nm NEW-YORK, FFRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 187L PRICE FOUR CENTS. avi en. VYWVYT NWO. Q EOD oe yor. XX XI....N° 9,523. THE CHICAGO CALAMITY. UB RELIEF COMMITTEE THOROUGHLY ORGANIZED. Ee kag DODIFO TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY FL ON oF ALREADY WOUND—ORGANIZED Ene TIE BANKERS—SEVENTY TO ITE EONS MUST BE SUPPORTED DUR WINTER. GOING UF RAPIDLY— renewal of the CIncAGo, Oct. 12.—There was hp ro distil 6 istu fires last night, and nothing occu ow Ste 11 eity. Gen. sheridan has complvte control, and co fidence is fully restored. The Relief Committee is NOW thoroughly organ rod, with 0. E. Moore, President, and David A. Gage, Treasurer. The Committee met in conjunction with the Conneil, and decided that all moneys should be geceived by David A. Gage. T'robably 40,000 people were fed yesterday. Provisions are still coming in from all directions. J. W. I'reston has general charge of the recerving of supplies, At a meoling of the various Relief Committees grom other cities, last evening, the following appeal to commercial men and capitalists of the United Btates was adopt de: w After a carcfu survey of the unparalleled calamity, with the evidences betors us of overwhelming losses, in dividual aporing, and the pressing necesstics, we pray our (cliow-eitizens, Cspeclally those having business rela tides with Chicago, whose enterprise aud energy have eonforred honor ou the Awerican people, to sustain thelr pusiaoas ia this hour of trial. Thair calamity is great, Exiwnd to them a generous liberality by compromises gad extensions, and the largest possible advances of money. ro that tLe business property can and may be pestired, the desvinted districts we buili, and ils greatiesa peisiabiishied, Temporary dwellings are building in every direc tion. aud by Saturday night there will be hundreds of honaes vo ndy foggh upation. There is a marked change in the spirit of the people, The first feeling of utter prostration hus given way to confidence. Fhe burn «J distiet is no longer an object of interest, ye 2s io the situation of sites for rebuilding. Every business man who can find a shed in which to pewne bas becun business age. Country debtors weremitting their claims, and the insurance sol venev boc anes more and pore promising. Business will be resuined as usual at the Live Stock yards to WOITOW. The Masonie Relief Committee will issne a call to the fraternity to send money and clothing to D. C. Eregier, Masonic Temple, Chucago. Gov. Palmer has ealled the Legislature together, It will assemble at Bpringticld to-morrow. A committees from this city will zo down to-night to suggest measures of relief. Lov. Hayes of Ohio has been here for the past three days assisting in the good work. He issues sugges tious to the people of Olio to push energetically their efforts to raise contributions. The Hon. Joseph Modili of The Tribune estimates the number to be provided for during the coming Winter at 70,000, Gen. Sheridan makes a request, through the Asso eiated Press, of the people of the country, to dis suale those who are anxious fo visit Chicago from wero curiosity, from coming. Thousands of this class are here pow, without shelter or accommoda tion, and they must be fed and cared for the same as the sufferers. Oue hundred thousand dollars were subscribed to-day toward rebuilding the Chamber of Commerce on the site of its ruins, aud work upon it will be commenced at once. Wholesale dealers in provisions, tlour, and lumber refuse to take advantage of the situation, but con tinue to sell their goods at the old prices. The sane 1s true of coul dealers who have any stock lett, The wholesale grocers held a meeting this after oon, and agreed to ask mo compromise with ered tars but only ask for time. They are determined to pov all their accounts in full. It bas been ascertained from oflicial reports that W000 feet of lumber were destroyed, leaving 4, 0,000 fect stall on Land. The body of the man who crawled into the water main bas been recognized as that of A. Leckson of ¥o.3 Milwaukee-ave. Dr. Frear, a well-known phy geian, was not suffocated, as before reported. Twenty bodies were taken from the basements of two buildings on the North side, near Chicago-ave. Bridge. Eighty dead bodies are now lying in the Morgue, mostly found on the North Side. Itis certain that this is but a small portion of the number lost. The Coroner yesterday held an inquest on sixty-four dics. Only two of them were recoguized—one Henry Ullan, a banker, and the otker Peter O'Brien. An adjourned meeting of the bankers of Chicago wae held this morning. A Committee was appointed t0 draft resolutions, which eonsisted of 8. Smith, President of the Merchants’ Loan and Trust Com pany. and