Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 1, 1875, Page 6

e e UNFETTERED FLAMES. Clrcumstantinl Acconnt of the Great Fire at Oshilzosh, Valiant Battle of the Little City Against tho Vora- cious Monster. The Flest Dismay at the Awfnl Met- amorphosis Passing Away, The Boacons of Hope Emitting Brighier Rays for Plucky Hearts, List of the Losers, and a Partial State- ment of the Insurance. The Sympathy of Sister.Cities in Wisconsin, IN DETAIL, . TRE ** NORTAWESTERN'S " HALP-SIEET, Spectal Disvateh th The Chicaue Tnbune, Osngoan, Wis, Apsil 50.—The Noriharestorn fssued o shoot printod upon ono side this morn- ing. I nend you liberal extracts: “Oslikosh once more drops her head in monrning, Oncn acain has the drsaded demon of deatruction lavelod her walla en:d pillara to thodust, Once mors has tho fieud destroyer flapped his.wings and fod tho flamen (kat rwopt its buginoes contra from the fuce of tha earth. Quco mora bas tha cry of despate and dezolaticn resounded through our city, Ouco moio haseho been laid low. Maxily bad the landmaslis of her great firo of quly been coverad over when an- otlier, tho unkndest eat of 2ll, must atrike ber and again paralyze tho cffcet of her endeavors to heal tae former wounds, Defore, it was more particularly the residout porsion of tho city which fell, to-day It is the for moro woalthy por- tion, tho vory heavt of her bustness interest. But, bad s it i3, thoro ta stili rondon to lo thankfal thet it i3 not wores, Lhere i5enough loft of Ochikosh to at:ll hold har own among the eutorprising eitics of tha land, aud, although this i8 tho worat attack of her chronfe ailment, there is cvery bopa of hior quicis resovery. “70-DAY. # Wednesday. the 25th of Apzil, 1675, mus! be marked a8 tho day of our groatest loes by fire. Tha dsy was propitious for & con‘lagration. The Lot suns of tho provions days had driod tho sur- faco of the oacth and tho groat piles of lumbher that glistencd alony the river banks wero tompt- Ingto tiro flery elements. # The wind began blowing vory strong shortly after sunriso and ivcreased its fury untll noon, whou It blaw & parfect gale. 44 1t was ono of our old flrs daya. The alr felt like it, tho vory antmosphors eccmed to predict a conflagration, und everybody was expecting it. # Bad day for fire™ was thesalutation which was hoard upon overy band, and yot withall the viarning, ond all the salutations rod il tho indi- oatlons of o day for firon, It was graciously and gently allowed to come at Inst, Tho warning of past veats was forgotten nnd the terriflo wind swopt unhoedod by the oars of some whose duty it was by lnw and by right to shut down thelr mills on such & day as tais, TR BEGINNING. . #1t was about 1 o'clock, und while tho wind hiad reached its greatest fury, that the startliug whistles sereamed out tho alatm of fire all along 1l lino of wills and steam factorics. It was & fearful day, and ton thousaud soula started in wild excitoment a8 they board thoee firet penis of tho alarm-whisties ; sud well they might. The deop volumeu of smoke, thick and black, that rolied up from Morgan's mill siowed oo plawly hat dunger mizht bo expectod. Ilardty had tho great erowd gathored, from il directions, when tho preeding flames were olready coillug and winding around the hugo lumbor-piles that lay ‘adfoining the mill. Tho wiud was too strong snd the volumo of flamo too sudden for offective aperation on tho part of anybody, Oreat chunks of burning clnders cama flaating over Into the lumber-plies more adjacent to Maln streot, and they quckly caught, A flerce fight was waged among thess piles, but the cindors beoams too wpumerous and the ignltions too frequout to bo babled. Tho wind was blowing {rom tho south- weat, On opwe tho rushing tide of flame, more furious than the descendiny floods of 311l River. Tho steamors seemod powerlees to check such a furjous advereary. No sooner could thoy got sct and at work than 1ho euemy would charge with - Layouels of flie and diive them from their works, HoN 17 oAME. #1t soon became apparons that it must sweop everytblug beforo ity aud the merchauts of Maln streot bogan to more sorlonsly consldor tho sit- uation. In loss than twenty miuies, the fire had ""TL from Morgan’s will to the dilwaukes & St. P'aul depot aud friglt-bouse, aud they werp #waph uwav liko leaves 1u s biasi-furnace, The firo ripped thtough the planing-will of Llues, Libloy & Co,, leapod to tue smab, door, and bliud factory of Georga Willinmaan & Go., takiog the mill aud yard ot James & Siille iv iy courve, and wwept duwn to the plauing-mill of Bell & Rogora, sud Bon lonzo ou ularke: streat, In the meantimg, it g voerod Lo the porth- ward up Light stroct sa Righ, takivg tao North- wostern Hoiss and tho larga {ramo buildings op- posiie. Tho grocory stoto of W. LI Ballou, cor- uor of Light aud High stieety, caught fire, d it awept wlong eastward, dewolisinng thoe lmm- wome bick romdenco of 3. H. Spaldipg, oruer of High sud Bond nlrunu. ) LULL. “When tho flames Lud 10ached Mearkot ntreet thoro wou o change of wind to northward, eud o wlight Jull ju ks forge, which gave some hope that, by proper haundling, tho tire could be kept dowp tho west eide of Divitlon siieet, sud not allowad £o crous over to Mmuy, It woy bub the faiyt flioker of doluded Lope, and suon the hur- yicane drovo tho flawos onwand sguin, Toarug aud dovouriug o8 1t went, M THE RTEANER DO ¢ Abont thiy thne (he steawer W, 1L, Doa wag plyvad as the Division-siront roscevoir, and, duriyg the lull, did somo very effevlive service, 'fho jiames et Ahig junoturé begun to gather wronnd that partioulsr spot frow twa direutions, Tuoy caught fu (ill's buildlug, coruer of Ligh and Mariot ytreots, and aleo on tha porth sdo of Highwireet, and were ewceplug down upon the Y'out-Oftico on tho north, whilo ou the routh ths ~ liyery-stable of ‘Thompeon & Bprague fell fuel “ta tho tlawes, sud thoy leaped through Wrlght's wonden block, oueus pied by Willisme' drug-stora, a8 0 14 was taw aud tindor, ‘This wau thoe first polut of vou- teqb on Mau stroef. From Willlame, tho flames wheelod northwapd through Wober's Ilock to tho Narthweslern ollice. 1u’'the repid circling of the lames, thu steater Do was auddonly fouud to bo surroundod by ire, and no toaw conld be b L0 haul Lior away, and tha hoat wau ko freat bat not enough men cauld he fuduced 1o suter thege fans of tire to weouro Lier from danger. 8ha was therefora abanidoned and lefs lo tho Ler- rible beat whicli tho buruiug of Qillv' now blvek auil Dle«m‘ wtora made on elther wdo of it, “nls lefh bub (wo eteamony able, and ono of these was saved by a hal’s breadth, as ehe beqame cornored among o tambling luip- ber-pileg, and (boso in chargo of hor cime very neat tolling bor futo the wiver o suva bier from burning, 8he was gov out, howaver, and aid wonio good acrvice, statioged just {n dront of the Vul- ean Iron Worke, whero she Lod o rauye of the Hire to the southeastward, aud protecicd the fouudsy aud the buildlogs adjsooit, HTELYGRAPIED FOI STEAMCIS, ¥ Aavor Btiraghem, on sosinyg the probavle ra. sult of tho fArst vutbreak, telographed to Fond du Lac, Ripop, Necpal, sud AMeoasha for Bieal0ere. il “henn wore promptly responded to, aud lu s THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE:. SATURDAY, MAY. 1, 1875.