Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1874, Page 2

FIRE NEWS. Important Meeting “of the Board of Underwriters, The Questions of Iron Slxut; ters, Bto.,, Under Con- siderntion. Bxhmihation of the, Ishacson§ gon- -eluded---They Ate Handed| Over to the Grand : Jury,- The Communists Break Up @ Fird. ' Patrol Meeting in the Seven~ tecnth Ward, | T\hn Citizens of the ‘Tenth.“‘*‘ oo PO Quistion. frudge Norton’s Opinion on the New Fire-Ordinance. Aldermen in the Shanty Business. THE BOARD OF UNDERWRITERS. Tho ‘Ohicago Board of Undersriters beld & meoting at their rooms, No., 127 LuSallo stroot, yosterduy morning, Mr. George 0. Clarke in the Ciinir, The Chalr statod thot as it was a snecial most- ing bie wonld enll upon tho Secrotary to xead tho ‘enll signed by throo mombors-of the Bonrd, ‘whioh was done nccordingly. GEN. ARTAUR C. DUCAT 1gnid thot they met for the purposo of considering -tho means-of protecting tho ity from further -oncronchments in the value of proporty by five. “The press of Ohleago himd advoented the ‘placing of the Miro Depnrtmont under thoir control, somothing they did uot want. They wore thoro from uil parts of the country to roprosont the intorosts of tho stockholders of ‘tho differont companios, aund to make money for ‘thom by uudun\'rltln\fi. Thoy ‘had & very fino -oluss of buildings in tho rebuilt portions of Chi-~ cago. Theso mtructures wera very high—so ligh, indeed, thot the firemen wero, n most :instances, uttorly unuble to reach them, oxcopt after much delay, whon the {flames had ne- complished thoir work of destruction, e bogged leave to ofter H THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION & Wirenys, The sufety of tho buafuess contro of Chl~ eag0 i greatly imperilod by tho sbucnca of irou shut~ “tors for tho openiiigy of Luflaings;snd, n8 tho ex- erlonce of tho yast year hms fully ‘demonstrated the iZsct tlint the existliig tarilT of the Board in not aufl- cient, oithior to corroct such doficiencics or o com- pensato tho underwriters for them ; therefore, Resolved, Thut this Bosrd in futiira churgo one-halt 0f 1 por cont addition to Board rates on all businows “brick, stone, or fron bulldings within tho eity, whera thoroar and sido oprenlugs linve noshutters, ihin to bo irreapeetiyo of location, This charge can be yebated Pro Tut if shallcre aré put on during ho life of & oy Pal."r}:alud, That when a bullding is vated with shut~ tors, o warranteo b put fu tho poliey that the shuttors shall be closed st night, DEBATE ON SHUTTERS. Mr. Critchell remarked that thoy charged in distancos of 10 fect up to 80, which rate was gradunted a8 tho distanca was iucronsed. Ilo was in favor of doubling the oxietivyg charges in order to avold confusion. Alr. Toall asked whethier the gontloman meant to mala tho rulo imperativo to induce busincas mon to practice ecpuomy by placiug iron shuttors ou their buildingy ? Ar, Critehell suid his proposition may bo so conrtrued. Ar. Smith wag not¥n favor of such radical mogguros. Tho ligher they made ke churgo thio greater wonld bo the dosivo to avoid it, A G0-cont chargo would not reform _the Fire De- pattment, mako a statesman of Mayor Colvin, il that he gonnidered Mr, Cans'n rasolutions umn?m of instructions, ahd ho hoped thhy would be adopted. The Comtuitiea wonld hava moro wolght with tho cltizena if thoy wont to oot them instiucteth 'Tho theatings hiorotofory held had boen only fruftful in ths line of accu- mntlons by citizens sgalust tho jusurauce mon. Wild statemonts wara made rolative over-ineuranco and kindred matlors, .| Wit tiioy wanted was immodinto action of somo | sort- .pomothing sonsiblo, Somo gontlemen Baic. that tho eity wns dopending on 8-inch mtms, and ¢hat firo-plugn woro faw, Mr, Choa- Lrough said on the othor hand that thoro was not n single hydrant in the city more than o blogk distant from any main, Tuls wmatter ought to bo investiratad. Tho Mayor, who Is head of the City Dovernment, anid that Marahal Bonner was not the man for the place. That was now oflicial. There should bo anothor man —n man with tho bramn of n_Gonoral—to con- trol the Firo Departmont,” If tho presont Mnr- shat was ihcompolont, that wns & very grave stato of affalvs, THE NOMINATING COMMITTER, consiating of Mowsra, Cavo, Witliowskl, and Rosw, retired, and, aftor s Iong * ahaones, ro- thensd wich tha followiug report, which was ratt- od : £ Inapection of Buillingr—8. B. Hu John B, Drako, M, A, Meyer, dohn Goodwin, J{:‘:nd G, I, 0, 1ufe Department—H. W, King, 0. G, Hammond, Wo . Doggott, 8, M, Moore, J, C, Montgonory, - Water Suppy—h, F. Hecborger, R, 7, 8mith Dr. W, 1, Rtyder, ¥, MacVeagh, and Ueo, C, Morgan. Thittiing w0, G, Tubad, —— Poabody, T . Davin, Judge Uale, Chatlos H, Deow. Fire Inguest—icGrogor Atamsy Mr. Slheldon, of Saden & Sheidon, b, . ¥iah, I, 8. Gritohall, George “Pive Liinfta—0, M. Tondorson, ey Rosonfeld, 1, @, cavlcld, ¥, P, Maywood, Gearge 3T, Lyon. Preveution of Wres 370, Witsoa, 31, Clisso, O, Witkownkl, THE NATIONAL BOAR! Tho Soorefary of tho Bonrd of Undorwriters rocoived tho following dispnteh, which was roand by the Propidont Neww Yonr, July 34, 1674, Roard of Undeneriters, Chardao * Whnt iave your vity autliorilia dorie abont exten ro paleal ¢eatled for by our Committes on tho 2d. Anawe: fu timo for 2 o'lock meetiug to-day, Thostas H, MosTaostiny, General Agent Nattonol Doard, Mr. Crnningham moved that tho roply bo in ohe word—"* Nothing." Mr, Clarko snid that the tolegram read had roforonce to the original telegram which came n fow dnys bofore, demanding that o patrol of 100 mon bo appointed at onco. Ilo confossed that 110 aid not know whab was menut, Noithor did ho understand tho lottor to Gen., Ducal, threatening tho withdrawnl of sovoral insurance companios unloss cortain provisions wero com- plied with. Ho did not know whother thoy mennt that tho patrol should bo appointed by tha city, which had 1o power Lo Rp[mmt ; by tho Poard of Undorwritors, or by the citizons at largo, If it came lo the mattor of citizens® pa- trof, bo conld get plenty of volunteer, if thoro was B0y nocoasity for thoe monsuro, Mr. Witkowaki said that peoplo & good way oft tveromoro Bearad about tho matter than thoy , svero in Chilcago. Ife loped notbing wuuld be dona rashly. Gon. Ducat stated, {n explanation of whnt Mr. Olarko had Baid, that ho had recolved a private Jettor from New York, staling that cloven firo insuranco companies Wore agreed among thom- selves to withdraw all business from Chicago on account of tho provalanco of great fires, On wmotion of Mr. Critchell, the watter of ensworivg the tologram was roferred to tho airman, INSURANCR OX. TITON DUILDINOS, Gen. Ducat offered the following: ZResalved, That, after tis date, this Bonrd shall, yrithin tho'disixict bounded by the lako on tho eant, Iarrison stroot on tho soutls, Xialsted strect o tho ‘west, and_Ohlo street on tho norih, declino to nauro all Lildings aver wo storics high, whioro manufsotur- ing 1o donc, unless & watchman, with o watcheclock, o kept on’ tho promisca at all tmos whon the hauds aro uot at work. Tho rosolution wos, after some debate, re- forred to tho Committes of Threo fivat appolut- ed by the Chair, MANSATIDS, Tho following offered by Gon. Ducat was laid upon tho tabla: WznEss, Tho nofs known an Maneard or Trench roofs, s now constructed, aro deomed by this Board oxtreinoly dungeron, in most cases Lolng fo high na o Lo ontirely out of resch of tho Firo Uepartiment, and defying 18 ellorts, and consoquently exposing tho wholo city to contlagration, Resolved, That the Dourd will decline to insure ‘buildings having French or Mansard roofs, unlcas tha ‘wholo ahall ba built of fron or ollier fire-proof mate- a1, and covored with mietal o slale, unless atan ad- ditional Tate of § por cent, ‘Tho Genoral oxpressed bimeelf somewhat dis- gusted at_tho mnnuer in which his last resolu- tion was dleposed of. ‘As_several mombors had to nttend committes moetings, the Board