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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
After u Great Fire.

] "'Ni 'iN"l ih's
Says correspondent, writing from
Chicago: Never was presented n more
mOurnful scene MS last night | walked
through the dcsulate ruins of the South
Division of this city. In my front and
on my left were lurid flames. rising from
the great beds of COIL along the banks OF
the river, and here and there among the
ruins were little patches of flames, blue
or red, where, apparently, solid gmuite
and brick were yet nblH2c. From all
these flames, arose bancml light, that
dragged the ruins from the shadows OF
the night and made every ragged remnant
Of II wall seem monument OF general
desolation. And these remnants were
by no means few, Stout walls Of grnu-
tie had been blistcrcd and cracked by the
fierce heat, but portions of many yet
stood erect amid the ruins. As far us the
eye could reach on every side in the red
light OF the distant coal fields, was II
chaos of smouldering fire. In the ST.
lcncG and solitude came sense Of desc
lation no other ruins could cansc.
If the ruins are wcirdly grand by
night, it is only by day that correct
idea Of the destruction winch has been
wrought can be obtained The strong
light of day enables the eye to reach for
miles on every side, only TO view the
wreck Of what last week was busy hive
Of commerce. Imagine mn area of $500
acres covered with heaps Of bricks and
ashes, with here and there the remnants
Of n wall yet erect, to tell morc plainly
the story Of destruction. An area four
miles long, by an average of thrcC.quar-
tiers Of mile wide, with not house
left standing. In this space WIS the
bulk Of the wealth which Chicago had
accumulated. Stately buildings, dcvot.
ed to commerce, art, literature and rcli-
gion, covered n part of this territory.
Never was wreck so complete There is
mn amusing absence Of dpJriS for the
fire seems to have literally swallowed all
these huge houses, leaving nothing be!
hind but heaps of ashes, and n few scraps
OF iron. | had expected to find the streets
encountered with huge masses of bricks,
iron and other refuse, but found them
almost entirely clear, and nowhere so
blocked ms TO be impossible for vehicles.
1t seemed us if the fire devoured the
buildings so rapidly, that only insignif-
cant fragments fell to the ground. and |
can readily believe the statement that the
flames spread from block to block faSter
than man could walk. But complete
as is the destruction in the South Divi-
sion, it is as nothing compared with TINT
in the North division. There, with one
exception, everything is lcvellcd even
with the streets. Not u timber remains,
nor one single brick in its place. The
one exception is another marvel of this
great conlngration, as il is frame house
that was in the iAidst of the fire, ind
vet il is scarcely touched.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
BreyltieS.

