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, 1874-07-18
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE,

SptclaE UlspNtth to TIN ChlcNao Triotnt.
DAyENpoRr, 1n., July 17.-Anattempt ut suicide
wna 1nado last night Which caused bo!h comment
and aadneas In this ely. hlr, L. i. 1ngllam is
QUO Of tho most giflod Of lawyers .practiciug ut
Hli.oo As graduated from tho Law department. Of
tile State University III 1870. For the last three
or four days Mr. Inehau. has bcou iudngng IL
QUO Of hls drinking spells. About lo:45 oclock
ntreot, below Seeou1 and sa. down III chair III the
Alley Ut tho side ot tho suloqn. 4 fyiand, who
lad been trying to proyail upon him to coase
urtnlinr, was Nth him, aud took scot boalde
lin. llo called tor w'ue, and waa refused. In
God so.bebttly would blow my brAina out" 1u.
sta1t1y ilo PIT llis right hand boAinl him, drew
Il buck, orossed 1t over his brexst. sud hero TIL
forors ot pln!ol raa heard a,s.sd ilo & did, tha ~
| sim Asi M sasa u whAs ~ wAs
, 1874-07-18

Ksoaun, Ia., July II. ia74.)
II Tia Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
Sin Herewith find copy Of tho opinions"
Of tue Agents Of this, and tho DesMolnos Fort
Dodge Ratlroad Company, as to the prospect Of
the prosout w1ent-crop. It looks good. Very
respectfully, H. a. K1sHAnAN.
Eeokuk-Wheat in this aud adjoining counties
is noarly ali harvested. Average yiold. Quality
sand P,airte-Wheat all harvested in this
vicinity. Quality very good.
Cro|on-Naarly all cut Worry fair crop, both
rs TO qneity aud ', quantity. - -. o,,,n.,,u
t;ood. Yiold urge. Spring wheat noarly fall
Bonaparte-All harvested. About m average
crop Of very good quality.
Bralonspor-NoarlY oil cut. Quality Of fnh
whoat cnoice. and yiold nbuut twouty bushels
l,er acre, Spring wheat rathur poor.
Sl,n,,tit--Wlleat about all harvested. Good
quality. Farmers say 1t ia good average crop,
Douis-Harvest about over. Lnrgo quantity
l.,iepeadent--Fan wheat a!l cut. Crop average.
Spring wheat below avsrsgo aomewhat; DAM
aged By chinch-blg.
E|d1n--CuttIng just commenced Fair yiola
and good berry. Somo botsom"iands WILL ylold
Cli53!andZWheat harvested. About average
daantty in acres, and quality much superior to
last year.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AQuuk AAlaAuA4 A4uA
Drop, and much Of it.
Go,ns!ock's - WAeat.cutting noary finished.
Quantity laEge, and quality good.
Ediy1iAe--0utslng commenced. It will DO
fair average crop. ..... ...
Oshaloosa- -HarveBtlng progressing and aoro-
age and quality both In oxcess Of last year.
Leiqhton-Rarveat lust commenced. Prospects
good: Straw light berry plump and full hoaaa
" Pela~Harvosting tairly commenced. There
| mil In n f,,tI cro{ ctH}itv Atrrty GllirNvO Nm.
ofey-narvess % 1T: Just commenced. Larger
breadth sowu than last year. Quality excellont,
aud yield largo per aero. "ih shlp big BY
Xonros-Botter, both in quantity aud quality,
| than last year.
Prairie Cay--Good berry. Yield large.
Prairie City will maintain hex poHition ss the
| beat grain-stAtfon.
MilcAelluilhe- Harvest iuat, commenced: Tho
farmers say tho crop is o!,e-third better than in
| 1878. Quality III very excellent
/ Aloona--Very good crop; 16 to 18 buahelB
por aors Quality gooa plump , nnd f,l gssn
in earnest hero noxt Monday. Quality good.
| Yield lRrge.
Ashe,oa-Hasvcat tuat begun. Wheat Of good
quality, any great doal Of it.
Waukee-prospecta gooa. Wheat and oatH
being harvested. More than ordinary crUp, and
Daltas-Wl,eat-cro iino. Just commenced
cutting. Much bettor in all respects than last
year.
Min1ur7s-Crop A No. Twill grade straight
No. 2; and aoreage lArger than lust year .
fourth.
Perrs-Not commenced cutting, Quantity
and quality better than for three yoars.
Rippy-Wheat excellent quality and full aver
age og0p. Harvesting will be lalf-dono thi6
week.
Grand Junciton--JuHt commenced outing
Expect more than average crop, Qualify good
] lo,otie-ffaryeat not comtnunced. Crop vii
be good moro acres aud battar quality than las
year.
Iarn-Harveat Just commenced. Crop no
very good; somewhat damaged by graashoppcrs
Fors Dodgo-No wheat harvested yet. Gooi
syorago crop expected in this vicinity
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t." Dv your permission, will give what 70.

