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Show GENERAL. KnvTork. New York, 30. A large crowd gathered gath-ered at the Centre street ruins to-day, where & force of one hundred men was at work romovinjr tho ruins. The in tention of employing work-house prisoners pris-oners was abandoned and poor laboring men engaged. The belief seems to prevail pre-vail that toe remaining bodies are buried bur-ied beneath tho ruins of the stairway. Alderman Gilsey contributed $-300 towards to-wards tho expenses of removing the ruins. Judge Howling and Morgan Jones promised to increase- their dona-tions,and dona-tions,and coronor H err man otl'erel $"00. Ho other remains havo yet been discovered, discov-ered, but pieces of shawls.slockings, 4c. have been found. Comptroller Green has written coroner Herrman that he cannot put the expense of tho work in tbo tax levy as that is already made up, but he will see thst is paid. Burglors entered Trinity church last night and robbed lha contribution boxes They were evidently in search of the church communion eorvico which was lockod up in the safe. Bergh's officers to-day Btopped all tho stages bound down town with less than four horses attached. J. U. Adam?, collector of tho port of Peusacola, has disappeared from Taylor's hotel, Jersey city. As he had a largo amount of money with him foul play fearnd. Brooklyn fire marshal Keady has examined exa-mined the hotels of that city and reports three leading hotels insecure in tho matter mat-ter of firo escapes. World advices from Washington report that secretary Boutwell has prepared pre-pared his resignation to take effect February Feb-ruary loth. Tho names of Henry Clews and ex-governor Morgan are most prominently pro-minently mentioned as his successor. The Tribune's Washington special states that the President vhitod tho treasury department yesterday morning and was for two hours in conference with assistant - secretary llicbardson. Tho President is roporled to havo the fullest confidence in Kicbardson as a man of sound judgment and groat financial finan-cial tact, and his friends have often conjectured con-jectured sinco tho election that he would at tost his friendship and respect by in-vitinir in-vitinir lbo assistant - secretarv to tftk charge of the dopartmont alter tho -1th of March next in caso Boutwell resigns. On the other hand, it ia stated that Richardson recently said he did not desire de-sire tho place, but should retlro with his chief and engage in banking business in Europe. In such an event many believe be-lieve the President's choice will fall upon up-on ono of the prominent bankers of the country with whoro, h,e is on intimate and. personal terms. In. the Stokos case to-day Deconly, parlor man, was cross-examined. His testimony was unsatisfactory. Ho contradicted con-tradicted the evidence ho gavo on the former trial. Railroad Smaiili Vp. Concord, 30. This afternoon tho train from Montreal ran into the up train in the yard. Tho upright rod on the switch boingfull of frost broke wbon the engine struck the rail, and threw the train on the track where the other train was standing. Tho baggago car struck the engine and demolished it The baggage car and two cars following wore somewhat hurt. The escape from a general smash up was wonderful. Whlugtm, Washington, 30. Tho commisBionor of internal revenue contemplates a change in tho whisky regulations on the 1st of January, under which alteration an allowance of ono fermenting period, but In no cacc of more than forty-eight hours, yill bo mado upon tho opening of additional tubs, before those additional addi-tional tubs are included in arriving at the produaing capacity. Henceforth I additional tubs have been included irom tho niomont they woro opened. Tho new ruling will bo prospective frum tho Ht of January, bu in no case will they bo reVro-activo, or, in olbor words, thoy Will relate entirely and only to the products pro-ducts of January and future- periods. The President will givo tho tiret state dinner on the Kth of January, tho guests being the moiubers of ibe cabinet and their wives, vice-president and Mrs. Colfax, general and MrsT Sliormun, and admiral and Mrg. Porter. State dinners will be given at tho W hite House every alter nato Thursday during the season. Washington, 30. The truth of the statement '.elfraphed hence that Boutwell Bout-well has writton a lettor of resignation afl secretary of tho treasury, to tako effect tho loth of February, is dooied at tho treasury department. Ho ono at the executive mansion heard anything of tho kind, MUccllancon. Fulton, N. Y., 30. The knitting fnctory of H. S. Condo fc Son, burned thia afternoon. Loss of buiidinir, slock and rnachinory $72,100. Insurance $40,000. St. Louis, 30. Ldward H. Cns, agent of the Grover Jb Baker sewinjr machino company, at SL Jopph, w&a arrested here on tb" charge of embezzlement. Boston, 20.-The extreme cold weather still prevails throughout the New England Eng-land States, Hartford, 30. The stockholders ef the .Etna fire company unammonsiy voted to rrducethe capital stock from three millions p two millions, and afterwards voted an increase to the original amount and aste&s tLe stockholders 6i 1-6 per cent. New York, 30. At a late hour this afternoon the workmen found &mng the ruins of the Centre itret buiidir.g a human fkull with nair several incbss long, a pair of woman shoes, and irag- I merits of femaie apparel. Chicago. .iO. A L-- jar. spirt di;patch esvs two trami oa ICe Logaasport A W'abach V.y road co.lided to-day, kihiijg Mr. Woif. a brakesman, and injuring in-juring several otnen. Ttie cars were badly irvtiei!, ar,d the locomotive ran through three gram curs. |
