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Show J OGDEN JUNCTION YiTIZ STREET. CHARLES . W. PENROSE, - - KdITOB 1 HTKA Tf'OJtD, Bminess Manager. GREAT COfflAGRMOX! VIIUJIMA CITY in 1C LIAS! Full Particular. Wednesday Evening,. Oct. 27, 1875 t v Virginia, 20. All the city north of Taylor street is burued; including rhe Bank of Califor- A QUESTION. tiia and the Virginia and Truckee , rail Consolidated Vir an active road buildings, the The Chicago Inter-Oceaworks and machinery., s The fire is ginia nnd able Republican paper, keeps the still raging and spreading rapidly- - All New the from following quotation, the telegraph wires tr down.- - fct-whic- to-wi- t: com-pobc- - - ujone : d. r . iN : ' York Tribune, standing at the head of its editorial column. It would seem from the article that the Tribune is beginning to get it3 eyes open to a some of the "greenback" writers have been trying to teach-th- c that it is gold and' not people, fluctuates in value, which greenbacks and just here the wisdom in the argument of Ben Butler in favor of greenbacks as monty is made manifest jf we desira a 'currency of fixed and stable Talue, it must not be of a substance- possessing, a marketable value in foreign countries, but its value should depend uppa- the law of the United States fornia mine, kliown a the "C & C" works were unharmed. ? The great number of people reported turned out of doors by the fcre, stated at 10.0Q0, i accounted for by the fact that owing to the peculiar mode of life led by the large population engaged in the mines, who work by shifts day and night, in many instanced the same lodgings are occupied at different hours by numerous tenants, and at no time are the household aeoommodaLiona eqaal to- the demand of the population ,v Nearly, all tbe lodging houses and dwellings occupied by miners were in the track of the conflagration in its north easterly course and were in the immediate neighborhood of the mining works. , The fire has bow burned out, and all ' danger is at an ' -' V end. ,. ' ' 0 AID rOK TH8 PBOPtl. i; ! " ' '' San Francisco; 26, 9.41 p iik The agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., Virginia, has telegraphed, for aid for the people rendered homeless and destitute by the conflagration, a circular has been, telegraphed by W. F & Co , of tbis city, to agents in the principal towns on the coastdirecting tbem to send cootribuw tinns of food cloihing and other necessaries le- - the Virginia, agent, free of charge. Tbe agent here has telegraphed $1 000 to Virginia on account of W. F. ' &Co. . ' . IBB 1IES DNDEU CONTROL. San Franoi8Co,2C, 12 30 p.m. The Virginia fire is now undar con trol, and has apparently burnt itself oat. All the city north of Smith street 1s de stroyed, iacluding the principal business part of the tewn. Temporary telegraph offices are being provided, and will soon i :". hare full particulars.. VUKTHZK PABTICULABB.- - .' San Francisco, 26, 7:35 p m. to Owing the destrumion of. the tele graph office and the press of private dispatches over , the lines, it has been difficult to obtain any connected infor mation concerning the Virginia fire. The following, however, is undoubtedly correct as far as it "goes: The fire broke but about daylight io a dwelling house on A street, near Taylor, at a point "The questioa will be asked, how about the southwestern limit of the busiit U that the day after a glorious!' ness and, thickly, settled portion of the hard money victory - in Ohio, the city. It spread rapidly extending east premium on gold in Wall street is ward Inwards the ravine in which are actually higher than it fias been in situated the works and mill of several any previous October since 18G9? of the prominent' mines ' Reaching as This problem we t link it well worth far as F street northward,' the flumes while fer the business community crossed Uaidn and Sutton streets, cover la the first , place to consider., ten blocks, comit" U that iog a space of about to be ' remarked prising, in the words of one dispatch, 1 he premium on gold is not such a almost every decent building in ohu measure of the general value of paper As worked up C street, the of fire the money as the yard stick is of length. fices of the Territorial Enterprise and Gold in J Wall street, is bought and were destroyed. Piper's bold fur greenbacks just as cotton or Chronicle Opera House was next in flames, and it wheat. The price3 of' all' three depend became evident that the railroad depot quite as much on the quantity of the and hoisting works of the Consolidated commodity seeking a market as on Virginia were in danger. The water the quantity of money. At: the supply was inadequate, and the engines present time it so happens