Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-10-19

ing gown; and one who was IN artist
| saw me in it and made me his wife. So
perhaps it all happened for the best.
But I'm sure I hope that wicked ped
dler-who made believe to speak k a
foreigner, the better to take M in
came to be hanged.
The Great Chicago Fire-Business
Houses Resuming.
The terrible fire of October 9th and 9th,
| which destroyed almost the entire business
portion of Chicago, has tried the character
of her business men. Before the fire, which
consumed their stores and goods, was ex-
tinguished, some were removing the deoT1S,
and laying the foundations of new stores
others were beginning to build temporary
structures on vacant grounds, and a large
number rented and fixed up stores and
buildings in the unburnt portion of the city,
and were moving into them the goods they
had saved, or had stored, or that had arrived
since the fire. Many of the leading houses
ordered lines of goods, at once, by telegraph,
so that before these lines are read they will
be prepared to meet the wants of customers:
The resolute will, the Astounding faith and
hope, and the indomitable energy and enter
prise manifested by the great body. of Chi
cago merchants and business men are as I'M
paralleled as the greatness of the calamity
which has befallen the city, and show why
Chicago became the wonder of the nations and
are a pledge of future prosperity and growth
| greater bldQ Bn6 mas YET aCnl0VSQ. 4no live
men will resume business at once, and men
of capital and enterprise from abroad will
take the places OF those overcome by this
misfortune. So that we shall speedily see
the city rebuilt, and a more wide-awake
commercial mart than ever.
The generous response of the whole Union
to- the appeal which this calamity makes is
wonderful, and shows how universal and
electric is the feeling of sympathy among
all classes for a great city overwhelmed by
sudden and terrible misfortunes. We learn,
too, that the merchants have received most
cheering evidences of practical sympathy
from their customers in the country, many
of them writing to know how they can re-
NIT, and offering to pay their bills before
maturity. Prompt payment of past lndebt-
edness and of future purchases is what is
needed to set the wheels of traffic in motion.
Among the leading representative whole
sale houses who promptly resume business
we mention the following.
HARDWARE. =
HIBBARD & SPENCER, the largest wholesale
hardware house int the West, are building
200 feet front on Michigan avenue, between
Randolph and Washington streets. They
had a large stock on the way at the time OF
the fire. One of the partners is in New
York fastening the shipment of goods.
They will have a full line of goods in their
new store the Oath inst. With ~bunda
capital, no debts, $500 900 insurance in their
safes which they need not stop to look at,
and irrepressible energy and enterprise,
their future is as secure as their past has
been prosperous.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
DoGGETT, BAssETT i HILLS, the oldest
wholesale boot and shoe house in the West,
are at 522 Wabash avenue, and are building,
from the bricks of their burnt store, an ex-
tension of their new premises: Having
/ 900 cases of boots and shoes IN transit,
they will have a complete assortment by the
goth inst, and will be prepared to fill all
orders through the season.
PHELPS, DODGE & PALMER, another well
asfab1iobad xuh0lasa1a hOOt and ah0a house.
have built a temporary store on Michigan
avenue, corner of Congress street, and have
arranged at once to build a large store on
their old site, 4S and SO Wabash avenue.
Having q stock of goods en- route, they will
be prepared to fill orders about the Goth inst.
-- DRY GOODS.
FHAsI.s HE 60 Shesesals and Ieta :
Retail store, 1913 West Madison street.
Wholesale, % and 81 South Canal, near the
hotels and railroads. Will be ready to fill
orders the 25th inst. 3.
MILLINERY. =
d. B. FISK & Co. saved $40,0 900 worth of
their best goods, had buyers at once in the
New York markets, impressed the telegraph
and Express Companies into their service,
and, at their new store, 81 West Wash
ington street, near the unnel entrance, can
now supply the trade with a full assert
ment of millinery, ladies' furnishing, fancy
goods and trimmings. Their customers can
Be sure their orders will receive the same
careful and prompt attention as heretofore.
KEITH Bros. are building a temporary
brick store, Y by 172 feet, southeast cor
ner of Dearborn Park, which will be ready
for occupancy on the I'D inst. They saved
300 cases, mostly of millinery goods, and are
duplicating their stock of hats, caps and
furs, as well as millinery. Financially
strong, they can treat creditors and custom
ers as though the smell of fire had not
p passed over them.
GAGE Bros. 4 Co. will be ready to fill or
ders with a full stock of goods, by the 10th
inst.
MAYHoN, DAILY & Co., Importers of Mill
merry and Fancy Goods, had q full line of
goods in the New York Custom House, and
have already built a new store on Michigan
avenue, between Monroe and Adams, and
are now ready to fill all orders.
CLoAKs AND CLoAKING.
j.. W. GRIswoLD & Co., wholesale Cloak
house, are located at the corner of jackson
street and Michigan avenue, with a full
line of cloaks, cloakings, laces and trim
mings.
SEWING sILK. -
BELpNe Bros. q Co. saved $40,0 900 worth of
sewing silk and machine twist, and had a
large stock shipped from their Eastern fac
tory the day after the fire so that they can
supply the whole Northwest, at the corner
of jackson street and Michigan avenue.
LEATHER AND FINDINGS.
PAGE BRos.-& Co. are at 35 and 81 South
Canal, corner of Washington street, whsre
they will soon be ready to wait upon custom
ers and fill orders as usual.
FURNITURE
A. H. ANDREWS & Co., 119 and 12l West
Washington street, manufacturers and deal
ers in church, school and Office furniture,
desks, tables, chairs, &C., are in full blast,
turning out furniture by the cord, and will
fill all orders promptly. B. ~
Ghosts. -
There is a curious case related of a
man who was a well-known character,
and a man of sense, where it was said
he used to see a number of people in
the room with him. Now he himself
has described the whole of the phe-
nomenon, and all the adjuucts to it. He
has said, after taking a cup of coffee or
tea, or SO on, they came into his room in
great numbers and as ne got better,
and less nervous, he has only seen the
arms or legs of the persons, without
seeing any other part of them. Now
this is all an irregular action of the re-
tina of the eye. A gentleman sitting
in his library day, reading or writ
ing, on turning round his head, saw,
sitting in a chair, a women in a red
cloak. And he said. chow came you