The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-10-20
. ITEMS FROM CHICAGO.

An attempt was made on Tuesday by
a number of Chicago lumber dealers to
carry up the price of lumber from three
to four dollars per thousand feet, but
this was resisted by number of the
larger and more respectable dealers,
and the attempted extortion defeated.
Lumber is selling at the old prices.
There are fully two hundred and fifty
million feet in The yards in the city, and
the supply will be abundant.
The total number of bodies upon
iDquests have been held up to Tuesday
night. was ninety-two. When the de-
bris in the burnt district has been re-
moved, it Is thought many more will
be discovered.
Robert Bonner, of the New York
Ledger, has given ten thousand dollars
to the needy editors, reporters and
printers of Chicago.
subscriptions to the Chicago relief
fund are still progressing in England.
The subscriptions received at the Man
sion House.: London, already amount to
S13s,000.
The Caledonia club, of New York,
has sent $1,000 each to the Chicago and
Michigan sufferers.
Baltimore gu descriptions to date are
$4,000, liberal provisions being made
for Michigan and Wisconsin; Boston
S403, 600; Birmingham, n. Y, $4,000:
officers and employees of the Boston
navy yards gave S3y60S. The executive
committee of the chamber of commerce
relief asked the general committee for
power to use portion of the donation
for sufferers in Michigan and Wiscon.
sin.
Arrangements have been made by
special agent of the post Office depart
ment for the removal of the postoffice
to the Wabash avenue church, corner of
Wabash avenue and Harrison street,
and it will be occupied for that purpose
until the government builds new and
suitable building.
The banks, national and savings, re-
sumed business Tuesday. Call from
depositors were for immediate use.
Many sought to ascertain their balances,
and TO what extent they could safely
draw hereafter. Many deposits were
made. There was no excitement or
rush whatever. The drafts in savings
banks were very light, and in many in
stances deposits were made. There
was considerable excitement at the
clearing. house. and many checks were
thrown out. In the Third National
bank S45,000 were checked out and
$4,000 deposited. The State Savings
bank prepared for rush. but only
some forty depositors called for money,
the aggregate OF which was greatly ex-
ceeded by deposits.
Many contracts for rebuilding were
contaminated Tuesday. Among those
who propose TO rebuild at once, are
WIN. F. Coolbaugh, H. G. Power, C. 7.
Wheeler. Brown Bros. Geo. Armour,
John Drake, of Drake block, j. c.
Walker, Potter s. Palmer, Matthew
Laffiin, C. H. Brekwith, Edward Hunt,
Fred futile, GregsteIn & Mackin, j. Fl.
Reese, Tribune Company, etc. The en-
tire block fronting on court house
square from the east. and running from
Randolph to Washington streets. will
be rebuilt at once. The Union Depot
at the foot of Lake street, is to be at
once rebuilt, and on greatly enlarged
scale. The number Of passes issued
Wednesday for person leaving the city |
was one thousand. The action of the |
postal authorities In locating the post |
Office on the South side, where there
are less than one third OF the popula- |
tion Of the city, and no gas has created
great surprise and good deal Of Ia.
less regard seeming TO have
been had for the accommodation Of . |
majority of the citizens than there
should have been.
"a furious gale prevailed in Chica-
go on Sunday night last, which greatly |
tbs city. They thought the
eneire city would either be blown down /
or destroyed BY Gre. FcrtanaAsiy, e |
had lainsd 81 The sWsnsy-four hours !