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The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-19
whole No. 1s47.

eck's Manufacturing Company's
building on Adams street, the Pal
mer House, St. Mary's, St. PauPs
Catholic Church, UnivesaIist, Sec
ond Presbyterian, Trinity Episcopal
Church, First Presbyterian Church,
Michigan Avenue Terrace Row, the
Chicago Club, Potter Palmer's new
hotel, (unfnished), Robert Laws
coal yard, Rogers & Co.'S coal yard,
the largest firms Of the city, the
Jewish synagogue, northeast corner
Of Fourth avenue and Harrison
streets, the New Club on Harrison
and State, the BigeloW House, on
Dearborn and Adams, which would
have opened this week. All the
bridges over the river from Madison
to Twelfth streets are burned. On
the West Side the ragagss were dire,
sweeping away the great manufae-
tories, and mills, and the elevators
Of that section lying between Jefsr-
son street and the river east and
west, and Van Buren and DeKOvsn,
the first street rorth of Twelfth north
and south, and from any point can
be seen a dozen or more tall Chin
neys, marking the sites Of as many
enormous manufacturing buildings.
None of them can be named aceu-
rately. The Chicago Dock Com
pany's warehouse, on Taylor street,
and the Pitlsburg and Fort Wayne
Railroad were burned, together with
two large ice houses, section ''C'' Of
the warehouses alone being saved.
The apex of the field of desolatiou,
which is horizontal cone, is at the
corner Of DeKoven and Jefferson
Istreet, and from there the burnt track
Esweeps northeast, widening and Wild
Iening for a distance Of some five
miles.
The thorOughfares are crowded
with a constantly flowing stream Of
people, which seems to take its rise
at Madison street bridge and move
sluggishly along through the streets
and avenues, gazing at the burnt and
burning ruins.
With but one or two exceptions,
the walls of buildings on Lake street
have fallen in.
The ruins Of the jewelry, grocery
and other stores on Lake and South
Water streets are being ransacked
by hundreds of people.
The Eastern Illinois Elevator
stands uninjured.
The walls of the Marine Hospital
are mostly standing.
All the bridges over the river
from tire South to the North Divi-
sion are gone.
A gentleman we saw this morn
ing, who had been in Paris during
the past year, says the devastation
there did not compare with Chicago
this morning.
Among the hundreds Of buildings
on Lake street that in themselves
would have made an extensive con-
fagratiOn, not even the walls Of one
is standing.
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RANDOLPH STREET.

Across the street;a heap Of bricks,
iron rods and shattered ornaments Of
stone mark the grave of the Fidelity
Safe Compauy's magnificent struc-
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Youths Department,

E8-Original Enigmss, Charades, Problems, etc,
are respectfully solicited. The answers must al.
ways accompany themS together with the real name
Of the writer.
BB-we want a fresh supply Of Enigmas, &C. IS
our stock is getting low.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-19
Variation Problem.

Suppose lins run some years ago. bore N. 450
Z distance 20 chains and in running this line
by the bearing, the is found 20 links to the
left haad. Required, the bearing at the present
time.
Hillsdale, Ohio. 34HS.
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IN THE NORTH DIVISION.

The scene in the North Division,
from the time the flames showed
their terrible presence there, beggars
description approaching anything
like what really occurred. Those
who had time, caused their furniture
and other effects to be placed on the
sidewalks in front Of the various
buildings in which they resided,
ready to be carried of. Before,
however, vehicles of any kind could
be procured, the flames had devour-
ed the interpOsing structures, and in
less time than it takes to write it
had seized upon the piles of furni-
ture and driven the owners away to
seek security. This occurred in
thousands Of instances. Many sue
.ceeded in reaching what they uonsid-
cred a safe distance from the IRE.
but in half an hour were forced to
fee again and again, many families
knowing" half a dozen times Ia
face of the fearful element, each
time leaving. behind a portion Of the
goods they had saved, until finally
they found that they had lost al.
Toward the lake, nOrthWard, north
eastward, westward and toward the
northwest, hOcked the thousands Of
pallid featured citizens, in all eondi-
tiOns Of health and distress. Il would
take tod much time and space to.
day to describe the heart-rending
spectacIes which were presented and
witnessed. All means of eommuni-
cation with the South Division were
cut of, which fact tended to render
the general horror, dismay and con
fusion the more general as the flames
steadily pressed onward, and no one
knew where to go or where the
dreadful eOnfagration would end
Expressmen and others demanded
from twenty-fvetO one hundred dol
lars a load, to even take sufferers
and their baggage out Of reach Of
the flames, and in many instances
such sums were paid by persons
who soon found the flames close at
hand, and then being unable to OBJ
tain more aid had to leave all their
goods to the fury Of the greedy ele,
ment.
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GENERAL APPEARANCE.