adjourned. ———— THE ISAACSONS. or keep Murk Sheridau sober. Ho thouglit that ind of thing would do no good. Mr. Hosmer thought that tlio chargo was not sullicient, Tho placing of iron shutters on alf buildings bo considered most necotsary, Gon. Ducat considered tha city atill ‘much en- « dnngored, and thet danger would not diminish skl fgn-sbutters were gonerally adopted. It = business to throw ot threats og1ueEs Wwas to mako monoy *and nttend to theirproner siness, They QW1 bo moderats in their Viuws in regard to fisvantter. OVER-INSURANCE. Mr. Moore said that an iden had got abroad to tho offoot that the vebuilt district was over-iu- sured, whick was all wrong. Tho cily was not ovor-insured. L'cople should bo carerul in mak- ing such ntatoments, : §lr. Caso said thet it wae nearly impossiblo to ascartain tho exnct value of property i Chicago. Tor oxample, no man thero could go within £00,000 of what tho Pacific Iotel was worth, If Tio Were to go into any business bouse in Chi- engzo and ask how mucls it was inaured_for, how much stock was onrried, and whothor it was noi overins he would, in uine cascs out of ton, bo shown fo the door. While such s fecling wna abrond it was impossible to be accurate, and it woa aleo imposgible to ascertaiv whether the city was ovor-lusured. Ho did not believo that .1t wos. Ho thought tho resolutioa ealled for duo deliboraticn, snd Lo moved to rofer them toa speclal commmitieo. A Mr. Teall neconded tho motlon, snd, inso doing, said that Mr, Case bad uttered his sonti- ments provisoly, Ho thought tho resolutions deserved due consideration, nlthough he agroed with them m the main, and would vote for them wheu they came up, BHUTTERS AGAIN, Tn reply to n question, Gen. Ducat stated that iron ehutlors were not mado a ocondition of Duilding iu sy Amorican city, excopt Now York, There s very bighly Alr, linfeldt moved, as an amondmont, that the Commitice, when appointed, bo instructed to have the provision contained in the resolu- trans raade » part of tuo building law of the city, which was nccepted. ‘Iio motion for referonce to » committee of thico was thon put and carriod. Mr. Davis moved that all cthor mattors appsr- taining to the busiucss of the underwriters role- tivo to eity insurances bo referred to tho eame Counnitteo, which prevailed. THE CONMITTER appointed by tho Chuir wore Mossrs. Teall, Dueat, and Dryan. _ Mr. Case eaid that, in view of tho great agita- tion which existed relativo o danger from firo, Do thought it woll to make 5OME DEVINITE TPROVISION FOR FUTURE GOOD GOVERNMENT, and thereforo bogged leavo to introduco the fol- lowing ¢ In order to oblain immediato and practicsl results from the wany suggestions mude for reform in the watter of Lrevention aud of extinguishiug fires Tesolead, That tho following detnand immedlato at- tention, und wo recommend thut commiituts bo ap- yointed on tliexs severul subjects, esch committea to counist of fivo mowmbors, two of whom shull bo Undor- writers uil the other thros citizons, and_requont {hat they ut oied ubladn all the uformation possiblo, sud prepare u recompendation 1o Lo preionicd Yo gon- eruf mecting of these commitices, Whatover Tocome ueudation whall bo adopted i this general meotiug, Wi Bosrd, with the co-oparation of citizens, witl ou- dunor to lave at once carsied oitt, “Tesolved, Thut tho Chisie appoint a commiltce of thres members of tho Losrd to uomizate the nog~ essnury committorn, Viz.: Water, Supply—Ilydranta, sizo of mains, clstorny, oto,, nud ftutnediste necenities of tho samo, Fire Depurtient—Uenersl munugument and cone trol; ulva numbers and kinds of utensile noeded, olo, 19re Limits—T0 prepare anordinunco; alno’ pro« visons i rogard to moviug or Tulafng af' bulldluge, wilening of strects, oto, Inavection of Itutldings—Fire Wardens, law of in. ‘spaction, putrol, dlscovery and preveution of fire, ole, Tuildtur Jan—T0 exutniio aud wmend prevent law ; uitdng du iFon shtter; making them s wmu niclpal Tequirement s skylights, hatchways, clovaturs; pro- tection of city £ sparkscatchio, eto, Tiro Inqueat—Renriring by law inquest into facts of unexplufued lres, ws Coroucr’s luguests futo unex- Dlained deatls, elo, THE DEBATE. Mr. Davis sadd that u large numbor of prop- etly-owners wore slrendy orgunizod for the pur- poso defined by Mr, Cano, Their ]xm)mmdm\ us (o most 8 comuitton of tho Board of Under- writors to do whatevor could be done to uccoms plish the object in view, A committes of the wmnufucturiug cstublishmonts, The éasc of Nathau and Rachcl Isaacson, charged with areon in conuection with tho fire of July 14, continuod from Wednesday, was called up at the Police Court yestordny attor- noon before Justice Boyden. ng to tho ab- senco of that distiuguished jurist, Mr. Cam- eron, Assistant City Attornay, the cage was do- Iayed considerably. 3r. Frost called a witucss for the peopls, HESRY W. MARTIN, sworn: Worked at 128 LaSalle stroet; at the timo of the firo was coming up tho alley from his barn, 800 feot south of the place whero tho- firo originatod ; saw smoke coming out; found {hat tho fir hnd originated in the same place; concluded that the fire origivated in tlus barn: it was in tho alley on Fourth aveuue, Cross-czamined—Was in the real estato and insurance busituesy ; was not in tho business of fitting up houses of prostitution; was not fu- dictad for perjury; had not beon arrested on a warrant fromn the Criminal Court; thero was an indictment againgt him, but under a falso oath ; was indicted for porjury in the Crimiusl Court; had o barnin the rear of Clark street, between 'aylor aud Twolfth ; was in his buggy when in tho ronr of Ispacsou's barn thoro was no firo anywhere else but tn an adjoining building; that was about 4 o'elock 5 saw tbis immediatoly ou DLlearing a ery of fire; didn't soe tho formcr fire, but examined the premisess ho heard of tho fire; tho alloy ran north an south, and ho was driving nortit; had this ban two ur threo yosrs; nevor had auy MNtigation about icq saw the smoko isauing from Inancson's barn; it was on tho alloy iu the rear of Fourth avonue, between Luylor and ‘Uwelfth stroots, and nearly (mll-\my up tho black ; it was on tho east sido of tho alloy ; bad boeu in that barn bofore, throe or four duys before this; thero was a firo in that bamnj would swoar to it; conld nob Jooate the baru; wed in thore, bug did noy Luow the number; it way lalf-way up tho alloy; wenl thore to oxumine the bam; hud no interest w tho jueurancoe or roperly} thouglt Lo wout thoro with the Fira-, "H‘nrdou; went in slone : met tho Firo-Warden and wout i o bis roquont; tho Firo-Wardon wanted hin to examine the promisos nnd give it opinion; the udjoiniug frame Imlhlmfi W dumaged by the first tiro ; tho bullding whouco the firo wus comipsyg was tho barn, und tho ad- Joining building bad boen remodoled; from whore ho stood he could sco there were no ‘Duildings burning boside tho barn. JRedireet—1Lhav indictmont wan on & oage in which r. Btory was atiornoys M, Story—You lie. 