, 1864-10-20
CHICAGO TELEGRAPH OFFICES.
HI Rsmoval--1mportan Oh anSes and
improvements

The improvements; which bave been goirg On
during the past few moths at the tele2r iph OIL
cee, on the corner ot Lake and Clark Streets being
now completed, We take occasion to say few
words concerning them. Hitherto, the great nd
increasing business OF the Illinois and Mississippi
and the Western Unlo1 Telegraph Companies, Was
Gone In two email rooms on the second story Of
the Telegraph building. They were indeed
ttrowded, caai1ed and conhned'-a Small edition
Of a'peni-up Utica" In one Of the roon.s was
email counter, At which the oellyerJ clerks htoot.
With an aahle smile 10 wait on the general public.
Bnt the emile was in ..vafn the public ears were
shocked at the continual ick. tick Of the reRster,
behind thn counter, nnd when Ina 1nstsunents
were IL 1n bast they were ths ~ 9eet
siii1 emal1er, were tie ok-ktepers Of both CON-
e9r 9f rye I
Of comfort the book. keepers enjo, ed when going
through the fundamental principles Of arithmetic.
ct1npaoies, snd ior ibe sood ii ,hc pupc, these
inconytn1eIces aid annoy snces are cone, ava.
witn: The corner .,o1s. formerly oceapted By
heat .tstny e. a e: es
leareo 10y = term Of {e,rs by he companies, and
burinets In the basement is The delivery ollce,
comfortably and neatly fitted up. where the - uacr:
crrss' Or messeL ger boys obtain the te1egrams,
which theY: on teet light air, carry to theiE ad
cashier e department, where the officers Of both
companies tta1d ready to wilt upon the public.
This otiice T. hapdsonsly atted up, witn black.
aLd care The separation OF tho reception acd
delivery Offices ls crest convenience.
There IL Ass busue and noise, ana
as p1omileut elgns afe In position giving the
name OF Zach, the ludiylduai who has a message to
81 nd Of dispatch to receive. can e. 10 the depart
ment anG trn1tact h,s business without annoyance
to the other. Both are IN immediate connection
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tubes and dumb waitets-:he latter for passing up
and down tie me~eages Tor transm1ss1on and de-
nscted with that spioers web.lske mass d wires,
sttetched to and trom tha. corner pole. which can
not fatl to be. ,aeen by each and every
b. the eompsIiee, a1a the ''electric aparkd is
Eevtr allowed to rest save tor about tevcn hours
on Sn1 day. While the readers OF this are asleep
tors are epe'liuc out tho4e mysterious clicks, the
rtsu't Of which appears In the Eext TaIHuSR. and
informs the people Of TictorJ gained, 3 defeat
resr;t oi an ELECTION. All hcnor to thc teierrapS.
1t Is the closcst approarh 10 omLipresencc that
the luuy mild Of man cah ever make.
q. s. SANITARY coxn1ss1os-osn DAT In TIE
YEAR, Yesterday afternoon large meeting o.
the voEkmen Of the s'Eagle Works" was held IL
The large yard Of the machine shop, to take into
consideration the plan now adopted by The San:
tL.y Commission to raise fands for supplying ths
y pants Ct sick and wounded soldlers-ons day't
psy, or the profits OF one days eusiness. Aboa
Two hundred and att3 Of the banda we1e present
| hs. +. ". Cater, in epeech full Of patriotism
urged the sdop.ion OF The plan BY the men In tht
employ q the ceppa9y: he taen Introduced VIZ
the gi& At good accomplished BY the Sanitary Com
mission, and the pressing 9e.a for mora moncl
| to ruy the necessarles needed ior orr tlck ant
| wounded <odiers. She told them Of what sht
ht1sclf Knew from her e ,uent Etsits TO the aospt
tale and bsttle- delds, and how much relief ha,
been carried to the so'uiers oy the sanitary ssore
iur1ithea by the loyal people Of the Northwest
amounting 10 more than a mil Ion OF dol,ars, lie
remarks were resi- sio1dsd to BY Six cheers, givt1
With Will.
In Ibis tine1e msnneactory there Will be ralte'
from eevcn hundred to ore thousand dvllars by tn
employees aone. Let every other 90 as we'll IN pte
mrtior-snd let the emp ostrs odd 10 the fund on
days psodtF, at least ard the blessings Of on
brave boys will more than compensate them.
S1ooTxxa II TIE esterda
Richard U:serd went out to recresse, and took b
fun slors ard DISCHARGED it several tunes With
The city limits. Fur Tits disturbance u his ncig
| hurs and violation OF the city ordinance he v:
| a17slen. before Justlce McDonrell and mnlcts
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