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VOLUME XI.-NUMBER 181 J. CHARLESTON, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14. 1871. EIGHT DOLLARS A YEAR. 'THE BURNING OF CHICAGO. A FULL AND COSSECTED ACCOUNT OF, THE AWFUL DISASTER. Origin au?t C'rcnmitances of the Great Fire- \n Eyt-Witness' i Sketch of the I Appal Ung Scenes of Sunday Night Fllgttt of the Panic-stricken People before the Furloui Conflagration Sight? on Monday-A Thrilling Narra? tive, dir. We are new able to give the public some? thing like a succinct account ot the origin pro? gress and termination of the most disastrous ure which bas ever been known on this con? tinent. From various sources of information we l ave received comparatively full particu? lars o? the destruction of Chicago, and although the horrors of the two nights and two days dunug which the devoted city was wrapped in dames can never be entirely known, yet enougu is known ta solten even the most ob? durate hear.', and fill the most unfeeling soul wl^h pity ant', sorrow. At about 10 o'clock Sunday evening the fire broke out lu the western division of the city, at the coruerof Oekoven and Jefferson streets, a place 'than which no worse could have been found, for the houses for blocks around were wooden tenements, as dry and crisp and ready to be burned as if they had been prepared for that purpose. And they had been prepared. For weeks an almost unexampled drought bad plagued the West, more particularly the neigh? borhood ol the city. The prairies were bare and brown, the water-courses dried up. the fields parched almost as ii a simoon had swept over them. In various sections ol the West -j??p.d Northwest most dreadful and unheard of Tres had raged, In which thousands upon thou? sands ot acres of forest land had been destroy? ed, and the prairies swept as with the besom of destruction. Chicago was like tinder, wait? ing only for a spark lo set lt in fi?mes, and when that spark came, it came in that quarter of the city wblcb, more than any other, was ready to be acted upon by it. Then the scene In this quarter was terrible, but only the begiunlng of horrors which were soon to come. The wind had set lu from the southwest early In the evening, and Just about the lime when the conflagration began it freshened, and soon Increased In violence till it became a furious gale. The city fire engines came to the scene with all possible dispatch; the firemen were almost wore out with their exertions in subduing the fire ot the previous evening, and even nad they been lresh they could have been of li' ? avail, for the flames had got under headway and were not to be stopped. In a lew minutes thev had extended to adjoining bouses, and spread like wildfire in a northeasterly direction. The poor people who occupied the tenements sprang In affright from their beds, and with cries of terror ran down into the streer. Beds and furniture ol all descriptions were thrown from the window?, and lay In heterogeneous confusion on the sidewalk, obstructing the passage to and fro of the fire companies, and thus preventing what little chance there had been ol imp' ling the onward rush of tho fire, and soon th" whole district, as far down as Tan Buren street, was one sheet ol flame, roaring and hissing and licking about piles of lumber and rows of dwellings, which crackled and fell crashing to tbe ground. The sky was lighted up for miles around, and the river lc-okedHke a stream of blood. Hardly had the families which occupied the district time to escape with their lives, and as to savisg their house? hold furniture, which to most cf them was their all, lt was a thing not to be thought of. Women, half-clad, ran screaming through the streets, a baby in one arm, while little chil? dren clung to them and whimpered with ter? ror. At every attempt to stay the flames the I firemen were driven baffled and disheartened, i ^et they worked manfully and disputed the j ground Inch by Inch. Over the furniture which strewed the streets all went running in the wildest confusion, each person bent only on saving himself and his family and caring nothing for hts neighbor. Many In their] wild endeavors to escape were knocked down and trampled upon, and some even killed. Many of these laborers-for the quar ter was mainly inhabited by people ot that I class-wert cartmeo and draymen, and natu rally they strove to their utmost to save their horses, i ut ia cases of fire horses seem to 11 lose all the instinct which, under ordinary cir-11 cumstances, would save them from danger, I ' and stand ?took still lo their stables, their 11 flanks and sides shaking In the agony of terror, 11 and utterrr refuse to be taken or driven from their stables which, poor beasts, they have I < always considered their place of safety where 11 no harm can reach them. On this awful night, 11 above even the roar of the flames and the 11 crash ol tailing Umbers, could te heard the 11 shrieks of the horses ringing out on the night I < air. They would not be driven away, but, ' stupefied with fear, fell down In their Btables < and were roasted alive, and tbe sickening 11 stench of burning flesh was added to the i indescribable ana nauseating odor which I ] always accompanies burning buildings when 11 wa'er has been showered upon them. Seeing 11 that lt would be impossible to save the city 11 with the force at his command, Marshal WU- 1 Hams telegraphed to neighboring places, ask- i in g for Immediate aid, wnich was given with j all possible dispatch. But lt came slowly-at i such limes every minute ls an age-and before 11 engines could arrive from Milwaukee triple wirk was to be done, and, to add to the nor-1 ' rora or the time, it was feared that the water 11 would give out. In three hours over twenty i blocks of houses had been burned to the < fround and lay smouldering in ruins. The Are 11 ad spread more iliac a mlle from the place at I ' which it had started, and was making directly for the heart of the city. It had made a clean swathe from Dekoven street to Van Buren, and from the river to Jeffersou street, a mile I in length and nearly a mile In breadth. The fire-bells clanged and clamored, and from the steeples the church-bells bellowed In the drowsy ear of night, waking the citizens far down town who had slumbered through the early hours of the night, while in another section the fire bad been driving helpless wo? men and children from their homes Into house less ness and despair. And sti 1 the bells rang on as if a legion of devils bad taken possession I ojjLthe belfries. The whole etty awoke in ter ro? and rushed into the streets, only to find them filled with people running to ano fro, I with women sitting on curbs and Btoops cry-1 lng with grief, and sobbing over their children who lay tn their arms asleep, ard all uncon-1 > 8Cious of tbe dread disaster wniim .ind befallen 11 them, or looked up with wondering eyes at 11 their mothers' laces. What was it all about ? 