Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1873, Page 5

T CMICAGO DALY TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1874 THE FIRE >Ten Acres of Ground Denuded of Shanties, Fifty-Three Frame Buildings Re- duced to Ashes, Scores of Toor Families Ren- * dered 1fomeless, The Number of Gin-Mills Consid- erably Lessened. Total Loss About a Quarter of , a Million Dollars. A Great Conflagration Prevented by the Gallant Firemen, The Department Effectually Aided by the Citizens. Scencs, Incidents, and Accidents Attending the Fire. Nearly two yoars have olnpsed since the groat fire, Tho circumstances aro remembered by every one. Aftor » loiig and warm ovening, when everything waa dry, Ao Insignificant blazo broke out, and bojug fauned by s strong ronthwost breezo, wrought tho ryin which hasbocomo historical. Binco that timo tho ery of fro Lss made persons timid, capocially when the wind s lowlog from what scema to Lo s fatal quartor, sud ia Llowing strong. Couscquently, when tho firo alarm atruck ot half-past 2 o'clock yesterday aftornoon, with a ST breezo from tho southwest, thoro woa roaton to suticipato & morloua conflagre- Hon. Tho alarm was -sounded from Box 365, at the cormer of Wright and Morgan strects, This Jocallty, for blocks around, was bufit of combustible amaterial, tho houses wero of lumbor, and #0 woro the atores, barns, snd packing hiouses, to say nothing of ards full of lumbor not far off, It was JUST TUE PLACE FOR A VIRE, Oncostarted thero was plonty of food for tho flames, Tho causo of {ho alsrm was tho {sauing of flamos from = largo hay-shad at tho coruer of Nowberry avenus and tho C., B, & Q.R. K. track, Bixtecnth street, "This shod waa built according to tho requirements of tho firo ordinance, which, with regard to sheds, scoms to bo au impotent law, According to the ordinance, this shed was o legal structure so long as orio ond of it was open, _ Formerly this ahod was oo~ cupiod by the Elsstlo Btone Roofing Company &3 & fnctory, but rocently It wos usod for trausferring Loy from tho Olieago, Burlington & Quincy to the North~ wostorn Rsilroad cara, It wan standing near the track, cxpoucd to aparks from passing locomatives, ond yes~ terday ono of theso BPARKS IGNITED THR LAY, Four timea beforo tho hay csught firo in tho ssme way, but it was extinguishied boforo damage was dono. Not %0 yesierdsy, ‘Tho firo spread, snd tho wind blowing through the opem eud, formed It juto flamo, and u less thsn mo tino burst out in the roof, and envoloped tho shauty snd its coutonts, The fianes Toso 'high, The eaglus bogau to arrive, but, as usual, there wero somo dofects, which rendored futiloall tho bravery and moblo oxer~ tions of thomen, A stablo next to tho hay-shod suce cumbed in & few minutes, and then a suloon on Hal- ated atrect, immediately norih of the viaduct, was wrapped fn a hicot of flame, B thin timo “ THE BECOND AND THIRD ALARMS woro sounded, Lringing o reinforcement of the firc- brigade, Tho men worked with o will, fighting thelr old-foo houso by house, but still it spread, turnivg round the corner of lialsted streot, jumpod two vacant Jots, and, solzing b dry goods etore, soon reduced it to nothing, From tho dry goodi atore it leaped acrots Halstod strct 1o tho corner of Meagher, whore It at- tacked small drug stors, and kept on its destructive coursa up Meagher strect, Bwallowlug np four frame buildiugs, Tho wind blowing fren the southiwest, drove tho ismes towards tho north and northeast, until Cath- erine stroet wan resched. It was hoped that tho stroet would stay tho progross of {lo flames, but they took mo account of it, springing across the @ap, sweopiug up thooast side of Halsted, across Wright siraot, eatiug up tho block botweon Wright sud Barber, LAYING LOW THE HOUSES in the mest Lock between Darber and Catherino strects, and contivuing sts progress fo the corner of tho slloy botween Xourteentl nnd Liborty strootu, Hero tho firo was arreated on tho cast sido of Halsted, IN TEE MEANTIME, tho west sido of tho atreot presentod a front of flxme, Hero wero small two-story frame houses fronting the street, Thoy.were occupiod 88 stores and saloons be 1ow, and a6 residonces above. Tho wind swept the merciless flomes down upon {hom, the inhabitants fled, and Aoon tho sito of their homos was s blazing annes, which was quickly reduced toa blackenod ruins, At the corner of Halsted and Catherino stood THE PACKING-1OUES of Richard M, Olivar. It was hoped that this would Lo au obstaclo to the fiames, Tho firemen poured streams upon it, hoping to mako it the last ditsh, and {ho ond of tha firo, It waa uo avafl, howevor, Tho hest by this timo was intonse, Tho fames rolled in ‘Dillowa ovor the burning ruins, beat againat tho south wall, and mounted to tho roof, which caught easilys and then the fir burst down into the body of thobuild- 1rg, lcking up tho greasy and ofly matter which mturated tho floors. A large quantity of hams wero removed from tho bouso and saved, but in tho basement was stored a quoutily of lard, This was. 2000 on fire, and that waa tho end of tho packing bouse, Tho lard was CONVERTED INTO FLAME, emilting & fiorco hoat unboarabloa black awsy, Tho walls cruckod and split and tumbled in until nothing remalury but s kol in the ground, At this time things lookns chieerful, The iz subsided and tho Firo Do~ partment, with renewod hioso aud Lierolsm, was work- ing ot ite boat. Water was poured into tho burning 1ard to reduco the heat, Thero was no hopo of ssving anything tho flames once took hold of, and ail efforts wero conceutrated to_clrcumseribo tha limits of tho fre. Owing to the exertlons of ex-Firo AMare #hal Willisme tho house ou tho cornor opposite tho packing-houso was deluged with water, nnd tho fure her progross of the fire atayod in that direction, Tho burned Liozks were narrow, Tho fire cloared ont the hulldings betwoen Nowberry avenuo and Unfon etreot, which ata tho cast and wost Hwits of the burnt territory, Thy porth and south boundarics are as givon abovo. The following disgram showa tha limits of tho conflagration, the Llack squarcs roprosenting the burnt distric iitchiell or Yourfoenth atreat, o1 fhrrrr— avonno. Nevbery “Rallnad _ Aok e, Facktoi-jfonse. U—-V;:fluu{l loft nnhllrnl. Tt s nearcely neceksary fo remerk that the sceno during tho firo was of tho most animatod character, Tho poople in tho honses for blocks around wera busy removiug thelr furniture and goods, whila volunteor firomen, armcd with buckets of water, or equipped with extinguishiors, were on reofu and piles of fumbar, dampening them or putting out sparks that slightod fo evary dlrection and threatencd to extend the cone flaguration, Mon, women, sud childron run around FRANTIO WETH EXOITEMENT, and Indon _with all sorts of houschold goods which they were determinod to rescue. Crowds gathered in {he streots, and thu columns of mmoko stunding out dark and ojinous pyuinst the sky warned tho wholo city, and atiacted an fiwtuenso miltitudoto tho scone, It wea A BYMPATURTIO MULTITUDE, Every one was auxlous to do womething to aulst tho muliorors, Fxjecss wony camo plong gallopiug an fast wa fhio lean and hnogry horses coufd'go, A the firo Bproad, thotr ehargos roso, Thoy becawe. oxorbitant, and chprged aiy amount they conld gt for inuigt nifigant services, Buine personi wero afraid tho flames would coutfnue ihelr Tavages towurds the porth, There wes 10 fuar of thia, Bo long &s thoro were only woolen shantios fn its way, tho firo kept on, Tt could not Nelp i, Thoy were fit for noihing but to burn, sudy wero it nat for tho inconve- nionce to (o oocupants, there would bo 1o nocessity for mourning. FIFTY-FIVE NUILDINGS WERR NUNNED, but af thowo only ono—tho packing-louse—was of any cousidarablo valuo, ~An for thie otliors, dextruction by firo wan thofr inovitablo fato. 1€ they aid_ uot hnirn sostordaz, thoy would nirn samo othor day, Aftor #ll, 1t was not minch of a fire, gauglng it by the amount of properly destroyed, It serves o show, however, tho offect of uttur careloanuss in permitting fre-traps to_ondsnger vahisbla proporty, and tho noccasity ot a mora rtringont onforcetont of tho fire ordinance, if, indeod, the ordihauce dues not in some respocts teed Temodeliny The burn included in the fire- o, whon