IT," BY your ptfHuHbun3 "ll BAF6 TtAF 1pS
gard aB tho boat romadys
First, wouta widen to 100 Or 1bo feet Hxr1i-
son mud Wcet Twenty.second atreets and Thick
II plant them with largo trooa. leaving barrow
wagon way in tho centre. I would treat other
etroota In the Weat Division In tho Bnrne msu-
NOT. would limo both banks Of tho North and
South Dranohes Of the Chicago River with troop.
would hayo al frame shods and stables 70,
tho city. would allow no acoumulatIons
Of imilammablo materials In any alleys
or back yards. The cost to cach individual
ouuor would not TO great forromoviug tho frame
building in tho city should be- thoroughly or
a1ninod. ut least once year, Ii reforonco to Its
liability to take fro.
would adopt Con. Whites ptan Of using tho
Holly system, with ono hoBo .htnt{on Tor e7ory
four, or oyon overy twelve. blocks In tho rcal-
denoo portion.
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LADIES' UNDERWEAR, 60.
SPECIAL, DARGAINS!
R. 4. Mcdowell 6 Co.,
228 West Madison-st.,
CoRNEn OF pEONIA.

We tnvo received from our Rochester Facto4
~ nm Immense Atnck of 11d[ess Catt0r UNs
DETeHYEAN. to be- antd without regard to cost.
Tho R1lrrnerttB arc nll scsved with taclk-Htttcb
u,oclincs.n .nud comprising all tho newcst styles.
Lntlfcs Gun tDfy OIL this sntc. great bnrEului
wil1 bp offered. Among the apecnI bnrEntna
will be 80 doz. Ladfes' Fine Chem,focs, svlth
carnct~caver baaoins, ut 35c cachs 20 doz. La.
dics' Ftnc Chcmfhcs, corded baud and siecvesf
ut CSC encha 80 dox. T.ndie4' tlne Clle.ftiacas
with corded band ana sleeves and rttltel very
t1tfo, nj 100 eachs 90 doz. Lnttlcs' extra hno
Cheanfscs, embroidered md tucked front, ut 81
caci; 20 Aoz. I4uAscs' Fins Drawers, tucked
md rufcst. ut s5c ench; Let If 1sutbl ai4lcred
Drawers at half nstces 80 dex. Ladies' tnlI-
sized NiGhL DresseK, rufed anh bias tucfSa In
front, ut roc cnchs 40 dnz. slightly sottel Mt
Anlf price, Ln.lies' Sltirts, In nil styles. ut n
grcnt rednnrioni Corset Covers, Dressing
Sacqucs, md Shirt Waists Mt law prtccA On
our csntro tabIe will be 90 dog. Tnitcs' and
nIisacs' Aprons, worth s2, st.7j, 8t.50, 81 .25.
81. ntl Mt thc uniform, price of 40cs encls lady
cnu tnkc her cli0ices 400 dog. I1ntlfcA' Linen
and EnabroIderd Coilura at Sc each 100 dog.
Linen CufTA Mt tJc muir.
ladies would do we'll to examine onr Corset
Department. before buying elsewhere.
oNE FRICE ONLY .
, 1874-07-18
OUR F1BEMEN AND THE FIRE.


