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NO. 13,079. BOSTON," THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER PRICE THREE CENTS. oo: AXtectllaitcotts. ANOTBXB- IiABGM 11600 for attesnpting to rob Chai barren bridge; lata Tuesday night.

Two new cases of varioloid have I at No. 14 Albion court, and one at No. 34 Green that have relieved me greatly, and for which the department and the public eon never repay them. The sarroandtag past-' offices, particularly the larger, offices on the flim of our railroads, I have been obliged to load down with distribution matter, and they have done the work for ns without murmur, and with marked despatch. BOSTON EVEKDJS TRANSCRIPT, PUBLISHED XPERT KVXNDfe.

(Bandaye excepted.) HEKBT W. DUTTON BON. Proprietora. No. 92 Washington Street, Bostofh oma or siar eumJ 8 Daily ysb inn (In idweetibretiled flTttcd in the dtp proper by contain.

$9 OS hieedey (in 2 OS A lady member of the Memeehesetts Society for the Prevention ef Crneity to Antmuin has sent to Officer Albion Andrew, of Station Two; ten dottaxs in appreciation of his reerae of a horse tram a loft in Congress street during the late fiie. The following extraet from ths laws and anUnanees relating to fire will soon be posted over the eity: If any person shall have In his or her possess! nn in any ropowalk, or in any bam or stable; within the eity, any fire, lighted pipe or cigars. United candle or lamp, except such candle or lamp ta kept in a seems lantern, the person so offending shall forfeit and pay for each offence a nun not wnwitM $100 nor less than $20,. Tba police are Instructed to pay particular attention to the enforcement of this regulation. Tho Republican State Committee have tendered to tbe Shoe and Leather Exchange for their meetings the free bn for one year of their targe reading room In Washington Bnflding.

The following was received at tbe office of the Fire Department yesterday: Bostox.Nov. 19, 1872. John 8. Damrali, Chief Engineer Boston Eire Department: My Dear Sir At a meeting of the directors of the Everett National Bank, held this day, it was unanimously Voted, That the thanks of tbe directors of the Everett National Bank be tendered to the officers and members ef the Boston Fiie Deportment for their enceemfnl endeavors to save the property of the ttenk from destruction by the lire of Sunday, the 10th Imt, and that the sum of two hundred ana fifty dollars he appropriated and sent to the Charitable Fund of arid department, as a token of tho appreciation of their services. Very truly yours, Geokok E.

Cash, Cashier. Cbntributione to Reiitf Eundt. reported, John C. Ropes, trustee, $100; Jacob A. Drearer, $130; Mias W.

a. Barrows, Maine, $25; Walton, Pierce A Ca, $250; J. J. Dixwell, $90; Edward Page A Page, Newell A Cot. $600; Wm.

K. Ellis A $100; Joua. Ellis. 100: Jevona, Stroud A Co Liverpool and New York, $100: John B. Taft, $106; M.

Lt HaU A Cot. $290; Israel Nash A Cot, 500; M. Bigelow A Co $100: R. M. Field, proceeds benefit Boston Museum, $616 Wm.

Stevens, $500: E. W. Hooper, $100; Messrs. I. and E.

May, $600; Kidder, Peabody A $2500; Mi. Kebecra G. Biebardson, for families ef killed and disabled firemen, $500: samarl B. Pierce, $101: Robert Treat Paine, Jr.t $300; friend, Dover, N. $10.

Total, $79,871 03. Ons Noncnoes, Treasurer. Abr. SO, 1872. The Cttisens Belief Committee at tbe Charity Barren on Chanlon street bad about one hundred applications yesterday, which wss nearly two handled levs than on Tuesday.

A large majurity of these eases were where partise had nmoved furniture from their houses on tho burnt district, which was either stolen or else abandoned to tbe flames. The Belief Committee provided for tae wants of three unfortunate people, who are now furnished with quarters ta other veetions of tbe city. A targe corps of assistants are employed in attending to the needs ef sufferers, and etery deserving cave is promptly met. At the workingmens headquarters. No.

27 Washington street, established by a committee appointed by tbe Citizens Committee, two hundred aad twenty applications for aid have been made. These are mainly from boot and shoe makers and tailors whose tools w.ie destroyed by the fire, and what they desire is the replacing at the lent srtldea so that they can resume work, meet of them having again Obtained sit nations. Their necessities have been attended to; and but for this committee what otherwise might have teen suffering has been averted. Among the persona still missing since the great fire is John Dilkn an employs in tbe Booth Button Machine Companys Works. He was tart seen at three oclock on Sunday morning near Bugles hair etuis on Washington street.

AU endeavors to obtain any trace at him since that time have proved futile. Young Dflltm was about eighteen yean of age, and resided with hia parents on Broadway, South Boston, by whom any Information respecting him would be gladly received. The Relief Committee Its Worcester have placed $2500 at the disposal at the Belief Cum mittoe of this city, tbe amount remaining on hand from contributions for Chicago and the Northwest- Mias F. II. ChnrehiU ef New York delivered a lae-taro tart Tuesday evening in Cooper Institute for the benefit of tho Boston sewing girls who were thrown out of employment by the grout fire.

Mxetixs -or Natioxai. Aoadexyot This society began its annual semion yesterday, lathe Museum of Toointr. it famli ridge Thrrs rnri bout forty of the members. The meeting wa to order by Prof amor Wolcott Gibbo, In the of tho president, Professor Henry of Washington. Professor Agassis gave an account of the organisation of tho Museum of Comparative Zoology, and lbtraed to with great Interest as he described tho eemivo steps by which the museum has attained its present state of completeness.

Tbe museum was founded In 1809 by the gtft of $225,000 of Francis Drake, and gifts of ritiaens of Msmartinsttfs. Much importance had hem attached to taboratorieu, and ho had tried to build it up by providing separate laboratories for the various departments, and placing coca department under the supervision of an abb scientific man. TbeJabeiutory of entomology eontalna the largest biological crilcetfon in the world. In thii collection the live history of all the Insects that ean be studied in fall has been represented in nature, so that one ean have- an entire com representing a single specimen In Its various stage ef growth. Dm collect km was begun byDr.

Hagen, wbo now has charge of it, ta Europe. The laboratories of choneology, palnontology and others are la a forward condition, butty no means yet completed. -There habomtab-Matory 'devoted to radiates, in which Count Porteleu and Mr. Alexander Agresta are at work. There Isa department for the higher vertebrates over which Mr.