BreyllieS.
The evacuation of the six departments
of France by the Prussians, stipulated
in the recent treaty negotiated at Berlin,
will be completed by the eth of Decem.
Der next.
The rebuilding of Chicago is actively
progressing, and the tone and temper Of
the people are exceedingly healthy. The
Chicago Times estimates the total loss
by the fire ut Sl5O, 100000.
AwHoLEsALE slaughter of railroad pas.
sengers by gang of despemdoes from
Chicago, was happily prevented by the
allertness OF the railroad authorities Mt
Milwaukee. The ringleader Of the gang
has been arrested.
The French elections have resulted in
the defeat OF the Bonnpartist and legiti-
mist candidates, but it is still matter OF
doubt which of the parties will be in the
ascendant 4 coup d'eiR is said TO be
threatened by the Bonaparhsts,
A SET OF paper car-wheels, on one OF
the cars running to jersey City, have
run over 100000 miles Of track, and
worn ont entirely one set of steel tires,
which have been replaced. The ordin.
AIRY wheels, it is said, will only run co.
900 miles.
The Milwaukee relief company fol
Northern Wisconsin have decided to send
two men into every county devastated
by fire, to ascertain the exact amount
aud kind of supplies needed during the
coming winter and the nearest point tC
which supplies may be sent. The recent
rains stopped the conhaRaions.
The Newcastle, England, strike In,
entered n new phase. The masters now
refuse to take back only such of then
old hands as they think proper They
decline to reduce the hours Of labor u,
WIS agreed the other day, unless they
are permitted to select only the most
skillful wOrkmen. RiOting is the con
sequence.
A CRY for immediate relief comes from
the unhappy people of NIanistec, Mich,
igan, who have been burned out Of house
aud home and, like their fcllow-suAerer
in score of other places devastated by
the prairie fires, rendered utterly desti
tute of the common necessaries Of life
The losses by the burning of Manistet
are estimated at 81, 100000
The four Boston clergymen who
preach to the largest congregations arr
the Revs Brooks, Dunn, Fulton, ant
Murray, all having churches near eacl
other in the central part of the city
They represent entirely diilcrGnt demon
nations, and are as much unlike il
creed, mind, appearance, style, and man
ners MS any four men can be.
The second OF the seven intcrDationa
yacht races has been decided, the Livonii
being again defeated by the Columbia
During the greater part Of The race tn,
wind blew violently, and the contest wa.
one OF the most exciting MS well us ont
of the Gaircst on record. The ColumbiI
reached the winning-post five minutei
ahead of the Livonia, the actual tint
occupied by the forty-mile run having
been 3 hours l minute IS seconds by til,
winning yacht, and 3 hours 6 minutes A
seconds by the loser. Reckoning b,
corrected time, the difference between
them was ten and half minutes.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
New York Dry Goods Market.

A New York commercial paper gives
the following items relative to the dry
goods market in that city;
Bleaehcd sheetings and shirtings ure
in good demand, and the prices are
steady but the sales are less active than
in unbleached goods.
Printing cloths have advanced and
prices are firm. Sales have been made
Of "a standards, first quality, in the gray,
at l-3 cts. for immediate delivery, and
contracts up to January at cts.
1t is represented that the business in
prints for the last week has been restrict
ed by the small amount of desirable
styles in first hands. This is IL remark
able circumstance at this season of the
year and it is very natural that prices
should not be merely firm, hut tending
upward, There is an abundant supply
of inferior styles, which will prevent Il
large advance.
Ginghams are without quotable change.
There is fair demand for the iavorite
makes, but without special activity.
Cotton tannels are selling more freely,
the demand being mostly for medium
and low grades Prices are steady.
Corset jeans are not so active us they
were, hut there is moderately large
business doing in them at steady prices.
Cambrics continue firm in price, and
are likely to do so while the high price
OF gray cloths continues.
Rolled jaconets are in better supply,
but prices remain unchanged.
Silesias are in steady demand, and
prices remain unchanged.
In other departments of domestic cot
ton fabrics there is Il steady business in
progress, fully up to the usual business
of the season, and prices nre steadily
maintained ut the quotations.
Muslin de laincs are selling freely, the
aggregate business OF the week being
very large. Prices are unchanged
Linseys are in limited demand. The
sales Of the week were Unexpectedly
small, but quotations have undergone nc
revision.
The business in wooden shawls isactive,
but irregular. The demand for striped
patterns, which are the rage this year,
gives animation to the trade, but in less
desirable styles prices are lower.
Cloths, OvercOatings, and doeskins are
in rather better demand, but there is not
much animation, and prices are barely
sustained for the favorite makes.
There has been considerable activity in
fancy cassimeres, and some large sales
have been effected, but at reduced rates
The market is somewhat unsettled, ant
prices are undergoing the process OF re
vision to considerable extent.
Satinots are not in active demand
but prices are unchanged for desirable
grades.
Blankets are selling freely for the sea
son, but without special activity. Thu
demand is principally for the finer quail
ties.
Flannels are in less demand, but price
are firm and unchanged since our lntes
quotations.
Foreign goods are without any materia
change. The supply is fully equal to til,
dclnand in every description OF STANDARD
goods OF British aud Continental produc
ton. But in the line OF drcss.goods
fancy silks, and millinery articles ther,
is nm activc demand for everything i'm
ported of desirable style, and price
are well sustained.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
"Puss in the Corner"

