The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-02
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, November 1.-The employ
ment bureau found work yesterday fol
twenty-four laborers and four carpenters
They have orders on hand for three
hundred laborers, forty carpenters, three
bookbinders and thirty masons. Yester,
day lS3 applications were made for
houses, $50 houses were delivered, and
70 applications rejected. To date 1899
houses have been asked for, and 1869
delivered.
The steady driving rain Of yesterday
has improved the general aspect of af-
fairs 10 the city, laying the heavy dust
in the streets, extinguishing the smoul-
dering embers that were still alive in the
ruins and doing away with many Of the
discomforts and annoyances by which
the builders and workmen in the burnt
district have been embarrassed. The
clear, cool atmosphere to-day, and the
freedom from dust and smoke have the
effect of infusing added energy and vim
into Chicago rebuilders.
The business also in the various
departments of trade and finance con-
tinues active and improves daily.
About eight o'clock this morning the
dead body of a man was found floating
in the river near Indiana street bridge
Up to a late hour no one had identified.
on various parts OF his oody.
Foul play is suspected.
Orders have been issued from Wash
ington for the transfer OF the Eighth
infantry to Chicago to patrol the burned
district and assist in the protection OF
property against the horde of old iron
bucksters who are now carrying OH
every vestige of iron they can lay their
hands on, and digging under buildings
for remnants of silver, jewelry and other
valuables. =, ,,
This morning while heavily loaded
omnibus was passing along Monroe
street, near the postoffice building
huge derrick fell into the street striking
upon and MASKING the front top OF the
bus, knocking the driver into the street
and severely injuring him. Fortunate
" the strength of the bus was such as
to resist the weight Of the machine or
number Of persons might have been
killed. =,
This morning fatal accident caused
by the sudden falling of wall occurred
at the ruins Of the Tribune building on
Dearborn street, corner of Madison. A
number of men were engaged with crow
bars prying the wall when suddenly II
crumbled and fell with crash carrying
the unfortunate men in the debris to the
ground floor. One Of the men, oilyer
Martin, was bruised and cut teariully
and bled TO death in few minutes.
| Another, a Mr.. Low, was also dreadfully
| burt and was picked up in an insensl,
ble condition. Wagons were procured
and the men removed to the Nam streel
station when, subsequently, Low was
transferred to the city hospital.
There has been considerable excite
ment within the last few days, among
,he residents of West Side, in the
| vicinity OF the oarraChs ou Wv
Madison and Elizabeth streets, on &C
count of the exaggerated rumor. a6ou'
the prevalence of smallpox in the par
racks No occasion of alarm exists
however, as there has been but one case {
Of the kind in that place, that OF
child, but the family was at once re
moved, and the place is in a thoroughly
The loss by the city in the fire alarn arm
telegraphic department was $oo,oo1
mnwards of sixty expensive automatic
alarm boxes, nearly fifty miles OF WIRE
s sixteen engine house gongs in use am 4
several not in use, eig ght police TELEGRAPH
dials, three bell strikers, and the ,' wno, ,ea
in the court house and the main 'eie
nffsnal