The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-06-22

ment OF a quorum as such tactics would
| oCly delay the dissolution for day.
The st. Johns Fire Help for the Destitute
| People.
Boston, June ga special fro.a st.
John, n. B., says city mass meeting was
held Yesterday, p, M, at which offers of
aid were received from Montreal, Boston,
Bangor, Portland, Cape Breton, and many
other cities, as well as towns in interior of
the proyince Chief of police, Savage of
Boston, has also rendered assistance to the
police of that city, and sympathy has kept
coming from all quarters. This morning
train arrived from Halifax, having on board
troops for guarding goods now in the streets
At the meeting Of citizens Of Halifax the
sum of 100000 was subrcribed In a short
time, The mayor of that city has arrived
to see what he can do to forward the object
of people of Halifax. A large number
{. Of persons who were burned out have gone
to the country towns. while others have
sought homes in the states.
EAsTPoRT. Me-, June 22.-Large guam
titles Of cooked provisions was collected
| this morning to be Sent to St John. G. T.
! Huer, president of international line of
Il steamers, and steamer of Portland, will
take on board large quantities Of -four and
meat, with instructions to employ all the
cooks of the steamer in preparing food for
e distribution on her arrival at St. John, to-
$ day.
0 New YORK, June 22.-The Telegram
If St John special says, at 2. As this morning
h fire which was supposed to be entirely
II extinguished, blazad out again aud with
a. the wind went quite the reverse from what
4 it was Wednesday. 1t blows now direc
D. from south, and may yet take the rem
s nant of the city. Thirty bodies thus fal
IL have been recovered and as many more
persons are missing, but it is impossible a
~ " yet to tell accurately the loss of life,
be Chicago Sends help to the burned City o
.. st. Iohn.
ed CHICAGO, June 23.-The work of raising
ms money and collecting the.necessaries of lif
as for the St. Johns people is proceedin
nd rapidly The mayor has called a mas
,e meeting for Monday to consider the cues
ly ton. Subscriptions are coming in rapidly
ch On change the stock yards magnates hel
ed a meeting this afternoon, masons and cd
ny fellows are taking effective measures t
s., aid their fellows in the stricken city, an
Tor individuals are busying themselves solicit
ing charity for the same purpose. A tele
gram in answer to an inquiry by Mayo
ars Heath came this morning saying that th
5r Ru inhabitants need everything, but princi
pally money and clothing.
: Nearly 200 people were accommodated
ion the skating rink last night, and arrange
ED ments are being made to increase Il
ess means of shelter at that place. Ma
-" meetings of Odd Fellows will be held t
night to provide what means they can
alleviate the distress. The numbers
dead has increased to 8; one woman W
in found dead on her own door step. III
de- following is the list of total risks held
hat several insurance companies within Il
eat bounds of the burned section of the cit
nth Imperial, of London, $4,000; Aetn
the $22, 900; Hartford, 100000; Phoenix,
use Brooklyn 100000; British American, 81;
900; Commercial Union. $500, 900; Roy
Insurance, $4,000; Stadacona, $4,000
Lancashire, 100000; Queen, $500, ,0l
) dian, 100000; Liverpool and Lond
Globe, $15Q,0Q0; Northern, 100000
he'd Royal Canadian, 100000; ProViDci
Tan 200 600, Citizens Commercial Fire a
rom Marine 100000; National l25,OO0;
1Fo' ickstown 10000; total loss has been es
IUalbG ~ ucaIAy hS pOSGlpl0 dG lWSlf6
=. fifteen millions; the total amount insurar
- 6 million dollars, About 2:45 o'clock t
q morning the dreaded alarm was ag
y given of another fire which had started
- brick building at York Point Slip. oc
- pied by W. A. Spencer and J. Il I. r
inson. IN ten minutes the flames
SSE worked through the roof, threatening d
= ger to the building on the opposite side
Smythe street: the occupants prepal
to leave but the FIRE department worl
so effectively that all danger ,
- passed in half an hour, the fire
ing confined to where it start
Doubtless some iucendiaFy hand was
y work The building was stored v
valuable goods saved from the OF
premises. There has been fall of 7
y since carly last night which had the ef
of checking the flames to a great ex
among the smouldering ruins. A
with $4,000 worth of cooked provisi
reached here this morning from Bango
ry to charge of Mayor Hamlin.
abric' The telegraph wires are PROSTATE
mme places leading westward. st. JC
C ana and may aptly be termed city of ruins 70
uisss, ss handsomest buildings, both public
Skin, private have been laid low by an a
eaAus' calamity