—TWELVE ‘I’AGE_B... atanding or want of insteuctions from hoadquar- ters, no locomotive was forthcoming to take thom over, Aftor waiting_an lhour and a half, tho Shiebaygan & Fuud du Lac Ttoad toak off oua of their Jocomotlves and acnt the boys aloug. Thoy arrived 1o time, howovor, to do much ollcative service, ““ THE RIONT ON MALN RTREET, 1 When tho flames finnlly swopt over Main t the eight on that and adjoloiag strocts rs deacapiion. For a time thosoe having stores and Luriness places along Alain atroot had great iones tbat the tira would bear to the river nnd would Lo ku‘;t from ccossimir Division. V/hen. at lenglh thiere was no doubt tpon thnt puint thore was no timo to bo lost, Evervthing wion in tho wildest corfusion, 'Ihers was run- muyt to and fro in Lot haste, Teams woro awetly sought for, emply vohicles sere raven= ounly seizad, And the sacking of thove heautiful and tho piling of goods promiscously imto AYORK, carts,or any availablo convoyanca; cont= mencod in troo eamnost, The clerks in il L. Buigeor's hind the omnibna employed (v remov- ing their fiaods, and evory available truck wam angaged by tho dry-goods wmtereats in that vicinity to romove their goods to a place of safoty. But, fu apiteof their nntirtng offorts, the dry-goord« men uforod Inrgo loxses, The waioke bocamo vlinding and the strify along dain stroct was terriblo, Unbridled liorsos lat looso from tho livors-stables camo dashing through the crowded streets, runaway beams camo tearing by, while the yolling sud scresnung from mian tn man bacamo porfectiy tornfying. It was o wild acona which pon cannot pieturo, “i'he firo had easilv crossed the strect, and wan dovouring tho Commorcial and Fnst Na- tlotnl Hank bmtdings, 'The frequent booming of bursting gun-powder in Frank Porcey's gun store added but anothér nspoct to the cartiage of fiva and tho wild fury that provailed nlong tho stroct. Show-cases camo crashing to tho raves monl, ailky and ribbony from the funcy rtorey loated nlong tha sidowalks, artleles of overy de- serption tow and toio in every direction, driven by tho deree wind that raved liko a madman. SUTIE POST-OFFIOR. “ Dosperate efforts were mado to eave the Post-Otiiea 1slozk, and, had tho danger baen from tho front, it ts mors than likoly it conld bave boon saved. and witlh it that part of Main strost north of Migh, Unfortanately tho fire crossed High stroct to tho west and came aronnd to the rear, takiug tho residences moxt door, aud the tinder-boxes to the rear of it euthng off all hopos of ite boing saved. Fortunately, the wiels, or nt least n large proportion of ity and it 18 thunght all the lotters, were savod. »I'rom hera tuo tite rapdly worked into the ronr of the block on Main street, betweon High and Algoma, conslgning 1t to the genoral doont, ‘Tha Beckwith flouso noxt went, and the Cottrill Block nostloit. 1o o the firo waa _chooked to nerthsward, owing to tho vacant lots bsiwean this nnd the now blooks on tho old butnt dlstsict, Harding Opera-Houso opposite s00a foll amidst tha general pile. “Curiously enough tho fire went to nortiveard Just far mmn{:h to tnoet tho live of the bnrut district of July, a8 thongl tho Fatds docrood that nouo shonld go nnscathod. & “Boloy' Biook marks the southorn limits of firo on Main sirect on the Weat Side. 1t was hard work to obeck it bors, but, the building being firo-ptoof, about fifty men with buckoty succooded in saving it. Uvodoubtedly tho eaving of this bloclkt was tho means of sav- ng tho eity oftices, tho Revere Houss, and all that portion orst of Caops siroot not burnod. *Tlio hre oxtendod east of Main sircot os far as Dowen_vtreot, taking evorvithing in ita path botween Washingion and Caepe streets, includ- ing tha noith sido of Washington strect, wi hall the beuutiful and costly residences on that fash- ionsble thorouglfare. +Tho Presbyterion Church on Jofferson aves nuo in the rear of Hardlog Opora-lisuse fol- lowed suit, and Dr. Barbar's rosidence and that of Marshall Harriy, Dr. Goo, aud G. W. Roe, tha Lanker, in their turn foltowed thom. “The tiro raged with tremendous fury down Otter stroet, epreading from tho Adams [fouss to the Gennan Methodist Cburch, and swopt through tho residences of Al Grilin, Judgo Austiy, John Clark, Obarley ©Overion, Mis. Pride, and Walllam Wall, until 'it roached Court- Houso etreot. It waa by tho most superhuman offorls of tho attaohes of tha Court-Housa that that building was saved. 'All tho rosdencas around it wore swopt like tho chaif beforo tha wind, The residences of Dr. I II. Wright, J. E. Keouedy, J, M. Itollius opposite, ware birnod, and Willlam Humes, 1lenry Bailey, Mra. Diolinson, next cast to the Court-House, wera also reducod to ashos. Henry Baloy was in Fond da Lac, n‘ud did not Bave au articlo of hus bousehold goods, +*\Vhon it was soon beyond & doubt that tho Courl-Iiouso would bo” uaved, it Locame au asylum of refuge for ail the residents fu that vicinity, and the yard was filled with rescned goods and tho builling with rofugeos flooing from tho fury of the lames and tas chosing and blinding smoke and cinders. * pearn's DOINGS. #8o far thers ara two deaths reported and sovoia) severs accidents, aithough in the torri- Ulo coufusion that preynils very littlo inforwation can Le got ub 1o thie direction. At tho vory out- uot of tna fire oue unfortunaie man received in- juries which cauged bis desth in a few mom2nty. His name is J, N, Dayis, and he was bookiteeper for ilorgan Dros. Lven when the oflico was enveloped in flamos ho rushed in aftertho books and was burned in o borrible mavnor. Hiu clothes were litorally burned off his bouy, his hasr was einged off, and Lis body so burued that groat chunks of tlovh dronped oif as the unfortu- pato man was ca ried from the fire, Ife was taken to Dr, Ruseoll's oftice, but lived buba short time. ¢ *The other death wsa tnat of Charles Dunu, an old man, who was crusnod to death by the falling of tho wallsof tho Harding Qper =Houso, 1le was squeezed into a ielly, his hoad being crushod juto a shazoleas masaof flesh aud boues, Hia body was carrled to Stringham's elevator, whore it was viewed by crowds of ourious peoplo, “Saveral othor cases of broken limbs and } horribly burned bodiea nre reported, but in the contusion 1o names or details could bo got at. ‘“THE LOSS. ¢Tho loss is o matter dificult to conjecturo at thlatimo. It is cortainly the henviost loss that ¢ has aver befallen tho eity, and probably woull equal ali her other fires put logether. 