Allen has charge. Tbs collection of moll asks not dm extensive coaid be wished. A laboratory has been established for the natural history of demonstrated animals. In the cellar of use nm are manylpee-imens in preparation. Mr.

Agassiz stated that sicae difficulty was found in meeting tbe heavy expenses eauevdbythe cost of the great quantity of alcohol and the numerous Jars, necessary for preserving the specimens. In bb opinion a museum ef this kind would need at least $50,000 per annum for carrying out the derigus at its several departments. Prnfevsur Agassis then read a paper on tbe Different Modes at TeeOUng among tbe Salachlaaa, in shirk he stated that be had devoted some time and study to tbe peculiarities of the teeth of tbe satach-ians. mid that one of tbe chief objects of the voyage of the Haasbr had been to procure a collection of atachtaus. Here Professor Agasrix illustrated by specimens and hydrawing on tho Uacfc-bonid the variations in dentition of selachians of various ages.

He also criticised the development theory. Next came a paper by M. C. Mrigi, on the manufacture cf gunpowder for grout guns, and on increasing the efficiency of small arms by improved auimunitioa ami sights. Thb paper was read by Professor Rilgard in tho absence of tba author.

Tho next paper was -by A. M. Thayer, and waa entitled An Aoouatic Qrrometar. Frofcam C. A.

Young of Dartmouth College bad a expedition set out early last summer, under charge nf Gen. Cutts, tnr Sherman, located in tbe Rocky mountains, over feOuO feet above the level of tbe sea. Professor Young gave a description of the apfwamace of the rims and other celestial bodice from tbe observations taken at thb place, and stated that one of the main objects cf tbe expedition was to tea whether a gala wunld he effected In Bring tho tricsoope at this high pomt above tba lower strata of the Atmosphere. Tho weather did not prove as favorable as could have been desired, but observations of the sun ware made twenty-two days; Whan the evenings were clear it was pocfiUe to arewiththa naked eye ten stars in the quadrilateral of tbe dipper, whereas here it hardly pussibia to make out four. Professor Young abo gave a deveriptiun at the appearance of Batura when viewed from thb 1-jfty print of observation.

Tba academy then took a row. In the afternoun. Professor HUgaxd read a paper, giving an account of the in terns tkmal standard cun-miaaon. rmfoasoc Alexander Agassiz had a paper an tba Development of Actinim? Professor C. A.

Si'kaftof the Lulled States ooaat survey presented two elaborate charts. The society thru aijwuri until tan oclock this morning, when more papers will lia preceded. Boabd or Aldebkexv Both branches of the Board of for the cxtratton uf lbs drain In Prescott lt ordered that a warrant ha Issued, notifying the inhabitants of tho city to uassniiile in their various warns oa Monday, the seoond day at Daeember next, for the purpose of electing city officers for the ensuing year, tba poll to Open at TH oclock A. and ctase at 4U P. M.

An ordinance ertablbbingtbo boundaries of the vmri-ani wards and a pport tuning tba members of the Common Connell to each for tha next firs yours waa paaord to he enrolled. Orders rotating to theacerat-sncaTf Dougtaas and Charles River street, and to the construction of sewer In FrankUn street and Pleasant place, ware read once. Tbe following order were adopted: That tba committee on health notify tha tenants and occupants of sack buildings in Washington street district as bars been abandoned by tha owners and taken in psesamion by the city. pay rent hereafter to tha city; that a deduction of $1100 ha made from (ha betterments assessed for the widening of Bridge street; that ecsspools be constructed on Magazine court. Walnut court, and on the corner of Mellon and Oxford streets.

Tha board then went into executive acreiou. Coxmox ConciLi-In tba Common Council, President Blodgett In tha chub, papers from tha Boaid of Aldermen were adopted In concurrence. Au ordinance in relation to tha increase of compensation of members of tha firs department was passed to ha enrolled. Au order that a common sewer be laid in Prospect avert from Cambridge street north, to a street to be called Clay street, was adopted. Ix Bv-Mr.

Wm. Wright baa given the Fire-i1 Charitable Amociation $30. Aboct Towx-Tba Unitarian Church, on Hawthorn street, waa filled by a brilliant company of ladies and gentlemen, last evening, gathered towit-nere tha marriage of Miss Grace, daughter of S. N. Fuller, to Mr.

Barker Ptaee of New York. Bar. John B. Green performed the marriage errstnooy, at tbe dose of which Mr. and Mrs.

Place held a reception at the home of tha bride's parents, on Central avenue. Many tax-payers assamed wry faces yesterday, on account of tha appropriations made the evening previous by tba Bomd of Aldermen. The amount appropriated, including cost of sewer ordered, was over a total doling the year of There considerable talk among tba citizens who claim to be opposed to tbe City Hall King to nominate Bev. Edward Othcman for mayor. The anmber of red flags eat yesterday, indicating mall-pax locations, waa fifteen.

School CoxxrrrxK-At tba tart semi on of this hoard. orders- ware passed to eatablteh a Saturday afternoon sawlug-ociioal In the Boston street school-house; to appoint J. E. Browu as temporary principal and Mbs Sf K. Stanley as assistant in the lutUllps school; andtuallow tha last half of Thanksgiving week and tha koHdaysfkoa Christmas to New fearis inclusive for vacation.

Yabiots Matthbs. Several eases of petty thter-ing from entries of bosses and tan stores, eto. have occurred lately. One of them waa tho larceny of ammirtta bdoogtag to fh light Ii rtoiedin tha powder aouae. Into which tha made foreibla entrants.

Tha high sehori reunion takes ptaee Friday tag of next weak. 1 a i rm i 34, G. A. a eamp fire Friday evening. Tha Lawrence Poet are to be present.

A calico party nadar the auspices at PUrtM ta abo on tha tapis. Of $2343,900 taxable $457,500 taxed on no A Salem artist was views in Boston and ho nto of 1008 a day and cannot supply naDmT Qnnmnnr Jouraed meeting of tha Railroad Oo nb arid in Winchester, yesterday, to give a bearing non the re location of the depot. John T. Wilson or Wim-' re appeared for tha town. Ho endeavored to that prevent location wt hare to ha hs-tha depot oarilyamoe- cursed by tho town In i ibta.

