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Show Not Suspended. Providence, B. I., 19. The reported suspension of the N&rraganselt insurance insur-ance company of this city U unlrue. It entire loss by tho Boston tire does not exceed $3uO,QQO whi'e its assets are over $700,000. Boston Neivi. Boston, 19. The first day's session of tho legislature was mainly occupied in receiving pelitions for amendments to the insurance charier, and committee was appointed on ihe Old South ehurch properly, for leave to sell or lease the church property to tho city of Boston. A bill was also introduced Lo incorporate incorpor-ate Win. (iray, Oils ISorcross, Wm. ! Claflin, Oeo. 0. Kichardson and others us a Boibon merchants' exchange, wilh leave to hold $2,000,1,00 in real esluto, and an order was adopted to consider the expediency of providing for the better protection of parlies believing be-lieving themselves insured. The funeral of the lale Wm. Kurrell, foreman of the hook and ladder company, compa-ny, who was killed at the great tire, was largely attended to-day, including members mem-bers of ihe city government, ana delegations dele-gations from Ihe hremen, Odd .Folio wb, and friends of the deceased, Boston relief Committee's Report. The citizens' committee have made a report, in which they say that the number num-ber of applicants for aid has been about 1,000, oi which, they think, three-fourths three-fourths are heads of families; and believe be-lieve 6,000 persons are represented in these applications. To those who resided re-sided in the burnt district, and who lost their houses, the committee are furnishing furnish-ing such as have taken other quarters wuh furniture, bedding, stoves, fuel, clothing and groceries, the latter in Butliciency for immediate wants to such he&dB of families as were employed em-ployed in the district and resided elsewhere, else-where, '-there are many applications from unmarried women and mun, who have lofct employment, and who havo lost tools by the (ire and aro left without with-out the means of support. The committee commit-tee havo referred all such for employment employ-ment to the committee appointed for this purpose. The number of mechanics mechan-ics and laboring classes who have suffered suf-fered by tho late lire is much larger than was expected, and at present there is an increase, rather than a failing oil', in the number of applications. The Cases already in hand will foot up the sum of $aO,lOU, and il seems certain that very large calls will continue to.be ruado for aisistancc and moans, larger than now appear available Kiddor, Pea bod y Sc Co. have giTon $1,00 to the police fund for tho bo no lit of invalided inva-lided officers, and the. families of those deceased, who are in neod. New York Intelligence. New York, l'J. Dr. Geo. Cochrane, health ollicor at Brooklyn, died this aliornoon of pneumonia. Thero is a report in circulation thii afternoon that a vessel with cholera on board has arrived in the lower buy. Judge Brady issuod an order to-day giving Tweed access to tho vouchers upon which the indictments against him were found. Tweed, Blood, Claflin Co. Now York, 19, In tho court of Oyer and Terminer, to-day, Tweed's caso was set down for next Tuesday. Justice Fowler has rendered a formal decision in tho case of colonel J. 11. Blood, on the charge of having published pub-lished a scandalous libel on Luther G. Challis, saying the defendant has uttorty failed to prove tho truth of the charges contained in tDo obuoxious article, or any of them, and orders that he be held in S6.00U bail. Washington Advices. "Washington, 19. It is expected that tho President will, in his forthcoming message, recommend congress to complete com-plete tho work of amnesty by making il universal and by restoring those to citizenship who aro now excluded by Iho1 third Bcclion of tho 1-lih amendment, amend-ment, fciuch a course has been urged upon the President by sovoral members of his cabinet. The U. a. marshal, at Now Orleans, telegraphed to iho President on Saturday Satur-day for troops to aid him in arresting certain persons who aro conspiring against tho elections, lie was refused! Tho action of iho U. ti. marshal in Alabama, in arresting tho Democratic members of the legislature for alleged violation of tho election lawa and having hav-ing thorn carriod to Mahill to prevent a Quorum being prosent, is severely cou-emned cou-emned here by the administration. Miscellaneous. Montgomery, Ala., 19, Ooo short of a quorum pro-sen I in the K-gislature yet Prospect of warm limes thero. Philadelphia, i9. KioDcl & Lincoln's bedstead factory, Brown L, burned this afternoon; loss under $30,000, Halcigh, N.C-, 19. The general assembly as-sembly completed its organization today. to-day. M. Louis, 19. Senator Blair, who has been sick for noma time past and who has had a slight attack of paralyfis, il much better to-day. The attack resembled resem-bled that of Vice President Colfax, caused by excessive labor and tobacoo. 1 he il iFSouri. Kansas and Texas railway rail-way Irack reaches lied Kiver to-O-or-riw, and Dennis Texas, this month. Tho Texas Central will reach Dennis about Jan. 1st, thus completing a railway rail-way line friun w York to Galveston, rtd St. Louis. |