The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-10

in tho Western district commenced at 9
O'Clock Sunday night, two miles distant
from the court house. At O'Clock, the
dre had spread fearfully. The flames
appr 'ached the telegraph office and the
wires commenced falling. Twonty blocks
we're destroyed. The wind is blowing
gale from the South. and flaming brands
are flying over tho city, threatening dc.
struotlon everywhere. The tower OF the
court house caught Gre from flying
brand. The fire las reached West and
Monroe streets mile from it's origin.
The fire is beyond the control Of lie
dremen. Immense lumber yards, with
freight depots, have burned. The loss
already amounts to many millions. The
whole city is threatened. The panic il
increasing. At half-past 2 o'clock, the
telegraphers abandoned the Western
Union telegraph Office.
WASHINGTON, October 9.-Thirty.f fonr
blocks have been burned iu Chicago.
and the fire is still raging. Tho NInvor
OF Chicago has srnt a nessnpe To tbe
Mayor of st. Louis, asking food for the
sufferers. saying the city il in ashes,
Fhe water works were burned to tile
ground. Other accounts shy tho IRE
mont House, post Office, telegraph build
ing aud Merchants Exchange have brep
burned.
LATER The fire is still raging ind
spreading South. a railroad superin.
to"dent telegrnphs that the fire has
reached Wabash avenne, aud is spread
ing rapidly. His location is three miles
South OF Wabash avenue. He EXPRESSES
the opinion that the ire will reach him
before night.
CHICAGO, October go A. M.-The
entire business portion Of tho city is de.
stroyed. All the banks. express, ,elu
graph Offices and lie ewspapers, excep: the
1Tfo"ne, Six elevators und the water
works have been burned No water in
the city. Not less than 10, OO0 buildings
have alreudy been destroyed Tho tire
has burned n distance of five miles. aud
IL still raging. The wind is blowing II
gale. 1t will be almost impossible to
get any reliable detailed particulars for
some time, rs there is only one telegraph
wire working, and that only 10 the su
burbs.
WAsHINGToN. October 9.-Mr. Wilson,
superintendent ut the Chicago telegraph,
office, telegrnphs that every banking
house and railroad depot in the CITY hus
been burned. We are trying to get n,l
Office established in the SIMPLY depart
ment, but the fire is coming down
Wabash avenue, aud he expects to lie
burned ont there before night.
New YORK. October 9.-An earth
quake Is reported throughout New J.r.
sey.
WASHINGTON. October 9-The Presi-
dent, to day. approved 80 much of the
court martiul az sends Major Hodge to
the penItentiary ut hard labor for ten
years.
The fire is still raging Mt noon in
Chicago.
A large fire has broken out in Detroit.
Michigan.
The President telegraphs the Com
manding General at Chicago to issue
rntions and clothing to the sufferers. IF
the supply is insufficient, he is to call on
st. Louis. " m
LATEsT.-Fnlly II third Of Chicago is iu
ruins, aud the fire is still raging. The
fremont House is gone.
RICHMOND. Va. Octobrr o.-AInrtin
Ally shot aud instantly killed Robert
retteway, last evening. The difficulty
originated III fnmily matters, in which
Petteway's wife is said to have been
talking about Ally and woman with
whom he had been living. Ally went to
petteway's house for satisfaction, when
quarrel ensued. ana Petteway struck
Ally III the fnoo. The latter drew a pis.
toi and fred at Petteway three times,
ono shot taking effect in his heart Ally
has been an engineer on the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad for many years, and
Petteway was carpenter. both with fu-
miles. The murderer has been arrested
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
CHICAGO. October 9.-NIadison Mar
ket, Clinton. Jefferson, Buffalo and
Griswoid streets ara ruined. Both sides
OF the Chicago River are mass of
ruins. Efforts to save the Court House
and gas works were futile. Thirty or
forty vessels nre burning now, und
many many have been destroyed. Every nan
~ the city has been cnlled to do duty
Nearly every bridge over the Chicngo
liver has been burned. All is terror.
8 2. M.-rhe fire is uuder control.
Three quarters Of the city, lying North
OF the river, is in ruins. The entire
business ., part of the oty North Of
Twelfth street, on all sides of the river
aud branches, is destroyed. Every
printing office, hotel and ruilronl depot
hus been burned. The whnl,, N,r,h .;l.,