The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-10-10

| CINCINNATI, OCTOBER S.-lne Cinclu
natl Fire Department are on the point
of leaving for Chicago, in response to a
call of the Mayor of Chicago, who ha'
called for aid from all quarters.
CINCINNATI, October 9.-The Com.
mon Council has just voted hundred
thousand dollars for the relief of Chi
cago. Private subscriptions amount to
seventy.fve thousand, and are coming
in rapidly. Immense quantities oi
clothing and provisions are being sub
scribed.
ST. LOUIS, October 9.-Mayor Brown
has dispatch from Chicago asking lor
food for the suffering people of that
city. He has called mass meeting oi
citizens at the Merchants Exchange al
twelve o'clock, which will be very
largely attended. -,
The sympathy here is universal, all
classes expressing the deepest sorrow
| for the suffering, and a noble and gener'
GUS response will be made to heappeals
for aid.
Mayor Brown has a special train
standing on the Chicago and Alton
track, ready to start at moments no
tice to take the fire engines, and any
thing else that may be required, to the
relief Of the suferings or the aid OF the
distressed.
PITTSBURGH, October 9.-The City
Councils have appropriated 100000,
and the subscriptions amount to
$40, 900, for the relief of Chicago.
The city is greatly excited to-day
over the conflagration at Chicago,
and portion OF the fire department is
on trucks ready for transportation to
Chicago upon notification,by the Mayor.
At the place ofmeeting OF the citizens,
held late this afternoon, $4,000 was
subscribed, and by tomorrow forenoon
the amount is expected to reach one
hundred thousand dollars.
COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 9,-The
Council has subscribed $1,000. The
amount being subscribed by private sub
scriptions is assuming large proportions
The bakery at the penitentiary has
been kept busy all day baking bread,
which will be forwarded with clothing
and provisions tonight.
EVANSVILLE, IND, October 9.-The
Council has subscribed $4,000, and the
amount from private citizens will be
fully double that amount.
PHILADELPHIA, October 9. - At a
meeting of the Commercial Exchange
to-day S. j. Comfy, President, an
nounced in feeling manner the terrible
calamity that has befallen her sister
city, Chicago. Resolutions were adopted
expressing sympathy with the sufferers
and authorizing President Comfy to
confer with the Mayor and others with
view to collect funds for their relief.
The following dispatch was sent to
the Mayor Of Chicago:
The Commercial Exchange Of PhlIa-
delphia, having heard with unspeakable
anguish of the terrible calamity that
has been permitted to overtake your
city and desire to express their sympa,
thy by extending to it in this hour OF
its deep distress material aid in any
manner it may indicate.
S. J. Comfy,
President Com'l Exchange.
WASHINGTON, October 9.-President
Grant has instructed Gen. Sheridan to
issue supplies, clothing, &c, to the suf-
ferers by the Chicago fire, and call on
the military authorities Of St. Louis for
further support.
MEMPHIS, October ga mass meet
ing was held tonight in the Chamber
of Commerce, presided over by the
Mayor, at which there were 10000 per.
sons present. Short and very effective
speeches were made in behalf of the
sufferers, and communications were
read from the Superintendent Of the
Memphis and Little Rock and other
railroads, the Memphis and St. Louis
Packet company, the Union Star Line
and other transportation companies, OF
fering to carry goods free OF charge. A
committee ten citizens were then ap'
pointed with authority to appoint sub
committee to canvass every ward in the
city and solicit SUBSCRIPTIONS OF money,
food and clothing.
kilograms have been received giving
the progress of the fire, from President
Thurlow, of fhe Pacific and Atlantic
Telegraph company. who offers the free
use Of that company's wires in commu-
nicating with any boat upon matters
pertaining to relief. The reading Of
these kilograms was received with ap-
plause.
A telegram has been received stating
that President Grant has directed Gen.
Sheridan to open the Quartermaster
and Commissary department in ST.
Louis, and to 60 forward with stores OF
every description to Chicago. :,
A subscription list has been started.