The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-07-11
Our Chicago Letter.
CHICAGO, July 8th.

LII AOho lELEGkAEh.
Our great national holiday and anniversary |
which it is to be supposed every lover of lib |
erty, and especially every American patriot |
should take an interest in, has gone by here in
Chicago as one Of the dullest and most une- /
veptful of all the 'holidays "within the mem
DRY of the oldest inhabitants, 'almost as little
observed as a festival day as those other old
anniversaries of the battle of Bunker Hill, the
surrender of CORVALLIS, and the battle OF
New Orleans usually are. At least so those
tell me who were improyident enough to stay
here. did intend to remain, until the evening
before the 4th, but then obeying sudden in
SEPARATION, / hastily fed from the wrath to come
by way of the Michigan Central r. r, the
model railroad of the west ION which it is
ulessanter to travel than TO stay at home, par
.ticularlv if one goes in one Of Pullman's pala-
ces). l iourneyed to Detroit. Apollo COM
mandery f. s. A. NJ of this city went 'ln the
train before me and on my train, 1t seemed as
if all Michigan were aboard before we got TO
Detroit. People turned out en- masse, the oc-
casion being the laying Of the corner stone OF
the grand monument which Michigan Is gong
to raise to the memory of her noble soldiers
and sailors. If carried out according to the
projected plans this work will be an ornament
witnessed the procession, saw the imposing
masonic ceremonies beheld tbs Apollo Com
mandry get as wet as a drowned rat and then
laughed at it in its borrowed clothes at the
!dinner,-discoyeIed what an excellent little
theatre Detroit supports learned to appre
ciate how jolly and hOspitable her people are,
and among my chiefeSt Joys, | abode at the
michigan Exchange" the best hotel in De-
troit and one which bears about the same re-
lation to western hotels generally that berth
-, g D., tn slp U n
soft side of a rail-, as we used 70 in the army.
How my Fourth is enved by les Deiser9bteS OF
my friends who staid at home. l had only one
unpleasant incident to record-a YlllalnouS
breakfast at Niles on my way back. / should
not have said so much about my trip put Tor
the fact that we who went to Detroit seem to
be the only Chicago people who had any
Fourth of july
| Judge Wilson of our Superior Court, rem
dered quite ap important decision on Satur-
day last, ousting the State House Commission
ers on the grounds that their appointment was
unconstitutional. Thus one of the principal
| schemes of the ring OF the last legislature
/ falls through. The question will without
idoubt be carried up to the Supreme Court, but
so careful has been its investigation before
Judge Wilson, and so able and logical is his
analysis of it in his decision that there IS little
prospect of reversal Ofjudgment. The COM
missioners were already going on swimmingly
down at Springfield, having offices furnished,
advertising for architects, plans, and rushing
things generally when this killing frost nipped
their greatness in the bud.
| have already informed you of the intention
to open our new race-course dexter Park
on the Fourth. Everybody was disappointed
on that however. The rain spoiled the track
for that day and the opening did not come OFT
until yesterday. The first big trot, one for
purse of 81 600 was won by grey mare called
I''Tackey'' owned in ST. Louis by Mr. Thos.
Best. The best time made was 2:31. The
well known horse A'Medoe" contended gal
Iantly for the prize, but was beaten in three
straight heats It is gratifying fact to note
that an effort is being made to maintain tAe
responsibility Of this new course by excluding
improper characters from it, vigorously and
| impartially. On Saturday quite number OF
the dent-n1onde who had been in the habit of
frequenting the old driving park were turn
ed away from the gates. A continuance Of
this system will do much to elevate racing as
popular amusement in this city.
The movement suggested and urged at
meeting of the ministerial union a week or
two since, for attaining a more rigid obServ
ance of the Sabbath in this fast city, has borne
| its first fruits in the shape Of a large public
| meeting at the Opera House last evening. 1t
was mingled German and English, hymns be-
! ing sung and addresses delivered in both Ian
guages to q naked audience. The success
achieved by the same class of reformers in
New York where the people are more wicked
than in Chicago, encourages them to hope
that they will effect something here but it is
more than doubtful if the Germans will not
almost unanimously oppose the proposed
| measure. The meeting has thrown down the
gage of battle to them in its resolutions which
| express ''the most serious regret for the eff
forts made in this country by Germans to i'm
pair the sanctity of the Sabbath and override
the established customs Of America relating
to its observance. ''Some nice figuring might
make it apparent that Americans take about
as naturally to busting Sunday" as the Ger
mans do.
Crime of moderately sensational type has
been quite abundant among us for few days
tpast but there is nothing worth laying be-
fore you in eXtenso. First we had riot on
board of a vessel which resulted in the murder
of q lake captain. Then man from New York
came on here and found his wife living with
his brother,-made a row, forgave her, and
took her home. Then young man who has
been going to the --- for some time at a
pretty rapid rate, shot courtesan and him
self Overwhelmingly without killing either
one.
McVicker commences a season of E'Black
Crook" at his theatre tonight. The piece is
magnificently gotten up under the direct SUI
pervision of John McDonough and it is affirm
ed will rival the style Gifts original production
in New York
Messrs. Root & Cady music dealers and pub
fishers, No. 81 Washington street Crosby
Opera House,) nave just issued lot of new
piano and vocal music, principal of which is a
| t'Shakesperian Grand March, dedicated to
| Edwin Booth. The demand for their ''Musi-
cal Curriculum is daily growing more enor-
nous. 1t is universally conceded to be the
most thorough and admirably arranged book
OF instruction in piano playing, vocal music
and harmony which has ever been put forth
and musical professors everywhere are adopt
ing it simply on the score of its intrinsic merit
Their Chapel Gems" and Forest Choir for
Sunday and common schools are also in great
demand all over the country.
Commercial matters to-day are rather i'm
proved. Flour is active and firm closing t
$13, 50@15, 90 for white winter and $80001l0, so
for spring extras. Wheat 1009l1c higher than
last week, 81, 8561,90 for No. 2, 81, 12@1, 10
for rejected. Corn opened 219c lower, rallied
and fell back 1l@16c closing at 83@6515c for
No. 1 49, 680c Tor No 2, 62@64c for rejected
Oats unsettled, 4$(@5714c for No. 2. Rye
305c better,S 81, 00@l,0 for No. l, 90c for No 2.
Provisions firm and more doing. Mess pork
$21 90; short ribs lie; shoulders SIC; lard
dull at 11@111lc. Freights tirm 4@4115c for
corn to Buffalo, and 713c to Oswego.
Letter from Senator Wade--False Reports
of his Lawrence Speech Contradicted
JEFFERSON, Ohio, June 27, 1867
| Editors Missouri Democrat.
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