Bin notice with much regret disposition
on the part Of tho press to conHuro tho tlre Oo~
partmont for shor conduct during the late bat-
There nre manv who hold to an ontiroly dit~
forent, and as tho result alone should 10 Bni'i-
cient to demonstrate, fer more just. opinion.
It IL not Henarons or fair to be too efitica! ID
regard to the origin aud sproul OF fire. The
place was favorable, aud 80 were the time and
all the surrounding circnmatancos. We Know
TINT fires will break out In spite Of eyery precan-
ton, aud that dry timber. famed by stiff
breeze. vii, burn with fearful Z Iapaty Inns Is
groatly disproportionate to its nopulation.
totally Inadequate for the OF tho
city. We have tr,istedt to "luck' aud TO "proyi-
ance upnu thoBe things which como ont of tho mind
Of men, mud which, when fullT trllesoa TO. 9ro
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Tbus station In the cuntre Of such 3 district
as III represented by tho above plat. by running
ono block north. aouth, east or west, would
nnver twoiye b'pcka, ] should noas aBauredly
n]nco at every station two to four Of
the most reliablo hand Neutrality-suspicious..
such ua will not got out OF order.
One thousand Of these, either placed at tho
hoso-statious or pnt iuto tho hands Of good citi-
zons il, every Bq,laro In the city, who would agroo
to tsko caro- Of mud uBo them, would unduubt-
cdly save their cost three or fonr timtB
every year. !. Ono million dollars worth
Of property In Chicago ia annually
consumed by ordinary lirea. not COUNT
Ing the great eonnagr%tions. and It Ia very req
aonabte to suppose tint LOCO sxt'nG'iBhois tn
The hands Of proper parties, would at loast savo
annunl-more thnn five times thelr cost;
II Geu, Whito'B plan should not
bo adopted should distribute the
oxting,,shers aB above, and add
to o,tr ilre-engines one or two onginest OF ut
lcast four ti,nos the capacity Of our proaont
ones, to be dsawnby four or Bi1 horses, mud throw
ipg 2-noh stream. Surh a RtrcAm OF water
,Yonltl delugc almost auy building, and put out .
large 1ile ia yory few minutes. Thcas would
bo called out only Ut general alarms.
would 1iaso q superintendent Of explosives
who would always havo at hiB command powder
aud torpodoes for blowing up buildings When
ncccBsprY 10 prevent q general conhaEratton.
Ho could perform other duties whaE not OIL
eagotl In lis sn"cial duty. His magazine might
bo placed undcr the lako, wi.ls a ptar running to
It. Without come auoh precautions as the
above, Chicago Ia In imminont danger at ovory
wind-storm, especially every one from tho weat
or southwest. Il. d. JohSaoH'
, 1874-07-18

70 the E1ttoT o. lNe tHtf"Ho 4t'onHe: .
SIN notioe, with regret. in tue report Of
the County Agent published in to-lay'a TR1nuHE
that but five applicationB wore made by the huf~
fosurs from tho Gre for paBaea to tho country:
1t III now harveBt-tme, aud tue farnlera need gu
the help they can get, both male and femaie,
and they arc willing to pay llberally for 1t, Sud
What these sufferers T0ud enrn this summon
would support them and their children
nicely noxt winter, giving. thon, food
and fual in abundance, i,tstaad Of remaining
here to be a burden Oh those too benevolent 10
eco tho,n auifor from hunger and cold, even
though their own folly aud improvidouco arc 10
blame fur it,, Last wiutor, and winters previous.
BENEVOLENT assocations we're formed for Bpecial
tho Jurisdiction OF the Rellof and Aid Socicty,
aud it would take manY Volumes to describe tho
aed caaes we found, Wo gavc our tll,lo
and mouey, to say nothing Of tho
trials Of patience, tho hoartaphes, aud dis
gust fthat it waa impossible not 10 fooD ovor
ullr yory unpleasant, though aosf-impoaou, tasht
for can assure you that the romanco OF it u I'LL
imaginary, yet tlleae ponplo will not go whore
theY oan tAko caro- Of themsolyoa and their clilt-
d,en, but will stay to suffer ne1t winter al they
have lono in tho past, whilo we take tlo tl'no
that should be tlovosod to rest and rccreatinn to
visit and care for them. It Ii all very well to say
that We are foolish tlat wo Aro "enconrsgnitE ~
vice aud idleueaH," but When We see llalf-
uakod chidron crying from hunger u.l cold, or
sick, ,wrotcAed, and discouraged mon and womel,
We aro not apt to stop aud inquire tho caloeh
that lot to such 8tate Of things. but feel that
their pransipg uocessItiea must DO relieved 1t
once. Oh, dear it ia like ruuElng water into q
nieyo--tt neyor flls Viii it bo 30 always? LII
%Afan 0n,oAoo O. July II, 1874. h1ns. LEVI VINO.
, 1874-07-18

