, 1862-12-31

Ispecisl Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.J
McGREaoR, iowa, Dec, n, 1881
The song commencing "When the spring
time comes, gentle Annie is "pIayed out"
for verify spring has come. The streets are
knee-d deep with mud, aud we look daily to see
flowers springing up On the hill-sides Deal
ers in pork have passed many tleepless nights
during the past two weeks, and invariably
rushed to their window every morning on
rising to see whether it had 'friz' or not;
but there was never ssfroze," and the eonse-
quence is that the aforesaid dealers have be-
come sadly addicted to the use Of profane lan-
gsnge. Bat, thanks to the perseverance Of
the captain Of the ferTybost, relief has come
to them The Mississippi has been opened by
single craft, not irou-clad at that. Last
night the ferTyboat came across from Prairie
du Chen, and snch grand rash among pork
dealers was never witnessed before in the
"Poeket City, The rush Of hogs to the
river beat that famous story OF the Bible all
out Of sight # this open weather continues
for few days now, the pork and wheat will
be pretty well cleared out, and dealers will
have the needfu1 to buy again.
spoke in my Last Of the receipts Of pro-
duce in this city. Everything In that line is
now required to be weighed upon the city
scales, 80 that ne can ascertain weekly Just
how much has been received. The figures Of
last week chow the following, notwithstand-
ing the bad weather and the impossibility Of
making shipments;
Wheat, i, ,2103o bu,
Barley. g1as2 bu.
Oats, 666 a4bu. ...
Pork, 1,1s6 hogs-7as6, ,s7 h.1s.
We call that pretty well done. Don't yon? ?
! your city to engage IN the commission bust
| ness. 4 short experience here is sufficient TO
! enable them to compete With the ehrewdest OF
/ your h1nous business men. Among these we
! may name Messre, Terry 4 HAnnshs, Messrs.
| Powers d Babcock, and E. z. Bradley, esq.
t All Of these are reliable men, and are desery,
ing Of success.
| Uncle sam's crest LOTTERY Is advertised to
| come off OH New Years, but whether it Will
| be postponed on account Of the weather, o.
for some other reazon, ] am not informed
There is very little said about it nova days
The general feeling is that draft would be
gross injusticeto Iowa, since she has already
| raised more troops than we're required OF her
Is It not a queer idea that every State shouls
be required to i111 up its old regiments, with
out respect to the new regiments raised: VI
hare more reason to complain OF this thai
any other State, since lows boys have been re
qufred to do large-very large share Of tn
lighting, and they are cons additionally oppose,
to being taken prisoners .-.....
Po;Itfcs are 'looking up" 4 grave, secre
effort is aaoat to nominate Mahony for Con
gress next year. He Is travelling all over tn
State nov, Organizing e Democratic Clubs
aEd, is snid, they III adopt the ritual Of n
J knights Of the Golden Circle without al
terati0n or amendment. Well, let him b
nominated His nomination for Congress vii
dunn the party to eternal i11famy In this dfE
: triet, and his nomination for Governor wi!
, finish the party throughout the State The
are msRing desperate efforts to 1nanufactu1
; sympathy foz the old tory. When he WAS a
rested they said its becsuse he was going to b
norninated; after his nomination they sad
7 Was because be Eas arrested. Doubtless the
/ | thoughtit was "a poor rule that wont wor
The wires are a,ready being laid to eject h
or that man to the United States sesate ne,
winter. The general feeling here u ta,st =
Senator Grimes. Is Chairman Of the Con
!, mittee On the District Of Columbia, be d.
COED service, ard Is man Of ability, hde1la
: and integrity, BE nust be reelected =
mast retain al our experienced and eapsb
q men IN the balls Of 3egfaiatton. HAwKET