The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-10-31
CHICAGO.
Financial Confidence.

Financial Confidence.
| CHICAGO, October Dispatches re-
ceived here from New York state that a
rumor is in circulation there to the ef-
feet that all the bank, of Chicago have
suspended Nothing could be further
from the truth. The banks are not on
| ly doing business as usual, but,as before
stated in these dispatches, are nearly all
receiving large amounts on deposit, and
both private and National institutions
are paying depositors in full. There
has been no run upon any of the banks,
nor any diminutior of the feeling Of
confidence exhibited in them from the
hour of their resumption of business.
F1RE-PRooF
The fire-proof vaults in the Tribune
building was opened yesterday for the
first time since the fire. Its contents,
even to linen coat and a box of match
es, were found intact. aa
AN ILL WIND, ETC.
The vast magnitude of the work of
clearing away the ruins and rebuilding
Chicago is proving an important means
of relief to the mechanics and laborers,
who are finding plenty work and good
wages. The wages of laborers on the
ruins is 81 IS per day; teams, "a so
per day; carpenters,S3 to 50 so; Brick
layers, SO to So 25. The members of
the Chicago Bricklsyers' Union deman-
ded increased wages, and many mem
bers struck and refused to work. The
contractors refused to yield to the stri-
kers, as there are large number of
bricklayers here from other cities and
towns willing and anxious to work at
the present wages.
THE PRICE OF BRICK
Has risen from Sc 50 to Sl2 and S15.
The supply seems abundant and the
price will go down. -.
PRISONERS ESCAPED.
The statement which has been made
that all prisoners in Jail under the Court.
house, including five murderers, were
allowed to escape when the Courthouse
took fire, proves not to be true. When
it became evident that the Court house
must burn, fifty of the worst characters
in Jail were put in the hands Of police
men for the purpose of taking them to
the West Madison. street Police Station.
During the transfer of all OF the scoun-
drels hut fourteen escaped. All the
mur,lerers, five in number, were held,
and are now in custody.
REBUILDING.
The press of this city give the names
Of persons who intend to rebuild their
business blocks at once. The number
is too large to enumerate.
S3,O00,OO0 WORTH OF CHURCHES.
The-aggregate value of churches de-
stroyed by the late fire is S3,000,000.-
The churches burned in the South Di-
vision were the First and Second Pres
byterian, St. Paurs, Trinity, Sweden
borgian, St. Mary's, First Methodist
and Wabash avenue Methodist. On the
North Side-North Presbyterian, West
minister Presbyterian, Grace Methodist,
Moody's Mission, st. James, Cathedral
of the Holy Home, st. Joseph's. with
Orphan Asylum and Convent of the
Immaculate Conception, st. Angeline's,
New England Unity, Fullerton avenue
Presbyterian, and one or two other small
ler ones.
THE CORONA SAFE.
The report in a morning paper that
the steamer Corona, belonging to Good
rich's line, had been recently wrecked
and forty lives lost is not true, The
Corona is now lying at her wharf in this
port.
THE CANAL LINEN BILL,
For the relief of Chicago, which has
passed both Houses Of the Legislature,
was to day signed by the Governor.
WHAT NEW YORK HAS DONE.
The contributions for the relief of Chi
cago from New York amount to $4,000
900, of which 100000 was in supplies
and the balance in money.
NEW SHERMAN HOUSE.
Gage Brothers u Rice, formerly of
the Sherman House, have opened their
new Sherman House at the corner of
Madison and Clinton streets, West Side.
The house is large and new.
PAYING UP.
The Peoples Insurance Company, of
Worcester, Massachusetts, paid $4,000
insurance to John B. Drake to-day, and
will pay every dollar of their loss.
THE TRIBUNE COMPANY
To-day ordered their architect to com.
mence rebuilding. The front will be ia
ken down, and rebuilt with Milwaukee
brick. The other walls and nearly all
the floors are found to be perfectly firm
and secure.
FILL FOR THE DRUGGISTS.
A dispatch was received from San
Francisco yesterday, from William S
Early and James G. Stub, authorizing a
draft upon them for $500 for the relief
of Chicago druggists.
To a Young Girl.
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