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Show GENERAL. Boston 3fc-B. Boston, 14. The casualties, so far as known, at tho late lire, are, kiilod 10 ; woundod 10; missing 5. The mother of tho Abbott brothers is not expected to survive tho shock causod by the fute of hor sons. Boston, 14. Lieut. Col. A. H. Stevens, jr., formerly in command of the first battalion of Massachusetts cavalry, and the first Union officer who entered Richmond Rich-mond and received its surrender from . the mayor, died at his residence, East Cambridge, to-day. A large part of the military guard in the burnt district has been withdrawn to-day. Tho safe of West, Scott & Co., High Street, was recovered to-day, and its contents of $160,000 found uninjured, after six hours exposure to intense heat. j? H. Hewloy & Co., banters, whose temporary suspension has boon announced, an-nounced, resumed business to-day. One daily, fifteen weekly, and eleven monthly papers wore burnod out of their quarters by tho flro; while almost every publishing establishment in the city has suffered more or loss. A resolution adopted by the relief committee, to accept contributions from other cities in aid uf the sufferers, will afibrd immediate relief to many poor families, who have lost their all, and to thousands th own out of employment. The noble generosity oxhibitod all over the country is calling forth thanksgiving thanks-giving from gratified hearts. Peat). New Haven, Conn., 14. Jas. Hadley. Groek proreesor of Vale college, died this morning, Retirement of Brig. Gen. Cooke. "Washington, 14- It is prpbable tbAt brigadier general Cooke, now commanding command-ing tho department of tho Lakes, will soon bo retired, being over 02 years of age, and having boon in tho seivice 46 years. Another Insurance Company Solid. Bangor, Mo., 14. Tho stockholders of the Eastern Insurance company today to-day subscribed a sufficient amount to pay all losses by the Boston fire and enable tho company to continue their business. Washington Advices. Washington, 14. Tho mixed commission com-mission on American and British claims to-dny awarded claims amounting to i;;00,000 in gold to bo paid by tho United Unit-ed Statea to Great Britain, principally for properly of British subjects destroyed destroy-ed or seized by the Union forces during the war. Porcival B. Sper, convicted of forgery for-gery nt Philadelphia, and sentenced to three years imprisonment in tho penitentiary, peni-tentiary, Miircb, lhTl, has boen pardoned par-doned by tho President. Tho doparlmont of state received today to-day an official copy of the award made by tho Emporor of Germany in the San Juan arbitration. Tho horse disease shows no signs of abatement. New York Intelll cencc. Now York, 14. The general term today to-day rendered a decision in Tweed's suits, dusonting from tho general trm at Albany, and sustaining the docision of judge liarrelt, that the county has a right to suo for money supplied from the county treasury, and stated that a nolle prosequi wili be entered .on Monday Mon-day in mayor Hall's case, the board of assistant aldermen today to-day tabled tho resolution of the aldermen, alder-men, forbiddingthoerection of Maneard roof!, except of fire-proof material. "Walltnan, tho Tammany candidate for coroner, wili conio't tho election of Kesler, on the ground that be is not a citizen of tho United States. London advices say that Tom Kenny 1 has accepted the chailer.ee of Billy Ed-i ward, now in England, to tight any light-weight in Britain. Both men go . into training immediately. Grant's New Hampshire Majority. Concord, 14. Full returns from the Stale give Grant a majority of o.4-".. Washington, 14. At a meeting of citizens to-night a committee wa. apr Stinted to collect funds in aid of the oton sufferer. |