The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-13

.io ! } Letter.
CHICAGO, June 10.

CHICAGO, June TO-
EDITORS TELEGRAPH:
Not great while since, our ornamental po-
lice force protested determination to break
up the gambling dens Of Chicago, from the
humble back rooms whore 1ourished 'chuck-
er-Iuck, ]" "seyen-up" and ''forty fves," thro'
all the several grades of this species Of sin up
to the aristocratic saloons where faro the
greatly beloved of gamblers presides like a
king over its costly court Some people were
foolish enough to imagine that they meant to
do SO, and rejoiced at the formidable array Of
names presented for a day or two, in the morn
ing papers, as those of persons arrested for
gaming. But the gamblers were not Tighten
ed not whit. They were only more active
in pressing their business and more unscrupu-
ous in sWindlng their dupes, in order to pay
Tine fines assessed upon them. They under
stood perfectly that it was all a municipal
Joke such q one as is semi-occasionally per-
petrated on the demi-monde, and calmly con-
sidered in the words of the fatalist, that F'what
is to be, will be-" Already the storm is past,
and again all are in full operation. Indeed,
he larger places were never intertered with,
although they are as we'll known to the police
as any others. One establishment on Monroe
street, for instance, which is frequented by a
class of merchants and men OF MEANS who
hundred to a thousand dollars night where
delicate wines, delicious liquors, and sumptu-
Gus feasts allure the palate, deep and soft car
pets deaden the foot falls, beautiful pictures
and huge mirrors please the eye, EXTREMIST
courtesy seduces, and the reputation Of 3
/ square game" induces confidence. Do you
imagine that the police ever thought OF max
INC descent here? Not at all. The victims
generally were the ''keno" players, and they
certainly did come in for lively share Of at
tcntiOn, but now they are ali in full feather
again. One scarce walks a dozen steps with
out seeing OH the pavement, or having thrust
in his hand q card bearing an address, and the
| figure 80 or the motto rs in a row." The
initiated land who nowadays is not9 OF
course understand that this means keno,
but the innocent police never know anything
| of the matter.
! The excitement over the canal improvement
! question continues, and tonight will again bt
4 brought before the common council. The Tqi
/ J1fse day by day continues its demonstration
! Of the Ito it, self-eyident principle that max
ing a ditch bigger, doesn't enlarge it at all anC
the other papers are so prejudiced as to make
! fun of the proposition.
| There is quite a war, Ga newspaper one, go
/ ing on just at present over the laying OF oul
wooden payements. The board ofpublic work
| have endeavored to dodge paying the invent
or of the Nicholson pavement his royalty, by
| making slight change in the system OF lay
ing the pavement, leaving out the strip be
tween the blocks. Consequently strip o
anti-strip" war has sprungup and the TYj6un
accepting the rival communications at tift.
lcents per line, iejoices over it.
The Western Union Telegraph Co have ac
cepted the provisions of the Telegraph Bill
passed by the last Congress, and within a reas
enable time, when it shall turn over its line
to Congress, we shall have our telegraph ia
cilities in the west on something like reason
able terms.
Messrs. Bowen, Whitman d WinSow, dr.
goods jobbers and commission merchants, sue
cessors to Bowen Bros, at No. Is, IL, 10 ant
81 Randolph street, have initiated novelty
worthy of their enterprise, for the benefit G
all their correspondents throughout the north
; west. This novelty is weekly price list {
all their goods, and report of the state of tn
: market. They have the best light in the cit
to show goods by, and never fail to give ever
satisfaction to customers.
The closing prices on change to-day, were a
{ follows Flour $500 for white winter, sos
6D12 90 for spring extra, wheat 81 Is for No.
5 81. 90@2 90 for No. 2, corn S01IQl85c for No.
76@7715 for No. 2, 5000 for rejected DAT
, 5515 (J58c for No. 2, 50@52c for rejected Pro
visions dull and unchanged. The failure
w. r. Stone, commission merchant, is repor
ed Liabilities, $60000 nominal assets, $50
1000 DON.