Hath Il cat nine lives asks cores
pondent writing from Chicago. That is
the question being earnestly debated in
all quarters. A cat ms actually been
recovered, alive and squalling from the
desolate ruins of the Post-office and
Custom-house building. l have with
these eyesIbeneld that feline salamauder
She still wears her royal vestment of
fur, and retains her lung power and her
appetite, both maryellously improved.
james NJ. Hubbard, Esq, Uncle SANS
mail despatch officer ut this point-to
whom, by the way, considerable credit
is dGe for the rapid reconstruction of
our postal facilities-was hunting in the
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

WHAT WILL DE TIE REsULT.-An area
such as that through which the fire has
swept is not less than 1000 miles in cx-
lent. Surprising that there are one
hundred cords of wood to the acre-an
average probably far below the truth
it would take TO consume these, if the
forests were all pine-if not all pine it
would take yet more II, 4GS, lGO,.
100000 pounds Of oxygen. And this
inconceivable amount has, it must be
remembered, been taken from the air
by the fire in the forests Of Minnesota,
and toward the northwest and south.
Adj to this what hHs been used up on
the frontiers and in the Canadian and
other fires, and the total will be found
sufficient to alter the conditions of life
not only in the West, but all over the
continent, and perhaps the world.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

DR.. Il. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, n. "
sole proprietor of DR.. Sage's Cdtarrh
Remedy, whose name is printed on the
wrapper of the genuine, has for over
three years offered, through nearly every
newspaper in the United States, n stand
ing reward of $500 for case of Cntarrh
in the head which he can not cure. That
he Eas treated thousands of cases and
had no claims presented for the reward,
from any one who has made thorough
use of his means OF cure, is strong and
conclusive evidenced that he possesses
sure means of curing this loathsome dis
ease. The Catarrh Remedy is sold by
all druggists or sent by mail on receipt
of sixty cents, SOS
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

The news we receive from our special
correspondents in Ireland, as well us the
information otherwise obtained regard.
ing the condition OF the crops in TINT
unfortunate country, is not ut all en-.
couraging. The prospects are gloomy
enough to justify the anticipation that
the poorer classes, especially those in
the country districts, will suffer severely
during the coming winter. The yield Of
the wheat, oat ind barley crops has de.
creased, md comparison with that Of
last year shows that the liminution will
be considerably lower than what was ex.
pected. The turnip crop has also fallen
of, 70 swell, us II were, the miseries
Of the Irish tenant farmer, TO Md to his
misfortmes ard render his difficulties
more perplcSing, the potato blight has
has again visited his fields, In the south
il is estimated that one.third of the yield
will prove bad, while in other parts we
are told that from One.half to two.thirds
Of the present crop will turn out un-
sound. This is n melancholy record,
and the facts we record may be produc.
tive Of new troubles among the poorer
classes. A plentiful harvest brings peace
and happiness to the cOttcr'S hHnG, hut
with short yields and diseased crops dis
content md disturbances ARE likely to
follow. N Y HcwH
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

INCIDENTS OF TIE GREAT CHICAGO
FIRE.-Alfred L. Sewell, one of themost
widely known publishers of Chicago, is
collecting Incidents of the Great Fire, to
be published by him. i'll book form, at
the earliest possible day. Mr.. Scwell's
printing establishment and business were
entirely destroyed, leaving him Mt liberty
to give his whole attention, for the pres.
cnt, to this book, which will be one OF
thrilling interest. NIail to him now, at
Chicago, the price, mn cents, and he will
send you copy post paid MS soon as
ready.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

