, 1859-12-20
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O'Clock last evening ire was discovered IN the
A. Lloyd, en- the corner Of Randolph and Wells
street The store hnd been closed for the night
and attention "as attracted BY smell o. smoke
penetrating 10 o'her paris o1 the oulla'ng ano
issuing from The cfeFlces oi tue iron shuuess1a
front. =, The store Was found to be On fire near
the rear, and well 1t work. The Fire Depart
ment were. promptly on the spot, and in few
thoroughly, drenchIng the store premiaes, but
doipg no damage to other parts Of the building.
Had the Ere got more headray, n'ost disas.
tFops conaagrasion must hare resulted. VIC
could get no figures ~ 70 the ioss last evening.
nor rs to the origin OF the ire.
EiRE At WHEELING on SUNDAY A16ur.-A
barn and stable, four cows, some aixty tons of
hay, one hundred bushels of oats and a lot Of
farm implements-a total valuc Of some 5000
belonging to Jesse Acsae, Of Wheeling, in
thIs county, we're destroyed 3! hre. This il
serious loss At this season. anu We regret TO
learn that Ar. AcAab was insured 1of only
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FIaz on TER NORTH s1pE.-About tro O'Clock
On Sunday morning . fire broke out in row ot
frame buildings On hinz'e street between Wells
and fFFnkl'n on the North Side, completely
destroying three Story wooden block, besides
an adjoining building, owned BY A. Nelson, aud
occupied BY Joseph stang, as boarding house.
The latter building was valued At ea,e5o, aud
insured Tor $1'soo IN tue northwestern 1nsur"
4nE8 E0DDu0Y. Et&nn& fo88 IL ESUN. 1USuf-
ance $500.
me block was worth about S1,5oQ, and
there was a fu4 insurance upon IT. 1t Was
mere shell, and burned like tindc1, being razed
to tue ground in few minutes. The losers are
as follows: a. Brown, hat and cap store. loss
s1W, insurance $soo In the Peoria City Office;
Philip LeTi, clothing store, loss 800, no in
saFanee; a. feterson' boot and shoe store,
LOSS t9oo' no insurance; ihomas honan, saloon,
loss Ssoo, no insurance; Ihoms kelly, loss on
furniture $teo.
ScSDRY MEs7loss.---Blondin ropes in the
crowd on Wednesday night, The audience will
60 in the hope ofdrawing the piano, with kind
Of half fancy that they may be privileged to see
D!ondin break hts neck. Between the two ex-
pcctations the evening will pass rapidly. D.. "A
young lad Was knocked down By The team on
one Of the State street cars yesterday. He re-
ceiyed severe, but, as Ne learn, not dangerous
bruises. Clear the sidewalks Sprinkle ashes
upon The paths Of pedest -ians, unless you are
interested in seeing and studriuc dislocations.
!, 4 "hos " and sleigh ran away, {the horse
rau and the sleigh followed, J on West Randolph
street Yesterday. No person damaged, though
the steed for time raa " as fast rs shaft can
ay." The result was the ahafts gut broken
against a lamp post. :. Skates were in demand
YESTERDAY, Quite 4 number of our Chicago
sportsmen are coiug ont on acrund circle wolf.
hunt On the olst inst. The circle is to extend
as fur rs Ottawa and Morris On the Vest. and
dwight and Gardner Oh the East, The hunters
start from given points along the circle and
meet at n point in the centre. u. Egan
has instituted m artificial pond in the vicinity
Of bis residence on the West Side, and invites
tic skaters to "comc on" 10, girls and boys,
all oEyou. Mary, ask your ma to ask your pa
to buy you pair OF skates. He'll DO IT,.
a dancing school was the victim OF the alarm
Al Tue hre last evening. II was aifeet'y over Inc
burning store' and tne lefpsIehorean deSotees
got decidedly startled No one was hurt, but
the evenings lesson was spoiled ...Get your
dinner nt metropolitan Hall to-day Jon that
dine "doWn Town. thus you Will get a good
thing DO good thing, aud make 1t good
thing all round: Il be Fnst on tue good natured
County Agent, George r. Hansen, Is tTemen'
dous. Some hours OF 1he day nearly two hun.
dftd ANnIiC00tS 1fc68l1F uDOD ltu Mt once
for aid, for food. for money, tiny" sugar, milk
for tue baby, and medicine for the " ould mau.'
We are glad the poor DO notstar'e IN our midst,
but It IS sadden'ns reflection that those who
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aiming company WIS he'a a' tn.'f ou'ee III 'n'.
CITY Oh tne I'm 'nS'an'' Ane 'olo"'ns Pess'os
Hon. 'ao. N. lison' Hon. Il. >. MOTIFS ane
Aess1s. uo1oon D. uuooa1o' 'oel II. WICKET
Aaron hasen' and "m. LII. OF tnaea8o' ahe
.. Aano!eoau", ol Detfoit' At meeting o
the u4ree3os'' hela on tpe 4eta 'nst' uataon .
haooasa was fe-elee.eo ffes'oen.. anu noo''
HOW eee1e14f} ~" tFensu'et' Lucy na'e nss'
oFsanneo . ne" eonpans un 'u' 4''s''0'
thu British American Minin- COMPANY. Th,
same Board of Directors and officers, as above
were elected In the new Company We ar'
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