others. The following resolutions were reported and vnanimonsly adopted: Whereas, This city has been visited by a conflagration scarcely equaled in the history of the world: Whereas. ‘Ihe banks having suffered as severely as the Bosness commanity generally, wo feel tuat it ieft to a atyustinent or their affairs, they can pay all lia Qities in 10), while any attempt on the part of hanks to fore jntiediate payment from their debtors would aude Wen and ntensity the wide-spread ruin ard desolation Whichias ume nus; oe dt Kesoleeo, flat (he banks of this city will open for busi Tews ax moon ux possible, giving due notice of time and Place; tat they will pay immediate instalments to not wore than 13 per cent in the case of any individual bank, wid wil continue to pay additional Installments as fast us asses be ade available, unul the entire liabilities are Lguidate it being an advantage to the community Wren ve a portion oi their cash assets, to furnish ue Wwinodations to sarviving comercial interests, Eescived, Tout until as=cts can be examined and the dition Liade patie, that tue Presidests and other mon recoive wad pay out deposits a8 trustees for cus Liewoleed, That the bankers form a permanent organ Rat WL, Tor tie purpose of devising wieaus to meet the FUnees LHou ns, wikiired, Tuat the overwhelming generosity of the A Ls our eyes with tears; our hearts are too full to Ue SR jprvas Li Crultude that wells in the bosom of every We can only say, “God bless the noble amt Pe of the world and spare them from such o Lie yeport that the Union National Bank lad lost ne, papers, &c., is untrue. To Frankiin Insarance Company of Philadelphia ers a loss of $600,000. They send word that they will puy in ful). a large number of wholesale merchants are enter flewporary quarters on Lake Park, directly ou the lake front, The Hatewent telegraphed yesterday. that all the Gallery were destroyed, Ty. claims for refunding taxes claimed to have beer er roneously paid, from Chicago claimants, shall be taken up and acted on immediately. ~All of the reports of the North-Western National Banks, showing their condition np to Oect. 2, 1871, were destroyed in transit at the Post-Offico here. The Controller of the Currency will have to call for duplicate copies of these returns. Five of the reports of the banks in Chicago were sent off for Washing ton the Saturday previous to the fire. _Canal-st. is now the principal thoronghfare. The tide of travel which surges northward from the re maining portion of the South Ride naturally takes the first paved street west of the river, and the great procession of teams and people which turns northward from Twelfth-st., after crossing the South Side, passes over Canal. Many of the old busi ness houses whose establishments on the other gide of the river have been burned down have already located on Canal-st,, and eligible lo calities find ready market, The Tribune and Journal newepapers have been reéstablished at Nos. 13 and 15 Canal-st. The strect, from Adans-st. south, for a long distance is nothing but an embankment, tho sidewalks having been destroyed by the successive fires of Saturday and Sunday nights, and the sur rounding laud being below the level of the street, This appearance is hightened by the stone curb walls on each side, which cause the grade of the street to stand ont like a fortification, wa] The Erie relief train from New-York arrived here this evening. Lieut.-Gen. Sheridan has issued the following or der: HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION MissOURI, 4 CHICAGO, Ociober 12, To His Honor the Mayor: Tae preservation of tha peace and good order of ths city having been intrusted to me by your Honor, 1am happy to state that no ease of outhreni or uisorder has been reported that no authena cated report of an attempt at aneendiarism har reached me, and that the people of Chicago are calm and well dis posed. The toree at my disposal is ample to maintain order should 11 be yecossary to profect the district devas Tarted by the dre, MGH, world sngeest to Gtizens not to relax their watentuiness antd the swolderiug dies of tl burned buildings are eniirely extinguished, P. H. SHERIDAN, Licutenant-General, Mayor Mason issues the following appeal Clothing and all protection from the cold will be needed three the Winter a+ well as now; vend snueh airtietes torward nas lorge auantines as possi le, Colleet money, and bold it subicet to our order. send provisions that will keep; cooked meats may spol before we can distribute them, Ad arrives hberally now, and we want to he hand oar reconrees is nel as possible) Tor a long Winter is pefore us, and suffcring will continne intilt ow laboring classes are enabled to susan their tanilies, KK. 