that laws Russia concerning the jews tehu 10 &C.
grade her in the eyes Of Christians.
he Earl Of Shattesbury, Cardinal Manning ana Caho1
Farrar smoke in support OF the resolutions Ihe LOI
MayOr was requested to toward copy OF the rtSOutluLS
IN Mr. Gladstone, in the nope That the Government,
uence IN Dehalf OF the persecuted jews relel Iuhu
was opened and subscriptions were received rom many
persons present ..-. A.. .,o
American Evangelical Alliance had passed resolution
protesting against the persecution OF the jews.
Tho subscriptions 10 the Reuef Fuhd amounted u
$4,000.
VIENNA Feb. 1.-The Ncle Freie P,esse says
Baron Grunzburg has written TO Cracow that
the Car dsapproyes the restrictions the jews sng
question: and has ordered tnat the jews DC represented
at the tu ture sltting3.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
THE SMALLPOX SCOURGE.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. Isaac Is. Low
ell of West Springfield member OF the Massachusetts
Tegi.Iature baa the yariOOid He is doing well Mrs.
sullivan of Uolvoke was taken with smallpox to-day.
There is also OF the disease al MltheABue'
PrTsFIELD Mass, Feb. IA case OF smallpox was re-
ported TO the Board Health last night the party beng
a woman Who worked in the ragroOln OF paper-stOcA
company She has three child who have associated
with other children, aud 1t Is feared there VIII DC olueI
PETERSBURG, Va Feb. 1.--Smalpox OF malignant
type has broken ont in Brunswck County In several
instances the disease has proved fatal Churches and
schooIbouses have been closed. county hospital mas
been established When first discovered she disease was
thought L. he chlckenPoA
BosroN Feb. 1.-The schooner Ida May, from Phla-
delpnia to Pembroke, Ne, put into the lower harDor
Yesterday with OF her suffering from continent
s.nailoox The patient was sent to the hUSpita. HE
yrs-e was fuIngated and the crew vaccmaled, atter
which the craft pr"cerdeds
WAsuSGToS Feb. 1.-The National Board OF Health
rcnor that during the week ending January . there
were twenty-scycn cases and tweny-ohe deaths from
sralpgx in Richmond Va, two cases IN Elgn, Ill, one
ct. an Hi.,yauhee WIS., and two cases III Clinton, Iowa
Five cases of smallpox were reported IN tins
cir, Yesterday one person died from the disease at
No. U5j Flrstayc. and one also at l.lOl FrstaVer
vnere more than dozen cases have occurred Wth'n
the Last three weeks. Al additional case was ueNCVpcu
yesterday.
Two new cases OF smallpox were reported TO the
County Board Of Health in Jersey Cyyestcrday, one on
Haucockaye. and The other at NJ. 4S' hHSt-'"
The Health authorities OF Long Island tl'y ialSeu tue
quarantine yesterday, which has been maintained for
fine last week al the house oil Francis Irudden IN Fourth,
A.. Hunters Point, l.. l. smallpox J., however SIN
DleNplcut ia the city,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
ANOTHER TALK WITH MIR. POTTER,

A reporter of TIE TRIBUNE had another CONVEX
sation Yesterday with o. Is. Potter III regard to the
burned building.
II wish" said Mr. Potter, after a little prehmi-
nary conversation, ITO correct ore or two naccu-
races into which YOU have fallen In your report OF
nv conversation last night | did not mean to
imply that lhere any outside hre-
esranes. [ was never told that such were
necessary, nor are they on any other large pubic
buildings. ] did not get permit TO helghten my
bniIdiuo because concluded not to heighten it,
MIR. EsteTbrook would have allowed NE to carry 1t
nm one story more without doubling the walls but
didn't care about that Tins matter was Inooted
not two weeks ago, but last spring there was 10
printing concern on the top story but composing
room. objected to this, not because thought it
dangerous, but uncleanIy Now WHAT more 90 you
want to know
What were your insurance and los"
..Jcap't give YOU the insurance exactly. II is
nrobably about $3.50, 600. Ny loss viii be about
$3.50 900, taking into consideration the loss OF a
wears rent getting new tenants and the increased
cost of building materials now as compared with
Twenty-Five years ago. In fact, the building could
not be replaced for $500, 900"
What do YOU say in answer to the criticism as
n the unsafe condition Of the building"
81 say simply that l took every precaution known
to me. or that was suggested to me, to make The
Iuildiug safe. What more could l OF any man have
donep
Have You any theory as to the cause Of the
freY
"No II Is said that it was caused by
affective huc. The fuc referred TO
was used for twenty years, and
-. 100. auv olsy1l: and it never entered my
head that awning could be wrong with it. You
tnav sav that do not thlnk could have made any
improvements by which this fire might have been
"Wero the floors saturated with inhammabe
materalW . MIL.
"No. 1t was built by Mr. Rltcme' a hTsl-class
o.ster builder and ut the time was rated list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02

