The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-13
FROM CHICAGO.
THE WORK OF REORGANIZA.
TION COMMENCED.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF
BANK OFFICERS.
THEIR BUSINESS TO BE RE.
SCMED At ONCE.
1NSi RANCE COMPANIES RES.
PONDING NOBLY.
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE
ClTl--A SHORT SHIFT TO
THIEVES AND Va.
GRANTS.

CHICAGO October live learned at
police headquarters that forty-one persons
were -hot IN making arrest. last night.
lhe station houses are lilcd with prison.
ers. The number Of charrcd remain. re-
covered now reacho. ninety.
80 DLTURBANCEs LAST NfGHr.
No di.turbauces has occured during the
night \ great deal Of suffering occurred
among the people Oh Monday night. who
were obliged to camp out on the prairie on
1 the northern extremes Of The cIty: and
quite number Of death resulted in con-
| sequence Of the exposure, fright and fa-
/ tlgue endured. The committee in charge.
! ia the rame Of the city, impres -ed omni-
buses, carriage, and wagons Of every
kind, and set them at work carving wat
er and provisions and bringing them into
| the churches and school houses on the
/ South and West sides, where they have
| been sheltered and made comfortable and
| lat night it wa. believed but very little
suffering existed With the assistance of
GENERAL SHERIDAN
and Colonel Forsyth the variou, commit
tees have been organized and set at work
carrying out their various duties very
quickly and effectively. Immense quanti-
ties Of provisions have arrived. many car
loads being cooked ready for distribution
and the committee have telegraphed TO
several places to stop sending in provision
at present. Twenty car loads Of proyis-
ions and
Ten THOUSAND BLANKETs
came from Cincinnati. accompanied by
seventeen Of her citizens. ST. Loui, sent
in twenty car loads Of provisions. The
hrst supply of provisions received came
from Milwaukee. Delegan. Springfield.
Lafayette. Burlington, Racine, Madison.
kenO-ho Ripon. Uubana. Sycamore. Allie
gheny City Jacksonville, Davenport and
Plymouth sent in one car of provisions
each. Elkhart and Fort Wayne sent three
cars each. Cleveland six cars, Oshkosh and
LoganspurL two cars, and Cleveland five
car loads The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad brought eight car loads
from Ncponsett. The various cities in the
country have almost all telegraphed offers
Of money and supplies of every kind
NEW YORK
has made tenders of large amounts cf |
money, and many Of her private citizens
gave $4,000 each. Jay Gould has tele- !
graphed The use of fast trains and free
transportation over his road. All rail- !
roads leading out of Chicago are carving
free Of charge over their road. such Of the !
homeless n have friends in other places.
and this kindness on their part j, being
largely availed Of, and many are leaving
the city. Our own citizens are doing
everything that Is possible for men TO dc,
feeding the hungry, and our women nurs-
ing the sick and clothing the needy and
doing what they can 10 relieve the dis
Ma nj, L..
modating all they can shelter Governor
Palmer sent special messenger with
$4,000 yesterday, and came here himself
this morning to assist in atfording relief
He has called
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
TO convene at Springfield for the 18th inst. |
Many governors Of states have been heard |
from, and tender assistance on behalf Of
their respective states.
LIBERAL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
AT u meeting of the citizens of ST. Louis,
S290OO0 were subscribed; Ciacinnati
pledges s2jo,00O; New York will proba-
bly, assist W. with half million.
WATER
As our city is without water by reason of
the destruction of it, waterwOrks. the
greatest care j. being exercised 10 prevent
the fire from breaking out rs in our help
less condition fire might intlict untold
additional misery upon Us, and in conse-
quence large numbers Of special police are
beng sworn in to watch all places which
might be in danger of incendiary attacks.
The common council Yesterday passed an
ordinance fixing
THE PRICE OF BREAD
at eight cent, for loaf of twelve ounces,
ana the same proportion for loaves of
greater weight, and fixing penalty of ,
ten dollers for each violation Of the urdi- ,
nance, which j. to remain in force for ten
days.
NEWSPAPER ENERGY,
The newspaper publishers, with that IN I
iomitable energy which distinguishes the {
raft though every vcstige OF their offices
was destroyed, have set about making ar l
rangements to resume publication. The I
Ecening journal is already announced and '
he Post will issue second number to- I
morrow. Joseph Medll, of the TriJuae, {
hough he has secn the results of life I
line OF Journalistic labor swept away, i'm !
ncdiately procured an office on Canal !
treet West Division, and this morning t
ssued well printed half sheet, containing Il
full account of the great disaster, two
columns of advertisements and an edto- c
'ial, '
MEETING OF THE BANKERS
If the city was held at 2 o clock this after I
loon, at which all the national and private :
'anks were represented for the purpose of !
consultation as 10 the course to be pur- =
sued by the banking interests of this city
n the present exigency Mr.. Coolbaugh
vas elected chairman of the meeting Mr..
coolbaugh, on taking the chair, said it is /
hardly presume, necessary that ! should [
lctail the reasons that have induced Us to !
assemble here this afternoon, the cause and F,
necessity are apparent TO all the
BANKING INTERESTS
of this citv W. ronrasont n :, ;,t.rast CO |