, 1863-07-27

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!ie|n III llIe TAth''hH lhal 'Iohtf1,
TIN utAiN THAbE,
Theru n,n now IL operation IN Tho s!'y
eighteen graln elevators, the aggregate enpar.
tty ii which urp aa follows,
saiage' buy m,shsl. h'l. ;:,i. saS o.,
t'suneity to s'ip per day....,....,....." ah3d,dj
N'euIge Steele. EsQ., l'as another ln coursu
If construction to bo completed lor tho fall
tradc, Which will have storage caIAcity Of
1900, 900; rccolvc and ship daily 10000;
+hIp per dny 100000.
GAS WORKS.
There are In the city ~ miles and 1870 feet
Of g.s 1.ipo laid. or rutlc lamp posts l,ll0;
II burners &C, 837. Number Of priyusc con.
eu1ncrs or patrons ,467.
WATER WORKS.
The whole amount Of distributing mains
how In connection With The works, Is rs miles
aud Z, ,o43 feet. OF the supply uinins, 6 miles
and 2 - feet arc not included above, u,aking
The total length of water pipe, Of all sizes. iii
use in the city on the list Of April, 10i miles
nud 4,6C0 feet
The amount Of wntcr pumped during the
,car 1862 was a,2l7,a!, 7s0 gallons. being m
increase over 1851 Of 45o 125, ,o5o gallons. lThc
average number Of gallons pumped per day
during the months Of January, February aud
March, 1868, was i, ,421 ,6a5. The whole nun.
bcr of hydrants in use Is eos.
sTRErs.
There are within the corporation 772
streets, the total length Of which nro 4oe
u.lles. The number Of names Of strcets in
A. -, ~ F.fy.
| IS; B, So; c. 70; D, IS; E, 80; F, 81; G, co. co.
II, SO; !, %; ], IS; E, 1e; L, 50; II, s.; n,
il; Q; 16; P, 81; @, G.; r, 81; s, S.; T, 81 !;
U,6; VS.; ", 4s; Y,s. Total names, III IT,
/ SEWERAGE WORKS.
During the gear 1869, 1865 feet, or about
three miles OF sewers, we're built, generally
| of brick, more than half Of which were Of
| ! 1.2 teet diameter. The whole amount OF
,,ublic sewers now laid iu the city is about
sixty miles; the number Of catch basins,
1.so4; Lumber Of man.holcs e.201. Whole
lumber Vt private drains a,603.
LICENSED VEHICLES.
Besides the lmmen number Of wagons and
carriages owned by private individuals, the
f..1lowipg arc licensed: Hacks 101; Omni
buses 30; Express and Baggage Wagons 45y
Grain ard Truck Wagons els; Drays 56s.
MIscELASEous LICENSES.
Saloon and Grocery licenses 6s2; Portcrs
and Runners for Hotels, Railroads, &C., Sc;
Ncwsboys liz; Pedlars so.
Meeting for the Relief OF Union Ref
uxees.
According to announcement, meeting was
held last evening, at Bryan Hall, to take somt
steps for alleyiating the dcstitution among thu
refugees n ho arc arriving in large numbers al
Cairo.
The meeting was opened BY singing s'Coro
naticn," and prayer BY Rev. Dr.. Lord.
Order from Gen. Buford No. 123 was read
authorizing Chaplain E. Folsom to visit ths
Interior Of the State to solicit donations fol
the relief Of destitute refugees from the South
the funds 30 collected to be remitted by HIN
to c. II. shipman, Agent q. 8. Sanitary Com
mission, who, with Mr.. Folsom, will repor
On the 18th Of August,
Mr. Folsom, in his remarks, stated tha1
scarce boat or transport arrives at Cairo
that has not more or less of these refugees
who are entirely destitute, and thousands lav,
} been passed through into the State. Wne1
he left Cairo, he left it free Of this class, bu
the means Of sending them forward arc CT
! l'austcd, and new arrivals occur daily. A lc,
ter WAS real from Rev. Mr.. Loye1oy, who hu.
Charge OF refugee camp at Corinth. Hc stltcl
that many Of the refugees have not . siuyI
garment f1t to wear. About 800 worth Q
supplies bavc been received from the North
but this was as drop n the bucket: The,
have not materials In which to wrap the de.i
f,r burial.
Mr. Folsom depicted the sorrowful condl
tion Of those peEsoDs. 4 few weeks ago -
came in one lot. They. wtre placed in b.;
/ ears as shelter, and had to remain there for
. I'd to send them forward iuto tue State. 9th
rrs have arrived since and Jared similarly
: Tic Government furnish them with transpor
.ation to Cairo, md there they must meet Will
: aid, They only ask for funds TO take thcn
st!ons wi, wlsrs they can earn a living. The nus IL
: hands ard fathers arc principally in the Unlo
army, aud those who now call for help ar
womt and children. They have already com
III such numbers as to I'LL up tho Soldleri
!. Home 1t Cairo, and tents TINT Gun be devote
r to them.
The speaker suggests that funds be prov
dcd for supporting an agent to travel throug
the country aud secure provisions for thcs
poor, desolatc, suffering people. There
i tllcy nfe hunted BY the guerilins liko pa
ridges In the mountains, because Of thel
. Union sentiments, hence they cannot star
II The South and seek Md from their friends
/, the North. The speaker urged the impor
). ance-the humanity Of our doing what "
properly consider our duty toward these su
1cr1ng people.
c D.: Lord, being called upon, made some al
J. propriate suggestions.
= Rey. ". ". Evasts spoke with carnestne!
Ct tho importance Of this movement. Il
l. looked upon those who give up life, prope
y and homes for their principles-that sacr
tfce everything and beggar themselves M
!, ! still stand firm Union men md womel
n | as deserving our Wa1mcst encouragement
Hc drew picture Of the South-paot pre-
% tnt and future-the rcjuvenatlon and chr1
tianizaiion Of the whole South. He believe
NC should take immediate steps to extend r
Aet TO those who were thus fleeing from the
uuholy prosecutors.
Chatles Walker added his testimony to tho
who had already spoken. He did not loc
4s upon this as . charity. but as dnty VIC ON
= them ae our fellow citizens. There Is gre
81 need Of labor throughout the country, ar
er there are homes whiting for these very pc
sons, AL That Is needed Ia to furnish means Fl
~ conveying them to the locations where th.
ne Will be chcerful1y welcome,
he Rev. E. B. T1ttle made some stirr;De a,
appropriate remarks, urging tue importsn
rs Ct the movement. illustrating the subject
tr | giving description Of What he had seen
the AMY and In the South
3. The audience was then called upon for co
tributIops, while the exercises we're Closed
be singing the Do1o1ogy.
r The amount collected Was as90.12, viii
I'd will be very materially sWelled By subscsi
s1 p tionB and outsihe donations, We trust. n
- Folsom will be glad TO receive any donAtto
re Of clothing OF money at the Chicago Santa
Ccnuiss.on Rpous.