The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-15
Editorial Correspond cnce.
BRIGGS, Chicago, Friday, Aug. 10.
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boring the TINES readers with matter that
may not be so agreeable as clippings or
some of your own, l do myself the luxury
to cheat "death's counterfeit" SLEEP, out
of an hour. You will not be angry,
know, because in our three years business
identity and close social intimacy we have
never had word of disagreement. This
is more than can be said of most other
married people, though / would not by
any means intimate that married life is
not the gayest, lovelicst, and of course the
most desirable shape that people can place
themselves in. But am not arguing mat
rimonial points, and by your permission
the subject that doubtless is a Sphinx or
riddle to your uninitiated soul, hereby
drops! When Experience hath given thee
knowledge thou wilt be able to tell wheth-
er it is best to trot thyself through in a life
harness of double or single " blessedness."
May the Lord have mercy on your soul,
brother JOHN, in either position.
from West Union, Judge McGlathery and
son, and the writer of this, found the
BRIGGS at breakfast time this A. NJ. Our
trip on the NJ. 4. p. du CHI. R'y in charge
of that most reliable conductor GEORGE
PREscoTr, Esq, was as pleasant as a good
road, good cars and excellent company
could make it. AT Boscobel we had the
happiness to see, for moment, Col. Will.
Brainard and his talented MAUD, late of
the Mazomanian. The Col. had time only
to tell me that the initial No. of the Bos-
cobel organ would be issued this week:
of course you have it by this time and
have enjoyed its perusal; please send me
copy of the Standard, or be careful to
preserve it. l am proud to feel interested
in those who are intellectually and socially
so worthy as B. and his wife.
At Madison an eating delay Of 20 min
WoLrE & Son, the best II. r. caterers we
ever met In addition to the choicest eat
ables in the market, they furnish their
guests with an easy, quiet attention which
would balance lack of viands, if such a
lack should be matter of notice-up to
| this time no such notice has ever been
made. When the new EVANS HOTEL at
McGregor is finished, why can't DEWoLFE
& Son be induced to take charge of it ?
That the whole family are complete in the
| role of bookkeeping is fact conceded by
all who have been SO fortunate as to
stop with them.
At Milton junction the n. w. cars were
in waiting at 1870, and we proceeded to-
ward the head center of northwestern trade
Col. Preston, of Linn Co., Iowa, dele
gate to Philadelphia, joined us on the
route, as did Mr.. krouskop, a merchant of
Richland Center, Wis. We found the
BRIGGS elevated by the screr nearly six
! feet above it's old locality, and trimmed up
for guests. Tucker, French, Burnham
| Wentworth, Snow, Furlong, George /" Ma
| poleon,'' and the rest, were at work attend
ing to guests from the Office to the dining
room, saloon and tonsorial department.
The house is far from finished throughout,
but the upper portion is comfortable, and
with an array of workmen in the service
it will not be long before the Briggs may
"put on airs equal to the best of them.
1t is not behind any hotel no,c in convent
ence and comfort, but Of course while go
ing through such important changes it
does not show up the interior taste which
will distinguish it few weeks hence. Do
you know, or did anybody suspect, that in
raising the Briggs House to grade, more
than twice as many screws were used as
| there were required in the fremont eleva-
ton, some years ago? The fremont COW
ers more space, but its partitions are ,cooa,
| while the partitions Of the Briggs are brick
| from cellar to roof. In raising the IRE
mont only seven hundred and twenty-five
screws were used, while in doing the same
to the Briggs few more than fifteen hun
dred were required. The same man SUI
perintcnded both Jobs met here the
irrepressible "Brick,'' Of LaCrosse-not
a bad fellow, after all !; somewhat rafting,
occasionally don 't-care-a-cuss-ative. but in
the main good-hearted, we'll posted and deci-
dedly genial, generous and gentlemanly.
He has notion of going to Philadelphia,
but like other radicals (see Chicago
Republican of to-day he does not particu-
larly admire; the Convention. This is not
strange. Men who live by the excitement
OF the hour are as much ayerse to quiet as
the Catholic Church is to any sensational
or revolutionary movement which may re-
suit in knocking some of the pins out of
its under-propping. Radicals are all OPP
posed to anything which looks to the al
laying of the storm, but the masses of the
people are DESTROYS of quiet, and you will
hear that the meeting in Philadelphia will
be one OF the grandest gatherings seen
since the time Of the great Revolution
There are many foolish, weak, egotistic
bundles of venality there and on the way
as delegates, but the talent and patriotism
of America will be represented by many
of the ablest men now living. All with
whom have conversed seem to he most
sincerely DESTROYS that good will grow out
of it. The Presidents visit to Chicago
Sept. 9Th, to pronounce the Douglas Mon
ument Address, will "draw'' immensely.
Chicago is expecting "all creation" and
she will not be disappointed.
My letter is out-running the space / in
tended. While l think of it, let me say as
an on dit, well based, too, that g Brick y,
is contemplating the establishment of
Sunday Weekly at Chicago. l have heard
talk enough among influential men to sat
isfy me OF the success of the move if it is
undertaken. Talk about Pomeroy as you
will, he is man Of great energy, and the
populace like him. have seen him round
and about this city, and kno,c that ire
spectiye OF party he would command
large circulation. There arc several points
of anti-contact between M. M. and the
writer, but the denial of talent to him is
not one of these Points. lie is The news
paper genius Of the west, and boy as he is
(only 2S) he is better /" advertised - than
any one of his cotemporarics. If he comes
to this city you will soon find him at the
head of lively, wild democratic, readable
daily, pitching into everything soft or hol-
low, and taking his chances for victory or
scars. The capital for this last move is
ready. t@
am under many obligations to person
al friends here for substantial kindnesses,
and will write of them hereafter perhaps
from Pittsburg, where our connection will
be broken from Sunday 10 A. NJ. to 4:3O.
LIE there Is ANYTHING hndIu ,rroaa. In Ill.