ruhul::{uhcllnr wnd aafer buildings lmitn, st bo erdeted, That wlil Lo an sdvantage, tersitory i A DETAILED ACCOUNT. Thio alarm was sounded from Box 805, Tocatod at the corner of Wright and Morgan strcels, by a pollca officer, whono mawe could not be asoertatnod. Tho firat indieation of tho fira wms & donso volume of smoke {ssulng from thoroof of tho Hay Transtor Com~ pany's bullding, at tho corner of Nowborry avenuosnd oud tho Chicago, Durlington & Quinoy Rallway trackn, A car stood in front of thio butiding, which was being Toadod with balea of hay, It wae almost filod whon tho firo was discovored, About ton mon wars al work {n nnd about tho steicturo, Bimultancous with tho appearanco of tho smoko nt tho roof, 8 sheot of flaina Qarted over tho hay {nsfdo, Alling the workmon with terror, 8o that thoy fled in sll dircctions. Tho polico ofticer who turned b tho alarm happened to bo pass- ing by on Newberry avenuo, Doforo ho reached tho Dos, howver, THE WIOLE NUVILDING WAS IN FLAMES, and & strong wind from tho southwest waa boesring thioms toward tho framo bulldings fronting on Halstod ntrcet, Everybody rocmed to bo sutlelpating o groat fire, and for & block nway began At ouce to vacato their liouses, sud to deposit thelr property on tho sidewalks, whera thoy wora right fu the way of the falling em. Dors and tho foet of tho wild multitudo, Tho houso whioro the firo bogan was & two-story tinder-bos, tho main bullding of which waa originally used by tho Elastio Roofing Company, Two months ago 1t was routed by Goorgo M. Allen and J, I, Shaw, 88 i A 1Y TIANSFER DUILDING, Tho fnbiabitants {n the vicluity havo fora long timo felt vory unoasy lost tho structure and its inflammablo contents should be fguitod by sparks from locomotivo ongines, and endeavored to hinva tho bullding removed, A woek ago, & summons was sworn out bofors Justico Beully to compell Atlon & Shaw to pay $200 peuslty for violating tho firo-ordinance, which Officer Palmer hna nitempted to servo repcatedly, but waa never able to find tho propriotors, At tho firo,a roporter of this paper mot Dalmor in the midst of the smoko and firo, and, a8 ho pulled forth tho document, a flying omber struck it, and, knocking it down, tho flames quickly consumed it. Tho hay transfer building was not long in burning, but ita con- tents, being . SOLID DALES OF AT, ntood the flames & long timo, and cudangored tho long xow of wooden dwellinge on tho opposita aido of Now- Derry avonue, The freight car in front of tho Luflding took fire snd was totally consumed, Tho firo rollod ‘Dack from the raliroad tracke, aaif {t know thoro wan very littlo for 4t to dovour on that sido, tho tracka Delug slmost destituto of cars,and cropt ovor the sheds o tho_rear, which oxtendod back to Wright stroot, Therd waa o large numbor of ENPTY TAR DARRPLA stored awsy in thoso eheds, which tho flsmes quickly licked up, The firat alsrm of firo kind been followoed by s sccond o Afteen minutes, and whon this shod bogan to givo way to tho dovouring cloment, third alarm was turncd fn, To many porsons it scemod n long tmo beforo tho water begnn to fall from tho nozelo upon tho hoy bullding. Some sald 1t ws fifteon minutes aftor tho first alarm was somded Deforo an engiuo sppeared upon tho ground; others thot 1t wan an hour, and somo_ declare tho firo wan ‘making hondway on Talstod streot beforo any wator waa {hirown upon it, Reporters of papers woro lar- nssod by thesa persons, who wishod somo notico mado of it. A roparter of thia pacr took tho patus toinvor— tigato thin complaint, and found it to bo uttorly groundicss, Tho fact Of it i, that tho first ongino on fho ground at. 245, .whilo- the olarm was . ot in st 230, . Thore was delsy in golting cfiicient strerms of water on tho firo, but it was tho romult of tho bursting of Loac, four fongths of which burst In enceesalon, ab tho outsct, Thia was tho cause of tho delay, aud b may Tiavo Loon tho real eatno of the dlsastrouu conflagrn- 1ion that esucd; but upon whoso shouldorn to lay tha blamo, 1t §a bord to say. Tho fames took a fatal direction when thoy attacked s small framo bar to the east of tho hay-Tiouso, situnted in tho rent of Jusoph Tacho's usloon, ‘Thioro was considerablo Lay in thin anda stroug wind blow {he fumes over {lia roof o tho saloon, ond_aguinst tho sidea of tha adjolnin bulldings, A stronger soutlwest wind thisu bu Dbefors blown now sprang up, carrylng the flames and Heat from thio burning shieds 'and hay-liouse on to tho Yo of framao staren located on Halsted sireet, nud tho Packing-houss of . W, Olliver, located at tlio corner of Halsied and Wright btroots, ' In n fow minnton after {luia rocze aprang up, flamos burst forth from tho buildings on Lalsted atreat like A HPONTANEQUS COSMDURTION, and the whola block was in flames in an ihstsnt, Tho fira eneirelud the block in Lalf an Lour after ita tncep- tion, sud filled everybody with tho wildest cone sternation Ly lta rapid progross, When Pacho's ealoon caught fire; (ho firomen sttempled a flank movemont by tearing down & small uuoceupled teno- mt adjoinfug, " Tils wan liarlly dono wheu tho in- fonso heat whichs was concontrated upon tho buildings 1o tho north of it burat forth in volumes of flamea, Tho viaduct bridge, and tho Visduct House, near by Facho's saloon, woro both saved by thio eoyoro soutli- ent gale, which blow the flames and ot away from them,” From the saloon TIE FIRE JUMPED TINEE LOTS, 4w of which wora vacant, nud tho other had been oc- cupled by & tencmedt, and then attacked tho plow warehouso, This did not tand long, Not & single articlo of stock was aoved of valuo, Tho Duilding was u_onc-atory warchouso, snd was WOFlL about $1,200. Tho valug of tho tock nust lava boon considorablo, but bocatso of tho abseuco of tha pro- priciors it could not bo learncd. FLETONEN'S OROOKENT ATORE, Tocated In a two-story feame building, udjoined this, and did uot long reilat tho progressiny enemy. This Lullding hod uot been long constructod, and was alued at §1,600, Tho atock of crockory it contained 08 valuod At $2,000, Mr. Flotcher's loss 14 ulmost Total, Lla fnsurahco, §t ‘was statod, boing nominal, Secor's saloon’ atd, Tiloy's blackimith sliop, wars the uext to fall,’ aud fall' thoy did, lixo 5 tinsh, ALl this' time {hio attentlori of tho iromen had boon dirceted to tho butldings surrounding tho burns ing block, which, 1t may bo woll to say, was bounded by Wright atrect'on tho north, tho rallfoad tracks on t1io south, Halsted stroct on tho_cast, and Newborry avenuo ot tho west, Tho houséa on 'tho cast slde of Tlalsted streot hnd' repeatodly taken firo, but tho Hlame had beon sycedlly put_out, Thoy wore, Low- ovor, being rapldly vacated by iho ocoupants, who hoetned impressod with tho 1003 thut they would #oo thom no more. MEN MUSIIED 70 AND F10, thelr arms fllod with traps of all sorl, ubd thefr wives nud clildron stood by, cryiug wud’ welnglug thoie Tands, Tho intoune héat soon drovo tho puopio buok 10 Unfon streat, ‘or over the viaduct, When Ttloy's Dlacksmith shop was burning st its hulght, » great tongue of fama throw §tsolf ncross TInlatod nireot, and, touching upou tho roof of Garniys drus-slors locatnd at tho northieast corner of Halstud and Moaghot atrots, quickly enveloped it, By this timo thu firo bad crept Sround to tho aheds of OLIVEN'S PACKING-I(OUAE ¢rom tho rear, and Lad ttacked tho Intlammable con- tonts with whiich 1t was filled, Tt was but tho work of & mohiat to reach tho main bulldlig, & two-story framo piructure, frouting on Talated atrect. This was by far 1ho moit Important bullding Lurned, but it was cone sumod in much lens tinio than biilldings of less sizo and inpartance, Eory bosrd, joist, sud_ timbor of ile Yuilding belng 'soaked with greano, made 3t infimamablo o tho highest degreo, Tho flame: struék it st tho southwoest cornor, and wept {hrough tho bullding like a race-horse, Thestructurocontaiued a laxgo quantity of amoked hama ant tlorcon of lard, Thero was miuch waluuble machinery {n tho building thot is After the flames had in a great nicasuro subsided in the structure, and thivto wan nothing foft bub red-lio embers and nshes, 8 pilo of Lamw, woll smoked, Lut not in tho least lujured, wero takon from bouvath pflo of ubbish, and hauled awsy fn a