The town dark, Mr. of the Board of i ALeweU Railroad, tha lot on whl That tho rtaL traek; that it mightbai got stood fire three far it, and that they aright have ample to build and improve. Itanr, Jnrt out, quite taffy aRtttaln tha eeneetinnal ftohtan, Da bird's qya view of onr dty vrlB tdl (ho story ef the fixe to of eyeaall orcr the country; QLENDINNING, DAVIS No. 48 8. Third Straat, PMhuMphffi.

QLKNDINNING, DAVIS AHOKY Na IT WaB StrMt, Nw York, BANKERS ILL I AM W. KEITH. scrocxK: 15 CongxwM Street M. STOCK BROKER. 1 20 Demslin street ttf 26 Cams srart BOSTON.

Oomnrisslsnafe A Uf A QUA I Bankers and Brokers, Ernie: erodes. Bonds as iMg GoOeedooi i VO. WAU STREET, SXW YORK. rjpOWEB, GIDDING8 TORRE BANKERS. 41 Devonshire street; corner Water UiM Steles SeaniHs, an Brawns, SHE, CffT, ai SUM BoiIl nh.

Philailelwl CENT. STATE AID BONDS To the Arkansas GentnT Railway. per mite, at 7S Thta the Great Central through Asfcuusaa. caasRdsc tks three largest eitiea in tire Mata Hsls. Pina Bluff and uMs Sock, tha Capital.

Thb routs haa supported a li SKsrsassssffaahi tgajto ftaus Texas, with. the world. WUhthcaa fattaTaanfi at aaro slisirrs tha iwimensa traffic Interest payable lot October and April, at Trust Company, Xew York. tha addreAg tSaSJnSreA WILLIAMS B0STWICX, Bankers, 49 Wall gfc, New York. 2OWLES BROTHERS CO.

BANKERS. Ism TRIFLE CURRENCY for tnvellem. OF CREDIT DfAXX PANTS OF WORLD. anuih Exchange on London, Pjariamd the Cocro tinent Bought and Sold in sums to suit Sfiloon Passages secured in the steamers Oceanic, Adriatic, Baltic; Celtic Atlantia and BcpnbUo of the White Star lAne. T6 8 TEN FES GENT.

INTEREST, ILLINOIS TOWN BONDS. School House 10 Per Gent Bands. Banana, Catsr Butts ai Kuan moral 7 Pn Cal GoM Baft ON M. BOLLES GO. QFFICE OF FOOTE FRENCH, FOOTE A FRENCH, 7 Congress Street, Boston.

STERLING EXCHANGE 1 DRAWN BY JAY G00XE A oa. New York, JAY G00KE, HcCULLOCH 00. LONDON. COfifififiCUh 5 C. FOOTE.

Agent! AHE8 V. TAYLOR, OHiMOT, Minv Bmiuza, TBnmma velvets Xj OJBZ, Boston was ths scene of another extensive conflagration lust night. As soon as (ha alarm was sounded from Box No. 18, flames of great brintancy and intense volume Issued from the windows of the fourth story of tho brick building oa Cornhm near the Junction of Washington street, occupied -by Missis Band A Avery, the well-known book and Job printers. Acting Chief-Engineer Dunbar speedily arrived on tba ground andordered a second and hotly afterwards a third alarm to be The fourth ahum eras not sounded, nor was It necessary, as the entire foroe of the department -ware quick In their response, to the third alarm and tba several steamers having been assigned positions were soon at work, throwing riven of water on the burning mam.

lines of horo; were ran np through (he opposite building, occupied by Goldthwaite, Snow A Knight, and fTOm tho windows of the fourth story stream after stream shot into the bunring building, wMte from the street six powerful streams were sent up, and, uniting with those above, formed a perfect cataract, and promised to stop the fixe from spreading to tbe adjoining structures. Engineer Dunbar carefully covered up all places exposed to the flames. From room to room, from attic to the first floor, were tho fiamea driven and then controlled, and after four hours of immense labor tbe information was given that the fire waa extinguished, but with the destruction of (ho buUding, which will he a small cost compared with the ahaulato loss and damage of Its valuable contents. Messrs. Band and Avery have occupied this building for several years, and were known as the proprietors of one of the largest and finest book anq Job printing offices in New England.

They gave constant employment to about two hundred persons, seventy-five of whan an fomales. Tho first, seoond and third stories wen occupied as composition and prose rooms. Forty-tlnee presses, including two hydraulic presses, were kept, constantly running, and at tho time of the fire the firm were doing ahrovy baataesa, being scarcely abla to fill their orders. The fourth story was used as a drying room, mud It ta said that hero the fire origin too by a swinging gas Jet being carelessly pushed against some contiguous sheets of paper, which ignited with electric speed end soon enveloped that apartment in a blaie. In the composing room and distributed through the several rooms, were tons of tbe finest snd most costly type- and valuable stereotype plates, which were completely destroyed.

Among the numerous establish meats for which Band A Avery were exeesting work are the follow-tag peUishing houses: Irieon, Fhtauey. Btakeianu A and University Publishing of New York, and Lee A Shepard, and J. R. Osgood A Ca of Burton These booses will neatly suffer, not alone in pecuniary sense, but from the foci that the greater part at their orders consisted of rare and valuable text hooks and prints which cannot bo replaced, ta some instances, except at the cost of excessive mental and tabor. Tho Union Register Publishing Company yesterday sent two hundred and fifty reams of paper to be printed, and this waa abo destroyed.

The New York and Boston publishing houses had their pistes and materials insured. The many and valuable presses and other machinery wed in the various departments were in some eases wholly destroyed and in others so badly injured as to require a great outlay to repair them. Since the burning of the Pilot building, on Franklin street. Patrick Donaboe. the proprietor, anil his corps of assistants, have been established temporarily in Band A Averys building, whence the paper has appeared, a moiyiment to the energy of its proprietor and a pleasure to its thousands of natrons.

Last evening the editors were ensconced in their sanctums In the attic, putting tbe last finishing touches to this weeks issue, which was to be published today. They were surprised at their work, aad so rapid was the march of the flames that they had no time to save any of the material, having barely sufficient time to make their escape before their room was enveloped In flames. The sad experience of the editors and publisher of the Pilot awaken renewed interest and sympathy from their friends and the community generally. Despite these drawbacks, they will issue the Pilot today, and its readers will wtteome its pages, fresh, aa it were, from the fiamea. though in a reduced form.