~ ths Editor qr Tkt Chicago Iriou.s:
SIN: think that It will bs admitted on all
siles that Fire-Msrshal DennoE is tho beat abused
pilioial III the city as tue present time. Now, I
think great amount Of that ahuBe Ia not
deserved TINT 1t Ia to other causcH than Mr..
Beune,'s inenloioney the city will have to look
for a remedy. believe the number Of ilremon
n; pI,ae; III Il tho word of tho Chief Marsha vas
law with hls men, md no interference from Al
dortnen or other city maguhteH In the discharge
OF his onarouH duties allowed, bue that no be
hold strictly responsible by the CITY Council Tor
both men and material. Tue employing Of men
alould. III In England, be left with the Marshall
and the total exclusion OF al men employed 10
the Fire and Police Departments from all poll
should bo enforcad, auy framau or policeman
found Interfering In such local or general poll
tics to be Immediately diatniHaod. In my opln-
lon, this iB the first remedy.
Now, gir, IS to tho suggestion to hand over TUG
Fire Department to tho insurance companies.
think 1t il highly absurd; 1t would 6o an ao-
acknowledgement of tho failure Of local govern
msut. when such IL not the case; nothing haA
failed but political jobbcry mud corruption OF
as sm s Gsaao GSssnhS Il ssS Ses Tfaa 9 sS osa ess
dollars. The cItizenH could mover bo expected
to hand over to private partios such vast
smount OF ratos annually subscribed by non-'n-
cured as we'll NJ insured perHons. I believe suoh
atAtt " AVdH Auk 4A4ak ~ A4I4 ~ sAo
world.
But there is another phase Of the question
That has not yet been broacllet that IN, provided
she Department ta roModood at great expense
to the city, whRt would bo tho proportion tho
Insurance societies would pay annually toward
maintaining aueh Nh efficient Fro Department 7
10 ssk them to boar ali the EXPENSE would indeed
be- absurd (as you Atate to-duy). but to ask t!,em
10 pay fair percentage for increased security
Is, Ia my opinion, 8 matter well worth
tito consideration Of the oitY and
tie companies. III the Cty of Manchester snol,
a system IL in operation. balleyo 25 per cont
u The amount paid BY tho Insurance men, bur
the Chicago agent OF she Loudon, Liverpool L
1lobe ot1lca viii bolyo that. II enables tho in.
surauco companies to offer suggestions az to the
management from tima to Tins, aud 80 e.feotuaI
has The Joint management boan that tile pre-
utunaa Oh ilrn insurance has boon reduced to q
Eth Of per cent per annum.
I believe that the whole ramedy will bo found
tn the sholishng Of tho Board Of Police and
Fire Commissioners, the appointment Of = Chie
Marshal by the City Council who shall he
Ciyll Engineer, aud 10 hold responsible in over,
particular for tile conduct OF his subordlnAto
Ind apraianoea; the police to BE- placed undal
by the pity Council. thoy being subject. te th
1hoie couuo'i. ). u,
QK1otsoy July u, 1874.
, 1874-07-18
CALIFORNIA WHEAT FOR EUROPE.

commenced londing now wheat for tho European
n,arkat. Tho drat yosaol tic Star Of l1opc, for
Liverpool, will lond at Vallejo. Tho 0rangore
will soil when the ships nro full or when on tho
pyaY O1tt.
, 1874-07-18
PRESS. COMMENTS ON THE FIRE.
4 yena1p1x n1s1Axx, AND roL1TlcAL FIRE nErAaT-
MENT.

