The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-05
ORR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, August 81, 1857.


EDS 'sTRFBUNE" -
Another change in our ever variable
and uncertain weather. The beginning
Of the week was Dol sas blazes" meta
phorically speaking; the close was rainy
and cold, raw November weather,iu poin.
of fact Per consequence everything is
dull and / shall send you but short let
ter to-day, little 1horc than mere re-
minder that I shall five most people dis
like this kind Of juicy atmosphere. but
l confess to some prejudice in its favor.
One never sees.women with big feet ugly
ankles, spindle-shanks and painted cheaks
abroad on a day like this Then again
it's such relief after SO long a season Of
heat to have cold spell and once more
t5' experience the ineffabIe Joys OF hot
whiskey punch The only ground Of
complaint I have against the weather. is,
that il interferes with getting in the new
crops.
The chief topic of the day is the fight
supposed to be going on this forenoon
near Cincinnati, between Jones and Nc
Cool, and it could mt he more engrossing
if tepths Of our people were blood
relations Of the combatants Dropping
in on a sedate old commission merchant
tiis morning, found him, to lay utter
astonishm"nt, explaining to his head
clerk, with illustrations, the skill he pos
s,ssed in his younger days. When l
went in, he was just in the act Of elabor-
aing the painful mysteries of the cross
buttock having completed dissertation
on chopping blows just before. at the
barbershop l encountered a preacher who
persists in kindly regarding me as
brand which he will some day pluck
from the burning. and he, While remark
ing that was "a very sad thing, dis
graceful spectacle, wanted to know
which thought was the best man, and
insinuated that in his opinion, the un-
generated soul who bet on Jones would
|, wicked but not foolish thing.
Not long since it viii be remembered
Change one day in consequence of the ar
rest of eleven of the most prominent
members on charge of gambling in
grain transactions. the complainant In
each case being one D. \ Goodrich.
Each OF the parties arrested was admitted
to oail and yesterday they all appeared
DSlOfe tio oidHu curry ltt tiidi. iiio
prosecuting witness, Goodrich, was how
ever non-est and the Sheriff most dill
gent efforts to discover his whereabouts,
have up this time proven failures. In
view of the fact that Goodrich has ire
quently asserted that his action was stlm-
uated solely by desire to institute 4
great moral reform where it was most
needed, it would be unkind to insinuate
that the shekeis Of the defendants have
procured his absence Some people do
however say such cruel things.
One of our most respected German
merchants, n H. Haarbeicher, attemp
ted yesterday to commit suicide by taking
morphine and his recovery * doubtful
Ills wife has not followed the Injunction
to wish chastely and love dearly and
her inhdelitieS have 50 affected his nlpd
that he sought relief IN death.
The quotations of to-day are as follows:
Flour, less active, &l2,25 for white
winter; IS, ,00a9.13 for Red winter 81 ),
90aiO,0 90 for Spring Extra. Wheat high
er and unsettled. 81, ,7Sai 80 for No. |
| Spring; 81 ,64al 66i t;,r NJ. , do 81 80
al 5S{ for No 3 do; Cord 9:54a05i iio9 No
/: 92!a93! for No. =: 90a909 for reject
ed OIts 4f;45 for No ia2 Rye, un-
settled, s. ,06a ,OS for NJ /: 81 ,03ai 90
for No .. Barley, 7aSc lower, 5 ,03a ::
o5 for No , % for rejected. Mess
| Pork dull, $5:z3, % Shoulders, firm lii,
Ic Clear sides l4lc, Lard l2$al2Se.
| iimothy seed active, Sl.S1a2, 10 Flax
| 81. 25a5. 30, 'reights caster, Com Jj55e 10
Buffalo " heat l2al2le to Kingston.
Don.