The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-01
CHICAGO.
A6airS In the CITY,

CHICAGO, October 3l.-Fire Commits
sioner Chadwick acknowledges, on be
half OF the firemen of Chicago. dona
tions from sister cities amounting to
$6,s65.5O. -'.
Lake Park, fronting on Michigan
avenue, for full mile, now presents a
very cheering aspect. 1t is lined with
comfortable and roomy one-story build.
ings.
Dealers from outside Of the city can
now have their orders filled promptly
and well.
A leather merchant states that $780,
600 worth of fine calf skins was destroy
by the great fire, to say nothing OF the
large stocks of other kinds Of leather
which were kept on hand by our mer-
chants.
H. Thompson, Secretary of the Liver
pool, London and Globe Insurance
company, arrived this morning. Mr..
Thompson, Immediately after hearing
of our calamity, left Liverpool to come
here and personally supervise matters of
interest to the companies.
A special train from Pittsburgh ar.
rived this evening, bearing two coaches
full of ladies from the above city, who
are coming to see what they can do
to aid our Relief committee in taking.
care of the sufferers. The committee
is headed by the daughter OF Mayor
Brush, of Pittsburgh, who is himself
here to-day at the head Of relief COM
mittee of Pittsburgh citizens.
The great fire lett all our courts OF
record without a habitation and almost
without record. The bench and bar
recommended the use of the high
schools for a court house as temporary
expedient. The suggestion was acted
upon, but some of our best lawyers
refuse to practice in these courtsin their
present locations on the ground that
the location is illegal, and that conse-
quently all the proceedings will eventu-
ally be held null and void.
The banks are being drawn on pretty
heavily by their depositors, but they
have all been industriously at work
putting their funds in available shapes.
The Pullman Palace Car Company
saved all their books, papers and stores
from their headquarters near Great
Union Depot by loading them upon a
train before the fire reached the build
ing. Mr.. Pullman has purchased ex-
tensive stables on the lake shore, at
Eighteenth street. which were converted
into temporary offices. All their cars
were saved. The company have pur-
chased fine marble residence on Mich
igan avenue near Sixth street and are
in full operation.
The disaffected politicians OF both
parties who refused TO support the
Union Fire. Proof Ticket for city and
county officers, have been holding ses'
sions for two or three days, trying to
divide up the spoils among themselves
and fix upon a new ticket. They have
ouarreled among themselves, however,
on the basis of the fusion and will not
make q very strong show at the
election. >,
A letter from Lincoln, Illinois, dated
October 2Sth, says: Miss Mary Ann
Swandell, a girl eighteen years old,
shot H. Howell about noon to-day. The
ball entered below the right shoulder
and came out through his left breast.
1t is feared the wound will prove fatal.
After being shot Mr.. II. walked few
steps, unbuttoned his vest, saw the
blood oozing from his breast, picked up
tbe bullet from the floor and handed II
to an old gentlemen with the remark
that he was killed. Miss S. had suit
against Howell for seduction.