Mr. Donaboe had moved thither all the valuable papers saved from his building in FrankUn street, together with a targe quantity at church ornaments, costly and rare, which he had, end these went dawn in tbe mass of flame and ruin. The other oeeupapls of the building are also greatly damaged, particularly by water. Messrs. Knights A Attains, booksellers, occupied a room on tbe first floor cf the building, snd had a stock valued at which was nearly destroyed by water.

Strahan A Son, dealers in paper hangings and window shades, occupied a store directly nnuerneath the office of Band, Avery A Cow This firm state that their stock, which was almost wholly destroyed by water, was worth IUMIN. and they have an insurance at which divided in tbs Builders and Mutual companies. Samuels A Solomons, luthiers, who occupy tore No. 19 Washington stmt, were badly damaged by water to what extent could not then be ascertained. The stock of hats and caps In the cellar of the above store, and owned by John McKenna, wets damaged to tho amount of $500.

Mr. McKenna is insured ta good home offices. Store No. 16 Washington street, occupied by John P. Lovell A Bom, gun dealers, waa flooded by crater, and the damage dona to the goods will foot up to $3000.

The American Homes Magazine, which was burned out on Water street, lost 12,000 copies at tho November number, which wets In Abbott's bindery. Colonel Taylor states that notwithstanding this and giant loss, tba December numbarwiil be forth-inig. The store of Hi tat book store, wta greatly damaged by water, aim tbe books and papers in the offices of tbe Christian Keeorder and the Massachusetts Bible Society. The building ta of brick, five stories high, with a Mansard roof, and has been recently enlarged and made more convenient for the business of Rand A Avery. Tba damage to the buildiiig as estimated by competent judges, will reach It is folly issued in New York aad London offices, with other property owned by the heirs of Edward Tuckonnan.

Daring tbe excitement several persons ware detected and arrested in tba act of carrying off goods, consisting of clothing; caps and other articles. Stations Noe. 2 and 3 wen well filled, last evening, by this class of persons. IxtapixxT Finn tx Cboss Stkekx. Hardly before the fire in Cornbill last night, had been got under control, at ten minutes past oclock, aftother alarm waa ran gin from Box 15, which was causedby tbe appearance of something resembling fire in an old three-etory wooden building.

No. 127 Cross street, between North and Commercial streets. After oonsidenble difficulty aa entrance was effected by breaking through a barred door by Officers Dolan of Station 1 and Miealey of the Harbor Police; and Mr. James E. Barry at Charlestown, who extinguished what little fire there was, which consisted of flame ta a lot of old rags and cloths, saturated with vanish aad olL' Nothing of value wss burned.

The building was occupied as a sort of manufactory or repair shop of a furniture maker, whose name eras not appertained, and there were no necessary flies in it that could be discovered. There was furniture and other combustible material enough to have mada a good-olaed fire had It got thoroughly under way, and the whole block below it, occupied by doaens of poor famines could hardly have escaped destruction. No 'theory can be given cf fte origin except that of spontaneous combustion. Aocnwrr to a PnoxmxT Cmzxx nr Caw-'TOX. A aad and probably fatal accident took ptaee oa Tuesday afternooa on tho Providence Railroad at Canton, wdtti will causa ths death at Mr.

Nathaniel Mortal, president of Ufa Stoughton Branch Railroad. Mr. Morton intended to leave the Kata at Canton, but probably fell leep, and upon awakening discovered that he had passed Us station. He took his basket and left the car hurriedly and Jumped off: ever his foot. He waa carried to hia Stoughton, where Dr.

Morton of Boston ipniated both feet. Mr. Morton is nearly 70 years EMiamAXT At the annual meeting at ths trestees of the Emigrant Savings Wank the from wet report showed the dsportta for the year to have been $L309J84 38. Number of the bank began business 8006. -Amount of received $201,861 00.

8inee Ra by fiie, ita depettts for-the amounted to $366L The report 4ory to the trustees, and a dividend was voted at the rate of six per ceaL per annum. The bank will exact fire-proof boOdtag us soon aa suitable site can be 1. aOCmURML Bvtagatlfil Inga team- at the earner at hy souse means he was thrown egetntt toe received a fractals at the leg." He City Hospital. 'WflUam Stack lad Me thefaUtagof a Ha resides at 06 Harrison avenue, but j- taken to ike City i i j. j.

i (v I 'It is A Notaou Fact that offered by thegieet fin loot rhamttybjr the firs of tart night: Lee A Sheparrt, Chart -HBaylor, PutrtckDonahoc: Band A Avery did a Pile from the jeves ef Wend A Intlioflre on State street atatoMr. J. Di GouhLTAe waa a cofferer tar the great firs; tart heavily. Many of the taeeie in tbc flra ef tart night MU unMetae Which the evert fire hml rendered they had but in sew eases effected renewals. One of them had got a poHey only six hears before.

Ltdverttacr. The election avettnuentb over, fa in, and the result amaam even tb tae of tho RepuhUcaaa. Sofa never came to their cause ta thb defeat. Tbs Indtaqcqu ff fa cedes to Grant 86MQ majority, cratie Journal thinks that it may reach 80,000. Before the election the Bepnblieaas only claimed 30,000.

and arete arming to allow boom dbeoont upon that. Every one ef the thirty-two State senators a publican, and ninety-four out of handled Representatives. All of the nine Republican members of Confrere are elected by targe majorities. Every county so far as heard fTOm ta tbe State, has sleeted the Republican candidates, and be all tha Lower Peninsula ta the coming year ta said that there will be only one Democratic County officer, tbe sheriff of Washtenaw County, barely chosen by the Irish vote. YBB Ol Many of tha ablest, purest didates of tha Democrat party, timer would have been who inordinary hj were rejected, teceuae thrir neiniu were on the wrong ticket.

The- liberal many of them men efhitfi character and wide repota-tion, snch men as Governor Bhilr and Allen Potter, of Kalamazoo, and ex-PreMent Mahan, of Adrian College. Bnt it was all of no avail. Their wss lost in the caavaak. Few cams to plead the cause of Reform, and they were badly defeated In their own towns. It safe to say, that never before in Michigan have so many 'ablepollti-clans suffered from their unpopular company.

