Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-21
CHICAGo.
Losses Of Churches Three Milnons.
Bricklayers on the Strike.
a IVAN streef Rumor.

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CHIcAGo, Oct. 20.-Dispatches received
here from New York state that a rumor is
in circulation there to the effect that all the
banks in Chicago have suspended. Nothing
could be farther from the truth. The banks
are not only doing business as usual, but as
before stated in these dispatches, are nearly
all receiving large amounts on deposit, and
both private and national institutions are
having depositors in full. There has been
no run upon any bask, nor any diminution
of feeling of confidence exhibited in them
from the hour Of their resumption of bust
ness. +A - tal ase
The fire-proof vault in the Tribune build
ing was opened yesterday for the first time
since the fire. The contents even to alinen
coat and box of matches were found in
tact.
RebuiIding-wages of Workmen-A
Brickiayers' Strike.
The vast magnitude of the work of clean
ing away the ruins and rebuilding Chicago
is proving an important means of relief to
the mechanics and laborers, who are fndiAg
plenty of employment at good wages. The
average wages of laborers in the ruins Is
81. rs per day, teams $3.50 per day, carpen-
tiers S3 to $3.50, bricklayers So to 3.25. The
members of Chicago Bricklayers' Union
demanded increased wages, and many
members struck and refused to work. The
contractors refused to yield to the strikers,
as there are large number of bricklayers
here from other cities and towns who are
willing and anxious TO work at present
wages. The price of brick has risen from
ca ii Nh<
abundant and the price win go down.
An Escapade of Criminals.
The statement which has been made that
all prisoners in jail under the Courthouse,
including five murderers, were allowed to
escape when the Courthouse took fire
proves not to be true. When it became
evident that the Courthouse must burn, fifty
of the worst characters in jail were put in
the hands of policemen, for the purpose of
taking them to West Madison street police
station. During the transfer, all of the
scoundrels escaped but fourteen. All the
murderers, four in number, are held and
are now in custody. --TT .rr
Three Millions of Church Property
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The press of this city give the names Of
the persons who intend to rebuild their
business blocks at once. The number is
too large to enumerate. The aggregate
value of the churches destroyed by the late
fire is S3,000,000. The churches burned in
the south division were the First Presbyte-
rian and Second Presbyterian, st. Paul,
| Trinity, Swedenborgian, St. Mary's, First
Methodist and Wabash avenue Methodist /;
on the north side the North Presbyterian,
| Westminster Presbyterian, Grace Method
list, Mondy's Mission, st. James, Cathedral
of the Holy Name, st. Joseph's, with the
Orphan Asylum and the Convent of the
Immaculate Conception, st. Augustine'S,
New England Unity, Fullerton avenue
Presbyterian and one or two other smaller
ones.
The report in morning paper that steam
er Corona, belonging to Goodrich's line, had
been recently wrecked and forty-fiye lost is
not true. The Corona is now lying at her
wharf in this port.
Six Millions of Relief
The canal lien bill for the relief of Chiea-
60, which has passed both Houses of the
Legislature, was to-day signed by the Gov
ernor. ...-..
The contributions for the relief of Chica-
go from New York amount to s., ,2OO, 900,
of which S460, 900 was in supplies and the
balance in money.
| A dispatch was received from San Fran
cisco Yesterday from William S. Early and
james q. Stub, authorizing a DRAFT upon
them for $500 for the relief Of Chicago
! druggists.
The Peoples Insurance Company OF
| Worcester, Massachusetts, paid four thou
| sand dollars of Insurance to John B. Drake
to-day, and will pay every dollar of theiI
| loss. &c
Gage Brothers & Rice, formerly of the
| Sherman House, have opened a new Sher,
| man House at the corner of Madison and
| Clinton streets. The West Side House is
large and new.
The Tribune Company to-day ordered
| their architect to commence rebuilding
| The front will be taken down and rebuilt
with Milwaukee brick. The other walk
and nearly all the floors are found to be
perfectly firm and secure.