The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-25
Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, July 22d, 1867.


CHICAGO, July 22d, 1867.
EDITORS TELEGRAPH:
! The interest cherished by individuals in gen.
eral concerning individuals in particular, one
constantly observes, depends in no small de-
gree or the social standing and ponderosity
of bank accounts of the objects of interest.
However democratic we may profess to be,
there is undeniably a disgusting phrase in on
language, high lfe," before which the major
Iitv bow down in reverence. Nobody cares a
continental if Biddy Hoolahan, out in Bridge
port, elopes from her fathers shanty with
Hans Speigelfelt enhabo, of the odoriferous
precincts of Chicago Avenue. But if the
young heiress," Miss Doodle, of Wabash Az
enue, runs away with young Noodle of Mich
gan Avenue, heir to Gunnybags, straightway
a sympathetic public is exercised thereat.-
Well, journalists are expected to crafty all
tastes. to a greater or less extent, so happily
! | can afford your readers who yearn for peep
into 'high life," with genuine high life item
Ia veritable elopement, which the daily pa
pers have not yet published. The Juliet of
| this affair was the handsome daughter OF Mr..
John c. Haines formerly mayor of Chicago
and now president of the Illinois Savings In
stitution. The Romeo was an enterprising,
young man, named Beardsley, salesman in
the great hardware house of Botsford & Co.,
on Lake street. The "stern parient" of the
maiden looked frowningly at the advances of
the sutton, and even went so far, it is said, as
TO threaten to take his foot away rapidly from
behind the young man, if he persisted In adj
orning that palatial paternal mansion with hiS
pesence. It's pity that Miss Juliet Capulet
was not as wise as the young ladies of our
day and generation. If she had been she
doubtless would have done as the fair Miss
Haines did,-gone down town shopping, met
her Romeo by appointment, through the cou-
venient agency of drop letter, went quietly
to church and got married. 1t might have
been worse for Romeo, and would not have
been so ''hefty'' as play, but then 1t would
have been less rough on the young woman
Mr. Haines is said to have been sublimely saw
age when he learned that he had been so Gu
chred with only the queen and jack against
him, but has since, it is reported, listened 10
the voice of reason, coming from the lips OF
youth - and tempered by love all are once
more Jolly. / can fancy him in his finest dra.
matte nose: Che crosses right "Well, since 1t
must be so. Coming down front, joins their
hands and looking up 'bless you my emu,
children, bless you-be virtuous and you shall
be correspondingly happy"
The Gerrit Smith libel suit with which the
Tribune has been so long threatened, has at
length been settled amicably between the
parties 1t sprang out of an article published |
in the Tribune in June 1865, in which the re-
Elections upon Mr.. Smiths insanity were by
him and his friends deemed unnecessarily Sc |
little if prospect OF |
his recovering any damages, and the settle
ment has been regarded as simply question
of time.
Arrangements are now almost Completed
for the establishment OF an agency mere, lor
the sale through the entire northwest, OF the |
bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad me re
sponsible task of putting these bonds In the !
market and dsposing OF them will 1t Is eX-
pected be confded to Mr.. Ellis whose repula-
ton for financial ability and enterprise IN
transactions of this nature has been wei! es-
tablished by his operations IN seVen-thlrues
(of which over fifty million dollars passed
through his hands( and other leading securI-
ties
Again we have hopes of the completion of
our much talked of, much planned, much CON
racted for and little completed washington
street tunnel, connecting the south and west
divisions of the city. The board OF public
works on Saturday last, awarded the cont ract
for its construction to James X. Lake y 20,
for the sum of 1928, 500. No change Will be
made in,the system under which the work
was originally undertaken, eXcent that IT VIII
be done in much stronger more Tcllable
manner The time for completion Is liked at
November 1st, 1868
The Artesian Well Co. have made an otferto
aid the citys supply of water with from one
to three million Of gallons per diem from their
wells at an expense very little greater than
/ he LAYING down of the necessary pipes and
mains The work of completing the arrange
nIents for full use of the lake water from the
tunnel has been greatly delayed and there
have been numerous and loud complaints that
over on the west side there was only very
moderate supply for about one fouth the time.
This want the new source VIII quite remedy
and il will at the same time enable the city TO
supply certain sections which have not nth
erto been reached by the lake water, ana In
which the people have had to use deieterlous
surface water from wells and cisterns
The grand triumph Of the Black Crook at
McVicar's still continues. Geo W. Mnrgan's
grand organ concert will come off on Thurs
day night. Our old Chicago favoriteN, Airing
toms MinstreS have been heard from on their
travels as doing an immense business.
Quotations in Chicago to-day are as follows:
Flour quiet, Sl3 for white winter, S12 for red
winter. So, 1911 for spring extra. Wheat
dull, 81, 80 for No. red, S1,99@205 for No. 2
spring Corn dull, 8415@S516 for No. 79@
S015 Tor No 2, 6915(07O for rejected. Oats.
dull, 63064 for No. 2 Rye, declining, 81 20
for No l. Provisions firm and Unchanged
Seeds dull, timothy 81, S71a flax $500. Freights
315Q415 corn to Buffalo. DON