Hon. John J. Baghy, a wealthy merchant of Detroit, a man of quick sympathies, tender heart, generous, frank, and Interested In every humane and philanthropic causa. Though young fat yean; ha has wen by enterprise and engarity targe fortune, which he spends liberally. There is no mare hospitable mansion ta the city of Detroit than hia beautiful home.

He is an active- Unitarian and one cf the trustees of the Unitarian Church, but he not sectarian, snd ready to Join In any practical Christian service. As a working governor, he iriU make good the loos of the excellent Governor Baldwin, whose efficiency waa tested In the forest flies at the tart year, and whose four years of office have won for him general taxor. Happily In this year we have been spared the repetition at the forest fires, the actual disaster of which has tamed out to bo lean than was feared. Frequent though not very copious rains have kept the ground moist, and the air has teen rather dark with clouds than lurid with smoke. In these autumn months.

The streams still run low, and the springs are by no means full. But the farmers have thrir seed in the ground, and are mote hopeful of new harvests than they were a year ago. tbk nrsixzes or rax iahvats vras never more brisk and rearing. In spite of the Increased facilities of lbs Michigan Central road, its uew and improved cars and mote powerful locomo-lives, it ta unable to do the work which eveey season arrnniutatea, to meet all tho needs of tha fanners and tbe merchants, seeking market for (heir corn and their apples and thrir lumber. Every new an-, aexation of roods only adds to the local traffic, which of itself would support the road.

The company are tajlng the double track as fast as the Iron ean be procured, and are everywhere Increasing the rizs ef thrir freight house. The past swasou haa been exceedingly prosperous, and no accidents have occurred injurious to life or limb. THE BOm bin Michigan, yet by no means so violent as In the Eastern States. In some of onr' stables every horse la disabled, while in others the disease haa not found hold. Xo bosses in fata city bare died of IL The hard-worked hoteea hare been more exempt than common carriage horses.

In Detroit-probably one-half ef the animals have been attacked, bnt tbe Ivdy ox aad the dummy engine have not yet appeared fat tbe streets of that orderly city. The inconvenience thus far no serious ta tide region; more troublesome to gneote at the weddtag feaata than tomenln thrir daily be sin res. A rKIYBKSITY TOTE there ta always more walking than riding; and (he epftlppic hardly changes the show In onr streets. The neitatayrgnentia, the customary crowd of students, has not felled ta the present year, and yoang men from all parts ef the land, and fTOm Aria and the Idee of the Bea, Joatle one another on fag thronged sidewalks. Nine Japanese are studying here, and more polite, modest, and attractive yoang men hare never coma into there companies of students.

They seem entirely srif-posseased aad aa mnch at home as native rtadenta. There ta a slight increase la the number of young women ta the uni-eraity. Probably there will ha the names of eighty upon the catalogue, about one-fifteenth of the whole number at students. One young lady, bright, gifted, and promlriiig; haa Jnrt died, after a paihfal sickness, which brought out the sympathies of all her fdtevr- (talents. rorcui LECirao.

For the first fane for many years, no lady lecturers are on the list of the Students Leetaxe Association. We shall hare Yates and MacDonald, and Fronde and Tyndall, and. more of the bat not Mire Dtaklnwm or Mire Field or The puhlte Interest fa the to hare greatly abated. Mrs. gLJ.

tha president of the State Woman's Buff rage issnnta tlon, was one of tha moot efficient lectawn far (he Republican party daring tha quite waived the question of woman la her speeches. Perhaps a revival of interest ta the cause will come, now that the question of Greeley or Grant set to rest. In a few instance reported to have been received at the polls. wo hear nothing. There is the laborers that they are difficulty to find workmen far The problem of house servants ad some of the to gat help" to ipeQed togo to to find thrir daily food, patiently watt for fas hop of better things ef Humpty Dumutv.

Thta fa when a Phriharmonte and (he Harvard for hta native city, i of I oftha LYON CO. ftoe -tahoeing. 51 -u i I i i a Spsdons IS West Street Chaabers, -v 9 4 COKVKM WASHINGTON. Special Agent ordered to onr aid from whom you ao promptly aahfngtan. was just the xnan or the plasty and ready to act and sham flee 'and his mh Special Agent Knapp from Nevrt, of experience the New Ycrkof- from the Chicago fire, was invaluable.

Special Agent Smith of the free delivery department took immediate charge of the revision of the burnt district, and in a few days had the free delivery In full working order. From the postmasters of the larger cities and from all the snrroniiding country, we have received offers of aid and assistance, by telegraph, by mail and by messengers. New York came before the fire ceased horning. Chicago almost as soon. Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Richmond, Portland, Cincinnati, Albany and Cleveland daring the day.

I mention these that, you may appreciate how thoroughly mI with, what generous and personal sympathy the members of your vast department axe working together and cooperating In their labors and, through you. to thank them for their thought! utaem for this office in its distress. There la ewe thing more that demands special men-tlon in connection with this disaster. No post-office in the United States has more extensive and well-enppHcd railway mail service than Boetou. The Boston and Albany railroad fornisbea na four postal cam out and four in daily; the Eastern two; the Lowell one, aad on the-other roads we have mate agents doing postal car It has been through this railroad service that we have received onr greatest relief.

They have been literally travelling poet-offices during the past week. We should have been Inextricably swamped within twenty-foor hours after the file but for their assistance. As we were unable to remove (he safes or their valuable contents fTOm the burnt office. I have retained the marines from the Navy Yard during the week to guard tho old office, and at the office in FaneaU Hall Bompany Ninth regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer MUUia, was detailed for like doty. These men have all remained the entire week without relief, and in a soldierly and quiet manner have preserved order and protected our property.

To them, both officers and men, we are under groat obligations, and 1 shall take occasion, ta another form, to properly acknowledge this service. in closing this report, permit me to thank yon for your thoughtfulness in our behalf, and for your kind telegram conveying to onr people your personal sympathy and your official aid. We little thought a year ago, when laying the oorner-etooe of onr new post-office bn tiding in the gloom of the Chicago conflagration, that within a year Boston should suffer so similar a catastrophe, and that the building we were erecting should be the bulwark which should preserve millions of property from the flumes. I have been on the ground, day ana night, through the week and endeavored to answer the demands of the occasion, mid trust the result of my labors will mast the approbation of tho department. I am, very respectfully.

