The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-20
Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, June II.

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termined effort on the part of the ultra good
! people of our fair city to effect by municipal
decree radical change in our modes of kill
ing sundays" They can't exactly expect to
force everybody else to go to church, but they
do hope to reduce the thing down to 'sHob-
sons choice-this or none" / have very lit
tie fear POSSIBLY I should say hope) of the
success of any such measure. Sunday anluse-
lments have become quite an institution here,
and it would be a rather bold move for any
party to attempt their abolition. I think
however, while they yet exist, that will de-
vote apertion of my letter to-day, to some
slight Sketch Of their several classes and char
/ acters. -
Some time since l believe devoted a little
| space to ''Durne Halle and its Sunday con-
certs, therefore although this place stands at
| the head of the list of Sabbath amusements l
1 shall merely refer to it now. Those concerts,
afternoon and evening, still continue and are
still patronizcd as literally as ever, mainly by
the better class of Germans and American
young men. The "Bohemians" of the daily
press are always represented there in consid-
cradle force, and the fact is worthy of note
\ that coffee is here the popular beverage while
scarcely single instance of anyone drinking
ANYTHING stronger than lager is to be observed.
| Next door to o"Turne Halle'' garden is
opened by the well known yiolinist DeClerque,
under the name of the "Tivoli" Ordinarily
| a German garden contains nothing green ex-
cept the tables, the lattice along the side of
the shooting gallery, and stunted, sickly ev-
erereen stuck in barrel, as much out of the
way as possible. This however is different
for here are large trees whose grateful shade
is sought each Sunday by crowds of our Ger
man fellow citizens. Few Others come here.
Americans like Turn Halle better for there
they can hear an ochestra-fne one too while
here the musical entertainment consists al
most if not quite entirely of elegant violin So
los by DeCferque, accompanied by plump
gentleman, who never seems thoroughly awake
and who slumbrously divides his time between
beer and the piano. But the Germans love
the cool shade, enjoy the rustic of the branch
es over head, take wild pleasure even in the
monotony ofthat tireless fiddle, and the "Ti-
voli' is crowded. Out at the limits are the
"beer gardens" at the mention ofwhich many
worthy people roll up their eyes in pious hor-
ror. They are far below the social scale of
the two places just noted. Adventurous
chambermaids, Irish jugglers, pot-slewers,
and less worthy sisters, fair and frail, wander
out there Frolicsome youths whs devote the
day ofrest to sport go there. Curious folks
who have heard of the beer gardens venture
there. There are of course some good re-
spectacle families, some irreproachable frau
leins' who may be seen there, but one might
throw stones into the crowd for good while
before hitting any of them. To execrable
music croaked and squeaked from dilapidated
instruments by a few poor wretches whose
principal virtue is their entire independence
of all rule regarding time and tune, this
motley crowd dances, perspires, and drinks
beer in one unceasing round. However hot
the day may be this indefatigabe crowd dan
ces madly on as if saltatory exercise were the
end and aim of their being. Whatever pro-
fessional beer drinkers may say to the contra
ry / unhesitatingly affirm that cannot
drink beer for hours at the rate of l
glass every five minutes, without becoming
at least slightly inebriated. If my assertions
are doubted, let the doubter go to the beer
gardens, and see for himself at night fall
Those who have any regulations to preserve
and any care to preserve them, withdraw
from the scene, and at this point between my
modest pencil and the revelations of an eve
ming at the beer gardens, / drop the charita-
bic curtain of silence. There are probably tif-
| ty places about town, where in low beer
houses a few people assemble to drink or
dance to the sweet jangle of worn out pianos
and cracked, fiddles, but they are unworthy of
any mention in this connection, not coming
under the popular amusement" classification.
1 did intend to say something about Sunday
evening sports, German theatres, balls, ETC.,
but this letter has already attained such pro-
portions that / shall reserve that for another
| times
The eight-hour strikers, poor fellows, have
again struggled into momentary publicity, by
issuing an address, or circular showing why
they have concluded to tizzle out, and the
reason is just what l said it would be-starved
out. They state that their realization of ali
the promises So lavishly made in other parts
of thecountry, to sustain them as the pioneers
of the struggle, has been the receipt of some
thing like 5000, of which $40 are in money and
the balance in notes,-While they are in debt
$400 for their hall rent, provisions bought on
credit, etc, in addition to having lost all their
time during the strike, lost their situations,
lost the good will and confidence of their en-
ployers, and lost the respect of the communi-
ty at large.
Our Washington street tunnel has for this
time, at least, proven failure. 1t has caved
in at the shore end, and only thin timber
wall which momentarily threatens to tumble,
now keeps out the filthy flood of the river.
Cause contractor.
Amusements during the last week have not
been particularly brisk. French's Oriental
Circus, came and did an immense business, |
partly by virtue Of their own considerable
merit, and partly through the exertions of
Blank Walker, formerly night editor of the
Chicago Times, who is now their advertising
agent, Booth still draws large audiences at
McVickers. Miss Mary McVicker, daughter
of the veteran manager, made her debut in the
character of Juliet, to Booths Romeo, last |
week, and was so successful that she has since |
appeared several times.
Mr.. j. III. Ammon, agent of the great pub |
fishing houses of 5Ticknor d Fields has receiv- |
ed for the trade a number. of newly issued |
works, among them Thackeray's early and |
Late papers," the Diamond edition of Dick
ems, and samples of the new Dickens edi-
ton, the issue of which is superintendent by
the author. J. w. Ammon is also the sole |
agent here for Marshall's splendid engraving
of Lincoln, the finest steel engraving ever is
sued in this country
Business is quite dull to-day and in all pri-
ces on change there is a marked decline from
the closing figures on Saturday. Flour is dull
25@30c lower, $14Q15 for white winter; $10,25
@10,50 for spring extra. Wheat 507c lower, |
81 ,98@2, 100 for No. /. 81 ,65@1,7O for No. 2.
81 ,00@1 07 for rejected. Corn 215@3c lower,
82@85c for No. 1; 7715@S0c for No. 2; 56@58c
for rejected. Oats steady, 551a@57c for No. 2. |
Rye Sc lower, $1,07 for No. 1. Mess Pork
$50, OO@20,5O Lard 1124c for choice steam.
Provisions of all kinds dull Freights dull |
corn &c to Buffalo by propeller.
.Iess 80 "DON"