, 1861-02-20
mF, Llncoln:s Litt'o Bill III tho Eurnct
House, fn 1858.

IL AppC1Eh LlAs HlCA lAE 14pu. apF1u1uH LIZ
coin OF 1lllauis Waited this city in tho yrar
1850, ho wa3 taken Into the possession If a
committee Of distinguished gentlemen OF the
Republican political persuasion. He was
known and marked IS q rising man with
Presidential possibilities, and he hud nothing
to complain Of the amount Of attentions be-
slowed upon hin. Two gentlemen Of the
Committee Of Reception were especially assid-
uous, and it is due Them to say that they have
not beeu wanting in demonstrations from that
tiuo to this, except In the solitary in-taucc OF
negotiations about the settlement Of . little
bill. l. Ia asserted that some Republicans
were thirsty, likewise hungry, while Mr. Lin
ables about the Burnot suffered seriously. Mr..
Lincoln before taking his departure, called for
his bill 0pd received the gratifying assurance
that it was "settlcd," Tbs settlement be Of
course attributed to the appreciation in which
his rgices in the Republican cause WAS held
BY the patriotic committee. But It seems that
the bill had not been "Eettlsd." It paeted
about from one distinguished Republican to
another, until the gcntlcmanly l'ruprietors OF
the Busuct House becamc wcaried with the
pursuit Of the one who IVES personally or 30
ntically responsible for the cash. They llad
some Eozitation about sending IL to Mr.. Lin
cola, n. hs had left tha house under the in!-
after the Chicago Convention they concluded
It would be well to hav the money, and wrote
to Mr. Lincoln, stasin. the facts, and enclosing
the bill The Republican nominee for the
Presidency received two eepsations-one of
surprise that the bill was not "settlcd," and
another of wrath at the items and amount of
the bill. He had occupied one room in tha
there about twcnty,four hours. Yet The bill,
was fffy.two dollars, and among the items
wcro bottles Of whisky, brandy, md wine,
aud box Of cigars. Now Abraham lad
not consumed any OF these articles. Why
he should be charged with them ha woull
inquire. So instead Of sending the money he
addressed letter Of inquiry to m old f.iend
horc, who called Mt tho Hnrnet, found that the
bill included refreshments for tho Republics.
Committee as well as the e1tcr;ainuelt ofsfr
and Mrs, Lincoln, and that cos:Iierin.- thc
gaantitiss Of refreshmcnt tie bill was paid. and
Mr. Lincoln's further Inquiries In regard 10 Il
resulted In receiving the Information ihat there
were KeFuoEcaos here Who were unwilling
that he should be imposed upon in,such mat
ter and who gladly paid It. Tbs story was
well keft until recently. Tic agent Of A1r.
Lincoln dropped some mysterious hints about
1t the other day, which were provocative OF
particular inquiries and the calculation of the
information herewith presented. We learn
further that the matter Of the little bill of 80
was considered a tirst clnss joke By MIR presi.
dent Lincolns suite the other day. The con.
dldon OF tho Treasury was examined with ref
erence to possible emergencies, and 1t was
feared that II much Hospitality" were shown
here, crisis might arise In pecuniary affairr.
Nit: Ltncoln's agent Was heard on the morning
Of the departure, to express his extreme graft.
hcation at having certain Knowledge OF tho
payment Of the bill, and hc WIS eat;sficd from
the items thereof, that tho hospitality Of Ger.
tain Cincinnati gentlemen, some Of whose
names were most frreyerently used, had been
happily escaped.-Csneinnati Commercial.
!Chicaso.
rFrom the Philadelphia 1nquires.]
At tho same time that wc receive ths Gritty.
Ing intelligence that the recent Efforts 20 con.
meet us In business with this Important city
have been crowned with success, d formal eyi
dence reaches Us Of tho wonderful prosperity
Of our young sister. By successive mails have
nrrived Chicago papers, recognizing the FACT
that the merchants Of that place wera this sea
son buying largely in PailIdelpaia, and viii
them has come the report Of Mr. Seth Cati]u,
Secretnzy Of the Chicago Doa-d Of Trade. or
the Trade and Commerce for tAa Year 1sG0
From this valuable compilation 1t IL eoncIr,
eiyelY shown that the boast of opr rerrr,
visitors, that they could show the larresi
primary grain merkst In tho worlu has bcen
literally verified. It is also pleasing fac1
that tie reception Of our excursionists i,
the year.
From the reports we gather the Information
that at the present time the capacity Of tht
Chicago grain warehouses or elevalors fol
storage Is s. AIS 900 buslels; their capacity te
receive and ship per day, G75, ,0o0, and for ship
ping alone, 1,6S5,00o. Ia the four trade fhe
increase o7er 1889 has been 57,5o7 barrels
and 1t Is stated that this would hare beer
greatly swelled bnt for the dry weather whicl
prevailed, leaving the streams too low to rur
mills dependent on wafer power. The tncrrnse
In the production OF wheat has been 3,8E2Ss
bushels moro than In any previous year, Will
prices remunerativc. Corn ia Is, ,o62S93 bush
against $ 40l $40 In 1850; while oats, re, etc
take similar ndrauca. The receipts Of hors
| which depends manly on the corn cror, show
39e, 1861 axalnet 27t 2o4 in 1852 and their chip
1nents 2T169 agaiust ITO 247 in tho preceding
year.: OF this number 3S5.14a wera live, aui
Of these l0l ,931 vera shipped to eastern
markets, Tue cat.Ia also foot up 1T 10l
head, against q, ,484 in 1883. Tha lumber trade
! also 1lanrfshed.
| On the whole, we may Hn,m1y congratulate
our new.found friends upon their substantial
prosperity, aud realixs that they can soon, q.
they ofer, fnlit the cseditahle Office Of feeding
| the whole Union. Let us also bo impressed
as citizens, with the ever increasing import
ance Of cultsrstiug mutual. trads with the
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