wagon, Alr, R, W, Oliver, tho proprietor, ESTIMATES 118 LONS AT $50,000. Tho fnsurance was considorable, but tho ¥afo contain. ing the policles lving beon biirned up, the amount could not bo aacertained, nor the compauies, I'he insuranco probably reclios about §15,000, This wns the limit of the firo on Wright nircet, weat of Halsted, Ford's saloon, on tho opposite slds ' of tho atreot, hoving beon saved by the most heroulean ef- forts,’ Aftor tho fire crossul over to tho cast wido of Halifed ntroot, It wue ovident that it would not ho stayed until 3t ad dovastatod s largo area, Then it ‘was that THE WILDEST CONVURION ENBIED, v} 1 radius of ten blocks was do- sortod, tho occupants flecing to what they kupposud ‘were safe placee, luaded with such urtlclos an dvened necosuary o thom in thoir jmpoverlshed condition, ‘T'ho scenc ot thin time wia truly appallivg, and the ro- ocewrrance of the great visitation of Oct, 9, 1871, scomod imminent, ‘b heavens svomed stoyed up b pillars of tlamo, that over aud auon elongated nng docroated in ‘holght, Thu sir was flled with apurkeand fying ombors, &0 that tho lght of tho sun wnw almont shut out, But, to kettlu down o factw, 1t should bo usld that,” aftor’ the flamus lofé (b drug- store, they widened out, making TIE ABEA DEVASTATED vory much tho sbapo of the letior V, Ono volums of flaine rolled down Meagher strest, while anothor took il courso north o Malsled sireet, Dutwon thuso iwo volumes was of fire, Firo Mar~ shall_Benner pla winos at Pordbam's boarding-houso, which is (ke fourth Lotwo on Meaglier streot from Halsted, determined that tho firo . should .not progress - furthor I that direction, {f it wos in tho powor of tha departe ot tostop i, ‘Tho attempt waw successful, and this was the eastorn Minit of tho fire on Meagher straet, © A deuo mass of follugo nided very muck 1 tho recoin~ platinout of s abject, Lho endusvor toslay e lunc ou Halaled wiresl wag far losn succossful, snd for a timo—whish to many of tho (urbulont nrmy of wpcctators wan @ Lo of oxtremo nervous unxiety—mwus an uiter falluro, CONNIG'Y DIVO-UTONE was Jocatod {1 & one-stors butllding, whish was owned & g by tbe propriolor of the wlore, His Joss i olout' $L,600, whith will bo reduced by iuurance, ' ‘The number of (s’ place was 023 Tnlsted treot, Anron Bhultz's waloon, locatod ina lwnflllur{ woodon bLullding, noxt was the prey of tho maddened elomont, It waa leked up in tho twink- ling of an oye, Tho building and contenta wero to- tally dostroyed, and woro valtiod at 1,000, Tho {nmurs snco cannot ba sinfed with any aceitracy, but 18 not moro than balf the vala of the goodn, No, 019 lal- sted atroot, tho next builiding that muccumbod, was oo~ ciplod by 0'CONNTR'A DRY-NOODK RIORE, It we & two-nory wtedeture, and wab ocenpled abova ke n dweliiug, Tho los oh atook and bulldlng will not excood $4,000, Tho inAursnce on th wtock wum taken In three companies, tho Tyemo- ming, tho Tenn, ond tho Dlanters’, bot i what'proportion eould nob ho ascertained, No, 6124 wan ovaupded by Mre, Kortle, on o tflilnery siop, whous lows §s about §300, Tho firy hero leaped” acrons Catherins treot, and Lta Birat proy wis o two-story frume struoturs oconpled bolow by Kdward Dawnoti, nea TOVE AND TIN RTONF, whoro stack was totally consumud, entafling s foss of abouL 3800, Tho uj-alalrs wan occuplod an & dwollin Dy John Porry, whowo houschiold furnitura was a total los. Dawson'fs portially fosured, No, 609, n two- oy fraimo, wan ocetpiod aa n dvelliig dud slioe atoro by J, Condon, Tho valuo of tho building and #ta contants 15 catimatod by tho ownor at §,0003 lio waa insured for about half that much, John Moyor oceurlnd the noxt two-atory framo Dullding, a8 a wolling and bakery, o wai fnenrod for $1,600, and Toat about thiat nmonint. Nos, 004 and 600 waa n' Iargo two-story doulile honsp, occupled aa o dwelling and n sacond-hand clothing store by Thomas Bhioaloy. This ‘bulldiog bas not been long comploted, Mr, Shoaloy #avod gome'of his stock and houschold furniture, Tho buliding was valuod at $2,600, upon which thors wis 1,000 usurance, No. 106, o ouo-story frume, was ocoupld by . dohn Bfyor, o baker, who lost $1,000. Tho mames of tho occus pouts of 'Nos, 600, 608, G906, nnd 604, 1t was ime {vonlhln to gol, No, 604, o argo two-story framo, ocated at the cornor of Wright nud IHalstod ireots) wwus occuplod a8 a dwlling und moat-shop by Adolpli Motzker, Tio proprietor catlmates hia losa at $3,600, which Wil bo offset. by $2,000 insurance, Tho'firo vory quickly darted acrons Wright straat, and down it, althiough 1t mado ewiftoat progycan in n 'northesslorly dircetion, {hus making It comparatiyely easy for tho fireinen to provent tho iguition of tho buildiugs on the oot sido ot alnid atreot. 1L was sooi vary avident that . TMR REAL DATTLE OF THE DAY would be fouglt n tho contro of tho block bounded Dy Mitchell, Unlon, Lalsted, and Wright stroots, the high wind carrying tho devouring clomenta 10 the northesst, orner thoroforo placed all tho men aud cuginos Bo could space in a tauglowood of houscs, noar tho centro of tho block, and commandcd thom thero foailek watl thelr akin pooied off; nd tharo thoy stick, ~bocoming, aftor o tho masters of tho situation, very ¢ prog- rens of tho flames was mado only aftor the most poraistent fighting, Houses wero publed down (bt boing in most cascs out-buildings, tho iamago was but nominsly,tzoce clmbod by the' fipo- men, and all that musecle, cool Jll\!x’lunnl, and noble nolf-sncrifico could do, wns_dong, No ont could plo- ture what the boya of tho Fire Dopartment endurod to mave tho clty from s disastrous conflagration Lut thoy whio wore among therm in tho licart of that block, It was evident that : BENNER'S WORD WAS LAW - 46 tho boya; and maid onoof thom to the writer of this article, “Now wo've got our man, wo will show tho people of Obicago what woecan do,” When tho flames dartod across Wright stret, then peoplo placed no bounds to them, Tho case looked hopeless, ‘| What ocould stem "the fierco . flood of flame wes io purport of cvery man's thoughts, Tho firet louss on Halstod porth of Wright was o cottage, No, 600, lio oocupant of which could not bo lcarned, but tho losa was, perlaps, $300, No, 688, o privato boarding-houso, whs b Lwo-stary framo, ‘whowo ownor and ocoupant could not bo losrucd, Tho loss on this wes cstimatod at $3,000, No. 680 was a two-story frame, occupled b & dwailing Bowling, who also had o milinory and fancy oro on tho first floor, Ior loss ia about 2,600 ; fusurod for $1,500. Stouenbauch's tin storo, Totated n & two-story framo structure No, 534, noxt was scized upon. _The 108 hero is about $2,600; {usuranco uunknown. W. & M, Molinski, deslers in liquors, oo~ cupled tho bullding 'No, 682, 'Tha valuo of property thoy lost waa about 2,000 ; insurod for $1,500. No. 580 was & two-glory framo buflding, occuplod by 8, flellburn as & furnituro store, Lis loss ic abouf 3,000 3 insurod for $2,300, THR NORTIRIN LINIT OF TIE FINE. s the butlding No. 574 Halated, aud_tho butldings ‘butwoen No, 580 and that wore occupied by porsons ‘whoso uames could not bolesrned, Tho statlstics of insurance aro nocessarily vory mes- gro, tho confusion aud consternatlon_rendering it ini- woibla to secure other than the wildest anawern from hio suffercrs, A prominent inauranco mon stated that the companics most_ likoly fo bo Involved woro_ thoso least prominont in tho country, a8 tho proporty con- sumal wna not chiofco. Measrs, Troadway & Jowel rominont local agonts, report that thoy hinva $10,00 u tho fire, divided amoug the Lycoming, Gore man, Peru, and Plantera’ Companies, Othe er ' statoments might bo made, hut as they woro mera flying rumors, aud would fend to injure companics If atated, thoy aro withhold uutil proven to b trio, AT 10 MuNUTES OF 6 0'OLOOK, some of tho cogines wero preparing to go homo, and Tiad flage stuck about thelr engines as signs of viclory, The total number of houses burnod i about 64, many of which wera stores and ssloons, There werd thrco ordinary aized blocks burned ovor ~ but befng divided up by short street, thero wero fivo blocks fu tho srea burat over, THE “LAST DITCH.! As this mass of flames, driven by the wind in a por- foct tde af fury, swept acrosa thanarrow thoroughfare, Liberty