Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 November 1874 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL. TUESDAY; NOVEMBER 3 1874

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VESTA. I John o.Wbittler in the Atlantic for November. O Christ ol God! whose life and death Our own have reconciled. Most quietly, most tenderly Take home thy star named child! Thy grace 1 In her patient eyes. Thy words are on ner tongue; The very silence round her seems As if the aogels sang. Her smile 1 as a listening child's That hears Its mother's call ; The lilies of thy perfect peace About her pillow fall. She leans out our clinging arms To rest herself in thine ; Alone to Thee, dear Lord, can we Oar well-beloved resign, Oh, less for her than for ourselves We bow our heads and pray; Her setting star, like Bethlehem s, To thee shall lead the w ay. NEWS AND GOSSIP. The Vermont free-lovers have received an act of incorporation from the legislature. Henry Comings, East Berkshire's repreacniitlvp never rode on a train of cars till he went tothepresaut seääionot theVer mont Legislature, He is about 60 years old and thinks he has lost nothing by staying at home and minding his own business all these years. A back driver in Ellis county, Texas, wa shot at tho othar night and ouly owes his 1-fa to a codv of Bunyan'a Pilgrim's Vroros. which he carried in bis brea3t pocket.The ball struck the book and ponevrtA.l fiftv-five leaves of it bafore its cowsa was arrested. A t-MMirr Tincr convevs to us the start ling intmatlon that Fred. Grant didn't kiss his L,i(Je jt says. ..gae wa3 kissed first by her n-vther, then by her sister, Mrs. . Palmer, then Mrg Grant, next by the president, and tn by the rest of the friends and relating. The bridegroom alone seemed content to relinquish his newly acquired right." How I tb not regard the gooa -r bad opinion of '.he multitude, I have alrty told you; lett, however, the remark shoula be looked njon as a jest, or a momentary ebullition of ipleen, I again state distinctly that I esteen the herd of mankind, the human cattle no better than other cattl, nor quite so gtod. In short, I told them in the utmost loaning and contempt. Horace Maynard. The tenor Wichtel has made .the part ol the Postillion Longjumeaa his specialty, net that he siV?s the music with more taste or talent Um his confreres, but for the artistic manner ii which he cracks his whip, he having filled L reality the calling ci postillion before atlng on the stage. Ilo is said to have no a formidable rival in Nachbaur, who isilaying the. part at Berlin, nad who also hs a great deal of snap In him. A writer in the St. Paul Press tells a new story of Horace Gteley. Horace wrote a note to a brother iditor in New York, whose writing was Vjually illegible with his own. The recijent of the note not being sble to read itf,sent it back by the same messenger to J. Greelev for elucidation. Supposing it to be the answer to his own note, Mr. Grpley looked over it, but likewise wasunaba to read it, and said to the boy: "Go, take t back. What does the d dfool mean?'' "Yes sir," said the boy, that is jusi what be tays." Eight hundred menenployed in certain collieries at Durham, Etigand, threw down their tool?, a few weeks ago, and demanded of the, owners water trink and decent houses to dwell in. Tbej complained that they were in dirtiness an their families in sickness for the want of wier to drink and cook with, and that, as acte of Parliament had no effect, they thought in high time to see what could be done by absenting themselves from work, and refusing to pay renr. A great literary curiosity is now for sale at Peking. It consists of a copy of a gigantic work, composed of 6,109 volumes, entitled "An Imperial Collection ot Ancient and Modern Literature." This huge encyclopedia was commenced durins: the rel?n of the emperor Kang-ha (1602-1722), and was primed at the imperial wintinr office where a complete fount of copper Cyp wa ast for the purpose. Its content are arranged under thirty-two divisions, and embrace every subject dealt with within the range of Chinese literature. The price asked lor the present copy by the Chinese owner is, we belive, about 4,000. Athenaeum. The Boston Sunday Gazette say.-: "The other day a lady reached the railroad depot just as the train on which she desired to depart moved away. As she stood gazing at the train, her arms fall of packages and her yes full of tears, a gentleman arrived at the depot on a run, with a valise in hand, his coat on his arm, and face streaming with perspiration. He also was after that train, but alas! was too late. As he looked anxiously after the train, now moving swiftly away, he sat down his valise, wiped, his face, and very deliberately said: 'D- n that train!' The lady heard it, and smiled on him with all her sweetness, her face lighted up with a heavenly glow as she whispered, 'Thank you, sir.' " People who prefer wetting the winter's store ol coal to lay the dust on putting it in their cellars, do not, we believe, generally know that they are laying up for themselves a store of sore throats and other evil con sequent upon the practce. But so it is said to be. Even the fire-damp which escapes irom me coal mines arises from the slow