1B. Masox, Mayor, George A. Wood, Superintendent of the United States Postal Savice, has issued the following notice: To all Postmasters and Route Agents: Make np no muds for distiibation in Chiciero, ste only Clivea co City Head, Turow ail such into the posial cars and larger oftices for distribution. The Collector of Customs telegraphed to Séeretary Boutwell, to-day, as follows: “1 have seenred excellent quarters for every Govern. went office nthe ety. Send jennedittely a apply of books, blanks, and stationery, safticient to ran all offlees, and especially two tire and burglar proof safes for the use of the Custom-Honge and United States Depository. Cannot say whether the Government junds are burned.” The Tribune in iis half-sheet issued to-day contaans the following editorial Cheer up! In the midget of calamity without parallel in the world's history. looking upon the ashes or thirty years’ accumulation, the people of this onco beautiful city are resolved that Chicago shall vise again with vigor, “With 200,000,000 or $200,000,000 of our hard-carned prop erty swept away ina few hours, the hearts ot oar men and wore: are still brave, and they look into the fuiure with undaunted hearts, As there has never been ench a caliomity, go Las there never been such cheerful fortitude in tie face of desola tion and ruin, “Alreaay contracts have been made for rebuilding gome of the burned blocks, and the clearing away of the debris will begin to-day if the heat is 20 far subducd that the charred material can bo handled. Field, leiter Co., and John Farwell Co., will comnneiice biasiness to day. The money and securities in the banks are sate. The railroads are working with all their energies to bring us out of our afthction. “The $00,000,000 of capital invested in these ruins are bound to se us through. They have heen baile with special reference to a great connuercial want at this piace, and cannot fail to sustain it. Av Clneago must rise agian, we do not belittle the calamity that hax fallen upon us, The world has prob ably never seen the ike of at; certainly not since Mos cow was burned, “Ten oriwenty years may be required to reconstruct our fair city, but capital will rebuild it, and fire-proot will be 1ortheoning. “Phe losses we have gnffered must be horne, but the place, time and men are here. Commence at the bottom and work up again—not at the hottom either—for we have credit in every land, and the experience of oue building of Chicago to help us. “Tat us all cheer up, save what i vet left, and we hall cone oul right, The Christian world is coming toour re He f—the worst is already over, In a few days more the Qaneers wilh be passed, and we ean resume the battle of lite with Christian faith and Western gnt. Let us all cheer up.’ RR———— EXPERIENCE OF A LOOKER-ON—THE ALARM WAITING FOR DAY—INCIDENTS, IIs: AN FMUANIGIN ATL (OIRURESPPONDIFNT |FROM AN OCCARIONAL CORRESPONDENT. Curcaco, Monday, 10 p. m.—Last Saturday evening, an hour or two before midnight, a lurid glow over the sky gave warning to all the inhabitants of the north and south sides of Chicago that a great fire was burning over the river, in the west part of the city. Dwellers on the north side, toward which the wind blew, gaw flashes of burning cinders and great charred and smoking coals flying about them, dropping on their roofs, and lodging among the dry branches of the trees which border their streets, On Sunday morning it was re ported that four great blocks bad been burned among the lumber regions of the west side before the flames could be arrested. This fire was on Saturday, and on Sunday evening the tired firemen and the citizens slept peace fully, not dreaming that another disaster was impending. At 1 o'clock on Bunday morning I was awakened by a noise and bustle in our street which were foreign to its usual quiet and seclusion. 1 hastily opened the shutters, The bright glare which burst in at the window, and which covered the whole sky, told the story. Another terrible fire! On the opposite corner a night watchman was loudly proclaiming to some anxions listeners whose heads were thrust from various windows in the ncigh borhood the fearful spread of the fire. *“It is sweeping over the river from the west to the south and north: The bridges are going as fast as the fire can take them, On the south the fire ig coming up a8 far as Madison-st, Hotels, depots, great grain warehouses, everything going Mike tinder. All the best part of the city is in flames, On the north the fire has also crossed the river, and is gpreading out toward Lincoln Park. The gas-house is in flames.” Our end of the city was the extrame south. Already wagons, carts, carriages, and vehicles of all kinds began to rol! furiously down the avenues. Men from our