'he caso was nover tried, Recross—Did not know whether Mr, King and Mr. Story wore partuars :} chnufihz they wero, Mr, Btory Said o hind not boen & puriner of Mr. Kiug sincoe December, 1873, Wituoss said Mr. Reod said ho would never Lavo tried such a cavo. MRS, GOLDAMITI, for the dofonso, sworn; Was tho mother of Rose Goldemith, who had alrendy tostitied; Mrs, lusncaon uevor said that, unloss her head was on ier shouldery, Fourth avenus would be burnt down ; naver heard hor ssy so; knew nothing about her girl cowing into court to tosuly. Cross-ezamined—+iler daughtor never was in that rouery | bought hor yroceries elsowhore ; could ot say that tho little girl had ot gono to that grocory ; Witnoss never wus thero with ber daughter ; was nos there whonjthogirl cawe out ; did not know Mirs, lssacson ; wou subpuused o como to Court ; no mau bad talked to hor about thin caso ; bud throo clilldren ; Jioso was brought up in the same fuith ; dld not toach hor tohe; Hasa always told the truth, 1. GOLLRNITH, sworn ; Wae fathier of Losic ; did not know that Rosie eama horo ; 0id not kuow Low sbe cawmo to ket hare. E (=] HOAIE GOLDAMITIC recalled : Was brought horo Wednosday by * thin wan " (Fire-\Wardon Macauloy) ; Macauley and moro men told hor to ssy this ‘sbout Mys, Taans. son ; they promised her $16 snd somo olothos ; sho did pot hear Mrs, Isascspn say unythiug about burning down Fourth avonus ; thaso men saw hor Suturday and took her down Paollio ave- uue; she was aith (hom half un houry they muts (Mucauloy) was with theso mon the first {ime ; thera wera throa or four wen § they wero Jows, Romd wos slreusdy at work upon the mutter, aud would meet o committos of citlzens thay ovendug, Ax. Olarka callod Mr, Cuse to tho ohair, uud Keorops—Tirat enw Macauloy Baturday ; was rightoutsido § was golng to sod what was hote ) tanght hor how 0 epouk and ovorything; thm |. THE CIIICAGd DAILY TRIBUNE: SATURDAY,. JULY 25, 1874 A ALAAIT (XL, Mucanloy nalted if aha knew anything § she told him what sho hind hoard; conlt ot think what Macnuloy told hior to woar hiad forgotton nboub it ; ho told her to swoar—ho satd ho would aake hor Emmtn forgot all about it ; all the mon told Lot to Bwoar that Mrs, Isancdon enid that § wag walking up and down with Tior brother when “thin man " spoko to hor; did not know what ho promisod to givo her; road hor fathor's Ihblo; nobody had talked o hor siuco sho tontlfied ; hor mothot Lid not tnlked to hor ainco then, nor hor father; nover told anybody what sho lind Aworn to} did dot tall anybady thit what o hind 8aid_wan' all falge, nor that thoso mon had promisod hor presonts did not toll auy- body about it; how could sho know how theso men found out about it? M. Story—\Wo found onl that one of those porsons waa nrrostod for subornntion of thiy vog witnoss, o ross-cxamination conlinued—Xnow that peo- plo woro punished forlying ; it was nother fouls, 082 BLUMENTIALy Awarn: Know tho Isaacsons two or throo fiom 3 Jivod at 5L und 52 Taylor stroot; was half & Dlock from the firo whon it broko oukj was planding ot bis window snd_ thonght it oamo from tho oll-factory { mot Mra. Drogineki and Mra, Isaacson ; snw the barn was burning, anud triod to savo tho horsos, and fomnd the' door locked 3 thio three liouscs and tho factory burned togethier ; nofthor Juancson's housa or barn wore on firo whon hio snw tho flamos, Cross-examined—Thoy had jowolry and thiuge, ond lost ° themy ~sho " como out with nutln(n,; on but underclotbies, *potti- aont and Irish ;" she had nothing iu her ears} noticod overy woman e mot whether sho bad cnr-tings ; lived at No. 61, and his businoss wos at No. 023 was n confeciioner; was at hls _window, ond saw the smoke; tho emoko was Dlack; could not soo wliera it came from, barn or dwolling; sskod tho Doys, ' Wt is that 2 went down first and anid it to various porsons; was tho Nrst man to an- nounco Lhe fire; ran to tho fire, and saw No, 272 burn down § lved on Taglor, botweon Clark and Tonrth avonuo, Witncsa was now ealled upon to look at n dla- gram draswn by Mr. Cumoron, but preferrod to draw one for.iimsolf, protesting agnmst upset- ting the Liouss or hoving Alr, Camoron move it witliout & pornit. Whon ho came down tho flamé was fn No, 272; could nat toll from his window where tho smoko cante from ; the firat building bie saw on five waa & basn in No. 72 Isancson’s houso was No. 270 ; no housas were on firo then, but somebody olgc's batn, & man namod Kloutscky; tho firo whs {n » cornor of the barny this barn was soparated from Isancaou's by n barn and A fouco ; wont from his houso down Taylor ntroct to Fourth ayenuo, and thero wore 10 housos burning thon Mrs, Isancson camo out without any m\r'nu;i:l 4 there waa ouly a fence botwesu Isascson's barn and tho burning barn ; wituess was a Polo; bad been sitting iu bis room about an lotir; svas rendiug & book} » Hebrow book ; the namo of the book wns ** Oue Thou- sand and One Nights s it wasIn 1Tobrow ; could read lobrow, B, GOLDYMITIE, reenlled : Tho fire staried from houees corner of Taylor strest aud Fourth avenua; it started about two housos north of Tesacson’s house, be- tweon tho ol)-factory and Issacson's ; the fire conunebeed northwest-onst of Inancson’s touse, LOUIY IBAACHON, sworn: Remembered tho fire; was in Isnacson's Louso nt tho timo; wns_thore at 12 o'clock, aud remained tll 95 was aslecp when tho firo broke out ; did ot seo My, lsancson just bofore the fire; burned his hand at the fire; tho Isaacsons saved only thres pillow-casos; lost lis own trunk ; four houses wore burniug ab tho time. Cross-examined—\Was o brother to Nathan Isanciou; peddied rags; came home aboutnoon ; Mra, Isancson was washing ; there wero steps to tho houne ; went right to sloep, anu slops till tho firo broke' out; tha clothes were haning aut- sido; Mrs, Droginsky was thora; sho was eitting on the step; thore wos a boy In thie housa; wout. out of tho front door,and eaw nimrunuing through tho atroct ; Alre. Innacson way sitting in the hall; ll the hotuos wora oa firo 3 sho was sitting in the hall when there was a Jittlo firo in the alley. RAGHEL WAACSOYX, wifo of defondant, sworn, testifled through an iuterpretor: Wna tho wife of Nathan Isancson ; wag washing that day il 12 o'clock ; she lind at throughi serubbing at 2 o'clocks, whon sho enb Fn tho hall with her child ; Mrs. Droginsky was with hat, and 4 boy ww sleoping on the loango ; hin unmo was Louls Isancson ; thora was wo- body olro in_tho house; did not know tho young man Limorleh § did not know who was moant; thoto wny o boy thero Detween 9 and 4y Tho wms waltiug for * the Kaypof tha atable; wailing for her Luaband, who und loft the houso that dny about 7 o'clock in tho morning with a partnor named Mones, to poddla binckberries ; eaw him again for tho flrut timo aftor that on ‘Chird avenuo, wheu tho firo hud broken out; sho was ironing till half-past 35 whon tho fire broks out, sbe usked nn English Indy to tako caro of hor child whils she saved threo pillow-slips; bad como juwelry aud n watel and chinin, which klio lost; was not” in the stablo that day with matches; wonld swear sho wan not “in the stabla at all; lsnacson had two hounes in frout, Now. 24 snd 276, sud ove in tho rear, Mo lad &1056 a, month rent for thowe houses, 1o Iewsed tho land for threo years ; witness did’not toll tho ollicer who arrested hor, Lall, that sho sot fire to tho barn with & candlo; remombered nuthing aboul this, and so Qid not kay anything ubout it to the ofti- cer; whon she heard of the fira ull four housts woroon fire; when she wonb. down to tho Con- tral Station sho did not undorstand what the ollicer was saying ; vover sad anything about burning down Fousth. avonue, becauss sho wanted to buy a grocery scrows tho streot; the first flre broke ont botweon hor' houso and her brothor's—Isune Beimmor; it was Buhnpar's house which wos remodelod from aatable, aud bolonged to bim, Bhe nevor suld iu the vrosonco of Jacobs that sho would burn down tho Louse ; was not present whon Woif- wohn nsked her busband to whitewash the house. Cross-examined—When sho first discovored tho fire, three or four houses wore burning, NATHAN ISAACHON, sworn : Was defendunt ; provious to the firo e owned throo honscs, Now. 374 and 276, and one in the ronr ; these wa ono barn for six horsos ; No. 274 was worth 1,800 it had twonty-ouo rooms ; 276 had twelve rooms, and was worth 1,800 ; tho littlo pinco was worth 3600 ; about eix waeks age he put upa roof worth £124,60; a woolk boforo e put up other improve- montx; ‘on 274 ho had_§1,200 jusuranco, ou_tho littlo houso, $300, and on 270, $1,000, with 160 on the barn; he rocoived in rent from 271, $61 » mouth, §10 for Lis stable, $11 for tho littlo houso, snd_ %38 for 270; thoy were ou lonsed ground; thoy woro in the fire-limits, and ho would bave to rapair thom by building briok Tiouses; ronewed his leass April 1, 1874, from May 1, 