1t18 vani- ously estimated at from ono {0 two millions, bus it will probably reach noaver the latter than the former figures. “ A to insurance, roport thila morning. it is imponraibla to maks any The books of Gary & Har- mon wera totally destroyed, and thoy wiil have to watt for an abstract from the companies be- foro tlioy will be able to roport, SiTie OnIaIN, An noar a8 can be ascertained the fire oaught from sparks from 8 slding & Pech's saw-mill, Morgan's will wes not ruuning at the time, snd Bpalding & Peck's mii], just windward of it, way in tull blast, 2 HOTHE KAMES, “The followiog fu but s partial lat of the suf ferers by tho great fre. It is as comploto a8 we can tnako it at the prosent time, but doubticas & bundred names have boen omitted, Itissore aud baragalog work tocompile tho cataloguo of suoh & baloful sories of iudividual calawitics Wa shall corroct it in to-morraw’s papor and give further {m;flcuhm, accompanied by a map of tho burut districts 0, P, k George Adame, Adams House, e B} Kiicn, Sariicis asiope A: Audres, ¥, Anger, 0, A, Aruold, saloou, J, Arnold, reatauraut, I, Asb &'Ca,, grocers, G. W, Atlioep, omutbus line, adger Brow,, furniture, ats, B, Hammessell, clgar deater, enry Barlow, hurnessmaker, Iynats Darter, shoemaker, 3. 11, Bun & Qo,, sewing-mschlae, ' Daitls, boller shup and residenoc, 4. Haum & Qa,, clgar dealer, J. Haumsn & Co., druy Artou_Bauwgarten, sh ¥, A, Tcokol, musical instruments, A, Beedict, pulnter, L. L, igget, dry gaods, T, I, Blshop, fute, dobn Bismarek, willow ware, Hasacht & 8, Buur and fesd, Cliarlie Bly, naloou, olin Liveus, saton, 5, B Thoyutha, juwiler, o V. G. Brauer, cigars an 3 , B, W, rown, A{mn. 4, oou A, D, Busk, taloou, Dbollermaker, tate, Alexander Burns, Sluriuk Boriaar iy jurks 'orl ry got s AR e i omrmorctal Bubk, T. T, Preataim Mrv. 8, 1, Cooper, realaurant, Caurtusy, #aloon, Crawford, hardwire, V.. Duke, jowelor, Danfel & McOurdy, fnsursnce agents ', W, Deckier, crockoyy, Willlan! Decker, dentl T, V. Dervkaon & Ho) L. Denweey & Co,, re, K. Dickwann & 85u, grocers and saloon, Deummer & Muetles, meat mavket, G ¥, & L AL Lustuan, boulis, ©, Erust, meat market, I ¥, Farriugto, Lovs aud sho , W, nandez, Oshkork Phute, Tirst Nutional Bank, 8§, A, 1iay, 3, R, Forbes, dragy. J, ¥owler, grocerice ima holp was ou the ground from J. W, Gazduer, rostaurant, :‘:&:l ti-:.ul!:a mw.wpm tho Foud du lao: do- glfi; mnufllh‘uuummum\.. pastmaut, it should be said thay the cauee of | i irctSEeEEs. heir deisy in arriving wes want of lranupartas | 5 salin, saloun, '+ drugs, tiog, ‘Tbe englues were w the dopot, and 200 | o If, Harriy, real astate, wep B ough some misunders | Q. J, Mateh, grocer. sty ug! 236 M, Heath, saluon, eddiger & Tiro,, bakerr, Bobert 1ell o, nows 1vum, 1. Hlanz, planihg il ¥, lertian, saloon . 11, Hine, reatanrant, 1labart & Tolme, livergeitablay 1.1, 1ate, need n ore, T Highos, dry coods, . Willow, grover, ' & Wil won il and tmbar, Jans, glazol sanh, Jolinaon, Lootn anid shoes, Junen Bros, dey qoids and groceries, Jones & 'rontz, almiract olice, Qabe ok, law allice, Jamey Kine, Ulackemith, Tra Hincertee, den . Kitz, farniture Tiohlmatt & Heo,, printers and tonkbinders, ¢ W, Kueliataed, dry gools, £, mowle, s, dry d, freocors, L3 o Meger, i A, Mersaner, lquord, Ntz & s Joather, barbor, l-lncy gosds, an & Keew, rocers, Iverton, salion, Larier & Bob, denlis P, Lerey, yune, Tutcher” &Wouldworth, meat markef, U Quinkin, g10 ef, A e ats sl cap B, W, 11, 1. lobinson, Jhotographer. N, 8, Robinson, clare, 31, U, Rack, boots sud shoes, " A, Hogers, millinery, 3. 3. ltodlinn & Cu., boole and alioes, X Sanford, Wackemith, Saran & Welduer, bovkbindors, 1, Schafdt, vesranrant, 8, Sehmddt, raloan, 3. LI, Shourds, Sincoudar, hurnres shop. W I Hmuith, wowade der, Snell 4 3ilins, provers, 15, & ¥, lilood, Deckywith 1ouse, en & Micks, Da Sorthwestern, Bturdenruts, taloon, mont loure, Forlios, livery, ikaey & Co., hoots and shoes, . Stune, buots snd shoes, Tuoinpson s Sprague, livery, 3 Livermore, Priulers. nal Mank, D, L, Libby, Prestdent, E. W, Vi, groeer, Jiius Wagner, Northweatorn Holel, Walkenian & Hon, meat inarket. J, H, Ward, plowr, Widian Waters, architoct, Webt & Atbert, shingles, Weber, miti L Williamspn & N, J, Widitaue, druge, 3. "Willock, paluter, ¥, 4, Wilson, bardware, 11, M, Woodwarth, flour and feod, Jacksen & Halsey, lawyars, . J, Purkinson, Iawyer, ©. W, Buruoll, liwyer, Telleer & Clovoland, lawyers, Tinch & Barhor, ooy er & Dalley, lawyers. Ja Alurdock, lawyer, Rennedy & Austln, Lewyers, 0, Noyes, physiclan, L. 5, Tultle, fusurance rgent, AMliwaukes & St, I<ul Dopot, 1. B, Dule, physician, Korl & Nohodes, gracers, W. 0. Wnecler, aten :ilx, 3y s Preenan, L Hozoud Ward achools, Grmanis Eagino-Honre, a1, 8. Tfolly, photogravher, A, K, Osborn, Colle:tor Iuternol Revenua, GCretzburg & B.hlus, insurance agents, urding Opera-touso. Alrs, Biilings, patterns, Nortiwesters Telegrapl Oos, City Library. Jd, T, Masse, clothing, A Ford, fruit, Touly Vaientiue, restaul Tell & Ltogors, a3l wud Lilnds, . E, dlorgan'§ Brov,, lumbor, Cairtis’ match actory, T, L, Smith & Co,, carriages. Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine, Victor Sewing Machino, Yolt & Weadorit, 8, 0, Spore, painiter. Dratt & Sou, Liedsteads, Nicolals’ bakery, Cructavurg & Behiinz, {nsuranco agents, Tho faliowing residences were also consnmed: WasningTon StnErT—M. Harrie; Dr, Barber: pr. Bodgelt; D Noyer! 1. O, Ferglaoni D W.' Fernandez; Dr. ‘Sinders: . W, McCoy; 3f, 3. Williamy; Jamos Goo; W. B, Falker;' Jobn Huglen: T, J, Dusne; Barma Huskell; Dr. Auit; L, Btrong: G, T. Cartor; A, Halglts'A, N. Loper; William Wokean, Jr. s U, 8, Weaton ; Mra, Wilder s I, L, Harding t O, P, Crazy j 3o, Doberty . W, Sivorns, Wavaad Staeer—E, Hath; W. I, Foldsi G. Al Hasbrou James Jenkins i R, ¥, Palgoi Jobn Howard; O, B, Carrieri’ Jorlah Waode worth; Wililim Quaws Jiesa' Beott; B, T Gory ;' John Smithy 8, D, Pilchor: rs, Kalley 13 8, Eurmann ; A, Thomson : R, Guenther] Bra, Lurcher; Theo Frantz; . X, Haben ;. German Lutfierin Chrchy d, N Gilij & 15 Ward; A, G Btoughlon ; 1, Aureloy's house. JErreaox yarar—smes L. Wilder, Universalis usel QOzare Sroeer—L, Weaderff, O, Luhm's saloon, Afra, Condee, Y, Yeryer, 1oy Singer—, C, Spaulding, . Fowler, Grifin’s bullaing, T. L. Huwme, DOr, J, I Dlake's houwe, Sam Ecksici, A, Bishop, Nclson Glll, 8, Blissott, D, B, Al~ veraon, 3, T, Hattin, Broap Brocec—ltev, T. F, Grasle, Wm. Emeny, C, D, Clevel.nd, Masgyr Stager—11, W, Leach, Surveyar's ofica. OiTED S1REeT—J. E, Keunaly, Wm, Hume, Dr, J, T Av A. Austln, Heney Dalley, . C. P, Mallett, John Clark, ‘sonage, ra. Pride, Alra, Bbor- jc Adams, A, Meissner, Thoa, 11, Keuhmstadt, John B, Everet, dlalun, AL, Gritin, Alrs, Sherwood, [*A , O German Uhurch and ‘mau, Quus, Ovorton, Qu nx, I, 0'Conns 8, Ttuggoboom, I} J. iioss, caLitial ; J. Nawbaver, G, M. Haa- Lrou:k, John Mo \L, W, Bites. C, dowetl, G, Schur, W. G, Brauor, J. M. Holijns, A, Richter, 'THE BANKS, *'I'ho Commerolal Bank has oponed {ts doora at O'itouck & Shaohan's store, in McCourt'sBlock, 1ts vaults buvo not bosn openad, but hu-incss is golug on as rn&ulh as possible with the books, “#Tho Farst National Bank has loased n stora in the Motkodwss Church Block and will open in aday or two, ‘Tho vsulis ars mnot yet caool moqulll\‘lo opas, but 1t ia belioved that thoy are tight, 52 “Tha officors of the Union Baok did nak trust their books sud papers to tho vaults, but to- moved them ton place of safety, and are now sunning as nsual with plonty of " cash and the booke, Thay ate licatad in Rudd & Holden's building, corner of Main and Church streata. **1t hias beou earofully estimatod by tha Ans sensors that the total lods will reach 82,500,000, ‘fhe asxoseed valuation reaches nearly 3,000,~ ' nELrEe, # A Ttelief Committes basbeen appointed, con- siating of tha same goutloman us last voar, llob- ort Campbetl, B. L. Biggor, and_Col, L. M. Mil, lor. ‘Thore is reposted much neod of aid in the way of clothing, mouosy, and provisions. The heudquartors of tho Commitice will be at the Councll-rooms, Already soma monoy has ar- rived from Fond du Lao aud otlier citles, Ro- het trom Fond du Lao, 8700 cash, City appra~ pristion, $600. At a meoting of the Common Counci! 