Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-24
Chicago.

| effect that all the banks In chicago
have suspended. Nothing could be
farther from the truth. The banks
are not only doing business as usual,
but, as before stated, are nearly all
receiving large amounts on deposit,
and both private and national institu-
tions are paying depositors in full
There has been no run upon any bank
nor any diminution Of the feeling of
confidence exhibited in them from the
hour of their resumption of business.
The fre-proof vault in the Tribune
building was opened yesterday for the
first time since the fire. Its contents,
to a linen coat and box of matches,
were found intact.
The vast magnitude of the work of
clearing away the ruins and rebuild
ing Chicago is providing an important
means of relief to the mechanics and
laborers, who are finding plenty of en-
ployment at good wages. The aver
age wages of laborers in the ruins is
s1.75 per day; carpenters, So to $3.50;
bricklayers, SO to $3.50. The mem
bers of the Chicago Brichlayers' I'm
ion demanded increased wages, and
many members struck and refused to
work. The contractors refused to
yield to the strikers, as there is large
number of bricklaycrs here from other
cities and towns willing and anxious
to work at present wages. The price
of brick has risen from $3.50 to Sl2
and SIS. The supply seems abundant
and the price will 60 down.
The statement which has been made
that all the prisoners in the Jail under
the Court House, including five MUIR
derers, were allowed to escape when the
Court House took fire, proves not to
true. When it became evident that
the Court House would burn, fifty of
the worst characters in Jail were put
in the hands of the police for the pur-
pose of taking them to west Madison
street Police Station. During the
transfer all of the scoundrels but four
teen escaped. All the murders, five
in number, were held, and are now in
custody.
The press of this city gives the
names of persons who intend to re-
build their business blocks at once
The number is too large to cnumerate.
The aggregate value of the churches
destroyed by the late fire is $4,000, 900.
The churches burned in the South Di-
vision were the First and Second Pres
byterian, st. Paul, Trinity, Sweden.
borgian, st. Marys, First Methods
and Wabash Avenue Methodist; OF
the north side, the North Presbyteri
an, Westminster, Presbyterian, Grace
Methodist, Moody's Mission, st. james
} Cathedral of the Holy Name, s,
Joseph, with the Orphan Asylum an
, Convent of the Immaculate ConceI
ton, st. Anogaines, New Englan
, Unity, Fullerton Avenue Presbytcr
an, and one or two smaller ones.
!. The report of paper that IL
! steamer Corona, belonging to Goo
IS rich's line, had been recently wreckt
and forty-fvc lives lost, is not true
n The Corona is now lying at her wha
L at this port.
G. The contributions for the relief
Of Chicago from New York amount
r. 81, 100000, of which $4,000 was
he supplies, and the balance in money.
t. Gage Bros. & Rice, formerly of t
lie Sherman House, have opened the
ID Sherman House at the corner of Nj
IT ison and Clinton streets, west side.
On The house is large and new.
te The Peoples Insurance Company
Worcester, Massachusetts, paid &
ny 600 insurance to John b. Drake
ed day, and viii pay every dollar of tn
tx loss.
sr. The Tribune Company to-day ord
*, ed the architect to commence rebui
h. ing. The front is to be taken do
Sc and rebuilt with Milwaukee brick
Id, The other walls and nearly all
he floors are found to be perfectly 6
ID, and secure.
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