The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-25
water ,RegisleG-a5II NE. advice is equally good
Our Chicago Letter,

pain, unVaFllSned, unIMaglnatlVe, nomely
truth, certainly good thing to indulge in oc-
casionally. Yesterday was too gum and show
cry for pleasant fAncies, and even to-day the
sun shines in an apologize sort of way. Be-
sides, the peaceable dullness Of Sunday is still
upon us, and per consequence, there is little
to write Of Suppose say something of
r SUNDAY ,AMUsEMENTs IN CHICAGO.
What a stride in progress we have taken
since the time of the old "blue laws" when a
fine was the inevitable result of even a conju
gal embrace on the superlatiYely holy Sabbath
day--not that, even to. the stern old Puritan OF
hthose days a kiss or embrace was positively
lbad on the contrary we have every reason to
believe that even Miles Standish yearned for
such things, but they feared that Such deli-
oi6ds tenipora1ities, would detract from the
due consideration Of eternity, on the allotted
seventh day, and therefore discouraged them.
Now, however, old things have passed away,
at least here in Chicago, and we strive. to be
good in different way, If history tells truth,
the population of Chicago has always been
more or less sportive on Sunday, prin cipally
more. When Chicago consisted of small
patch of suburbs about fort, the principal
enjoyment. of the "sweet day of rest" is
said to have been shooting at mark. Some
of the elders of the community got toge ther
and concluded that ''as so many eastern cha ps
were comm, it mout be well to hev some
sort OF preacher" They got one, and then
the attractions of Sunday were varied between
the target and the.pulpit This was in the
good old days, before Ex-Governor Hoffman
took to politics and fire insurance, while he
still felt that he had call to preach the Cos
pei. 1t would be rather an extensive Job to
show how slowly, but surely we cultivated
Taste for Sunday amusements, and in what va
riety that taste has been supplied. 1t is not
a great while since the churches began adver-
Using what music their choirs were about to
perio4a. !,Spiritualists gave "seances''--the
German theatre put forth its most attractive
bills-balls of far from a reproachable charac-
ter were given in the old Board of Trade Hall
the Turn Halle was the scene of q grand af-
ternoon concert-societieS gave entertain
ments, musical, dramatic, social, literary and
gymnaStlc, and people OF undoubt6d respect
ability gave dinners, all on Sunday. Decided
~, we were getting along well. Just here
may parenthetically remark that no foreign
people seem to engraft upon our national hab-
its and character so much of their peculiar
tastes and manners as do the Germans. Other
races imperceptibly melt into one in the course
of a generation or two, or else preserve con-
tintinually distinctive individuality of their
own, while the Teutonic seems engaged in
kindly to the Teuton's beer, gradually we got
q liking for his acid wines, "a ways we loved the
Istrong earnest character of his music, and by
this time 1T is not easy to say whether Ger
mans are becoming Americanized, or Ameri-
cans Germanized to the greatest degree. To
return from this divergence. Of the several
Sunday amtisements mentioned, one has grown
to be apopular Institution, even with Ameri-
leans the grand instrumental concert given
each Sunday afternoon at Turner Hall under
n Mr tnn pnaC tharo tc hoo,.
2 band of twenty-four to thirty first class mu-
sicians performing the finest music one can
hear in the city. One only pays ten cents for
admittance, and as he listens may drink his
beer, smoke his pipe, admire the blooming IA
ces of host of Gretchens or Ka trinas, sip his
''cafe nOir'' if he be of TEN perate tastes con-
verse with his friends, make love to his sweet
heart, even make himself agreeable to his
wife, and nobody think anything strange oft.
Hatfield hasn't preached against this institu-
to be jolly, and that on Sunday, it cannot be
that it can long escape him. If he does, and
effects anything against it, / will let you know.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Is just at this time the most exciting topic
before the people. The working men are now
fully organized in Trades Unions and are de-
termined to enforce on and after the first of
May the eight-hour system. They will have
grand procession on the date named, to show
their strength, and it is expected they will
turn out fifteen or twenty thousand men. EN-
ployers evinee purpose of either cutting the
total of day wages down to figure cores
ponding with the reduction in time, or of
adopting the system OF payment by the hour
tor the actual time OF employment To both
of these propositions the majority of employ
ees will object. Some have however, agreed
Ito a reduction. The ship carpenters led in
this direction and Others will follow them
The attitude OF the daily papers toward the
movement is rather peculiar. The Tribune,
which formerly opposed strongly the eight
hour movement, while the chances therefor
seemed rather hopeless, isnow non-committal
and rather disposed to be favorable The
Z &n1es would for policy's sake, doubtless have
"cottoned" to the working men, before cleo
tIon at least, but for the fact that it's Difficult
ty with the Typographical Union, and the ac
tive steps taken by thaS body placed the pa |
per in an attitude of hostility. Still it strug-
giles for foothold on neutral ground. The |
Repu6ticGn, wide awake and clutching at any |
thing, like drowning man at straw is en- |
deavoring to use this excitement as peg to
attach itself to the rising side of the wheel of
fortune, and works nobly in the cause ofeight-
hour labor.
YIN. c. A.
This excellent Association celebrated last
evening the tenth anniversary of its founda- |
ton in this city. Some idea of the extent of |
their practical Christian charity may be de-
rived from the fact that during the past year
they have expended $24 325. SO in charity to the |
needy and distressed they have found en-
ployment for $500 men and boys and for ]. O67
women and girls; they have started several
mission schools and supplied a great amount
0freadIng matterfor missionary purposes, both
In and out Of public institutions they have
maintained u noon day prayermeeting at a cost /
of 81 Sob, and they have done an infipitv Of
good in many other ways, such as obtaining /
soldiers claims, forwarding from this Post OF |
dce unstamped letters, keeping free reading |
room open for young men, etc. 1t is gratify- |
ing to state that the association is in a very
lourishing condition.
CUNNING.
The novel phenomenon of an abundance of
Wild pigeons in this vicinity at this season IS I
witnessed here this year. The fields and woods
about the outskirts of north Chicago are full
OF them, and even the most luckless sports
men bag great numbers. Can ANYBODY ex-I
plain why this is 'thusly,' and what business
the birds have here now. .-s- e,~,.- ..--.-
sssa 80 fBACCHUs2kND HYGIENE.
In an early portion of this letter 1 spoke oil
the influence of Germans in spreading their
customs and tastes among our people. In no
happier way is this evinced than by the grow
ing preference of our people for pure German
vines, over the fiery liquors which have hith-
erto been generally olr beverage. The adyan-
tsge OF the change in the matter of health is
!ncalculably great. The taste thus developed
is well supplied here in the house of Messrs
hirchott Bros, who import all their own wines
and liquors, and who in a stock worth near
100000, of variety and quality unequalled
west of New York, have not a drop that is
adUlterated or in any way of inferior quality.
1helr new store is in the Lombard Block, in
the rear of the Post Office.
COMMERCIAL.
The Markets to day are very quiet, deyelop-
ing little speculation and few noteworthy
transactions. Closing prices on Change at
o clock to-day, were as follows in the import
ant articles of the market: Flour, dull. held
at S12.5O@14OO for spring extra. Wheat, uui-
jeeted at S213. Corn, 1@11lc better and act
i've; S1.06@1.08 for No. l, 96a97c for No.
S515@SS for rejected. Oats quiet at 5515057c
for No. 2, having advanced I@15c. Proyis-
ions dull at the closing prices of last week.
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