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ITEMS FROM CHICAGO. An attempt was made on Tuesday by a number of Chicago lumber dealers to carry up the price of lumber from three to four dollars per thousand feet, but this was resisted by a number of the and more and larger the attempted respectable extortion defeated. dealera, Lumber is selling at the old prices. There are fully two hundred and fitty million feet in the yards in the city, and the supply will be abundant. -The total number of bodies upon inquests have been held up to Tuesday was ninety-two. denight. in the district When has been the bris burnt removed, it 18 thought many more will be discovered. -Robbert Bonner, of the New York Ledger, has given ten thousand dollars to the needy editors, reporters and printers of Chicago. -Subscriptions to the Chicago relief fund are still progressing in England. The subscriptions received at the Mansion House,London, already amount to $138,000. -The Caledonia club, of New York, has sent $3,000 each to the Chicago and Michigan sufferers. -Baltimore su bscriptions to date are $187,000, liberal provisions being made for Michigan and Wisconsin; Boston $403,000; Birmingham, N. Y., $5,000: officers and employees of the Boston navy yards gave $3,608. The executive committee of the chamber of commerce relief asked the general committee for power to use a portion of the donation for sufferers in Michigan and Wisconsin. -Arrangements have been made by a special agent of the post office department for the removal of the postoffice to the Wabash avenue church, corner of avenue street, and it will be purpose Wabash occupied and builds Harrison for that and until the government a new suitable building. -The banks, national and savings, resumed business Tuesday. Call from depositors were for immediate use. Many sought to ascertain their balances, and to what extent they could safely draw hereafter. Many deposits were made. There was no excitement or rush whatever. The drafts in savings banks were very light, and in many instances deposits were made. There was considerable excitement at the clearing" house, and many checks were thrown out. In the Third National bank $45,000 were checked out and $72,000 deposited. The State Saving's bank prepared for a rush, but only some forty depositors called for money, the aggregate of which was greatly exceeded by deposits. -Many contracts for rebuilding were consummated Tuesday. Among those who propose to rebuild at once, are Win. F. Coolbaugh, H. G. Power, C.T. Wheeler, Brown Bros., Geo. Armour, John Drake, of Drake block, J. C. Potter & Palmer, Matthew C. H. Brekwith, Lafflin, Walker, Edward Hunt, & Tribune Company, Reese, Fred Tuttle, Gregstein Mackin, etc. The J.H. enon house from the east, and tire quare block fronting running court streets, from will to Washington at once. The be Randolph rebuilt Union to Depot be at at the foot of Lake street, is once rebuilt, and on a greatly enlarged scale. The number of passes issued Wednesday for person leaving the city was one thousand. The action of the postal authorities in locating the post office on the South side, where there are than one third less gas, bas of the popula- created tion of the city, and DO and a good great surprise seeming deal to of have indignation, less regard been had for the accommodation of a majority of the citizens than there should have been. -A furious gale prevailed in Chicalast, the They alarmed go on Sunday city. night which thought greatly down the eneire city would either be blown or destroyed by fire. Fortunately, # had rained in the twenty.four hours
