Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-27

Correspondence of the cairo Times
CHICAGO, Aug. 22d, 1861
The prolonged term of fine weather we have
enjoyed, has tended most opportunely toward
the completion of the city, of buildings erect.
ing in all quarters of this burg They are
of course Of all sizes aud descriptions, from the
lOx2O Of the working man to the palatial man.
sion Of the great merchant. Thousands of
people canuot find houses. The Garden
City'~is n mighty place, l tell you, and the
scrbes of Gotham may snecr as they please.
1t has room to grow, does grow, and will con-
tinue to grow when the little ''pent up islandn
of theirs will need propping for its load Of
bricks. We are a godlv people here in
Chicago; we have churches by the score, and
| are building as many more. | counted six new
structures on Wabash Avenue of most i'm
| posing character in sze and architecture.
Brooklyn is but u city of meeting houses-this
is city OF churches real brick oues too.
Beware of a ''food of many waters" ye
children O. Egypt, and other CLOVER regions
the impure conditi on of the Chicago river rem
dering it necessary to turn the current the
| other way. 1t is to be dredged widened and
| deepened, to allow a pure stream from the
! lakes to flow into the canal, carrying off the
filth Of the slaughter houses and breweries;
and you being several feet below our stand
| ing,n terratially considered, you may get a
| ducking for your Sins.
/ The leading newspapers being ''hard up''
| for sensations, have taken up the remains of q
detunct abolition swindle, and dissected the
carcass most horribly besides setting all the
small ours barking. | allude to a few bales of
| cotton, that olght to have been but wasn't
| burnt-in fact, they were obstreperuCsy ah-
stracted. Now, when you get your boots
| badly mudded up, and kick, the spatters must
| fall somewhere.
1.-The hub of all creation is at present in
town, well mounted and ''tixins' all right in
| the form of the Boston Lancers who are the
guests of the Ellsworth Zouaves. They
marched, or rather their horses, they sat- in
| their crimson uniforms, shining helmets and
poised lances, as upright men, every man of
'em, as Don Quixote or Geoffrey De Boulon
the crusader, through the principal streets, es-
4 corted by the Zouaves and two splendid bands.
The display was very creditable to both and
was highly appreciated by througs of citizens.
They are both composed of men of the best so.
ciety, and business men, who have seen much
hard service during the war. They had a
grand reception at Crosby's Academy of Mu-
sic, when speeches by our worthy Mayor
Gov. Bross, Capt Slade and others were made
OF course they visited that curiosity of infinite
dimensions, the "Crib,' lashed, as it is by
the fury of the waves, yet firm as Gihralter.
Your correspondent was not informed whether
there was anything ''strong' inside. l have
heard something about tunnels; whether they
had bottoms | can't say, but they were Glow
ered'' after some operation or other.
Ouricounty election is absorbing some inter
est among the class Of men who follow politics
as business, it being close at hand. Several
candidates have turned up and some down
again. ''Our German friends are not very
well satisfied with nominations the native ele
ment they claim being too thick, so l am given
to understand that ''wing" will run ticket on
their own hook composed of the following well
known citizens:
For Judge of Probate Court-Gotieb Won
Lagerbier
For Judge of Probate ,Court--Friedriesc
SwanZigEtsz.
For Clerk of Court-Herman Sauerkrout
AL these gentlemen speak Dutch and are high
y esteemed. The remaining Offices are not ye
hiled, SO am unable to supply the names.
Some time ago the Tribune devoted much
l space To praise the Feuane, but it has sadly
changed It's tone lately. 1t wlLndraws its sym
| patny from The movement as an organization
not to be trusted, here, or anywhere else
The truth Is, the Fenans being, | suppose
mostly Catholics, tle Deacon discovered
he was giving aid aud coufJrt to enemies who
, might hereafter prove dangerous by their unity
to the spiritual craiades of his church All,
Deacon ! have caught you at it,
The Fenians seem to prosper in numbers, anC
| rumors are atoat that recently they purchased
or gathered up Father, about 10, 900 rifles here
from returned soldiers, and shipped them t,
Ireland by way of China. The British gov
/ ernment, of course, could never be made t,