The Portland daily press., 1874-10-31
FIRES,


FIRES,
Extensive Con6a gratiOns in Ohio, ERai-
ana and Kentucky.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 3O-A despatch from Hart
ford city, Ind, says terrible fire is raging in
the woods just south of that place, fully four
miles in length, heavy wind blowing it along
the track of the Fort Wayne & Cincinnati
railroad, threatening the track and bridges
with destruction.
A Dayton special says that the woods and
fields between Union city and Greenville and
Dods0n and Greenville, are on fire in many
places, hundreds of acres being covered with
flames. In the forests the flames climb the
tops of the highest trees, and present a terribly
also raging in the vicinity of Oxford, Logan,
Cresline, New Lexington, Cambridge, Kenton.
Ironton, Bellefontaine, and Delaware, Ohio, and
Rushville, Indiana, and Russell, Ky. There is
great scarcity of water at all points
Passengers on the Pan Handle road from
Steubenville to Cincinnati, arriving this morn
ing, report the woods on fire in places from
Denison, 100 miles east, to Columbus, and as
far as Morrow, 20 miles southwest, for dis
tance of 170 miles. The worst fire is five miles
northeast of Columbus, and near Frazersburg,
east of Newark. Between Columbus and Nor
row the fires are few. On the railroad between
Greenville and Dodson fires are raging in the
forests tonight, People on the farms and in
the villages are greatly alarmed and endan-
gered.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 3O.-The woods in the vi.
entity of Geneva were burning yesterday.
There was great excitement among the citizens
who turned out en- masse to fight the flames.
The fire is now under cantrol. Forty acres
were burned over.
A Brewery Burned ut PhiIadelphia-Loss
$45 900.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3O-The Falls Park
brewery, owned by Jacob Hohenadel, was
burned to-day Loss $45s
In Sunbury. Pa.
HARRISBURG, Get. 30.-A large fire is raging
in the central portion of Setin's Grove, Sun
bury. The fire department of this city started
for there at o'clock this evening. The fire
can be seen from Lewisburg, seven miles above,
but If is impossible TO obtain particulars.
I'm a silver Mine.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. AT 2 o'clock this
afternoon fire broke out in Belcher Mine. Ne
yada, $50 feet below the surface. Huge vol
umes of smoke poured out of the shaft. The
alarm was promptly given and the fire depart
ment turned out in force. Hundreds of women
and children assembled fearing their husbands
and fathers were perishng in the mine. They
were, however, all got out in safety. Half an
hour after the fire broke out the flames burst
out of the main shaft several hundred feet in
the air, hurting fragments of rock in every d.
rection. 1t resembled volcano in action. The
timbers of the shaft to tile depth of 1000 feet
will be destroyed At last accounts it was be-
lieved the fire was under control. No lives
have been lost. The origin of the fire is I'M
known and the loss cannot be ascert ain ed, but
must be heavy.
Forest Fires.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 30.-Forest fires are raging
from cambridge to Burnsville, Rose County,
o., a distance of six miles.
A Gazette special reports extensive fires
along the Cleveland, Sandusky & Cinninnati
railroad The most serious are near Kenton
forest, Bellefontane and Urbana The high
wind tonight increases the devastation and
danger.
The fires in the timber lands near Newcastle
Ind, are reported under control. The damage
cannot yet be estimated, but Will be very heavy
Utah Matters.
SALT LAKE City, Oct. 30.-The Union Pacific
Express, westward bound, was nine hours late
in arriving at Ogden last night, and reported
two inches of snow on the road between Evans
ton and Ogden.
The grand jury has adjourned for three weeks
from next Monday, but will in tie meantime
examine the city and territorial prisons, and
investigate the city, county and territorial
accounts.
1t is reported that the libellous allegations in
the Salt Lake Herald against Judge Mexican
are entirely groundless; that the evidence
adduced was uniformly vindication of the
honesty, integrity and impartiality of the chief
justice, and that while they condemn the attack
upon the chief justice, yet the freedom of the
press is so essential to general welfare, they do
not deem it advisable at this time to indict the
editors of that paper.
Important Newspaper Change.
CHICAGO, Oct 3O.-An announcement was
made in the Evening journal tonight that
Hon. Joseph Medill, one of the founders of the
Chicago Tribune, has purchased a sufficient
amount of stock in the company, added to
what he already had, to give him the control
ing interest, and that he would assume entire
control OF the paper at an early day. In an
interview Mr.. Medll said the statement was
correct and that the circumstances which
brought about the change were briefly as fol-
lows: AS is generally known political differ
ence of opinion between Mr.. Medill and the
other stockholders of the Tribune, caused the
withdrawal of the former from the editorial
connection with the. paper some four years
since connection which has never been re-
newed, except for short period Immediately
after the fire Of 1871, and which was ended by
MedilPs election to the mayoralty. At the
close of his term of Office Medill went to Eu-
rope, and while there, during the latter part of
last summer he received information that he
could either sell bis stock in the Tribune or
purchase controlling interest," which he was
DESTROYS of doing. He Immediately arranged
to come home, and since his arrival here, some
two weeks ago, negotiations have been pending
purchases of White all the stock in the Tri-
bune except minor portion, which he will re-
tain at present, as an investment Mr.. White
will go to Europe with the hope of recruiting
his health, which has been considerably inn
paired by his severe professional labors of the
past four years.
Mr.. Alfred Cowles, for twenty years business
manager of the Tribune, retains considerable
portion OF the stock, and will continue to n, an
age the business department. As to the politi-
cal status of the paper hereafter Mr.. Medill
declares that his Intention is to put it back into
the position it so long, and always while under
his management, occupied: that of an exponent
of the principles of the Republican party and
defender of all its measures based upon those
principles, while at the same time reseryinc the
right to freely criticlse, end refusing to become
the organ of any clique or of any man. no
matter how high his position. He expresses the
firm belief that the Republican party should
continue to hold the balance of power and con-
troll the country, and that any errors or faults
of the party may and should be rectified inside
the party.
In reply to questions as to his opinion ON the
third term question, MI. Medill said he did not
believe President Grant ever had the Slightest
idea of again becoming candidate, and all the
talk of third term originated and has its only
foundation in the enterprise of newspapers de-
sirious of filling their columns and creating SEN
sation.
The original stock of the Tribune Company
is 200 shares at $1,000 per SHARE and it is stated
that Medill paid 100000 for 80 shares.
METEOROLOGICAL
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwEsrY-FouR
HOURS
VAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER. Washington, ID. G.,
Oct. 81, Il A. M.l}
For New England,
rising barometer, northwest winds, very cold,