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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-13

so RENEWAL OF FIRES MILITARY rAE'
SERVING ORDER.
CHICAGO, October 12-l0;50 Morning. =
There was no renewal OF fires last night,
and nothing occurred to disturb the city.
Gen. Sheridan has complete control, and
confidence is fully restored.
RELIEF COMMITTEES AT wORE-ApPEAL
10 THE PUBLIC
The various Committees are busy, and
now that relief is thoroughly organized,
al needy are being relieved. Atameet'
ing Of the various committees from other
cities, held in this city last evening, the
following appeal was unanimously adopt
ed:
"The Relief Committees appointed by
the different cities Oi the country to bring
supplies and investigate tho immediate
decessities Of the devastated city OF Chi.
cagO, beg leave to present this appeal to
the commercial men and capitalists OF the
United States. After Il careful survey Of
calamity unparalleled In the history OF
,ho Woiiu, W,sH VIM o''E.,,'I Iail ,,", "o ,riIs ;n
'noo'ei I, "nGi'i.nb S'Gn.,b io nrnss;r,, ] n"cosai
lics, never before experienced byany com.
munity, they pray their fellow citizens, and
especially those having business relations
with the city OF Chicago, II city whose
enterprise, industry md eXhaustlGss en-
Ctrgy haVC co'lletlgu lo,iul t VI, ino N',,o,
ic"n peHPlG, 10 SUSTAIN NV TL TIs,i,eSs 'aiu,'
IN th's 'helr lVur ol lrlaL' iielL Vaii.iI nIIa
NY ID great Iet your Golillue''cc h ,n.a,,D npnnU
, W.n unv', 'HSe,'n ,',i. w .,o,a Ii nI,on
noer"lty, ny tle oG.,ui'So @ ,,, enu , s''oa, oHos
a'ons Hl'.e,, ".c l'eGuV.', "nu ~ wy i E"
pusslolu "uNulCVs u" ,''TnV1 So .I"s ~ ~
BUSINESS prosperity VI 'nU ciy ian ~
Itst9,e', 'nc uesol'Seu s,iS H'S.iII'S io'u"''
H"u ''s greatness lc'essapl'Sl'eu' VI l'l
TIE CITY NEwsrAPERs-wilAT THEY BAY
OF THE FUTURE.
The Rcpub'ic1n this morning, the an
niversary OF It's firstly under Its pres
eht prOpriCtOrs, ISSUES small hall shcel
aud announces It's determination to con
tlnue publication The Ttt5uhG conie'
out with an entire sheet this morning
with more than n whole page OF adver
tisemenls, mostly the announcements o.
merchants and other business men
opening new places Of business,
The Tribune IN IN editorial headed Re
build tue City," says "All is not lost
Though four hundred millions dOllas
worth of property have been destroyed
Chicago still exists. She was not II merC
collection Of stone, brick and lumber
These were but the evidences Of thC
power which produced these things
They were but external proof Of the hipt
courage, uncomfortable energy. slront
faith and restless perseverance whicl
have built IN here a commercial metro
polls The great natural resources are Al
in existence, The lake with its snacio,,
harbor; the vast empire of production, OK
tending westward 10 the Pacific. the qrea
outlet from the lakes tn tho ocean. Nm
thirty.siy lines of Railroads connecting Nm
city with every point of tile continent
These, The great arteries of trade ant
commerce, All remain unImpaired and I'm
diminished and are nil ready for immedI
ate resumplion, We have lost the nc
cumulated rrod,s Of twenty Years {
prosperous rrowth We have ISsi ,b
stock in trade M hand The nlTht
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New President of Yale College Inc
auguTated.

New HAVEN, Oct. 10 The inaugura-
tion of Prof. Washington Porter, as
President of Yale College, took place i
day in the presence of a large assemblago.
After the introduction Of the President
elect, President Woolsey delivered an ad.
dress, Professor Thatcher offered a con-
Ciliatory address in Latin and Henry NJ.
Sanders, Of the junior class, welcomed
the new President In behalf Of the under
graduates
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Accident on the Pan Handle Rail-
F0H1.

CrSorVNArr, October 12.-The express
train on the Pan Handle railroad, leaving
Cincinnati at 11:45, yesterday morning
ran into the rear Of freight train as the
latter was going or a side track At Union,
Ohio. The conductor OF the passenger
train, John r. Williams, was killed No
one else hurt, .sls
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Fearful Troppdv IN Nova scotia.