NENT,
ftpm Ehs 81 Luuf4 Dtmasrnt. -
Beyond doubt tue haste md ucouoIny with which
1nauy Of thn buildings oG tue new ChicaRo wcro
ouetsd, aud the c.Ibs ,uiatnka Of permitting woode
structures to De put up within tho ctt7 limits have
ally hoped un balloyod tlAt after TIN grcat re. The
City ot Ghcugo would 4ka mora than ordnaFy sa!e to
A1t Ut Tho oily ut least Tie buildings eIeosa ehunld
ho as learly Are-proof posslhe. but u! have
known how completely thla nut1sra expectation "sV
Ghicaxo hAs apparently grown ,aore couhaont eud
rtckess iu ssgard to Area -sincs hnr tefTll 10
ytttatipn, AZ lnatter of bo,a1,A economy, tie
erection Of rnora duraha snl sol b.lldtugs has oi
bccn ursod especially wthin tho iss yess when u wss
nolce how great ware e exFa.ises q ssnls. re ~
, 1874-07-18

In tho atmosphere 1pesisncod here during tho samo
months, tho othar9y producod b7 tho heat akeh awa1
The dsat1e for wholesome food and frequent pcspationt
reduoo bodily snesay, particularly those suffering from
tho saos Of dob,1itaung diseases. In osdor tn keep
natural hoaltbfu activity Of the yston, us must resort
to Artificial For thin purpose schoncks Soswoed
Tonic is oectual. fow doscs wifi create Appo
Tito and give rcsh .9or the cnor.ated body ys
pspsta 1t IL Invaluable Many eminent phystcians hard
doubted whether d5spopaa be permanently cured BY
ute drugs wh!ch generally employed for that purpose
Thu Sea- Wood Tonic In IT. nature Ia totally d6eron from
such drugs. It contains corrosive minerals ac!s'
Id Esct it arsists tho regular operations of nature, and
supplies her deficiencies. Tho tuno In it, nature Sd
much resembles tho gastric uteo that It h almost ieuti-
cal with that utd Tho gastric upo tho natural soy"
Ont which, In hoAhy condition Of the body, a
food dsoated and when this uIco not o1cretod
sucisnt quantities indignation. With all s dstfoss
ing symptoms, fofowa. Thu sea-Wcpd Tonic perfoEmI
the duty Of tho gAlrio Juice han tho latter b dohcan
sshensk. ses: Wood Tonic so!d By 4! 2Ensgi.!.:
, 1874-07-18

To tho Editor Of Tbs Chicago 3s1tuns:
61A aay you don't want more t1re-enginea |;
what you do want ia large reservoir, built Bay
At the astoaian vol, and Is high as prudence
would admit OF. Connect this with tho mhine |;
let there be three tifa-plugs where Ia now Que In
each block. Then got hose, phY about 0 foet long.
with the nozzle attached thereto, aud II this
would not beat all yonr ars.ensinoa put me down
Is knowing nothing. &.
QulpAau, July II, 1874.
, 1874-07-18


