The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-03-30
Editorial Correspondence of the Times
BR,Gas, CHICAGO, March 2Sth.

Editorial Correspondence Of the Times.
BRGas, CHICAGO, March 2sth.
How ARE You, JOHN
l could not come home on Saturday on &C.
count of the too early leaoing of the N. w.
train; when may again see the city of life
. aud h"sineas that rcposes SO gracefully @ be-
tween the bluffs OF the noble old river OF wort.
America is matter of doubt Please make
no promises for ME. The draft is coming, and
now we learn the Militia will be ordered out
AS my commission is only militia one, it is
probable that shall be called to head a col.
umn ~ Give me the choice of columns and
the TINES would find an enthusiastic though
not an able leader at the front.
Well, we got here on Thursday last about
10 o'clock p. NJ, and scattered over the city
to suit taste and pre-acquaintance. The BRIGGS
is my House, as,cays: firrt, because l am at
home here second, because TUCKER, the un.
obtrusive, gentle manly proprietor, runs the
house ; fourth, because Fred. Durham and
Frank. Wentworth make pleasant remarks to
all the guests and finally. because every ian
about the house was born Laretooted, and
though they arc now full of money they have
not forgotten that tailors or fine clothes were
not plenty where they came from. Many per-
sons in the world are set up with broad cloth
and large tracts of earth, but not SO here. Our
folks have class of custom Of the medium
grade swell-heads, TO loafers-a good
body of sensible army officers make this their
travelling headquarters. To-day | had the
pleasure Of meeting here Col H. C. Hobart
and Col. Gabriel Bouck Of Wisconsin, Lieut..
Tounsley Of Decorah, Col. II. W. Gunnison of
Milwaukee, (retired lisD and many other gen.
tlemen of the epaulcttes and spurs. Col. Ho-
bart assured mo that his speeches since his es
cape from Richmond contained no word en-
if such stuff had been attributed to him it was
due to the fancy of the reporter. His only
point in that direction was that the rebellion
must first be suppressed, and wranglcs about
future policies could be settled when occasion
required
Our trip to Chicago was lively(Y Let me
name the party and then "you bet - Capt.
Cleshorn, Lieut.. G. c. Williams, Met. Lamp
son, Van V. of the Broad Gauge, E. P. Clarke,
o. F. Brewer, (bound to De Berard's regi
ment.) Clark Of New Oregon, and one or two
others not necessary to name. The car occu.
pied by the Iowa delegation was as musical as
"Old Hundred" "John Brown" "This Cruel
War;" "Auld Lang Syne," ''We're going
IIome," and othor fancy and sentimental songs
could make it. WINNIE was our first conductor
and occasionally lent hand at enlvenng the
trip. Charley Goodwin as baggage man and
Wheelock of the Express gave us the freedom
of the car next to the locomotive, and every.
thing was Of the most agreeable order, Of
course.
Chicago is in state of high ferment. The
Fenian brotherhood open their long-advertised
Fair tomorrow, and thousands Of persons are
arriving as witnesses Of the display or as par
Elephants. 1t is supposed that the procession
on tomorrow (Monday) will be one of the
grandest ever seen in Chicago. Without hav
ing faith in the ultimate plans of this powerful
organization, l canno: but admire the warm
hearted people (my own blood, thank God,
who, at this long distance from land where
many of them experienced only sorrow, pledge
money and time nou, and offer life in the iu
ture to redeem the isle of the Ocean," "Dea
Erin" from the yoke of an insolent oppressor
think the Irish run more to heart than heat
in their political ideas. notwithstanding tn,
world is literally seeded with Irish talent il
every avenue of life. Milesian can't hur
one he loves, no matter what the military o
other necessity that may seem to require it.
light rap on the head with "stchick" at
wedding, wake, or some other place o
amusement may be the result Of too much ex
element, but such blows are not inflicted iron
malice. All a matter of love or politeness, Il
be settled next day by mutual apologies and
ere constructed union" Of hearts, more soli
than before. But am not discussing Fcnian
ism or writing review of Celtic character
Pat hasn't the best blood in the world, but her
10 none better!
The advance in Gold to l6934, yesterday A
NJ, st;fened the grain market little, but tn
only advance was in Corn Oats are very firm
and dealers believe that the army demand 70
coarse grain in Dixie land will be so immens
as to put corn and oats to much higher figures
than they are now held at, but it must be re