Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-19
CHICAGO.
Three Million Dollars of state Aid
The Progress of Reconstruction.
legislative Relief

AfSFh0@N~~ANC AsCAACAs
ST. LOUIS, Get. 1S.-The lower House
of the Illinois Legislature yesterday passed
bill for the relief of Chicago, which pro-
vides for the issue Of ten year six per cent
bonds for the amount of principal and in
terest expended by her ON the Illinois and
Michigan Canal, nearly three million, the
bonds to be delivered before Nov. 15. Not
less than one-fifth, and no more than one
third of the proceeds Of the lands are TO be
used in rebuilding the public works of
Chicago. The remainder are to support
the police and fire departments.
Real Estate Spectators.
CHICAGO, Oct. I8.-The Times made its
temperance this morning. sheet neatly
printed, with an eight-column account of
the fire, two columns of editorial, and the
rest advertisements. The leader depreeates
the attempt of interested parties to take
business below Twelfth street in the South
Division, and says there can be no question
of the return of business to the burnt dis
trict. Meantime, the convenience of the
majority of the inhabitants should be con-
suited. a4-.. f. r.--. rs ,.
Starting Life Anew.
Ten days have passed since the great con
fagration, and every day brings fresh occa-
sion for encouragement. The city is or
derly, relief for the poor comes abundanty,
business is resuming, rebuiling is going ON
in every direction and there is a much more
healthy feeling abroad than the most san
guine could have anticipated. The reports
from all the banks are substantially the
same as yesterday; very little money has
been called for while the deposits have been
large. There is no difficulty in negotiating
bills on New York sight or time at the old
rades. In financial circles all looks well.
The Insurance Men.
The insurance companies are doing well,
and those that are solvent pay without re-
quiring the policy holders to go through the
formalities of adjustment, etc. The Ameri-
can Central Company of st. Louis COM
menced paying to-day, John B. Drake, of
the fremont House, receiving $1,000 from
the company. They will continue to pay
on demand until all are paid. -
The executive officers of the Republic
Insurance Company of this city had meet
ing to-day and resolved to wind up. Their
losses foot up three million six hundred
thousand dollars. Their cash assets amount
to nine hundred thousand. They win pay
25 cents on the dollar on demand.
From Memphis.
Twenty-One thousand dollars were re-
ceived from Memphis to-day as a contribu-
ton to the relief fund from Memphis.
A Hundred and Fifty Millions.
The Times of this morning, upon what
they deem a candid estimate, make the |
total loss by the recent fire one hundred and |
fifty millions of dollars.
business.
J. w. Doane & Co., and many others of |
our wholesale grocery houses, announce |
their immediate resumption of business, |
and that their liabilities will all be paid at |
and these are fair index of what |
The grocers of Chicago win do.
The business Of the Board Of Trade has |
been fairly resumed.
The purchase and sale of grain is going
on as if nothing had happened. The re-
ceipts and shipments of grain are very |
heavy, more than at any previous time.
Planting the Flag.
Some ambitious and daring individual |
his morning worked his way to the top of |
.hs Courthouse, although such a thing
seemed almost impossible, and planted the
flag on the highest point, where it |
now floats in the breeze.
The Tribune.
A survey of the Tribune building has |
Deen made by the architects, who report |
hat the walls and most of the floors are
yood and that the whole can be put in or
Ter for $4,000. The original csst was
$4,000.
A Thrilling Incident.
The following is one of the thrilling Incl
1ents of the recent fire which occurred in
Washington Street tunnel during the fierc-
sst era of the fire, and thousands of thous-
ands were rushing through the tunnel,
which is over one thousand feet in length,
when the gas gave out and all were left in
otal darkness. A terrible panic, a collision
md the tramping to death of the weaker by
he stronger seemed inevitable; but strange
Is it may seem, everybody in the dark re-
cess seemed at once to comprehend the
for coolneSS and courage. Not a
man lost his presence of mind, but all with
me accord turn to the right, each calmly
enjOining upon the others to be cool and
steady and to march steadily on till light
,ould be reached. Rapidly, but without
confusion, they in two columns moved on
through the thick darkness with almost mil
tary precision, the silence being broken on
y by frequent shouts of right, right. There
vas no collision and no one was harmed,
1ut all reached the end of the tunnel in
,afety, and then for the first time in almost
en- minutes breathed freely.