Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-10-12


SUFFERING IN THE CAMPS ON tn
PRAIRIE.
er CHICAGO, Oct. II.
ck Much suffering has occurred among til
people obliged to camp on the prairie
and number of deaths have resulted
The relief committee impressed all kind
of vehicles to carry them water and pro
visions, and are bringing them into tn
churches and school houses on the ives
and south side.
: ARRIVAL OF PROVISIONS.
Immense quantities of provision have
arrived, among them many car load,
cooked ready for distribution. The com
mittee telegraphed to several places tc
stop sending more at present. Twenty
car loads of provisions and 1000 blankets
came from Cincinnati, and twenty cars
from st. Louis. Large quantities of pro-
visions have arrived from other cities.
All the railroads leading out from Chica-
go, sre carrying first the homeless to
other places.
The Common Council passed an ordi.
nance fixing the price of bread at 8 cents
for loaf of 70 ounces, and fixing the
penalty at $40 for the violation of the
ordinance.
TELEGRAMs FROM PRESIDENT GRANT
AND GEN. SHERIDAN.
WASHINGTON, Oct. II.
The following dispatch was telegraphed
to-day.
EXECUTIVE MANSION
WAsHINGTON, OCT. 11TH.
To Hon. Samuel Hooper, of Boston, Mass:
Would it not be we'll for the good PEG.
! pie of Boston, to dispense with the cere-
/ m0py ard expense of a public reception
on the occasion of my visit to your city,
and appropriate such portion of the funds
set forth for that purpose, as is deemed
advisable for the relief of the sufferers by
| the Chicago dis 4ster. I am sure such a
! course would please me. Signed
L. s. GRANT.
The following dispatch was received
to day.
CHICAGO, Oct. II.
To E. D, Townsend. Adjutant- General,
Washington
There was some excitement here yester.
day and last evening, but it is now going
down. Some troops from Leavenworth
and Omaha are coming in. have taken
all the necessary steps to meet the con-
dition of the sufferers here Signed.
?. 81. SHERIDAN
TIE SITUATION.
Chicago, Oct IL.
The total loss of grain is now definitely
a'certained to be 100000 bushels. Four
vessels loaded with grain left for the east J
to-day, and the western movement will c
Fully 100000 bu~hel. are
now III store .
Water wss let in the south division .
this afternoon. All the populated por-
tions of the city are now supplied.
The following Insurance. items are 1
gathered from trustworthy source a
Royal Insurance Co, of Liverpool, 9OO,- t
100. g
North British OF Liverpool, 50, 100000. c
Al Liverpool and London insurance COM !,
snies, $4,000, 900. S
The Aetna of Hartford, and the Home h
# N. Y, each 100000, insurance here. Ia
nd about 100000 each in the burnt o.
istrict
The Phoenix of Hartford, has 81, co., re
90 insu rance here. -
The Commercial Mutual of Cleveland, m
'ses S30OO,000 its entire capital, but the "a
ockholders have subscribed 100000. | Ill
nd the company will commence a new. n
The Pacific Occidental Co, lose their !.
ltire assets.
The president of the International Co. .
legraphs that he will be here in 36 On On
'ur', prepared to pay all their losses. ~
mounting to SsOOO.OOO.
The Tradesmen of New York. loses
5000, which is already paid. Field.
eter q Co., had 100000 insur- col
ce on their stock. J. V. Fsrwell, ST. ha
$1,000, Hamlin, Hale & Co., 100000 fer
w Pacific Hotel company, S15O,OOO on are
building, all held by the creditors as En-
lateral de-,
All the Chicago companies are bank. !
pit. ma,
AID FOR THE SUFFERERS. AMI
ALBANY, Oct. II. -Dl
The Grand Commendery of Knights
nplars of this State have elected et-
'rs and voted another 81 600 to Chica- ~
The city of Hudson gives 5000 =
Commerce Insurance Company, of ;.;o
'any, suspended, will pay its liabilities - ;
'wo light cylinder presses of the Chi II
o Tribune are safe and ready for use ma,
,'0n a. steSm Is a''ached. poll
five hundred people escaped on barge P
ch dated ont of the river into the AGE,
, where it remained until Yesterday mr.,
he Washington Free Masons have hoo,
tributed $4,000 to Chicago. II
he Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows OF Ros,
nsylvania give $4,000. ritv
ersey City raised $4,000, appointed T.
mittee to collect donations and ap. rom,
oriated $4,000 in bonds, sent provis- row
on the afternoon train, and will take fera,
sctions in the churches on Sunday.
N.
NEW YORK, Oct. II.
t late hour last night, eleven per- Mo
arrival bare f,or, ch;o. \ pei
w. 'o 'i"ih NhicaSor WHO lett Ste
Q Monday evening The names are short
H., Col