Britain may be reminded of her wrongs In India and
Ireland II she is inclined to be too proud OF her moral
progress No, here tonight not as censors put
az n sister nation speaking TO a sister naonAmerica
addressing Russia with the voice OF friendship ana
amity. We are, If may an external conscience
TO her reminding her OF the wrongs she has done ana
the duties she ought to do That Ia all ought
to do and II nevertheless the crueltes OF which we
read are continued remember that the Lord
God Omnipoent regneth and that punishment Tor IN
Justice Will come later. lGreat applause:
Short speeches were also made by the Rev. Dr. HOW
ard Crosby and the Rev. DR.. John T. Newman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
TIE HUDSON COUNTY 4LHSHorSE.

The Hudson County, N. J,,) Grand Jurors
Yesterday made a report Judge Knapp OF their WISH
to the county institutions few days ago Inc condition
Of the Almshouse they say disgraceful The floors,
wall. and window, OF the institution were covered with
dirt and the most offensive odOrs peryaded the build
ing In the department for women several OF the IN
mates we're sick with typhoid malaria, aud the Jurors
feared that The disease would become epidemic Iutfe
yrr, only four towels u the department Tor men, ana
these were uscd by eighty inmates. The Jurors strongly
recommended that the Board OF FreeAoldo.s DO a'Ae
10 Investigate the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
STILL IN THE RUINS.
Can timed from First Page.

might have persisted. Nothing authentic eonu DC
Efforts were made to find him, but ali INQUIRIES
proved fruitless, those persons asked either 10.
knowing alb ut him or being unwilling 10 gNo any
Catherine Crosby. of No. 438 East Eighty-nIIst+-
ST. was profusely reported by her father YESTERDAY
as missing. lie said she worked IN lnS u Uni
bnildng and didhot return home on Tuesday nlgnt.
On inquiry at the house last night the girl sai4 sue
did not work in the building, and was nome ft%or
dav night She could not tell why her la'hci
should make such sta ement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
NOMINATIONS.

W,.uINGroN, Feb. 1.-The President Sen'
tho folloyiug nominations To the Senate to-day;
william Armstrong OF PennYiyihA in...,i.siSi.r OF
-. f"u thy Wi!idmspOrt District TO Do Comhi9''''- -
EliiTOad-. p,,,,.f. d,r ths District
-, Nar,lrb BaIUh for the histtiNt OF hV~+e'"'
y r,mubcl for the Territory Of Dakota.
AlsO several poStmasterS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02
A NEWARK FACTORY BURNED.

A fire was discovered early last evening III
the second floor Of the Wrslcy Bui!dnS occupied ~
number or manufacturers, at Eatroadaye. ana
Mrcbauc-st Newark. The fire invaded the thlrd ana
fourth doors and caused loss % about FlCOV0 on STOCK
.t,dr
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Suicide At GALTESION TEX.

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 1.-Thomas c.
beaer secretary of the Galveston Wharf Company, and
resident of Galveston for the past twenty-five years,
committed suicide al Ais home to-day ~ III oil mental
dcUIessIUu.
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u0yrllLyr TO 4 CHIEEJrsucE.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. The lawyers OF this
city hud that they have $4,000 III their possession
which was raised In 1888 to erect monument TO Chief
Justice Marshall They intend asking the Government
To furnish pedestal and u their request 10 granted,
they will erect the monument at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02

"WeI, now, joe" said Governor Vance,
. M 49,, ~ ly n.iicya m this election hy God that yUu
speak or .Deed / do Mas-a Vance said tue Negro
s,riOu-, with = OF the mead ell, 10 gu i!llA
am elrcicI ~ be saved T. scasy know Massa Vance
but nebber LevTd Of any one beng ected what wash
uaade.aaLe ~ i lttsbuI. IOs.
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no. I think I'll let the public talk awhile no"
THE LOSSES AND THE INSURANCE.