atreet, which runs from Halsted to Canal, thoro appeared to be but ono source of succor, and that was the providential cirouinstanco of a vacant lot, “Iho fury of the galo held tho flames {n o solid pholanx ncross thinstrect, aud poured them ngainst tho walls of & two-story frame bullding, situnted on tho northeast coruer of tho street. Adjoining this was No, 574, & grocery atoro, from which not an articlo of morchan- diso had boon roscucd, ‘Tho doors and windows wero a1l closed, and thero sppeared to bave beon no attompt mado to removo anything, TUE DUILDING bad ovidently been abanduued to its fate, in tho be- Hof that no bunan powor could possibly savo it. Iut this point was destined to bothio scono of onoof the stubbornest fights ever made by the Department ngainat tho progreas of tho flumos, and, as tho Isauo resulted in tho positive ropulse of the flamer, the spot 18 ono which will bomomorablo in the aunals of fires in this citz, CONDITION OF APPAIRS, An 1doa of tho condition of afairs may be gathiored from tho following description: Tho block whose southwest anglo was a8 yet untouched looked out upon two aquares of flame, Tho wind was howling with tha Asmo angry purpaso that tossed tho flames around tho alstrict in & direct lino with tho scens of the present conflagration Jesa then two years ngo, To tifa osat, nlong Liverty stroot, lay a row of dry framo cottages, packed closely, whilo along Halsted stroet nppeared TIE ONLY TIOTE OF SALVATION, Adjolning the cornor waa tho desortod groaers stora noticod above, Noxtdoor to this was tho dwelling housa of two gentlemen, woll known in palitical circlea 1n thia olty,~ox-Alderman Hildroth, and bis brotlicr W, F. Hildroth, Thelr houso was No, 573, snd ad- Joluing that was No,670, & two-story frame cottago. Noxt to this was a yacant lot, and haro, if anywhero, it soomed, o fight must be made, Alarshal Denuer was 1ot scen in tho Aight on Ialsted streat, " DUT PETRIR WAB, Aripping wet, smoked, blackened, but cool and res- oluto, Two or threo atresms wore ordored down Liberty atrect into tho nearsat alley, sud directed to thoroughly wot-down overy barn snd_ outhouso in tho noighbor- hood, Down wont tha “boys® with a cheor, Tho flarca hieat seorchod thor foarfully, but thoy succoaded in gaining tho alloy, and sprinkiod Liborally every bulldiug on tho rear portion of tho lots that fronted Malotod atract, At tho ssme thins, orders wero glven fo pult down tho two-story framo buildiug sdjoiuiny tho vacant lot, A ROPR, OITAIN, AND NOOX appesrod In 8 momont, and half a dozon firomen, armed with wxes, mada for tho dovoted structiiro, ‘Tt buflding was staunchly bullt, and the final offort {omaova it succoedod only 5o far an to pull down & yortton of tho shinglings. Tho firomon climbod fn by tho windows, aud tueir bisy 0x0a out through tho ylaster and tho ontalile covering, . Qncomore the Lok ‘was placed fn a secure point, FOUB HUNDRED WILLING HANDS solzod tho Topo, and t a given sigual, gave aucl & pull a1 mado the building esg and rock ko a blado of graas fn o galo, © Ono, two, throo—glvo it to Lior Voys,"aud with b crash, down eamo tho front of {he bullding, Tho voluuteors fall back as tho front gave way, but now thoy rushod forward, A man had fallen, and tho mass of timbor had fullen upon him, It took Dut a moment for tho exetted crowd o' ralo tho mass, and pull from boacath % tho poor fallow who had ‘Leen mowentarily burfed, IIp proved to by GEONAE NOWE,. foromsn of fruck No, 4. ~Ho Was scnaiblo, and ap- parently not much fnjurod, “Let o brealho a nio. went, boya” ho crlod, pauting for fruss wir, aud etruggled frep from _the fripndly louds that held hlin, A long gash upon his liead diuclosod & ScAlp-woiiud, but ho was carriod vy and dost wighit, of in far lekn timo thon 1t tuken ta wrilo it, Burgoant, Fitzpatrick clearud tho way, sud a dozen brawny oficers alded fn carrylng bim ihrough thio gap ko mado.. Lkioro was o NO TIME LORT by tho firemen, for bofors 1oor Rowe iad Alsnppearad, four wnen wora busy cutiiig awayat the uniderpluuing of the houw, Agaln the rope wan attached, aud this 1o it broko sud threw thp erowd at tho end of it on their backs, Onca more, and & portion of tp shiugles Buvo way, 5 1 yNDER TIE ROOF 1V erlod he bysstanders, and the ropo, which iad again broken, was pulled ies orw, Lo hulkding siil alaol wnd hont, Lt doflod (o efforts of the crowil. Tt ucaniod as though (ho futes woro fighting on the wido of tho e, for & gust of wind now currled tha Hlames noroys Liburty stroot, and tho cornor bullding wun alroady B siout of flamo, Pelelo fought Lko & waunded Hon, T wen goured i tholr sticam with wwlil, A Lldor was run up, wnd o tirowan mountod it fa broak open the windows, nd ten T TOURENT OF WATKS g was almed steadily b overy point in rangs, Tho proapect appoared , almost dewperate, for tho grocery wlore - adjoluing had ke Aire, wnd B Ul th hedf-dumolisbed - bulld- lug tbreatenod auother loap of the (lsmes, Then w8 by a gl the rourof tho Hymes ceuscd, Buwoko siid fire Fosd’ wtrafght inta tho alr, Tho gald 1iad anbsided for o moment, and now was tho tino to Play tho wator., Hero waa the ineldent that aavod the vity, no ono kuows whnt losk, In tho fow minmtes duiring which the unlooked-for calm laatod, tho firoe mon hind gained tho viotory. TUR FINK WAB UNDPR OONTROTL, 3 tho stosming roof of tho adjofulig buildlng tostified 10 the unromiitting exertions of tho wien, and when, fiva minuten (ater, the brooro sprang up oneo more, il wis o fate to’ earry on tho work of destriotfon, Talod In ita oiforta it dlod away Into n gontls brocze uind tho fira win unsF eonypiota cantrol. *A frling of ausurunes xproud through tho vart crowd, and o ono bt conveded, to the firo depurtment a- full meossitro of pratao, ¥ ONTINUED EFFORTH the lingering flumea in tho cornge bullding wore Tenton ait, and the ndjoinig bullding a0 thoroughly maturatod a8 lo_provent any possibility of tho spraad of tho fira, 'Tho stresm which bad o auccessfully combated Dio flamen ot tho corner wan mow turned nyoh (ho blazing ruins on the cornor of Wright eud Ttalsted utreots, and tho crowd began to melt wway in boatch of furthier oxcitoment, SOENES AND INCIDENTS, Durlng tho oxcltement which provallod on tho spread of tho flames, sundry and manifold offorts wero mads tosavo goods, Perhaps tho most laughsblo of all was that of tho “Indopondent Olub,” an organization which might novor hava risen to tho aurfaco but for the iro, Assomblod n full uniform, they marchied to tho restdenco of Ald, Mildroth, W. F, Tifidzath was thoro, sud placed his houso at thoir diapossh Thoy sedulously piled up his goods and carriod thet away, until tho goulal host presscd upon thom a domijohn of THE DEST OLD BOURION in the nofghborhood, Therds nothing ke Bourbon to simulato affoction, With an ovor-doso of it, two mon can bo found at any hour attor 11 o'clock, upon & stroot corner, vowing otornal fricndship and discovering 1n oach otlicr an approciativencss which tho cold world had always managad to conceal. 80 in this caso, . Tho “ Indopondent Olub " bacamo violeutly attached to tho Jolly Hildroth Brothors, and vowai that o s stono in their framo bullding should bo injurell, Hence, in spite of thio Temonstrances of tho younger brothor, thoy tore L TTIE HANDBOMA MAUDLE SIANTEL from over tho fire-place, aud carrled it away in tri wmph, Their sincority {8 proved by tho fact thats squad of jolly follows subsequontly discovored that tlioy had loft uneaved & beaming domijohn of Santa Cruz rum, sndauothior of domestiowino, As thohouso sustained no injury from fire, Mr, Holdreth would fool greatly obligad for tho rostoration of tho marbleman- tolploco, Tho boya are all invitod to empty the ro maining domtjohns, 1, Allen, of thie firm of Allen & Derkely, was slightly {nfured by tho fall of o jolst. o was ouly nersiched, ond atos hoarty suppor in tho balief that Chicago pos~ scsnes o Firo Dopartment capsblo of almost anything, o DIAYOR DOND, on lesrning that s firowas progressing, snd thata gonaral conflagration was throatoned, socured ouo of tho numerous worcenary lhackmon of the city, sud stoutly, not to ey sbly . soconded by his clerk, Mr, Horaco F. Whits, drovo to the scono of tho fire, Arrivod thoto ho inveatigatod overy~ thing until