1874, till Muy 1, 1877; thero was no mortgage on tho property; July 14 Lo was gmdllllg all day; started out at 7 o'locl, with losos ; nd peddied with biw onco befora, soll- ing Dbinckborrien; was mot homo all dny; stopped bis wagon at tho oorner of Taylor and Fonrth avenne at & o'clock; camo looking for his wite; run to Stato stroet; at tho coruor of Taylor he found hor sitting with throo pillow- cases, and erying for hor clildron; looked for his oilldron all Ddight, aud found them noxt morning ; did not save suy property; had nbout £470 yorth of jowelry in tho houso; did not know'anything about tho first firo, because ho wog withs tho Fire-Marshul, compluinin brother-in-law putting up schimnoy; this chim- noy was iuches from bLis barn; this was st No. 278; Wolfeobn had ssid ho would pny his rent next weck, and com- slamed that thoro were bedbugs in the houso ; [md sent o man up to Wolfsohn about white- \washing tho houso, but Wolfsohu was not roady; nover offerod Wolfsohn #100 to set fire to his houso, aftor the firo Wolfsoha asked him for tho %9 Lo had paid him for ront, and further demaudod 8100, un{lng that it ho did not got it ho would swear onf & Warraut, and have him ar~ rested for offoring Lim (Wolfsohn) $100 to purn doyn s houso, Oross-ezamined—Tho firat he know of the fira was whon n man camo and told him, His part- nor was soparated from him about fifteon min- utes that day; nover snid e wantod to got rid of his Liousd ; never told Grossman not to move to his brothor-in-law's house ; did not poddlo blackberries aftor ho knew his houso was on five. Btono did uot'tell him his house was burning, bitk & mau on Van Juren strogt, near tho bridge. T'ho proseoution now called A, (1OLDMAN to robut, Kuow Barnard Litowski to on some rnpcnl:]ml lot his gows looso aftor tho firo com- menced. Cross-cxamined—Was a poddlor ; didjuot know Tusncson § lived at 263 Tourth nyvenue; was brothor-In-law of Litowskl ; it was abont § o’alook whou Litowski lot out his cows ; tho flre was fivo barn from him st the time, Simon Egan was callod (o establish Litwoski's predonco at tho tire, JOUN MACAULEY, sworn ¢ Baw Roslo Golduwmith bofore sho tosti- flod; hinattontion was culled to her § asked if sho knew unything about tho fire 3 sho told him much what sho firat eworo to; told Ler to come ovor 3 mot her Wadnosday and told bor to como in § uevor uaw her together with wny mou ; usver ‘was prosont when presouts were offersd hor, Croas-examined—Somebady for the prosecu- tion pointed the girl out to him, Phis onded the testimony, and the caso was submitted without urgument. SUBTIOR BOYDEN salds Thoe faots cun be proven to sustain the of s point made by the Proscouting Attorfioy, Thls oxamluation, In my judgment, ling dovoloped a stato of facia sutliolent Tor the attontlon of tho Grand Jury, Not only theso dofondants, but torlinps six or gight ont to bo Lound over tb the Grand Jury, Eithor thoy are guilty of nerjury, or these parties ard ruflty of arson, I am satly- fled that #omo of theso witnessos have manifost- ed too much foeling, Whilo many othors hava provad antirely too much for themsolves to mako & sitong caso for tho dofondanis, In many fiatauces others have manlfested en- tirely too much focling, showing prejudice on their part in giving & statemont of facts, Ishall bind over to the Grand Jury, Nathan Tansoson sud Iinohel, bis wifo, i tho stim of $1,600; and Ditowshi, Jacobson, and Wolf- 8ol fn tho sum of $760. I may in tho futuro tako gomo furthor action as to somo of tho other witnessos, I am ntistiod that this sccond fira originaled whoro tha fivet ono did, aud my mind ia not changed vory matorinlly sinco tho first ox- amiuntion on the 16th, We liad an examination on 8aturday, tho 16th, and adjourncd £l tho 99, and ngain 41 to-dny, Tho ayidence brought out licre hins not changod my mind as to this matter. The manuer of the tcstimony at that time lad & groat deal o do with tha foreo uf thoso romarks. 1t is truo that tho Iast, or ono of the witnesses, who was (examinod Jiord that day s novor booh recalled. I do ol know ne_Mr, Story is_advised of tho charnotor of that tcntlmuny. He was not recallod on the 22d nor to-day. 'I'hore are four persons horo of tho sumo nationnlity, nud thoy hinva oither col- luded togethor for the purpose bf convicting theso parties, or I conolude thoy must Lo guilty. There has heen sufliciont evidence under tho atatuto liere for a)proper cano for au invostigation by tha Criminal Court, I have done my duty in Dbinding thom ovor, with thoso witnouses I htve named. "T'hie prisonors gave bail. ————— WAR IN THE SBVENTEENTH WARD. Ouo wook ago a mooting of the cilizens of the Bovohteonth Werd was hold ot ‘Thiclomann's Theatre for tho purpose of organizing » voluntoer fire-patrol for the ward, and propositions looking toward that ond woro made, but no othor nction taken, bxcept tho appolntmont of a committeo to walt upon the Aayor to ssk his co-oparation in tho movemont. The Communists who wore progent at that meoting.abowed & hostilo foaling townrda tho proposition, but they wors not nu- morons ohough to mako much tmprossion, Sinco that timo thoy bave beon organizing and prepar- ing to control the noxt moeting, which waa hold Inst ovoning st Thislomanu's Thoatrs, on Uly- bourne avenue. TIE FAITHIFUT, COMMUNISTS were nll there roady to do the bidding of thefr Toader, Henry Zimpel, The sl was crowded to suffocation, and it becamo apporont long bofore the meeting was callod to order that tho citizons of tho ward woro in tho minority, and would have but littlo show. Any ono could sos the imponding atorm ready to brenk looso at the firat protext. Thoy were very ordorly be- foro tho meoting wns organized, 'and all was calm and serenc, but it waa tho colin boforo the hurricano which swopt over the mosting shortly after its organization. Tho Communista achieved thoir first victory in Chicago; they suc- caeded in breaking “B the meoting, and thon taking posscesion of tho hall themsvlves to glo- rify over their succoss, * ‘I'ho mooting was ealled to ordor by the Prosi- dent of last moeting, Mr, Theodoro Kamls, and Mr. Loopold Kadish scted as Sceretary, MR, ADOLPIL BCHOENINGER, Chairman of the Commlttee nppointed at Inst mooling to,wnit upon tho Mayor, statod that they bnd seen ilis Ionor, who assured thom of bis sympathy in (heir’ movement, and promised thom his full co-oporation, but ho ad- vised thom to sond first & petition to the Bonrd of Dolico, that thoy might Lo logally recognized. Thoy had o8 yot presented no sueh petition, but would do 80 if it was tho will of tha prosent meeting. 1to thonght it bost to walt until othier wardo had taken some action in regard to this ranttor that thoy might act in tinison with them. There had beer only ono or tiwo wards that had taken similar actlion, but ho boped others would soon follow, 1fo then rend the following PLAN OF ORGANIZATION which tho Committeo bnd preparcd ¢ Jeirst—That % Lostd of fire metwbors be Ap- pointed, eonnisting of one from oncli protvinct of tho ward and the Cliairman. Sceond—Tho object of tho organization is to aseist at fires fu tho ward, aud outside the ward oun extraordinary oceasious, Third—That the namo bo * Tho Sovouteonth Wurd Fire-Patrol.” Fourth—The company to consist of 100 mem- bers or moro, to o divided in four sections, Fifth—pny citizon of good ropate, Hving in the ward, shull bo entitled to joln, provided his business allows him to bo present at fires whon- ever they veeur, Sizth—Tho expenses to bo paid by subscrip- tion nnd voluntary eontributions, Alr. Kndish moved that each scotion bo voted upon separately. MR IDIPEL, the leader of tho Communistic forees, now rogo, and paid that ho and tho workingmon of tho ward were opposod to orsanizing such a com- pany, bocauso it wes gotton up in tho iuterest of the “aristocrats, No good company could fbo formed without the_workingmon, [Anplauso,] 1lo, therefore, would mova that the whalo sub- jeet