~ th4 Editor Of 1hs Ch,taao Tribune:
Sm If nny ono can suggest plan BY which
Huch cala1nltea ~ have yisltod our city cal ho
ayorted, IL Ia certainly duty to do g. 1t IL
evident to my MUD TINT Chicago will always
be more Or eas subject 70 aeSnssag ,,sating
aud aud tho "'Is prevalence Of the neavy wiuds
from the south aud southwest. which ropdor 1t
next to impossible to arrest q fire, whom it has
once fairly gottan under head~ay. Our e1peri-
auoe of such trials has been terrible indeed:
It has oceurrnd to mo that tho CITY should ap-
wide, running from eas. to west aoross Tue
middle Of blocks, aud build upon it . solid brick
wall With broad base, and gradually leBsoning
In thickness as 1t approaches tho top, such =
rail- to DO built ut intervals Of several blocks, and
running parallel to oach other, to arrost
It's Of two walls betweon which any
IRE might originate. I thought last
night, o. looked at the fire, It such wall as
hsd In my mind waB stretched acro5B from eaat
to wost, Just aouth Of Harrison street how easily
the fro might have beeu stopped. The idca Of
tina ago, and to-day have apoken OF it to SOW
oral friends, and tho pIan seelns to strike them
all favorably,
That auo{, walls would accomplish The object
In view sooms to have been fully demonstrated
by. the solid broadAide wall Of the
tho Aro IN that direction from going
further north, and I understand that
not drop Ut water was thrown upon 1t from
Auy engiue. Something, it strikes me, should
bc constructed IN the way Of barr1cade against
such Hres as ne have In Chicago, sufficiently
dcsolating undcr The most favorable oltcum-
stances, but espeoully 10 since, ~ you say,
there aro acres Of wooden buildings surrounding
tho city On every side. JOHN y. GARDINER.
cH1uAoo, July II, 1874.
, 1874-07-18

HxNxDY AoAlNsT ZIG Trnf8.
~ khsE&itor n Th4 CHICAGO Tr,tutle:
-. 6las You say ln yeaterdsy's issue. "Now il
tho line for anybody who hss aura remedy
list big erss 10 give hs pablo the hennt, nf
, 1874-07-18


~ the Editor Qf The Chi.aqo Ifttans:
sIR, wiah to call the attention of tho puelic
to thu resistance offered by the different classea
Of brick walls to the spread Of fires. It isa
builders that walls Of the medium class wall tutn-
bio down ut the slightest provocation, mud that
they oifor but b minimum reHstapce, rcady to
collapse at the worry suggestion af danger: But
burned and thoroughty-wet brick, laid with a
close joint, perfectly mud sodly banded together.
will btaud like walls Of iron, bidding defanoo
to tic elements.
am glad to know that ve have builders 10
Chicago "who build Tor the ages" But they
cannot compete With mon who hayo neither
money, reputation. nor conscience to loose.
OnicAoo, July IT. 1874. BUILDER.
, 1874-07-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

MANY vaults and safos in tho burnt district
have been oponed. and al hayo been found In
ass sas eud,.inn rba min. a "a MT vet ooo,od
6'oa s"uu'1.n' e .1,'., .D' A-.e ~. ,s...
,.a o'losoy 49, ~ ' 49, a,a,a srnat sar;nr. nsnr
'@"''s' .uaA " 'no s'"s" oos =, ~
WAS found In perfect preservation anu tne coa-
tenta uninjured.
r,o ,o,aoranb.v;rea In the burnt district will
pfooaniy oa sepaifeo w so.nlenss ~ 'A4e'
forco Of workmen haYo heen detailed.
Tho nettttons reolestinr tho Council to p.o-
,,,r;, ia o-a,,,or ~ INV ,1oro ,romc hri,dnra
:.' 49, o,... ,:.,,ts r.n,o,, r,n-, o,ro,,1o "a
WHINE tno elty limits. WHICH "ese c'leu'a'oo
yesterday wore igned By oil who Lad ~ oppor"
trnity. The one presented on Change hsa tho
nnme of ovorv membor. ard its rcaliug WAS
, 1874-07-18
THE FIRE.