decomposition of coal at temperatures but little above that of the atmosphere, but under augumented pressure. By wetting a uiass oi iresniy Drosen coal ana putting it in a warm cellar, the mass Is heated to such a degree that carbureted and sulpbureted hydrogen are given off for long periods ot time . and pervade the whole house. The liability of wet coal to mischievous results under such circumstances that there are several instances on record of spontaneous eomousuon oi wet coal when stowed into the bunkers or holds of vessels. And from this cause doubtles, many miäsing coal ves sels have perished. Considerable excitement prevails In Lin coin, Neb., over the action of Gov. Furnas in pardoning Joseph L.. Weber who was eonvicted, four months ago, for forgery to a large amount, in Fremont. The Omaha Herald and a few other papers openly ehnrge the governor with bribery, saying ua. airs. weDer, wire or the convict, had S11,(X)0 with which to Durchasa hi frendnm Last Eight the indignant citizens of Fremont Durnea the governor in elbgy. a procession was formed, preceded by a placard, representing Furnas, with one hand raised to heaven, taking the oath to support the constitution and the other hard holding a hat nto which Mrs. Weber is droping jrreenbitcks. In the distance was seen Weber, making tracks for the penitentiary. No act of G'ov. Furnas' career has excited such general condemnation, and especially as the petition for pardon was accompanied by lengthy remonstrances. Admiral Porter's handsome mansion bids Jairtobe ablaze with the brilliant lights of,

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honey- moons this winter, as the pans announcing the marriage of his two sons with Southern heiresses are wafted to us on ice wines of autumnal winds, and Dame nuraur the busybody not alwajs reliable confidentially informs us that Miss Lizzie has brought to her feet a aisunguisueu or York journalist, with all his money, enter prise, and soup phiiantnropy. n ut ter amnan enmm tor cer nneivmuuiucu uture, and exqusite taste in dressli g, and her verv graceiul dancing, ner iw ia uu iu tno'least pretty, and her expression rather haughty and insouciant, miss ivaw v who is to be marrifi the latter part of this month to "handsome Jack" Miller,ot the navy, is a very piquant, sprightly young lady of about twenty. Iler grandfather was Edward .Everett, ana ner jamer b wuiuimu. in the navy. Washington letter in Cincinnati Gazette. - The change of gauge, from broad to narrow, of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada, has increased the carrying capacity of the road, and given great satisfaction to the people alone the lino. The initiatory step was taken in 1872, when the gauge of the line between Fort Erie and Sarnia, a distance of 195 miles, was changed, but delays and the great expense attending the work caused a series of discussions ot tho best manner In which to finish the undertaking, and it was October of last year beforo the important section of the line between Stratford and Montreal was narrowed. This comprised 421 miles. Tho monetary crisis created embarrassment, and it is only recently that the work has been completed. The company had to order fifty or sixty new engines, and to change the gauge of 1,500 freight and passenger cars. The entire cost of the work was over 512,000,000, A rhetorical correspondent ol the St. Albans Advertiser thus describes the voting for United States senator in the Senate on Tuesday: The roll wa3 called and each answering to his name rose In his seat and declared his choice for ssnator. This was done with all the varieties of accent and inflection that expressed with amusing distinctness the opinion of the voter upon his candidate. The voices of some of the speakers trembled with emotion or with fright at hearing the unaccustomed sound of their "n words rolling through- the hollow recess of a leeislative chamber. Some came down with a thump as though intend ed to drive every lalse charge against Mr. Kdmunds down to the bottomless pit. Mr. Willard'a name would sometimes be spoken with a risinz sarcastic inflection, as much as to say. "Xo administration and Grant vul garity for me. I vote for a man freed from the shackles of Dartv." Mr. Atwood in a modest manner seemed to say: "Edward J. FhelDs: sorrv I can't airree with vou. trentloman, but I am not lonesome or frighten ed if I am the only democrat here." THE BROOKLYN DISASTER. STATEMENT OP OSt OF THE PASSESOERS RACING WITH THE CUBA THE CAUSE OF THE DISASTER THE SCENE FOLLOWING THE EX PLOSION. A correspondent of tho Chicago Inter Ocean, who was a passenger on tho Brooklyn, gives the following account of the dis aster as witnessed by him: About 11 o'clock in the morning the Brooklyn came to a halt on Lake Erie on account of a fog which hung quite thickly over the water At about noon the fog had cleared away suQicently to enable us to resume our course. We then saw the Cuba ahead of us, being under way and about a mile distant. After dinner, wbilo I was sitting in the cabin engaged in reading a paper, my room-mate came hurriedly in and told me to come out ana see the race. "They are, Cuba, but I said he, "trying to pass the don't think tbey can do it." I took my bat and followed him to the