the duan-ti- tj were of little use, and recourse was had of gold to be had in- - Wall street to the blowing up of buildings. It was h less than at any former period. too late, however, and in a few minutes Hence gold is dear, and bids fair for the depot' and hoisting works were on several weeks, at least, to remain so. fire. The latter were recently completed Not only is the price of gold subject at an expense of several hundred thousli the legitimate influences of supply and dollars and were the finest on the aud demand, but it is also liable to Comstock lode. Continuing to the north vary with the currents of specula- and east the partially completed mill of tion. N. Y. Tribune, (Hard Money, the California mine and the Consolidated Contraction, Immediate .Resumption Virginia mill were soon in fltmes, which Organ), Oct. 14..1&75. speed stilt further north to the Ophir hoisting works, destroying tnem also, TOO SOOAV OtOU which is about the limit of the destruc"Now that the Supreme Court of tion in that direction, and the fire dying I twa has demolished that Council out for want of fuel. Bluffs bug bear the law prohibiting From Taylor street, near which the Iowa railroad trains from crossing fire originated, it epread southward the Missouri river bridge into Omaha against the wind, destroying the branch the Chicago & .Northwestern, Rock bank of California and Wells Faroe's office, and everything else ia us Island and Burlington railroad man- express line. At this point the Gould & Curry agers can no longer pleady"v that lawi as works were in imminent danger, but a Dar against making umafca tneir were fortunately saved. Iu short, nearly the entire portion' of the town is in headquarters." ; s, churches,' county build The foregoing extract from the ings, newspaper, telegrtph and express away. Over leu Omaha Daily Bee, refers to a decision offices, are all swept thousand persons are homeless The of. the Supreme Court of Iowa, anwind is pteretag, and touch suffering is before temporary thelter can anticipated nounced by us yesterday. be prepared. It' is impossible at preseut We rtspectfally suggest to our to conjecture the amouut ef tlie loss. friend Rosewater, thatr perhaps he The destruction of the mills and hoist work, above referred lb, will pro had better not crow before Omaha is ing bably entail a loss of a million dollars out of the wocds, fer, unless we are within a radius of a few hundred feet the shafts of both the much mistaken, the law as expound- Fortunately, Ophir and Consolidated Virginia, were ed by the Iowa T udges is a two edged bulkheadeJ, and the fire was kept out of the mines ' The Ophir tutor stir that instrument, and may probably cut on possibly iheir loss uiy be' less limn at first supposed, as Hie building was of a both, sides .of Big Muddy. y , , light frame, and nugui bum win out dv The loss ot PosTAti The fallowing beautiful epi- - sirtiying the machinery and merchandise ia the city, rode appeared oa the superscription of buildings must be very great, although covered letter which paeseJ through the post to a great extent by insurance. It is not office of our city a few days ago, and known to wh'it extent' the mills and were injured,' exot-p- t in courteously' furnished us by our worthy hoisting works ease of the Ophir, where the loss i the ! P. M., Joseph Hall: placed at $150 000, to $200,000, and ia lathe middle of theJBlackjack8t. in the sured for $60,000. ; ( THK KCWS IN SAN FRANCISCO-- . city of the plain, In this city the news created the On the creek called Mfcuvistcrrn, where greatest excitement, owing te the ion the bull frogs sweet refrain, . , nature of private dvpa'chcs Lulls one to sleep at evening and wakes Iradictory received. California street was full of i s et morn (igRin;wild rumors, and telegraph aud news ' the billioua Where locking women and paper ollices were besieged with people As anxiously- - seeking intelligence. cadaverous looking men have been expeoted, stocks at might all the Take quinine day time till the once felt the effect of the disaster, and t .: bull frogs croak again, . when the board opened by call of Ophir Where the linay.loo'iiog reptiles elide there was a tremendous rush, the stock as thirty-eigand a half selling when you appear, and Consolidated Virginia dropping to And with a eroaU jump off the log into twu hundred and ten, but subsequently the Mauvisterfe, rallied. Talk on the street was gloomy Lives my young friend Geo. N. Loomis, At first it was reported that the disaster would entai' the necessary stoppage who has OG much renown of all work on the Bonanza mines, and Fer wit and bubbling humor as any man that the recently reported breaking of ia town. water would flood the