One thing particularly strikes the
passengers through all the streets
the absence of everything of a COM
bustible nature. Brick, stone, and
iron abound, and make up whatever
is left of the most magnificent and
costly structures. Dirt, in the ord
mary sense Of the term, has vanish
ed all is clean, but oh, how desc
late! Another thing is the uniform,
ity of the destruction. The marble
palaces and cheaper brick and NOR,
tar blocks lie in common disorder
There is no distinction, except in the
presence of iron pillars and marble
door and window ornaments.
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LAKE STREET, AGAIN.

From the fremont to the Great
Union Depot is not far, yet its
wealth of merchandise and stately
editces were known far and near
throughout the West, but the eye
dims and the pulse groes slow when
the ruin ofGhis noble mart meets
the sight. Names of firms who did
business here might be given, but
they stand engraven in the hearts of
many a country merchant, who has
profted by the courtesies of Lake
street iObbers.
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will be handed down to future gen.
erations as the "Great Fire Of Chi
cago," will remain vividly in the
memory Of all who were present in
Chicago on the 9TH, 9Th and 9Th sof
October, A. D. 1871. Z
Some idea of the fearful ravages
during the great fire at Chicago may
be entertained by comparing it With
the other two greatest Of fiery visi-
tations in the history of the world
those of London and Moscow. The
great fire of London covered 500
acres of ground, rendered homeless
100000 inhabitants and burned 13,
( 900 houses. That Of Moscow burned
over a space of 400 acres, and de-
stroyed $4,000 houses. The great
fire of Chicago laid waste over 1 800
acres, upward of $4,000 buildings,
and rendered about 85, 200 persons
homeless.
As to pecuniary loss, no fire which
ever occurred in the world has been
attended with that suffered by Chi
cago, as in no other city was there
such an amount Of valuable mer-
/ icbandise or so many expensive build
ings destroyed. Most of our mer-
chants had received their winter
stocks Of goods, none of which they
were able to save. The loss in mer-
chandise alone at this last great con
fagration will be double that suf-
fered by London and Moscow COM
bined.
The great calamity which has fall
en- upon our city, as overwhelming
( as it is, has not broken the spirit Of
our citizens.
With heroic courage the people at
present, not thinking of their own
losses, are everywhere setting to
work to relieve the distresses of 9TH
ers. Milwaukee, St. Louis, Detroit,
Toledo-in fact every village and
city within reach, have already come
to our relief with a generosity and
promptitude, the memory of which
will be treasured in the grateful
memories of us all.
But, we repeat, the great heart Of
Chicago is not broken, nor her spirit
of enterprise crushed. She will arise
from her ashes, with an energy
which will eclipse all her former eff
forts, and speedily regain her former
position.
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THE JOURNAL" OFFICE.

The old Journal building had a
location and a name in the hearts of
thousands of warm friends. For a
quarter of a century from it the pub
lie received the daily news, and here
public opinion met with censure or
praise, as it deserved. The old Of
fee has gone, with all its grateful Ia
bors, but the Journal still lives.
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WHAT IS LEFT. ,

The only buildings left intact be-
tween the river and the lake and the
river and Madison street are Hatha-
ways coal Office, one of the Buck
ingham elevators, on the lake shore,
and the Lind block, at the corner of
Randolph and Market. Not a ves-
tige of any wooden structure is left
in sight, and the walls of the ma
jority of the buildings in the district
described are Ieveled with the
ground. In some instances parti-
ton walls have not altogether fallen,
but rear their pointed heads high
above the surrounding ruins.
THE STREETS.
The pavements are burnt, broken
and strewn with debris-not impass-
able, but dusty and smoky.
THE PEOPLE.
Crowds Of people, men, women
and children, rich and poor, throng-
ed the streets this forenoon, satisfy
ing the general curiosity, and won
dering at the fearful power which
has wrought so greaeand sudden a
calamity. Here and there parties
were examining and breaking up
portions of such articles as lay near
the surface, in search of valuabIes.
The general expression is one of sad
ness, but nowhere was despair Wis
ible.
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No building in Chicago claims
kinder remembrance than the old
fremont House. Its broken walls
and towering chimney-stacks speak
nothing of the elegance, sociability
and comfort that always met the
traveller at the threshold and made
a friend of him for life.
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LTrom the Chicago Evening Journal, Tuesday, Oct
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CONCLUDED aeEt aOeek.)
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-10-19
THE STREETS.

