Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-07-23


CHICAGO, July 15.-Another fire
broke out about 4 80 this afternoon In
the northwestern part of the city, in
the vicinity Of Milwaukee and Chica-
20 avenues. Fifteen or twenty build
ings were burned. They were chiefly
stores, salO0ns and carpenter shopa. A
brisk northwest breeze famed the
flames, aud tho inhamable character ot
the buildings fed them till It seemed
as though the flro would assume the
proportions Of that OF last night, but
the fire department were promptly or
hand, and by vigorously battling o!
the flames they were finally subdued
with only the loss stated above. Great
excitement prevailed for time, % II
seemed inevitable the flames would
sweep towards the heart of the city.
The fire originated In the smoke
house Of Dugan's packing establish.
ment. Almost An entire block wal
consumed. but the buildings were gem
orally of the poorer sort. The fire
ragged for an hour and half. A plan.
ing mill with some valuable machin.
cry and patterns was destroyed.
AsssA A
placed ct sixty thousand dollars. The
flames are now completely under con-
troll.
Incenalariaisn.
During the progress of this fire two
attempts at incendiarism In tho same
neighborhood were discovered and
frustrated. In one case kerosene oil
was used.
Ana Yes AnesAer.
About six o'clock an alarm from
Wabash avenue and Madison street.
was sounded, out tine nre proved OF
small moment.
Io.day's nre occurred ABOUT D p: M,
on MiIwa9kee avenue, between ean-
CANON ana Morgan ssreosss ana Oet0re
mon and Pratt streets, destroying
about twenty-five houses, the major
~ Oelng nome snantles. Inc local.
ity was inhabited ~ the poorer class
q Germans. Inc loss y probably
y0OOUU, ana the lnsarsnce 10 NOT more
than one fifth that amount.
-, 70 ~,
nights hre WIZ be about !6Q0O. IN.
sursnce ~ severA c0mpemios g e0out
01e.nItn snAs amount. Ihe OodiGs OF
OF TWO grown persons ana 2 cniid
were fonnd unoer tne runs OF build
ing No. aoA On SCUM Ciark street. last
4vonlng, anu ssken ~. tne mOfgue'
Inose sro victims Oh tne Iuesoay nre.
CHICAGO, July l6.-The following
are the principal losses: Dugan 9
packing house and out buildings
about 5000, stock 10000; Katz b
Miller planning mill and part of their
machinery probably about $4,000; +.
A. Mathews, hardware. 5000; Mad
er's vinegar factory 5000, and Det.
mars coffin manufact0ry.
New YORK, july l6--The Ne,rs
says the question of the separation of
Mr.. and Mrs. T1lton 10 now In the
hands of n. B. Morse, formerly Judge
of the Court Of Appeals. Judge Morse
is the step-father or Mrs. Tilton, and
has been her husband . intimate friend
for many years.
W,a - as
NEW YoRK. July l6.--News is re-
ceiyed by the wav OF San Domingo
that three Cubane. who la:s;sly landed
on the coast Of Camagusy, from Z ves-
sci in the old Bohsme canal. wore ,,ap-
tured shortly. after landing by tn,
Spaniards, and were executed on the
Spanish gunboat Neptune, in which
they were being conveyed from New.
yetas to Havana. s s,3s.,s...5..y 1.
Juan Bellido De Luna, editor Of the
Cuban papor La Independcncsa, and
Jose Ferror De Canta, editor OF the
placed under bonds 10, prevent them
from duelling.
All Secret Service officers on duty
in this city, have been summoned to
Washington to answer charges pend.
ing against them in connection with
the ring safe burglary.
News has been received here that
the French Steamship Company have
dismissed from their service Captains
Lemarc and Ranssau, the former of
the steamer Europe, and the latter Of
the steamer AmeriQue. Both have
been removed for abandoning their
vessels. A warrant has been
James Mccarthy first mate Of the
American ship Cultivator on charge
of having on the 11th of last January.
shot and killed John Smith Glios John
Wright, one of the seamen of that yes.
sci, when she was ono day out from
San Francisco. NcCarthy and several
witnesses are daily expected ct this
port on the steamer ColimA having
been sent here for trial BY the Ameri-
can Consul at Brussels.
New YORK, July 16.-WashingtOn
advices state that Secretary Bristow
announces In explanation Of the terms
upon which the i've per cent funded
bonds are offered for proposal that all
Of subscription, and in addition there
to all interest that win have accrued
mp to 8 months thereafter, must be
paid by the subscribers whose bids are
adopted and must be 90 calculated in
all the settlements together with pay
msnt TO bs made athe time OF subscrip-
tlon or ct any time within 3 months
khnroa fkAs. #