Year obedient servant, Ww. Bust, Postmaster. Declination of Mr. Hownoas. 9 CmnunTEAtti Atmue, I Bostox, Nov.

20, 1372. 7b the Editor qf the Bottom Journal Gentlemen My name, you are aware, has been somewhat prominently before the public in connection with the office nf mayor of this cite. In view of the near approach of the election, I deem it proper that I should publicly state my intention not to be a candidate for that office. 1 have weighed carefully my duty as a ciliscn, as well as my obligations to my family and friends, before earning to this conclusion. The fear of defeat has not entered into my decision, for with this I am somewhat familiar; but rather of success, with the grave responsibilities and unremitting tabor in that office, for any one who c-m prebends the position and who conscientiously determines to perform it.

My sickness of last June admonishes me that I cannot maintain with impunity the constant strain to which I was accustomed in my earlier days yet with my temperament I eonhl scarcely avoid it. My loro tar my native city is unabated, and in the future as in the past, I shall at all times stand ready to Join in any measures for the advancement of Its interests, or for the protection and aid of the snffer-lngin times of disaster and peril. Beyond ail this, 1 have reasons which impel me to tbls decision, disappointing, I doubt not, many good and true friends. Very truly yonrs, Ons Noncnoaa. Savugs Bin).

Sb the Editor of tho Tranterlpt: Savings hanks. If conducted properly, may he fifose-ings to both depositors and those borrowing money. Beal estate mortgages have usually been considered among the meet safe and permanent securities which neb banks eould hold, and until within a few yean the percentage charged was within the compass of six or seven per which builders oonld afford to pay. Itta now common for some of tho now hanks to charge eight and sometimes ten or twelve per which ta ruinous to real estate Improvements. Should there not be some legal limit to the per cent, of Interest charged by savings institutions? Subuuax.

Kor ember 21. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. Annual Meeting of the' Boston A Providence The annual meeting of the Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation was held at the superintendents office, in this city, yesterday. The president. Hen.

John H. Clifford, presided. From the report of the directors It appears that the gross earnings of the road for the past year have been $1,71609 42, an ex-ose of the the envious year of 302,023 IS. The total expenditures for the year have been 69; leaving a net Income of $46646 83 as against the net income of the preceding year of 19. Daring the year the road haa transported 540,246 passengers more than In the preceding year, has earned 203,108 tons more of freight, and the increased distance run by tbeir locomotives in-the same period was 115,117 miles.

New station honses have been erected at Pawtucket, Dodgevtlle, Boylston Station, Hyde Park and Heath street, Beaton. Others are in process of construction at the corner of Camden street ta Boston, at Force Hills, and at Attleboro. Tbe directors stats in oonnection with the erection of new depots that before the close of the year 1873 we -Shall have rebuilt every station on the lino of the road, thereby terminating all onr extraordinary expenses in that depart meat for many yean to coma. The equipment of rolling stock has Men largely augmented by tbe addition of four new fint-etass locomotives, eleven and one handled The convenience of the and five freight cars. travelling public has been greatly inawassd- by the completion of the third track, by which six new trains have been established.

Tbe action of the directors in purchasing a portion of the stock of the Stoughton Branch railroad, in order to place the islstlons of this and that corpora--tlon upon a more satisfactory basis, was fully sanctioned by Vote, and the directors were rivenfhe full authority to act as their judgment may dictate ta all simitar matters that may arias (taring the roaring Messrs. W.B.Lee of Bortonaxid J. W.Sinlth of Providence were appointed a committee to sort and roont votes for directors for the ensuing year. Tba committee reported the fallowing aa sleeted i Messrs. John H.

Clifford, George W. HaUett, T. P. I. God-daxd, William B.

Robeoon, Francis Joseph W. Balch. Henry A. Whitney. Forty-eight stockholders voted, representing 8388 shares.

On motion of Mr. Isaac A. Anthony, the thanks of tbe stockholders were voted to the employee of the road fro the faithful dbchane of their dunes. Messrs. W.

Q. Bussell, John A. Thomas and J. R. Smith wen appointed an auditing committee for the the Old ha now proprietors of the Old South at chapel in.

Fkt Ai Church tentay. to United Sta a as ins cnapei in. jnraentan ptaee yes aider the -proposition made by ths Government to lease the church for a rer waa offered by Mr. AJpbeua Hardy, afterwhleha reference to the a vote committee to ditionses should be acceptable to the mittee. This caused eosfiduiUsd protest being made by several of the but it was finally passed, by a veto of 21 to 18.

Votes were passed authorising tho Us as oiet corporation torollsct and receive any and all rents or Mridlot of tend and dhposs of Burt was read of the building toe two yeoiSwd-offered empowmng the mimimj dimetion at the standing committee; appointing Charles Ol Wh Itta more. Judge J. P. Putnam aad Grom M. Dexter appraisers on the value of the pews jnfts the same to he aprrslsrrt Before the bolldlng shall' be leased authorising the hnlMIng committee to procure plana and catimateefor the builmhifajumblehoiitoM wro-' invitations were received from the Mount Vernon and Central Churches to worship la their houses, but these were thankfully declined as the society pcefon to worship la its chapel on Frownse ptaou.

'J Caanora Jonxsxoxs next Friday evening, atTremont Temple, win not be overlooked, we treat, by her many friends, aad ought not to be by tbe torars of tasteful, graceful and in-telhgnit elocution. yHor natural gifts have bean eanfally train art by atady aad prattles, and aha la earnestly devoted to the vocation aha has cboaeu. A good aad popular wlsrtiow of plaesa Win ho wttl rendered, with dramatic effect, correct vocal AocmxT Mr. a Dana Parka, a asemBro cf tho" Preasott light Guard, waa quite badly yesterday morning, by being brown from hia bone. Hr.Pfiks la (ha third one of the Piesootta who has been injured while on duty EVENING TRANSCRIPT THUB8DAY.

NOVEMBBB Bl, 187. POSTMASTER BURTS LETTER. Borov, November 10, 1872. 1 3b tee Am. J.

A.J. Creeweli, Awtaailo'-Oflurai, Washington, I). U. Sir 1 have the honor to make the following report cf the destruction of the post-office of this city by lire on the forenoon of Sunday, November 10, and the transfer of the office to Fauenil Hall, and the tern. Twrary arrangementa since made foe the accommodation of the public.