bow of the vessel. Then 1 beheld the Cuba but a short distance ahead of us. Both vessels were running at a high speed. Alter viewing for a short time what we took for granted as being the race from the appearance of the captain and others standing on the vessel's bow all seemingly interested in watching the Cuba, we, out of a feeling of curiosity, went down to the engine room to see whether the machinery was working with any more perceptible velocity than is usual f jr such macbinery to work. On reaching the room we rere immediately convinced that it was, from observations of the machinery, and also by its unusual jarring. We looked at the pauge3, and, upon noticing the position of the indicators, took particular notice of them. TJiey were as follows : The indicator or th larger gauge pointed to the right of the fisuio loo ; the other registered over 90, I am quite bare. While looking in through the window of tb engine-room the engineer came and closed the windows in our faces. Shortly after thii we went up to wnere we were previously standing and resumed our view of the Cuba. There was no very great difference in the distance the two vessels than at our previous observation. At one time, shortly before the explosion, the Cuba passed a vessel going In the same direction which she was going. Shortly after, the Brooklyn passed her also. As it did so, the captain of our vessel waved his hand to the men on her deck, and pointed to the Cuba. I also heard him say to the bystanders: "We shall be hp with her soon now," or something to that effect. It being quite cool I stepped back into the companion way leading below. There I stood for a few minutes, when THERE CAME A QUICK, BUMBLING SOUND, which sounded like the reverberation of 10.000 thunderbolts combined, followed simultaneously by a terrible shock, and an awful hail ot the fragmonts ot the ill-fated vessel. I was jammed with great iorce upon the deck, and I found upon attempting to rise that it was with the greatest difficulty that I could breathe. I succeeded, however, in a short time in getting upon my feet when horrible scene that I saw! My companions around me were moving in confusion; some of them with arms hanging limp and mangled by their sides; others with their faces covered ' with blood, the crimson streams still eushinz from the wounds, while they were moaning ! mix tuen l end ai 11 . Ljj wattr around us was covered by fragments of the vessel, und barrels of apples were promis cuously scattered among them, many of tnem being bursted, and the iruit lving thickly upon the water. I looked back over what was left of the vessel; the cabin was gone, and from the places where the state rooms were bo shortly before, the mattresses were floating out on the water. I thought of the three ladies, and the little glil whom I had listened to before this, telling what she was going to do when she got to Detroit, who were all unsuspecting the terrible fate which shadowed them, when they weret without a moment' warning, hurried into that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns. But there was no time for sorrow; we were fast descending towards the green, treacherous water, and we looked for some means of escaoe should we be obliged to abandon our present position. On looking up I saw the aft part of the vessel give a sudden lurch to one side, aud as if it were a pipe-stem, the midaieoi me boat was twisted asunder, the alt part floating down the river. The cries of the captain and otbors soon brought aid to the surviving, thouzh if the vessel had not reached the bottom, I doubt whether It would have been in time to save those who were the most seriouslv wounded. The ves sel sank so that the water ran over the rail.

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THE GREENCASTi E CONFLAGRATION. Plenty of Wind but no Water. LOSSES ABOUT SS7S.OOO. NSURANCE S9S.OOO. GREENCASTLE VIES WITH CHICAGO. FIFTY -TWO HOUSES CONSUMED WHAT A S';U WESTERLY DID A CITY WITHOUT A FIRE CISTERN OR EVEN FIRE BUCKET THE SE QUEL IT 19 TOLD BY SENTINEL REPORTERS AS "GIVEN BELOW LOSSES AND INSURANCE THE SCENE OF A MQHT'8 DOING. The pleasant little village of Greencastle met with a calamity night before last which has never been equalled in the history of the State. As already stated in yesterday's Sentinel, the greater part ot the heart of the town lies a mass of charre i and smoking ruins after having been visited by a fire which, for the size of the place, worked srreater proportionate damage than any similar conflagration that has occurred in Indiana for jears. The fire broke out in Kimball's fnrniluro factory at 10:.0 on Thursday niht, and is generally believed to have been tbewnrKoian inrenaiary, as it ftirted in some lumber in the factory yard, and Mr. Kimball some time before had made a thorough examination of the place and found everything apparently secure. Once started everything teemed to consDire against the unfortunate town There was no public cistern, save a small affair in the court house vard: the streams were too lar off to be available, the private wells and cisterns were almost empty on account of the con tinued drought, which had made everything combus'ible as dry as tinder. Worse than all. the wind was blowing a cale at