1ast aight farther appropriation of $1,500 was wado." ADDITIONAL ITEME. Tlie vaults of the 'irst National, Commercial, and Unfun Bavks wero apenod this afterncon, ‘Chio contouts wera found parfoct without even a ajgn of emake. ‘s he adjusting agents for the varioua lusuranco.| compaviea ave buro, T'no losses agwrepate not leas than g:,ucn‘ollo, with lusuranca roaching $700,000 or 91,000,000, Roports of thieving, pillaging, and othor out.. ragoy, publlshed in the Quicago Zimes, are ab. solytely wlthout foundatlon. Thousands of Kanpln are on the treats and wanderlng sround, ut qusen of stoaliug or rowdylsm aro vory few, bug thore ia Qur poople (ol tue stroka kwnla i ] st under the a genoral diaposition todo the ciroumsatances. Tologisms of sympatby hsve been recoived from wholosato doalors iny Chicago, Naw York, Hoaton, and Philadelphis, olforiug assistance in motioy or goods. ' The lnsurance will probably ayorags balf the losx, aud uearly all the business men will yo- suma, flocksof gooda slready beiug recelved,and all ate trywug tonake the boet of it Burveyora arg at work among the smoking ru. {ns running lines for new buildings,sud in nivety daye maoy will bo builtready for use. niong” tho residencea over 150 aye burued, cauaing $he utmost suffering and destitution uuon{ mluI‘nl the uasln. ‘The Const.dlouse and 1ligh Bohool ara filled with jofugacs, who are bowmeless, and many withouy more than the clothea they wear, ‘Yhe Common Council hisa extended tha firo limils to the 1egion covered by the fire, sud gave permission to oreot temporary bulldings of wood, to atand four manths. ‘The Daily Norlhwesiern ofico was all awept away, but publication was resumed tho mosnings aftor the fire, Tho Beckwith Houss, built in 1847, one of the best hotela in this reglon, way dutxl}ed. lnglud- ln§ the furniture,” Logs £10,000. - Many, when the fire commenced, moved their papers, 'houku. sod valuables lnto brick or stons warehouson for safoty. -Neazly all of these waro erumbled into ralna by tho boat, and all thoir cotitents tdestroyod. Comyparativo good order provaile. Ilundreds of men now e will ba omploved remoring do- Liria from tho ruins in & fow dava. Thao soatlior 18 plsasaat, with littlo 02 no wind. 7', I, Davis, hookkeeper for Motgan & Broa., fatatly burnod whilo reoking to recover their okn (rom tha bucniog mill at tho outbronk of the fire, wns a brother-in-law of Prof. Davis, of tha State Universiry £¢ Madion. ‘Pl gonoral faoling to-dav emat those intor- estad i3 hoje’wl, Tho heave merhants aro willig and abis to robuild, aud of tho ocighty. u1uo business houses destrosod, contracts have alroady beou mado for robuilding at least ono« halt of thew, Hurvovo:s aro oy work fising tho precise boundariea of toix, and i3 many csses the debrin I8 beng romoved, Shantion are hatug crected in &l ports of the burat district Jor tom. porary use, Tho City Council last evening axtonded tha fireshnlts & quattas of o mile fu the direction from which danger alwava threatens, % Phcuites i INSURANCE. TUE 10 LONERS. MrnwAuker, April 30.—Thbo Sentinel's Oshkosh apecinl mays that ne yot nothing is deflmitely known of the losses of tho Induranco compauies. Toramost among the loso’s stand tho Home, of Naw York, its loss probablv reaching $100,000 ; the Aina, of Hartford, £60.000; North Amoriea, of I'hiladelphia, $70,000; London, Liverpool & Globe, £60,000 ; and tho range 3 from there to $2.600. ‘Iho Mechavfes’, of Milwankeo, are probably In for $15,000, aud tho Brewors' £9,000 to $10,600. Tho loss ia now estimated at 82,600,000, with about $950,008 insuranco, 'The ¢ity 18 falt of insuranco adjustors, and it in veporied that one compauy has all claims ndjust- ed and checks written for tho nmonnt of luus, . A MADISON COMPAN Seeeial Dispateh to " Mantsor, Win., Apti) 50. tual Iusirance Company I 5,000 by tho Onhiltwsh the, and is taking massures Lo prompt- Iy adjust aud pay ita losses, k8 Ceneral Agent and Seeretary both having been there, TIE CUTCAGO AGENCIES, Tho fotlowing additional insiiance losaes have beon gathered In the city ofticen : ‘Eno Ningars, of Now York, lost $25,000. This is ltlm awonnt of policies ; provably 20 per cent salvage, 'l'h}; Livernocol and Toodon and Globe lost about #50,000 5 kuow but little certainly, but about thiy loss. Tho enu Fira lost $30,000, Oov this o salvage of from 20 to 256 per cent. Tolegram rocoived this morniog. The Moreantile, of Chicago, lost ! only £150.” —Talegram this_morsing, Lho Millvilla, N. J., it inestimatod, lost $6,000. This in $2,000 less than tolegraphied yoaterday. Fhae Germau Amorican lost §1,000, ‘I'hs Commercinl, of St. Louis, lost $2,700. ‘The Iomo, of Now York; losy about 30,000, ncvmn all burned up. bricat & Lyon. W. H. Cunningham, * Registers all burnad. Tossca in Fire Assooistion and American Firo Inenranco Company (Philadolphin) compara- tivelv small,"—Zelegram. Phonix, Brooklyn—Ncarost eatimato, $25,000, i Pné)géln‘u, of Momphis—Somo loss, not yet os- mated. Milwaukoa Mechanica'—Loes, bub can't say cxnc{{{; not largo. 8, M, Moora's agoncy loses $2,600, The Atna, of Hariford, lonos about £30,000, Puaifle Mutual, of 8t. Paul, loaes 87,600 5 St. Paul Fire and Marina loses $2,000. The Hartford Company's agent in this city states that that Company will find mach difienl- ty In settling their losseca, as their books, papers, policios, and records wero buraod, Tallo, Naoghten & Co. report a loss in {he ‘Westorn, of Toronto, of 1,000, and two athar companios, having aggregate policles of 3800, upon which there will bo a p2ivage. edi‘&% Globo, of thia city, losos ot more than ,000. —_— AID AND COMFORT. MADIsON, Spectat Disoalch o I Chicage Tridune. AMansoy, Wis., April 80.—3layor Piunoy, of Aladison, yeaterdny sent a dispatch to tho Mayor of Quhkosh exprossing avmpathy in the calamity that had befallon that city, inquiring a3 to fts need, and pledging holp, 'To-day ho received a diepatch from Mayor Stringham saylog tho gross loas fs $1,530,000, with ovor ono hundred familios destitute, and aid would be thankfully rocelved. Mayor Pinney has called s publio meeting for to-morrow aveniug, that our eltizens may respond in ald of tha destituto snd suffer- LA ORORBE, Bpeaial Dispatol ta The Chieaso Tribuns, LA Cnosee, Wis., Apiil 80.—A telegram re- celvad hore to-day from J. 1. McVicker, of Chi. ©3go, states that tho MoVicker Diamatic Com- pany will play here on Mouday evemug noxt, for tho” bonefit of the Oshkash aufferars. Other movements ars on foot here looking to the same objeet. FOND DU LAC, Apecinl Dinpatch to I'he Chicags Tridune, Foxp nu Lic, Wia,, Apiil 3).