The fire originated on the ear ner of Summer and Kingston streets, and -the first alarm was given at TJS P. M. Saturday. At the time of the ahum 1 was Just going from my residence to the post-office at Station when the continuous repetition of the alarm and the bursting oat of the msm, casting a bright glare over the sky In the central business part of the city, caused me to go immediately to the scene. The fire burned from that time until il oclock tin Mxt forenoon The fixe spread rapidly against the wind, increasing In breadth ft a northwesterly direction, and for twelve hours received no substantial check or control.

Before midnight It waa evident that onr post-office and sob-treasury might be homed, and with the immense amount of mail matter scattered through the box office, carriers department, foreign department and money-order office, I determined to begin In time to secure everything ready for removal. The sab-treasury being In the same building, directly above, 1 sent for the ssslstsnt-treasurer to consult for the common protection of the treasury and post-office property, but finding that he was not in the city, and only the watchman waa there, I assumed the oontrol of the building, closed and barricaded all doors and entrances, allowing no one but onr own and the treasury clerks to enter. I was aware the treasury had some $13,000,000 in coin and property In the vaults, which were built Inside, relying upon the fire-proof nature of the building itself for protection sgalnst fixe. 1 then went to the eus-tom -bouse, which is so far removed from other buildings ss to be entirely safe, besides boing in itself fire- Soof, and determined to remove everything valuable im the post-office there. After some delay I found the porter, who opened the north basement for us.

I returned to the post-office, when the clerks were all engaged in putting up the mail matter and property for remove, and from that time until 9 oclock the next forenoon everybody was at work diligently. I had already sent to the several railroad stations directing them to retain at the earn all incoming mails, and send the messenger wagons to the office to assist ns there. Eluding the fiie progreMing without restraint or control toward ns, anu seeing how InotfectoaUy the tire department were struggling against It, I determined in my own mind that the buildings In the line of the fire ought to be blown up, and at 12 oclock, midnight, 1 went to the offices of the mayor of the city, the chief of police, and the chief engineer of tba fire department to urge this course, and to hold a consultation in regard to it. Failing to find any of them, I returnee to the post-office to assist in the work there. Four times afterwards 1 went to the fire, and thence to the City Hall, and finally at 2 o'clock met the mayor and chief engineer, with several of the aldermen and other ottctafaTof the city, when I insisted that the Immense amount of property of the United States at the post-office and tub? treasury as well as the exposure of State street demanded energetic and extreme measures for its protection.

While recognizing this, they felt unwilling to take the plan suggested. Finally upon my insisting that something should be done, they gave me written authority to now up buildings to prevent the spreading of the fire to State street, and to protect the government and other property. I fartnemore requested the militia to be called oat, and sent immediately a messenger to Commodore Parrott at the Navy Yard for marines and powder. Die mayor and the chief engineer said the powder would be supplied for blowing up the buildings as fast as we could use it. Going with the men to Devonshire street, one block from the new post-office, we commenced ope rations, but, after blowing np one building, no more powder conkl be mulshed, and not until four o'clock in the morning was any supplied, when a load eame directly from the Navy Yam.

At tbls time the fire bad spread so far towards Washington street, and was advancing so rapidly towards the new post-office, we were obliged to give up onr first plain, and foil back to simply protecting the rear of the old post-office. Here the buildings were very high and the streets the narrowest in the city; some tea buildings were hoe blown up with good effect, but. In spite of all efforts, the fixe finally, at about eight oclock, reached our building. We had then removed all the mail matter, some fifteen tons and over three hundred thousand letters, not losing a letter or a newspaper, to the custom-house, where it was safely stored. We continued to save what we eould of the fixtures and property, as the fire followed ns into (he building.

We did not attempt to remove the safes, as we had neither time nor appliances for doing so. All the mail poaches, canvas sacks, mall bones, street boxes and all the supplies and materials of every kind for this office and for the New England States were destroyed. In the foreign office the malls only were saved. Both the special agents rooms and my own office were destroyed, with everything in them, except the desks in my own office. The registered letters were all gathered and placed in the safe in the front office, in the early part of the fire, and were all saved.

From the time the fire reached the post-office and sub-treasury 1 did not leave the building until It was under control, and as soon as felt we were sate I telegraphed yon tba fact, and also to Secretary that the vaults of the sob-treasury were uninjured, although the fire homed through the snb-treasnry room, and the roof and dome had fallen in. One great protection to the snh treaenry vault was the immense piles of mall bap stated in the rooms above, which in Abe destruction of the building foil directly updki the vanltsLund served to protect (hem from the intense heat. They also held the water that waa thrown upon the vaults by the engines. It was precisely the same efficient kind of protection that a wet carpet affords In stopping a fire, and I am of the opinion that the preservation of the property in the vaults in such perfect condition is greatly due to this. Having preserved onr mail matter, even the street-boxes of the burnt district having been collected at nine P.

while the fire was burning, and ono-half of the old post-office being entirely destroyed, and the rest unfit for occupancy, I determined, after consultation with Mr, Field, special agent, to apply to the ally for the use of FaneaU Hall. Thu waa done before the fire ceased banting, and having received the necessary permission we commenced moving into We had prepared ourselves so far fuFaneoil HaU by Sunday nipt 1 felt Justified hi advertising fat the morning papers that the office wunld opm as usual In Faneiul Hall at ton oclock Monday morning. This we should have accomplished punctually, but for the fact that an explosion of gas Sunday nipt and the renewal of tbefiie, caosedthe authorltlee to shutoff the gas atm idnlpt, and we were left till morning with all our clerks unable ti accomplish anything. Monday morning, however, we made the carriers delivery, as uauu, for all except the burnt district, and have since continued to collect and deliver letters regularly. On the following (Tuesday) morning we oommeneed delivering onr box letters regularly, having delivered them on Monday by carrier, while we were transferring and setting np the boxaa.