11 What made the sky so red ? Why were J i the streets so full ol people ? They couldn't ! make it out at all, and then they went to sleep ; ueato, while their mothers wept and prayed 11 and wondered what had become of the child's I ! father. At some places the fire did not co In a direct ! ; line, Li.: left some houses-as fires will do- i I almost unharmed in the midst of the flames. I A gentleman who was in a bouse in Market 11 street, Just beyond the river, describes the scene as he saw it from his housetop. Up to-11 wards the burning dlst-lct and far beyond the sky seemed to be on fire; the clouds driven past by the gale seemed masses of angry flame rushing towards him. and bearing destruction to the whole city- Below the tire roared and ran along from house to house like a snake grasping all things In its hungry Jaws. The air was filled with sparks and fire-brands, which whirled and danced, were driven before the I wind, or shot up suddenly towards the heavens like rockets. The noise was almost deafening; the rattle of carts and engines as they drove madly through the streets, men and women emerging from the smoke, which rolled In heavy volumes down the way, andiå with them whatever they could Fay their hands on; I their heads and faces as they gleamed in the lurid light, he describes as a scene never to I be forgotten. It was a grand, but an awful 11 picture. In its passage the fire had burned 11 down many lumber yards, and the freight de-11 pots of the Chicago and St. Louis, the Pitts- ] burg and Fort Wayne, and the Chicago Rail- J roads. .... 11 As it approached the river it becameevi-|J dent that lt would cross it, and soon that tear i was realized ; for the wind carried brands i ?ross the narrow stream to the northeast I le, and there, falling on the wooden build-11 ings adjoining the gas-works, set it on fire. I and then the Hames, r aving secured a foothold, j 1 rushed on to their work of further destruction, i The <ras-house was destroyed, and the city was ! lighted only by the fires which were consuming < itself lhen came a panic such as a city ha3 ll rare? seen. Vague rumors of pillage filled 11 the air, and deeds of violence and horror wer more than dreaded. The people rushed pel mell lrom their houses rather than rema! within them in darkness-the most haled an detested thing in times of disaster and catai trophe. They ran I crowds about the street! meeting crowds rushing from opposite dlrec lions, and, in their fright, trying to pu-h thei way through the dense masses which encone tered them, were trampled down and many c them crushed to death, in the desperatloh c the moment. The vessels in the river then took fire, am as the flames ran up their masts, seized thi rigging and danced like fiends upon the spare leaping about from one yard to another, th scene was beautiful and terrible beyond de scriptlon. But there was little thought of th picturesque among those who witnessed It? ali was horror and dismay. An awlul spectacle was presented when thi fire, having swept down the river, reachei Lake street. An eye-witness ot the seem says that the body of the flame presented i front ot halt a semi-circle, and behind lt wa a raging, roaring hell of fire half a mile deep Nothing material could withstand the surge o this tremendous sea of flame. On its ad vane? northward it had driven the Inhabitants inti Lake and South Water streets and on to thi bridges, much as a prairie fire stampedes af frighted animals. Tue streets were filled witt a distracted people, panic-stricken and hud died In a mob almost as terrible to bebolc as the roaring conflagration. Until nov< some instinct seemed lo have point?e out this section as beyond the reach o the fire. But when lt was seen that the ocean ol flame was Irresistibly whelming everything, all dependence on human means ol' succor wa; lost. Looking down on this awful assemblage, lit as lt was by the flaming crimson light, and hearing the norrid human tumult aoove th? crackling of the oncoming fire, lt seemed lik< the appalling realization of one of those old visions of the day of Judgment. Au over? whelming sense of a catastrophe beyond the power of man lo arrest, robbed this surging riot of wretches ol the usual petty considera lions of life. Those who were strongest and most cowardly, knocked the others cc-rn in their delirium; men, women and childi ?n vere trampled upon by human herds that fled with? out reason hither and thither, uttering the most pitiful groans and cries ot distress. When the fire seized upon Lake street, overlapping the magnificent stores and warehouses which ex? tend from Lake to the river, and igniting them and all their costly contents as if they were so much tinder, a horrible sight was presented, lor now the thousands were hemmed in be? tween the fire and river. The stampede was sickening beyond the power ot words to tell. Men and horses were jammed on Ibe bridges. Women and children clinging alike to each other and the most precious of their house? hold effects; some of them with their clothes nearly torn from their bodies ran blindly about screaming and moaning. All distinc? tion of class and nationality was lost. This narrator crossed the Wells street bridge and reached the track of the Galena Road. He does not remember how he crossed lt. It seemed to him afterwards that he was lilted upon the human waves and thrown blinded and confused Into i he opposite street. Here the smoke was pouring in dense billows over the walls and through Wells, Lasalle, Clark and Dearborn streets. As he turned to look back a fiery cincture stretched all round to the south and west, and through the smoky cross streets burned the red glare ot the on? rushing fiend with distended jaws and lurid Ups. The streets looked like vast oven doors. At last the morning dawned-and upon what a scene ! The sun rose lurid as seen through the uuv^ which hung above the city like a curse. That wh ch at night bad been awful In Its