Year: 1871

hecOSereO, &c.


CHICAGO, October lS.-The South
Side, which now depends upon oil and
candles for light, will soon be furnished
with gas from the North Side works o.
the Peoples Gas Company, which is
pushing rapidly arrangements for estab'
fishing a connection through the La
Sale street tunnel.


One of the engines in the lately de-
stroyed City Water Works was set in
motion last evening to supply the un-
burnt district of the South Side with
water. Tomorrow evening it is ex-
pected that the West and South Sides
will be supplied with all the water that
may be necessary for practical use.


This is the tenth day after the great
fire, and each day brings with it fresh
occasion for encouragement. The city
is orderly, relief abundant and business
is resuming. Rebuilding has been
commenced, and there in a much more
healthy feeling abroad in the country
than the most sanguine could have an
ticipated on that terribly gloomy day
Immediately after the appalling calam-
itv. We see and hear tine most charm
ing evidences OF firm and right pur-
pose and of a liberal, hopeful and brave
spirit among our stricken men, which
will, much sooner than the world ex-
pests, rebuild our desolated city on the
very ground OF its present ruins.


1t was thought by some that the
reason there was no rush On the banks,
especially the Savings Banks yesterday,
was because the fact OF resumption was
not generally known. The report from
all the banks to-day is substantially the
same as that of yesterday. Everybody
knows the money could be drawn out
if the depositors wanted it and for that
reason no one wants it except as 1t may
be needed for some immediate use.
The business with the interior banks, as
with the New York banks, is not so
systematic as on Monday. The thanks
of Chicago not simply Of the banks but
OF every citizen are especially due to
the banks of New York and the ex-
treme northwest for the grand stand
they took in relation to their Chicago
correspondents in the darkest hour of
our disaster. When the loss seemed
greater than it actually was not one OF
them tlinched. There is no difficulty
in negotiating bills on New York, at
sight or time; the rate for selling and
buying at is p cents per $1,000 discount.


The Mayor has within the past three
or four days revoked one or two hun
dred saloon licenses, the holders having
violated the order recently promnlg gated
regarding the sale of spirits and early
closing.


All the daily papers published here
before the fire have resumed publication
in same form or another


The business of our Board of Trade
has been fairly resumed. Much Of it
has been confined to the settlement OF
contracts, which are being rapidly dis
posed OF. The purchase and sale OF
grain 60 on almost the same as usual
The receipts and shipments Of grain are
very heavy now daily, and as far as that
department of affairs is concerned the
trade OF Chicago may be said to have
been fully restored.


All of the saving banks are to-day
paying the depositors. There seems to
be very little demand for money, how
ever, except by persons who have
passes and are preparing to leave.


The number of dead bodies now re-
covered is one hundred and thirteen.
1t is believed that many more will be
found under the ruins OF the hotels and
other large buildings.