Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-11
including 100000 held by the Chicago

including s., 100000 held by the Chicago
companies.
Rumor says that eight companies have
failed, but the official announcement had
better be awaited.
The President of the International Com
pany leaves for Chicago tonight to make
settlement.
CHICAGO, Oct 10, p.m.-Word has
just been broughtthat a fierce fire is raging
in 30th street. This street is two miles
south Of the southern fire limit and little
less than that from the fire limit on the
west side. This is evidently the work of
incendiaries. Two men were caught firing
buildings and shot. Two others were led
off with ropes around their necks.
As the wind is now blowing Il gale, the
end cannot be told.
New YORK, Oct. 10.
The very latest New York report, that
the fire had broken out again in Chicago,
and was burning fiercely. is positively con-
tradicted by a dispatch from General An
son Stager, of the Western Union Tele
graph Company, at Chicago, to General
Palmer, Secretary of the Company, here.
Gen. Stager states that the fire started in
a small source in 3lst street, in the South
Division, this afternoon, but was speedily
eXtingUished. That there was incendiar-
ism and larceny, but : or S had been
hanged or shot at sight.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1O-Noon. The fire con-
tinued burning all night on the north side,
but this \. NJ, it was under control. Moth
ing is remaining on that side from the
river north to Lincoln park and from the
north branch of the river on the west to
the lake on the east. This portion of the
city, except along the the main river,
where there were business blocks is Oc-
cupied by dwellings. Two thirds of the
population of this district are Germans and
Scandinavians. These people are now
houseless. At three clock this morning
the rain came. 1t did not rain long, but
ran off of the ground
Fifteen hundred citizens were sworn i'll
as special police. The Federal force was
employed to guard the property. One
hundred thousand rations were issued.
Two men were caught at incendiarism
and hung to lamp posts. This summary
proceeding awed the thieves into harmless
ness.
Every train brings engineers and fire
men, who Immediately 90 to work. They
are playing on the coal piles to save fuel.
A few business men with more nerve
than others are seeking business places i'll
the west side. Rooms which rented last
week for fifty dollars now command five
thousand, The newspapers are already at
work preparing for resumption. Water
for drinking and cooking is secured from
the lakes and parks. Thousands Of people
are camped around the artesian well. The
people are fed in churches and school
houses. The weather was very cold this
morning, causing great suffering.
The people are praying for more rain.
ROME, GA, Oct. 1O.-The North Georgia
and Alabama Fair opened here to-day.
The entries and attendance are very large.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lO.-A serious riot
occurred in the southern part of the city,
in which five were killed and twenty were
wounded. The militia were ordered out.
A lieutenant of police has been held in one
thousand dollars bail for Obstructing the
polls.
The trouble commenced between the
blacks and the whites at the corner of Sth,
5th and Water streets. A crowd of thou
sand attacked. \ shower of paving stones
was followed by pistol shots. A number
of men armed with bright muskets charged
first into the crowd. The battle ragged
through several streets, courts and alleys,
A number of cOlOTed men came out of an
alley armed with muskets and charged up
on the police. The negroes were beaten
back and took refuge in the tower firing
from the second story. The fire was sharp
Iy returnek for ten minutes The neigh
borhood was loud with reports of firearms,
while missiles of every kind revolved
through the air. The wounded were car
ried off by friends. The riot was finally
suppressed.