bo Inid on tho table, [ Second that,"” from oll parts of tho building, aud applaueo,] Tha motion to adopt tho propositions by soe- tions was thon put, sud lost by & lurgs mnjority. tllw result boing grected by tumultuous op- plause, P te, Zimpe! ronwed lifs motion to lay tho mat- tor on tho table, 1lo Anid ho did ko becauso ho beliaved nation shotld bo dofers THE WORKING wero propared to tuko o hand in this move, This wag a polilieal movement gotton up for tho fn- terest of n fow who were runuing for oflice. After olection was time onough fo act in this muttor, 3 Ilio Chairman thought it was _shamoful that such oxpressious should bo made. Evely ono Xuow politics had nothing to do with it. 3R, L KADISI was also very iudignant about tho romarks mado by Mr. Zimpel, citizons of tho ward woro in fuvor of organiziug a patrol, but if scomed to him that thero was a cliquo present which had wonio for Lo purposo of working sguinst tho wolfuro of tha ward and the city, = [Hisscs,] Tho action of the Committeo was in accordunce with tho wislies of the insirance compunies and tho poople, Tho aswertlons made by Zimpol wora slmply contomptiblo and an outrageous lie. Ho hopod tho citizens of tho ward would do Lhué‘rduly, sud not bo intimidated by a crowd of disurbors. Mr. Schoeninger got tho floor next, but was provontad from sponking by cvios af “Zimpoll ™ “Arnold! " and for u whilo the utmost con- tugion provaled, & row sootning imminont. T'ho Chairmen, after considorublo rapping, madn bimsolf hoard, saying that Schooningorhag tho floor, b haviug first asked for it, “1tis lio," oried & numbor of Communiatd, « Zimpol nskod for the floor frst,"” aud again tho ory of ** Zimpol " was raived by niore thau & hun- drod voloos, Mr. Shoenlnger e2t down, remarking that ho did not denire to spoak to such a crowd, EVERYTIING WAS NOW CONFUBION, and it was impossiblo to_transact auy bisinoss, #0 tho Ohmirman declurod the mogting adjonrned, but only a small numbor of thoso prosont left, and tho Communists all remained, bound to wmako a night of it. Aftor repoated calls 5 B, ZIMPEL taok thio Chnir, and in doing so said that at the last mooting the roal eitizous of tho ward had nothing to s3y; tho authors of the movemont nbed ymported @ erowd from all over tho city. Somo of thoso presont bad coma all the way from Aurora to put down the workingmen. DBut b thla moehing, when the citizons of the ward had coma to domnaud thoir rights, theso arsant cowards ran away. 1lohopod that the workingmen would atay, and tako somo actlon in regard to the Liro ordinanca passed lust Monday, 1t was oo out- rago upon the workingmon to maka thoe fire~ Ihnits cooxtousive with tho clty-limits, b wus o shameful aot, and such au outrage had nover bofore bosn committed, At this moment . " miiE 0A8 WAH PANTIALLY TURNED OFF, and ovorything was loflln the semi-darkness, 1'he orowd thon went for the propristor of the thentre, and demandod, ab tho risk of Ll 1ifo, think U gas bo lightod sgain,and the gontloman, not being dosfrous of Laving » head put ou him, roluctuntly complied with their raquost. A motion ws¢ lh'gn mado that the mooting be sulurly organized. mfi,,mfluu?m waa elocted Obiairman, and Mr, “Woltis Yeoratarys ‘3‘3{}}3 %] uull{xan got the floor again, and sald that tho o\gititution for the formation of thiu compauy provided that only proporty-holdeys Ehonld bo udmitted as wewm- Imrg. 1Ly wagl nn unconatitutional act, and J ‘A Y TOWARDS MONARONY, Mr. Hohaoninger bimeolf, when accused of being o Monarchlst, replied that this was onlya politioal monsroby. 'Themaxses of workingmon wanted & rupublmh thoy wero not yet rendy for monarohical lustitutions, 1f tho city nooded d until voluutoer firmon, thoy were tho ohes to do tho work, abid not those whb. troro inused to hard 1abor, 'Ihoko politioians had run tho ward lohg onough'and it wad about timo that overy eitiaon, from A to 2, should recoive hld righed, As long nn diforencos were mido bo- tireon classes, no firo-patrol conld be formed. Had the workingmen acted twonty yenia ago o they actod now, no such corruption would pro- vail, Tut tbank God the timo was not far off whon tha arwtdorals tyonld bo driven their poworful stronglolds, aud in their placo would slop u clies of mon at once tolotint and MNboral,—n clase fhvorlng humanity and justivo, The ‘prununb laws, whicl wera for thé purposa® of giving to tlote that had, and taking nway from thodo thint lind ot wottld ho done away swith, aud Inwa for the pro- tectton of ull, rogurdless of casto, subatituled. a TIIE, COMMON COUREIL hnd rosolved thab tho workingmen should bo driven from tholr’ wooden liouses, and bo tumpelicd to movo oulslde tho city. 'Tho amall wooden _ fiouses of tho workingmen were moro sccure than tho palacos of morble and stono which bad been tlimsily built, And oeeh of trhish: contained n Mmbor-yard. ' Thoy would make mp a petition ‘which would bo signed by thousands, aud move on tha Comtnon Coutieil and Foréa thibmn Lo ropeal this now fire ordinanco. 8peeches wero also mada by Albort Mickolnon and others, On motion of Mr, Michelson, n Committos of five was nppointod to proparo & patition ngainst tho ordinanco, aud power wns given thom to mako suggestionn avd arrange for avothor meeling. i 5 Tho Cliair nphotnted tho following an such Committea: Micholuon, Vottos. Budd, Fechtor, and Zimpol. 'I'ia mooting then adjourncd, ———— TENTH WARD FIRE.PATROL, A meotiug of tho citizens of tho Tenth Ward was hold last ovoning at Wall's Ilall, cornor of Halstod and Adams eiraats, for the purpose of discussing the necessity and foasibllity of or- gonizing o fira-patrol for the watd, Ix-Mayor Boud was callod to the chafr, and Mr. Sehsbury was mndo Secrotary. Ald. Clark stated that the objoot waa to organ- ize a company or companics of persons who shall ba sworn into Bervico by tho authorities, sorving without poy at fires. Mr. W, 5. Onsban snid thoro was not only o pousibility but o probability of a great and ovor- wholming disaster to tho Wost Bido in case of a geverat flre, Judging by the numbers present, 1o oug cacmed to foar ny uch thing 3 but it 6id uot altor tho fact, The 'Tenth Ward needed s nammmI' of at least 100 roputable eiti- zou who should bo ctothied with uuthority, and bo placed undor such organization as would ron- dar them an sid aud not 8 hindrauce at fires. Mr. O, Q. P, Holdon, 8 an old firemat, fearod there would bo grent difilculty in croatiig such a company as was desired. e did not bellove that twenty-five men could bo found in the ward who would join,it, and attend rogularly ot fires, The thivg was Tmpracticable, he thought, so long as wo hind o paid Fire Dopartmout. The ward was nlready protty woll suppliod with engiues, There woro othier trotbles, Tho un- derwritere, not only of (hia bLut other citios, nd gont sbroad falso improssions of the situation hore, Yot tho agents of those vory underwriters would Ineure any rovkery thoy conld find ; would insure thom nt high fignros &nd &b low Tatos, thus induciug ownora-of prop- erty to firo thoir own prowfses, These under- writera, too, wore dving thelr utmost to divered- it our Fire Dopartmont, to soourachanges without Iinowing just what chungo o mako, Ife bolioved that Marshal Bouner, against whom thov were especially virulont, was an oxcollent Chiof, and in'the enso of all but the Iafe big firo hnd no- quitted himself admirably. In that caso ho was powerless for want of wator, and for other causos, T'ho real want of tho city was from five to fitteon mora well manned ongines, in addition to thosp wo had. Yat, if itsliould Lo sodecided, Tio wonld bo wiiting, for ono, to toko hold and help organizo the flruponud‘ company. Ald. Clark thought the compaiy would bo nse- ful in koeping back tho orowd of thioves that congregato ot firos. 1lo moved n committcs of aiglit be appointod to confer withthe authorities, ands tako othor preliminary steps. 