, 1865-12-15
FIRE LAST EVENING.
"A Business Block in FIamcs-Loss
100000.

About ~ o'clock Last evening fire broke ont IN
ME. John G. Rogers law Office, On the second
floor Of 1lr. Stephen Swift's mon store, No. 100
Randolph street, and hefore the flames Wese
uucpched, several thousand doll&1s worth Of prop.
esty weso destroyed. When drst discovered tho
fire hsd made very little head~ay, and It is posai-
BILE that had ordinary e1c1tions been made IN
proper direction, the loss wan1a hive been ve1J
materially Icsscned- From Mt. RoRe1s' Office the
fire extended downward inio g. 7. Be1dine T. Co.'s
clothing store, making hole In the ceiling about
rwel,e feet long an6 nve teet wide, through which
the water poured in perfect torrent alter the 1a-
sinee commenced operating. It being found In
possible to rcach The flames to advantage from
above, The hose was brought lulo the clothing
store, when the f{c was speedily subdned, but not
nntil il had done great damage.
they sprang upwards Into thegtofies a6oye burning
away The ceilings and floors, aud neeessi4ttnG
copIous application Of cold water. Owing to the
fire, The stessas't were not withdrawn unfit neatly
ten O'clock or unt!l erery room In the building had
received thorough drtnching. The damage from
IRE will amount to only about one-thtid that sns-
siatesaent Of Tie damages md The insursnces:
The building. which IL owned bJ MIR. Stephen
SWIM ol Kentucky, ts damaced by hIs and water 70
he following compsnIes; UndernT1ters, g5,0o9
Phenit oi Hartford, 5000; Liverpool i Londoc,
fan00-
II ssssg's ss ass9 & r. ns e.: ssss' Il sss 81
~ SAMUEL s. Whste's dental depot, orez Be,d.nss
Tic Teaf room Or the cstablshmcnt vas died with
maenifcent upholstered dentists chairs. all Of
shieh were saturated With water. The loss wall
Messrs. ield1ne { Co.'S loss On s.ock damaged
by wutcr wiil no. tail far short Of $ 0oa on which
there is m Insurance OF {1oo oM- Mesars. B. 70.
aope to be anls TO- bushes u Ve ~
l adjust the damage to their stock.
ttoom Ao- :. IN ihe ih15d y s;ory, oecupied BY ~.
,ne room, damaged ~ nre and water to the e.
| Room No, ii, Oh The rame nooT, vas occupied BY
nj MI H. Hit Mt hsd ~ Splendid Hb1sy Of law
books IN his room, all Of which were more Or less
| damaged.
MI .; d gs'.alss,s soem, Eo; = was drenched
| Et<niag noH, and MI. Charles Hams, occupied
room No. 10. Their aps1mcn. was tplendldlg fur-
{scn, on which there vas 10 insurance.
Mr. c. \. croufe occupied room No. 1s, fourth
noor and Nj. Geo. R, Turner rooms No. - and 20.
ass sboui 50 md tie iater ts5-neithes q whom
had any insurance.
NJ: Stephen 7; Swim. room IN The front ei .he
QQ10fuT, On Inc IQUIla HQQtHAA cQnSlQff3plg 3401-
| aged hy w1ter, but was fully insured.
The Total damage will be about sso. .o0.
! The fire It eupposed 10 navc originated from the
the falling Of .o,ne eoals from MI. Rogers store
| rpon The door.
About eight O'Clock yesterday morning tho
steamer Eu:c1prf=e" was called out to e1tngu1th
Hos s. r.
fsmca were mastered before more (hau Mding
damage tad bceu done.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The cold spell which teems to hare set N upon Is
Ith scarcely thorght for the consequences, has
developed the knowledge Of rather awkward fact
TINT our principal places Of amusement are no
wat.ner than they ought to be. Wehope the defect
VII! b te1nedied; the unpleasant experiences oi
"wednesday evening, at both the theatre and the
Hpteurn, a.e not calculated to induce u1ah On the
par. Of ladies for reppeinon. and they s'll na.
