Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-10-19
CHICAGOAFTER THE FIR z
The Dawn OF Brighter Prospects

Chicago. Oct. 13. The dawn of each
succeeding day brings brighter prospects,
and the hope of the energetic men who
made Chicago what it was, is strengthen'
ed. Twenty-one columns of the Tribune
this morning we're filed with advertise
metks and business changes Builders
are overwhelmed with applications to put
new houses. One MAN had sixteen con-
tracts Iest night. Little is doing IN pro-
duee circles, but commission merchants
and grain dealers are hard at work pre-
par,ng to open on the usual scale By the
first of next week.
Active preparations arc going on Tor the
restoration of all branches of business
The proposition made by the members of
the Board Of Trade to settle outstanding
contracts on the basis of last Saturdays
market meets wish favor. No business
whatever is doing.
SUGGESTION TO GOVERNMENT.
She Tribune ssys There is one way
IN wnlcn the government may De OF SUD-
star tial benefit The government must
have public Offices here-custom- house,
postofice, court rooms, etc, ;also bonded
warehouses. These are absolutely and
Immediately necessary.
Let Congress provide for these to be of
the most liberal dimensions and of the
hest class. If Congress will appropriate
one or two millions to begin this work at
ence, and order their con Instruction, it will
do more to restore confidence and stimu-
late private enterprise than any imprac-
ticable attempt to loan public money to
back up stockholders of insurance COM
paaies. The fact that Congress had. vot-
ed 81 900 600 to build the necessary
government buildings would be the best
tidipgs to The unemployed labor of tue
city.
SLIGHT UNPLEAsANTNEss.
There has been some unplessantness for
a day or two in regard to the management
of the contributions to the relief fund, &c
The old uRpleasantness between the
mayor and common council has broken
out anew. Meetings Of committees from
Cincinnati Louisville, St. Louis, In
dianapolis and other cities we're held
during yesterday and to-day, in which
there was considerable plain talk. They
finally resolved not to have their purpose
misunders TODD, which is to secure the
assurance that contributions herea fter
should be properly disposed of.
The object has been to leave The funds
in the control of the mayor and citizens
known to the country at large for ability
and integrity. To meet this view a
thorough organization was effected this
afternoon of the Chicago Relief and A id
Society, assisted by prominent citizens.
Bills are to be audited by an executive
committee of that society, consisting of
saven well-known citizens, the comptroller
and Mayor Mason.
THE PLUNDERERs.
4 telegram from Milwaukee says that
the ring leader Of the gang of desperadoes
who attempted to throw passenger train
from the track, night before last, has been
arrested. The gang were a part of the
Chicago plundering party, fleeing from
detectives, with the intention of raidirg
upon Racine or Milwaukee. This inten.
ton being apprehended, the railroad
authorities prevented them from crossing
further north, and they retaliated by
attempting a wholesale slaughter Of
passengers.
SUSPECTED MURDER
A runor prevails, and..is by some believ-
ed, that Henri ]. Altman. banker, was
murdered, instead of having been sufoca-
ted by fire. Ills body was found near his
banking house, which be had evidently
Just left with money and valuables in bis
arms
THE LOSS OF GRAIN.
The following elevators were burned !:
Munger & Armour's. Gelena /; Illinois
Central, A. Hiram Wheeler's, National,
Vincent Wilson & Co.'S. The following
elevators are unharmet Illinois Central
b. Flint & Thompson's, two of MUM &
SCOTS, two of Armour. Dale & Co.'S,
Burlington, and Cid Iowa and Illinois
River. Eight elevators were saved. The
loss in. grain foots up 1000, 900 bushels
The total amount of grain remaining in
the elevators is 5 1000, 900 bushels.
THE BANKS.
So Car none of the bank vaults have
hcen found injured, those of the Unien
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