, 1861-10-14

TIE L1TTLEF1ELD Coal BURNERS, as ad-
VeFtised IN our columns By Van Schaa:k, Il
State street, have BECOME household words to
our citizens. The great satisfaction given by
the amount Of heat obtained and tie small |
consumption Of coal, together with the little
attentions required, (requifing but to be re-
plenished morning and evenirg) are points
recommending these Coal Burners above all |
others. The following friendly letter tells
what the Parlor Furnaces did for many Of our -!
hous ekeepers last winter:
January, 1861.
Il. C. VAN ScRAAcR, II STATE ST. have |
thz past three months used The L;ttlefeld Par |
1or Furnace which purchased Of you, and
write this note for the purpose Of giving You
my opinion Of its merits. have heated with
am free to cay In my experience have never
seen any arrangement for warming house so
complete, comfortable and easily taken care Of as
this stove: it has also the merit Of economy in
/ the cous nmptior Of fuel, which il not 8 allght
1eccm menGation in tht Sc times.
Respectfully yours, g, DE CIERouE,
FmE.-The fire On Saturday evening about
| nine o'clock, was in a shed in the rear Of the
clothing store Of Samuel Witkowsky, No. 231
Lake street. It was extinguished without
doing damage. The fire was undoubtedly the
work Of an incendiary, as no fire has been
used nea1 the shed lately; and d fire was dis
covered in the same place about q month
since.
SECOND F1RE.--About 1045, the alarm Of
fire was again given, and found to proceed
from the 6ane place as the fire mentioned
aboGe-tne rear Of the store Of 8. Witkowsky.
When the fremen entered the store, the
goods had all been removed, as had nearly all
the furniture from the second story Of the
building, occupied by 3 fami]y named Wit
koHfky-uot the came who occupied the
store. The damage to the building was slight,
except by Water. It Is an old shell, and its
totsl destruction would not involve loss Of
$500. 4 poor dog, Who was locked in room
ia the rear, was burned to death. This is the
third fire that has occurred in the came 10
cality within less than two months-
a SOLDIER DRowAED.-An inquest Tas
held, on Saturday last, upon the body oi
George Guth, a private in Company A, Hart
MANS Dragons, who YVES found drowned
bsEeath the platform Of the Western TfanE-
po1tation Company's docks. The evidence
before the jury Of inquest showed that the
deceased Vas from Michigan, where he had
been at work in lumber mill, and came to
this city October, 1861. He enlisted on the
5th, and the same day was granted fu1lough,
which, by sad coincidence, expired on the
very day he was found drowned. The evi.
dence showed conelusiTe1y that his fate Was
occasioned by intoxication. The deceased
Was single man, German BY nativity, about
forty years Of age, and owned considerable
j property in Michigan.
LAYING ROUND LoosE.-On Saturday after,
J noon, one Of the securing rods in the grain
, warehouse Of Or1ington Lunt T. Brother, or
! South Water street, broke, and portion o.
) the wall gave way over door, by whichahou'
5000 bushe]s OF grain were deposited in ths
street. in good deal quicker time than ma
chinery could take It into the elevator. The
,, grain was not damaged to any extent, and has
! been properly secured.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Thermomete
for the week, as noted BYE L. Hara, at his Drns
e Store. No. 80 West Randolph, corner Of Cana
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