The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1861-12-14
Correspondence of The Cecil Wing
Letter from Chicago.
CHICAGO. Dec. 9Th Is

FRIEND EwlNG.-I suppose an extraordi-
nary incentive is needed to spur to action
Il person naturally lazy. Your kind notice
of last week has, therefore, melted your cor
respondent to the tardy fulfllment of an
intention to write you. He pleads guilty to
procrastination and fit of incidence but
will endeavor to do better hereafter. and
keep your numerous readers advised of the
news III this great cosmopolitan City,-a City
that, despite the croakngs of the clears =
in the East, and its financial disasters in 81
and 81, is yet destined to be the most noied
city on this continent. Already it has be-
come the largest grain market in the coun-
try, and it will very probably this Winter,
successfully dispute with Cincinnati the
claim to being the first Po,kopoiis, also. As
an evidence of the amour; of cereals recei-
we'd at this place, there were, during the
of all kinds of grain received, in II hours in
September last, Go2,0oo bushels were
brought into this market Grain and Pork,
though, are not our only recommendations
for taking high rank IN the future Every
kind Of employment has its representatives,
and is well sustained, and frog all classes
and conditions, except Real Estate spccula-
tors, hear ola greater prosperity than ever.
Speaking of Real Estate reminds me of a
paragraph-an anccdote-which saw i'll the
Baltimore american short time since. 1t
was to the effect that rents here had become
so low that landlords were soliciting tenants
for their houses, free of expense, in order TO keep
The rats from rioiing through them. Whoever
pcnned the article wiIiilly perverted the
truth. lis wel-known fact that there
are now more demands for houses than can
be supplied. Since the war began, emf
Il
pouring in here, and at this moment, there
compelled to board, because of the imposs-
bility of obtaining suitable houses. One
instance of the rents in the business portion
of the city | will give. A small Broker 5
otiice-not so large or convenient as the
Banking room of the old Elkton Bank
commands n rent of 900 per annum, with
the probability of an increase next year =
Does this look like low leases and prostra-
ton of business?
For the last few days our streets have been
unusually gay and lively on account of the
snow, which has brought out the sleighs and
sleighbels in multitude. Old Winter
came upon us very suddenly and severely
this week, on Monday morning, at sunrise,
the thermometer stood e degrees below zero,
and on Tuesday twas tpo degrees below !
lhOSe hgureS Will look Amazingly colo TO
many of your readers, but let me tell them
that this is only Il foretaste of what is to
come. Before the winds of March sweep
over our grand old lake, poor humanity in
this city will have to endure weather that
will freeze the mercury in the atmospheric
measure.
Thanksgiving Day was quietly and reli-
gously observed here. Nearly all the min
listers alluded to, and took strong grounds
against the . rebellion Your correspon-
dent heard D. Eddy Editor of the Methodist
Christian .4drocatc for the first time then, and
he must give him credit for being the best
pulpit orator in Chicago.
This may be called combre, matter Of
fact letter, but it must be excused this time.
In my next will to be more gossiping.
Do give us Western folks some news about
Our quandam Legislative friends, now enjoy
ing the hospitality of the U. s., on little
island IN Boston Bay. If this should meet
the eyes of my Fallstatlian friend there
| hope he will indite me a few lines from
the g cradle of liberty Just for the sake
of "Auld Lang Sync."
Truly yours, \. x. :.