the rate of 22 miles an hour, and there was not single engine or anything of the kind in the city to combat the advancing flames. As the fire was directly on that part of the city from which tho wind imagined what came, It can well be A NIGHT OF TERROR it was to the unfortunate inhabitants. In an Incredible short space or time the nre was driven from Kimball's factory directly in the heart of the town, setting fire to every thing as it went. With a good engine and a supply of water the chances for stopping the spread of the flames would have been at tbe bfstdoubtful.asit was, nothing remained to be done except to endeavor to save the house hold furniture and merchandise which lay ßtored in the path ol the fire, and let it take its course. The air was filled with burning sparks and cinders which were driven before the wind in a perfect torrent of Sre, lighting the heavens lor miles around. It was utterly impossible to save ordinary buildines, as i-he fire advanced toward the thickly Duilt portion of the town, and the only hope was to save it from spreading at the sides and to save detached buildings, so the flames were only stopped when there was nothing pise in their pathway to be burned up. A CALL FOR HELP. At 11:30 telegrams were sent by Mayor Allen, of Greeocastle, to this city and Terre Haute, imploring for engines, and both cities at once sent a steamer each and a detachment cf firemen to aid the sufferers. The Terre Haute engine No. 1 was sent from that place, starting at 1:15 A. sr., on a special train furnished by the Vandalia road. By being able to follow the passenger train and meeting with no detention on the road, the Terre Hauteatots were able to come first to tho ground and rendered valuable aid in eavine the First National Bank building, one of the best in town. THE INDIANAPOLIS RELIEF. When the word came for aid to Chief Fire Engineer Fitchie here, he at once set about to get out the No. 3 ongine from the Virginia avenue quarters and sent it together with t:e reel attached and No. 9 reel to the "Vandalia freight depot. A vexatious delay of half an hour ensued here while waiting for the flat cars upon which to load the engine, reels and horses. The cars came at last, the men being obliged to shift them from wherever they could find them, all over the yards, whicn caused the detention. The train was made up at last, the apparatus loaded on the cars, and the expedition set out, Assistant Chief Whitsett in charge. Conductor Neimler, who had orders to run the train "wild," gave the signal to light out, and eDgine 32, the "ball ot the .woods" .of the Vandalia line, darted oil as if the engineer was utterly regardless of everything save getting to Greencastle as fast as his wheels could turn. THE BOLD FIREMEN, as the caboose bounced along, wore a rather solemn look, and the four journalists who were in the crowd followed their example, and each seemed o be speculating upon his cbarces in case the cars jumped tho , track. The last eight miles were run in 10 minutes, and the "bull of the woods," as the employes called the locomotive, seemed all right still. It was at least an hour, however, after the No. 8 was unloaded before any water could be louud lor its use. . The water for the Terre Haute engine had already been exhausted when the No. 3 came up, and the Indianapolis brigade then commenced a search about the ruins for water. The drive was not without its dangers, as the walls of the ruined building were falling at frequent intervals. What few cisterns were approachable had no water in them, and the wells were too deep for the suctions of the engines to reach the water. At last the engii.e was taken to the edge of town and lowered down : a sleep grade to some water in a spring basin near (Jolden's planing mil), which merely served to put c ut some of the still burning embers up town. A SCENE OF DESOLATION." At 3 o'clock a. m. the Sentinel representatives arrived at the scene, the fire going down and its spread had been checked, naif an hour b:-fore the lurid glare lit up the surrounding skies 60 as to be visible for fifteen miles around, now the hissing of the flames had given place to the fall of weakened walls as they toppled over at intervals. Large quantities of coal had been stored in the burnt district and this still continued to burn for a long time afterward. Where the handsomest buildings of the city had stood a few hours before there was now nothing to be seen bnt blackened walls and a chaos of brick and debris lit up by the burning embers. The fair little Athens of Iloosierdom had indoed suffered a sad metamorphosis. Though the dawn was approaching, the streets wero yet filled with men, women and children, and there were but few eyes closed in sleep on that fateful night. The misfortune was severe enough, but the bewilderment of the losers brought on by the suddenness of the event caused many to think their loss was even more severe than was the cane. INCIDENTS. At one place might be seen an aged lady bewailing her loss of homo aloud, as she

rockeJ herself to and fro, and lookfd upon the ashes oi her homo. On the outskirts of the fire was an old

