Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-07-21
CHICAGO, California bound July 6, 1862.


terday morning; and as it was the 9Th, ldepen-
dence, felt like Witnessing one more OF our
National Jubilees before leaving the civilized
world for waste of wilderness Surprising
also, as a matter Of course, great city would
make great fuss, concluded to lie over, as
the saying is. ] spent the day, to use the lam
guage heard while wandering about, in answer
to the question, "Where are you going Pat !"
g After looking for the 4th" | presume he
succeeded about as well as myself found
but little belonging to that day, save the con-
slant pop-pop popping of fire crackers, with an
occasional report of pocket pistol, in the hands
of some more favored urchin, great or small,
head and shoulders taller in feeling, if not in
size, than the busy throng around The U. 8.
Steamer Michigan, however, fired n National
salute of 80 guns, commencing at IL o'clock, Ny
from her long Tom or Jerry. The discharges
being just 25 seconds apart This steamer, by
the way has been stationed here for short
time; for what purpose know not, unless it
| be for the officers and others to exhibit them
selves and teach the good people here, as else
where, the great Difference due those they are
! tlxed to sustain in affluence.
The evening, however, rolled up something
independent. While strolling about, accident
ally got into crowd of noisy men and boys,
and soon learned the cause of their merriment
! Within a Wagon, drawn by ore horse think,
was nine efligies, representing | believe nine of
the "City Fathers" with the name of each up
on his back so represented. Curiosity led me
to follow the multitude, whether to do evil or
not did not stop to consider. On arriving at
the shore of the lake, each in his turn was hand
ed OUT, by tall, gaunt fellow, with more tongue
than brains, dressed in a regular executioner's
skullcap and after he had pronounced a sort Of
funeral Grafton over each, they were burned by
the rabbe, while shouts, Kisses and groans rent
the air.
1t appears nine of the Aldermen, in their wis
DOM saw fit to rescind the vote of previous
meeting of the Council, whereby $500 was TO
have been appropriated for noise and liquor on
the 9Th and this mass of mixed flesh and nerve
were pouring out their strength against shad-
ows, while the substance looked aughingly on.
Being stranger know not the merits of the
matter, but Judging from the crowd that were en-
gagged in the transaction, the better portion Of
society will uphold the Council in their course.
| doubt not, however, but some very respecta-
BILE and perhaps influential men, for political or
other purposes, were stirring up the rabble with
a"l long pole," but were mighty cautious no one
| should know who was hold of the disable end
of it, presume.
! went to my room, but not to sleep should
think all the fire crackers and popguns in the
universe, and al the loafers in christendom were
here collected. 1t was pop and howl and howl
and pop until drowsey morning. What glo-
rifcation began to think had taken lodg-
ings in the center of the village of Bedam.
Chicago is great city 1t is great in fact,
but greater in the eyes of some of its citizens;
especially in the eyes of real estate spectators.
They have run real estate to an enormous pitch
so high man needs half million to stand up
on to propose n purchase of one Of these oper-
ators. Perhaps when | return lean squeeze
smile from some of them-so | am off
You will hear from me again when get to ST.
Joseph, unless, to use your words, | "back out
and lean home" If do, this is the last you
will ever hear from your old friend, Bob.
The GLOBE WE LIVE Mt is known MS n
fact in Geology, that below the depth of thirty