street and all adjacent streets began to hasten out to the tire. Hitherto those fn our vietmity who had seen the glare had fancied it a not unusual fire, and, trusting in the gaperior power and efliciency of the Chicago Fire Depart ment, had slept unconcernedly, many of them while their places of business were burning. A violent knock ing on the door of an elegant house on one of the avenues was kept up five or ten minutes before the sleepy occu pant cawe to the window. “What's the matter Who's there making all that row 1” he asked, sleepily. “Your store is burning down. All Chicago ix on gre. Jf you want to save anything you would better hurry,” was the answer, repeated two or three times be fore the stunned reciplent of the news could recover his wits enough to give directions to harness his horses, that Le might drive to the scene of horror and devastation. vote, Mr. Aiken, Superintendent of the Y, Was enabled to remove its entire contents, oy with many pictures in Mr. Crosby's private At 2) a. w. all the gas-lights went out in houses and streets. Then we kuew that the gas-works were gone, Occasionally a fatutly heard roar told us that they were bowing np the buildings which surrounded the five, The ghastly light which tilled the sky began to mingle with the first tints of dawn. On door-sLeps and piazzis, gvery where sat groups of anxious woinen and clbildren, wak jug for fresh news frow the scat of danger, where hus bands and futhers had gone to save what wight yet be rescued of their wrecked fortunes. As soon as moruiug fairly broke, every dweller in the quarters more remote from the fire hastened toward the burning district. By 6 o'clock the flendish element was rioting iu that part of the sonth side which contained the fluest public buiid iugs, Gov. William Bross, who had been riding all night from one part of the city to another, Jike hundreds of hi Sites of telegraph operators in this city hav trey urtied ont, the operators of St. Louis have Y ed supplies of clothing and provisions, aud Ktager of the Telegraph Company, in order to Peevext extortion being practiced upon the employes Erocers and others, ordered a car-load of provis from Cleveland, which are now here, for their In the private ofiice of Mr. Cowles, the bLnsiness ta, ker of The Tribune, wus a large Krupp shell, a of the siege of Paris, which exploded, making reach in the walls 15 feet wide from the founds other brave and public spirited meu, offering eid and en, coursgemept to all in distress, came back to find his beautiful home bursting oul ilo Lames, and his fawily goue to find shelter ke knew not where. Toe experience of one was that of all. Old wen, wiv had seen the city rive W ie graud proportions from the d.svlate Yon 1) the roof, x Lepudlican this morning issued a half sheet, Ud Phe Tribune au entire sheet, well filled with adver ts and announcements of merchants’ change logalitios, i pi A order has been received from the Acting Com. of Internal Revenue which states that all IN THE FIERY CITY. MAP SHOWING THE BURNED DISTRICT OF OHICAGO. 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But that which was everywhere apparent in spite of the horrors of the scene and its sad hopelessness, was the indomitable pluck which the Chicaro men showed, all which no losses could damp and no wretchedness gub due. “Chicago will be hard up for a time,” wiaid one, “pnt we must try and poll throoght “Tt will take a long time to bld all this up again,” said another, 1 thought 1 was pretty well off yesterday,” said a young man, cheerfully smoking a cigar; now all T have in the world is the suit of clothes T have on.” “1 think I might have saved my law library,” said a rising young lawyer, “hut, by Jove! it did not gcem the thing to do, when everybody clge’s property was mroigg up; xo 1 picked up a few papers in my oftice, took some volumes of Kent given me hy a friend, took off my hat to my old books, and left them to burn,” To-night, the poor are gathered in churches thrown open for their receeption, wherever a church is left un burned, People are feeding them with baskets on bask cte of food, which thoughtful kindness bas prepared, Those who have homes unburned throw them open to friends and strangers. That spontancous generosity and friendliness, that leveling of all social distinction, which is seen in moments of great and universal peril, is seen here everywhere, Strangers greet each other in the streets like old acquaintances, and formal acquaintances grasp each other's hands like oldest friends, All day everything available which could go on wheels has heen carrying loads of household furniture, merchandise, and everything which has been saved from ruin. Here and there is a merchant carrying that part of