[ would be glad to patrunIze the drama.
The opening OF the skating parks somewhat In
tertered with the attendance 1t the theatres last
| Mrsfru.-Goldsnlth's celebsated comedy, = She
Sfoops to Conquer Was e1celiently well produced
here Iast evening. Tonight the friends OF Mrs
sRnch y 6u Rao ASoai Soibiag an apd Ths %sid % w,tb Il
| the Milking PAIL" We need not 10 eay one word
ia her commepdation. a. an tnduoement to aid ID
night. She IL one Of The greatest hsotites the
Chicago public has ever Ind On TIT stage, md vel
si Gcvlesrns.ETo-ntgbt, Tiint .Mr. Florence takea /.
srani' % and Il be Irist Mos1uon." As 4 delineato,
oh aha H. IL HI
nrr among the best IN bis repertoire The houst
should Ie crowded.
GroyEas GERMAN OrrRA.-The sale Of sesso,
Eehta 10 the German Opera season commenced yes
terday, md will be continued Today IN The of}ce o
the Opera Honse. The season opsne On Monda,,
ie;oanod s. Win the greatest h1taS aephisophele.
ea1nate diabolisrn vas never presented than +
House. pzIties Wishing good seais should appl!
oi The whole company ID one Of great excellence.
snnel' nna ~ % The CELEBRATED Nehi Is also o ensaFed
/ ACADEMY or Nrs1c.-1he lanchable dellneatfon
Of E.h!opean manners by the minstrel troupe 0
are making huge preparations for the holidays.
hsExAsS.Ths sas e. .! te.,s to "a, ,he 1agiss
sns House 81 Il ii. Hegins, 10. ii Randop7
eIreet. lie commences hse brief seasan here, Il
Smith 4 Nl1op'e HaIl, on Monday evening next.
sxies beiIrtncers, % ctse coneeTts II Aaseatins
lows i' ciiy 1t c. Wednesday I'D Thatsdsy; ii Dascn
a1 Pssy sy sn sna tSe aas
meeting with ETcat SUCCESS. Of which they arc emil
nently worthy.
glory, manufactured ont Of calcium and magnesium
ishs and gas ad t4bttHn. with musical eaectt Is a
additional attraction and lots Of bright eyes, Bwif
moving feet, waving c1fnolIne, jaunty skating cap
nnd merry r1ngtn.. laughter. Everywhere wal eat
niral, joyoue III that which In Catholic Europe ush
| Cre tn tho Season Of Leut-e7esyThere but on Ii
S1nsf s e. y P Rlosse bsn 70
gave nay day or two ago and let ont the wste1
There were probably ;sn thonsana ad chisaso peopl
The immortal !. Washington" which o1eht to b
called the Phenfx, since it has On more than on
oecas5on risen rp, from Its ashes, more bea1tlu
than helore, WIS thrown open yesterday. Follow
directors had their own grand optning, IN the eari
| evening meeting this time With d few invite
guests n tie new building recently erected in IL
center Of the Lake OF ICE for Restaurant purposes
themselves thoroughly would be but tame con
| p1tpent to the eminent entering abilities Of vi
AsplnKa11, who I-as genius OF The spread. Man
moh oys.ers. snch Al aie served up only once IN
The company ii casc, and The Wit few 1st and fas
; ous ioE one, short hour, and the
the paTty aai9uroed te he ice o.
nmong the happy Thousands who bad By this Tin
beqan to assemble. And did not that crowd thron
Inf Into the reception rooms and ont on the ic
| they twarmed+ Joy ously msi1ng the night ar tiu
music, and the Illumination was grand. making Il
smooth, glossy Ice glitter Ike 4 million gems, m
lending Fpicnhpr ainost magical 10 the eeent.
Attic Central they had : grind optnin9 L:
md eteel. Mhote Wearert we're enjoying themselst
10 their hearts content In the rich Hood Of lfel
+ poured forth By The great ''naenesfam;" II