HALIFAX, October 10 AT New Dub
lin, Yesterday, man named Warnback,
killed bia wife and four children, and then
drowned himself His wile's head was
snllt open with an axe, and his children'a
lIroats cut from car to ear. One Of the
children was nh infant, tho others aged
respectively six, eight and ten,
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storm I'm Maine.

PORTLAND, October pa heavy storm
throughout the State has caused serious
damage to the railroads Nine inches Of
rain fell at Lewiston up to 2 o'clock r. n
PROVIDENCE, Il, l., October l2-fhe
rain last night was very heavy. Between
IA. NJ. yesterday and 10 A. N, to-day 4Oo
inches Of rain fell
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The Michigan Fires.

DETRoIT, October 12-Tho Fessenden
reached Port Huron this morning win
seventeen more refugees kom the Lake
shore, two OF them fatally burned. for'
Austin has escaped the is,nes so lar,
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THE GREEN BAY FIRES.
Appalling suffering and Loss Of Lii

hPPuIIIHB DUHUIIHB HHU bU85 VI HIIU'
CHICAGO, Oct ia message has Just
been received from Greene Bay, stating
that n steamer has Just arrived bringing
the report that three hundred and twenty.
five bodies were burned at Peshtigo, last
night, and as many more are missing.
Seventy. persons were burned TO death
at Little Sturgeon Bay. The suffering
throughout the North Is terrible, and With
the exception Of the loss Of property, is al
most as appalling as the burning Of Chit
CnpO.
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APPEAL FROM THE MAYOR,

Mayor Mason has issued the following
appeal
aClothiug and all protection from cold
will be needed through the winter as
well as now. Send forward in as large
quantities as possible. Collect money
and hold it subject to our order. Send
in provisions that will keep; cooked
meats may spoil before VIC can distribute
them. Aid arrives literally now, and we
want to husband our resources as much
much as possible, tor long winter is be-
fore US, and the suffering will continue
until our laboring classes are again en-
abled to sustain their families"
[Signed "R. b, MASON, :,
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VISIT OF AUSTRIAN FINANuEus.

Among the visitors to the Executive
Mansion to- day were three Austrian gen
tlemen representing the financial circles
in Europe, and who have been on an ex.
tensiye trip to the West, examining the
condition Of railroad enterprise,agricultur.
al resources, &c, with the view OF the In
yestment OF large amount OF capital,
They had conversation with the Presi.
dent on the general subject, which served
to strengthen them in their purposes and
they will make favorable report to tho
parties to whom they represent.
now CHICAGO FIRE AFFECTS REVENUE,
It Is estimated at tho Internal Revenue
Bureau that the Chicago fire will reduce
the Internal Revenue receipts for the u.s.
cal year to tho extent of 100000.
KU.KLUx PROCLAMATION.
The President has issued proclama'
tion setting forth that unlawful Combina-
tions and ConspiraciCs still exists In the
counties of Spartanburg, York, Marion,
Chesters Lowens, Newburg, Fairfield,
Lancaster and Chesterfield, that arc oh
structing and hindering the execution OF
the laws OF South Carolina, and the Uni
ted States, and calls upon all comhina'
tions to disperse within five days, and de-
liver up their arms, disguises, SC, 10 the
United States Marshals and other depu'
ties.
Second Assistant Postmaster General,
Giles II. Smith, has resigned on account
of i'll health. John II. Rout, United States
Marshal for the Southern district Of Ala
bama, has been appointed as his succea-
sor.
The Yellow Stone surveying expedition
in Dakota, Is progressing iavorably. The
highest confidence is expressed In Its en-
tire success.
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Maine and New Brunswick United by
RnIt.

ST.. JouSs, b. B., Oct 19,-Tho hrst
train from Bangor, arrived here last even
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D,..,,,ou, FJTeo I'm Ontario,

TORONTO, October i2.-Disastrous fires
continue 10 rage in tho woods Of Western
Ontario.
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fires of the burned buildings are entirely
extinguished.
TSIgned.l 2. II. SHERIDAN,
Lieut. Genera" "
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Magnificent Generosity in New York.
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CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-The statement tele-
graphed yesterday that all the pictures
in the Opera House gallery were destroy
ed, is happily incorrect, Mr.. Aiken, gu,
perintendent of the gallery, was enabled
to remove It's entire contents, together
with many OF tho pictures in Mr.. Cross
picture gallery.
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weather Report.

