The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-14

IgTegauOnRl CnurCn on washington stree
where affecting incidents are cOnstantl
occurring. A Swedish mother fOunl
there, all safe and newly clothed, her tiv
little children. At first she tainted deaI
away; then recovering, she embraced he
rescued darlings with tervor, such as onl,
belongs to mother. Last evening
German father, who was able to speal
only q few words Of broken English, wa
conducted to o room where he found hi
four children. He danced for Joy, ant
lifting up very tenderly the youngest-al
infant lying asleep on lounge-he kisset
it again and again, and said, "Komt G
home zu muther.' Then seeing it wa
wrapped in nice blanket, he commenced
to remove it. The superintendent toll
him he could keep it. This generosity
was more than he could understand, 81
he insisted upon returning 1t.
Similar scenes are of hourly occur
renee; but, alas many have searched
and well searched, but in vain, for theil
missing loved ones.
GRAIN ELEVATORS BURNED.
The following is a correct list OF the
elevators burned: Munger & Armour
Galena, Illinois Central A., Hiram Vince.
ler's, National, Vincent, Nelson u Co.
The following are standing and unharm-
ed; Illinois Central b., Flint " ThOmp-
sons and the two belonging TO Mum &
Scott, the two owned by Armour, Dole &
Co., the Burlington, the old Iowa and the
Illinois River The total amount Ofgrain
destroyed in the five elevators burned Is
over 100000 bushels. The amount in
store in the remaining elevators Is about
100000 bushels.
THE COURT HOUSE TO DE REBUILT. (.
The Supervisors OF this county met to.
day and unanimously passed resolution
to rebuild the court house at once,
BONDS AND CURRENCY ALL RECOVERED.
AS previously stated in these dispatches
every dollar oil currency and bonds in the
vaults of the banks have been recovered.
This added to the balances in New York,
leaves them an amount Of cash means
equal TO forty or fifty per cent, It iscoii.
fidently believed that at least fifty per
cent Of all the insurance involved in the
fire will be promptly paid. This insurcs
the collection OF at least seventy'tlve to
eighty per cent of their loans by the
banks, 2je |s-IEFrI DDS ..";.
WHAT IS WANTED OF THE GOVERNMENT.
The Tribune this morningln discussing
the visionary schemes" which arc pro.
posed from all quarters says; "There Is
one way in which the government may
do us substantial benefit The Govern
ment must have public officers here, and
a custom house, PostoiiiCe, court rooms,
etc, also u bonded warehouse, as these
are absolutely and Immediately necessary,
Let Congress provide for these TO be of
the most liberal dimensions and Of the
best class. If Congress will appropriate
one or two millions Of dollars to begin the
work at once, and order their construc.
tiOn, 1t will do more TO restore confidence
and stimulate private enterprise than any
impractlcable attempts to loan public
money to back up stockholders In inSur.
anCo companies. The fact that Congress
had voted five millions to build the neces.
sary government buildings would be the
best tidings to the unemployed lNborers
OF the city"
EIGHTY NINE NEWSPAPERS BURNED
DOWN. Il
There were eighty.nine newspaper es.
tablishments destroyed In the burned dis.
triCt, embracing dailles and monthlies.
TnD POSTMASTER TO his CLERKS.
r'I,;, nIInr,no,, ,,nsIr,opInr EouI,nOu nd
dressed his clerks in body. He said 1t
was his grateful duty TO thank them for
their perfect fidelity in times of calamity.
The Postmaster. General has promptly
telegraphed words Of sympathy with the
POstollce and peOpleand also clothed the
postmaster with requisite authority and
directions looking to the re.establishment
of the office.
RUMOR THAT ULLMAN, THE BANKER, WAS
MURDERED.
A rtimOr prevails and by some Is be.
lieved that Henry j. Ulllman, the banker,
was murdered instead of having been sui.
focatcd by the fire. His body was found
near his banking house, which he had evl.
IDENTIFY just left with his money and valua.
bles in his arms. ......r.... ....
A SLIGHT UNPLEAsANTNEsS.
There has been some unpleasantness for
a day or two in regard to the manage.
ment Of the contributions, relief funds, &c.
The old unPleasantness between the May
or and Common Council has broke out
anew Meetings Of the committees from
Cincinnati, Louisville, st. Louis, and other
cities have been held during yesterday
and today, in which there has been con
siderable plain talk. They finally resolved
not 10 have their purpose misunderstood,
to secure the assurance that these contri.
buttons hereafter should DO properly dis.
posed OF. .....,-.r
DISPOSITION TO 1iE MADE OF THE FUNDS.
The object has been to leave the funds
in the control OF the Mayor and OF citi.
aens known to the country at large for
their ability and integrity. TO meet this
view u thorough organization was elect
ed this afternoon, consisting OF an old es-
ttblished society-the Chicago Relief &
Aid Socety-assisted by prominent Citl.
zens. All bills are TO be audited by the
Executive Committee OF that Society,
consisting of seven well.known citizens,
aud the Controller and Il. i. Mason,
Mayor. All checks are to be signed both
by the Relief Society aud the Mayor. In
tie great destruction that overwhelmed
us, we needed little time to per.
Iect an organization This we can
now say, with great confidence, has been
effected. This organization will make
tile following suggestions to the people
elsewhere: So lar rs practicable, we sug-
gest that tue money be remitted, rs with
that we can buy articles which from time
to time we most need; all funds collected
elsewhere, should be rCmittcd, directed,
or held subject TO the orderiof the Chicago
Relief and Aid Society; funds already de.
posted In other cities, will be drawn on
ofdersor drafts Of the Chicago Relief and
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