In THE HANDS OF SCIENCE all things
become valuable by diaptmeat and s'llu'
tary by their applications Thus Dr. j.
WALKER has obtained from certain yege'
table products of California, that have
been trampled upon for centuries by the
ignorant, the invaluable curative known
rs the CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BnrERs, Il
medicine which is exciting the wonder oil
the community by its beneficial operation
in the worst cases of Rheumatism, Pull
monary Disease, General Debility, Con
gestion of the Liver. Constipation, Scro
fula and AIalarious Feyers.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
What's Ny Love Like :

Tell mo, what's nay love likef
A lily OF the May,
That does not shHn the kisslng sun,
Yet keeps It's dow all day
Yes, and no,
Fond Is she, aud coy is she,
But whisper low
She is more than this to me,
SO no lily shall she be,
But tell me what's my love likci
A little cooling dove,
Who feels your breast her safest nest,
Athlng Of fear and lover
Yes, and no.
Timid she aud tender she,
Bui-Whispcr low
She Is more than this to me,
So nc dove my love shall be.
Oh. tell me, what's my love likei
Perhaps pearl Of girls,
For whose sweet face king would place
His crown upon her curls7
Yes, aud no.
Worthy king il she,
But-whispor low
She is more, aud is for me,
So no queen my dear shall be.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

MyE,T,mNI sEcuG1ll...

JAr COoHE Co.. now selling, and recommend u.
Gprohtabe and fc investment for all classes. the Fr-t
Mortgage s.IO Gold Donl, of the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company. bearing Seven aud Tirec-Tenths
pcr cent gold interest more than per cent currency.
and secured by rt and only mortgage on the entire
Road and equipments and IN more than 1000 Acres
Of Land to orcry mile Of track or so Acres Of Land Ia
each si,ooo Bond, The highest current price will be-
paid for U. $ FycTwcntcs, and all other marketable
Securities received In exchange. Pamphlets, map, and
full information, we'll As the bonds themselves wilt bc
furnished on application by JAY COOKE Co.. Phllu-
dclpha, New York and Washington and by most Bank
aud Bankers throughon, the county.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

The season for coughs and colds is
rapidly approaching, and every one
should BE- prepared to check the first
symptoms, ASA cough contracted between
now and Christmas frequently lasts all
winter. There is no better remedy than
"JoHNsoN's ANoDYNE LTSDENr," For
all diseases of the throat and luDgs, it
should be used internally and externally.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

The PUmTY OF IcE.-In addition to
the fact that ice is lighter than water.
there is another curious thing about it
which many persons do not perhaps
know, namely, its purity. A lump of ice
melted will become distilled water.
Water in freezing turns out Of it all that
is not water-salt, air, coloring matter,
and all impurities, Frozen sea water
makes fresh water ice. II you freeze u
basin Of indigo water, il will make ice us
clear and MS white as that made of pure
rain water. When tie cold is very sud.
den, these foreign matters have no time
to escape, either by rising or sinking,
aud are thus entanglcd with the ice, do
not make any part Of it,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

HIS Poems -The Louisville Courier.
journal, referring to joaquin Miller's
statement in the preface to his new vol.
umc of poems that he sings because he
could not help it, remarks: "When
llc says he has sung because he could
not choose but sing, he utters I'm absur.
dity. He certainly needn't have sung
II he Ind not chosen to do so. If he
wants to break himself Of the habit, let
him take IN editorial position on daily
newspaper, and il it dosen't knock the
poetry out of him in six months, then
the divine fire upon the altar of his soul
is unquenchnble.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

TnE ruREsT ind sweetest Cod-Liver
Oil in the world is Hazard ~ Caswell's,
made on the sea.shore from fresh, Sc
lectcd livers, by CoSreN, Hazard .e Co.,
of New York. 1t is absolutely pure and
sweet. Patients who have once taken it
prefer it to I'LL others, Physicians have
decided it superior to any of the other
oils in market.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

A FAVORABLE NoromEY,-Thc good
reputation Of "BRowN's BRONCHIAL
TnocuEs" for the relief of Coughs,
Colds, and Throat Diseases, has given
them : favorable notoriety.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

