The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-11-12

hE6AlNO Op DAAhHha ~ GURblUEH
Il THE ssITUATIoN.y q
A crowded meeting Of merchants,
bankers and Others was held in the
Chamber OF Commerce this afternoon.
Among the prominent gentlemen present
were Jackson s. Schultz, Henry Grinnell,
Royal Phelps s. B. Chittenden, Russell
ESturgis, Henry Clews, A. A. Low, George
IOpaykei and r. s. Winston. Hon. VIM.
"a. Dodge presided. The following reso.
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That 1t becomes the mercan.
tile community promptly to tender to the
merchants Of Boston, and to all sufferers
lby the devastating fire of yesterday, the
expression Of our deep and hearty sympa.
thy Land to- proffer such generous CO.
operaton jim measures Of relief as the cir.
cumstances Of the case and the urgency
OF time demand.
| 'ReS0gred, That committee be appoint.
ed to consider what measures, II any, il
behooves this community to adopt In or.
der to ameliorate primary disabilities that
are likely to result from the sudden de-
strunton Of the properly, books and
IpapeSsaot hundreds Of mercantile firms.
Resolutions were also adopted con.
demning the Mansard roofs, and
recommending the establishment Of a
board of engineers, who. In case Of
FIRE be invested with legal, authorityot
enter and blow up buildings, whenever,
in the judgment OF the head Of the fire
department the, flames have passed be.
yond the control of that department. '
Commodore Levy spoke in lavor OF in.
Producing salt water into this city, which
he said could be accomplished at a cost
OF $4,000. We are surrounded by water
but t!have not enough athand to beavaila.
BILE in the event OF conhagration like
that at Boston or Chicago. Adjourned.
Arrived, steamship Maine, from Bre-
man. go. .-,.7-., .,,.,
FIRE TRAPS FORBIDDEN.
The Board Of Aldermen at a meeting 10.
day forbade the erection OF Mansard
roofs unless ol fire proof material
THE SHOE AND LEATHER TRADE.
Gentlemen interested in the leather
tradelin Boston do not think the almost
most total destruction Of the leather trade
in that city will bring about any suspen.
sions, except, perhaps, in cases of one or
two small firms. The stock held :byithe
Sleading houses was light. : .444A
SECRETARY BOUTWELL, RECALLS AN En-
GAGEMENT.
Secretary Boutwell, was to lecture In
Brooklyn tonight, but has telegraphed he
Is unables to keep his engagement, and
that tho Boston disaster, will compel him
70 fenain at his posJos5 IeIgl'
EXCITEMENT IN INSURANCE CIRCLES.
The excitement in insurance circles
here tonight is intense. Tie suspension
OF the Humboldt and international Com
panies.i j., announced. .-1sr --s...-..
! The Spectator furnishes the following
reliable list Of losses:
American, New York, 10000; Ameri-
can Exchange, $l0I0 900; Arctic, 100000;
Black River, $50, 600; Brewers and Man
uiacturers', $4,000; Capital City, now the
Citizens, New York, $3.50, 900; City, New
York, $4,000; Clinton, $50 900; Colum-,
bia, $4,000, Commercial, $50, 600; Eagle,
none; &ebhardt, $29, 800; German Ameri-s
can, $l00 1000; Germania, 1915 900; GlenS
Falls, $50,0Q0; Greenwich, $4,000;
Hamilton none; the Hanover, loss
$975O0O; Howard, none; international,
$500 900; Jefferson. $40 900; Kings Coun..
ty, 100000; Knickerbocker, none; La
fayette, $1,000; Long Island, none; Lor.
lizard, $4,000; Market, $50, 900; Manhat..
tan, $S5 900; Meehan1cs% $5 ,0O0; Mechan.
les and Traders'I $25, ,000;s Nassau, none;
New York !!Eahitabls 9 $15 900; New
York, none; Pacific, SIS 900; Relief, $780,
000;, Rutgers, none; Standard, 1876, ,000;
Star, Y$l6O 00D;I United States, $1,000;
Williamsburg City, $100,0 900; Liverpool,
London and Globe, q ,6S9,bOO; Washing
ton, Of New York, 100000; Farraquet,
100000; Commerce, $82,000; Firemens',
Sl22 900; Republic, $500 900; Importers
and Traders; $50, 900; st. Nicholas, $l5,-
900; Whestcheater, $76,O 900; North River,
none; Park, none; Manufacturer and
Builders, none; Lamar, heavy; Exchange,
SIS, 900; American Central, $l6 900; Far
mers' Of York, $4,000; Lancaster, none;
Pennsylvania Underwriters, $4,000; Nj
agara, not over $500 900; sprtnheld, $25I-
900; TFadesmens, $4,000; Traders, Of
Chicago, $50, 900; Commerce, Of Albany,
$50, 600; Merchants none; Alps, $S4 600;
New York and Yorders $4,000; Lanca-
shire $l25 900! Mechanics and Traders
$25, 900; NatipnRl, NY, $l40,O00 Fire
mems Trust s. 900; Amazon $50 900; TIKI
umph, $50 1000; St. Paul Fire and Marine,
$4,000; Franklin. Of Philadelphia, $780,
600; Girard, $4,000; Globe, $16, 900; Mon
tanic, $5, 900; Etna, OF Hartford, $780,
LOCO Hartford, $3.50 900; Connecticut $20,- :
t0O0;; Orient, $3.50, 600; National, ot Hart
ford, $l25.000; Ph9uix, Of Hartford,
$45O06O. All the Providence companies
say they will como out straight IN The
American aud Mercantile, Of Boston, will
20 on, Ths Boylston must stop, The
1 New. .Jeney, companies lose only tfftllng
amounts. The Continental Insurance
Company Of New York has assets
amounting 70 over %, 100000. II the en-
tire amount Of the risk within the district
is D total loss one.half It's surplus will pay
tor It. III Itl 4 illii
THE TREASURY TO AFFORD RELIEF.
I It's known that the United States
Treasury will MD tho money market II
necessary BY selling largely Of gold and
buying bonds. a-lN ~ w o.
NEw YoRK, November 10.-At the On.
nual dinner given by the Mercantile Ii
brary Association last evening, Charles
i O'Conor delivered q speech on the pfo-