hisoyo suggested a wako or o defectivo fluo, and his gonoral conditfon waa that of o thorough- Iy cured ham, " ¥lo mot with sovoral disastors, ono of ‘which might Havo been nerlous, A hugo ploco of lum- Vo atruck the off-cornor of bia hat, somowhat altoring 148 contour, but fortunately not marring tho ploasant, though grimy faco boueath it, Mr, Dond now thoroughly approcistes tho responsibility of n Fire~ Marshal, . AN AMAZON, Opposite Liborty strect on Halsted, ton feot below tho grads of tho lutler strcot, was a litlo pach of ground, wsed a8 o garden by a toll, loan old Norwegian woman, Into this tho urching and losfors who had been drawn to the firo by curlosity and a prospact of piunder, had found thelr way, and woro Tunning {0 and fro in o stato of unusual oxoiteruent, Bupt,” Washourn and otlier ofil- ciuls had vainly endesvored to clonr this spot, What it originally contained could not readily bo secn, ng searcoly s kquara foot of the ground but wus covorod by humanity, The polieo gavaup in despair the offort 1o clear the place, ond the’men and boys hold undis. puted sway, But tho old damo could do mcro than r, Washburn and his msslstants, Sho meizod n Jong burrol-stave, and in less than fivo minutes, by diut of well-dirccted pounding alanhing, sho bad cloared her lot and loft tho crowd to viow tho desolntion that marked st, It was really ot bad, Lo peor old womnan had Iaid out er patel in_currants, cabbages, turnips, flowers, and other things, nnd iheso had Leen ruthicesly trainplod under foot, ' No woudershe *tipped them a stavo with etiect. DUNING TICE INTENSE, EXCITEENT which provailod while fuilure succeedud failuro tn the attempt to_demolish the framo structure that nd- Jolnud tho vacant lot in the puthway of tho hurricano of tlame, a crowd collected in {ho streot snd on the sidowalk opposite tho slructuro upon which socmod to dupend all hopo of safuty, until it ecemed fmpossible to forca . way through it, Ly-standers nover did bottor work than thoso’ mon did yeslerday, Luit, tholr work secomplished, they bocamo & nuisance, Iipedinfireinen in Wolr moveinentsy dofying pollco- men, and giving misoollaneous adyied with such yone erosily as 10 lesvo a question a4 to its intrinsic valuo, Tho way must bo eloared at any co SUVERINTENDENT WASHBODN was on the ground, snd in less than & minuto a solld phalanx of bluo cloth, reloved st proper intervals, formed on Halsted strcot, near Liberty, It was two doop, ond oxtended naéross tho strcet. In tlo coutto was tho poudorons form_of ~ Sergt, Frouch, whito Copt. Lull and Sorgt, Fitz atrick’ were obaorvablo ot either end, @ Charge, commanded tho Buporintendeat and the column move «d forward, Aldermen, roporiere, and firenien dodged castward toward the fire ; bummers, voluntcors, by- stauders, oll ack 1o Uso bidewalk o flod beford tio chargo, FUDDENLY A ORARI, and a hoap of atruggling men was ‘obrorved kicking, squirming, yelling in tho vault which a few niomentd bufore had been covered by a healthy sidowalk, Thero ‘wan pobody left but Aldermen aud roporters to rescus the unfortunates, for the police had clearod tho street, nud gono by Hko'u whirlwind, but tho “ survivors rau (o the rescuo, Fortunately there were no killed and ‘wounded, but smong thoscrambling human belnga Lelow could be dfmly dlkcerned Ofiicer Cunninghnm, of thio Mayor'a stall, Mattersof groater mornent ou- cupled nftention, sud nothing moro was thought of what might havo been o vory diunstrous acoldont, THE TOWDEK BIIGADE, Tullo tho fre W raglug fuslously Ald, MeGenuiss, who was on the ground, wua takon withi tho iden—n wiso one, by tho way,—that o ime was comiug whou a fow kegs of powder woulil be called into requisition, To accordingly undertook tho uuyeleom tank of cone Vaying to s spot not far from tho aceno of tho coue flagration enough of tho oxplosivo materlal to destroy soyersl acres of buildinge, but the plessant incideut which aided tho Department {n stopping tlio fire, namely, tho subsidence of the galo, rendered his yralsoworthy afforts of no_capocial valuo, However, should suothor fire ucear, Ald.McGonnise will reap the eustt of bis ozparlonco in convoying powdor yester~ 5, PENSONAL, The prospect of a socoud convumption of the city by brand daylight naturally bad its offect upon tho City Iwl. Every Alderman wantod to bo present in order to give his testimony before the Commis. sloners in caso tho town wan again burnod up, Other Aldermen ware provout to encourage their friends, until almost enough for a quorim wore on tho ground. Among thoo presout at ous tlme were Mayor Bond, Ald, McGennles, Clark, Woodman, Dixon, George Towall, Richarddon, Warron, Balloy, ox-Ald. Lilldreth, and W, Powell, Joo Dixon, Bub Williams, Sanis tary Buperintendent diller, Gen, Stiles, Corpors- tion Counsel Tuloy, Mayor's Socrotary iforaco F. White, Fire Commissfoners Clovelaud, Sheridan, snd Wrightt, Mr, J, I, O, Forrost, aud a host of otlors, It was smusing to sce all tho contrast betweon TIIE TINEE COMMINSIONERH, Mark Sheridan, vory rod n tho faco, aud very deter- anined, was giving ool directions af one end” of tho firo; Gol, Wriglt vaa_engiucoring round on Halated streot, his oyos obecured ygflfifllm and his complex- fon by dirt, energetically leading the mon, fremen and volunteers, to tho_vultierablo poluts Iu buildings ; while Mr, Clevoland, also, vory Tl in thio faco, was Inoking intontly nt the ky, Loping and rraying tlnt tho wind would change, Mesera, Wright and Shoridan did just such excellent sorvico as ono would oxpect of them, bat i the wind not subsided at a critical moment thors 18 no exying low tho firo would have endo Tonce Mr, Oloveland desorves tho entiro crodit of hay ing savod 1ho city from u fearful conflsgration, Dit, BeN MILLER, The thoughtful prosouce of tho’ Banltary Buporine tendent did much to avert serlous aceidont,” 110 drovo over to thie fire o offer hoapltal sccommadations to any whomight uood thom, As acoldents nover ha i wlien proparatlon ls éxpiesaly wade for teta, is kind ond chooring proposals may atiributed tho fortuuate abseuce _ of any scrious mishap to lifo or limb, It is trwo that, in addition to making offors of county assltanca, Dr. Millor buttoned up bis coat, turuud up the cnda of uiy pauts, pulled down his hat, elzed » longth of hoso, and fought 1ho fire like o salainandar ar a profoasional Aroman, bl tho bt work e did was 1 scariuig a¥ay weeldents, THE YOLIOR ‘wore very busy sud industrions, Ats modorsto eatl- mate thoy moved Y, Indlvidually, soveral poople, wlille, colluctively, they drove somo thirty or forly meh on to a pleco of rotton sldewalk, plungod thetn fn a chasmy, from which thoy rged i u stato of bisaplemols confusion, Ouo of thum, & new man, way vory encrgotlo indeod, Ifo selzed Dotecitve Jow Dizon by tho coat-collar, snid wan flolug to dosuino unlicaxd-of thing with Inm, If any To- anco was to bo placod an his promisos, whon Joo quistly suggosted to him that thero wors othor bad anen on the'ground beslden policomen, and exprossud & hope that bu would confine hiu sttontion to thew, THE FIREMEN, The firomen did thelr duty nobly, and tho fira waa skilifully handled, The Marshals soomod to compro hend the propricty of working around aud outaldo tho Nouses thut wero ovldoutly dopmod, aud i this they oxtilbitod sirategy for which they desorve prafso, With the excoption of the buretiug of the howo ot the outaet, nothing stopped tha operations of the mon, “Thoy wora caal, brave, and determinod, ASHISTANT FIRE-MARSUAL PKIRIR was Tathor sorlously burned by a suddon fssue of itano from n hullding, and was compolled, an suon oy thie auccesa of tho Dopartment was aenuted, to rotire from the Oeld, Asslstant Mushmn was alao somewheg baglly boated, his hund being badly cut sud bruised, but b, fika Petrlo, tuck o tho task as lony as thero was any uead of bim to do a0, and showod that there aza two Asslatanta who kuow bow to muffor as woll an fo shout, EX-MARAHAL WILLIAMA, _ And now & woril of prafdo to s man who hax forfefted hin olaim to pralse in the Dopartmont,—none other than Robert A. Williams, until latoly Ohilof Firo-Marshol, Ilo might have bolaved like a sullen, defoated, ugly follow, without calling for much commont, hut ho did not. o ran to tho fire, and, finding