gentleman rolling around on the grass and calling Limself all the names in the catalogue for leavinghis bouse when the fire broke on: to go up town. Said ho "I jest went up to the postofnee, like a blasted fool that I was, and in ten minutes my brotber-in-law came to me and told me that my own house and all the furniture which lieft in seeming safety had gone to blazes." The members of tho Ureencastle town coun'-il have been considering the purchase of a fire engine for some time. The fact that they have been making irip3 to this city and EvansviilA, and were at the time of the fire in Louisville pricine fire engines, was comment-ad upon freely, and the opinion was expressed that if, instead of sprecing around, the citv fathers had boughv an en gine in Indianapolis when tbey first started, much loss wouli have been avoided. The same impression has no doubt, by this time impressed its-lf upon the belabored searcher iur uro protection. SAVED FROM THE GENERAL WRECK. The court bouse yard and the streets on bothsideaof iho fire were filled with goods and household furnituro scattered about in endless confusion, costly goods, and even cases tried with iawelrv were piled up at random, and Ktranza to say there were no cases reported during the day of any large the.'ts. The court house yard at 4 o'clock was cleared of every one at the ordf r of Mayor Allen, and an armed guard placed over th9 goods there, while at other pi tees they were stored away as soon as possible in a place of safety. PREPARED FOR BUSINESS. Under tho natural impression that the wholesale destruction had bceu the work of vile incendiaries, the citizens were quite bitter, and had they caught any of these they weuld very quickly have been treated to a dote of hemp. 'Daring the fore noon a meeting of all the leading citizens was held in the court house, and a strong vigilance committeo was formed to guard scamst any repetition of the night's work and resolutions were adopted- to the effect that summary punishment would be dealt out . to any one caught setting fire to property. The suspicion of incen diarism is justified by the fact that the town has been filled lately with tramps and vasrants. It was but on Mon day evening that the residence of Mrs. Cor win was found saturated with coal oil and on fire, no doubt the work of some hemp deserving villain. Even during the great fire buildings out of the way of the fire were f.mnd to be in flames which led many to think the fire-bugs were, even while the town was burning down, still plying their devilish worK. THE SITUATION. Though affairs do not at present look very bright for the Greencastle folks, it is likely that the enterprising and lively place will in a short time recover much or " the ground lost by the fire, which, though it has swept away so many oi its finest buildings.can not destroy the fertile Putnam county soil around it, nor rob it of the valuable trade whic.i it controls; and it is sincerely hoped tbat a year or two will not only rind the place fully recovered from the check,' but more prosperous than ever, THE SCENE AT DAYLIGHT. With the coming of daylight a rare aud sad scene was presented in the ruins. The air which had become cooler and. felt the more so because of the subduing of the heat, made the groups of people sitting among the debris around a blaze, hugging themselves and lamenting the sad late, a sight that can not be portrayed. The majority of citizens had gone to their homes to get breakfast, and others whose places had been in danger were busy, carrying tbe hastily moved furniture into their houses. The tire companies from here had extinguished all tho smouldering fires they cou'd reach with 1,500 feet of hose. It was decided to attach tho hose to the Terre Haute engiue and have' the water carried on through their hose to a greater distance. The attachment was made, and the "No. 3," of this city, hardly beau working before it was discovered that her pressure even through so much hese, was too heavy for the little machine. In a moment more this was verified and some of the latter's machinery was broken. The entire hosa of the two companies was then put in one line and WATER THROWN WITH MUCH FORCE in any part of the ruins. The "boys" were then invited to breakfast by Mayor Allen and they did not lose much time in the acceptance oi his invitation. The Asbury students were dismissed for the day, and soon after breakfast time, they began circulating around the "oumt district" with school books under their arms and society badges on the lappels or their vests. it was undoubtedly a wi3e thing to dismiss them, as they all looked as though they had been up all night, and their Latin and Greek quo tations of lament sounded sleepy. About 8 o'clock the was started, and a barn was discovered o be on fire in th9 northeastern part of the town The reels were 'Tattled" over there, and again did- the Amoskeag Bhow good work In throwing a powerful stream on the small shanty that was serving as a stable for a Mr. Bridgewater. The loss was very light and there was no doubt but what it was the work of the same gang who are infesting the town. The extinguishing of this fire used all the water in tbe spring basin, and the intention of filling the cistern near the courthouse had to be abandoned. In conversation with several gentlemen from the north of the city it was