The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-11

The Corn Exchange has appropriatet
81, 900 for Chicago The Stock Exchang
has also made contribution. William
McKim subscribed $500, and advanced
$4,000 for immediate use.
All the railroads forward supplies free
The Good TCmplars are personally sOlici
ting aid from house to house, for thei
suffering brethren The Free Mason
have appointed committees to solicit aid
MEMPHIS, Oct. 10.
The meeting at the Opera House to
night was largely attended, the Mayo
presiding, Twenty thousand dollars wa
raised, besides a large amount Of clothing
boots, shoes, and provisions. The Fire
mems Relief donated 81 900 to the tlremeI
of Chicago, The City Council at a calleC
meeting voted $4,000 Every person i
vieing with each other in the efforts tC
relieve the distressed.
LEAvENwoRTH, Ks, Oct. 10.
The following was sent by Mayor Hal
derman to Hon. II. B. Mason, at Chicago
Our city Council has just appropriated
$4,000 tor the relief of the Chicago sui
tcrers, and IN addition to this we offel
shelter and houses for one hundred fami
lies
PITTSBURGH, October 10.
Private subscriptions for the Chicago
relief, now reach nearly forty thousand
dollars. VIM. Thaws subscribed five
thousand dollars. Over a dozen thou
sand dollar subscriptions have been re-
ceived. A committee Is collecting cooked
provisions, which is to be sent at once,
New ORLEANS, Oct. 10.
AT a meeting held here to-day, meas.
ures were taken for the relief OF the Chi.
cagO sufferers, NJ, j. Hammond, Presi.
dent OF the International Union, requests
contributions by the subordinate Unions
for the relief Of the Chicago printers.
WASHINGTON, October 10.
The acting Governor of the District OF
Columbia has called upon the citizens to
meet this evening to devise means for the
reliefof the Chicago sufferers. The plate
printers Of the Treasury Department, 90
in number, contributed $775 for the relief
Of the Chicago sufferers, and forwarded
the amount to that city.
BosToN, Oct. 10.
BY order Of tho Board of Aldermen,
the Mayor requests meeting of citizens,
ut Fanicul Hall, at noon tomorrow, for
the relief of the sufferers. This evening
the Berkeley Street Church Society cor
tributed $4,000.
HARTFORD, October 10.
The fire insurance companies have not
yet estimated their losses, but doubtless
the aggregate will be several millions.
The officers OF all the leading companies,
vigorously assert their determination Ia
pay every dollar as rapidly as possible
and they have already begun their ar.
rangemGnts to that effect. The Life In.
surance Companies, have loaned upon real
estate in Chicago, and as the land secures
the debt, no loss Is apprehended
PHILADELPHIA, October 10.
Passengers ria tho Pennsylvania Cen.
trail for points beyond Chicago transfer at
the interseCting lines outside of Chicago.
Orders have been given by President
Scott to carry free over the lines contrOll-
cd by that company contributions for
ChicOgO
INDIANAPOLIS, October 10.
Peoria, Illinois, sent $1,000, and two
car loads of cooked provisions to Chicago,
to-day. The C!y Council of Shelbyville,
Indiana, appropriated $1,000.
TERRE HAUrE, IND, Oct. 10.
At q meeting Of the citizens to-day
several thousand dollars were subscribed
for the relief of the Chicago sufferers A
committee Is canvassing with great
success for further subscriptions. The
money will be expended according TO the
directions of the authorities at Chicago,
our Mayor having telegraphed Tor in
structions.
CINCINNATI, October 10.
The work OF raising funds and supplies
for Chicago is proceeding to-day, and this
evening meeting Of the various benevo.
len bodies have been held and clerks and
statesmen have inauguratcd movement
and sent 5000 loaves Of bread, crackers,
cheese, dried beef, etc, which have been
forwarded. The iron workers meet to.
morrow to extend aid.
ALBANY, N. Y, October 10.
At q joint meeting Of the citizens and
Board Of Trade, $4,000 was subscribed,
and committees appointed to collect more.
The Burgess corps have sent $4,000, and
the Grand COmmandry of Knights TEN.
plars, another thousand. Fire Company
8, OF Saratoga, sent $1OO to Chicago, To-.
day.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10.
The Commercial Exchange has sub.
scribed $4,000 for the relief of Chicago.
The subscriptions received by the Mayor
amount to $3,7OO.
BosToN, Oct. 10.
The Shoe and Leather Exchange to-day
forwarded $4,000 to the Mayor of Chi.
cago.
ROCHESTER, Oct. 10.
At meeting Of the City Council 1t ap.
propriatcd $4,000 for the relief Of Chi.
cago.
BosToN, Oct. TO-
The Boston insurance companies as far
as asCertained arc liable Tor $500, ,100,0 900
in Chicago risks. The Hide and Leather
Insurance Company has the largest,
amounting TO S75O,0OO
WASHINGTON.