—Thls city hing al- roady ralsed sud forwarded 81,500 in aid of Ouhkosh, and committens aro hard at work col- lacting more. At a special moefing of tuo Temple of Hovor, & tempotance ordor, Mossrs, Wutrons, Roberts, and Wilkins were appointed to draft resolutions, which wero ubanimoualy adopted. A aubscription papor was atarted with a viaw to raleing anothar iyudred dollare smong tho Tamplais, — THE DETROIT FIRE. £ IHURANCE, . The following in n a'atoment of ths insurance an the property of the Weber Furniture Cam- R xic ol 8 $EZZTEIETEIRE ZEEZEER R n, N, 0.’ of §A p A of Nowack, af Treatan. 204 e L} R tout, onnel ul‘ljug‘!“flfd sl cfie] e e ateruilerl Y- 1,500 Nationat N O Lo a Ulty B ot LHTA RN 00 ito. 800 Btan 500 Coutinoutal, Phuniz, Dry o ."5“.".'-".‘.‘“.‘.“:‘.- Erempasy TEzsaE 1 g8 T . Tta building cos aver $150,000, and the ma. chipery nud mmulmtufid material and mnt!tl‘al In pmaess of mannfacture aro eatimated to havo been worth $100,000 more. ————— . OTHER FIRES. f NEAR BICANADA, WICK, ' 8pectal Dispateh to The Uhicagn Triduns, Egavans, Mich,, Aprl] 30.—A party of maske ed men from this village visited thrae houses of {ll-fane, situated about a mile from this plaoe, Iast 1ight, and,giving the inmates notice toloave in fro mioutes, eatursted the foterlora with keroiena, and applied the maich to each byild- _ing, sntirely deatrosing the buildings and con- tonts 'The cause of the rald is eupposed to Lavabeen a falling ont among tho dnm‘{mnndm' Afra fo-day at Day's Rivar, 18 miles from hore, destroyed & uchaol-liousc, T'n roaidanco of Richard Mason, at AMason. villo, 12 miles from Lere, was burned fo-day, Lousnot kuown, FOREST FIREN, Macuestes, N, H,, Apni80.~An extenaive fire ¥ ragiug. in tha woodd near this oiy, ex- tondug slong the Huo of the Maucheater & Law. ranoi Road ta Landonderry, and crains on th road caunot pasa through'the flames. A cone strugion-train, with a gaug of men, left hero tuis afternoon to fight the fire. Many miles have been burned over, aud much damage will ba dine if the flamos are not clccied, Ity firo Ju still raglog, Eight hundred acres ave larued over, and tho loes thus far 1a ups ward of §15,000. Harvey's milla aud s number of drellings are in immiuent dangor, Waiceates, Mass,, April 30.—Tha Douglas ‘woo, noar VWeat Hution, sve on flrg, aud 700 acroy sve aiready burned over, Tho principal losen are Henry Stockwell, Milton Humes, pud Jobullumen. , ; AT WATERTOWN, N, ¥, Wazaraws, N. Y., April30.—Easly thls moras fug afire Lroke out at Llowk aud Nowall streets. A’i\l‘h wind garried the Hamos acrusa Nowall ‘stroe, and before they waro finl yndoy canri:ol the flglt flouring-mills and the Farmor' ity :mfl. ml: Lo “u:llxgw‘l" \vo:a hunl‘ea. %’ arge openont Actoss the giver was aot on fira by epark and bumed, The lolal lous Ia about 80,00 ; pattly ipaured. AT PONT LEYDEN, W, Y. . & Unaly No Y April 9. Llighm, Woleoh & Oo'a extonaive tannery and aaw-mill, at Port Lovden, Lowis County, wan destroyod by fire this moin- ing, Losw, £200,000. By tho destruction of the abova works over 200 men aro thrown out of em- ploymont. LIGNT-1OTAK NUNNED, DoxviLee, April 30.—The light-tiouse at Port Mnitland waa burnod down lant mght. 1§ onlcAuO, Tha renidonco of Claus Potors, a story and a half heuso, mbuatad on Dostar strset, fwar Ro- bov, 1 the extrome sosthinoatern soction of tho cfty, where thoro aro uo policemon, Lnrned At 0 o'slock yostorday morning. 'T'ho lors nmounted to 2525, and tho Inaurance £1,000, 1n the Globe, of thiacity, A dofectivo ohimney caused the e, The alarm from Box 315, at 12130 a'clook yos- Larday aftornoon, was eausnd by firo at No, "639 West Madison atreat, » frame huilding, o vued b2 L. Britzner, and oceupiod by Mra. Armetrong. Lioar, $150 4 covorod by inauranco, ‘The ndjoine Ing building, No, 537, was damapod to the ex- toit of 3400, 1% Duabam, cigar deator, was the oceupant, & NEFUGE HARBOR, To the Edtor of The Chicaqo Tridbune : Ginsoy, Lake Counly, Tud., April 23.—I wishi to call tho nttantion of tho public, through Tux Trinuxe, to the groat nesd of o Rofugo Harbor at the foot of Lako Michizan, for the henofit of our ship-owners and insaranca companies, and tho salvation of our tlolly-deservivg warimera navigating this vast chain of Inkes, How in it that oversthing olse snoma to hava its riss and support? Our climrches collect money to sond 1o Africs, to fustract tho so-called hoatlien; our ratlroads have their land-grants allowed thom by our Government, ‘Tlho fact Is, provision iy mado for atmost overything that in wet on foot to pro- nioto any good canse; but &' Refugo Ilarbor for our wayworn marinors i3 sltogethor noglocted. No ono seems o ba lnterestod in their welluro, All tba sympatly thoy got, or over ave got, for thelr lnbor performod siuce Chicazo has been a busineas-place, whon shipwrecked and their doad bodies piolted up, is, ** Loor soulsl I teol sorryi” 1t 18 high timo symathing else ehould oo doun, It has boou & greas fault of our leadiug businens- mon that a good Refugo ilarbor wan not oracted yours sgo, You aro sware, Mr. Lditor, that thera is no hLarbor at tho south end of Lake Miebigan wlich s sbip can eutor In o furious gale of wind from the noith or northesst. You are alao aware of tho gieat dostruction that has baon caused to our slups, and slso tho fearful luss of hfo thint has resulied to our marinsra, duning the past twenty-five yoars, and nearly ol to bo attributed to & bad liaraor, or the want of ngood Rofuge Harvor, It may ba well to remingd you of the great deatruction of proper- ty, and the fearful loss of life, caused by n Jurious gulo of wind from the north to tho noithessl, in the yoats 1854-'65. I think tho l‘;ienum losa of lite and property ogcnrred m e farmer yoar. Ten voseols wero anchored oft Chicago, aud dared nos nttempt to tako tho bare bor, owing to tho slioal water that theu existed on tho bar. Tho gale increased, aud, in the dend of night, the wind shified to tho north- cast, with the galo mora furious. Somo of the, shipg' cablos parted, and thoy were driven in unou tho breakwater by (ho fury of the storm, and wera torn to pleces by tucso stones and woroiless piles. Almost avory poor marincr lost hin life. Bomo of tho vosanls attemptod to gat undor way, and wore driven on the beach of the Inka; 8o that mono ot the tou vossels es- caped, but all bocamo total wreeks. Neacly all the passcogers and ciows lost thelr lives, tho beach botween Obleago aud Michignn Gity being strewn with doad bodios, to the numbor of about pinety, Among tho thuiliog incidonts was the finding cf the body of a lady with hor infant ctsld pressed to hor bosom, —the lufant with the broast In its mouth, folded tightina fond mother's embrace, and, alas! both lifaless corpses. T'o this sconc I \was un oye-mitness. Picture 1t to yourselyes, and you will say with ms, *If nedassity docd not domand a Lefuge Ilatbor, our bumanity does 3" and no place of businoess can ever expect to Brospor that willful- 1y neglects thin great, good work-of humanity. ‘fhere aro two places whora a good Refuge Harbor can be mude, The OCslumot is ono nawrally formed, aud partly mada; aod, by ruuning out good, tight stone piers futo 6 fatli- oms of water, that wiil bring them on a reof of rooks running along the coast, from Stone