Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-12-04
CHICAGO GOSSIP.
CHICAGO, Nov. 25th, 1867.

has so long abounded in "red-eye," pro,
duced, of course, entirely by the never
ceasing clouds of dust
THE PRIZE RING. .:,....
The great struggle is past, the, fight is
over. Bus y has won, and Duffy is done
Alas, poor Duffy he came from New
Orleans with P r. reputation, to get
badly pummelled by a '''soiIor' boy who
had never before "shied his CASTOR" But
he soon rcefed Duffy's sails for him, car
rying away his fore-rigging. knocking out
his skylights, and ru apins him on to a
lea shore leaking badly from his eye and
nose, only to be gathered up and carried
off by the wreckers. aae,T 10 5g2
Fighting is very immoral and disgrace
full, but if men will fight, why, it cannot,
of course, be Sc very bad to see them do
it,, even though it costs five dollars for a
ticket, and the chance of having your
name published in the daily papers. So
reasoned fifteen hundred of our moral
and upright citizens, and went in for the
sport. Butso long as the public don t
know that they went, it is all right. z
CHARITY FAIR. '"' 7-'tt
| The great fair for the benefit of the
tsoldier's widows and orphans closed last
Friday having proved,,a success realizing
over s25 1000, which sum, if properly dis
bursed, will keep the wolf from many a
door, and the frost from many little toe
during the cold of the coming winter. 3
/ The Fair was much like other Fairs
| it contained fair goods at unfair prices,
/ fair men and fair women; whether the
/ two last named articles were for sale,
do not know, not being able to read the
labels. Every visitor was beset at every
i turn to buy this or that article, which Of
course be did not want, but dare not re.
fuse. Lotteries and rafHesu were the or
. der Of the day, in which both saint and
i sinner was expected to engage, beea use
the cause was holy. But let us hope
that the money will go to those for whom
it was solicited. "11#as ~ .h"a
~ n @atnsds9oI, -. ba-aot baa dl.n
/ III He:5uf far hh'h''5' a.F, So s,,- a
! Heads have ceased to attract attention,
all thong is.now director to the legs
the fashionable word slower limbs is OBJ
solete, and legs have become popular
The Black Crook did much to popu.
Iarize the word, but Weston is doing
more. The fellows great leg feat is near
~ accomplished He is ahead of time
and will reach Chicago on Thanksgiving
day, probably the most thankful ''critter
out." Fifty policemenand nine hundred
boys will meet him at the city limits and
escort him to the Sherman House, where
his wife now awaits him. A lea tramp
from Portland to Chicago may be beauti-
full to contemplate, but not fine to execute
One principle is established by
! this great foot race, and that is the supe.
rior powers of endurance of man over the
brute creation Twenty to thirty horses
have broken down while following the
pedestrian. -rI.4 . -...t.
..a E.".t" NEWS BOYS. a:s.t
Chicago newsboys are indeed an insti
tuition, sort Of necessary evil. Nearly
three thousand little urchins gain a pre-
carious living by peddling papers and
backing boots. They are of all nations
ages and sizes, and [ like to have sale
colors; but that would not be true, fo1
they believe that these two calIings are
God given rights to soAite foMs. And a.
they rule the trade, they will not allow /;
mig in the business You may ask how
they can prevent it. Why sir, they ar,
as thoroughly organized as any trades
union in the country, and no "fellah" car
/ get "show in''r without the consent o
the trade and paying an admission fee
which | believe is fifty cents, and i
usually spent for penny a grab cigars
Where they sleep and where they eat
has till of late been a mystery. Som
; good kind philanthropists have just ar
ranged a home tor them, where they vii
7 be allowed to stay by confoi ming to Ger