grandeur, looked desolate and wan In the early light. The burnt districts looked like hell with the fires burnt out, AU alonz the path of the storm was marked with black and smouldering ruins. As one passed down South Water street and up Market to the river, care? fully picking his way through the yet smoking embers, from beneath which flames would oc? casionally start up as a motion ot the foot ad? mitted air to the wood below, a most horrible and sickening sight blasted the eves. Hen, driven by that blind instinct which makes them, though hopeless, return to the scene of that disaster which has ruined them, sought the spots where once their homes had stood, and, sitting down on some pieces of fallen tim? ber, actually wept and wrung their hands In anguish. One ot these wretched beings sought his home, and in stepping on a halt-charred beam caused lt to spring up, and from beneath lt came a sickly odor. Ii? madly turned and pried away the timber, and saw beneath lt the dead body of bis son, a young man ct about twenty years of age, who, probably returning to the house to save something he prized, bad Tallen in the flames and been burned to death roasted alive. Throughout the day the fire continued with? out cessation. It seemed as though the ele? ments had become demoniac. The wind blew * hurricane as though for the express purpose if aiding the fiend of fire, who would enter a street with a roar as though goaded on by a lemon, yet more malignant than himself who was driving him to frenzy. Then the fire rush 2d on at the houses, seized them, and they were whirled away in smoke and flame, or sent with cracking walls and bursting beams top? pling to the ground. Yet amid the rage their 'all could scarcely be heard. In streets bo rd er .ng on the river, as those tn thc rear of Klnzle ind Soulh Water, walls fell with a sullen roar n to the water which seethed and foamed tor a moment and then closed above them unruffled. In Wabash and Michigan avenues, and In all :iie places where the richer class of citizens live, when the fire came the distress was awful. Women who had never known what a care was, and consequently were, as one would suppose, utterly incapable of bearing with equanimity such a calamity ns the destruction ot their homes, yet here there were many In stances ol heroism and love worthy to be sung In story. Mrs. L-d, ot Wabash avenue, had been deserted by her servants as soon as lt became certain that the house was doomed; they bad gone off, taking with them whatever they could lay their hands on. She, her daugh? ter, and her Invalid husband were alone In the house, and the flames were rapidly approach? ing. There was no help to be expected, for everybody was bent on saving what he could of his own properly. There was not a moment to spare, and the two women actually carried Mr. L-d away in their arms and brought him in safety beyond the reach of the fire. Such instances were numerous alike among rich and poor. Throughout the day the conflagration raged, and all hopes ot extinguishing it seemed to be lost, for the wind yet continued to blow with terrific loree; and when night a-ain came a new-horror was added. Bands of drunken and infuriated men roamed the streets, chant log ribald songs and bent on pillage. It seems singular, yet all experience shows it to be true, that in times of great disaster men are not chastened, but the worst part ol their nature ls roused to action. They become moral maniacs. These men and half-grown boys broke into several stores and houses, probably in search rather of whiskey than of plunder. In some Instances barrels ot intoxicating liquor were rolled Into the streets, the heads knocked in, and then took place scenes which baflle description in their utter and disgusting bestiality. Men drank till they fell down io their tracks, aud th "ti others took their places, only to fall and lie helplessly on the bodies of the others who wallowed In the gutters like hogs. In some instances 1 the barrels were overturned and the liquor ; ran down the gutters and took fire, which 1 leaped along the street and burned with a ghastly blue flame. Several persons were burned to death In this way, but many were ! dragged away by their less drunken comrades, although there was little of friendly fellowship 1 left in them. The citizens seem to have tormed a sort of vigilance committee, and thus pre? vented much or horror, pillage and bloodshed. But the fire-what was to Ftop lt J The wind altered Us direction and then al? most died out. Then came a drenching rain, ( and at last the fire seemed to have burned Itself out. Aid, too, had come in abundance. ' and at last the most terrific conflagration this i continent had ever known was subdued. Last night the fire had ceased, and left only heaps , of smouldering embers to mark the path ot its progress. 1 Already some of the most heart-rending results of the great calamity have been felt. , Men who a few days ago were millionaires low find themselves almost penniless. The 1 work which it took years to accomplish hos aeen overthrown in a single day. Fortunes | save been destroyed which it has taken years io accumulate, and, as ls reported, many men dave been made crazy by this disaster, and < neither time nor care may re-tore their rea- j jon. Families have been broken up, and all } calamity has settled upon the Inhabitants ol :he ill-starred city. Their material prosperity may be restored, and doubtless will be, through j their own indomitable energy and pluck, but still in atter years the memory ol the two noches tristes will remain wlib them, and losses which can never be made up lo them AN EYE-WITNESS'S ACCOUNT. Statement of the Refugees-Terrible and Fascinating ?cenes. Tho very crude reports by telegraph cannot begin to give an adequate idea ot the great conflagration. The story of the dreadful hours of Sunday night and Monday morning, as rela ted by eye-witnesses, surpasses anything that ever has been published. From a gentleman who reached New York on Tuesday night [rom Chicago, and who is thoroughly ac tjualnted with the topography and population of that burnt city, the New York World ob tains the following: The city has for some weeks been ripe for 3uch a disaster. Everything has been os dry as linder. Insurance men have remarked this ind the Are alarms recently-say for a month post-were so lrequent that they had scarcely any rest from constant apprehension. Satur? day atternoon lhere were