his goods, which he has been so fortunate as to save, into his home for safc keeping, if his home happens to be out of the tire district. Almost every person hurrying through the streets has something in his arms which hes bear ing to some place of safety. One boy went by with the brass instruments of a band, which covered him like an armor almost from head to foot; women pass with all gorts of odd things which they have rescued, I saw sev crul with a canary in a cage, some with a mantel olock, some with pictures, some with packages of clothing or silver. A large wagon, drawn by two horses, loaded witli one portrait, ina large frame, drove rupidly from the burning district to-day. All Kinds of grotesque inci dents wingle with tragic ones in strange contrast. cau ACCOUNTS OF FYE-WITNLESSES. SCENES AND INCIDENTS—EXTENT OF THE (A LAMITY—PRESENT ASPECT AND ACTUAL WANTS OF THE CITY. William Wallace, of the firm of Underwood Co.. No. 170 Waslington-st., Chicago, gave 10 TRIB UNE reporter, yesterday, the following statement of the appearance of the eity before and after the tire, and its present condition and wants: 4 u I raw the fice about 20 winutes after ft began at De Koven and Jefferson-sts. At that time it Was not very violent, avd, indeed, for the first two hours no foars were entertained that it would prove unmanageable. It be gan about 9§ p. mm. on Bunday, and at 124 p. m- it bad spread over only a few squares. The wind then changed to the south west, wad, increasing in violenoe, carried the flumes across the river near Van Buren-st. From this point the fire sprewd with marvelous rapidity, destroying all buiidings in the distriet bounded by Harrison-#t. on the south, the main braneh of the river on the north, the south branch on the west, and the lake on the east, with the exception of a Lloek of spores at Ran. doiph und Market-sts., and the central Elevator B, near the LUinois Centra) Depot. In crossing trom the souLh Lave heen over the ground since the fire. The fire started corner of DeKoven and Jefferson-sta,, spread in a north ery direction, crossing the Chicago River at Harrison-st., which it followed nearly to the river, and thence north ward to Lincoln Park, a alas TaN side the flames destroyed the Rush-st.,, Btate-st., and (larke-st. bridges, It then passed through the North Division of the city at a fearful rapidity, leaving scarcely time for people to escape from their houses, This sec tion was composed mainly of wooden buildings, although there were many very fine residences. The inmates could with difticulty move as fast as the flames, and were driven to the shore of the lake, where they sheltered themselves behind banks of sand which they raised with their hands, The smoke was so dense that they could ony keep from Sifforating hy covering their faces wit shawls, Others fled to Lincoln Park, but were soon pursued by the flames, and driven out upon the prairie, where they remained throughout the night without shelter. Tne burnt district included all the large hotels, from which the gnests barely escaped. Some of them succeeded in getting their trunks out upon the sidewalk, but were obliged to abandon them, as no help eonld be procured to remove them. The fire horned fiercely, without cessation, throughout the day, and was finally checked at Harrison-st., ou Wabash-ave., aud at Coneress-st., on Michigan-ave,, by the blowing up of buildings under direction of Gen. Shiridan, Tt was enirely extinguished ten or twelve hours before the rain fell. Several fire engines were Yestroyed, having been abandoned on account of the heat, and many were dis abled, Good service was rendered by the engines from Milwankee, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, and they doubti~ss saved the North-Western Depot, The scenes on the streets after the flames had been conquered were utterly indescribable. Men, women, and children were lying in all directions, hegrimed with smoke and haggard with exposnre and 1right. Rich and poor were in the same condition, Millionaires who had suddenly become pen nitess turned from the contempiation of their losses aud did all in their power to help the poor. The territory burned over comprises about 2,500 acres, and upon this only three buildings are standing. Here and there a portion of a wall remains. The walls of the Post-Office, Court-House, The I'ribune Building, and First National Buuk are standing and can be used again. Each of these buildings in all probability could have been saved had the windows been provided with fron-shutters; but none of them were. An office has already been fitted up in the casement of the First National Bank. There is only one wholesale house left, and that 18 a drug house. The better class of people have