Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-07-11
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGO. June 80. 1857

CH1CAGO, June 81, 1901.
| The lettings of the new States prison
at Joliet, has been postponed until We'd
nesday, the 9th of next month.
A new, capacious and elegant house.
named after its proprietor, Mr.. William
Adams, was opened day, with sump-
tuous dinner, given to some two hundred
invited guests.
1t is situated at the foot of Lake street.
opposite the Union depot of the l. c. &,
M. G. railroads, and is one of the most
convenient hotels for the accommodation
of the travelling public in the city of
Chicago, as the checks for baggage can
be handed TO the clerk of the house, and
that baggabe be safely and quickly trans
ferred, free of charge, to the rooms OF
the guests.
"Great cry and little wool" We can
cot help quoting this homely adage in
view of the reported burglaries in this
city. We do not believe that the one
tenth of them, about which so much
noise has been made in certain papers,
has ever occurred, and those which have
occurred, have, in many cases, been great
ly exaggerated. "Great cry and little
wool, may justly characterize most OF
them. If closely investigated, they
would trr,, ~. l,l,o +L,t r.L,,L ,,-o -
ported last week, where the man became
/ frightened at his own shadow, aud stur-
dily belabored it at the heexpense Of broken
plastering and broken cane.
For the third week in June, $40, 600
worth of land was sold by the Illinois
Central Company, making s455, 600 for
the three weeks, against S244, 600 in all
June last year.
The spire of the Uniyersalist Church,
Wabash avenue, which was blown down
in gale last fall, will be finished this
week 1t is very handsome one and
credit to the architect.
The mason and stone work of the edi-
fee tor the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, located at Hyde Park, are to
be put under immediate contract. Tie
buildings, when completed, will present
four finished fronts of Athens stone
They will stand in the centre of park
of ten acres. The corporation are the
owners of twenty-five acres surrounding
the park, and which it is the purpose of
the Trustees to ornament and withhold
from sale until the valuable public and
private Improvements just being COM
menced, shall have developed the un-
equaled beauty and advantages of this
charming suburban place for residences.
The Saturday Evening Chronotype, a
family literary paper of the largest size.
was issued for the first time last Sunday
morning. Mr.. Charles Washburne, the
brother of the Congressional Washburnes
is the editor and proprietor. He is 3
gentleman of talent and capital. He in
tends to publish it permanently at this
locality, and make it fully equal to any
of the eastern family journals. Success
to it.
An intoxicated brute OF man by the
name OF George Williams, went home
drunk and commenced abusing his wife
and child, threatening at the same time
to take their lives. One Of the boarders
Edward w. Charles, was awakened by
the noise and came down stairs. where
upon Williams sprang at him, but waken-
ed up the wrong passenger. Charles
seized chair and broke i over his head.
which had the effect to quiet him. VIII
lams was held to bail in the sum of
$500 to keep the peace.
Several cases Of ship fever have occur
red in the Western division of this city.
Six or seven Norwegian families, residing
on Jefferson street. brought the disease
with them from New York whence they
have lately emigrated. Although a mild
type OF the sickness, yet there Is some
danger of the spread of the infection.
GRAIN TRADE.
The grain market is especially inactive.
News by the Indian on Saturday. pro.
duced no impression here.
/ CoRS-Four cargoes have been sold
at Csc. on board. A few small lots at IS
654c. and 66c.
WHEA-The market for Spring is firm
er. or car loads have to-day been
sold at 81 &c, in store, and lots to com.
plete csrgoes. at sl,2s on board. Late
advices from New York advanced the
price. 5000 bu sold on board at 81 rs.
) FREIeHrs are extremely dull corn is
taken to Oswego for &c. per bu.
FLOUR for city trade has slightly sd-
vanced No sales have been made for
shipment.
OATs-5Oo bu sold at Gee. in bags on