a company without oficrs, ordored tho men to turn their atiention lo a block of Lulldings upon which tho tido of flumo was washing, It wasa atrategio point, and *Bob” approciated it with tho keen rollal of an old and oxpertonced Marshal, Tho battla was ahort, sharp, and deelsive, aud Do $Yilllams bas tho e1odit’ of saving cortalnly one whole square of Vulidings, sud nobody knows how many moro, Every additionsl butliling that suceumbed was s mennco of wider ruin, aud every bullding maved was {ho wfely of many othora, "All pratso’ thon to Willlams for tho unnelfish part he pliyed In “nhlq 'hin long ox- rienco for thoe credit of the Marahal whd superseded im, and tho safoty of {ho community of which ho ls now'an untitlod member. "~ CARUALTIEZA. . Too much cannol bo said of tho Lerols_conduct of tho firamon, and overy member of tho Dopartment displayed courage nnd fortitudo under tho most ll'ylnH clrcumstances, Copt, Polor Trainor, of No, 18, b sovoral of hin fingers broken and his oyes burned, Ono of his compsny, cut in tho hoad and hand, was carried off bloodiug, and it is feared ho ix norioualy hurt, Tho company was in front of tho firo, on Wright stroét, Capt, Bwoenis made No, 2 do her utmost on Liberty streot, and did excollent sorvico in tlio £ace of scorching hoat, Bodid Capt, Michacl Sul- tivan, of No, 14, Obo man wan knocked down by & streatn, and bad to bo romoved. No, 20 was alko In front of ‘tho flamo#, on Liberty atrcet, Two of the men woro acorclied, No, 13, Oapt. Maurico Shay, was working In front of & siors ‘in which thero.wan gunpowdor, Tho powdor oxploded, injuring Gapt, Sliay and pomo bia men, Two men belonging to ook and Ladder No. 2 woro hurt by falling debris, George Law, of 1look and Ladder No, 4, received inju- xies whilo working on Hulated_streot’ neor Liborty, Asalstunt-Marsinl Potrie was 0 nevorely injured. Havoral minor accidenta occurred, all of which go to Jrovo that the mun sbirkod 10 dnsigor, aud woro roady o risk tholr livos to do thelr duty, LAST NIGHT. 3 " Laat night tho scono of tho conflagzation, o, rather, of tho rulus, was visitod by o largo numbor of per- sons, drawn thithor by ourlosity, Tho burnt-out and homeloss pooplo sought sholter among their {rieuds, and thoro was no Inck of sympatliy for tha unfortu- nato, They were busy up to & late hour romoving thelr goods to places of safoty, and wagona of all kinda thundorad along tho atreota, THE DEVASTATED AREA was flluminated by tho glow of burning dobrls, and Doro and there onginos woro working to oxtinguish tha Iast vestigo of tho fira, At midnight nothing remainod but a blackenod and desolatod aroa whero o fow ahort ‘Tours before all woa busy with life and activity, TWO ODD FELLOW LODAES, Silvor Link and Hoflnung, woro dostroyed, At tho communieation _of Templat Lodgo, No. 410, hoid last evoning, the Noble Grand, W, O, McClure, was airected to draw on tho Tronaury for such sum sa in lis judgment should be sppropristed to relievo tho Qiutrossed brethren, THE NEWS AT CINGINNATI. CIvorNNATY, Bopt, 18,~Nows of tho Chicsgo firo ox- cited intonso anxloty, Crowds gathored around the nowapapoz bulloting, snd tho streots reaounded with the crics of newsboys, Tho nows that tho firo was under control was recelved with great eatiafaction, THE COURTS. Mutnal Security Judgment for $54,- 145,90 Againet Scammon. COOK COUNTY GOURT, ITugo Walter yosterday begun in the Buperior Court a sult for libel against J. Y. Beammon sud F. W, Imor, aa proprietors of tho Inter-Ocean, laying his damages at $100,000, Tho doclaration sota out that on the 31at day of August, 1873, defondants caused to ba publishod in the Inter-Ocean o cortain falne, scandal- ous,malicious, and defamatory libol concorning plainte I, Tho doclaration then coples n'itom contained in tho Znter-Ocean of tho abovo date, whorein Wallor is callod an “infamous scoundrol” *champlon among rascals, forger,” *seducer,” and various otlior Itke ploasant uamos, Tho articlo gives an no- count of Waltor's coming hero and being omployed fn o lawyer's oflico, Whilo thoro ho forged tho name of hin omployor to o lotter of raconunendation, which was sent tos Congressman from this clty, togother with somo other rocommendations, The Congress- mau roferred tho mattor to Gov, Dovoridge, requesting tho young man's appointment, an aaked in tho lottter, os Commissioner to Vienna, Waltor's eredentials wore accordingly made out, Waller, as tho articlo suys, hag alio accomplished the ruln of several young ladies, among whom was o Miss Kochnon, whom Lo loft at a yrivato hospltal ot No, 508 South Halsted strect, whero #110 gavo birth {0 a child, Walter, also, under false pre. tensos, obtalned sbout $60 from s J. W. Liunemeyo?, The sccond count charges defondants with calling plantifr & forger, copying tho part of the articlo relating to his allegad forging the namoof his em- ployer to a letter, The third count chargas a libol by ‘accusing plaintiff of boing a swindler and rascal Thofourth count spectfics as a libel theaccusing platnti of seducing somo young girls, On which sovoral ac- counta tho plaintiiT asks the modeat sum of $100,000 to compensato for tho loss of roputation and tho cons fidonce of ‘his fellow-men, Willsts and Herring appoarod 84 attornoys for Walter, DECUEE AGAINAT J, ¥, SBOAMMON, The Mutual Insuranco Company sometimo ago com- mencod an netlon againstd, Y, Scammon on some stock notes given by him for stock, and also for an account of monoya hield by him as Troasuror of the Compauy, Scamimon filed o cross-bill for a aat-off for tho losscs sustained under policies fssucd to him by the Company, aud which, s ho alleges, amounted to o much groater swn thau tho stock notes, Tho caso was argued and submitted to Judge Drummond some timo 2go, and yesterduy bis decle slon was givon, snd o decreo entered, refusing to allow tho set-off clsimed, and giving tho Company s judg- ment for $54,145.90, This will maferially aid tho policy-holders in tho eald Gompany, it patd, An ap- ‘Ppeal haw, howover, boen asked to tho Buprome Court, ¥RAUDULENT DIVOROE 8ET ABIDE, Bome imoe ago & divorco was obtalncd by Nenry O, Tutchinfon agalnst Lis wife Eunico, without bLer Xknowledge, By lesvo of the Court the decrco was opened, and yeatorday (ho dofondant Blod Lot anaser, Gbuying tho allegations of tho bill charging Lor witll adultery, and, in lior turn, charging that tho divoroo wau fraudulontly procurcd, Defendant alao ssks that shio may bo allawad slimoiy during the pendoncy of tho trlal, 8ho reprosonts ler husband s Laviug & food_practice 88 a physician, and as belug worth 20,000, aud Lot s, through "-hoalth aud yoor coue Stifution, is uuable to oarn her own llyiug, MATTEIS IN DANKRURTOY, 7. 10, Small wan sdjudicated bankrupt by default, The same ordor was edtorod in the caso of William MeBatn ot ul, Tu tho cesn of Goorgo I, Dyer, the Asrigneo was or- dered o sl o property of 1o buakrupt ot private salo, ‘A order was entored that {ho procoodings againat Qlarles Behlickler be dismisued, Ta tho caso of Ilays & Ichell, an order of diamissal was ontered, unloss objoctions oro Aled i ten dsys, W. H. Myles wa granted a discharge, 1n' the ciao of George Winaloy » patition was flod and order entorod on tho Assiguoo to oy tho amount, 00, COUNTY OOURT ITEME, No objoctions being filat to the upecial assessment rolls, the numbors of whioh were given in Monday's TutnuNE, tho same woro ordored coufirmed, “fhoro woro s large number of objections to judg- ment sgainst city taxea b:Lu ontored, "Among others, Mr, by appearcd on bebialf of about 160 objecturs, tho schodule of thelr property makiug a volume of about 240 manuseript pages, The argumont on tho subject waa bogun and ‘urucudu\ with' to No, 9, but adjourned til thia morning, . Julius Hanson wau tried Tucsdsy afternoon on & chiargo of bastardy, aud found guilty, It was ordercd {liat o pay for (ki HUPPOrE of tho ehild $125 tho fres yoar, aud $10 a year for uine yeara thoroafter, ‘Ths aftornoon will oceur 'tho trinl of Futer Diehl and Anton Hazowsksy, alleged Lo bo fusano, ORIMINAL COUXT, Danfol Bullivan, charged with riot, waa {ried, fonnd allty, and seutenced to thirty duys.in tho County adl, : Bward Doylo on & chargo of Iavcony, scaw tried, and aentenced {0 threo yoarsnt th Tiefori