The pavements are burnt, broken
and strewn with debris-nOt impass-
able, but dusty and smoky.
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pIainingIy.
Beecher on Tammany

i Extract from Poem by PETROLEUM V.
IN Harper's Magazine for October.
The New York herald., 1871-12-26

ocioct and thence % to church of NE VIZ
mass VIII be o1ered for the repose OF his soul. and
nv; asssos Sss,I Tia e . s;ss:
Der y. "a 6a4snss i. F4suoIi sSSd . years,
The relatives and friends also members OF Man
haitian C0mmandcry, No. 81, OF New YORK; mem
KEN and members s d coiumSsa @ % Ledge i No. G Ss @.
" f. OF Hoboken, are respectfully invited 10 attenG
hs ,s eI morning. me zsn
Hoooken, ut ten O'Clock.
PALMEa.--on sunday, December "a, sAMUEs
70 attend the ancra from the , church.
NewsSwn o'c,ncH L h,L on TUESDAY goth inst al ono
kEADY-On Saturday, December %, EDwA1D
Relatives and iriends are respectfully invited q
g 1880. ane funeral from hts iete essadepce, "a
~ mess =, street. on Tuesdsy uscembss
RoAoH.-on Sunday. December "a JAMES RoAoH,
. nauye OF the parish OF Castewasner. county
Thc relatives and friends oi the isnily snd che
ss rasy - e
! suDsAs..os saaass; q sais Ssessssss p Esrunx q.
aged months and days.
The relatives and friends OF the family are respect
dence OF her parents, 3Os Madison street, on Tues
day, the Goth inst, at one O'Clock.
sTArLKs.-At bridgeport Conn, on Monday, Dc.
The relatives and friends OF the family are invited
O'Clock, p. NJ, from Christs church. New Haven
tram, half pas! pa eleven 4, ~, from New York. Car
STORss. AT Plamneld. N. j., on Monday, Decem-
her r. JOSEPH SToRRs aged II years, I AGA
Sa from ana & a srs sS 'oe
Wednesday v Dsce1lber e., at two oclooks r. n
road foot iectoS o. Liberty @ street. S sI 81 laso ' X
SUYpAM.-On Monday, December 26 ELIZA CHAN
or the late lanes DilL sr.. OF New York. = -
Ihs rea,ves ana rlenas Of the family are nysed
uncle. ssmes sasdam. IS West Tn,rty-niniS ssrees.
on rhgrsday 2Stn l31sS q eleven eleven oclqcx s A T.
CAPTAIN e Ta1sa ssla sssd psce%sss 4 sssss
months and days. II RI tlGiaH ~f7 H1lsy sj9tigi
11e rs1syes ana Tends END 2, che family are respect
dence 1H Fort Greene place. Oh Tuesday, December
VALESriNE.-On Monday, December, 2s,. 1s71.
AudUsrCs A. VALENTINE. in the SD year OF his age.
HIS relatives ana friends are invited 70 atsend his
funeral from mis- late residence, las East Elly-sxth
street: HIS remains viii be taken to WestchesseD
y wiLIoOx- in Stamford, Conn. on thursday.
December "a. OF apOplexy. SARAH / WILLcOx, VIE
q W. Y: Wilcox anu daughter Of Dennis Beach.
WBLLH AUsEN. Lon SUNDAY, December a. amer
long and severe illness. ILLlAA wnLLHAUszA, aged
fhs feayes @ e. an ana friends OF che family also the
members OF the herman Porter verein, are respeot.
fully invited to attend tue funeral on Tuesday, De
cember ~, at one O'Clock p. NJ, from his late resi-.
dencc, rs Frankfort street. ti94 Rss' 49,.
WHiLs.--In BROOKLYN, 4. D., on Saturday morn
Ing, Yecenber q, JESSIE HEsDEasos, wife Of Rev.
J. u. Wells, ID. ID. . -. \. ,.s...-.
terlan churcn. on Wednesday, the 27th INST, astwo
YEEANCE.-On Saturday, December 2s. after .
lingering sickness. GARRETT YERANos, In the 4sth
His remains were Inferred in Greenwood Gene
terry. III Hei.b.al IL tli 9Niia 81 3abI I'll taiQSHH
The New York herald., 1871-12-26
Died.


