, 1866-11-04
The Irish Settlement Compared to the
Pur1ieus Of Wells Street.
Views of tho Pardoned Rebel News
paper Concerning "Blddlea',
+. and q Fn1xfckk,.s


aaion Of the elements: * sqaatte- elsngs
to . p!ece Of ground vtlh bulldog icnact,y. TIC
nansh exnsT q ao Ga. = VEL 4
d. lad. 1hey a1e no more 10 b e4tesnns.sd Il.
than arc dies Or mosquitoes; Tho thanly once
ereeled. .hs Pig.s'y oais ard &c ga,aen ieaeed,
sIon IL Ii be held deed OF 1ho land. II a pro-
prtetor OF land agsu! tells ti1a 70 cot the prei
Be 3. 4 I'D sas n
-, !ss & "a $ iens Isssl qasae, snsass;
tequensF ee1ipos.e:aed sqaatteE remains IN
be says md does. de Invites emigration 10 bis
patch md an endless tide soon sets ~. Voc be
10 tke real cttatu agpnt VIXEN such hekita COM
Elences and Turns towards lands In his possession.
uis tIt1o IN no longer worth tho match TO light It.
@ night BE- .eIt 4a as 1ss,9 q as
TIE hesd Of TIC liz Of H. s9uatssr VILLAGES Of
snds ss:a :assp'5 s';osy
having been tho terror OF con4taGles, shrEhs and
policemen, In da1a that arc past: u was, per
hsps, ihe earliest settlement Of the kind ia Chi
caXo, and At ono time approached ncaner to the
sqnattcE settlements u Gotham than any other In
tho West 1he advance Of time and civilization
IT, d.. ste On ee Sosts kinzs rssS ua
sss seseal yea1s nsny % thou.snt snssSi
Ia. ge drove. .Re RS.nfs nap IL. asa as
rats. II was sate retreat tor criminals, police
men not vcnturiug g invade Its prt<ncts or eren
force.
Tbs oldest Inhabitants tell strange storiea about
murder and arson that hatched Ia this retreat,
shses.s of bctns steat % 70 thc KiIca % ,Sin. Ths IL
suhoitle. anally got ths bette. q them, and they
%ofe 70. ne sta1 81 9 ~,
equatterH eniE,ated slowly but surely westward.
Rnde land owners and Ehsrds rushed In upon
the ehanies anIdemollshcd them. building mills.
dseefl1ngs and manufactures On tho old site Of
Kl1gubbin. The tquatters soon settled on other
lands and reared Other villages.
name i sisnsied II IT, Vest Birlsion oa noossWasa
ofChicagD avenue to tho point where Carpenter
street strikes the rtycz. Il ex1ends north, soush,
cult 70 define IL exact limits Where tho ehanttea
arc, there is Kllgubbin; and when landlord has
been bold eroufh to erect 4 building, Ktlsuhh!p
& not until its shadow il passed. fhc present
most Of wbieh Il Of doubtful tile. IN actusi lIdga.
DC how It Is occupied 10 long as The srowta Of ID
city % sontinges yea5!{ 70 enhance II value.
that Classic locality, on salarday morning, lhe
S % ss 81
I'd I'd esi1afs1,, thss men having Gs "pads raae
q tho eitv. Here and here were 81 goose 1Ss poHas
LTD out In the streets, with great ctr AZ 10 effect
nd '9
then1. Large tosks Of goslfnes inhablt these stag
nant pnols to kilI Or stone one Of which would be
I'D hiss - yon PISS. M - no onn 6uSi S9G resident
owEer whenever ! strange footstep is heard. N
equat,cr. They spread their wings md run Cd 10
the door Of The nearest ehan:y This brings the
m,stsess ou1 Of doors, whose appeaIaueo may be
lhe genuine squa.ses's villa Is short and thick,
NTH an abundance Of rcd hair and flesh She Ii
nd e.n b Z e.
nsf t:se Y IT,; e1eeednsy 5sa, nd tsis , Of
She il aiifred in ta1ered dress with The sleres
rolled up barefoot is the latcet style fos the cx
trrmilie., and the Is In the fashion She At oneo
pared 10 cal together III thc women Of the Ihieh,
Ii she Aacesta1us such TO bo tho fact IT, however,
Jon succeed In making her believe that you are
c.ally II efeenbacx u placed IN her itchn pain.
Then tho will ehow you through her shauty aod
Introduce 5ou to her nelchbo5s-
The ebant'cs ase senerally divided into thrce
apartments. In the d1st, Which may be formed
seeona :ee a'oI apa9msns o. Ginnsgoon, ID @ NJ e oo.s9s
and 1ttse, Aens oEd eAietens foos., secure from
PROVING mAraudtrs of policemen. Further on Is
tie Kitchen, considered the mort magnificent room
tl the house, hy the mistress thereof It her cows.
pigs. Eeese, gusAngs ard hers ere comfortably
ihs shird H. ipanen aH to- % sepasasea 'qss ifon tho
ia oad q do=<o ea'sdr.fn 1yiay uaoa ia f5or IN
et, eed.tssd sssses <? d. $:es7:to1s % Of the e. =
tab1iehment This Is the rlra,a'un, Of sQuctter
d'hFs. Everything nndee the same roof y Sc
nns The is S' REo1fiSS' which must have been
These thsnt1ee are almost boardlc.., OF, At least
| the majority Of lhen. The eltments dnd easy
to ,sf 1T .1eo,s nias9pea d .ps5
bases and potatoes, lily hoed and thsit.le.s. How
humanity ean c1ls: In such plaee Is L mystery.