learned tbat a large tract of of woods was on lire ant that the farmers had been FIGHTING TT ALL NIGHT. Assistant Chief Whitsett decided, about 9 o'clock, to take his complement to the depot and send the engine and rels home, as they conld do no good if the ire should again break out. Several citizens then waited upon him and asked that he would remain all day. But as there was no water nearer than the nail works pond he decided to come home. It would require over five thousand ieet or hose to reach from the above place to tbe scene of the fire, and as he did not have but three thousand feet it would be" . useless to rei ain longer, and the engines and reels reurned on a train passing there about 10 'clock. The citizens had become by this time somewhat settled, and spoke rationally of THE LOSSES. It is a well known fact that directly after a fire owners of the burnt property naturally place their loss in excess of the real amount. To give an idea to those who have never visited Greencastle of the district destroyed, a comparison of streets In this city can be used. It is an invidious one, öi course, so far as value is regarded. With that intention, the fire broke out in the Academy of Music. From there it ran east to the alley on Ohio street. Breaking across the street It caught the Third Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Illinois and Ohio streets. Then the entire block bounded by

the tuo above streets and Meridian and

New York was consumed. TnE WTND BLOWING FIERCELY from the southwest carried the fire on to the northeast corner of Meridian and New York street. Thea it crossed to the northwest corner of these streets and went through the block northeast. Here tbe demon took a strange course. lie ran up Meridian to Vermont. and then turned and burnt up tbe block bounded by Meridian, Vermont, Illinois and ew ork streets, directly against the wind. On the northeast corner ol Illinois and New l ork stood, so to speak, tho First National Bank, a handsome freestone front, French roof building, which was tbe only one that escaped on this block. Next followed the two blocks north of Vermont and between Pennsylvania and Illinois street. the tire being with the wind inclined towards Pennsylvania street. Tho fire left the east side Ot Pennsylvania alone until it got to the corner of Michigan and tbat street. when it burned tte high school buildirg, which it would be well to have in this case the residences of Mr. Christ Werneke and James White. Here it stopped, with the exception of some slump and brush at the corner of Delaware and North streets. It was near this corner tbat the "No. 3" was lowered to the spring basin. From there to the corner of tbe Academy ot Music, and up hill at that, it had to throw water. In that block, illus trated by the boundry ot Ohio, Illinois Meridnn and New York streets, were the following BUILDINGS AND LOSSES: . The New York side had twelve two-story stone front store rooms, owned and occu pied as follows: To begin at tho corner of New iork and Meridian streets was the building owned by F. J. Nelson, and worin $.J,oou, and insured for about one third. It was occupied by J. F. Darnell as a grocery, whose loss is ?12,000,-aQd no in surance. The second room is owned and occupied by Mr. Moses Burk, whose loss on the whole is $3,000, with f 2,000 insurance. Messrs. Allen Bros., owned and occupied the next three rooms, in the marble and granita business, whose loss is ?11,000, with ?3,500 insurance. The next was owned by Dr. Fisher.whose total loss is $3,000. It was occupied by Mr. Dunnington, reapers and mowers, whose loss is 3,000, with 800 insurance. The next two are owned bv D. M. Spurgeon, whose loss is $5,000, and one-third insured. Tbey were occupied by C. Crow and II. C. Thomas in tbe grocery and drug business respectively, whose losses are f'2.000 and 4,000. The latter has an insurance of ?I,500. Mr. T. Williamson owned the next, which wa3 Insured but slightly, the net loss being about 52,000. G. H. Williameon occupied the room in the dry goods business, and loses in the neighborhood of $10,OCO net. OTHER LOSSES. Th9 next room be!ongl to Mr. T. Williamson, whose loss is about ?2,200 net. It was occupied by Mr. Charles Landis in the drug business, whose loss is about 52,500 net. The next was owned by D. L. Southard, whose nett loss is about $2,000. It was occu pied by E. P. Shipley in the jewelry business, whose net loss is about 1,500. The next was owned by Mr. D. K. South ard, and occupied by himself in the dry good3 bu iness. Iiis net lesscs will be about $10,000. Around tho corner is the new postoffice building, owned by Mr. A. G. Langsdale. postmaster, which was burned, with all tho contents, including the mail, etc. Besides the above the only important structures on this block was the residence of Mr. James Hopkins, recently elected to the legislature, which is a total loss, including the itlrniture. Tbe house was valued at about 5,000. Mr. James and George Kicketts also lost their residences and furniture in this block. Kimball's planing mill, less ?S,000, the Methodist parsonage and two small residences were burnt In the block south. l ae oxock east oi tne court house, which is represented as bounded bv Illinois, Merid iau. New