1t was sdopted, Measrs. Wall, J, MoGrath, Thomas Parker, Tred, Bocruor, L. L. Liond, Thomus Bronuat, W, J. Onahan, ond J, J, nfiamugue wora ap- pointed snch Conunittoo, On motion of Mr. Ouahan Mr., 0. 0. P, Hol-- den was added to tho Commiltes, Mr. Wull was authorized to eall tho Committeo at hilg:pleasure. ‘I'to meoting then adjourned uatil next Iriday avaning. ———— IMISCELLANEOUS. THE NEW FIRE ORDINANCE. Tho mattor of the valldity of tho new Fire ordiuauco was deflitoly scttled yestorday aftor- noon, by the foilowing opinion by the Corpora- tion Counsel ¢ Orre TAW DrPARTMERT, Cittoano, July 8, iau.} oletn, Mayor, ete, : oil axk Ty opstulan ak to tho validits of The ton, T, Drat Siit thie ordiuaneo recently passed extending tho sive-limits of ho Gity of Chiayo, 1 hutvo no doubt the’ ordinanco fs valid so far as to abiolish the old ficy lmita and to catublisls low oues cooxteutive with all bauudaries of tho city. “Chere nro meveral yory unportant rections in Ohapt, o fire-liaits ure referred 11, in whtch the Minits ns pre as the * firc defined in Sec, 1 o proseribed n San. 30 ¢ aadd tomis, cte, T i8 ex- ceedingly difficult, lo oy the leant, Whether the pro- isions of theso seclious, 'omo of thun Lighly ponsl, euns bo ady npplicably (o tho nuw Juits unices spe- claly provided or, 1t can casily bo dune by smesid meut, X (hiuk, Luwovor, tiat the Gity Guverumiout Blioulil not rolax ftu efforty {0 provent tho ercetion of within the new Jimits =8 far us it iy respeetfully, & 0, Nowzoy, Corporation Connrel, Mr. Norton stated yosterday that the Board of Public Works onght, howover, whon tho now law becomes a fact, to act upon it just ns if it wore what tho Commoun Council intended it to bo. Mo stated that the Counoil ghould not got up lews of such vital importauco ot 8 woment's notico, ag they wero apt to iake a miutako, ay thoy did in thin inatauce, On such occasiohy, tho ausiutanco of & lawyer waa apt to keep mat- ters sbraight, Uity-Attorney Jamioson conenrred in tho opin~ Iou of the Corpuration Connyel. A MILWAUEEE OPINION, The Firat- Ausistont Bugineor of the Milwau- Kkeo forco, who accompnnied the eugines aud mon gont to our aid July L4, has boon questioved by o reporter of tho Sentinel coucorniug the dif- forances botweot the Iive Departments of the 40 vitios. Tho followig oxtracts from the re- {’:“k“ of this practical tireman wre worth read- 51 ‘When the fire wasat its kelght on the corner of Van Duren and Stuto strouty, the Chleago firomen did therr lioat to reach tho oeutra'of thu conllagration with thoir cnglues, aud conld not; ot tho samo tuo that tho Mil- witikuo eagine was ablo to_throw & goud stream on . Tl superlority lsduoto tho aificrent muko of on gglues used by tho two doprrimonts, ide by sido ju Clifengo our engino threw o stream of witer o o greaer dintunco than the Obleago evglucs could ; and, noticiug tiks, tho crowd clicerod tho strangers Leartllys AL 2:50 p, 10, an ularm was sounded from tho corner of Milwankea avennio snd Erfe slrect, whero two cot- tages in the centro of w block proved to b on fire, Ono steamer having reached tho spot, was set to work thirowing on & siream from the front, No oxsmiug- tlon was bind o6 to the state of aftulra at tho rear, not- sethntanding o suggestion was mado to thut offuet, Auther elegmer artiving ina few miuutes, was wet v work infront, Iu Lulf an lour thero' were efx cottuged ablnzo instead of two; dnan hour thero wers nine, Dy this timo water wwus got on from the resr, and the good effect of surrounding tho flames was seen dn e fuct thut by 4130 D, m, Uio fre wus under control, ‘Twa half-blocks sepuruted by wt alloy wera burned over, at a loss probubly of $160,000, woodon build; ean bo doue, an . At thld socond ‘sondlugration tha want of ‘diecipling i1 tho Olicago forco was vory mnnifest, ‘Thoro was 10 ona direcior; evory one neemed to b “ bous, “Thig Inck of aulliority uud obedlenco to it was & prig- cipal cunno of this unnecossury spresd of th thines, Anothier defect u Chicogo methods 8 that it up- pears ot to b the hublt dovwn thore o strike st tho koat of tho firo at ouco, Cho Dspartment rely on Aboir equipment, thiuling that with u foreo of twontys #even engines, 'throo eliomlcul ongines, nbid fvo trucke, thoy can bear down all opposition. Ac- cordlugly, when & fira breuks out by Ghiewgo, tloy play steadily on tho building, id caleulat o b on i Houd of Water § whiorean, i Milwanlee, it {8 tho ouse tom rathor to get 0 whero thu tive broko out, u tho very room if possilile, aud throw the water thero, Au wdiifowl yecullstlly of hieago wethnds ns compared with thoso of Milwaukeo Iv, that {here an alurin givon iu telographed to 13ioceutral station, st thero retelographied back {0 thy sub-district whoro tho fire rages. Vhiy, in polut of fuct, amounts (o » loss of threo or four miniites' thne, Inssitich as Hremon calculato {0 be out of their housed in hall s miuute after tho ularm iv struck, this delay is a werlous ono ut tho bogluniug of tho iire, Tho waler wystem of Chteago, l)lfl\mhx;{cad 1n lteolf, 18 0t 80 valusbly s an add to hor 1Mro Dopartmout ad ours, Their small water-pipea are 4 inchies in dlumes ter, whilo ju Milwaukes tho wranliost water-pipo lajd down s 6 inchies in dlumeter, Then their pressure of wator du much dows than that from our reservolr, "Ll systom under which sppointimouts hive beos made in the Chlougo Firy Departmont huw mutorially fudored ity unefulness, Wo luvooutgrown that womo tmosince fu Milwsukes, With thew appoiutiments aro uindo s culuoy ura Longli, for otlier réasons hui thoir oficieucy 3 whilo {1 Milwaukoo thy Chlof Eujle neer fa not hmmpered 0 his choico of men by aiy conulderaflon as to whotlier thoy Lolougod to thts or f‘hu‘t pnlll:u{ uh&uxu. ‘lfnl!h'fimu)‘:loihull l“nnni in his udgmont ; in Ohicego tuo Fire-Marslal hus to take p witls the pets of ward politioluns, TUE SHANTIEY, 1¢ 18 confidently assortod thab cortain Alder- mon aro buyitye up tho khastios orected within tho old five-limity Just aftor tho fire of 1871 and roheiving the loasos of thid ground on which they Kiahd, clatmiug that thd Dontd of Diblic Worke 1ind Mo authiority to ordot the ramoval of thoso tonoiments, Tlio servicos of oo bt thy delect. ivon_hnvo also hoon seotirod, u; thom fo¥ the spdéinl purposo of buying up the fnmo bullatiga on Adams ‘stroot, wliich they bollsvo they ean ot at o olieap rato on account of the proposod actlon of the Doard of DPublic Works, Than, one owned by Aldormen, it f8 foncied thub tho Bonrd will ot dara to molest them, Ho far a8 tho romoval of woodon Luildings is concernod, it mist bo Foienibited thit b dan- not bo done without ths pormilssion of tho Doard, ant It property-ownor chooso to appoar and contest the placing of frame structuras on lots noor thom, tholr romonstrancos will bo Hutonod to,~{f ouly mado fn time, KOT CONREOT, A cortospondent writey nuuntcuumz thot tho cotno of tha Yocont Dro on Biate stroot might have been tho spontancous combuation of nowly-painted floot-clotl, Tnquiry of Mr, Hol- lister, howovor, eliowa that thote was nothing of tho kind in the burnt bhilding, and that loug ox- porionce with tho articla sota him agalnst tho ldvn of ita catching fire of Itsolt. 