WAR DEPARTMENT,
OFFTCE or THH CHiRF 5iaNAL OPF1cER, 7
WARRINGTON, d. O., Oct. 1880 ?. N.
PROBABILITIES,
Partially clear and pleasant weather
b probable for Friday, from Georgia 70
New England. but northwest winds IN lne m
latter region, subsiding by Friday noon noon
Threatening weather with fresh sonteaSt-
erly winds extend over the upper iakes 70
Lake Erie Increasing easterly winds are
nossible with rain, on the Texas and Lout'
sianA cOAsts.
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Millions Already Contributed.
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The Wide Spread and Muniticent
Movement for Relief,

Towns, Cities, Associations and IndI'
ylduals Open Hearts and Purses.
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WASHINGTON.
lief for Michigan sufferers by Fire.

Relief for Michigan Sufferers by Fire.
WASHINGTON, October la-Secretary
Boutwell, has ordered the Revenue steam
er Fessendeu to go to the relief ol the
sufferers by fire along the shore ol Lake
Huron and Saginaw Bay.
Col. VIM. Spencer has been appointed
U. S, Marshal Tor the Middle District of
Tennessee.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
MUNICPAL TMPROTENENT
VIEWS OF THE WEST SIDE AsSoCIATIoN-TAXINc
BONDS AND NAMING sfREETS-IiiE 'iADCOl
RAILWAY DENOUNCED.

VIEWS OF THE WEST SIDE AsSoCIATI0N-TAXING
BONDS AND NAMING sTREET5-rHE VIADCCI
RAILWAY DENOUNCED.
The second meeting OF the West side Asso-
citation was held last evening at the Hazard koous o
slxthaye WIN. Il. Martin presided and spoke III oPpo-
stop TO the taxation Of bonds and mortgages lhS' nc
aid IL double taxation Of the property and cannot
he justified on any principle Taxes should be e'eu Us
nearly as possible upon profits OF the people ana not
unon property as such. During the last 10 years inc
ero, assets OF the fire insurance companies OF 's state
have more than doubled while the 9moun. inyesseu @ III
bonds and mortgages has decreased o,1 an e AZ
Uer cent and then pay per cent ot iaN o ~ W, -.
Peckham followed la the same ne Oh orf nf
and mort cages 10 not Increase INC ~, ~ thost IL
Int merely put capital into the hanis oi t)se No can
make it most available IN the pioseS,'iot , "a @ ", %
The propertyowncrs In the emf pay , ny oi i"o Z
cages In the way of increased rates OF inteies.' -,
A. W Colgate then addressed tho nie.t.s upon INC
inheritance of giving appropriate names 10 the new ave
nmpS and streets between Fiity-hh and 0nehundred-
aEddry yfftlsts such na.1s re same f%c st
,I ,hapacteristic Historical nauIes and names sug
csei by topography OF the place were oet appro-
pirate.
The meeting adopted series OF resolutions urging the
Importance OF a speedy completion Oh the work on the
Riyertde and Morning Side Parks ana the grazing OF
ihe nav avenues aud streets the west side; and also
spSuiog that rapid steam communication through the
length Of the island OF the highest Importance; that
t Consirnrtion OF such route should be aided by tho
uubic credit the city, ana tt central route on or
near proadway should the hrst constructed In
re sarJ to be Various plans FOR under rOund elevated,
or yaduct the resolutions oppressed no opinion
tbe nader und route The right OF nay for the yia-
due. route ho said would cost from 100000 to
81 600 900 per mile and thcro would be at least tIee
Vearf DELAY An legal proceedings 10 acquire titles ane
move buildings The people wanted iInaediate relief
re dana 90 H. property by Yialuct rOnto below Fifty
nut e. would bo not less than 100000 per mile Tho
speaker oractcrzed the proposition To leave the route
of tho ,s,uct rdohnito ia tnc legislative act an
rnge INC people had a right 10 know where This de
stroyer or their property s 10 30. Tno proposition
rent the arches ~ the via!lct absurd. No
from tlis source derived In London Paris where tho
regos3y FOR their use ID greater tEan IN NewYOfk The
ri1ht uf WY for the underground route would cost
nothing ana this rot" would bc attended with no ~
suing dImages. II could hc constructed nom the bat
tery tv Forty Ond ST. Ian ygars at expense Oi
lOu exoluhYe VI h4lun.. aud Aull w rILAA0ra
New-York tribune., 1871-01-12