Much uncertainty still exists as to the exact
o,noun Of the losses This is due in large measure 10
the difficulty in finding the late tenants Many ""on
live out Of the city and have not since the hre' secured
new sces Of business. The table which Is apPehleo
may have to be added to when the ruins nave coo'eu
of and the safes have been removed Inc ns"io '.o
l an the suproson that these reccptacles are fire
proof If il thought that the insurance viii amount 10
about 5000 COO The following j. table OF TIC oSScS'
49, u-..au S,nn He LreniMA HEess u .OOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02

Nash & Crook, estimated udildHc' FoOV' MY III
sured in Imperial and Northern, Rutgers ana Royal
The Morsr Building suffered only through the fall OF
the wall i'm Nassau-st immediately opposite 10 IT, The
woodwork of the window easements was on fire several
times and was extingIished by the employees or the
building with their own The damage 10 the front
of the building Will be repaired ut once A course OF
brick will be taken OF where it is Injured aud new one
put on. ,.,.. 4. a.. ......
of Herbert i. Hart. has been damaged by heat ana
wafer. The window castings in Beekman-st were IRE
0ucntly on fire, but eXtinSusued by the Hrenen
Tnp loss 10 The estate will not be more than $1,000.
Ihe damage 10 Eugene kelly's new building IN Beek-
opposite site Of the burned building has been
st{uiatcd II amounts between 300 and 500
The editorial and business offices OF Inc IWJ teid
and Farm have been Temporarily located at No. 20
Vrset-s The weekly issue OF the paper will appear
usual tomorrow morning,
NE O6SerCer has opened an office AT NO II PARK Row
The only nat of the subscribers to the paper is IN salc
in the ruins and subscribers arc invited 70 send their
names to the above address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-02

class building 1t was not FIRE proc, IL - h mid
but 1t is not fair 70 pect that sponid
ing put mp twenty-five y year bnilding. /
am going TO rebuild on the tie and you you n,.5 or IL
that will put up bui]drg Thich VIII Do as n''i"
fre-proof as possible" ,.;,iors and n
party-wall rs by law required I'll, errd In
"1be uartitions were such "a are usually lounn ~
largo houses-no worse certainly. dld nave Wait
dividing the building in two parts forty n i9 9or
each when the law only requires part -""h i"'
every Seventy-hye feet" - .,.,rlo occu
"Was il not unsafe to have so many people oe Ecu
pied in an old building which you saJ was i"' "''
no. do not think so. There we're the hre
escape ladder to the roof and two VIDE staiIMHaSS
,,,rning from thc ION 10 the bottom of the buldhg
There was no steam employed III me DnluinH' mn"
no fires for purposes other than healng A. war
never even limited to me that ther1 vas any I"I,k
TO the inmates in case of fire You nave, spOh3n -
an alleged disagreement with Mr.. Esterprook,
The only time he ever came 10 very ,rv
trivial affair n couple of weeks ago. My carpenter
had put a new skylight over the eSya'9T, hooIy
thinking of getting permit Ana ~ itoy were
told me that hereafter If any such ateI5,.oHS in
TO he made permit would have 10 be oo'alTgu; -
which. of course. was ready 10 acqacSce. nd he
all the lar that there ever was between Io " ~
Buildings Department" 10 r,ol,o
What about the changes yOu propOscu ~ nl NJ,
i'm the building two years ago, Mheh III. !'G ~,
al the head OF the bindings JrnvT m
About TWO years ago my arcMlecl LIE - d t.
nlan of sundry proposed changes and Sunmll'cu ~
to Mr. Dudley who approved IT, ana oelItr ga an
permit to go on. But was not ANXIOUS 70 ~ Mr.
Mt that time and let the matter run along uiI'l' -
TstaThrooE came in; and when the same plan was
submitted to him. he was not willing to give d lea
NIT. Buf as the plan of my architect was never S0 f
nonsly entertained by me, 1t was not d lhi'''i -
great practical importance" about roI,ild-
mgr mot let tbe site
stand idle, and that will put up building "i5"0H
will make any such accident q this lnpos,n -.
"Have you anything more that you "ou'u hN' ~
sayg2 .u...,.,;, to1r, while now "
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The Rev. John II