Polnt, 4 miles gouthwoss trom Chivago north harbor. T'nero, no sand can ovar oollect to impedo the moutly of the barbor; nor can any saud-bar form outelde, as1tig a solid rock bottom. At thaat depth of watoer, the piors should be enrved ag muet to thie north as the shore wiil admit, so shat a sbip in those furlous galos of wind from tho north may bave casy accoss of ontranoo, without haviog to “round to” so much to the went, 1f alarbor oxtond oast and weet, be ib over 80 good, thoro i8 great dauger to a Laavy- draft ship oo outoring it in n heavy northorn gale, or iustaucos A ehip is steoring south, up tho luke, aud, on reachiug the barbor, Las to siter her courss to west to cator auch a harbor., ‘Phiis bringas the wind, ses, and ourrunt on the ship's weatberboam, and, in too many cases, aho 18 ywaps to leeward of tho picrs, sud, riss- g the barbor altogethier, sho, before any help can bo eifected, is on tho boxob, a3 has often hean the-case,—tho vessel a totsl wreok, with roat loss of lifa to passongors and eeamen. Calumeot harbor las the advantage of many others for baok-water. 'I'as beavy fall of back. wator from the deep river aud Upper Calumet will keap the hatrbor clean from sand and sny sodiinent that might collact, aod fi:vu » dopth of {rom 80 to 40 feot of water in tho harbor. It these euggostiony are followod out, tho back K“E' alano will bo of fucaleulable valua to the arbor, Another good place for-n Refuge Harboris at Woif Lake, Lako Connty, Ind. It is equally a3 goud as Calumet, “with the advautago uf oponing more to tho wvorth. A small curve would bring the mouth of tbe barbor di- routly north, 80 that the heaviest-loaded ship wight onter in perfect uafety, dead before wind and sea, 1n a furious gale from the north, Good, turbt stone piers must bo brought out into Linko JMichigan, 1nto 0 fatboms of watar, A bard bote tons iu found thara of stoncand coal. Theeame coal-bottom will be found ou the const-line east~ hulf-aouth, commonctug where o reaf of stono from Htono Voint torminates oft Wolf Lako, and extonding § miles east of the outlot of the Grand Calumes, botter known now sa Miller Bta- tlon, Tbat will bo & distance of 16 miles or more. Aud as near as Levor stood ta tho bench, in @ fotboms of water, I found the same coal-botlom, And, as far iuto she lake as 18 fathoms, L. think = about & miles ofing from the sharo, o hard blue-bind.and-coal-hottom covers all that region of lako-bod, T lndelxyears' vractice to Michigan City, frow differont ports, I corried lime from Milwaukea, wood to Chicazo from Micligan Clty, land-piaster feom Grand River; and, i fact, for six soasons, I was In tho lead of Lake Mioblgan nearly all the tima, No topographical engincor han ever eoundod the bottom of Lake Michigan a3 I hiaye bad to do {n fagay weathur, and darls, stormy nighte: 60 § might" bo terwod o practical seaman a2 the lead, If not at mv othor dutlos. Wail-Lake should ati!l bo tooked upon as a good place for a Refuge Harvor. Whon tho plers are thus carried out, it will bo fras from saud-bars, aud ba secoud 3 noge op the Jakas, ‘The pooplo uf Indiana are sq mich dlyvided among thomeaolvps that they havo not much en- torpniss for cithor Nefuge or Commorcial Har. borw. It is hard to eay that Loka County s the only qounty in tho Biate that ia intavested in this matter, Thore is & good sbare of humanity manifastod by the cqnplo of Lake County, and 1t would bs well if thin county were aunoxed to linoluy then the one morcantite wheel would turn the whole maclunoty, and. the poople of Lake Conuty wonld be betiefited by the projeat, Alr. Editor, it sears to mo it will be vory easy to accomplish this Nefugo Iarbor at Boulrg Chi- cago. 'Thore are seven Blateaiutoroated fu lake. navigation, and also Cauada, Lesida tho many innurance companies, Lot thera ba ono cowmy bined effort, aud every fiate will be proud to loud & Wnr hand to thia glorjous work of humamty. Then you will have au exceedingly fing hyrtiop, secoutl to nono in the world, ayd every mariner in the wholo chaio of lakes will have groat canse for rojatcing, Makoau offort at gnee, snd I fool asvuied this good work will be scaomplished. 1t will only Leasadroplna buaket for all thoso States, When this 13 doas, Ishall feol like saying, a8 Simoan of old, * Now letteat Thou thy wervant dopart in posce, for mino eyes bava scen thy salvation” for tho saor. weather-beatonn mariners, who &0 richly oyarve p good harbor of refuge. 5 Carr, Witras Watss, ——————— Bessle Tuyuer Discouniod, Waidon (Vs C.) Sentanal, A romarkable caso of somusnbulism occurred a4 Murfreeshoro, & {ow aveniugs since. Ouo of W, I, Qullogo tho young lady students of the dunuF the night got up from herbed, threw over bioraelt a looso wespoor, and siarled dawa town, oho wout fute Uol, Vauglan's rosidence, and into hiy raom, and lald ou & Tonuge. It greaily surprivod sud frightonad the Qulousl, though ho kuow gomething was wroug, sud did not inolest the “alesping besuty.” Buoo the Rev. W. G. Buarr wes nformod where the girl was and weut afeer hor, 1lo ook boy pack 10 the collewo snd carrled her \athe bed-room sud ensaonced Lior in bed, aud Jofv the room. Tue yousy lady, on pwakeniug Dext morning, kuow ootling of whore abo bad mumbuhm. o5 suything shout bex hwcturnal viaik e ————————————————————————————— e —————— ———————— THE BLACK HILLS. A Description of the Now Eldo-~ rado. Tho Report of tho Mincrs Brought Out by Capt, iz, The Routes to tho Hillse==Tho Compostlion of n Miner?s Ontilt, THE NEW ELDORADO, Sveciat Correapondence of The Chicas Tribune, Oaxsna, Nob., April 27.—Tiho Dlack Hilla propor lle Dbotween tho 43d aund 43th do- graes of latitnde aud the 103d and 105th degrees of longitude, Thoy vocupy an arca of about 100 miles in length and €0 miles In Lroadth, their course bsing mnorthorly and wouthorly. At ihelr baso they aro 2600 feot above tho lovel of the sen, and st thelr top 7,000, 'Thov are boundea by Wyoming on tho west, Dakotn on the north and oast, and No- brassn on the south. The North and South Yoika of the Choyoune Iiver almost enclrclo them, Tho sides of tho lnlls are covored with torests of dark-green pino, which, at o distance; Jook black, nnd lence their name, Dr. Haydon, wilting of ko hilly in 1860, nays: *'Thoy are 2,000 square miles in extont, coverad with oxccllent ping forests, 1,280.000 neros.” Cuntor reportar Thoe timber found counisied of many varietics, prin- cipally plue, onk, aud olm, Tho pino lsof auit- able dimenstons for belni worxed iuto Jumber, and is met with fn abundance on overy hill-gide.” In hin report of 1858, Gon. (. K. Warren says: *#In these monntain-formations which border the grost plaine on the weat, ave to bo found beautiful flowing streams, end emall, rich vale leys covored over with flao gross for liay, and suscoptible of cultivation by means of irrigation. Fino timber for fuel atd lumber, limestone, aud good storo for building purposes,” aro lore abundant. Qold has been found in places in valuable quantitics, and, without doubt, tho moto common and uselul minorals wiil bo dis- covared whon more miunte examinations aro made, The remarkable freedom Loro from sicks nose 18 ona of tho attractive