several small alarms sounded, but none amounted to much until ibo.it 10 o'clock. At ll we looked out of the windows aud Baw the sky crimson willi the reflection from the flames, and al midnight the glare lit up the streets, and even sent out \ brilliant flame over Hie lake. Everybody the house (the Tremont House) was up all niglu. fearful of what might happen. All day 3unduy the excitement continued, but it was aot until night that the worst came. From ihe roof of our hotel we looked over the doora ?d city. A strong wind was blowing at tl Imo, iud yet the flames seemed to go in u iirections. like an expanding scythe mowin, ?reat and Increasing swathes with irlghiful rapidity. We could ihink of nothing else but hell. The flames were in some places like huge waves, dashing to and tro, leaping up an iown. turning aud twisting, and pouring now ind then a great column of smoke und blaze mindro Js ol feet Into the air,like a solid,perpen ilcular shalt ol molten metal. In other places it would dart out loug streaks, like mammoth macondas. with Dissing fiery tongues. Then these serpeniine shapes would stoop down aver the blazing path into the yet unburu buildings, which seemed pierced and kindled instantaneously. There were also billows of Same that rolled along like water, submerging .'verylhlug lu Its course. Now and then, as some explosive material was consumed, the place would seem like the crater of a vast vol :ano, puffs of smoke und flashes of light, aud millions ol sparks and cinders being scattered In ali directions. Sometimes the air would Oe full of them, and giiits of wind would float them like flocks ol fire birds hillier and thither Occasionally there were cinders of more than two feet lu length. Showers of these were lalling-actually raining down everywhere Our faces were slung, aud our clothing now ind then set on fire, until we got wet timbrel los und held them as shields over us. There was a TERRIBLE FASCINATION n gazing upon the scene. It was unearlbly hideous, terrific. Oar eyes seemed riveted so that we could nol wiibdraw ihem. There were miles of fire, mountains ol Hame, waves of iglu, flashes, clouds, brilliant scintillations With the aid of glasses we could see the streets thronged with people flying for their lives Children were curried, (creaming wilh terror women were shrieking, men shouting, and all running. We saw some old and sick and bein ess carried on stretchers-some apparently demented or stupefied were dragged along rios-* to their heels, in hoi pursuit, came the welching, roaring and crackling flames. In lome ?naces they actually advanced as fast as i mau ran. The most awful ol all was the .hunderous roar thal seemed to roll upward ind outward from the centre of the huge ?olocaust; now there would be a report like he ooom ot distant guns, again came a snap Ding like the rattle ol musketry. Horses rush >d like maniacs through the streets. One splendid leam, attached to a coach, ran over be Van Buren street bridge, which had jeen charred and weakened; Just os the mad lorses had passed the centre lt gave way ind they plunged down through the lurid glare nto the scarlet river below. There were all ions of scenes happening, some horrible and >thers ridiculous. Here and there, when some all building became eheeted la flame, the valla would weaken and waver like India-rub >er. It was wonderful how they sometimes iwayed almost across ihe street, and then fell villi a loud crash; then a momentary dark tess, and afterward fresh glares ol light from >ome newly-kindled fire. Even those streets hat were paved with the wooden patents were nasses of five coals. The massive granite slabs vere cracked Into thousands ol pieces. All bis lime the heat was very great. By and by tgrew so intense that no one could stand vlthin blocks of the place. Over the roofs ame gusts of hot air, sometimes almost stroug no ugh to throw one off h<s feet. Our shoes vere parched, the Un roof was hot, and we vere forced down below. The greatest sight vas to notice how tfca^flames seemed to en ;ulph the larger and more lofty Mansard roofs -they went like paper. The hotel was crowd id; all were excited and fearful. Every mo nent the reports came that ihe fire wits near og us, and Anally we knew we COULD NOT REMAIN LONGER, ?scape was the only thought. At midnight he flaming host crossed the AdnmB Street Iridge. All ihe shipping that had not been emoved was consumed. Tue tar and other nflammable stuff made an iutense light, and he heat caa be imagined from the clouds ol team that came up from the river. The Itero lene oil stores made an awful yet sublime Seclude, as the flames seemed to penetrate e very clouds. The huge Iron reservoir of he gas-works exploded with tremendous orce and sound, demolishing several adjacent >uildlas8. Everybody now seemed deinoral zed. The very earth seemed actually gaping >ut Are, flame and smoke, ne though the vorld Itself was to be swollowed up in the cou lagratlon. The rush from the Tremont House, vhen the word was given, was akin to a janie. The stairways were choked, and as he smoke from the approaching fire came in luffs through the windows the situation seem .d lrighlfui. In three cases persons jumped from the vindows, and two children were tied up in teds and thrown from the fourth story win low, and landed on the pavement uninjured. i Mr. Jarvis had a broken leg from spriugiug rom the second story window, and others vere bruised from the same cause. We se lured a 3tage and drove towards the suburbs, loping to get away on some extra train. The ?orses were almost ungovernable from fright, tome or the blacks- wSttr Impassable, being Hied with ruins. Finally we reached a tralu hat was just being dispatched direct for help, ind by the kindness ol the conductor we were aken along. We heurd ot several deaths and nany being swallowed up In ihe flames. Cer ainly there must have been loss of life. One Ireman declares that three families were sur ounded and burnt to death in the block ?ounded by Adams, Jackson, Canal and Wa er streets. We saw groups of all classes of leople in the street, some hatless, coat less, tare-foot and shivering. Some of these were if the wealthier class. They were shelterless, lomeless, and poverty-stricken and brokeu tearted. The agony of mind in some cases, vhere relatives were searching hopelessly for nissing ones, was pitiable to witness. Nu one aved anything. There was no chance. We hrew our trunks in the street, but