The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-06-29


t,,ality Of life. A country residence viii
bc-tamc man and quiet down his nerves,
his expectations and his nature, to cool,
temperate stage Of non-excitement; loca-
ton in village or town of respectable size
will add much to the busting nature of his
thoughts and give him some idea Of the
activity which adverse interests and BUSH
ness competition will awaken; but the
transfer Of temporary home from still
country life or life Of moderate speed to
the hurrah Of large city Is almost con-
fusing to ono not yet familiar with the rattle
and snap Of busy thousands al eager in the
qualification of their wants Or the indul-
gencc of their fancics. There is probably
no city in the union which is more the
synonym Of hustle and hurry than Chicago.
Its population is not SO great as st. Louis,
Cincinnati or many other cities, but it has a
gait that exceeds them all, and the time Is
not far ahead when this SAND Chicago will
distance all western cities in thc rapidity Of
its motion. A day or two spent there re-
Gently enabled us to look about the streets
a little, and for want Of a subject more in
tercsting we jot down some reSollections:
We.found RousDs, BL,ss am pA4LlcRss
of the Leader Office at hous AID haaes---
J-S-. -. M sttcnsance at -tae M iisIn
Editorial Convention which we had Just left.
Called on DoDaE of the Type Foundry and
found him busy filing orders for eastern as
well as western offices. Went round to the
fremont and reviewed the Cincinnati excur-
siohists among whom the veteran Kcntuck-
ian, Gen. Leslie Coolnbs, was the star
j. dgc Douglas was ''around' mixing HIM
self as agreeable as possible, shaking hands
with everybody, receiving introductions and
being emphatically lionixed by the crowd.
He is one Of the rcadicst, off-hand-elest,
plaincst specimens Of humanity to baf6und
in million, and in this respect h is q
proper specimen Of an. American IL the
World should hold a Fair for the exhibition
of men Of I'LL nations, STEPHEN AZ DouGLAs
is the only man among us who could all the
measure Of q Representative Of American
character. He is able, f;arless, adroit, and
above all he possesses that restless energy,
that unconquerable will which @cts no diff
Guilty that labor cannot surlnount Whether
Douglas shall arrive at the Presidency Of
the Republic remains to be seen; but that
nc is to-day the nearest approach to the
embodiment of American sentiment on
domestic and foreign affairs, it were useless
to deny. Other men have their distinctive
features of greatness, but the Illinoisan
combines the heroism of Jackson, the as
tuteness Of Calhoun, the argumcntativc
force Of Webster with the suavity Of Clay,
and however coarse the vitupcration with
which he may be assailed his foes for years
have acknowledged his remarkable ability.
Chicago is undergoing improvements Of
a character SO radical that they must be
seen to be appreciated. The principal
Streets have been graded up to. 6 feet
above their former level, many of the houses
have been screwed up to fit the new grade
while large numbers remain as they were
originally built; s-this renders avn off the
pavement very interesting, half The sim, be-
;ne taltsn- ;.--.-... -se9nFtFses Of
grade whcreonly months ago Stood frame
or brick blocks Of size sufiiciente . CRAFTY
the vanity and the convenience of denizens
Of any common city you will now see great
marble piles of stores, Eve and six stories
high, with fronts SO elaborate and expensive
that you imagine yourself in Broadway -
Nor arc these improvcments-confin to one
or two streets alone; throughout the city
the same evidences Of taste and thrift meet
you, while it is next to impossible in many
places to pass an Omnibus between the
pyramids Of material awaiting the knights
Of the hod and the jack plane.
Business is growing better and there is
an energy in the movement Of the people
that is in gratifying contrast with the des-
pondency which marked Chicago during
the greater part Of last year. With its
advance to greatness however you see the
widening gulf which separates the opu-
lent and the destitute; beggary, rags and
despair presenting themselves 70 the gaze
Of luxury and silks till the contrast becomes
almost sickening toa philanthropic mind.
A concert came off on Friday evening
june 9th for the benefit Of HighSchnel;
the singers were pupils and teachers of the
School. In coanpany with friend ,SAwrEa
we attended and were well paid for the time
and expense. With IL exception Of q
song by . Mrs. Madison, : hssutifdl lady
Is well as an accomplished singer, thms
probably was never SO much music destroy
ed in the same number Of hours. The
songs were bad selections, ths teachers
were bad guides, and the 100 young gentle
men andladics, though making n imposing
appearance On the stage, could not impose
their jasgon on . discriminating audience
for music: nearly one fourth Of lie specta-
tors resigned their seats before IL conclu-
sion Of @Psrt First = and a. wsll1k shout
that timc we cannot say how. many or how.
few submitted to the tortuzeltill "a s'hitRf
end. A Mr.. De PAsslo. sans- - 49,
lights with solemn sountenanee. ! aal1ks
shirt collar, which, by the vaysshA -.
continually finding fault WITH and spslalds
kids-his role was song ILLUSTRATES ~
jealousy and Rcmorse, and the way he tossc
those passions to tatters was caution Is
vi but De PAsslo himself. And yet, Il -
conclusion Of an exhibition Of ,howliag and
grilnacing which planted disgust on almost