The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-20
CHICAGO.
Arrival of Fire Engines from
New York.
THE DEBT OF THE CITY.
The Cow and Kerosene
Lamp Story Spoiled.
New Stocks Of Goods Coming In
Banks Working Smoothly.

CHICAGO, October 1S.-six new stear
fire engines arrived here last night, fror
New York With this increased force +
the fire department no further apprehen
siOns Is felt for tho future safety of tn
city against fires. There have been man,
wild and false reports circulated througl
the press of other cities about the cit!
debt, and 1t has been stated to be twentl
millions Of dollars, when the fact is It 1
less than one.half that amount On tn,
first day of April last 1t was fourteen mil
lion four hundred thousand, and nothing
has been added to 1t since. Tho entire
county debt does not exceed five millionl
OF dollars.
s. Johnston, of Lake Forest. is the
owner oftwO hundred lots on Milwaukee
Avenue, and he offers free rent of them
for three years, for the purpose of erecting
on them cheap houses for the homeless.
Mrs. LEROY, residing at 1877 Dekover.St.,
In whose barn tho fire originated which
destroyed tho city, pronounces the story
false that the COW kicked over the ker0.
sene lamp in the stable while she was
milking her. On the contrary, she was In
bed and asleep when the fire commenced,
The illinois House OF Representatives
yesterday passed the Supplementary
Warehouse and the Chicago Tax Exemp.
tion bills. These arc both important re-
liet bills for Chicago.
The first real estate transaction Of any
magnitude was made this morning. II.
G.. Hinsdale sold 10 7. Is. Bryan 49 feet
on Dearborn street by 50 feet on Ran.
dolph street, In the burnt district, for
$4,000 equivalent to cash. Mr.. Hins.
dale bought the property year ago for
$4,000. At the time OF the fro Il was
worth 100000.
Business has assumed o tangible char.
acter to-day, on Wabash and Michigan
Avenues. Tho express companies are
bringing immense shipments of new
goods TO the city, and the freight lines are
equally busy. s.'
What was said yesterday about the
banks may be repeated today, They
are paying out or receiving deposits, &C.
cording to the wishes OF their customers.
The Savings Banks are paying on demand
all amounts Of $50 and under.
The Illinois Senate to-day passed the
bill which had previously been passed by
the House, that tho State assume the
lien held by Chicago on the Illinois s.
Michigan canal. This gives Chicago
three million dollars which the city had
expended in deepening the canal.
The Green Bay (Wis) AdpOcab learns
from q reliable source that the loss OF the
Pesthigo Company by the recent fire In
the timber region was 100000, with an
insurance Of upwards Of 100000. The
loss Of the same company In Chicago was
also large. 1t Is asserted on good all.
thority that they will pay every cent Of
their liabilities
The losses of Cyrus II. Mccormick by
the fire Is about $7j0,0OO, but he will at
once commence rebuilding his reaper
factory and warehouses.
Judge W. W. Farwell, sent q COmmu.
nicatiOn TO the Board Of Trade today, In
which he proposed to erect building on
the southwest corner oil Market and Wash.
ington streets, with q room In II 10 by 90
feet, which he gives to tho Board, rent
free. The directors of the Board accept
cd the offer of Judge Farwell, and the
building will be ready for occupancy with.
In forty days
James Warrack, oil this city, paid over
to Mayor Mason to-day, $4,000, q sub.
scription from Glasgow, Scotland, through
Henderson Brothers, agents of tho Anchor
line OF steamers, in New York.