The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-01-29
By Telegraph.
REpoRrKD ron THE DAILY ARGUS.

SAN FRANcIsco, Jan. 2s.-Advices from
Alaska, dated JAN, 18th, say: The weather
IS mild. The daily average of temperature
IN December and January, was about twenty
severn below zero.
The effects of the Russian Fur Company
were sold for about Sl5O,00O.
Several arrivals from Victoria and Puget
Sound furnished supplies and vegetables to
the garrison.
People celebrated the HOLIDAYS with boat
races, masquerades, &c. The nrst boat
race was between the cutters Tamestovn
and Resaca, aud was won by the former
Same boat won the sweepstakes in the
China seas in 1864, from the English.
French and Dutch men of-war.
One death has occurred among the new
colonists, caused by whiskey.
COLD SPRINGs, Jan. 2s.--As the Cincin-
natl express, on the Hudson River railroad,
| which left New York at one o'clock this
morning, reached point one mile north of
Cornwall Station. it ran on to broken rail.
The engine, baggage and smoking cars pas
sed over in safety, but FIVE passenger cars
ran Off against the rocks, tearing out the
sides. They were all filled with passengers,
| FIVE or six of whom were injured. but none
seriously.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2s.-The Lake street fire
| last night, was by far the most disastrous
| that ever visited Chicago. The origin of
the confiagration is not yet positively known
aud the explanations given are only the
widest rumors. At about two o'clock this
morning; the fire department. after desper-
ate struggle of over six hours, succeeded in
getting the destroying element under con
troll, after the flames had reached the corner
| of Michigan avenue. The Adams House
stood in great danger and was only saved
| by the most earnest eXertions of the firemen.
| At the first fire on the south side of Lake
street. the following buildings were destroy
ed: Nos. 81. Al, 13 and AS; Nos. 80, IS,
| 81, SO and Al, Lake street. AT the second
! fire were destroyed Nos. &c, s, 10, u, Ia,
| l6, Is, 20, and %, Lake street, and one
| number on Michigan avenue, a total OF
| twenty numbers, constituting five hundred
| feet offront, besides side fronts not reckoned,
were totally destroyed; p firms were elected
| by the two fires. The total loss is
estimated at $2.010,000 and the total insur-
ance at about 81 $4,000. Some estimates
on the loss reach as high a figure as S2,6s3-
| 600. AS yet, of course, it is out of the cues
| ton to give any reliable figures as TO the
| amount Of losses so speedily wrought by this
| be some davs before the full extent of the
losses will be known. Among the heaviest
losses by the first fire are J. II. Burch, pro-
prietor of the building at the corner of Va
bash avenue and Lake street, bearing
his name, put at S350,000; Simon
4 Strauss. clothing dealers, $4,000
| Manning Bros. Il West, $4,000; Haywood,
! Cartledge & Homer, hardware, $50. 900; s.
C. Griggs & Co., book sellers, $4,000
Kellogg, hats and caps, $4,000; McDou.
gall & Co., boots and shoes, $4,000
| Schautield & Co., clothing, $4,000; Rosen.
| field Bros, hats and caps, $4,000. The
| following are the principal sufferers at the
second fire: Franklin Bakee. gloves and
mittens, $4,000 Seymour. Caster & Co.,
notions, $4,000: Whiting Bros. & Co,
boots and shoes, $4,000; Harris & Co.,
$4,000: Fitch, Williams & Co, hats and
furs. SIS, 900: Burnhams 4 Van Setback,
druggists, $250.000: Keith, Wood & CO..
| notions, $4,000; c. NJ. Henderson < Co.,
boots and shoes. $4,000; Merrill & Hop
| kins. crockery, $4,000; Carson, Pierce &
! Co.. dry goods, 100000: s. Harris, cloth
| ing, $4,000; Mccormick Bros. proprietors
building, 100000; H. H. Kahn & Bro,
| proprietors building, 100000; DR.. Sawyer,
proprietor building, $l20,0G0.
LATER.-The aggregate loss is over 49,
| 600, zoe.
BUSHNELL, H., Jan. 29.-Fifeen build
| ings burned last night. Loss over 100000.
| ST. Louis. Jan. 29.-River closed. Mer-
| curry below.
LEAvENwoRrH, Jan. pa fire last night
on the corner Of Shawnee and Seventh SITS,
destroyed I. X. Clark's wagon factory and
| adjoining stables. Loss S25.000.
BosToN, Jan. 2S.-There was good deal
of excitement in this city this morning
among dealers in oil, in consequence of the
seizure by the internal revenue officers, OF
all the refined petroleum in first hands that
could be found. 1t will be released only
when it can be proved that the government
tax has been paid. The amount seized is