Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-10-19

officer of the State Savings Institution
that their vaults are in good condition,
and their depositors will be promptly
paid as soon as they reopen.
Several parties have suffered much
loss from the great haste in opening
their safes. The heat had filled them
with inhammable gases, and when ex-
posed to the air they Immediately took
fire, and the contents, previously un-
harmed, were totally destroyed before
their eyes. For this reason, most of the
banks will not attempt to examine their
vaults for some days.
AID FROM ABROAD.
Generous proffers of relief continue to
come in from all the cities of America,
and much that is needed have already
been donated. The contributions of the
various towns will be found below:
The City Council of Pittsburgh
pledged 100000 at once, and private
subscriptions to the amount of 100000
were made. Allegheny City showed
liberality in proportion.
Louisville sent two fire engines and
800, 900 in private subscriptions. Much
more, in the way of supplies anu money
subscriptions, will be contributed.
The Common Council of Terre Haute
sent several car loads of provisions.
Indianapolis sent two steam fire en-
gines,wit corps of firemen and police
provisions and money; $4,000 was
pledged Monday night, and the sub
scriptions continue.
Before ii a. m. on the 9th, two car
loads of provisions were sent from Cairo.
Halliday Bros. gave 100 barrels of flour,
and citizens filled car with cooked
provisions.
Mr. Robert Bonner, of the New York
Ledger, has forwarded $4,000 to Mr..
John r. Walsh for distribution among
the journalists of this city who have
suffered by the fire. Mr.. Walsh's office
is on Randolph street, above Jefferson.
The city authorities of Memphis took
the matter of relief officially in hand.
Kansas City appropriated 81 900, and
the citizens gave literally.
The Board of Trade of Oswego gave
$1,000.
Leavenworth, by official action and
by private subscription, gave 10000, in
addition to liberal supplies of food.
The Mayor of Boston telegraphed
sympathy. and inquired in what way aid
could be rendered.
Cleveland raised subscriptions Mon
day to the extent of $4,000, and the
work continues.
Fort Wayne, herself threatened by
approaching prairie fires, gave $4,000
and car loads of cooked food.
Toledo gave $1,000 Monday, and con-
tinues the work.
A large and earnest meeting was held
Monday night at Evansville, Ind, and
liberal subscriptions of money and pro-
visions made.
At meeting of citizens at Columbus,
O., on Monday, $4,000 was given, and
the private bakeries and that of the
penitentiary was set at work cooking
provisions, which were forwarded at
once.
The Wheeling City Council appro
priated $1,000.
On the reception of the news al
Washington, President Grant requested
Secretary Belknap to telegraph to Gen
eral Sheridan saying that it was the
Presidents wish that General Sheridan
should issue provisions and clothing
AAC lAetS skb AAio NAAo bOSetA
and if these prove insufficient, to cal
on the military authorities at st. Loui:
| for the same purpose. Secretary Belk
nap has ordered tents, clothing
blankets, rations, and. in fact, every
| thing in control of the War Depart
ment at Jacksonville, to be furn;s he'd
to the sufferers at Chicago.
B. Gratz Brown, Governor of Mis-
souri,, issued proclamation appealing
to the people of the State to aid Chi
eago literally in organizing relief com
mittees, sending on supplies, etc.
CITY VAULTS.
| The vaults of the Board of Publ,
Works, in the Court House, have beer
opened, and everything therein founc
safe. The special assessment books arr
preserved, so far as contents go, but tn,
binding is badly burned. The vault o
the city bookkeeper, Secretary of tn,
Board of Public Works and City Treas
urer are uninjured, but the Comptroll
er's and City Clerks vault was ruined
There are $5,00O,000 of the city fund
in the Fifth National Bank vault, ant
this is pronounced to be in a perfectl,
good condition.
The city government has given order
for the immediate erection of publ
building in the Court House square
Workmen are already clearing off tn
debris and building will commence a
once.
THE DEAD.
Of the seventy-one burned bodies de
posted at the morgue, in rear of No. 6
Milwaukee avenue, since Monday sixty
four have been inferred as utterly be
yond Identification. Seven bodies still
remain, of which one, that of Mary Con
lev. corner of Market and Kinzie streets
has been identified.
From the Chicago Evening Post, Oct. Is.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
The river is again filling with vessels
The fear of incendiarism is stil
strong, and the volunteer patrol Wi
continue until a sufficiency of water
supplied.
1t is computed that about 1900
workmen are already engaged in cleal
ing away the South Side ruins for bus
ness purposes.
At meeting of the wholesale gro
GERS, held yesterday, resolution wa
passed to the effect that no compromis
with creditors would be asked, an
that the wholesale grocers only wan
time, and are determined to pay 10
cents on the dollar.
The Michigan Avenue Hotel has bee
purchased and is managed by Nj
Drake, of the fremont; the Lacled
House, purchased only last week, b
Mr.. Wentworth, of the Briggs tn
Eagle Hotel, on West Madison stree
by Mr.. Gage, of the Sherman, will ope
on Monday.
The South Side city railway cars ar
again running on State street down
their old starting place, between LAX
and Randolph streets.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR OF ILL
| NoIS.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
John NJ. Palmer, Governor of Illinois. 7
all whom these presents shall come
greeting.
WHEREAS, In my judgment the gres
calamity that has overtaken Chicago