Nor PLEAsAST,-Warsaw must he IN.
ther n disngrceablc place for newspaper
writers, Recently its chief OF police
became exNspertcd ut mn item in the
GaiSie of TINT city mud ordered that the
reporter who had written the article be
logged and then imprisoned for n week,
on bread and water,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

Lung fever, common cold, catarrhal
fever, and nasal discharge Of brownish
color in horses, may he checked at once
by liberal use OF SHERIDAN's CAvALRi
CONDITION Powders.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

hpsed feet, aud tile yellow, long down
interspersed among its feathers Apigeon
that eau Ny has always red colored legs
and no down, and is then too old for
MO-
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

AFTER using one box of J. Monroe
Taylor's Cream Yeast Baking Powder,
you will say witllus, "the half has never
been told"
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

WiTH CAuE.-Chloride Of lime is an
excellent disinloclant, but it takes OIL
the hair and leaves Of plants. A large
number of plants in the Botanic Garden
ut Brussels lost their leaves in conse.
qucnce Of cmanation from chloride of
lime, stored in adjoining warehouses,
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

MIR. CHARLES W. HAssLEn, No. I Wall
Street, New York, is the person you
should write to il Won wish to know any
thing abont Rmiroad Bw,Ls.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06
Will All TlOSe who Suffer
-FROM-
CONS SUMPTION
-OR-
COUGH,
Read The Following ; Letter
from n WeIl-known Druggist?
ALI Nru.n. L.

,.,.-,.. MI, ,vEHSoS, Ill, April %, ISL.
GENTLEMEN ~ heard one Of my Custoincrs spaSt In
such high terms Of Allen. Lung nasln i0-l,y that
thought would write you the substance II III stSie.
mont He say his mother who II now sixty WARS N
agc, hhs syfFEnbD with consumption Tor sEyERIi
fEAs, and hrs been under tho care al our bSTt bbys
lelAns bal never received any permanent benefit ten
she rtsOcd 70 most every kind II Cough and Lang nal
am ihet could be procured fur her. hut all 10 no avail
sng Ky gfgN worse until she was confined to her bed
hhd When me whst'iScd with patn1yEm Of coughing
she would lose tho power Of rcsprAt0n and they were
nnnpe e resort to NafOn- means 10 restore brrsh.
ing and while she cogrhcd 10 hard Tho could not eI.
pcc2Atn anything and the family and friends had Fiven
w gu hopes % her recovery her sun noticed the Ayof
t,sement Of Aliens l.unr Basim, and ihoy Thought
lhey would procure and Try H. They commenced giving
hsr ihc BaAm a. o,eoek p. m. directed d6sgEv:
ny hour until midnight then sho took another spell Of
cushing and eIpcetorhtct mouthial Of dAh yellow
matter, which was hIm0thlng she had not bccn able 10
40 lot some Time They continued N give hcr the Hal
sam until morning, and lien she began to cIpcctnrEio
freely, and within two hour she had tLTrs
plns o. mucous matter, VII eh rave lor immediate re-
Vel and since hht time hAo nllnutdt to Improve She
now sits up all day, and can walk about the house and
take considerable outdoor cE frlsp IlrT ron b,rht
morn Of the BAsAm to-day, anil hN Il Recommending il
very highly n every one,
YOnnrcspcotinlly
AC.joISSON, Druggist
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

Itappears that III Mississippi IL hus.
band is allowed by law to chastise his
wife "within reasonable bounds"
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RUPTURE

Relieved and cured by Dr. sherman Patent Appliance
and Compound. Office 6qi broadway, n. v. Send lOc
for book with krnO,-cS Of before aud
after cure with Henry Ward Bcchrrs Gaze letters and
portrait Beware Of travelling importers, who pretend
to have been assistants Of IN, SHERMAN
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-06

j, WALKER Proprietor III y DONALD 4 co,
Druggists and General Agents, San Francisco, Call.