lork and Vermont streets, had a 'livery stable, several two storv brick buildings, used as insur ance offices principally, several dwellings, the fine three story business rooms Ironting west on tbe block. They filled the entire square irom the First national Bant to the corner, north. They were . OWNED" AND OCCUPIED AS FOLLOWS: First building north of the bank wa30wned by E. D. Anderson, and was worth 58,000. lie had $5,500 insurance. It was occupied by Mr. Henry Shurfey, furniture, most of which was burned. Total los3 and covered by insurance. The second was owned by J. Stevenson, and valued at $s,oou; insurance, 5,500, occupied by Stevenson & Dunnington, hardware, $20,000 stock. Insured for fl2, 600. Four were owned by Mr. J. II. Voss, ot this city, and valued at 32,000. Insured for 10.000. The first was occupied by C. W. Talbott, dry eoods, 525,000 in stock. But partially insured. The next was occupied by Jerome Ailen, in the drug business, by whom this room was owned also. Total loss 525,000, cn which there was 5ß,000 insurance. The next was one of Mr. Voss', and occupied by John Burley, groceries, 55,000 in stock and insured for 53.000. Saved enough to cover the difference. Next came one of the Voss' rooms occupied by Black fc Daggy. shoe business, insurance $5,000, and saved enough to clear tbe difference. The next also belonged to Mr. Voss, occupied by Bowen fc Cookerly, furniture. Insurance and saved enough to cover loss. The next was owned by J. C. Albin and valued at S,000; no insurance. Occupied by Boswell Bros., grocery, cleared by insurance, and goods saved. The next was a cheaper building than the others, and owned by Mike Maloney with no insurance, Loss $3,500. It was occupied by B'.swell Bros, as a feed store, whose loss on the stock will be about 52,000 with no insurance. On : 4 THE BLOCK NORTH were several inferior buildings, mostly occupied as saloons. Mr. C. Cawley had stacked here 52,000 worth of wood which was an entire loss. A peculiar feature of tbe fire was the number of piles of coal that were burnt. A RECAPITULATION of the entire losses brings a cool decision that the total loss was not more than 5275,000, and the Insurance policies in total amount to ?2,000. Of the latter amount the tna has ?25,000 ; North America, of Philadelphia, 510,000 ; Phoenix, of Hartford. 510,000. The balance is made up by many companies.. It is true that when tho district is thought of, it seems as though the loss should be greater. Outside of the two blocks which are given in full above, the buildings were of a cheap order and scattering. INDIVIDUAL LOSSES. The following are the losses as given in the Associated Press reports: Total loss by the Greencastle fire is $338,500; total insurance 5122,900. The following is a complete list of the sufferers: J. G. Langsdale, postoffice, and Greencastle Banner, loss $3,000, insured 51,500 and saved 5600 worth of boxes; Southard A Bowman, 518,000, fully Insured; H.

Sburfey.fürnitn re dcalcr,5I,000,fullv insured:

and building. 527.500. insured for & mo. Hugh Dunnington, agricultural implement dealer, 57,000, r.o Insurance; Bowers Jfc Cookelrly, furniture, 510,000, insurance 51.500: U A. Talbot, dry goods, 525,000, insurance 515,000; John Burley, groceries, ?4,0u0, insured for S3.000; Black fc Daggy, boots and shoes, 55,000, . fully insured: Bcswell Bros., 5o,000, injured; same firm, feed warehouse. F1.500. no i Jerome Allen's superb drug store, said to be ine nnf 85 m the State, 531,000, insurance $6,000; Charter O. Thomas. drujrsUt. $3.500. Insured for $1,500; K. D. Anderson, brick building occupied by Shurfey, 57,000, insurauc-, $o,ouu; uenry landis, building. $3,000, no insurance; Juo. Meyer, rosidet ca, $300, no insurance; Charles Fcitcnbcrger, shop, $500, no insurance; Reese Hammond, uouse and stable, $700, no insurance; Mr?. Elizabeth Hammond, two residence, 12,500, no insurance; Geo. Cahill, brick rcsiaence, ?iaH), insurance $S00; . W. Sherrell, residence, $2,000, no insurance; Chris. WerniKP, resiuence, $3.ooo, no insurance; James White, residence, $1,500. no insurance; Johu McNarey, residence. $2,.r.K, no insurance; Wm. Mulhollon, Mable. $300, no inmrance; Mrs. Elilabfcth Property, damaged $."00, fully insured; Mrs. Corwin, outi uildings, ?300, no insurance; Dr. Stevenson, dentist, $000, no insurance ; Gns. Williamson, dry goods, $10.000, insured t.500; D. W. Spurgeon, business block, gallery and iowelry room, 510.COO. no insurance; Charles Thomas, dmggis-t, $1,500, : s- Käme; Charles Landis, druggist, $30:0. insured ?2,C00; C. H. Crowe & Brother. $1 500, co insurance; Allen A Brother, mirble works, $10,500. insurance 3,500; 'Adams and American Express Comp nifs, $500; G. II. Voss, Indianapolis, five business room, $30,000, insured icr $10.000; Mo-cs Burk, restaurant and building, $7,500, inurci for 52,500; II. C. Darnall, grocors, $3.000, insured, $3,500; Frank Nelson, brick bcsir.css block, stone front, 5S.000, total loss; J. R. Platan, three business rooms, $10,000, insured for $4,000; Blake & Co., insurance agency, individual loss, $300; Tell Van Cleave, restaurant, $1,500, total los; Charles LiCnueKe, baker and grocer, $1,000, to'al loss; A. D. Ilanna, livery stable, $5,000, insurance, $1,500; Wales or Putnam House, $4,500, insurance $1,500; Heese Hammond, sale stable, $2,000, no insurance; Charles KimDallbon, planing mill and lurniturs factory, where the fire originated, $15,000, no insurance; George Ricket's residence, $3,000, no insurance; james Ricket's residence. $4.500, total lose; James Hopkins' brick residence, $10,000, insurance $4,000; Methodist parsonace. $2.500. no insurance: Allen Jones' household goods, $1,400, no insurance: Mrs. Glazebrook. house. 