BArLEY.-At. Andover, Mass. on Monday, Deccm-
her rs, JOHN c., son OF Theodore w. and Cornea
Bailey, aged L years, 10 months ana u days
FLEMISG.-On Monday December rs, ELIzABETH,
widow Of John Fleming In the seth year OF her
The relatives ana friends OF the family are respect.
at haif-past one O'Clock p. NJ from her late resi-
dence. iS1 Eifzabcth street. s.
BELL.-On Saturday, December %, ROBERT CAR
Friends 0i the family, and OF his sons-inlaw. M.
j. Bergen and Thomas !. Coles, are respectfully IN
December 49, at two O'Clock. rom his late residence.
No. 23 seventeenth street, near Fifth avenue. south
D'DSn ysipasEAt : mis- residence. 11s Remscn street,
BROOKLYN, JOSHUA +. BBIDdK n. d., aged AZ years,
Funeral services wiu be held at the house, on
Wednesday, 27tn inst. at half-pAst two O'Clock p
M Friends and relatives oi the lamiiy are respect
VA UAaRoLI-On christmas morning. December a5,
OF consumption, MICHAEL A. CARROLL, IN the
The rcatyes aud friends OF the family are invived
to attend the uneral on Wednesday, at one O'Clock.
from his late residence 432 seventh avenue.
soswAY;-On Saturday, December ~ 1871. after
native OF England.
The funeral VIII take place on Tuesday, December
7 a. s as and
respectfully invited TO attend; also the members or
the Nich0ias Muller Club Daniel Kennedy, Jaules
NorIcK. The members Of the Nicholas Mulsr
Club are requested 20 offend at the clnp room, un
s * q oUcs s,s for ss
member w'lam SxSIsi SSnaS kyssGDr ny Sss5 president.
Ata special meeting If'l Il the Sicnolas ulIcr club,
held on December 2A, the following xeambie and
resolutions were unanimously adoDtcd:-
dence. icr the trst time We are called upon to ls
ment the loss OF q beloved fel.,w member; be ~
Resolved. That wc the 'Nicholas Muller Club
The New York herald., 1871-12-26
! CHRISTMAS ual In & 7oonNEclI1cDIuJT.

= 7 &
sHa .fao71E rts gRIDaEPORI. Dec. 2t 1s51. .
: ASH In consonance with the great and glorious
Festival OF the NATIVITY, or which this day Is te
niversary, nature was IN her best mood. The sun
shone smilingIy out, aud the ground, made bare BY
recent rains, tnduced the little blades OF grass to
show themselves as making efr0lt to believe that
spring had indeed come AGAIN, and among the
branches OF the trees to render the picture more
complete BIRDS uttered their sweet notes, briefly.
OF course, as if In sympathy with the outpour-
ings or gadness OF their ration al companions
large numbers Of whom were out to celebrate the
day dear to every Christian heart ana which, from
the beginning to It's close, has resembled day In
April. Ithas been indeed a "Green Christmas, /"
and, hike the day which preceded 1t, magnificent.
ana calculated TO inspire admiration OF natures
Kindness when she chooses to be Kind and VIII be
remembered long, lGs' s'heN' tiNs n"2VHaN
AT early morn the chimes OF vt. Paurs sent forth
their inspiring tones In old and familiar airs, ana as
ten O'Clock drew nigh throngs OF people assembled
to cffer up their dev6tions tu the church, which
ecciesIasc In design anu any decoration SHOWS SHOWS 60
great advantage Tho services were solemn In the
ex5Fsm e snS syu music rspad l. the
ceiling tnqdestgn any former efrort at decoration
The pulpit was one mass Of white aud green, while
Maxcy condncted the services and grand music
VVSmpnotSu tucAN DObu n ldSt ulBut auu tO.O6ys
Christ church was literally nlled with evergreens,
the altar and surroundings being, 80 70 speak,
loaded down with them. and the rector, % he read
the services appeared 70 be OCCUPY Ing an immense
bower or green. The finest music In the city was
given here, and mighty throngs OF people. evening
aud morning. came out TO listen and to worship.
Rev. Mr. Briggs preached on b0tl occasions nspir-
ing sermons relative to the scheme Of redemption
ana the blessed privileges which the Church Oilers
CHRISTIANS 40 the recurrence OF those festivals ,Ol
TRINITY church zone Of the cOsiest, prettiest little
edifces to the state looked like some fairy bower
Arosnd ios altar, which Was profusely trimmed
with eyergreens and gracedi with rsai flowers,
symbols OF the church were, observed on every
hand. Large congregations wero present. and the
ID St Augusun's (Roman CathOl1cl was thronged ct
half past ten O'Clock, when the Rev. Father Synr0tt
oflciated and celebrated nigh mass The decora-
tions were IN great good taste, and characteristic
OF the devotion OF the numerous members. 1ff
The city Itself has been alive with peOple, drawn
forth by the beauty OF the day. Balls. parties &C.,
WIN succeed tonight which, with what Is offered at
the Opera House, now In full blast will enable US to
pass the time pleasantly and TO look back when It Is
over and say, we have indeed had "Merry Christ
. Il F-tI . Fl Y r. s
The New York herald., 1871-12-26
SUNDAY SKATING ON THE HUDSON.
Thrre Dcnths by Drowning,

