The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-05-18


gone down mad / wanted to-the hole is
big enough TO- fall into, had all other means
prevented my descent--but after sight Of
its capacious iron mouth feet in diameter
and thanking the engineer for courtesies
did to this modern "Symmes Hole," wha,
should have done to you several minutes
before this I babe it
"Good.bye." APR,
MILWAUKEE, May 18th.
DEAR "PARD IL left Chicago on account
OF the racket and smash that keeps that city in
one eternal hullabulloo, and here am at the
NEwHALL, on this blessed and beautiful Mon
day, in charge Of our old and valued friend
JOHN P. ROBERTS, for a long time the McGrego,
House inside director, subsequently of the
American of this city, and now of the Newhall
ROBERTS is one of the most attentive Hotel
clerks l ever met, going out of his way at any
time to oblige traveller and secure his com
fort either in rooms or at table but need
not speak Of him to the Iowa public he is
known favorably from st. Paul to Dubuque by
land or water, and from New York to the Ce.
dar, by all persons who have ever passed
through our little city. kINsxAN, the book
keeper and agreeable gentleman, still holds his
place here and figures correctly in an arithme-
teal as we'll as in social way. He is ne plus
ultra, which in modern translation means "can't
be beat" A new officer of the Hotel, Sane.
tum, recently from St. Paul, is also doing
the agreeable to the many guests Of this excel
lent house. Our acquaintance with him is but
of few hours duration, but he looks good ma
tured, and on that showing we indorse him to
all who may require the attentions of a first
class hotel his name is PERsHALL.
respect toward our favorite lake city, but the
change from Chicago to Milwaukee is the rat
tie and bang of Broadway to the reticence of
Chestnut, Philadelphia. Chicago is the omnium
9atherum of the world, and there all nations
are so thoroughly sandwiched that you see the
social miscegenation on almost every street :
here, on the contrary, there is a sort of local
separation of the stocks and not near SO extern
sive an assortment. North and Northwestern
Milwaukee is nearly all German or of Germanic
origin; South and Southeast Milwaukee ia
made up of Celts, while the central, northeast
ern and western portions of the city is covered
with business houses and the more pretensious
dwellings of Americans whose good fortune
brought them here when this city was only a
small affair. You can tell here as you ramble
the various streets whether you are in ireland,
Germany Or America, but in Chicago the street
travellers and the business houses are Just as it
happens. This is our experience at all events.
Milwaukee is much improved within the last
year. East Water Street, late one of the most
irregular, up and down rows of commercial
houses, with mud, water and half-made road
way that any city would confess to, is now got
up in shape; the buildings are graded to a
level, the pavements are tagged with stone,
the roadway is of wooden blocks, the easiest
and best style known-new and handsome
stores are completed and in process of erection,
and everything wears the air of solid advance.
Speaking race horse-ically the city has bottom
but not speed. Her merchants are mostly
wealthy, honorable and liberal, but they do not
avail themselves of the opportunities they have
"to blow Chicago might blow less if mod.
esty were consulted, and Milwaukee, from her
superior advantages in port facilities. topogra-
ply, fine water, health and general pleasant
ness, might safely blow good deal more she
has the printers ink here to help herself with
but she does not seem to understand the Grant
tactics, that Of pushing her advantages in the
face of her riva, and stop not at the present cost
provided the point is gained. But some other
time will do to discuss the benefits the city
might derive from q freer use of her large and
interesting daily papers, and that subject is
hereby dropped
have met many acquaintance here, both iE
business and social way, and not few who
combine the two Interesting qualities. but this
letter Is growing long, like the Chicago one OF
yesterday, and l must begin to taper it Off
The columns of the TINES show the anxiety oil
many Milwaukee merchants and forwarders to
extend acquaintance and trade into Iowa and
Minnesota, and we know there is no city in the
United States where our readers would be more
fairly dealt by than here.
The army news this morning is very encour
aging. Sheridan seems to have done great
havoc among railroads and rebel army supplies,
and to have Joined Butler. You will get the
report by the morning papers.
Col. Fred. Boardman Of the Wisconsin 4th
Cavalry, very promising young officer was
buried here on Saturday. He was killed 10y
ambuscade fring) about seventeen miles ou
from Baton Rogue, while in advance of 8
brigade Of men he was leading against the enc
my. His funeral here was very large, and be
ing the soul of honor and chivalry his early
death gives sorrow to many heart He was
nephew of J. A. Noonan, was raised and edu
Gated (at AnnapOlis) as his son. The blow is 9
heavy one for our friend.
Commercial business here as elsewhere
seems to wait the movement Of Grant, though
there were heavy sales of grain on Saturday a
sitter market.
Imet "Uncle Rufe" Cheeny (ofWhitewater
at Chicago. He is a partner of Bob William,
| and is away from New Orleans only tire,
weeks. Rufe says New Orleans is the place t
make money Banks is dead failure thei
loss by the fire was considerable, but they ar,
| fast making it up He looks well and talk
as smoothly as If he were in Sunday School
Good luck to him.
Gen. Pope is keeping house here, command
| ing the Northwest" His establishment is sal,
to be large in democratic help, staff officers an,
retainers, but not ostentatious. 1t seems strang
that man of such dashing qualities was no
given place in the late march to Richmond
he is a brave man, and good officer too.
not loaded down with to large a command
Grant, learn, is calling to the front all tn
hangers-on at home who are stretching thei
furloughs, pretending to recruit, &C., &c
This Is right. Let the fight go on with iii
while fighting is the order, and when peac
comes all the boys can come home to prone
made the streets Of our cities and rejoin thei
friends.
Iguess your readers will think this is lette
enough and--well, just as the sand" wa
written Ed. Edwards of McGregor touched m
writing arm and broke the sentence. He cam
in at this morning and is bound to Chicag
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