foatures of the re~ glon." TIR LATEST REWA from the Black Hills is brought by a well-known merchant of Omaba, Capt. Wilcox, of tho firm of Stephens & Wilcox, Ie camo down direat from the Iled Cloud Agency, aud was quite close to the hills, 1le saw and talkod with tho mluers brouglit out by Capt, Mix, and thoy showed hita Rold they had gathored in tho Black Hills, aud Rove bim some handsoma speciinons of quaris- rock contalning eilver. Tho mincrs said they bad boen in the bills oil wiuter, and had built s strong stockado, Tho ground was frozen #0 bord they could wmot prospect much, and thoy wero so afraid of Indi- aus they spont neacdy all their time strongthening their fort and building huts. They found gold 1n soveral places, snd worked ono f+r0cker, "~the oniy onothcy had. Homa of tho party sunk a shaft 16 feet doop on Frouch Croek, and fonud s good-looking quality of silvor ore. Thoy built a forgo, and melted goma of the ore, aud got globules of silvor. Tl miues wero yory far in tha Dills, aud the goldicrs who went sfler thom could not gec their wagons ncarer than 13 iles from the stockade. They were quite will- ing to come out with the soldicrs, and scemed rather glad to be safe from Indians onca moro, ‘They eny the Governmont ia doing right in pro- tecting tha hills from minexs, but think tbe Gov- erumont should OPEN TIE CQUSTRY TO WIITE MEN, a8 they are aura It iw richiin miverals, Thoy readily gave thoir parola not to onter the hills ‘agatn uutil permittod to do so by Goveruwment, ’flml thoy axrcct to return soon {8 evidont, and all say thoy will go back tho moment they can lognlly and sately do so, Thoy had 22 head ot eattlo, only.18 head of which could b found, and these they brought out with thom. They loft four wugons ju-the hills, and buried their ammuuitionn, eaying they * would wot noed it going into the fort with tho soldiers, aud would neod {t on their roturn to the Lilla,” 'Thoy have sinked out clains, laid out & tawn, aud expect to make mouey in tho hilis. Qoo of tho nunars, Corderro, was most enthusiastic, IIosaid a man with a aiulce conld mako $10 per day ; aund, witly hydrautio nuning, a great deal more. Corderro, who is a Doxican, says the best diggings are farthor north. .1le ia moat anxjoud to eearch for. gold in the vicinity af tha Big Hora Mountains. Oapt. Wilcox says TUE TREATY 18 BEING BCRUTULOUBLY ONSERVED, Ho does not bolleve miners aro 5o!ng {nto tho Dlack Hills, Indiansare scattorsd all about tho country, and no white men could get fun withont being 8con. If thoy wore not killed, thoy wonld cnrlfinly beroaorted ; and tho military authoritics had uo complaluts from the Tudiaus of violatiosa of tho treaty, otbor than by tho minera whom Capt. Mix brought out, Wilcox says Harnoy's Teak (s in full view from Red Cloua Agoncy, sud tho prospoct from an clevation near the Agoucy ia very fine, Dr. 8aville, tho Indian Agent, was gathoring the Chiafs, and fu n fow daya expected to start for Waahington. B3loatof tho Ogalalia and fiule Onofs wore roady, and the Doctor was only wait- ing for the Minnoconjoua to start. So much compotition exists in the Weat as to which is THE DEST NOUTE to Ute Dlack Hills, that one may well hesitate to expreas an opinlon. ‘T'he Sloux Oity poopls say thoy lave fanud it up tbo Niobrars ; the Oliey- enua people alaun it via Laramio aud Red Cloud 3 the Sidnay folks are sute 1t is by Polg Crock aud Spotted Tall ; the Fromont tolks by the Eikhorn, ‘Cho Omahn Eeoplo, who oan always looate Qmala fuvorably for sverything that goes on in croation, of course Lave a routo direct from theircity to tho gold-flulds. Tho truth is, the Omalja folks bavo it this timo without oxagger- ation, nad it {8 likoly to resnit In vast trado and good to their olty. Omaln ia roally tlo Iast polut west where Liorses, mules, ony, food, and mining implomenta, can bo bought ci\np. and in such numbers and quautitics as will bo required toopen up & vast sud now country. ‘klo dis- tanco ovarland is graator than from Cheyonng or Biduey; but miuers do not caro for a hundred miles or 8a When thoy ara onco In motion, and tho jourgey can be performed moro chtnply by wagon than by rail, “‘Tho ronds aro zoad aud the strenws bildged, excapl tho Nivbrara, which can ba fardad at any placo, A fair table of digtancos would bo aa follows: i Attlitary yoad fe urnoy's Peak, Most of through a well. watorod, cultivated rogion, with pleaty of wood Journoy would lay and_grosy, and most sfl:hghflu\ campd, It will no doubt be THE PAYORITE ROUTE, and the Omahas aro rojolowng sccurd(ngly, They hed a acalp-dunco the othor uigut, and many spoaghos, Morchsnts otfer tho fullowing tablo of gost of cutfitting and supplics: Team of $wo horses $150t0 §20 T'eain of two mal; Woto w0 Siddlo Loree, . s0ta 100 TWO-hOIéS WOgONSseease Bite 1w Four-horns wagons. 113 L!flhl Lalf-apring core I0rug, 0 Corul imeat, ger 100 b An old miner publishies s lis} of WIIAT A YOUNG AINER SLOULD TARR golug to tho Hills; aud I roproduce it Woolen blaukota, atalict,,, o Tubbur blanket, Buatl griudstang Ttuibber boots, palfs..e. 1 Colfooafll., Breech-loadiy Tevalver, 2 e e S = raqutlu, sod coutd .fi: winer from thres fo fonr | Wb $30 por mam § o1, it tou | men ro togotlior, thoy can purohass the above list for 910,76 per nan.’ 5 GAPT, MIX'S EXPEDITION, Syecial Correrpandencaof Th Ohfeann Tridune, Oxaua, Apil 20.~Tho troopa that returned to Fort’ Laramis on the 18th fust,, with tho Har. ney's Doak miners, wero ongaged twonty-soven duye fu” the expedition. For oight days thoy enconutered Llinding snow-storms, and wero fin- poded at other times by rain, slcot, and foge, Thoy tmadae the journoy from Fort Laramlo to tho mivers’ camp by a circiulous route, ovor a broken and unexplored country, picking their way ns bosb they. conid, Tuelr outward trail measured 213 miles, and their raturn route 203 mifes. Theso dlstancen ean bo sbortenod 60 or 60 mites when tho couutry sbafl have becomo further explored, One hundred milos from Fort Laramte, tho soldiera fontid A MILR-WUITE BTREAM, whosa waters were gritty and imprognated with borato of soda. A llttlo furthor o, thoy discoy- ered four extonsive sulphut-boda. 