The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-28
MlLichi5g9laann 9lan Legislat!ure... I.
-. DETROIT. ,JnlY 81.


The Legislature met in an cxtraordi-
nary session at Lansing, to-day at noon,
quorum Of members Of both Houses
were present. ,'.t..N 's"L'
Governor Baldwin's message was read,
and rcters exclusively TO the railroad aid
laws recently declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court. The Governor
recommends that an amendment to the
Constitution be submitted TO the people
at the general election to'bc held In No.
Vonbcr next. Such rs will enable the
several municipalities to ratify all such
ratlrond aid bonds, as hGve been issued
md delivered to parties in good faith.
Besides the bonds which lave been
used and arc now in the hands Of innocent
purchasers Rnt holders. There is anotli-
or and much larger class which have been
sold but not delivered to the companies
for whose benefit they were designed; OF
these there Is now in the office Of the
Treasurer the sum Of $710,95O so which
might be divided into several classes but
for present purposes shall consider them
rs Of two classes only: '' ~ If,I
1st. Such rs have been pledged to
roads that being constructed and on
which expenditures Of loan and money
10 greater or less extent have been
made In anticipation Of the aid voted. "'
2d. Such ashas been regularly voted
and deposited with the Treasurer for the
benefit Of the proposed roads, but on
which no work us yet has been done. In
some cases the bonds embraced IN tho
first Of the two CLASSES named were near.
ly earned by the railroad companies and
had been negotiated and paid. or the
purchase price advanced before tlIedcCis.
ion OF the Court Ind becn rendered, it Is
worthy of your consideration whether
good faith does not require provision to
Fire in Philadelphia.
7 y PiItLADELPmA, July 90.
An immense fire is raging in the heart
ot tho city. The Pennsylvania Sugar
Refinery; Of Ncwhall, Boric s. Co. was
destroyed. THE fire is spreading, dcfying
the efforts Of the fircmen.. ,4
The. loss by The fire is roughly esti'
mated at five hundred thousand dollars.
The Sugar Refinery Of Newhall, Borie y
Co. was seven stories high, filled with
valuable machinery and a large stock Of
refined sugars. During the fire tho rear
wall fell on tn. adjoining building, crush.
ing it and carrying down ninG fircmen, all
Of whom are believed TO DO killed. All
the surrounding buildings were much
damaged. The roof Of the leather store
OF f. Huiseman, two blocks of, caught
fire from the sparks aud burned. The
large factory Of 6fesky, Merrill & Setback.
ard, and the glass house Of Whital & Co.,
adjoining the sugar houscS were on fire,
but were saved. ~ ,.,r ...,
The woolcn mill Of John Dcaric, near
Fairmount, was destroyed by fire this
morning. Loss 10000; insured tor
$24 900. TwohundrOd persons arc out
employment in consequence. H.. rulYI
i rpa m New YoRK, July 27.
A later dispatch from Philadelphia in
regard to the great fire says no llremen
were killed, as previously reported. The
following were injured: VIM. II. Cook
of Morris hose company; Joseph Will
4 liams and Samuel Gilpin, Of Neptune
hose company VIM. Fl. Myers, of Wash,
intton hose company; Lewis Laws and
four others. Two thousand seven hun
dred and forty hogshcads Of sugar, raw
md refined, were destroyed, The L6tE9el
estimates The loss ut $900,0 and insu
rance It $500, 600. {