their residences un harmed, although the larger part of the city inhabited by the “old gtyle aristocracy has been destroyed. The manufacturing interests on the North Side were only slightly injured, while the district destroyed on the West Side wis almost wholly occupied by manufactories. All the broweries and whisky establishments were con sumed. The Joliet sand-stone cracked and crumbled before the heat, offering scarcely more resist ance than wood. The wooden pavement did not burn as was reported. The flames ran along the creases between the blocks, burming the tar, but only slightly injuring the blocks. The pavement remains as solid as ever, ead with the exception of hav ing a rough surface, is in good condition. It at no timo hindered the ficemen from putting out the fire, since the districts in which 1t was laid was burned with sueh furious rapidity that no one could go near them. For tunately there were only 8 few vessels in the river where the flanies crossed, so that ouly six or eight were barned: The loss of He will probably reach as birh as 500, but it will be fmposgible to ascertain the exact number, There was a great deal of suffering on Morday, as the water works were destroyed, and no food ould be pro cured. Provisions are plenty now, however, and all are as comfortable as apn be expected. y Citizens whose houses had been spared, readily sheltered their more un fortunate neighbors, and the churcles and school-nouses were thrown open, Financially the case is not so bid as was at first sup posed, proyided the insurance companies meet a fair pro portion of their losses. While a great deal has been done for immediate relief, there is a danger that the wants of the coming Winter will be overlooked. All ef the fuel aud clotlang has been destroyed, and there is mo money {n the city with which to replace ther. What is most peeded now is currency. The merchants are not dis pinited, aud are determined to rebulld: but thoy must ave help to enable them to Injroduce their facilities for doing business. The pork-paeking houses are all unin Jjured, and one-half of the grain warehouses are left, but the owners cannot eontinne their business without capi tal. They must hs moneyed help. Private contribu. tions cannot repre .uce these lost facilitios as fast as will be necessary. Whe country cannot afford to OaYS0 great business center as Chicago Jaralysod for aay. h of time. Chicago business nen thi it would De the best polics for the Government 10 Joan Te City ie credit for 15,000,000 or $100,000,000, to,enable it to reproduce itself and its interests, The State Legislature will, proba bly, loan its credit, but that alone will not be sutlicient. A TERRIBLE EXPLRIENCE, L. B. Mantoy na, Chicago agent for Nowell Brothers of this city, made the following statement, yosterday, to a TRIBUNE reporter, of his escape from the St. James Hotel, nn Monday morning: T'was awakened about 3a, m. by some one pounding upon my door, and, after springing from my bed, discov cred that the whole city was in flames. I hastily put on my olothing, and going into the corridor I saw a crowd of men, women, and children clustered about the door. Rashruisg to my room, I gathered my goods quickly into xes, and carried them down w the sidewalk. Ilear g i thot, Iscized a satohel and a small trunk and rushed out. As I reached the door I say some men coolly loading my boxes into a wagon. I called to them, but they laughed and arove away. The street was full of people with bundles of every deseription on their Dake I pushed at once for the West End. Neither ichigan nor Wabash-aves, were then on fire rushed down tho former. The hot air almost rhe face. The smoke was stifling me, and wy clothes wero covered with ashes and cinders, As I passed along the avenue I looked up each street to the west to seo where the fire headed me off in that direction. I had the fire behind me on the north, and tho lake was on my left, My object was to try and get to the west ride of the city, near Union Park, where I knew a gentleman named Mason, The lake was on my left, the city on tire behind me, and as I passed along wabash-ave. I could see the fire raging am on West-st., at the head of Lake, Rantoloh, Madison, Mon roe, Congress, Adams, Jackson, and Van Buren-sta., and Away to the south as far as Fourteenth-st, Here for the first time 1 saw a clear passage to the west, When reached this joint I was utterly wearied out, and I rat on my trunk in the street, Ina fow moments 1 raw a man pass by, and I asked him to give me a hand with my trunk. He said he would, and we walked up Fourieent! st. After going a short distance saw that I could not carry the trunk any further, and I told the man who was. assisting me that I must give out. In