in part as follows:
Ihave had an opportunity already this wee; to lift up
annual meeting OF the Evangelical Alliance, VIXEN a
solemn resolution was passed utpie 'iti1 ana C1ucll
inc The atrocities praciscd tine jews IN Russia
have not come to make any long speech ana deprive
Won o! listening the tluquehct thdt IS 10 lct" bul
/ think / can three thugs that may nave some Dear
Ing the question.
Aud the first is that the Hebrew people are suffering
In Eussn to-day, indirectly from the wrongs lAhtlcd
upon their by the nations 81 the eaih III te abeS
I'M are nast In former times tie legislative enact
mont, OF every Christian nation kept the Je" ifoiG eA
crcising his equal rights a. man, ana picfShted MN
frsu, f1I nwing any calling he might choose Inc jew
could enter any prOirssoh Hc cou4 nor own IOo'
M Tho ol and a. result lie was ury cd into industries
in tUc philosopher who said that when calling Is
handed down IN race or family Tor many generations
tuat race or family becomes prominently successful ia
that calling And II Is = Lace OeIls GUY 'ila lHool3 .
tho jew has become piccuuuthiN successful III
the callings, to which the Intolerance OF Disouy
Ui the past has cOunued MN. ana ticH ny
a strange exercise OF injustice, ne Is prosecuted
and cuYcd, and hated for thar very success. Nov,
Russia ought 10 stop tlls Inc I'uredh NoB'IHHth1
and people ought to uul their outy az G0Fcruici AZ
aud people naiL tam law ana order at all hazards
Tctf noint "a thai Russia has done injustice TO ;he
Hebrew bg Keeping him in narrow range uI country
few are scattered through the Empire, ba' the mass
j. CONN He'd 10 stay in place suppose all the people
who cOO from ireland We Cuhc ga 10 I'VE ia lhe STATE
OF YorE Will not speak here oi the loss the oihei
STATES would sustain by such law. liAushIcr.l iut OF
the loss they would sustain 40 Al II 10" tue HlHhai
can ~ anywhere, and ne - lI,td up 70 hlShei
gdIus some virtues Russia should give equal i-tH 10
ali her subjects, no matter what their race or religion
may Doe; and allow them To 20 anywhere, as IccAtu
breathing the air OF liberty lApplalsc.I
And lastly We must be careful to kttp our own riSAi
attitude ia this matter We duL assume mat We nave
reached the highest pinnacle of human wisdom OF ina
the Eu,siAus aic SUM- tine lowest depths Of mora
dc.redatIon. The Russian Il moving on the
line which We are m"Iing bus din sla 20 pay
we must not forget our knuw-nuthingiam, nor on
southern question. JoiI AAIPAy p's' Issues A' N'S"
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by the Board Of Fire Under
scs. held q meeting yesterday
ctrta,ucd thdt o. Il. Potter lad
upon the binding ana $4,000
npanios interested IL The build
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-01
SNAKES IN DEADLY COMBAT.
4 Fierce Fight Between u Python, nu,l
Or "h'a nh AunennsIn .s ' -' I"-

4 Fierce Fight Between u Pytuo, md
mn Anaconda. "-
BAoTlMoRE, October 3l.-At half.past |
O'Clock yesterday morning, as the private
watchman at the Dime Museum was going
his rounds he had his attention attracted
by unusually loud noises coming from the
third story, OF the building Upon hasten.
ing thither he found the python, The
largest snake in captivity (seventeen feet)
in deadly combat with an anaconda, twelve
feet long. How long they lud been fight.
ing the watchman did not know, but he
says that from the time his attention was
attracted by The noises up stairs until ESQ
mis- hour Tor going of duty, they kent I'D n
continuous warfare. When one vould
miss his aim and strike Tho
SIDE OF the cage the sound couM be
distinctly heard on the ground or auJito.
rum hoor. The python, after numberess
botits with his opponent, seems 10 have
gathered all his strength for final attack,
which was made. The anaconda was
ready. and placing themselves in al al.
most upright position they made ior each
other with fearful rage. After having car.
ried Oh their deadly combat lor iullv six
hours the python made Il las, destierate
lunge and succeeded in getting tic aua.
conda's head in his month 10 the depth OF
at least three feet, and holding it IN Ills
position for some time ut last com,nenced
TO coil itself around the anaconda until j,
actually ground and mashed the liie ont of
it. The Waterman says he never wants to
witness another such battle. lie Ind no
key 70 the case, and even il he Ind il is
doubtful il he would have Ind the temcri,v
to undertake to separate the reptiles.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-01
HOUSE or COMMONS.
THE DEBATE ON THE cLorUar.
The British Forces Ia Es,p.-A tirea, Rider
Elected 10 the italian Parliament GIsi.
stones Coquttry With The iri,h THE
Praposi.laas Which he viii Submit,