We am now with all onr departments fa running order, and am doing onr work quite successfully, although under extreme disadvantages. The public little know what in Unit, labor It has east to carry tide ttneup, but they leoog-nlse and commend the successful result. The clerks and employes have kept up their discipline and organ! ration, and transferred them with if with increased labor and diljgenaa, to onr new quarters. We have kept thorn at work two and three days without interruption, feeding them in the hall, and requiring fifteen to eipteen hoars work dally. On Monday, thinking it desirable to obtain a convenient place for our office, where we could remain securing an m-id mb treasury bufidlnf-I applied foe the old Bouth Church, at the corner of Milk and Washington streets.

It waa arranged with the standing oomwiittaa that- the matter should be brought np at a meeting tba following day (Tuesday morning). At their meeting theyvotoa unanimously to let us have the church. Thu arrival of Special Agent PeCharbridm at this time was very aad enabled na to eomammate on Tuoidsy an arrangement which met your immediate approval, as we learned by a telegram from yea. We am to be them placed in will be a little delay in cammandag ourvrork, from tba fact that the mBUazy guarding this portion of Urn burnt district am quartered la this church. We shall ho delayed hut a day or two, however.

From the above, you wlH see. la this moat trying time your department of the government hem haa endeavored to do its full-duty, and within' tho spaos of forty-eight hours our Boston poot-ottoe was moved. In the face ofthc fire, and without the lorn of a letter, first to the custom-honsa, then to FaneuUKall, its machinery ast in fan motion, tho Old Sooth Chuck obtained foe tww yearn, and you approval confirming the same ell of which mama ths unqualified approbation of our people. In rinsing this, I cannot forget the Obtigntiooa I am under to every rierfc, letter-carrier and employe ikh the Boston poet nfflea. Two of Sam erty, while their being destroyed by tba fire.

energy in the vastly in creased labor aad week of the office since the fire -that-they did ta through tba Itamre. Tho special Cheney, Mr. Campand Mr. Field, 1 night and day, on the ground, gad have worked with lid ta carrying os agents -hersMr. A have remained.

Thanksgiving Din: Tbe Boston Young Mens Christian Amorist ion will furnish He usual Thanksgiving dinner to young men and women who are strangers hi this city, without calling upon its friends to contribute, as in past years, the Chicago Association generously furnishing the dinner this year. It is attended to invite 500 peo- -le, if necessary, and to provide entertainments darns the afternoon and evening. Tickets may be obtained free at tbe librarians desk, snd any one knowing of worthy young persona who will be unable to go heme on that day ta requested to send the name and address of snch to the corresponding secretary of the association, at the rooms, corner of Tremonl ai Eliet streets. Borwx Fatrbixh axd Winners Society. Tho fifty-fifth annual meeting of the Boston Fatherless ana Widows' Society wss held yesterday forenoon at tbe house of Mrs.

Cornelias DriseoD, BoyhCan street. The president. Mrs. Geasge W. Ware, occupied the chair.

Tbe following-named are tbe other officers of the society for the year ending October. 1873: Vice-Presidents Mrs. Henry Wood, Mis. William Ftredds and Mrs. E.

8. Toby; Peas ursr Charles G. Noyes of No. 12 Kingston street; Secretary Mrs. George W.

Ware. Jr, of No. 46 Court street. The meeting waa opened with urayer and a few remarks. The reports were then read and accepted.

The society has aided two hundred and fifty widows and many children, aad distributed $6427 20 to the needy. A legacy rtf $49190 waa bequeathed the society by the Hon. A. H. Twombty.

The old Board of Trustees was re-elected. It was voted to have the Rev. S. K. Herrick, of Mount Vernon Church, preach the annual sermon, at time and place to be hereafter determined upon.

VICINITY OF BOSTON. CarcFB or tbk Retook Pasty. The Reform Party" held a caucus la Andrew Hall, Charlestown, last evening, for the purpose of making arrangements for tbe nomination ef candidates for. mayor, alder-xnen and members of the Common Council. The meeting was called to order by Dr.

Henry tans, who reed ths calL diver Ayer chairman and Phlneas Stone, i mittee at five from tack ward waa ed to bring in a list, consisting of twelve men from each ward, to nominate candidates for mayor. Board cf Aldermen and Common OoundL- The committee retired, and subsequently reported tba follow-i Ward -1, Fr sails Thompson; P. S. bonbon, William Curry, Oliver PoweVyAndrow Buwtoll, Thiwess Oun-StowriL Lawrence IQBliDM olOOGg vBBHi Mm oBHSMa qf IL lOUOB taaiel Johnson, J. H.

Gibbs. Matthew Cummins. A. Heyt. Ward 3, Hugh Kelley, Jeremiah Stevens, Tosepn Caldwell, Amos Ckgsod, William Lb Bond, Ehoo Varney, A.

O. Lindsay. Henry Sharkey. D. D.

Tsylor, John Donovan, B. r. Fish, Qsosne wilHssm. While the committee were out speeches in denuncla- out ipeechfli lion of the present City Govern meats William Raymond K. fo Norton and Stone.

Mr. Stone, especially, was very hitter in bis wmarksroneeratag the managsmrat if the city affairs. He said that the city was noverned by a ring, who used the power placed in thrir hands to farther their own ends, and, consequently, taxation was increased to an enormous extent; that the rate of taxation greater in Charlestown then many of tbe surrounding eitiea, and toe reams ef thtawaothat the City Oovarameat squandered tho pubtte money. He sited uumawue transactions of tbs City Government to support hta statements. Mr.

No In a similar, strain Tho meeting was a lively one. Fknn Jf attos. The sum of $808,1 i ed to the Charlestown Firemens dan under fl volunteer system, haa I to the new sseecistiosi forumd by ths meudtere of the paid fire In addition to the other i of the pubUsbe the 'From fae baard ef Hose Company Ms. -L Company No, 2. Chubs Company Fa setts Hook nan Howard Steamer Company, Geesgs F.

Tltna. $960 for tbe Stonebam fire i Sttaal stntWDSml yU HmeOosnpanyNo.2. Burti Churek Iqw thu vuriou efiy. The following are toe treasurer, Mbs w.w GriunalL-' There Mata a ease reach eharehta haves by Worth-1 itathts ataiwsnnmlsr af ljfiusllsss for ttd from the sufferers by tofare satisfied that toigbjnMma.utssrA t-. the Navy YardwBlfifftatofaBateeKSttarySfoOT Yard, yesterday She wiB-WaU for Mow York In a few f-i James Williams and Jphn MeLbh were held ta 4 4 1 i tbimkx n'- is o' ii -r nil.