The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-11
0ur Chicago LETTER.


Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, April s, 1867.
EDS. TELEGRAPH During the recent SEES
sion of the Illinois Legislature, numerous and
severe charges were made against the system
of management of the State Asylum for the
Insane charges which, ifsubstantiated, should
consign to life long infamy the functionaries
responsible for the conduct of the institution;
not only the doctor in charge but the trustees
appointed by the State, and responsible to the
people of the State for the treatment there ac
corded to the poor wretches entrusted for care
and treatment. These charges included mali
cious and interested imprisonment OF sane per-
sons shocking immortality and gross inhu-
manity-and were mainly brought by and at
the instigation of Mrs. Packard who was at
one time an inmate of the asylum. Mrs 7.
claims that she never was insane, but that
tuel .l..d hard to make her so. At present,
she at least generally, talks and writes sanely
enough, and is so thoroughly in earnest in her
crusade against the asylum that she cnllsts
sympathy wherever she goes. The Legisla-
ture talked of an investigation but only went
down there on a formal visit and all attempts
to,get anything better out of them proved
fasco, their so-called committee of investiga-
ton never having held meeting. True they
passed law instructing the trustees to inform
the crazy people that they could have trial,
if they wanted One-and that was all. The
trustees however, have not felt at ease respect
ing the matter, and have, under direction Of
Ex-Lieut. Gov Hoffman (who is one of the
trustees), instituted an investigation on their
own hook. As result, they have issued
card which, while it admits that reform is
needed in some minor matters, pronounces
groundess the more severe charges of inta-
nous misconduct made against the asylum
management. They also call for further evil
dence if anybody has any to produce, on the
trials during the next 80 days.
THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
or this city is at present engaged in very
pretty little quarrel with the Times Office
| The / i3,es has always been FRAT" office but
on Friday night last the printers, some thirty
| of them, having suddenly become ". U. men
quit case, and left the paper to be got out by
! the united exertions of the editors, clerks and
reporters Only halt sheet appeared the next
day and it was sadly demoralized in general
appearance BY this time it has resumed the
! full size but compositors are scarce and the pa
per looks rough" Storey advertises for rat
/ printers and telegraphs to Canada for them,
| while meantime girls set up the paper ana
! the Union hoys ''lie Iow'' for the ''rats" who
will certainly be thrashed as soon as they come
on. 1t is believed that this embroglio will be
an additional inducement to Story to accept
A proposition which it is rumored is to be made
to him to-day for the
| PURCHASE OF THE TIMES.
! On Saturday last the Democratic Executive
| Committee had long interview with him on
the subject, and to-day it is stated they Will
rO to him prepared to make terms at once to
buy him out. The paper thus purchased will
be for the purpose of supporting the straight
| Democratic ticket headed by eXmayor Sher
man. at the approaching charter election
| Story is in fact good illustration OF the old
adaoe 'ibetween two stools he comes to the
ground" The Republicans don't trust him for
/ they say he has too dirty a record, while the
! Democrats repudiate him on account OF his
| black republican heresies and all his affected
iubiation over the Connecticut election, don't
win them mite.
MUSICAL.
The Philharmonic Society gave its last con
cert at the Opera House on Saturday night
last, or to speak more properly, its funeral
took place then. 1t has died fashionable
DEATH that of mere inaction, not certainly
from any want Of musical taste among our peo-
pie. While speaking on this subject OF musl-
stance Of it the growing favor in which the
Knabe piano is now held here, the manner in
which its excellence steadily wins popularity
for it, against all the tide of fulsome lauda-
ton OF other and inferior instruments in the
market. The rich purity of its tone, that al
most indescribable beauty technically termed
its ''singng tone," the evenness of its scale,
the perfection of its action and Withal its eX-
traordinary durability, render this splendid
instrument tayorite with all true musicians
The sole agents here for the Knabe Piano are
Messrs julius Bauer g. Co.. and so great is the
demand for this instrument, that it is with
difficulty that they can keep full assortment
of samples of the various kinds of instruments
on hand Their store is under the Crosby OPP
era House, where, although the hnabe Piano
is their speciality, they keep stock OF musical
goods and instruments unsurpassed in the
northwest.
SPORTING.
The "manly art of selfdefence' i quite
popular thing here among all classes If we are
to Judge from the turnout on Saturday night
last, to witness n series of ''set tOS' at the
Coliseum. The dead walls and fences on that
day would have given a strange-a queer
idea of the morale of our town. One theatre
posted cOnspicuously bloody Nathan, "A show
had huge pictures Of ''The Scarlet Woman Of
Babylon" riding on her unique seyen-headed
and Informed charger. Beside it was prom
ise to exhibit what John saw when the gates
forth on huge streamers "Hell upon earth"
and last but not least in the cheerful sequence
was bill announcing a sparring exhibition to
raise the stakes of 81 900 to match G. G. Gal
lagher of Cleveland against Jim Elliot. What
Il sensational series Of amusements. After con-
templatng it one could not feel surprised at
the aspect of the audience assembled at the
sparring show. Wealthy merchants, gamblers,
grain scalpers from the Board Of Trade, rOughs,
respectable fail hers of families, and shoulder
hitters, book keepers, bankers and thieves, old
and young iostled each other and filled the
building to lis utmost capacity. The sparring
was not particularly good and the whole affair
is only worthy of note on account of its Illus
tration OF popular taste.
The June races will come off on the Brighton
course which is being reftted and prepared for
the purpose. Another track (onIy half mile)
is being constructed out at Sunnyside. The
frequenters of this latter place will doubtless
be quite select, as select fraternity as could
be found anywhere outside Joliet. Faweett
d Cos new driving park viii not be completed
until July. Don.
E9- The good work of eliminating the
word white from the Constitutions of
the various Northern States is going
brave!y on. Ohio was few days ego op-
posed to it, but Saturday the good news
came that the Legislature has finally de-
o.id.d tn xtand stffraoa to all male ,iti1apS