The region known us Kansas cannot be st-te,y
called = aauatte5 vnlaSc, q most Of tho t9haei-
The set side OF the rlver, between Despla,aes
and Halsted etersets, IN the neIshboshood Ut lIar
III liz s' dss II 1t q t
| the squatters for Number Of Years. No citizen
has been able TO purchase Il, although high prices
brothers, who own property adjoining, have oftcn
tried 70 negosia,e sor Il, Int the zsndlord pre-
/, 70 ssai1 e. h p5oR,e,oE Gt squ4ter 1
Like kilSnnblc. kansaa has been plaee Of ter
ror TO the authorities, nnt It is not now Whist It
Is ise!s hsei. md aag Rany q hc ~ ca H.
dus.rions lsborcrs. Civilization has had good
effect upon the sQnztteEs, and they are disposed
e q eigsteen se fsany .es oi
land, Wheleon are e1.cted several hundred shn1-
u 70 fa1n 81 M
i.ants aEe foreign In the extreme But n wholc,
the Ahanties are cleaner and more cammodious.
tSs eo,isasy 1t Nindos III COWS and pfss re IN ,he
rear. Tht f.unt room IL occupied 4 the residence.
In one corner tsa1ds The bed md 1t II foot The
colored ctockeIy. In regard 10 setual comfort
and neatncss. Kansas u eqnA1teE century ahead
oi hl&uoo1n. -
Besides these two principal Patches. there are
scores Of isser ones, scattered al ovc- the dir,
Wherevc: block Of l4nd as remained unused
fot short period, 1t has beea appropriated. and
row bo.steot half dozen shantlcs. Such Patch
kee avenue and Union street; smother near North
Rueter and ainxie. 4 P.tch of some sqnatter
preteus!ons is located On .he North Side, n he
! t1tEe ll1nita Of the eg.
Ason, :ss Sas @
sate nd t11s sa sifsets. ~ nesf T1esh s;rses "a.
cleared ont by the Sheriff *ud : possf Of police.
Ino thansses we're tom down oyes he heads q
ans he & fasstfri a anas..eae,~ - ~ tsss 1oeaiity
eesn m JvsI, ss o aaaass sa sss
village, the soil utll shove the traces Of Other fet,
tftixeY1 than lime and ashes. Hers and there, 1ll
orer nc dy s n osea;iooa' eqnaas' q11ssd{ e.
capitalist Some Of these shRnaca have growu
| sray with years Of nunaolcsted eos.ena; have
\ Is no longer % mooed-s 1eSy desifsb.e WY, Il il
submitted. Of acquiring fa!denee*
/ eQCA1TLH 1ECDA.
These sae.ttc.p are source Of constant annoy
aneo to The police and Justices Of the peaes- Ihe1
appearance 1t the Police Court IL bT co means
Il Els ppes pspe oas
caused her nelshbos to BE- asrest:a. because & II
allowed her geezs 10 [oa on heE p1sea and se:.lst
she dp " sSgfts1ed p.1iss They bsndisd aefee sord
| In court. and swore 1t eaeh osres u kquatte1
ey xeS ss,ly e1 se Fe.so,a
tas eere eseii saiiea IL I.tt aes .nd apsd-
The fema1es 11e extremely tenacious OF theti
1trhts, md consequently dgh: and quasse! anoni
| ih:Nsclyes, pu1l Eair sud disdeu7e cyes. In tht
r*peet nos ,atealea! r,se sf Ps;cPls never e
81 ae1uai s coabas 1 VIII iheis Deisbbo,.- Eye:!
nstehs with whom they a7o Il losge.head., AID,
| fe.rr conflict ui:h shilIelahs en*nes- Thus Tics;
settlencnts are kept tn a sts.e Of turmoil and IN
tcstine VIII.
The population Of thcsc p.tehss cannot be CT
+ tsrnpts 10 eauue..te The children. aad women b.
anas there. In.ope Of tho saantsss sesiae drs o
t.ss essa asns doe1 OF = les,. nj,
shsny IN Nlgubhin. no less khsn thirty haies
md coatlees hyats werc co1nlcd, besides uhou
theiF Wtse psobshly !" children in ar1as" tn.ide q
the hut,
carc 10 tte.c eqraittr settlements, that at le.s
sun people retitc IN then within the city liz
l. This does not appear from casual obscs1a
fian 10 be too great HI cstlnAse-
pEecEH71uxs or FHoFEKI1.
The uresenee O. these intelligent squattera f
anx locality, and the Almost impossibiLtr Of gel
y sinr i'd ot then .hnst Of general cxtcculnadou
t.s an INJURIOUS eGec. upoa al kinds Of propcrt
n fheir eIch1orhood- They psare-t salcs Of lois
+ discon.ase o~Eesa lEo9 buildtac houses, wAicl
wonld tend 10 sel'ere he oEctc,oHded parts Of =
: ths,e an1ou. % eel sad unwilling 70 maze ica