1lofsas far from hoving any notion of how to fire started Ry BYOL —_—— CORRE3IPONDENOE, TIRE-FIONTING FORTRESALY," To the Kditor of The Chicago Trionne Bit: Dortsof Cblongo bLaving ag yob tory Iargo totritorios covorsil Alnost excittslvely by woodon buildings, the smallest spatks of firo fanued by the rogularly provalling dry wost and sonthwost winds ab cortain limes of tho yoar nro suro again and sgoln to kindle thom into flasucs, and at Bome timo with such torrible effect perhapa as Lo Iny tho whole of our boautiful ro- Dbult city in rulns onco movo. Now if n system of plath, substantinl, porfoct- 1y fire-proof struotures, say about throe-utorios high, with large wator rosorvoire op top, con- stantly kept filled by standing-pipes frotn the water-maing, woro planted in botweon tho frame housos at comtanding points, on "and neer tho Mnes where tho wooden dlstricts appronch tho bottor parls of thecity, and the upper story thorcol mado into & woll-secured room, fully protectod from without, and furnishod with appliancos by which largo sireams of water couhd bo turown thtough woll-dovised oponings; in whatever directions required, such flro-proof structuros would thon form a kind of improg- nable fortrogs, from the fnstdo whereof tho fire~ fiond without conld bo fought to advantage and subdued in short ordor ; such fortressos to bo {;‘lnced aud arranged 8o e Lo conbtituto rognlar atricades from iwhich cross-atreatns of pouving waler could bo directod on tha firo approsching from thowe districts that would ontitely sivnmp 1t, coming, aa the, stronms would, with groat forco from highor poiuts than the burning housos, frams buildings bolng genorally only wo storfes high. 1n distriots whore buitdings highor $han two storios exiut let tho forireszos have towers over- reaching all buildings (¢ho eroction of suck higher thau tho towera thereafter to bo prohibitod), and from the protectod tops of such Lowors io tho streams doscend. Pipo and nud nozzlo could be éoustruoted and handled so that the water thrown would spread like a copious drenching tain, which, if if had coma &t our great confin- grnl\olm, wonld have done more to extinguish thent from above than_ all tho fire-engines it the country togethor applied from below. Witk theso machines the main force is to bo Apent in first baving tho water forced up Into tho air, agninet the presaura thareaf, boforo it falls with but vory little power on the firo, butt lot thowater goms oitt of the nozzle, wnd bandled at o point higher tban tho burulng building, aud it will rush down upon it from above, with its forco and powor, aesisted thoreln Ly tho pressure of the atmosphore, and somstimnes tho wind, to drivo it homo with & vongeauce, Bo to spenk. Conducting the water up into such fortrosses aud from the rosorvoira may be contrived 8o as to afford oxtra pressiro upon tho stroawm when let loose upon the dovouriug clomeus, and hero no burating of Lose would over oceur, which is a most important itom. It may be found proferabla to havo anch firo~ fighting fortvossos orocted ot Intorsections of streots and alloys, orat onda of the lattor, and built upon archos 50 aa not to interfar with tha irafie. Thoy would thou stand on city ground, and 10 land roquired to bo purchiased” for sites thoreof, nnd thus tho cost Lo conslderabiy lossanod, 'Lhe sizo and width of such structures wecms logs important, so thoy bo high enough, firo-proof, and the tojPparts o constructed that tho mon working therein, to combat the firo without, aro perfectly protocted sgainat all ac- cidents, Tho water-conducting apparatus and uppendagea for throwing ils streams should bo uodnn‘lugml that they could not got oub of order. But how are thoes fire-proof structures, of which thore wounld ba some hundrods requirod to dofend the contral and botter parts of the city against fires fromn tho wooden districts, to o provided and paid for, costing 8s_thoy would af least £8,000 to 7?10'005 oach, perbaps? And in places whero il tho site housos ha flrst to Lo purchased at h!fih prices, aud sgnin sold clieap for removal, the cost would be considar- ably enhatced. 1u tho fllflt}blnnfi, Increasod taxation haa to be resorted to, of course; but it sooms to me that, il evolia systow of five-lghting fortreases bo conceded a perfect safoguard ngaiust largo con- ilagrations in and from thoso quartors, and the whols thercof completod together at ouo time, tho jnsurance companics would zccopt of, nud our cltizous Lisve to pay, much lower insurance rates gonerally, 8o ns to fully make up for what thoy liwye to pay in additional taxes. Desides the insurance compauics themsolves, of which there are over 100 dolug busincss here, would probnbly bo willing to subscribo Hboraily to- wards the carryivg out of such a systom, wioro- by their vivku would be infinitely loasened, 'Thoy sy then no longor havo to fent paying milliony «iu Joesen again, whioh without somo such pre- caittion would bo the case, should condagration liko that of 1871 nweué) away our eity ngain, Last, but not least, it should alse be remem- bored, that_all thoue fire-fighting fortresses could bo mado availablo, 80 rs to pay for them- solves, by in parts boing built for stores, dwell- iugs, or other kale ocoupations, bringing & vory sood rontal, preforrod, ua they would be, to athor buildings wround them, the top parts thoreof ouly hoing required for fro-fighting, Suck 10 tho incompleto outliues of an ides ns it occurred to mo immedintoly aftor tho Iacge Firo of 1671, and which I Luve now falt eallod upou to make kuown to the public. If deemod worthy to be conwdered, I shull expect no re- ward j i impraoticable, no consuro, Cuanves J, BONDELL. Cicoago, July 22, 187, FIRE-WALLS, To the Fditor of The Chicaao Lribune Sm: Tho suggestions rocontly published in tho daily papors for tho prevention of extensive tires seem to point in the main to improve- monts in the Firo Dopartment. Does not the truo remedy lie in another direotion ? It hs beon clearly domonatratod in the late fivo, ast woll as that of 1871, that & flvo, when uuder headway, in a bigh wind, in & compactly built portion pf {ho city, caunot be eheckod by the Fire Departmont with all the engimes which can bo got togethor. All tho good they onn do i8 to (n thoy did in tho Into fire) fight it on the flanks to koep it from spreading, Could not & P\M\ Lo nadopted ut a comparative small oxpenso in building which would make it impousiblo for an extensive fire to evor agein aceur in any portion of the elty robuilt ? Lot onouf tho (Il\vlslau-wnlgs Dbotweon Duild- ingu in cach bloek bo mado of sufiiviont thick- nous and oxtond above the roofs of the houdes & sulliciont helght so n4 to offoctunily provous - fire from passing It. Could any oxtonsive fire ever oceur in sy portion of the city thus protoctod ? Had such o wall exiatod, ruoulng oast an west through the tior of blocks immodiatoly noyth of Harrison siroot, would the late fire havo passed it 7 A pinall assossmant on the lots in tho blocks thus protesiod would paythe additionul expeuso, If tho city authorities hive nob the power to mrryxout auch au urraugement, lot them pro- oure it. Tor a moro offactual soonrity, such walls might bo bullt both ways through Wio blooks, erossing tho alloys on arciwu. W. B. G, Catreado, July 2, 1874, . BATPEYS AND MINERS, T0 the Editor of 4'he Chicayo L'ribunes Bius Ono of the most evidoutly practical and practicable suggestious that come up after cach of ourgreat fivos i tho nocessity of & vorps of sappors and minors, Buch a body of men shiould be formed, Thoy shonld bo uniformed in suoh & way s to lot tho publio know that the locality they woro oporating In was tobo vacated and wvoided, They should bo provided with a| mngazine, aud with u caisson or tumbril to varry thorr dmplomonts, “hoy sbould bave all tho knowladgo that can ba obtalnod on tho eubjoct, and all the appliances, in the way of torpedoes and enstridgen, gradunted for vavious sizes und Stylos of butlalogs to o dostroyed, fises gradu- porforming tholr ‘dutios, They should also be rolociad iy itoh Toginiation ae” woutd aathorioa o m daitroy buildings for tho maintenanos of n:n o snfoly, aud would dosignato tho mane nn{) "u Which such private proporty, uo takeu for |)|lH o ut, should ba relmbursod to ita ownors. uch a body ot men, callod togothor by some rnuullnr nlgunl nroviously agrosd upon, and aot- g utider the otdors of llln%nyur or the Fird Marshal, ouglt to be abis to rass Olo ho ground, within a rensonablo thitn, any buildibg or any anmbor of butldinge in tho path of any flre thad Sl ahout ena ) Tho dificulty about establishing as g ng such o corpu {8 ovidont, 1t l{n n;l 1"::0‘.