Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-05-03
Chicago Amuscments.

The Fat Contributor gets off the fol-
lowing on the "city of horrors
They are peculiar folk, the people of
Chicago. They delight in horrors They
have horrors for dipaer, horrors for sup
nar and a ouar,ty of cold horrors are
w., ,,nel over fsr breakfast. Their news
naners are 4nled with them. They afford
tha,n GA agreeable excitement during the
Ia, and form the cheerful subject Of their
conversation at their evening sOciables. If
they want to entertain a stranger, they
show him the scene of the latest murder
or suicide. They mean it all right-it is
their way, that's all. AS your New York
friend takes you to the Central Park or to
Barnum's, to amuse you, so your friend in
Chicago conducts you to the place where
some thrilling and bloody tragedy has been
enacted.
am visiting the house of friend, an
old resident. The first morning he awoke
me at an early hour.
"Come, said he, in glow of pleasurable
excitement, "get up, MY boy; there is an
hour before breakfast, and we will have
time to visit the interesting spot"
"What spot?" said /.
"Why, the spot where the dreadful muir
der was committed last night" said he,
rubbing his hands with delightful expecta-
ton. You was lucky to come Just as you
did-this is the biggest thing of the kind
we've had yet-husband kills his wife and
nine children with an axe, shoots two po-
| licemen, beats another so that he is not ex-
pected to live, sets fire to three houses and
barn, swallows half bushel of counter
felt money, and commits suicide in the tun-
nell Immense excitement about it. Here
it is, all in the Iribunei"
Ideclined to 60, much as it would have en-
HANGED my appetite, doubtless, and he real
| ly felt hurt that the little excursion thai
he had planned for my enjoyment was moi
appreciated and eagerly adopted.
After breakfast we sauntered out for q
walk. He said he wanted 10 show HE the
sights of Chicago, and appeared eagerly
anxious to render my visit to the city as
agreeable as possible.
"Want to attend an inquest!" said he
pleasantly. "Suicide last night on -
street. Stupid affair, though-wouldnt
interest you. Took poison-more inter
esting when they and he made a hor
across his throat.
He took me on a walk along the river
"to see," as he said, "if they were fishing
anybody out" and he pointed out severa
interesting spots where people had Jumped
or been thrown in. He introduced me t.
another citizen with the remark that
was a stranger, and he was showing me tn,
city.
"Ahl" said the other citizen, eager fol
my entertainment; "have you visited the
scene of the - tragedy, or been to tn,
spot where the thirteen dead infants wer,
found sewed up in one pillow-case Yol
must 90 and see the Driving Park befor,
you 60 back. Terrible affair happened
there-man drove against fence-board il
a horse race, and was killed We can show
you the very board"
Another citizen insisted upon our visit
ing his house. While he went out to Sc,
about some light refreshments, picked VI
Photographic album, and it was fille'
with likenesses of the most hardened Grim
inals that Chicago had produced III
pointed with much pride to a bay window
in his back parlor, because it OverlOOke
the scene OF a terrible assassination.
"What are your amusements?" said
at length, anxious to change the subject G
conversation.
Attending inquests, sitting on Core
ner's juries, dragging the river, looking i
at the Police Court, listening to divorc
trials, and attending executions"
can't stand any more Chicago, and
leave tonight Why don't you believ,
my friend, as an inducement for me To pro
long my stay, offered to take me out t.
night and get me garroted He said h
thought II would be a novelty to me
should say it would. He added that the
thought nothing of being garroted in CHI
cago-they were used to it, and it wa
nothing after you get used to it.
He said he had kept very choice ho
! ror to show me tomorrow. He wouldn
show it to everybody, but he had set out I
: entertain me, and he was bound to do j
81 know" said he, looking very CAREFUL
/ around to see that nobody was listenin!
Z and whispering with an air of mingle
, mystery and qualification, know wher
we can go and see bdrrd Of human r
tsnains" And he threw himself back
: his chair and looked at me with flush
triumph, as though he had overwbelme
! me with such inducements to remain that
3 could not possibly resist.