mines, and gener Therefore, P. M. of Jacksonille,obgerTe al panic and depression ensue. Tbis, however, toen gave way t a tetter if he's about. feeling, and it was soon ascertained that You'll know bim by bia curly hair sad the Gould & Carry works were all right, as were also the Savage. This was conlittle turn up snoot; And if you chance to see him, out there sidered the key to the position, as far as the stock market was coecerned. among the boy as the Bonanta can and will be worked That I hsve left behind me in the State through the Gould & Curry shaft, while th works of the Consolidated Virginia tf Illinois, Please hand to him this letter, and ley are being rebuilt, and the Savage and Gould & Curry pumps are available te te him for J free the mines from water. Ii also e eerjliuBj is lovely and the gc-itranpired that the new hoisiing werks tans high. oj the Csnijli'latei Virginia mi Cali -- IJ V V v.j', RARB CHANCES a " ' '"4 THB LOSSES "i '.w- V . - - : as-lo- ht i 1 'K:i i: i ' " . .'' u ijf ij GENTS' FURNI8HINGS, .A ' I A v - f, We wisli i . t inform the CAMMED GOODS, &c. Public, or those seeking; GROCERIES, that Homes, we will sell Prices down to the lowest possible margin. any of the following; desirable property, to wit : 'i No. 1. u 0!E f, , ...it.; Jti I ' HOUSI AND CORNER LOT Oa the Bench, two blocks from Main Street, aad one block north of the Public Square, , containing three fourths (J) of an acre One of the -- tf. force-pum- hose, etc. '' ', is also a good stable, o o o o o v u u el 5 O uS DOOi OS CS CO w w w n OS a a ' e -l t 3 Bs'5,' ,c 5 giv. ffa.s a m U - v z S J au - W ft, .fi - M .o H hi we-st- , 'Throw ( Ilie Dogs; , I'll Ai one of II..' , O C? I No. 2. . LOT ONE ON. TI1E Vie do not in the least feel like blaming Macbeth for this expression of disgust; indeed, we are rather inclined to sympathize with liiin. Eves nowadays most of the cathartics offered to the public are great, repulsive looking pills, tbe very appearance of which h suthcrent lo ''turn one's stomach." Had Macbeth ever taken Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Parga-nv- e Pellets he would not have uttered those words of contempt. It is really encouraging, when one is ill, to find that a little, sugar Coated Pellet, no larger than a grain of mnstard, will as prompt ly produce the desired effect as a dose of great, nauseating pills. These little Pellets, unlike other cathartics, are really nature's physio Tbey do not de b litate, but tone und invigorate the system. No family should be without Dr Pierce s Pleasant Purgative Telleis Indelible Marking Paper, For Marking Cioliiing Without n Preparation. Lay the indelible paper upon the article to te marked, and place over it. a piece of thin writing paper, upon which write with a common lead pencil, or anv smooth tx.int. It the marking be pressed with a hot flatiron, er otherwise hnaterli for a few seconds, it ean be washed immediately wiih hot Warranted water and soap, as usual not to fadeor spread in the clot h Agents and tradesmen are making money selling these goods. Ladies are great succe-- s in this work. A package ttnt post paid on receipt of 85 centt; tico for 0 cents Address B. ALEXAI DEK & CO., 8'h street, opposite Cooper Insti tute, N. Y. ' Dibections. d2S-eod-(- ra BENCH, urvnnrn .at i itq wti i. pit ii rv ($!"') reward for the arrtwt and conviction fin e n-ot the jHrnoii or ine r iunc of Wil'inm Willwrt on the'JOtb inst., orTWK.NTV- HVB DOi'I.AR9 ($2S) any eri.lence or inlor siat'on leadi&g to ttiir dt.ctioQ. d31-S- t J. E. DOOLET A Co. N (lormm-l- Og'teD Uoose.) Cor. Itfntn nod 4th Streets, Offden CHARLES BERNARD, Trop'r. HOUSE WILL BE OPEN'KI) fN ABOVE HS I fgiaiilisL-mn- t MoBilay nr.t, Oct 2o, l!T. b hm reftttwt arH n furowliH throtTKh o it, D.lgni.i wiU ui ery bnt attni '! tj.n. 'lt ,.), U 1 . f Jf j 'It pi 4 K ' Soi'3 5 its 3 PC m oo "3 IO IQ 03 CO at 04 fi. . js Z C v - m U 5 U t Oi oQ 'O iO tt 5 '0- Pi joung orchard, good fence,, splendid spring of water, which will supply a fountain if needed, and a good grass plat. All improvements first-cla- m s 525 ss. '. " o CU w 2.5-- ai Hd No 3. A GOOD BUSINESS S occupied by J. x j; LOCATION No buildmgs. j. ft. ol , ' ta o o a.2.0 o 54 ' .' GOODS s " CONSISTING OF Xadies, Flauuels, Jeans. lU'pellants, Blankets, Jt O! Geiit9 and Children's Woolen ' Etc. Hose, Motions, I 1 ' HATS! CAPS, tBOOTS and SHOES, Clothin? and Gents' furnisliing Goods. No.5- DESIRABLE ' RESI DOUBLE DENCE ' ; ' A Street, near the corner ot Sixth Street. House just completed, On Wall COMPLETE STOCK and PROVISIONS at BOTTOM li.ifllltJiiiaii t 'i i - No. 6. Of eighty (80) acres, in excellent condition, well fenced, with or with out a dwelling bouse and orchard, situated on