51,400, no insurance; Wm. Burk, variety store, $1,000, no Insurance; Dump, two frame residences, $4,000, no insurance; McMannus & Boyle, corner building and grocery, $(5,000, no insurance; John Cawley, two brick buildings, heavy stock of wines, liquors, billiard tables, and household good, $1$,000," no insurance. RAID ON A RAILROAD TRAIN. A TRAIN ON THE CHICAGO AND SOUTHWES TERN RAILROAD IS ATTACKED TIIH ROMANCE AND THE FRIGHT A BUNGLING ATTEMPT AND NO SPOILS. The Cameron (Mo.) correspondent of the St. Loui Republican writes thus of a daring attempt at train robbery: The northernbound train on the Chicago fc Southwestern railroad arrived at Cameron yesterday on time, about 7:30 p.m. It is the point of intersection of this road with the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad, also the point of bisection of the latter road where the two lines to Kansas City and St. Joseph reppectively diverge from each other. The Chicago & Southwestern train bad been stopped on the main track just above the depot and in front of the Combs House, where the passengers and train men get supper. Nearly every one ba1 left tie train to get supper; on!y a few psssengsrs were left on the train, consisting of one passenger car, baggage, mail and express car. There was only one railroad employe upon tho train, and he was the baggageman, who was eating his supper in the baggage car. Hearing some noise at the brakes between the batrgage and the passenger coach, the baggageman went out on the platform and found a man working w ith the coupling, which was one of the Miller patent. lie asked tho man -what he was doing. The stranger replied that he was examining the coupling. The baggageman told him to let it alone, and at the same time stepped cut upon the platform to see that the train had not been uncoupled. Jnst at this moment, he says, the train started with a ierk, and was in a very short time under good speed and increasing every moment. The baggageman then thinking that something was wrong, or that tbe train bad been accidently started by leaving the steam upon the engine not entirely cut ofT, attempted to go forward to the encine through the baggage-car and see what was the matter, when he was confronted at tbe door by a man with a pistol, who ordered him back. The train was run about two miles northward, when it was stopped, and the same, man who had stopred"the ba2g32f man at the door ot the car called him to take charge of the train and carry it back to Cameron. Six men jumped off the train and leit jt. The baggageman took the train back, and here ends all that is at present full3' established. Now, there is something very mysterious about this whole affair. If these men were really A BAND OP OUTLAWS AND BOEElIW, none of the parly wore masks or disguises?. No violence was offered any one, except the presentation of a pistol to prevent the baggageman from returning the car when the train first started. None of the passengers were intimidated or searched, much less robbed, and the express safe, which contained some 53,000 er 53,500, does not appear to have been interfered with at all. The safe is said to be a very common one, and could have easily been broken into with a hammer or coupling pin. Furthermore, after the train was brought back, the regular engineer, upon boarding his engine, at once remarked that askillfal engineer had b?en ranningit, as tbe engine had been left with both pumps in ixinningordei, in which condition the train could not have run a mile withoutflooding tne engine with water, but that the person who drove it had cut off the water, and that the air break had been used to stop it. And again, it was evident that the sand box had been opened at the start to give the wheels pinch, so as to get under full headway as speedily as possible. Now, all these facta put together make the matter appear as if it were a huge joke perpetrated hy a few railroad men or some inconsiderate rascal, or was a "put-up job" for a ppecial purose, which purpbse was net robbery or pilage. At any rate, it made a tremenduous excitement in tbe loyal town of Cameron, and the train had hardly disappeared in the darkness of night upon the prairie, before the tocsin of war was sounded. Amid6t cries of "the James boyB are cn us!" 'The Youngers are here!" the valiant Camer onians turned out with guns, pittols, old rusty muskets, staves, hoop poles, atones, and all the other artillery that could be found, to catch the daring highwaymen and vindicate the majesty of the law by their ar rest, trial, or inflict summary punishment. The highways and hedges were scoured, the whole country searched, old farmers aroused from their oeds, and everything put into an uproar, but no one had heard or seen anything of the robbers, and not a trace of them could be found.