The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-21
CHICAGO.

CH,cAGo, January 2O.-Two destruc-
tive fires occurred about three o'clock
this rnorning, causing loss OF several
thous and dollars. The temporary pas
senger depot of the Michigan Central
Illinois Central, and Burlington and
Ouinc railroads, at the foot OF Lake
street. vas destroy ID, with six or eight
passen ger coaches and Pullman cars
includ ing all the baggage in the store
rooms and contents OF the ticket office.
Loss probably one hundred and tity
the usa I'D dollars. About the same time
q Llocl :; OF fine marble front stores on
State street, south Of Van Buren, was
DESTROY, d with their contents. Lose
about o, re hundred and fifty thousand
dollars. ~ps
THE LOSS.
The loss by the destruction Of the
Union rail. Dad depot this morning is
placed at $4,000, besides loss Of bag
vase, for wh ich heavy claims will I'M.
doub,edly be made. Over three hum
dred pieces oi baggage were destroyed,
including all that came in last night.
Eve passenger coaches were destroyed
and eight or nine damaged. The loss
from the State street FIRE, which occur
red at the same time, amounts TO $780,.
600.
Sale OF An Episcopal Church,
Chri.ts Episcopal Church, which so
long has been the subject o! legal and
eccle siastical contention, was s:ld very
quietly on Saturday, to William Al
drich, OF this city, Tor S9.50O. The sale
was under q foreclosure OF mortgage tor
81, 500, held by Mr.. Vaug han. Of Rhode
Island. This mortgage vas given about
two years ago, and the purchaser as
| sumes the old g, 800 mortgage, under
| which the church was TO have been
sold next Thursday. The interest due
on tha mortgage has now been paid
40 th at the sale will not come of. The
counsel conducting the case, to eujoln
Mr. Cheney from using the church. ex-
presses the opinion that this move OF
the trustees is fraudulent and void in
any event, aud that it is a flank move
ment made in the belief that they are
certain to be defeated in the pending
litigation.
Return .T DerauitIBg ReVenus
| Collector.
4 dispatch from Springfield says
John T. Harper, defaultipg revenue
collec tor Of tha, district, has returned
from Canada, where he fed some time
ago, and it is believed has received the
! promise OF pardon on the condition Of
a inll confession. 1t is thought that
this will implicsts many Others, who
are greatly alarmed at tie prospect.
Starving Indians.
A dispatch from 81. Paul confirms
the report that the Vermilliou band OF
Indians are starving, their aDnuities
due last year not having been paid and
that cases ofcannibalism have occurred.
The Pembiuos in the extreme north
west part OF the State are said to be
similarly destitute, except that they
have received their annuities. The
Chippewas in this State have been
sbamefully abused By the Indian Bu-
resu officers
Rafferty, Again.
In the case of Chris. Rafferty, tried in
Chicago for murder, he applied for .
new trial. The fourth trial win be held
iu the State Supreme Court on Monday
next.
Murdered On the Street.
Laet evening, st about II o'clock. as
a man named Foster was passing the
corner of Madison and Clinton streets,
he was attscked.by three roughs named
respectively Thomas Buckles, Thomas
Coates, and William Mccoy, who beat
him upon the head with . club, from
the effects OF which the injured man
died this morning. Hslesves Q wife in
Baltimore. The murderers were ar
! rested. .gDesH
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