The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-26
Chicago correspondence.
CHICAGO. Dec. 23d 1867,


had any business to be writing letter to-
r day. My letters are not holiday goods,
and it does seem that there was nothing
particularly worth seeing or knowing or
having anything to Go with, just now,
: which does not bear directly upon the
. joys of holidays. As goalong the street
see christmas presents and holiday
gifts" presented everywhere on cards
signs, posters hand-hi!s, banners and
spreads. /. is as bad as the d" V T." in
Canada. People whom | meet On the
the street have their hands full Of bundles
Of presents, and obtrusiye packages poke
themselves out Of their pockets Poulter-
ers lumber Up the sidewalk with huge
heaps Of turkeys, etc, until there is an
appearance of provisioning the city for
lengthy siege The newspapers instead of
news contain almos; naught but holi day
puiis. Youne ladies'. with bright visions
Of presents O: jeweiry before them, assume
an air-of unwontel frendlness with all
the bachelors they know. Charitable in
stiiuions issue loul calls for aid in their
Christmas dinners. II the households Of
those who are 50 happy as to have homes
and families, mysterious preparations are
going Oh IN ROOMS from which the little
ones ere carefully excluded, and through
hai-opened doors one catches occasional
slimses Of tall eversreens, gay with colorod
candles, toys, Candies and knick -nacks.
dear TO the hearts Of children. Happy
with an untold happiness are they to whom
this season Of general joy brings not mem-
, cries so full Of sadness that the heart itself
is full Of tears at the thought Of them
they TO whom tie christmas holidays are
not the anniversary Of hopeless grief
one which hath left them alone bereft Of
love anl joy.
learn that another express company is
On The verge of formation, one which it is
intended shall cvershaaow even the Mor-
, chants Union, and T. c. Durant is spoken
OF as The active moving spirit Of the en-
terprisc. K is 10 be entitled the = New
York, San Francisco. China and Japan
express company" and will run between
the points named, having, of course, branch
es rani.fyipg throughout this entire coun-
try. The project has not get taken such
:, definite form that ! can speak with any
certainty Of It's plans, but it cannot fail ol
succc IS with Dufant at It's head. He has
+, already shown his power, in his manage
ment of The affairs of The Union Pacific
railroad, during his tenure Of the Office o.
= vice president Of that company, and ha.
! demonstrated the TACT that he possesses al
- immense influence with the great capital
= ISIS Of the east. The new lne will, o
% course, be through this city and by th'
;, way of Omaha, and will Of course, wher
= started enlist TIE inter ,sts of or Chicago
: merchants in an extraordinary degree.
The great enterprise now before US i
i the . National telegraph onpany," whicl
seems 10 be The mammoth speculation Of
the day L was chartered in July SOS
: wien It's c pitsl stock was limited to $40,
e coo, 0Gc and already nine-;enths of tha
amount have been taken and it is elieye'
> that all viii be subscribed for by Febru
!. arv, or at farthest, March next. Over
half million has bce1 placed in this city
and 50 lesirous are cur capitalists of takiu2
"a pant in it that it is believed the amount
>, allotted 70 this state will prove largely III
sufficient The manner IN which thu
stock is placed ali ever the country, ana
upon such terms as will put ii readily il
The hands oi all classes, is emnctly adapt
ed to secure the ultimate success OF the
= company, by enlisting public sympath.
= with it against the old Western Lnioi
monopoly Since this subject has begun
to be agtated people Tor the first time be
= gin to fully appreciate how enormous ar
= the profits derived from teiesraphy.
= line which has only paid cent. per cent an
!, nually upon It's cost, has not been deemed
q a particularly profitable one by the West
>. ern Union telegraph company. No wonde
il when they get 81 10 for message from
- here to New York, which Cyrus Field say
ii does not cost them more than three cent
j. to send The Western Union COMPANY
are supplying newspaper specials in thi
city ut least for cent word and the nes
independent line from here to Milwaukee
81 advertise to send messages and letters 10
the public at the same rate At tins rat
even. the telegraph lines can, If properl.
e managed, be made to pay large dividends
20 Every one who has occasion to use th'
, wires at the ordinary W. I. tariff of PR