Behoal, Oharlos Lirowstor plead gullty to & clisrgo of larceny, but, boing under age, nuntouce was susponded. ‘Thiomed Hoyle, on wo Indislments for larceny, was given alx motitha én Jull, : : George Bentloy, for larcony, was condemned to throa years in tho Penilontiary, William Walnwright, “Timothy @rifin, Rdward fi- ‘mon, and Mary ‘Urawloy plead gullty to larcany, and wero remanded, - dae Tho casa of Fitzgerald 1a sot for trial to-lny, *'TILE COUNTH IN DUIKE, Jacob Arens fled - Wil agminut’ lifa Iate nartner, Jobn Iinmon, - Tho bill slicgea that tho partios eue tered tnto s partuorship for ‘atair-buflding, complain unt furnishing *alltho ‘eapital; Defoudant’ Lss po weused Iimeolf of most of tho fxiures and tho nocounts of tho e, colloctod lurgo sums, which ho refuses ta rofuud, Compintusnt prays {or an acconnting aud ine Junetion, whicl njusuilon Wwas granted undot & boud of Cntlierine Wilson, who was married fn 1831, aud lina a famlly of grown-up childron, asks n divorco from hior husvand, Janien \Wilvon, on'the ground of babltual druukonnoss and erucity, Hugh Logun filod a pracipo in the Oircutt Court against Lowis Blonfs, B‘Ilhl\“ll{l“ 000 damnged, Toujaain W, Eills'iled fu the Creuit Court an ap- poal from an order of the Connty Uourl admiting (o will of Eliza Srown to prohato, *The vstato 14 invens toried st about $20,000, consluting of land in Scotions 17and 20, T, 41, I, 13, By'the will Alex, Wolcolt s appotnted otucitor atid bis wifo duvisoo aid legutos, Gunrigo W, floud Blod an sypoul (rom tho Jidginont for county taxes against hiv property, Fho ameunt of tho Luleutl about $200, - ‘Fhio declarstion i tlio cano of Ashor sgalnat’ Trart mun, gud others, was filed to-ay, ‘The plalntifr clume “that ble. Bouvehuld goods were unluwfully solzed by Harbnsn, Qoustable ; that they were worth + 120,000 b wheat, 140,000 b c: sbout $600, and Ly {ho atatute ho is entitled to damngos of threo timen tholr value, ‘THE SUPREME COURT. Bpeetal Dispateh to Tha Chicaga Tribune, OTTAWA, I1l,, Sopt, 17.—Tlo rocord of the Buprome Conrt to-dny I8 as follows: 3 Funk v, Dishbow ; motion to sct ssido aMrmation of Judgmont of Court balow. Allowod. Tomblinson v, Dishbiow; motion by appolles to dtsmstes the cana wpon nilidavite fiied; Wright v, Drosscau 3 motlon for furthier tmo to o briofs, ota, Banford v, Van Valkenburg ; motlon to dismiss sp- peal and romand catse, William F, Furness v, McGovern; motion to con. tnito for want of sorvice, Allowod, Dlasoll v, Torry ; certificato of ovidonco amonded hy tho cortileato of tho Olerk of tho Court bolow aa to tho Judge's slguaturo, Ed, L, Terking, H. Médbury, E. T, Garduer, and D, O, Skolly, atlornoysfrom other Siates, admitted ta the Bar, : 5 A Hawkea ot al, v. Ritchio ; dismissod, with 5 por cout dsmngos, ‘Tracoy v, Rogors ; motion to striko oxcaptions to de- fondaut's answer from record, 4 (EOED V. Loo; motlon to dlbmins for saut of ab- stracts, b o Whito v, Tho Poopln ; reverdad sud romandod, - Lowls v, Iarker; suggastion of diminution of tho record, atid, por Agrooniont of partics, loavo granted to Ao additlonal record. Scott, lmploadad, elc., v, Hamfiton; motion fo ok antdo dlamfpaal and tho wrossincut of damages, and to atrike caso from tho dockal. Toga v. Btarr ; motion for leavo to o rocord as of tho sccond day of the torm, Allowod, Toberta v, Dunn § anme motion, Btowell v. Bongl por cent dainagen. Allawa Toggs v. Willard & Bmifh ; ples in bar filed, and rule grantad for answer to jlon, aud caso takon on call. Tho rogular call of tho docket began at No, 41, OALL OF DOOKET, Andrewa v, Androws : aflirmod, Tieauchamp v, Ohamberlain ; takon on call, Gonld, fmploaded with Aimands Richardson, v, Bteinberg, ndminiutratriz of the eatato of Boiuberg, devoased:' the samo. Togga v, Smith etal,; ssme - Tuckor v, Pago; samo, Wayne, Jr,, v. Stern ; same, * Exconrior, imploaded with Johnson ot al,, v. Hotter- een et al, ; continued for servico. Bamo v, Walah ; judgment aMrmed for want of ab- atractsand briefs, * Hupmartin v, Missor ; takon on call, - Huppel ot al, v. Borthamior ; pnesed, Keoler v. O'Brian, Administratrix ; samo, Thompaon v, Motris, ot al, ; samo, Wollor v, Wiillams, ot al, ; somo, Inman ot al. v, Aliport; same orchiants’ Despatch Transporiation Company v, Hallook ; passod, ne ! Stoelo ot al, v, Burk, for tho wso of Wobstor ; ssie, Culuer v, National Bank of Ohlcago ; ssmo, The Peorta & Rock Island Rafiway Compaty v, The Coal Valloy Mining Company ; samo, Bpangler v. Danforth, ot ul. } same, Application of Hlirain Modberry, Edward T Pers Xing and Daniol O, Skolloy, Jr. ; subimitiod to the Court for license to praciico Inw i this Btato, “Tha Court adjournod to 0 o'clock to-morrow morn. °8. —_——— SPRINGFIELD. Tho State Bonrd of EqunlizationssLis cenaes Issucd-=Fhe Examination of Collcctor Harper's IEools Closeds=An Explanation=-0ld Scttlers? Mooting. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, BremorTELD, I, Bopt, 17.—In the Btate Board of Equalization this attornoon, a discussion was had on tho foport submitted by tho Committeo on Lands yes- térday, and, without reaching o conclusion, tho enb- Joct was postponad nutil to-morroy. Some apposition to tho zeport wau manifoatod, but whether it will bo srong cnough. coull not bo determiued to- day, a8 thoro wWas Do quorum prosont, and probably will not bo to-morrow. The Committeo on City and Town Lota nro protty well ade vanced with tholr repord, whila. the Committeo on Yor sonal Property f6 very miich hohind with their work, Licenae waa inaticd to-tay by tho Socretary of Stata to the Automatic Graln-Bindcr Company, of Chleago, capital §300,000, and to tho Urcscont Bution Compavy, of Kankakeo, capital $50,000. Col. 3unn and M. Yaryan aro éirough for tho pres- ont with tholr cxamnation of tho books of tho Collec- tor's oflice here, Mr. Yaryau says, lu refezonco to tho atatoment that fio wad infliiencod 10 his oxamination of Iinrpor's sccounta by tho proposal of Harper to aid him in - securing tho Deputy-Comunissloner- ehip, that ~the ~ conversation ° With Tlarper in régard to tho matter taok placo fn July, at which timo_ Hnrper -had_scttled up all back taxes, having Dorrowed $0,000 for that purpoac, there was nothing againat tho oflicar at tho dopartment fu_Washington, and that the time at which Lo akod the Commissionct to givo tho distilicrs at Tekin further timo was in May, and he mado 1o such request at any othor time, a5 ful July, when tho Commisslonership was spoken of, 1t wwas wupposed they had kettled up. I make tul explanation in Justico to Mr, Yuryan: t Gov, Beverldge has acconted an' invitation o ad- dress an old settlers’ mecliug on (ho lst dsy of Oc- tober, at At, Pulnski, Logsn Conuty, e CHANGE AT HOOLEY'S. Owing o tho continued fllness of Miss Ellea 0'Conner, the management of Hoolo’s Theatre bave ‘boon compelled to take the fiuo play of “Lilian'a Last Love off tho atago, and substitute Mr, Bartloy Camp- boll's oxcellont comedy of “ Porll; or, Love at Long Branch,” It will bo produced this ‘ovenisig with tlio followlng cast s Dick Rothiley, a Bohomfan Talph Hayded, Lord Huger. G. W. Balley, o La Dity-Pat,. n . O 2 IAir, Ttugsell Boggs 3. Price. Ar, 8. R, Reed Clover. . Mr, ‘Littlo Laura fayden liss Kato Meek Alico Playford. Miss Sidney Cowell Mrs, Tingel, C. F, Maeder ‘Muudo Hilton +«Mliss Juckson A PACIFIC CABLE, SaxFaaxcrsco, Bepl, 17.