The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-06-20
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.

EDS TRIBUNE -
| Our national banks are in no small de
gree exercised by what they deem tia
cold blooded cruelty of the legislature il
, imposing tax on their shares. 1t mus
be intensely disgusting to them if th
statement be true, that they have expend
ed at the last regular session of the Gen
eral Assembly no less sum than twent,
thousand dollars to prevent an action OF
the subject. The act of Congress for tn,
organization Of national banks. it will bs
remembered, exempted their capital stecl
from taxation, consequently our state ha;
gone back to the old, once-discarded plaI
OF leyying upon shares.
The much tortured question Of ''what
shall be done with our state Penitentia
ry' is again brought up. BY the action oi
land our daily papers are all aeitating it,
able fact that. the generally expressed
opinion is in tavo, of ike State itself tax
ing charge OF the institution and running
1t at whateytr loss it may entail. ''Hu-
manity is the plea they put in and they
ties the question. For my part however
| find it rather hard to decide the aues-
t ton it the wletches who find lodging in
that institution at the states expense, are
worth the additional outlay Oh them for
purely humanitarian puposes But we
have nad AN infinite deal IL trouble with
the management OF our pentcntiary, and
its lessees and it is altogether probable
! ~
the committee now investigating into the
condition OF the institution viii report in
favor OF at least trying the experiment
iior a couple OF years, of dispensing with
! lessees.
Speaking Of the spirit of the press of
! Chicago on this question reminds one OF
tue mutual fight going cn over the troub-
led issnes OF ,1,rotcctson rs free trade. >
trade while the Repa,b}ican Post aud
Journal are for protection. | should
j have said that half the Tribuue goes for
free trade Horace White flies that ban
ner, while Joseph 1icdlll views it as an
altogether evil thing. Gov. Bross and
the other members of the company stand
aEoof wisely preferring, whatever their
! private opinions 10 let the battle be Tough
out hy the chiefs
This is our grand matinee day at
all the places Of amusement and decided
Is the matinee has come to be considered
one OF the iactures of our fast city. How
| ever aninaements may be patfonized IN
the evenings, the natinees are alwavs
successful, and stroll through the sew
eralslows this afternoon would ast0nish
| the stranger with the number OF women
who seem today possessed by an wordi-
nate passion for sightseeing. Wednes-
, Gay afternoons are not yet so ponular tor
matlnees and one large class. at least
/ persists III Tlewins them as an unworthy
lnnovati0r. Ladies make up tl'n major.
! portion OF matinee audiGilcos and there
are three u'asscs Of them who support
the institution. First, there are ladies
| Of the ''demi monde, the ''lorettes, .
the 'cocottes, or whatever you please
10 term them, wha have most ieasure for
. amusement III the day time and who are
not required to have a male escort to
matlnecs as they are TO evening perform
aiicea. Second, there are t!i1 adyentur-
esse@ iair young wives, signing widows.
auorous young girls, lovely and LOVING
ones who hope hcre 10 extend the circle
OF their acquaintance. Third and last of
all, women whose husbands are either too
/ fngallant, toe busy Or too weary to go
I ont with them aud who can bring here
/ their little ones to see the show, url-
attended, yet without reproach. The
cigar is sad to. be a great democratic
agency, as 1t is no disgrace for any one
! 70 give OF take a light from any one. it is
a symbol CT universal rothelhood In
like manner, the matinee Is the apotheo-
scs OF the grand idea Of sisterhoOd. La
crece and Lais sit side by side and neith-
er feels herself contaminated Lucrece
sees Lals hutteling her kerchief in re-
sponse to the short haired slender gen
tleman IN gentle black who bgandishes
! his opera glass near the door Lais is not
ashamed. She Is the hundredth who
/ ha. just done the ssure thing. Lucrece
/ does not redden with virtuoas Indignation
she simply gives one little regretful sigh
] Why? do you ask IN sure don /
know-i would ask Guy-but he a,aurais
I sa5et would cynicaliy answer The wrong
/ hand held the handkerchief
/ novelty to our Northwestern trade
has just been revealed by the well known
tirm OF Bowen, Whitman & Winsiow. oi
Nos Is, II, 10 & Il Randolph streets,
| successors to Bowen Bros ! Dry Good,
,jobbers aud Commission Merchants.
which Is nothing less than the issue week
iy OF a full price list OF ali goods in their
market, all put down in accordance with
their unwarrylng system, to the very low
est rates that can be afforded Any
merchant III the Northwest may order
goods from this firm at the price marked
on this list (which is sent gratuitousIy to
all desiring it, and be certain Of receiving
just what he orders and as cheeply as il
can be obtained anywhere in the Country
Honest dealing. quick returns of small
profits and unexcelled enterprise are the
principles of the firm.
/ Commercial matters have seldom known
I greater riabieness and uncertainty than
during the past week. Wheat and corn
have ''woSh.ed' through difference OF
about twenty five cents, u, one day down
| the next, or perchance both the same
day. Closing rates and business to-day
as follows. Flour, dull and lower. Sl4a
1929 for white winter, $S, 75alO,50 fol
spring extra Wheat, another fall of I3
cts, 81, ,00a2, ,03 for No 1, 81, 72al, ,794 fol
No. =, ,l0a ], ,l25 for rejected Corn *
declined from yesterday, S5aS9c for No
|, S2aS4c for No 2, 60a63c for rejected.
1 Oats 56a573c for No 2 Rye, dull, 81, ,l(
for No. l. Freights lower. Corn 34a4t
to Buffalo per sail No change In pro
visions. Business very dull.
A TERRIBLE TUMBLE.
Little "AlI Right Thrown from the