there we iud to leave them. LATEST REPORTS RT TELEGRAPH. CHICAGO, October 13. The Liverpool and London and Globe Insur mce Company have ordered the immediate ?ayment of their losses, which aggregate six nil!ion of dollars. The Commerce Insurance Company, at Al tany, with a l03S0i $450,000, places their assets a the hands of a receiver. A noticeable fact is the almost perfect condi ion of the Nicholson pavement. For miles on he nonh side il ls uninjured. The evidence accumulated shows that the oas ot life is greater than ul first supposed. The Har'.iord, Connecticut, Fire Insurance Company'* circular says their Chicago losses ire so high they are obliged to suspend busi ?ess until a reorganization is settled. Eight elevators were saved. The loss ol jrain foots up two million of bushels. The Adams Express Company gives ten thousaud dollars to Chicago. LONDON-, October 13. The donations to Chicago are large through? out the Empire and on the Continent. The Lord Mayor yesterday received ?7000 sterling in contributions irom private individuals. Baring Bros., Morgan A Co., Rothschild?, Browne, Shipley & Co., and the Great West? ern, of Canada, and Grand Trunk Railways give ?1000 each. The government have or? dered the military authorities in Canada to tender to Chicago all the tents and blankets in the Dominion. NEW ORLEANS, October 13. Mayor Flanders telegraphs the Mayor of Chicago to draw at once for $10,000, and sub? scriptions are still coming in. NEW YORK, October 13. The Stuyvesant Bank has suspended, on ac? count, lt is believed, ot the Chicago fire. The latest statement trom the Hartford In? surance Company is that the capital "is Intact, with a million and a half excess. FIRES IN THE WEST. CHICAOO, October 13. The Are In Manlster [Menasha, Wisconsin?] destroyed two hundred buildings, six mills and all the shipping at the dock. Loss $1,300, 000. Further advices from Green Bay report that one hundred and fifty men were burned to death In a large barn where they sought ref fuge. .Hundreds of peopie were driven into the rivers by the fires, and were drowned. Another dispatch from Green Bay states that a steamer had Just arrived, bringing the report that three hundred and twenty-five bodies were burned at Plsbtego last night, and as many more persons are still missing. Seventy five persons were burned to death at Little Sturgeon Bay. The eufferlog through? out the North ls terrible. PROCEEDINGS OF THE TRIENNIAL CONVENTIOy AT BALTIMORE. Pastoral Letter of the Bishop* in Aid or Chicago-Committee on the Ritual to be Appointed by the President-Im? portant Reports and Propositions. SEVENTH DAY-OCTOB R ll. At the suggestion of the president, leave ol absence was granted to the Rev. Drs. Thomp? son and Locke, of illinois, both ot whom are rectors of churches In Chicago. The Chicago Disaster-Pastoral Letter from the Bishops. , A message was received trom the House of Bishops, accompanied by the following : Resolved. That the agent of the Associated Press in this city be respectfully requested to send out as speedily and as generally as possi? ble a dispatch to this effect : That the bishops of the Prolestant Episcopal Church request fiat where practicable collections be made in aid of the sufferers at Chicago, on Sunday, the 15lh ot October, In the congregations under their jurisdiction. Resolved. That the following pastoral letter be slgoed by the members ot this house, and sent immediately to their dioceses : 'To the Clergy and Laity of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States: "DEAR BBETHRKN-A conflagration, perhaps unparalleled In the history of Christendom Tn Its extent and in the magnitude of the losses lt has occasioned, has swept over the rich and prosperous City of Chicago, leaving lt In ruins, consigning some persons to death in one of Hs most dreadful forms, reducing many irom wealth to poverty, and many more from competence to the verge of starvation. In the presence of so ieartul a calamity, when the arm of God ls laid before us, wbilf yet His bounties are continued to us and you, and Borne of you are enriched with a large ? tare of His temporal gilts, we, your bishops and fathers in God, call upon you tn His name, and tor His sake, and in remembrance and Imitation of our dear Lord, to whose service and example you are vowed, who did Himself go about doing good to the bodies as well as to the souls of men, and who has taught us that the good we do to our suffering brethren He will acknowledge in the last day as done to Himself; we call upon you to give at once irom your wealth, and even Irom your poverty, ireely, gladly and liberally, in aid ot ourheavl l3'-affllcted brethren in Chicago; and we ask that in every congregation in our dioceses and missionary Jurisdictions collections be made on the 15th october, or os soon thereafter as may be, and be at once remitted to the treasu rer'ol each diocese, to be by him forwarded to the persons in Chicago authorized to receive and distribute such contributions. And we pray, dear brethren, that the grace and guar? dian care ot God may rest on you and yours. We remain, faithfully and lovingly, your bish? ops and pastors." Signed by B. B. Smith, presiding bishop, and bishop ot Kentucky; Cha?. P. Mcllvaine, bishop of Ohio; Samuel A. McCosky, bishop of Michigan; Wm. R. Whittingham, bishop of Maryland, and lorfy-four other bishops. Important Proposition*. Resolution! were referred as follows to the appropriate committees: By Rev. W. H. Platt, of Kentucky, as to the expediency of giving each rector of the church a seat in the board of mission?. By Rev. Mr. Magill, of Indiana, as to ex? tending the time of preparation of candidates for priest's orders. By Rev. Dr. Adams, of Wisconsin, to pro? hibit the copyrighting ot any church work. By Rev. Mr. Shipman, ot Kentucky, for a Joint committee to consider whether a more specific provision ls desirable In the first ru? bric before the office for the celebration of the Lord's Supper. By Mr. Judd, o' Illinois, as to the expedien? cy of changing I he name of this body from "Convention" to "Council." By Rev. Dr. Halght, ot New York, to change the constitution of the General Theological Seminary in reference to the composition of the board ot trustees. By Rev. Dr. Beardsley, of Connecticut, re? quiring parochial reports irom college and school chapel-. By Mr. Whittle, of Georgians to Ute Juris? diction of bishops. By Rev. Dr. Dalzell, of Louisiana, looking to