the line of the U.P.R.R :o:- Old Kentucky Whiskies, Old Tom Gin, Cognac v Cordial, Brandy, Blackberry Wine. and Brandy PRICES. ' Grain All kinds of WINES at the LOWEST ' Fruit taken in exchange for goads, , tioued above, to dispose of. Any party wishing to purchase a hom will do well to give us a, call, as we are determined to sell and will r ' d25 and Pried 83 lm MILES, So ,W.II. U.O. Brush Factory Four Doors below Walker House, SALT ; to reliable pur : ; - FOURTEENTH WARD of other valuable locations besides those men ' ! TIIOS. TAYLOR, Tbest. terms - i Is complete, having a good stock of those FARM We have also a number "; 5 -- FIRST-RAT- E "aiKi ' OF STAPLE AND. FANCY, GROCERIES Suitable for one or two families. ' JS FOr tlxo Fall Trade. . . chasers O , LARGE STOCK OF DRY On Wall Street, near Williams & Cos. Lumber Yard, 32 x 80 .fet-t- A o ; r 32 gg .2 s o el M Just Receiving a No. 4. ONE K j GEORGE H. TRIBE, B. Czachcrt. A BUSINESS 3hJ s 5 S g "Ii a a o LOCATION Street, 29 x 165 feet; now On Fifth 3 30 as dt 0O m M m m . o a r - o S - i e. p a Xi.AEEj'- . . . aiT'r, XJTABC- Wholesale an4 Retail Manufaotarers ofr ! - -- j , For further particulars apply to the undersigned, at their office, cor ner Wall and Fifth Streets, Ogden. - Painters' and other Brushes Household, ' ' ' ' & Co. ' broi "ALL OF SUPERIOR QUALITY, At prices . d257-S- HOTEL AND UKSTAUHANT, ; l. a a 5q 2 , ' , WILLIAMS FRANCO-AMERICA- w a id 4 V 0 tO 'H' Xear the Tabernacle, and adjoining the resideuce of Mr. Henry Tribe, ' containing one (1) acre, with a give good REWARD! a 171 t - H '' - 515- - M ",?!'. J6.-H6- and r ;.,- e- j There e, ' any Dart of the City t The house is pew, and has six large rooms and kitchen, clofets, bathwash-hous- f. p, ' room, good cellar,, pantry, etc ' f co,; best orchards .ia the city on the lot, with good water privileges, ' ..... q. AH Goods delivered free to ; says the destruction of the city was ow ing to bad management or tbe engineer of the fire department at the beginning of ths conflagration. It started in an undertaking establishment on 15 street, spreading to the adjoining livery stables. Tbe streams were turned upon tbe stables, allowing the flames to communicate to the county buildings adjoining ' The wind blowing brisily from the carried the tiitius through the town. The water supply gave out, the engines and hose were burned ia the street, panic seized the citizens, and the fire swept on unimpeded to the mil's and hoisting works of tbe Consolidated Virginia. California and OpUir, destroying everything in its course An additional Call special from Virginia says: By gOHd fortune tb6 wind shifted and tbe south end of town was saved, but the fire continued its course The town presented tbe northward. wildest oonfusion and panic; the streets were blockaded with good" and houseThe recent scourge of hold furniture. typhoid fever causeJ the presence of many hi.lptese invalids, who were being carried to places of safety by friends. Extortionate demands of owners of ve-- h cles. in one case, at least, caused a murder. A mon on B street, endeavoring to eDgage a tearns'er. and unable to oomply with bis demands, in desperation drew a pistol and shot the driver dead 1 .. . - A u,.;i. - CL OTHING, AJST . ashes--hotel- - 5 other conveniences on the premises. , BAD MANAGEMENT ? , ., At present occupied by. Mr. Joshua San Francisco, 26- ' ' special to the Call from Virginia, Williams, the proprietor. ; ."t - Jaat received om the East . , . - San Francisco, 20, 11.25 p.m. Approximate figures frm the insurance companies, place the losses sustained by them iu the neighborhood of Among the heaviest losers are tbe Etna, Imperial and Queen and Com- mercial Union, about $100,000 each; tbe North British and Mercantile, $00,000; the London Assurance and Underwriter's Agency, $50,000 each; Hartford and each Other Phoenix etc., some eastern and foreign companies forsmall- er amounts. Among the local companies the Commercial loses $100 000. and the Home Mutual $50,000 er moi e; Fireman's None of the companies Fund, $30,000 admit they are at all embarrassed by their losses. A dispatch frjm Los An gefes promises liberal subsidy moue and : i dr. v.I supplies. W- Dry Goods, Notions, Boots & Shoes Fat Homes. s " o - - FULL STOCK' OP A 4 i ; -- , tf.T STAFFORD,o:- - i 83 low as the imported article, and Warrant d tosive 11 tire Satisfaction to Deale ana l onsumers. . Give us a trial, encourage Home Manufactures, and; quit bupiDg forior, imported article, when a good one can be hapfor " ; the same money. N.n.-- All o & ,.,,,..".' onlers promptly filled, and rroduce, U1,1" ties aud Ilorsehair taken In (part) exchange. Bro1' of varlons kludx uianufacturcd to order. di, |