~Tho United Slates atoamer Tuscurora sailed ' from Vietorin to-day for Gapo Elate fory, 1o cotimenco soundiugs for & cably to Japan, P iy % motion to dismiss sppeal with 5 |' ‘B and bargo, Eclipso and bargo, Vienua and bargo, Minneapoltn, Burlington and bnrgos barka Thurston ¥, Jonos, Vahdorhilty O, Dianc, J. Kin, Tasiep Ur Anna Smith, Darkn _Dasten Sialker, Amerfes, Ma Florida, Lenn, Johnwon, Winn=Northwout, Dranorr, Mich,, fept, 11—Eyening—PAseen Tnes l‘rnTn Wililam Cowle, Tawas aud Larges § aehes Megill, Oaklesf, Gross, Rumboll, Banderson, Orphan Loy, Kanto Ulilul Willlam Grosmwaite, Alleo Nicholas, Parar Down—Uropn Monran and bare, Powers, Argyle, Burlington anad Darge, Fred Kelloy und barge; Dark Bunnyeide 3 aehr Seotia, ‘Winn—Northosst, K, Nima; sctira Maris, Moun Danfor(l, Tontloy, Bavaland, ropa B! Jumapl ClLy of Now Yort, ordon Camnpholl, Fittsbiurgh nud Ynrye § Woodruf ; achirs Donaldson, ngo, Montealim, Thomay Mot SPECIAL NOTICES. _ The Kidneys, Although hut 1ty 1 - Portant o0 e, vhmt aoratoud) e amnng Ui mast tm; them or tlio nrgane, thoy u|lfv|l|y witle honlth and vigor, fu° elthor sox, aro enrod by Holmbold's Katrac Holmbmiil's procoss, ot b ateti {1 y snis ¥ apoitin, Mo ire Ftuos, Sullo « il v ot il i 0 [mv)r«?lfi' e aining unl 's uahn at the dru; N 1. HEUIENTLE, Now Vork, Sulo Ageats rogdisin JOLN Behencld’s Mandvako Pllls, clionls illa aco compoted ozalusively of yogetablo fn. Thosg ol grodonts, and althiough thoy suticoly suporsudo thy e of mercury, do not kenve any of Uin Injuriousifects, They ot direst(s upun tho livor, and aro a valuablo rumody by Tl cascn of cdorangement, ronulling fram @ disordured ato of that oruan, Liver Ur lalnt, Billiova Disordar uigostion, Blek ilosdachy, Eypholil Vovore, &a., 4o, hvnok'a Mandrakd Pils! ora, all ancenmb to tho frog uso of Scl For salo by nll drupgistn and d DRESS GOODS, Chas. Glossage é Co., . Our Importations and Sclections of Dress TFabrics, for the Pall Trade, are arriving daily, and we now display an elegant line of Camels Thair Cloths, Sergo Diagonals, Molair Imperials, Dinp &' Almas, Melanges, Silk Striped Pongecs, Drap &' Ete, Tyons Popling, Cashmeres, Alpacas, Merinos, Empress and Queens' Cloths, new shades in Silks, Silks for Evening Wear, and Dress and Suit Madevials of all kinds, specially attractive in stylesand prices. 106, 108, 110 State-st., 60 & G2 Washington-st. ORNAMENTAL METAL WORK. 149 & 151 State-st,, Chicago. ORNAMENTAL AND ARTISTI( METAL WORK, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, Fountains, Vases, Statuary, Drinking Fountains, Aquariums, Deer, Dogs, Lions, Emblematic Signs, Copper Weather Vanes, Stable Fittings, Crestings, Iron Furniture, Brackets, and Store Stools. EXOELSIOR LAWN MOWERS, Agonts for the Fronch Patent BOULEVARD CHAIRS AND SEITEES, Agonts for Younglovo Architectural Xron Ooni;mnyf HYATT'S Patent Illuminated Tilo, MEDICAL. "The French Doctor, B. BRIARD, From tho Acadomiy of Madlolno, Parls, now Profossor and Propristor Chleazo Modleal Tnatituta, aunouncos te tho oitizens of Chicago aud surrounding country that he still cottnwios, as durtng tho past 17 yoars fn Buropo and fn this cuuntzs, o ectontifically trent and anve all forma of disonvos, 110 meltor ae to thot nsturo and long stand. tag, at hls pharmnoy offico, No. 188 Bouth Halsted Stroot. Patlants can ba consultod by mall and modiclnes for. warded by oxpross, A complote assortmant of Krench tallet articles, and aleo modiclocs of all duseripilons Xept constantly on hand. All langusgos spokon. Pras ecriptions carafully sompounded. CANCIERS Gun be curcd without patn, kaife, or clloroform. Al whio arn ailliotad with cancors ar requeatod (o eall At 181 Bouth Morganst., Feliny s Saturday, 19 and 20, from 8104 0'cluckl p. m.” Will curo onn fro of clisrgn, Dit. CORNEILL. MARINE INTELLIGENGE. Eort of Chicago. s ARRIVED,..c.00u000.Bopt, 17, Beow Wm, Bates, 8t, Josepl, wood, Behr Lizzie Doak, 8t, Joseph, Jumber, Bteam barge Monltor, South Haven, lumber, Behr 0 J Roedor, Muskegon, lumber, Hohr Oythea Gardon, Soith Haven, lumber, Prop Teorleas, Duluth, sutcdrios, Prop Merchant, Buffaln, sundries, Btmr Corous, wph, Aundries, Schr W, I8, Hawkin, Huron Pier, wood, Prop Ira Chaflop, Baugstuck, sundrics, Bebr Minorva, Muskegon, limber, Schir Robort Howlett, Muskegon, Behr Kato Lyous, Muskegon, lumber, Bolir Ida, Muskegon, luniber, Belir Phenix, Manlstee, lumber, Buhr J, P, DeOonders, Portago Lako, lumber, Hehir C, R, Ludiugton, Tudington, lumber, Beow 8. A. Johnaon, angatuck, wood. Beow Louisa Strom, Haugatuck, wood, Stur Muskegon, Grand Haven, sundrles, Btinr Sheboygat, Two Rivers, sundrioa, Solir Arrow, Hollud, slabr, Prop Champlain, Ogdonsburg, sundrics, Bolir M, Doll, Muskegon, tuabor, Eobr Trl-Color, Hollaud, staves, Schr Joses, Holland, bark, Prop Chicayn, Buffalo, sundries, Beow M, N, Dunliam, Green Bay, rellroad tlos, Sohr A, ranson, Grocn Bay, ltinber, Behr Eily Ellinwood, Whito Lako, Iuniber, Sehr C, L, Johnton, Mukegon, lumber, Behr Racine, Munkegon, lumbur, Belir Mystle; Muskegon, lumber, Achir Advance, Muskegon, lunbor, Sclir F, H, Ferry, Whito Lake, lumbor, Behr Hend Orocker, Ponanukos, lumber, : CLEARED............8cpk 1T, Schir W, IT, Howkins, Unlou Diur, 35'bags meal, and undrlos, Behir Trlcolor, Tolland, 50 brls grocerios, Behr Qrace A, Chanuon, Kingston, 10,233 bu wheat, Bark Nuiad, Butfalo, 20,600 bu corn, #ebir Lady McDonald, Yort Golborno, 17,088 bu wheat, Stmr Corona, 8t Josoph, 60 brls ofl, ahd sundrios, Sebr T, M. Knapp, Buifalo, 26,000 bi corn, Trop Alnlu? Buttulo, 60,000 bu wheat, Behr Oty of Paincavillo, Buffalo, 56,000 bu wheat, Bteam-bargo Monftor; Houth Tiavon, 15 m luber, Sehr I, 1, Portoh, Bifalo, 19,000 bu whoat, Bchir Owssco, Bufalo, 21,000 bn wheat, Behr White Olond, Oswego, 13,200 bu wheat, Scbr Ghleago Bosrd of Trade, Buifalo, 37,000 bu whoaf, Behr Mary Colling, Buffalo, 17,000 bu coru, Bark Lafiuler, Buifnlo, 27,000 bu corn, Bark Unadllis, Bufialo, 25,000 bu wheat, Bubr Lizzio Douk, Bt. Jo, 40 kegs beer, Btur Bhobosgan, Rucine nnd intorsiediate * brls all, and sundrics, ; NIGUT OLIARANCRA, Trop G, J, Truesdoll, Groun Bay, 500 bria pork, 20 brls oil, 17 belé apples, 4 briy whisky, and sundrive, Htme Milskegon, Grand Haven, 2 brls liquor, 11 tls ‘paint, 18 uacks stod, 40 coscs lard, and sindries, Prop 8t, Loufs, Dutialo, 18,200 bu whout, 2,800 brls flour, 200 bags sead, Prop Ira ClnfVes, Bangatuck, 120 brls flour, 60 kegs lnnil‘u,‘:nnll -uimr:u % Prop I, F. 'Wade, Port Tiuron, 17,672 b corn, 1,85 " Yol florir, 30 bria peks wbd sndrion, ot T fehr Trousides, Butfslo, 10,247 b ryo, Lako Frolghts, Trolghta wera lews nctivo, but firm,nt 133¢e, nnd 19}¢a for corn and wheat respuctively to Buffolo by sall, Tates to Kingston wero nominsl at 33, The chinriers weros Yo Luffalo—Props Tionnoks and Dadger State, wheat at 1430 § prop Montuu, wheat nt 140 ; schrs Qaborne, D, Boone, Emua, Mays, Mary. Qolll 1rop Chieago, cornl at 1830, o Port Colbor lus, wheat ut Hdge, Lo Collingwour <bT Lecun soll, Wheat wt D16, To- Ordonsbirgh—Urop Chat ‘lafn, whent, throngh rate. Hehe oy U ke gate to (1 reen ay on privato ferum, ‘sl 13, Gapelty cqual to 1, 2wl 10,000 bu oats, porls, 14 © 7 Veswnly Prisuod Dotroits (DETROFT, Mich,, Bopt, 17,—Passxn Down—Profa Beulla, Noptung, Eupars State, Ouba, Vumsale, Halna HATS YND FURS, HATS, FURS. BISHOP & BARNES', Have the Largest and Best Stock in the West. Corner Btato and Monroo-sta. BEAL. GOODRICIPS STEANERS For Ractne, Milwanker, Sholinszan, oto., dally, Suniaya axcopted, 9 A, m. Hatanlny Gxcurslon Boat for Mile Waukou, 0t., dun't luave uatil ¥ p, m. For_Grand_Ilaven, Grand Rapids, Muskogon, Spring Lako, Frultport, Maulitos, oie., duily, Sundays oz~ coptod, 7p. . For 8t, Josoph, daily, Sundays axcepted, 10 £, . ‘urdays, boat don't foase until 11 Bign of tho BLACK Groan Thay Port, Mondny, Wednordsy, and Feldar, F"g’- e, Mouday's and Woducsday's bout gons 16 hianea. DISSOLUTION NOTIOES, SOILUMMION. & ADAE Folly & Olark havo (lifs day dissolvod by mutusl oan nont. Al partios hwiug olwius gainst un w by Mr. lato tirm aud gonilnuas thy businces at 917 Statont., 3 i yeied Chicago, 1873, OHNS, GLAY DISSOLUNION. Notico s horaby pion that the fizm of Whit & Enffart T Srbotont 14 dlnoivad Thoa wabt Laitarey whl untinun G carry un e imsingss of saliites colont. l1wo, ktucea, oto. Nfi“l:n willsopn be givon ns to who will us Buttin A ay tho Tabilicies of the date' tr qf White A Litorty, T 3R TR, Bapt. 17, 18] Uigago, NOTICE A A AN A A A AmAAAn 10 CONTRACTORS AWD GUILDERS. A marble blaok of th ~ergoted on Withaghaa Intlyo plun. ~ Bulld and plana at. tho of 185 Randulph-st. cornor of Twuntioth, uuder tho firin, uamo of ¥ cmout, to ba o A 'wpovis Tovh s Informiation o of ILREAMULDT, Arahitect, MEETINGS, Mlasonic. Oleveland Lodgo, Ro. 3t1, A, suunoation Lhis evening at7.3) work, A full attendangy roguos! of reoponing th hall, ~ Visitig By ordor oF tha Wy AL Wanbanala, Tadgo, ovoning, (Thorsday L Tassall for, curk un tho, bty Tvitods By ol wtr ndihron cut aotal snmmunle P i 3 I\H‘H_L'. ‘an T e or:lur o thy ot of Lanciaatk Lol iy Sacouk gy 3 al w'Eluek, al- y: A0 utarutty i L8, W atlo k Il b o e S B 1T e ot tne 4 Sate