duct in not giving his name and residence the officers
who wouid az once be pr!ud ccd agaipss m as ne said
account OF the cloud that resting over his
in this section Of the state he allowed to CO. But 1t
was Just ~ he expected would be If he became known
learned that Edward H. Rnoff had been arrested and
eet AZ liberty again, they pronounced upon his guilt
merely upon prejudice. aud the innocent old was
pursued ~ Tho officers, and Others in great haste along
the Eric railway, oyertakon aud thrown into prison
again amid a general clamor for an execution by
ing 10 frenzy he was indicted and huricd on to ria
wout being able 20 procure witnesses for his dofen'e
ana when the counsel he lad engaged could not do enc
Mr. Lewis had testified that he saw RuloG in the store
or The fatal nj gt OF the murder again he had test (d
that Ruoi not the man. as tie man that lac suppos cd
Ruoi no had again seen i'm the street while Rulo
was n jail Thus IL be shown that The rest OF Tue
witnesses night mistake ia their positive testimony
well as this witness.
OF tic witnesses Of the defense responding to the
call Of the crcr, E1of, after some preliminary
Questioning OF Burrows arose with his notes
and made the remarks he proposed at tue
ousy tIemuous voice, and with increasing agitation
that the papers introduced inadnssibe because
when under what crcumtaucos they left his posses
sion and went into that of the dead man. Tho COO;
spifacy he said had been fully proved The STATE iid
estahshcd that three men were ieloniousy IN the oro
Of labcrt Brothcrs; and for what they did thero lhy
three mont lie denied the right of the State to claim
that he was Of them, because paper in his ha d.
who assumed 80 he one of the burglars. Certainly
he said, IL would DC taken as evidence against hn tho
paper left his possession five years, or even five s
before tie crime; but the prosecution unable
show when left his possession it WAS clearly not COM
ptfont.
At that time the Court ruled that the evidence relating
60 al and any oi the burglars and muTercrs mirt b5
received IN evidence, ana u no tulcioH eNdenti was
given 10 connect tie defendant in this viii lie com
mission Of crime, or IN conspiracy with tie otnerf, trn
the evidence relating a. the others ig be stricken O
lie claimed that 10 evidence had been given show
that he connected in any way with the Other bur
glars, hat no conspiracy had been proven, and m0'cd
that al evidence relating 10 Jarvis and D'YtCr be
stricken out lis conviction, he claimed, must bo dc
cijCd on evidence relating directly to him.
The Judge gave the Cuse 10 the Jury yesterday after
noon, and after six hours they returned and gave YER
dict OF guilty OF murder IA the first degree. The prison
ers counsel has moved for a stay of proceeding which
Judge Hogoboo will hear at 10 O'Clock Tomorrow NOM
ing II the motion should be decided adversely, The prs
ouCr VIII receive sentence immediately.
New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
EW-YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY IL, 1871.

Iarch T. 1879 Henry r. FarrOw who, with Mr.. Whitley
contests their seats also before the Committee, WIN
comparative statemcnt Of the receipts from the sew
cra sources Of revenue for the first five mouths Id s
Sd spirits s NJ on SPECIAL 9a . taSes S ~ e s2Ds vi or
stamps on gross receipts 3s9 sl9 H. sales,
1854, 30 passports, sl.9li; Total S6l2e7 90 Inc
@ ns S were sT % On toDaeco ;g a. on a s M on
t7595 6s on penalties, $4462 4 on egaces $l52SS 81,
on SUGGESTIONS, tl6is2 &C; articles In schedule M ~
sources not otherwise enumerated AG3596 49, 1otai,
s2,Ois7GG %. Total losses over gains tl,i639l0 g.
The reduction I'm the number OF Assistant Assessors Oy
TO this date IL 5i nearly per cent OF the whole num-
ber n the service Oct l. 1870 This reduction VIII eneet
over ss6Coo Der annum 1t is estimated that future
reduction OF quite 200 Assistant Assessors win bc made
before the work OF consolidation Is complete:
Arrangements have been effected ut the War Depart
mont with the Western Union Telegraph Company, BY
for the New England coast viii be received at the reg-
lar hours Stations OF observations ana report nave
been established as far n0rthward as Portland. Me.
Mr. Wech OF Philadelphia sent TO tho Committee on
Appropriations, Yesterday charges and speclctons OF
goods copy Of them has been sent to Comnissioner
Parker and reply requested The eAahhn%tioh Oh VIII
nesses will commenced next week.
The Labor Union Convention which has been In secret
session here day or two past held an open session. IN
which resolutions adopted looking to more per
feet organization and calling on branch organizations 10
hold State Conventions and furnish statistics or labor
real State edneaon wages ana S oGc GeI TaaS Of be
Freedmens Bureau, on inSitatlan, delivered an address
In the Joint Commission OF the United states and Mex
ico to-day ia the folio wing 40. 39 Peter Jarr agt
Mexico No 292, James Hurst agt Mexico; NO go BeI.-
jamin Elliott agt. Mexico; No. 337 Francis Nolan agt.
Mexico No. 333 Anderson & Thompson agt. Mexico; NO.
1877 JOS Moses agt Mexico No l0l SNOW & Burgess agt
Mexico; and M. II, II: Hastead agt Mexico division
I'm opinion between the two Commissioners was an
nounced and the cases ordered to be certified to the
umpire, DR.. Francis Lieber OF NewYork for decision
These qucst involve important and Interesting ques-
tions as TO tic jurisdiction OF the Commission, anh,
among other things, their jurisdiction In cases OF con-
tract and also questions 10 the status OF persons
claiming American citizenship under varying conditions
OF faCt
New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
AFFAIRS IN UTAH.