hsnslvu tho part north Of tho fro Hooned doomed to
immediate destruction.
II wo had had this avenue aud tho Indiana
Avonuo car-traok extondcd to Randolph straot
tho city cara could have run down all the tma,.
but as 1t Has, tho cars and stngoa vDro nll
stopped, because the fire was upon all tho streets
on which they run, aud Michigan nyen"e, wss
crowded with wagons loadod with goods and
happoned now twico may 1t not occur. agaln
Have we not reason to suppose II flre COM
rneuees on Clark or State street, at any umo.
but that It will burn through to Michigan
q WY OH which we cur, Hafoly md quickly ro-
treat, and give to tl,oao who arc caught on {. one
aldo Of tie firo m opportunity TO got to tho other
aldo quickly mud without difficulty.
OuioAao' Iulv H. 1874, d LooKEn-oN.
, 1874-07-18
HOW TO REFORM.

CHICAGO, July II, 1874. q LooxEn-oa.
now 70 REFORM.
10 the Editor Of The chitooo 7rtb"te:
SIN; To tho many suR&cstous now made 70.
apocting our Fire Department, 1 would add tho
FIs FirsiErto EI sbolistine Of the Board Of Fire
Commissioners, on tho ground Of incompetency,
md lifting 1t from the political element, tho only
TWO thiugs for which our department is noted.
Second-Tho appointment Of Chiof who un-
the aituaton in time OF bangor, and who will
enforce tho htricteHt discipline, and overlook no
departure tlcrofronl, hut will give tho men to
understand thoro iB but Que oonrae for thom, or
Third-The addition to tile force Of several
hoso-elovators. whereby water may bo thrown
on tho top Of the highest building III
the city. Tho. authorities may tako, ~ u q
good model for this, tho London Fro
Or fonr men. with slight slteratton, tlis
could be ma{lo Of tho most valuable aid IN tho
extinguiBhmont Of auy fire iii tho robnilt portion
Of tho city which I foar would nut bo ut. r, saay
matter now. In case tho tire got a hcatl"Gy Hero
cope with big tires.
Fourul-fho keeping back Of tho crowd ut
least block from . fire. thereby giving tho tire
1aen chance to work without being hindofea M W oy
easy matter, and would prevent numerous casn"
With regard to the suggestion to turn over tho
management Of tho Department to tho nndef-
way tue civ is not III as good = position to
choose responsible man aa tho nuderwritoro
provided it can DO lifted above politics.
The suggestion as to fof,nlns corps ct ~ asp.
pers In unnecesnary, as tho l1raneu ought to be
trained to do this as one Of tho most important
% Of their = duties; 1t Is 10 eleewhoro-why not
hore7 Tho euggcation Of hoating onginoa u
good and wouid doubtless huve hean actod on
toug ago il tic heads Of tho departments had
Ism and politics.
Thero Is 10 doubt re have the material whore
Of to nuke a fire htigade Second to none It'll thu
world, but, With the present incompetent mau
agomont, we ate In The very uneny!ablo position
Of paying 'big money!" and getting no prptco
ton from cala1nit!es.
Hoping the lust lcaaon will be sufficient tt
make radical cblngo, renutn
AN AsaLo~A1iEnIuAN.
fr1u 1
, 1874-07-18
CROPS.

Wheat III Iowa.
EzokuK b DEsMoKNEs RAILWAY COL
OFFiuE SUIT. TELE0RAPn,
KEoHtrH H. July IL 1874
, 1874-07-18

From IL ElkhNTI 1NtI.5 HfF1e7t9 -,
It seena tat there g fatality attending tnt 4fe3t
MrronoiIx or Tho West, The city Which aad taan
r,lset gu a situ Ut Tho doomed of la7l oacs more
lald low. Baeh terrible cas1nlty ought 70 etms pmt
much VI tue wurk for Ito past throc ycar# In .wspt
away IN aM hour. Thls blow will HtAggur cysn tho
stout hexrta aud almost psralyza tle arins o. tho men
VIC had struggled 10 Rrd to recover telr tcs! from
tho ljssstpr q lB1l Tho nstion IL aRan ted TO Tue
Ctr of Tho Wost toncs mora 10 pity ~Ad y hSp Il
sTSr ssnamahltt asAAfFsA RsntAtty aad AsAilAass