special Cable 10 tho W1. ETH Associated PreSs.
LONDON, October 3l.-lu the House of
Commons to-day Sir Charles Dixie, Under
Foreign Secretary, said, in answer 10 n
question, that ito negotiations had been
entered Into with the governments Of
France and Spain III relation 10 Il, CONNER
eial treaty since lie hid lust communicated
with Parliament upon the subject.
The Conservative members Of parlia.
ment he'd Il meeting today, Sir Stafford
Northcote, Conservative leader being in
the clmir, With vcrylit,le opposition they
decided TO combat tho operations Of tho
cloture TO the bitter end. .a5.I.f'
The debate OH the procedure rules was
resumed Gibson {Gouseryatiyel movci
that the crucial amendment Of the clo,,lrr
slall not be carried unless two, thirds Of
those present ut any session shall vote In
iaVor OF tho exercise Of il Oh that purlcu.
lar occasion. lle pointed out 'an, urged
upon the attention OF members that this
legislative body would no longer be ,In,
irccst in the world but thNt it would be
possible, ii the cloture he decided by n
bare majority, for my government party
with 4 compact minority to suppress fu|I
speech in the House, and that such n nm.
iority might, il they chose 10, lcpislale for
the country with the mouths Of members
closed and the minority helpless TO repre-.
sent their constituents. '''0''
Gladstone explained TO the House tint
he offered dining tho session last NAV io
adopt, the two,thirds majority rule, hoping
thereby to forward the business Of thS
session. AS Tint object was not attained
then he felt justified III the withdrawal Of
that proposal, which was merely Il plan 10
give defective system, ind one which he
could not whollyapprove. liz denied there
was any desire 10 gag thc minority, and
said his only wish was 10 restrain unneces.
sary debate against the evident sense OF tho
House. Gibson's amendment would hare
the effect OF transferring the rights of the
mojority to the minority. lie would not
make this question n subject Of appeal to
the country, but he begged that tic House
would not assent 10 that amendment,
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CHEERFUL. TALK,
Hubbcll Thinks The Next House ot Nc,,.
= rcncntntfyes IN Snfe. q ~

Hubbcll Thinks The Next House ot Rep
;. rcncntatfyes IN tnEe. g. -
WASHINGTON, October3l.- MIR. lIubbclPs
cheerfulncss would have made Mark Tap,
icy GLOOMY aud sour with envy. The Re.
publican party never needed it so much as
now. lluDbell seemed to have taken the
contract to furnish it III quantities TO suit
the demand to be paid for by department
clerks. His figures on the next House,
mention OF which hus already heen made,
are based upon the following calculations :
lie aays that there are one hun
dred and thirty.four sure Republi-
can districts, and one hundred and thirteen
sure Democratic districts, and seventy.
eight districts doubtful. lie is sure the
Republicans will carry ut least forty.six OF
these doubtful districts. Probably certain
able Republicans in Ohio who will not be
in the next Congress would be glad to
know what q real sure Republican District
looks like, but Mr. llubbell refuses to par,
ticnlarize. '',i''ts
The chairman Indignantly denies that he
is to he supplanted by Mi. Chandler or
any other N,an, and says the committee has
been ably managed.
As Mr.. llubhell hUsn't been In the city
six days since the campaign opened, there
is no selladulation about this statement,
The committee is still working very hard, j,
and will continue to do 80 until next Tues.
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