The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-10-17
! American Intolligenco.
NOON DISPATCHES.

American IntoIligenco.
NOON DISPATCHES.
CHICAGO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES STORMS
AND dALEs-RETUnNING EhdIaRANTs- -
INSURANCE. sUsPEN6IoNs-YEnLow FE.
YER DEATHS, &O., 80.
CHICAGO, October 14:-The Tribune
says there can be no doubt as to the
only course to be pursued with incendia-
ries caught in the act. 4 The fate of such
miscreants should be certain and sure.
Opening vaults and safes continues to
be prosecuted as rapidly as possible. In
most lnstances,Bo far, the contents have
been found more or less in perfect
state of preservation. In some cases, q
heap of charre4 leaves and melted tin
boxes was all that was found. The gold
in the custom house was melted and the
greenbaoks destroyed. The rain which
commenced at1mid-night continues. It
has extinguished tho remaining fires.
saving many thousand tons of coal and
quelling approximations of further fires.
CHARLESTON. October 15.-One fever
death yesterday and one to-day.
i NEW YORK, October 15.-The steamer
Portsmouth arrived from Rio Janeiro,
with twenty-eight emigrants. returning
from Brazil. 5a'lt ,..l
PORTLAND, NE, October 15.-A de-
spatch from Halifax states that the
heaviest hurricane known in twenty
years occurred there last evening. The
tide rose two feet over the wharves.
Many vessels were injured and several
lives lost. .,
SAN FRANo1sco, October 16.-The
steamship American hns arrived, with q
full cargo of teas. The United States
steamer Colorado strnck o rock and has
gone into dock. 7i,5.t
CHICAGO, October 16.-The; banks pay.
fifteen per cent at once, aud will resume
regular business on the 18th. r. Hurl.
bert, Comptroller of the Currency, GER
titles to the solvency of the Chicago Ma.
aoas' %d1iess ss1kf; from tSe North. west rrov !,
hourly worse.
SALT LAKE, October 16.-A severe
storm occurred on Saturday night.
Houses were prostrated and trains de-
layed. The wires are down.
CHICAGO, October 16.-There was
furious gale on Saturday, blowing fire.
hssnae IN 81! directions and nroatratine
walls in every direction; fortunately It
had previously rained steadily. The
supply OF food is ample. Dead bodies
are continually found.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, October 16.-There
were seven destructive fires on Saturday
night--all being incendiary,
MILWAUKEE, October 16.-Later ac-
counts confirm previous disaatrous re.
ports. The loss Of life in the neighbor-
hood Of Peshtego will reach 1900. Fit.
teen per cent. Of those injured will die.
The only escape was in the water, where
the maddened cattle and horses drowned
many. The population of Peshtego was
2,o0o-one-third OF which perished.
NEW YORK, October 16:-The Man
~ haitian Insurance Company has resolved
$1,250,000. The company possess
large surplus besides their capital. It ia
not expected there will be nny loss TO
the insured. The President OF the EN-
pire City Company, which was reported
yesterday to have lost $250,UO states
that it sustained no loss.
1t ls reported that the Western Union
Telegraph Company has effected loan
IN Europe. and will cancel $4,000. 900 Of
stock. li
The Pacific Insurance Company's liza.
bilities at Chicago were 50, ,0OO, 900; the
Il company goes into liquidation.
CONCORD, NH, October 16.-A short
and sharp earthquake was noticed here,
to-day. llIl
NEw YonK. October 16.-Jay Cooke
and McCallooh & 90. have telegraphed
the Mayor of Chicago that they have
contributed 9l.00O to the sufferers Of
that city. The house here has given
$l0. 900. and the Philadelphia house
$b,OO0TT-raaking $25, GOO from this bank
ing house and branches. ,i55
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, October 49, The follow.
Ing insprance companies are reported
Suspended by the Spectator. Market
Company, OF New York oity; Hide and
Leather, Independent, National. and
New England Mutual. OF Boston: Con
neoticnt, North American, and Putnam.
OF Hartford, and the Norwich, of the
last named city.
The Connecticut Board of Superyisora
have decided against allowing tnos to
carry more steam than allowed to other
vessels. filrF7
General Sherman visits Europe to in.
speot their, forts md armies. A & IN
General Dimick, who commanded
Fort Warren during the early years of
the war; is dead. J. ,-,>.''I~. =
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