urged me on, and after going abont a block I saw a man standing at his own door looking in the direction of the fire. I told hin that T had been burned out, and that I was so wearied I could cairy my trunk no further, Iasked him for permission to pnt it in his yard until I should be able to convey it to a safo Place, He gladly consented, and between us we took the runk into the yard, He and T then returned in the direc tion of the town, In the mean time the fire had reached the great business quarter, and most of the streets, fror gouth Watcr-st. to the river, were in flames, After w ait ing until the progress of the fire was arrested, I mado my way across Twelfth-st. bridge, which was then the “only only one standing on the south, to Union Park, on the western side of the city, Here I found my friend’s house, and was joyfully andghospitably received, Twas go wearied out that I remained there asleep all day on Monday. Buch a gale never raged before us that which blew irom the south-west in Chicago during tue night ul Sunday and the worning of Mouday. L\ 1 1 1 ee NOTED NEW-YORK THIEVES SHOT AND HANGED. A telegram from Chica;zo announces that among the thieves and incendiaries who were shot or hanged, while plundering in Chicago, are Barney Aaron, the prize-fighter and plekpocket Dutch Heinrich, the bank-thicf; William Tracy, who las been engaged ina number of murderous afirays; Jack Daly, James Mun day, and George Butts, All these are well-known New York thieves, They, with many others,of their class, jeft for Chicago a8 soon 28 TDews of the conflagration was’ reccived here, trusting to reap i rich harvest, amid the confusion consequent on the appalling catastroplie. Other cities have contributed their quota of thieves and assassins to the gangs that have been engaged in the work of plunder, Itis feared by those who know the impunity with which Tracy, Heinrich, and the others have preyed apon the reputable portion of the community for years past, that the news of their suunmary taking off will prove to bo untrue, PRR FI'RPOPEFAN AID. WHAT THEY ARE DOING IN ENGLAND=31 L111 TIONS OPENED AT ALL THE MONEY CENTERS ON THE CONTINLNT. LoxpoN, Oct. 12.—The feeling of sympathy for tho sufferers by the Chicago fire is deep and wide spread, and active measures for relief are being taken on all sides. The Lord Mayor, supported by the leading houses of the city, has issued an appeal for subscriptions to be forwarded to designated agents, E The meeting called by Mr. Bchenck at the Langham Hotel, to-day, will be largely attended. It is probable that the Common Council of the City of London will vote a large sum, A meeting was held at Birmingham, last night, and Committees appointed to collect funds in aid of the suf ferers. Tho meeting was presided over by the Mayor of the city, and in addition to the action taken for the fu ture was very successful in its immediate results. Fix firms of the city gave £100 sterling each on the spot. The amount collected will be gent by cable to Mayor Hall to night so that it may be used immediately. The Hon. George Dixon, member of Parliament for Birmingham, has been zealous in pushing forward the relief movement, The most heartfelt sympathy for the victims of the calamity i8 everywhere expressed, and the amount of money contributed for relief in Great Britain will be large. As soon as the news of the Chicago fire reached Frank fort an extra edition of the German-American Economist was issued, giving such details as were known, and call ing for Qroapt action in behalf of the sufferers, Pursu ant to this call a meeting was held, at which the leading banking houses of that city were Tepresoniad, and a re lief committee organized for the collection and a, tion of funds. Frankfort will send a liberal contribution. The leading therchants and bankers of Vienna have also opened a subscription for therelief of the Chicago sufferers, LATER-—MEETING IN LONDON. g Loxpoy, Oct, 12—-Midnight.—In response to the call of the American Minister for a mecting to ex press sympathy and provide relief for the people of Chi cago, over four hundred American and English gentle men assembled at the Langham Hotel, to-night, The parlors of the hotel were crowded to excess, and many persons were unable to obtain admittance. The meeting organized with the Hon, Robt. C. Schenck as Chairman. Brief but stirring appeals were made by several speakers. Maps of the unfortunate city, with the burning quarters designated, had been hung on the walls, and were explained by gentlemen well acquainted with the ground. Oue of the speakers drew a parallel between the conflagration in Chicago and the great fire in London, which elicited prolonged applause. But the enthusiasm which was evident from the opening