the admission lo the ministry of ministers or? dained by bishops not in communion with this church. By Rev. Dr. Clark, ol' New Jersey, to repeal the canon relating to the Intrusion of clergy iuto the parochial cures of others. By the same, to make uniform the differ? ences between the English and American Prayer Books. Return of Greeting?. Kev. Dr. Howe, of Pennsylvania, mored that a committee ol three be appointed by the house to make a suitable response to the let? ters of greeting which were presented to this house ou the second day of the convention from the dioceses of Chester and Litchfield. Adopted. The Loni Bishop or Litchfield. Rev. Dr, Goodwin, of the committee to wait upon the Lord Bishop of Litchfield, reported that they had ascertained that the House of Bishops had already taken leave of his lord? ship. The committee Informally waited upon his lordship, who was to leave this morning, and conveyed to bim the expressions of this house. His lordship expressed his pleasure and gratification, and desired the committee to express to the house his earnest hope for the welfare of the church. The Board of Missions. The order of the day was then proceeded with, which was the selection of a committee to act with a similar committee ol the House of Bishops, to nominate members ot the board of missions. The ballot was dispensed with, and on motion of Dr. Mead, of Connecticut, the followin" were named as the committee: Rev. Dr. Beardsley, ot Connecticut; Burgess, ol Massachusetts; Paddock, ot Lons Island; Mr. Welsh, of Penusylvauia; Mr. McWhorter. of Central New York, and Mr. Cornwall, of Ken tuckv. The Hymnal. Rev. Mr. Howe, ol Pennsylvania, presented a long report of ibe committee on the Hymnal, suggesting many changes in the Hymnal of1 tbe church. They propose to retalu seventy six only of the two hundred and forty-one met? rical psalms and one hundred and thirty-five of the two hundred and twelve hymns; of the "additional hymns" forty-four of the sixty have been retained; to these two hundred and forty-one have been added, making in all four hundred and ninety-six hymns. They also recommend that these and none others shall be allowed for use in the church. Rev. Mr. Howe said the committee asked de? liberate and not impromptu crltleiam on this report, and requested all those who had any suggestions to make to communicate them to the committee in writing. He said the com? mittee proposed that the Hymnal, If adopted, should not be bound up in the prayerbook be? fore the next general convention, and they also proposed that to defray the expenses at? tending the printing, 4c, that a royalty of ten per cent, be exacted on the profits ot Its publi? cation. The consideration ot the subject was then made the special order lor Saturday, at 12 o'clock. Th? Mew Diocese ot Pennsylvania. The message of the House ot Bishops, oro vidlng that the division ot the diocese of Penn? sylvania shall take effect on November 8,1371, was takenup. The technical question was raised that the house having concurred heretofore on a pre? vious message of the bishops on this subject, no further action was necessary or proper. A discussion ot some length ensued on this point. Mr. Burgwyn, of Pennsylvania, moved to re? fer to the committee on canous to examine and report upon the subject-matter, which mo? tion was carried. The Ritual. The unfinished business, being the motion of Rev. Dr. Beardsley, of Connecticut, to se? lect by ballot a committee of five presbyters and five laymen as the committee on the'part of the house to consider the uniformity of the ritual, was then proceeded with. Various suggestions were made and amend? ments offered. Rev. Dr. Matthews, of Massachusetts, urged that the appointment of the committee be en? trusted to the chair, when a representative of each party would be appointed, but ll the com? mittee were elected by the house, neither a ritualist nor a low churchman would get upon lt Rev. Mr. Nelson, of Maryland, moved an amendment, that the committee be appointed by the chair, which was carried by a large ma? jority. Letters of Commendation. Rev. Dr. Leeds said that when the English clergy were about to leave this morning, the Vicar of Trentham, the Rev. Mr. Edwards, had made a suggestion to him which he proposed to carry out by the following resolution: Resolved, (the House of Bishops concurring,) That an address to the Lord Bishop of Lltch- j field be prepared by a committee of three members on the part ol each house, to be pre? sented by his lordship to his associates, the other bishops of the church In our mother country, and to the clergy of his diocese, com? municating the desire of this convention (as representative of an American church) that clergymen having charge of parishes and mis? sions will furnish to families and Individuals In their respective cures who are about to emi? grate to the United States, such letters of commendation and such other inlormation touching their character and wants as will se? cure to them upon their arrival fraternal wel? come and pastoral sympathy and care in the one common field In which they have been nurtured. Theological Education. The subject ot theological education was made the order for Tuesday next. Adjourned to 1 o'clock to-morrow. FROST LV ALABAMA. MONTGOMERY, October 13. There was a heavy frost yesterday morning, the first of the Benson. TBE NOR IBERS ANT) WESTERN ELEC? TIONS. . COLUMBUS, OHIO, October 13. The Senate is a tie, and the House stands 59 Republicans, 45 Democrats. Independent 1. Noye's majority 22,000. CINCINNATI, October 13. A later count gives the Democrats In Ham? ilton County another senator and representa? tive, reducing the estimated majority on Joint ballot to 6. THE OLD WORLD'S NEWS. ^ LONDON, October 13. The strike in Newcastle continues. Seve? ral persons were hurt In a riot, which the po? lice easily suppressed. Eugenie shortly returns to Chlselhurst. The health of Queen Victoria ls lm Droving. MADRID. October 13. The rupture between the adherents ot Sa? gos ta and Corella is complete. The Republi? cans are said to be ripe for an offensive move? ment agalost the government. SPARKS FROM TUE WIRES. -There have been fifteen hours continued rain in Maine. The total rain-fall was nearly four and a half inches. -David Kently, sentenced to be hung, at? tempted to commit suicide at Washington, yesterday morning, by puncturing his heart with a needle. -There was a full Cabinet meeting (excenr Akerman) in Washington yesterday. Th. President afterwards left for Boston, whence he returns uext week. -A Philadelphia barkeeper was attacked by two ruffians, who broke hts arm, but the barkeeper killed one ruffian and fatally wounded the other, with lils trusty revolver. TUE WEATHER THIS DAT. WASHINGTON, October 13. It ls probable that on Saturday the barometer will fall very generally tbroughout the Atlan? tic States, with easterly winds and Increasing cloudiness; possibly rain, on the South Atlan? tic and Gulf coasts. Cloudy weather, with light rain, will probably extend to Michigan to-night, and Iresh southerly winds prevail over the lower Lakes to-morrow. Yesterday's Weather Reports of the Sigual Service, u. S. A.