“%:& months or years might clapuo liofare thoy wero called into"sction. ~Monuwlulo thoy would bo, i under pay, & sink of idlowoss and a bill of sxe ponso, ‘Lo obvinto this difiowlty, I proposo to organiza a voluttoer cotmpany of gentlomon to 1ill the need which overy groat firo makos more S5 Eoepa of aspptort ad i o eor sabpiors atid rinctd shonld b gantzod Amomuth g Jike b Lollowiny mme“ "o worvo witholtt pag. T'o bo proteated by fiopof 1dgisintion, To ppoinbits over ofiestd wtid i s ok 'yacancios, :1:0 #noleat fts own apparatua and uniform. 'lu Lo frae from thtitls aud Jury duts Toreeofvo from the cliy reimburdoient of acthal mmn{n. You ltave licrawith my name as 4 giarantds of road Inlthi and L would bo glad to hoar from any one willing to mako an organizod ellort to ostablisl the proposed conipany, Curcaao, July 24, 1874, VoLUNTERD, ———— SHORT-IIORNS. Another Great Salo at Winchestor, Kys Kpectal Didputch to Ths Chicndo Tribune, Winohtesrns, KY., July 24.—To-day thd gresd #nlo of Mesnra. A, & B, I Vanntotor éaia off, ahd w88 ono of the most stedaistul ovor stinda in this Btato. Tho avorago on the fomalos was over 8600, whilo the Lulls sold extromely law, from $100 to $400. Bolow we give tho price of most of tho fomales, with the namo of pur chagor, prioo, ofo, Tho Lulls wa do hot think necossnry to notieo, from tho lizht domand : Duck fth, §378; 0, 3, Nichols, Bloointugtton, 1ty Bock otl, amo. Back 6t} §576 hato, RS L —— jock 3d, . §tranol A if GaiE s oy thsh e, f‘n"!".\fi:nll!}n;\:' = ack 24 rn. Wm, McCann, Lexinglon, Calf, $310; to same. aglen; By, Tilustration 2d, $I00 ; 8, Moredlth, Ind, Tllustration, $550; _A. If. Davenport, Lexingtn, Ky, M Washington, $610 ; 8. MoredUl & Sou, I rs. Washington'2d, §8 e 1 3 Win, Sudduth, " Winchos. ‘dom 34, $850; 1T, Clllas, Texington, Ky, Tatilo Torwia 24, bi10; Matapton & m.‘.‘fl. Wikchbater, X ‘Hope Ath, $410¢ Jamica Farr, Lexing! o GO o i o ot Che Yo o Bsob: $,400¢ E, Cobh, Kaukakee, Tl popytwes, of Siony Poit, 31,7954 L P, Mulr, May 1ioso, $925; T, Bpar, Toxington, Ky. 2y Rtoss, 2095 6. Dy Bpirs, Konvudky. ay Itose 24, 41,005 T, P, Muiry Paris, Ky, Tiosobitd 9, 8380+ Sames Fare, Loxtngton, Ky, Ted Rtidinghood, $820; Robinson Dros,, Winchester, Ey. Tanbella Bovorolgn, $1,600 ; Willlata Lowty, Lexing. on. Eato Armol, $653: 31, 7. Thorpaon, entucky, Blina Margurol, 740 5. Meredith & Son, Inuisni Trono of Avalon, $1,030 7 J, I, Kisscngor,larksvilie, o, Tioan Tell, 45753 A, Btraton, Oltaws, T, Nellio Williwood, 863 3 . &, Blmes, Rontucky, Oxford Hoauty Duchicss, $1,100; D, B. Gruoim, Witw e akorion, 64100 ; G, W, Galnea td ulis Morion, i h W, nes, U T L Logar i B30 . Doteatih ¢ S0 ndumay e Nogglo Biond, $1,725 } Jy 11, Kissingef, Olarkevilta, \fo, Htas Airden, $010,0nd Avalon Duchess, $650 ; 0, Nio- colls, Bloomiugtou, 1il, $1,7007 B, Groom, Winchestor, 3. ‘Genova, Ditchosn of Avalon, $1,125 ¢ O, Bimms, Tit, With this closod the most successful sale avor mado {n Kentucky, —— SPRINGFIELD, | Time Kot for the Dedication of the Lincoln Monument-Condition of the Work—Decision Undor the Qors pocation Luw. % Spectal Dispateh (o The Chicago Tridune, Benryoriewy, 11, July 2&.—Tho Lincoln Mon= ument Assoclation met thls Aftornoon, and de- cidod to dedicate tho monument on the 16th day ot Octobor next, tho day on which the Arny of the Tonneuseo bolds ils rounion bore. A resa- Iution was pnesod roquosting - Posldent Grant to doliver tho dodicatory address. Ex-Gov. Palmer, Col. Joln Willinms, and tho, Hon, Newton Bato- man wore miado n Commilteo of Arrapgomonts. The Bocieties of tho Army of the Cumborland and Army of tho Potomac aro to bo fuvited, as woll s all tho civil ofticors of tho United Statos, and tho States, The statuo of Lincoln iy come” plated, ond i6 to bo ruised to its place on tho occasion. ‘Tho jimupu of utatuary aro mot yot comploto, and will not b at tho timo, Tho money t0 pay for two of thom has yet (o be ruised, though Dhiladulpbis and Boston ara pledged Lo raiso it, which rondors it pretty cor- inin that whon the statutary is done tho monoy ml{ be axpoctod. Sonator Richard J, Oglesby will spoal on tho occasion, giving the bistory of the monument, o thing bo is ;m!{mrm) to do, Liaving boen counacted with it sinco its iucoption. Liconso was issusd to-day to the Artesian Woll Compauy, of Ottawa, onpitat $1,600, and the Quiney Pablisting Company, eapital 35,000, Lho Illinois Musonic Bonovolont Boolety and thoe Tlinoie. Masous' Donovalout —Assoclation of %jriucuton, huve flled a certiticato of consolidas ion. A Mr. Houston raisos tho quostion as to whotlior tho Commissioners Jicoused to organe iz0 & corporation can, now that the act 1o ro- ponkad, filo their roport sud obtain a cortificate of organization. ‘The Attornoy-General says: 1o sccoud acction of thio General epeallug act af 1874, which repoals tho act of April 4, 1873, sbove re=~ ferrtd to, contafus a saving clauwe as to corporationa heretofora formed under avy act of corparation thero= in mentioned, Under the act of April 4, 1872, o cors poration is not formed or organized. Tho report of the Commissionors by whom the licetso is {ssued hog been filed with tho Sceretary of State, and a cortificate of complole orgauieition lusuod Ly it otcer, and filed in tho ofMce of tho Recorder of Doods, elo, Inas 1nuch nw this wae not done befors tho repoal of the act of April 4 wont futo effcct, 1~ thiuk it is too lato ta do it now, Jases K, EpsaLy, Attorney-Generak FINANCIAL, Montreal Grain Houses 1in Difficuitys MoxTugaL, July 24—Somo oxcitement is caused fu commereial circlos hiore by tho are rosl of tho partuers of tho firm of Brown, Mo« Minn & Co., grain doalors, at tho iustanco of the Bank of Commerce, for alloged irregularity in conncction with o loan onsome grain, Thay have beon roloensed on bail, and will go into bunkruptoy, Otlier grain houses are reported to bo in difliculties. —_— A Now Doparture. We havoa large lot of jowelry, silver-plated ware fancy goods of overy deacription, Frenoh clocks, and like goods, that wero more or less injured by our hasty rowoval tha ulght of the laat groat lro, shich we Lave mado & ohesp dopartiucut of, Those who call durning Eifa sale (which will continuo until all aro sold) can soly upon sania o e most romarkable bargaina in elegant jowelry thoy ever saw, Wondell & Hyman, 236 Wubask avontio, coruer Juckson iroct, The Northwestern Univeralty Ja on the msrek into the futurosnd iuto power, Eight hundred aud fsty-ax . students last yoar, and the friouds hope the number may swing up into tho soce oud thousand voxt year. The Truxtces mcon busle ness, aml put into tho fleld foreea to win, The thore oughiness and breadth of the courses of atudy ma this University ,worthy of its high repatation and great popularity, Wo refor our reaters to tho advere Csoment ou auoilier pago. s e~ . Duryens’ Starch, Tousekeopers nad Inundrosses will Lo plesscd to know thzt Duvyoss’ fumouns * Satin-Gloss Sturch” is now futroduced fn Olfcago. The repulation of this artfcln needs no commtent, Ite popularity fn tho East and fu Europo, where ft has been sold for tho past fiftocn yenrs, ia now extonding over tho Great West. The best judgos declara 16 (o bo tha * perfoction of quality," i i Sunday Train..Ohtcago, Burlington & Quiney Rauilroad. The Paclfio Express for Omnha, Salt Lake, San Frauelceo and ull Far West points, will leavo tho Great Coutral Depot to-morrow, Bundny, July 20, at 108, m, Through tivkets via Chicago & Nortwentern Iulroad, or Uhleago, Rock Il or Guteago, Tock Tolsud & Pacils Jslsoad, aro good —_—— Planos ond Organs, QGrand square and upright planos for sals, New ple auos und orgaus for rentor for sula on wouthly pays ments, Becond-linnd planos tsken in exchatige as part poy for now, W, W, Khmball, Blate and Adaws Btroets, Ollokgo, ——— .Ohickoring Upright Planos Strong and cloar Ly tone ; stand i tune jondilyg atod for various lovgths of time to ba ullowed, warning snd alarm sigosls, and other aids to warrantod durable ocoupy very small apa Kood's Pempio of Mualo, 92.Vau Duyesn siret, 8