SUNDAY, December "a, 1871, was disastrous day
Tor the skaters on the Hudson. near NewDurg. The
thaw Of Saturday had made the rotten and hardly
safe for skating purposes. But the lovers Of the
sport could not resist tnc temptations the ice being
so .glib'' and fascinating. and ct It they
went. In the afternoon boy named Stabier. six
or seven years OF age, went on tho Ice near the
Eewburg steam Mills, and while preparing to skate
no broke through and was drowned before md
could reach him Near New Windsor, two or three
miles south OF NewburR. two men were
skating, ana both broke through. One
OF them, named peylin, employed IN the
New Windsor Glass Works, was drowned.
the other was rescued, bat In an e Anausted condl
ton, and for time it was feared he would not re-
cOyer but he was ~ the latest aco0uns doing we'll.
Nca, Cornwall also It II reported that q nsn was
drowned while skating on the holy day.
The New York herald., 1871-12-26

sang snS story ~ some Of 'Traceys boArders'' and
friends who uors present. and by isats OF isgsrde-
main, contortiouixlng and imitation Of bttds and
animals By wilio, tho sprite the chimes. an
ncuDoed the advent OF the annversary or tue Rreat
0a o. Unrisuanity ana night passed into morning
here a. elsewhere Yesterday, after the usual HOEnmg
routine visitors were admitted and as the dinner
hour Warden Tracey sregaIed his stguests IN his
usual holiday style, and the festvti6s or the pre-
vious evening We're renewed. The ex.Complrols
lers family called early and remained during the
day and until late last evening His counsel and
number OF MS personal friends and followers called
and helped hin to beguile the time. y, s5iaal Vi
HIS irlenas @ claim that ARRANGEMENTS for the COM
viii be completed during the present week In a
lev lew days VS. ne M VIII have been exactly one month be-
thanksgiving Day. SO that yesterday was the sec
0nd festival day spent BY him as an actual prs.
Oner. 08 ~ glETi = =
Warden Tracey was busy for a while Yesterday
preparing q room for Brown, the c0unteretter. who
escaped with Ballard through the mole Ia the roof
some time since. He was rearrested last week In
Illinois, ana expected TO reach here by tomorrow
or Wednesday. He Will be placed. on HIS return In
such place as to preclude all possibility OF another
afi 49, Nftmi .fltFt - EME- NslTT7
The New York herald., 1871-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN NEW Jersey.
Jersey City.


''The finest and most pleasant Christmas ever
sands Of lips in Jersey City yesterday. Always
day OF glad tidings and great JOY, this rst OF Chris
tan festivals was day OF harity and peace with
out doors as well as within, owing to the unexam-
pied mildness OF the weather. On such a day the
carol OF the celestial messenger 'Good Viii Toward
Men, is no longer sentiment but IL conveys
very practical lesson the very basis OF sound civil
law l
is the Injunction first conveyed, and hence It that
the dawn Is ushered In by acclamatons OF praise to
the infant saviour. In every region OF Christendom.
bishop Bayley issued prohibition some weeks ago
to his clergy which aboshes the tlme-nonored GUS
tom OF midnight fnasses. There was one excep-
tion In Jersey CITY, however, and one In Hob0ken.
In The former the Germans were the favored people.
ana they testified their appreciation Of this special
privilege by tnronging their church at the midnight
mass, sung by Father kraus. ~
In saint PEERS hrst mass was sung at Avc O'Clock
by rather Nasn. At half past ten there was SOL
cmn high mass, at which Father Beaudevin was
celcbrant. Father McQuade deacon, ana Mr.. Prem
derpast sub-deacon. The sermon was preached by
Father Nash, from tho text-"Beh0ld bring you
rood lidings OF great joyn The whole church, he
observed, WAS decorated, and even the tropical
gions were ROBBED OF tner choicest MOWERS for the
adornment OF the altar Of God. lie led ms hearers
in spirit 10 the mangsr IN Bethlehem, In order that
tie consideration or the great ysery or the lncar-
MARION might in0tte them TO renewed gratitude to
fnat God who rescued the human race from the
bondage OF the devil BY this very mystery. .
was rendered by Especial cnosr under thc direo-
tion or Professor Whyte. The conQrogatf0n OF st.
| PETERS missed Professor Nencndorf VINO severed
] his connection with that church few dAvs aRo.