'Ihio topographieal maps of this scction give littlo and. juacenrato . informatlon of tho coufig- uration bf the ground and tho Jocality of small lakes and stroamd. A range of high hills, cappod with piha-timber, linea the northorn banl of the Blg Cheyenno Iitver. Iine-timbor was found in inexlaustiblo quentities about Harnoy's Leak, The -country alonnds {n wood, wator, and fino graziug, ‘Tbe corral- of tho minors con- sixted of av nclo~tiro 80 febt aquars and 10 feot high, subatant ally bullt of pine logs, and ar- raaged fur d.fenso with loop-holes along the four ‘sides, nod bastions at tho four corners. Withln tho Inclosure wero six doublo ‘log-huts, and withont it were tho foundations of ‘twulve others, with their euporacrncture of heavy timbers ready for ercetion, ‘Tho sottlomont had been named . NARSEY O1TY, It was rouched by the troops an the 6th of April, 'fho suow was mtill fallug and diliting, and threatening to blnck ol ogrens from tho fhills ; and so but tvo dayr oonld be given the minery to drivo fu tholr stock and pack np their eocis, proparatory to thnir oxoduy. ‘Len hoad of oxov, which Lad strayed awsy, could wot bo recovered, and woro reluctantly nbandoned. The Indizna offered neither resist- mice nor inlarference with the troops through- ont the marcl, though they closely watchied the movemeout, Bigual-ticos could bs discernad st times on tho one tlauk of the columuy, which ap- pearod to Lo almast knmediately answored by uthera m the o; posita direction. On the arrival of the troops ut the [ndian Agoncies, tne groat- est gatiafaction way expressed by the Indiang thoro at tha result of tho scout. Tie wminers are already en routo from Choy- onne, by the Unfon Pacific tatiroad, for Omalia and their bomee, to await tho futaro action of tha Govornment in the matter of tho Dlack Uills, Bpecimons of TUE GOLD AXD BILVER ORE brought tn by them bave been soat for analyza. tion to tha smelting works in this city, Mr. Jonnoy, the Uovarnment Geologist, passed throuzh hore yesterdsy for Fort Laramle, to ontor upon his cxamioation of tho Black Mills, Tho Indians report that thers are now no white men upon their resorva. tlon, It fs known, however, that there aro 200 or 800 white man acattored along the south bank of the North Platte, buildiog ranches, bunting, trapping, graziniz eattlo, or otherwise emplove:! for prosent eubsintence, and who are only await- ing favorabte action on tho part of the Qovern- meut to rush forward to proapect hoth tho cast. ern nud weatorn slopes of the BDlack Iills, and the bascs of tho Powder Rivor runge aud tho Big 1lorn Mouutsivs. ‘THE CAPTURED SIOUX CITY PARTY. Spectal Dispatch to The Chicazo Trivune, Broux Crry, In., Aptll 80.—The Bioux City Dlack Mills yacty woich the military removed from tho stockado at Iaruey's Peak arrived bere to.dey. Tho citizena turned ous en masse to welcom~ thom. A saluto was flied and a pro. geseion fo. nod, with a band of musie. Tho party wero taken in cardages to tho Hubbard House, whoros magnificont dinnorwasserved, Speschen woro made. They bring fino specimons af gold andaitver. 4 STRUCK THE TRAIL. 8r, Lous, April 80.—The Giobe's Topoka, Kas,, spocinl eays Capt. Campboll's com- pany of cavalry struck tho Indian trail yesterday hetweon Forts Dodgo and Hayes, leading porthweat, Couricrs welo sent to detacirments of troops oo Waluui and Pawnce Crooks to pueh oul in various direc. tinns and intercont tho Indiana,” Thoy ato sups poted to bo Choyennes, and numbor perhaps 200 or 800; ) SR I Catching Cannon Bially on the Fly, Puara Corrcapondence New York Tiwes, A very siogular exbibition was givou yestar dayat tbe Jardin Mabillg. Thero has becn per- forming horo at the ILolics Bergeros aman named floitum, so Amorican, who Las a cannon firedt at him aud catches tho ball ju bis bonds, "Pais prml({,'liuua feat wang witnessed uightly, and althongt tho actors'presont nvowed that thero was notrick, Plerro Yoson, of tho Mondo Illustre, would not batiove it, 1lo eaid that tho cannon ball must bo thrown to Holtum from tho stago, Tho Iattor ruado & bot of 6,000 {raucs that Lo would perform the feat under conditions which loft no room to doubt, and, when tho bot wos taken, Voron designated Mabille as tha place for tlso -trinl, Al tho Journahats of Parls wera inyited, and thoy found Holtum thoro boforg hia cannon, It was oxamined with minute carg, and tho hoavy ball was passed from baud to haud, “Iam nolouger fn my own house,” said Hol- tum; **you aro mastor bero, and you must watch over all tho arrangements.” Having caro- fully aimed und lsshod Lis cannon, it was chargod, and Ioltuw took liis place sgainst a planx targot soma 10 yards away, This was to show that tho ball was sold, and the force of the powder great onnui;h tosend it through the plank, Holtum gottho aim of hls gun, and then Ylncad bis hoad in a cortain positicn agalust tho Y!unk. s{lvin tho commaud to fire, ‘Tho ball just l,imzu the hair and broke through the plank, rolling sonio 20 yards further on. Tto sams ball was {:lnhcd up by tho journalists, who again oharged tho canuon and wont homo tho ball, and this tima Holtum esught tho hatl in his hands s neatly 88 ho does nightly upon tho stage. Ho won bis bot, and no ono secmod disposed to accept hls offor of 8,000 francs to any one who would perform tho samo astounding feat, Tho physioial foroo required must bo enormous, but IHoltum ehowad his strongth Ly tosaing up caunon balls as if thoy wora 8o many oranges, The only precautions’ taken are very simplo; ho weara vory thick leather gloves, and cavers his broast withmany thicknesses of thin paper to form & sart of cuirass. ‘This looks to no Iiko s vory dangerony Ivmtt and )imxliculnrl.v tha trst part of {t, ‘whora Iloltum places his hoad againat ibo target hall an fuoh below where tho ball will probably etrike, If the powder should ohanco to ba defeutive, some day thera might bo an accldont, It islike tho foolhardy trick of qutt!ug one's head into a lion's mouth. Oue day I fancy that ball will snap his head very neatly off. ———— M. Ohovaligr on Freo ‘frade in the United Ntatew, Nete York Hvening Fost, The cable telograpl briogs aroportof a epacoh made by L. Mtohel Chovalior, last ovaning, at a dinuer given bin by the Liverpool Chamber of Commerco, in whiob he took accasion to sny that the Unitod Htates must soon adopt tbe principles of frao trade as a permanent publio polley. 'The principal point o2 bis remarks was the “natumial relation betwaon ,nuum and commercial liberty, * A natlon,” ba said, apesking of the United Btates, **woanxious to possoss all ime pruvewmants in publioand private life, so ominect for it lovs of liberty, cannot long remain baund to the protective systore.” Tho same iden aps posra In lils lotter which was read at the Cobden Cinb dinner of 1873, in which hossidy Witiss oonyinclng proof shat civilization, like suime Iwenko atream, carryiog iu its ourrent science .pawer, and wealth, . moet sdvanas more aud miore in tuat direation, and that auy offort to ops ‘Ixun it must bo dofented. In tho 'future, 1f not iin the preseut, frao trada will ba the passwozrd jof nationa. The general fallaoy of prataction fe woll illua~ .trated by one remark mada by Afe. Murat b stead at tbo Qobden Club dinuer of 1874 “ Now, it is remarkablo that that State," ho uaid, rveferring to Pennsvivacia, * which is most [ull of valuabla minorals and of natural resourcea uf !l kinds, should havo acceptod the delysion that 1t 18 necessary, on account of lier onormous in- torual rlonas, to. b proteoted.” It Is romarkw able, bzuly; Lut under the miluence of tha uu- rostrictod fien trade which bus existed always betwpon tho Btatos of tho Unfon, snd_which is rogarded by 80 acuto sn abaocver as Mr. David A, Wellsas +ono of tho primevayeas of ¢ prospenty of the United Hiates, nast and . prea., out,” we may safely. expect that the exciusive polley of Pennsylvaaia will soon give war to that ‘enlightened system of commercipl ivter course which cd trade L0 Lo a8 freo be tivaon alf tho natious as it now ia belwaca thy. Qilferent Blates of our Unlon, . 3 They are buildiog & tin balicem bm Francs. Dan' be eurprised, for the osiginatars of Uu: soliome are Eulle peopas B 7