-4.47 P. AI., Local Time. k Cl 51 3 JP '? ! Il 1SI i P Place of Qr c ?2 S -a Observation. I : *| SI : a Z 5? i *: ir fi : B I -5 . T . I .. S,_._ Augusta.. 10.361 76 F. ?Gentle. (Clear. Baltimore. 30.54? 61 S Ocntie. Hazy. Boston. 30.49 64 Calm.Hazy. Buffalo, N. Y.... ?0.34 61S Fresh. Fair. Charleston.?30.39 us NE Gentle. Hazy. Cheyenne, W.T..'29.43| 33 S Gentle. L.Snow chicago.10.17 68 3 |Presh. lUoudy. cincinnati.?.87 673 ?Fresh. Fair. Cleveland.'30.2J 63iSE (Fresh. !smoky. Detroit. 30.14 62 SB Brisk. -Smoky. indianapolis.... 30.121 67:SE iFresh. Clear. Key West, Fla..;30.40? 83IFresh. Cloudy. Knoxville, Tenn.'30.32 65'Calm.i.?Clear. Lake city. Fla..,30.23 77 SE i Brisk. ?Fair. Memphis, Tenn. 'so. 13 73 S Fresh. Fair. Monlle.?30.19 76?3 Light. ?Fair. .Nashville.130.24 73,SE Fresh. Iciear. New London, Ct.|30.5l 5SiCjlm.|.Smoky. Sew orleans.... 30.15 76 E Fresh. |Fair. sew York. 30.69 58 SE Gentle, i Hazy. Omaha, Neb.130.oo 43 S Brisk. Cloudy. Oswego, N. Y.... 130.33 61 S f resh. Hazy. Philadelphia.|30.47i 62 -E Fresh. Jlear. Pittsburg, Pa....?30.36: 64 3 Gentle. Clear. Portland, Me....?30.47 57 SW Fresh. Smoky. Rochester, N. Y.?30.28? 60iS ^resh. Clear. Savannah.?30.38 : 69 NE Fresh. Thr'ng. St. Louts. 30.07 62.SE Bilsk. ?Cloudy. Toledo, 0 . 30.16 65SE Fresh. Clear. Washington^ C. 30.49 59 SE Gentle. ?Hazy. wilmington,N C. 30.46 6S|E Gentle. iFalr. Norfolk.?30.51 591E Gentle. ?Fair. Lynchburg.?30.41 59 SE Light, ?Smoky. Leavenworth....;30.06 53'N* Oentl?. ?Ml-ty. cape May.?30.54 j-j!B ?Gentle. ?Fair. Mt. Washington.?3U.46 23'SW |Oentle. ?Olear. NOTE.-The weather resort dated 7.47o'ciock, this morning, will be posted In the roome ol the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock A. M.. and, together with the weather chart, may (by the courtesy of the chamber) be examined by ship? masters at any time during the dav. -The gentlemen most noted for wealth In New York are becoming somewhat conspicu? ous for age. William B. Astor is 78, A. T. Stewart 70, Vanderbilt 78, Daniel Drew 71, Peter Cooper 81, George Law 73, William Cul? len Bryant 77, and James Gordon Bennett 75. All except the last are still actively tolling In business harness. THE CHARLESTOS ELECTIOS. The Nice Little Game of Hendricks, Colllni & Co. [SFECUL TELEGRAM TO THE NEWS.] COLUMBIA, S. C., October 13. Alderman Collins and Chief-of-Pollce Hen? dricks were here to-day for the purpose of ob? taining a writ of quo warranto in the matter of the Charleston election. Worthington and Uoge. who are employed as counsel in the case, made inquiry of Judge Helton as lo whether he would hear an application (or the same. The Judge declined, saying that lt must oe made before the Judge of the First Circuit. Collins and Hendricks left this evening. Sp ec 101 SToticee. SHAVING SALOON.-MR. J. H. WEICHIfAN wu: superintend the husmeas lately conducted by Mr. LOMBARDO, and will be pleased to see bis friends and tbe patrons of thc establishment, at the Old stand, In Market street, where no pains will be spared to please. OOM THE CHARLESTON CHARITA - BLE ASSOCIATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF TUE FREE SCHOOL FUND.-OFFlL'AL RAFFLED NUMBERS.. CLASS No. Ko -MORNING. 30-39-60-41 -78-21-18-28-69 -15-1-77 AS witness our hand at Columbia this 13th day of j October, 1871. FENN PECK, JAMES OILLILAND, octa_sworn Commissioners. JS- ANYBODY IN WANT OF A FINE Head of Hair should use at once JAYNE'S HAIR TONIO. It will excite the scalp to new and healthy action, cleanse lt irom 'jcurf and dandruff, pre? vent the hair from falling off, cure those eruptive diseases which often appear cn the head, and in most cases produce a tine growth of new hair. As a dressing, no better preparation can be ob? tained for Imparting a rich aud glossy appear? ance to the hair. Sold everywhere, and by GOOD? RICH, WINEMAN A CO., Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S. 0. octl4-stnth3 ?m* DISINFECTANTS.-THOSE TN want of DISINFECTANTS will And a full assort? ment at the Drug Store of Da. H. BA ER, in Meet? ing street. sepl 2?-BATCHEL0K*S HAIR DYE.-THIS SUPERB HAIR DYE ls the best in the world-per? fectly harmless, reliable and instantaneous. No disappointment. No ridiculous tints or unpleas? ant odor. The genuine W. A. BATCHELORS HAIR DYE produces IMMEDIATELY a splendid Black or Natural Brown. Does not stain the skin, but leaves the hair clean, soft and beautiful. The only Safe ami Perfect Dye. Sold by ail Drug? gists. Factory No. is BoLd street, New York. jau23-mwfiyr ESTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA KERSHAW COUNTY.-Court of Ccmmon Pleas. JOSEPH D. DUNLAP, as Receiver of the Assets Of the Estate Of WILLIAM A. ANCRUM, deceas ed, plaintiff, against WILLIAM DA ASH, Defend? ant.-Copy Summons for Money Demand, [Complaint not served.] To WILLIAM D AAS li, Defendant In this ac? tion: Yon are hereby summoned and required to answer the complaint in this action, which JO? SEPH D. DUNLAP, Receiver of the Assets of the Estate of WILLIAM A. ANCRUM, deceased, tiled In the otiles of the Clerk ot the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, and to serve a copy of your answer on the subscribers, at their office, In Camden, within twenty days after the service of this summons on yon, exclusive of the day of service. If you fall to answer this complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will take Judgment against you for the sum of Ave thousand nine hundred and three dollars and Atty cents, with interest at the rate or seven per cent, per annum from the Arst day of August, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. Dated August 21,1871. LEITNER A DUNLAP, seoa-so_Plaintiffs Attorneys. 