The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-20
CHICAGO.
Losses by the Fires.


CHICAGO, November 1S.-A partial
list of the principal losses and losers by
the great fire has been carefully made
up. The losses OF the several railroad
companies amount to nearly $4,000, ,OOG
few Of the principal dry goods houses
alone lose over Sc, 100000 the principal
grocery houses count s.. 100000; whole
sale clothiers, $2,0O0,0OG blank book
establishments, sl,l0O,OO0; jewelers.,
81 1886, ,0OG hardware and iron trade,
81 ,2S0,OOG millinery goods, 81, 100000
boots and shoes, 1915 900; book trade
1864 900; musical instruments, $670s.
600; drug aud spaint trade, 1921 900 !,
hats and caps, $4,000; furniture, So
100000 the heaviest dry goods losers
were Farewell d. Co., 81 100000 Field,
Letters & Co., $2,OO0,000; Partridge u
Co, 100000; Cohn, Wampold g. Co,
$275 900; j. B. Shay, 100000; Hamy'
lin, Hale & Co., 100000. The follow
ing were the principal hotels and lossest
Sherman, $35O,OOO; fremont, $275 900;
Palmer, $250,000; Briggs, $4,000;
St. James, 100000.
This morning, in the Clerks office Of
the Circuit Court, o. II. Horton, re-
Gently appointed receiver of the Fire
mems Insurance Company, issued bills
Of Injunction restraining said company
from applying on negotiation certain
prommissory notes of debtors in the
way Of liquidating their business liabili-
ties.
The official vote OF this city aud
county for Congressman stands: Bever.
idge, l7,30G Hayes, 1883; Beveridge
a majority of SAT-. Not two-thrds Of
the entire vote Of the county was
polled.
Last night, for the first time since
the fire, two Of the principal streets OF
the burnt district, Wabash avenue and
Randolph street, were lighted with gas.
A new morning paper, the Chicago
Sun, commences in week, and will
take the American Press Association
dispatches.
CHICAGO, November l9.-The charred
and unrecognizable remains of man
supposed to be John McDeville, ex-
champion billiard player Of America,
was found yesterday, in the debris of the
Tribune building. The legs were burnt
off at the hips, the arms at the should.
erS, the upper portion Of the head was
gone, and the remaining part charred
and blackened McDeville was last seen
in this spot 80 intoxicated as to be un-
able to take care of himself, and the
upper teeth in the remains were false,
as were his.
Rev. Edward Sullivan. Rector OF
Trinity Church. Publishes an appeal for
aid in establishing freesiibrary and
reading room for young men, many hay
ing been thrown cut Of employment
and others having their salaries largely
reduced so that they can afford only
very poor lodgings, and will thus learn
to spend their evenings in saloons. and
billiard halls.
Mr.. McVicker has decided to rebuild
his splendid theatre in almost exactly
the same style as before.
There are large amounts Of capital
offered here by capitalists from other
cities for investment in property in the
burnt district OF the South Division.
Every one of the leading real estate
agents have more or less commissions
from such parties to buy at q reduction
of from 80 to 40 per cent. on former
values, but there is a wide difference
between the views OF owners and would
he buyers in regard to values. Those
who come here from abroad with
money to invest naturally feel unwilling
to bny unless they can see chance to
make profitable speculation, while, on
the other hand, many property owners
flatler themselves with the notion that
their ground is worth about as much as
1t was before the buildings were destroy
ed and the business which made the
ground valuable was interrupted.