The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-12

i pay of Chicago the first step toward
an enterprise Of great magnitude recent
Ily projected by some ofNour leading busi.
ness men, This is nothing less than the
dredging out to nayigable depth the
south fork of the South branch of the
Chicago river and constructing docks end
piers along it. This fork is now nothing
but an unwholesome muddy slough unfit
Tor any use without the expenditure of
vast sums in its Improvement, but i'm
| proved upon the contemplated plan viii
be OF great value.
The y Dung Mems Christian Associa-
ton OF this city will open Its new hall,
the largest Ia the West, on the Both Of
this month. This hall will seat $500 peo
pie and is to be fitted up in a style of
magni6cenee worthy of its size. Senator
W ilson of Massachusetts will deliver the
opening Grafton. On the I'd prox. the
Young Mems Christian Associations OF
the North West are to hold their grand
convention here. The new building of
the Association, in which this hall is To-
Gated, is one of the principal ornaments
OF our city, and wall long stand as a proud
nsemento of the christian generosity of
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most largely to its erection, was that of
Messrs. }. v. Farwell & Co, which not
only gave the time OF the senior nenlber
stock IN the building to the amount of
$4,000 That sum IS !, large one to come
from any one firm, but Farwel & Co.
can well stand it. Last year they did a
business Of over eight and u quarter msl-
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ba5'llty,. considerably oyerrun that sum.
Established as they have been for some
eighteen years and always standingat the
head of their trade, they have built up
legltlmately this immense business, by
their enterprise upright dealing and
steady adaereance to The pie rnle Of
small profits and many of them" Their
huge store ut Nos. AZ. Al 4 46 Wabash
| Avenue, SIX stories in hight, one hund
red aud twenty feet In depth, aud half
that III width, contains a. this time the
largest stock of staple goods. woolens,
/ dress goods, notions, etc., which can bt,
found We, Of New York. Every novel
ty vi either American or foreign manu-
facture III any line of dry goods; which
| buyers niay desire, can be found on these
long counters which groan with tie weight
of material heaped upon them, for are
there not at this moment over a million
doiiars worth of stock here. selected by
careful and experienced buyers in the
east. All these are offered at the lowest
rates which The market will admit Of Ne
| specaiitleS at less than cost are en-
ployed as bats Tor customers, but in every
| department an upright. legitimate busi-
ness Is carried on which cannot fail to
meet the heartiest appreciation Of dealers.
| The great Horse FAIR at Dexter Park
has been running four days and will ter.
| inmate on Monday next. GA Thursday
when Dexter trotted first and to-day
when he last appears the audiences have
I been immense, not less than Is, ,0tt1 per
sons being present on each day.
| Quotations on Change to day are as
! follows: Flour, active and firm, SO, Sc
d Us fo- white winter 50, 35al0, 81 fol
! red wlnter; eo,U0alJ,01 for spring extra
! Wheat s. 10 for white winter: 5l.Sla
! 1923 for No spring; Corn $l.UUai %
fer 30, I; Oats, 475a49:c Freights,
wheat &c to Buffalo Don.
The Late Elections.
Vermont once more reasserts her pnud
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vo5c Yesterday was bat ii repetition ni
that Of last year, the year before, ana the
year before that The Hon John Il.
Page, republican, is chosen Governor in
! place Of Paul Dillingham;, by from eigh
teen TO twenty thousand majority. Che
| Legislature is after the established pat
tern; the Senate Is all republican. and
/ the house nearly so E'itly-one town,
elect T. republicans and four democrats
j Last year Gov. Dillingham; had %, 81:
! u.tjority i'll io63 ne haa i3. 729 major
! ity +; in 1864 the republican, majority wa.
! 1927 Gu Governor. and -, 97Z GA Pres
idclt. The Legislature last year was
Senate, 80 republicans. no democrats
House. 2244 to l3.--N. K Theme
SAS FaA<C SEQ, Sept. e. The Dem
! ocgats have carried the state, Legislative
and municipal tickets in San francisco
| by overwhelming majoiities. The Unior
party eject only niajori5v Of the super
yisors and school directors. The return:
! from the interior cUnuIuue tosae3 Iaigslt'
ma ajority, which may reach 5000. Tn.
entire Union state ticket is defeated
| The result Is astounding TO both parties
/ Nothing worse was expected by the
/ Union men than the defeat of Gorhan
and two or three others oa the samt
| ticket. The returns are not nearly full
bns II Is believed that large number o
Union men ahsented themselves from the
polls. The Democrats will have major
ity in the State Assembly. As fourteen
OF the twenty Senators who hold over ar,
| Union. the Senate may be Union, bu
the election of Republican Senator i
now impossible.
/ MAINE.
One hundred and nine tawns Civ,
! Chamberlain 27,7l5, and Pillsbury l8,
! 6S3 The same towns last year gave
Chamberlain 31.600, and pilisbury l6
.563. Chan berlains majority this yea
is 9,032, against l5,0S5 in the same town
last year, making 4 Republican loss o
/ 9.055. The aggregate vote in rhes.
towns is 43. 29S. against 43,2i5 last year
The total vote of the state last year wa
II, ,5s4; this year it will probably fall
little short of 100000
Three OF the state are report
ed, with a loss of nine fteenths of tn,
majority of last year. The same rati,
will reduce the republican majority t,
about l3,5D0, or loss Of about / 400
The Democrats will gain representative
Il IN some towns, but not enough to Civ,
them much power in the legislature