of the meeting needed no stimulus, Everybody was eager to coutribute, and within a short time from the opening of the list ten thousand pounds sterling was subscribed viva voce, A few merchants of Chicago, whose establishments were destroyed by the tire, also offered their contributions, amid the cheers of the assemblage. Resolutions ex pressing the deepest sympathy for the sufferers, and pledging further aid, were adopted by acclamation. A committee was appointed with J. 8, Morgan, esq., and Mr, Schenck at its head, to procure additional sub- scriptions in Loudon and throughout the kingdom, and there is every reason to expect that a very large sum will be raised, Expressions of sympathy were received by telegraph and by mail from all parts of the country, and read by the clergymen. Awong the persons present were the Hon, A. G. Cur tin, Minister to Russia; Gen. A. E. Burnside, Major-Gen. J. Gi. Barnard, the Hon. Hugh McCulloch, Messrs. Moran and Woodhull of the American Legation, Adam Badeau, (‘onsnl-(ieneral at London; the Hon, Wm. E. Dodge of New-York, John J. Cisco of New-York, Messrs. Munn, Starring, Habicht, Bowles, Randolph, Clay, George Wilkes, Boughton the artist, John Hoek, and Thaddeus Hyatt, Many eminent Euglishmen also attended the meeting, and manifested their interest in its objects lib erally by word and deed. TENTS AND BLANKETS OFFERED BY THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. Quesec, Oct. 12.—A cable dispatch has been received from the English Government to offer to Chi cago al the military tents and hlankets in the Dominion. Of the atter there are over 500,000. Collections are so be taken up in all the churches for the relief of Chicago. The following cable telegrams were presented at the Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday EDINBURGH, Oct. 12.—President Chamber Com merce, New-York A meeting of the citizens called to day to organize relief. Telegraph Chicako Chamber Commeree, CHAMBER COMMERCE, EDINBURGH. LONDON, Oct. 12.—A, Belmont Co., New-York: Lord Muvor opened list. Baring, Brown, Shipley, and our selves give ench £1,000. Telegraph if Committee for dis tributiug money is at New-York, or where. JUTUSCRILD, OCT. 11.—8. B. CHITTENDEN, New-York: ive £100 for Chicago. BRIGHT Co., Rochdale, A dispatch was also received from Wm. E. Dodge, directing his homse to pay $10.000 on his individual ac count for Cliicago. The following telegram was ulso read from The German American Economist in Frankiort-on-the-Main, addressed to their correspondent in tL city IK ANKFORT, Oct, 11, 1871. Have issued an extra: formoea CLeago Kell Commits tee; cx pect Jarge donauons. ECONOMIST, To J. Jaroslawsk!, No. Ji Broad-«, Bev Fuk Vaso. FIGHTING THI DING. THE NEW REGIME IN THE COURT-HOUSE. IMPORTANT CIRCULAR FROM TiiE DLIPUTYCON TROLLER—ATTACIIES EXPECTED TO WORK FOR THEIR SALARIES CIVILITY FO THE PUBLIC REQUIRED, g DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, CONTROLLER'S reir} NEW-YORK, Oct, 10, 1871, ee To the Heads of Bureaur, Department o} Finance: Referring to my circular of the 10uh ult, rela tive to the hours of attendance of empioyés in this Department, and for the better ordering and efficient conduct of its affairs, yon are hereby further informed that every employe of this Department 1s to rnderstand that his services are engaged for the legitimate, prompt, and regular attention to the duties of the position to which Le is appointed, and for no otler pumpose. His salagy is supposed to be fixed as an adequate compensa tion for his scivices, and no person emp.oyed in 3s Department will be allowed to accept or receive any fee, reward, or compe nation whatever, except his zalary, for any service connected with the Depestroent, except where the fees are fixed and established by luw; any in fraction of this rule will be decmed stfliwni cate for removal, i No employé of thi= Department will be roquored by any person in authority in this Depaituent to pay any portion of his salury axa political ass went or for political purposes; that matter, a8 well as his political action, is left to the free choice of each individaal. Salaries in some instances now excessive, duplicete, and immoderate, will, as iar as is in my power, be fixed and regulated 80 as to proyide, as near a= ua v be, a fair compensation for the responsibility and character of the services rendered, An effort will be made 10 cquatize salaries by reduction and modification to render them equitable and justly proportioned, so that ove petiorme ing but light duties shall uot be paid ually with another bearinez a heavy burden of labor and re ~ponsi bility, Neither per-ous holding sincenres nor neompes tents will be retained in the Department. ycomotions will be made sy=