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ANCES of Mr. and Mrs. COBBS are respectfoUy Invited to attend tho Funeral Services of tbe lat? ter, at her residence, No. 101 Calhoun street, Tm* AFTERNOON, at a o'clock. o?tl4-* THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Sllcox and family, and the members of the Baptist Churches, are respectfully invited to attend tte* Fanerai Service? of Mw. D. H. 8ILC0X, at the Flr?t Bap? tist Church, THIS MORNING, at io o'clock. octl4-? - THE RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND Acquaintances of Mr. D. nr.n jvRITTTErfj_nr_Mr? J. vr. Oldenb?ttel, and of. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Meyer, are respectfully Invited to attend the Fa neraf of the former, at io o'clock THIS MORNING, ai No. 112 Calrn.ua street, without further invita? tion. 0CU4-* pm* DEUTSCHER ARTILLERIE ?N TEBSTDETZDNGS VEREIN.-Tile members are requested to attend the Fanerai of our late mem? ber, D. OLDENB?TTEL, from Mr. C. H. Meyer's residence, No. 112 Calhoun street, THIS (Saturday) MORNING, at 10 o'clock. By order. F. E. WINDHEOL octl4_Secretary. Special Notices. pm* TRINITY CHURCH.-T HERE will be no preaching In this Church TO MORROW. Sunday-School in the AFTERNOON, at half-past S o'clock. _ octl4-? pm* DIVINE SERVICE WILL RE CON? DUCTED In the Orphans' Chapel on SABBATH AF? TERNOON, at 4 o'clock, by the Rev. J. T. WIGHT MAN, D D._ootl4 ^S?-FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Divine Service will be held In this Church by the Rev. W. B. YATES TO-MORBOW MORNING,-at bair, past 10 o'clock. The congregation of the Maxi* ners' Church are invited to attend. sep8S-s pm* ST. JOHN'S LUTHERAN CHURCH. In consequence of the attendance on Synod of t e Assistant Pastor of this Church, the same wlU be c osed To MORROW MOONING. Sabbath-School In the AFTERNOON, at 4 o'clock, octlt pm* WENTWORTH STREET LUTHE? RAN "CHURCH.-The Rev. D. X. LAFAR, Prin? cipal or the Rutledge Avenue Female Seminary, will perform Divine Service In this Church, TO? MORROW MORNING and AFRRNOON. Afternoon Service will commence at 4 o'clock. octl4 pm* ALL PERSONS HOLDING POLI CIES In the MERCHANTS' AND MECHANICS' f IRE INSURANCE COMPANY of Baltimore, are particularly requested to call at our offloe, THIS DAT, before 12 M. HUGER A RAVENEL, cctll-1 Ko. 8 Broad street. : pm* O N MAR R I A G E. ??g& ' Happy relief for Young Men from the effects of Errors and Abuses tn early life. Manhood re? stored. Nervous debility curel. Impedimenta to Marriage removed. New method of treat? ment. New and remarkable remedies. Books and Circulars sent free, In sealed envelopes. Ad dress HOWARD ASSOCIATION, NO. 2 Booth Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa ootll HABIT, IF NOT NECESSITY, make a Hair Dressing Indispensable to many, T new " VIGOR, " which Dr. ATS a's laboratory IBs jes, ls ooe of the most delightful we have ever used. It restores not only the color, but gloss and luxuriance to faded and gray hair. octl8-fmw-PAW_ pm* UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.-By an Order of the Hon. GEO. BRYAN, United States District Judge, the heart or all petitions and motions In Bankruptcy, or the general business of the District Court ls post, poned until the first Monday or November next. aepSO_PAWL. HORLBECK, Clerk. pm* IMPORTANT NOTICE-NOW opening at No. 131 MEETING STREET, a large and well assorted Stock ol BOOTS, SHOES, TRUNKS, Ac, which will be sold very low, and every article guaranteed as represented. AU who are In want ot good Cheap Goods will do well to call. T. 8. NIPSON, octl2-ihstu6_?'o. 131 Meeting street. pm* ADMINISTRATOR.S NOTICE:-" AU persons Indebted tc ?.he E it a te of MOSES DRUCKER, deceased, Ute of Union ville, and for merly a citizen or Charleston, must make pay? ment at once to the undersigned ; and all persons having ciiims against said Estate will preset t them without delay to PHILIP M. COHEN, oct7-s4 Administrator, Union S. c. pm* NOTICE-ALL PERSONS HAV ING claims against the Estate of the late JOHN MARSHALL, JR., Naval Stores Factor and Com? mission Merchant, or Charleston, S. C., will pre? sent the same properly attested, and those Indebt? ed to the said Estate will make payment to Mr. JOHN MARSHALL, Sa, Marshall's Wharf, orto S. R. MARSHALL, Administrator, octio-tnsd_No. 314 King street. pm* CHARLESTON BIBLE SOCIETY. The Treasurer of the Charleston Bible Society will receive Subscriptions or Donations at bis office, No. S3 East Bay, corner of Atlantic Wharf. The payment or Two Dollars will constitue a person a member lor one year. Bluies are kept on band for distribution. The Society has one Colporteur tn the field, and solicits aid to introduce another. Persons Interested In ths work or seeking further Information will please call on the Treasurer. J. N. ROBSON, aprta-fimos_Treasurer C. B. 8. pm-TEE SOUTH CAROLINA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY, SAVINGS DEPART? MENT.-Depositors are requested to k s their books on and after MONDAY, October 2d, to be credited with the quarterly interest due 1st prox imo. All deposits made on or before the 20tk October will bear Interest from 1st October. Interest, Six Per Cent, per anmm, will be com. pounded quarterly. F. A MITCHELL, sep30-stuth9fl Assistant Cashier. ??-NOTICE TO PLANTERS. -IN order to accommodate my punting friends who may wish to use the COMPOUND ACID PHOS? PHATE for composting wltn Cotton Seed, pre? pared at Rlkersvllie by the Pacific Guano Com? pany, under the personal supervision or Dr. ST. JULIEN RAVENEL, and which has given such general sa'lsfaction, I am willing to Celiver NOW, charging no interest until the 1st o'. March next a: that time to be paid in cash, or on time, at the price and terms I am then selling at. J. N. ROBSON, No. 6* East Bay and Noa. l and 2 Atlantic Wharf octS-thatui moDAC pm* CHARLESTON COLLEGE, JULY 6,1371.-At a meeting or the Board or Trustees, the folio wi a g resolution was adopted: Resolved, That a committee or three be appoint? ed by the Chair, who shall be authorized to con? sult with tue Faculty of the College and tata proper steps to present the name* of such gen? tlemen wno shall be deemed qualified to flit ts? Professorship o? Classical Literature, recently vacated by Rev. Mr. Miles, and reno? at tne anniversary meeting of the 'ru9t,^l%^K npxr. viz: on the MonJay preceding the ttur? Wednesday. E M? W A. PRINGLE. J Committee, MR WM. RAVENEL. ) R p-raoM de?lrous of filling the above named PrSorshll wiu please couler wt^the committee.