The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-10-19

another time,. they alone would have
paralyzed the public pulse. Coming
as they do in juxtaposition with the
great Chicago calamity, they have
not received that public notice, and
the victims that material aid which |
the horrible and CHASTITY destruction |
of human life and property deserve.
Wepublished yesterday the procla-
nation Mayor Ludington Of Milwau-
kec, aud have no apology for re-
inserting the same herewith to-day
MINIATURES, Oct. 1.-THE caIami-
ties that have befallen our State and
sone of our neighboi ing States, are
truly appalling. Over 1900 men,
women and children have boon burn
ed to death in Wisconsin alone. -
Iheir business, houses and farms, to
large extent, are entirely destroyed,
the very soil having been burned and
destroyed, with their autumn and
root crops. They are utterly desti-
tute, and will require full support
at least till another season. Seven
counties in our own State are thus
10 great part utterly desolated.-
Whole regions OF countryin Western
Michigan arc in the same condition.
aud these fires are still raging and
destroying. Milwaukee is doing all
she can do. BY her close neighbor-
hood to Chicago she was enabled to
send large quantities OF supplies into
that devastated city during the pro-
gress OF the fire, feeding her fremen
and exhausted citizens Vast num-
bers of Chicago sufferers are now
hliing our houses and public buildings
and We have ministered to their no.
cessities. We have supplied hundreds
OF tons of provisions and clothing.
and stoves, and other needfhl articles
to Chicago, to Northern Wisconsin
and to Western Michigan. We are
doing our best, but tho amount OF
suffering in our own state is beyond
our power alone to assuage. We APP
peal to the public for aid. We will.
be the dispensers OF supplies to suf.
ferers in Wisconsin and Western
Michigan. We have. made every
necessary arrangement to accomplish
these purposes with economy and
effect. All con tributions in money
may be sent to Alexander Mitchell,
banker; all contributions of clothing.
bedding and other necessary supplies
may be directed to Harrison Ludipg.
ton, Mayor
(Signed) HARRISON HUNTINGTON.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Latest reports
from the terrible fires in Northern
Wisconsin and Michigan represent
the loss OF life as being fearful. Some
seven to eight hundred dead bodies
had already been recovered, and it
is believed that the number will
reach fully one thousand and the
wounded two hundred. This COM
prises at least threo-qnarters of the
population.
Here we have one of the most APP
palling spectacles ever presented to
the human mind. Immense tracts of
country; everything reduced to the
combustibility of finder on account
of the prolonged, drought are swept
over and nothing is left to mark the
place whore once happy homes exist
cd, except the debris OF their houses
and barns, and the charred remains
OF t b Q thousands of occupants
who could not escape from the de-
vouring element.
We are glad to hear directly from
Chicago by private sources that
large portion of the perishable sup
plies in that city, are being rapidly
pushed forward TO sucoour the survi-
vors Of the great fire simeon in Wis
consin and Michigan.
Our barns and stores are groaning
with prosperity. Shall we not fellow
eitizons do something for the suffer
ing hundreds who are liable to be
forgotten on account Of the magni.
tude Of the Chicago fire?
We hope our Relief COMMITTEES
will duly consider this matter and
divert rs much ct the donations as
they may think proper, to Mayor
Ludington at Milwaukee. The al
moner of that charity is Hon. Alex.
Mitchell, former President of the
Chicago Il Northwestern Railroad,
and. now a prominent, honorable
Banker at Milwaukee, and member
OF the present Congress.
Everything seat according to the
above proclamation will without
doubt be intelIigently and faithfully
applied,
In relation to the Speaker hip of
next House of Representatives, the
Register OF to day says
The gentleman most conspicuously
named, SO far, has been Hon. James
Wilson, OF Tama, Frequent men,
flon is also made OF Hon. ii. o. Pratt |
OF Floyd, J. Q. Tufts, of Cedar. Hon. |
Cicero Close, of Black Hawk, Hon, |
S. !, Caldwell, of Wapello, aud Hon.
M. J.. Rohlfs, OF Scott. There may |
be, and no doubt are, other gentle.
men mentioned in connection with
the place. We give the names of all
we have heard.
Mr.. Caldwell is in every way q1al.
lied tor Speaker, and we hope that
If the place falls to this portion Of
The State, that he may be the lucky
(
A clerical villain, named Rev. Viii. |
lam Thomas, of the United States
Brethren Church, detected at Osceo.
10 in cohabiting with another mans
wife the other night, concluded that
,he best thing he could do, under the
was to kill himself,
which he proceeded to do with NOR.