THE HOT-BED OF P0LYGAMY BECOMING CIVIL
IZED-THE GENTILEs IN THE TERRITORY RE-
PUDIATING ANY AMENDMENT TO ThE CUL-
LON BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ia member OF the
House of Representatives received to-day an important
document Salt Lake City. repudatng tho amend
ment TO the Cuom bill introduced recently In the Senate
by the Hon Henry Wilson The document sets
the anne ndmeut is the part OF Brigham Young
10 regain his lost power that greater cvi cod occur
10 Utah than admit her into the Don at the preSeh.
time With the machinery in his hands Young WOud
he elected Governor: every Office would De hltd WIN
his sycopants the courts iuries, etc. would be OF MS
creation and the glorious revolution now adychg 50
triunpa NV would he crushed, AID the country thrown
hack 10 the b3rbars OF the past II 10 not BlcNed that
Senator Wilson was aware of the irtcnt OF the amelc
ent when he introduced IL into the Senate at the souc
tatiOn Of a member OF the Ious@.
The general tenor Of this correspondence Is repre-
sented "a very encouraging The Federal officers there
are united and the reign OF terror fast passing away
Tie gent people throwing OF the YOKE OF Their
prests and with what has already been done IN me
mining districts aud the preparations Tor work III tne
Snfing Utah will undoubtedly gather larger Gentle
voting population in 1871 than tho present legitimate
Mormon voting population: By the next rresldentlai
election H. said tlat Utah viii undoubtedly DC law
ful state In the Union
New-York tribune., 1871-01-12
TELEGRAPUIC NOTES.

The Executive Committee of tho American
Tract Society Boston nch ssl to be winding ~ s ahr'
THE Canal Appraisers have decided In relation
10 ta BLACK River cs hat tte State liable or ncid
above Lyoas Falls.
The Ponchartrain Railroad has sued the CHAT
uooga Railroad 0Oo for tspasns ;ne Hsh' oil "a5 1A
aging property, &e
The Board of Supervisors OF san franclsco naNe
pss sion askng Congress gsat to that eiy tc P~ds ID
ilsry Isesef, aIOa .or pab'ie PARK.
The Bricklayers' Convention at ilttsbnre
ves,r, the delegates from Nea-lo asi emt ns ne dIe
Of the Unions they represent
Negro children in New-0rleans have been ss st
ulttei, ~ tie public school author les .'' pu'h0 '
were Heretofore attended By white children olV'
Tile American Dairymen's Association j = = u,es.
on ia utca N T. 'Adrel'cs have been dlrer~ . I ober
~ toC a. T. Csk,osn Of Ccrleii UDserstY y A. WuiAia'
The hotel of Ira Percyal aud the giS SSst s ysre
so-s of u T. johnson Co. at N1H,9 Z ZbooI ycaag al l-
a,,,.i on ru.~,y Ils dlug ter ol NJ Pp,iyss
,s IN the rly and c,oci vun Fe'art ln w. w. go Iosnas
We "a, ,eros barHeL Los, sss"i ia'si
los uEs $685. uRiaslrcl