The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-12-12
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, Dec. Ith, 1861.
EDS TRIBUNE -

LIDS blbCNE
I omitted to send you last week my
usual letter ae for some of my sins l. wa:
tempted down to St. Louis to spenc
THANKSGIVING Providence could scarce
" have been more unkiuc, in a small
way. than to permit me to do such fool
ish thing as to spend four days in thai
city of lamentation ard desc lation.
assure you that | shall never again mis-
a letter to you for the same reason
Everybody in St. Louis is unpleasant
both to himself and others, by reason o.
a haunting consciousness that he ought
10 be somewhere else, that his CITY Is {
blunder, that his existence in it Is quits
aimless and uuprodilctive of aught but
misery. and finally, and most narrowing
of all his aggragations, ne has constant
reminders of the contrast between his
dismal village and big, busting. prosper
Gus Chicago Altoget'ier, the only thing
a ali approaching to the peculiar state OF
! St Louis, is a country charch-yard on a
wet day in November.
Another event to be recorded in the
/ history Of the Union Pacific Railroad.
! inorlhern division, not the one from St.
! Louis. which has had no events, is scarce
| * a fact ,tscif.) On Monday last the
route for the great China and Japan matt
was changed from ocean transit to cross
the continent by way Of he Northwestern
X. r.. and the Union Pacific from Oma-
ha. Thirteen day are to be allowed toI
It's transportation from New I Iork to San
| Francisco Ii the plans Of the projectors
and builders OF the L. 2. L. Il. are sue
cessfui, this time will be narrowed down
to within four days The work opon this
great line must Of course stop very soon
! even If it has not already, fDr the season,
| bat with such a builder as Dan Casment,
putting down three miles of track PEI
diem as soon as spring opens again the
| day CT final completion OF the road eau
not be Tar off.
\ pretty snari in relation to the equal
! ;Zation Of our state taxes has just been
developed. By the eccentric system OF
averages established by the law Of tie
Ia It legislature, Cook county IS charged
/ with IN excess Of Sl36,UJJ The County
Clerk refuses to extend upon the tax list
/ the eighteen millions, OF tileTeabout', ot
excessive valuation, and eminent legal
advisers whom he consuits declare th1
law to be Unconstitutional and void,
!n.5Iau,o.; - g -, -: -. for
lnaiiy instruct hitn not TO put on the ilst
thi excess and 3he opportunity Is Afford
ed Tor a test eli the validity OF the law.
IxtraortiiHary efforts are being made
here 10 establish home for ftiendic.,s
women, nos u .ilag ;aIen Asylum, iut 4
place Of refuge ior respectable girls ana
women Without mean; alil deai;ols5 oi
avoiding the '',.oclai evil course. lii,
mouse has becn selected, partially far
lisheui, and when completed, ii the cX-
tiectat,ols u t;lc i0uuiers are rcaiizal
VII accommodate near tHo hundred IN
mates. it is to be hoped that snccos,
may attend the effort. Magitalen aSy
iums are, IL great measure at least, hope
less nonscn.e and the most effective blow
wli;h can DC struck at the social evil i,
by sach Il provision rs this for til. niHit
maintenance Of destitute and frlendes
women. A lot OF sewing machines ar'
- pc included il IA ff,;..!..,,.rc oI the es
tablishmcnt and by their aid the girl
to SUPPORT them at the low rates iiXec
for their board and lodging. These eH
ueuses are figufcI down to SI.UJ pc
week for lod glng and about SIS pc
week for bUa!u, but these Viii scarc4i,
oe found sufficient at present prices d
provisions, etc.
The g.and spectacle of "jIndine com
menced 1t SIX weeks season at the Cpcl;
II la: Il
nov running 10 denseIy crowded audirn
ce. every night. The excitement over :
see.!Is 10 increase daily. Such q magn!
ticent PRESERVATION was never made on an.
stage IN this country, not even by tn
7 Back Crook III its palnlleot days II
New OK while such ii corps tie ddAc
has never been seen on this SIDE ut tn
Atlantic. Ne>tnIuel, the premiere dan
scuoc is a 1.-THE graceful blonde, petlt
and OF great beauty both ju lace and IL
ure and her dancing IS the most ptfIcc
"poatry OF motion" which can be lnii,g
ined she iio&ts like very talry oye
the stage, bewltchlng ali who gaze upo
! her BY iitr grace and consulnnlate artletl
Skill Neni uroI, her rival, is also Yer
beautiful and exhibits the most beautiful
training III ter every movement, bue he
, dancing is evidently the resutof long an
, arduuuS schooling, While W eotmdel dan
ces as one might say, from the heart
E The Mazzeri sisters do superb Eiunga
ldii t.;i.lCc tUSCtiICi s.iie. a. DUeiI al II
galy magnificent in form and feature ant
! do their eccentric steps II the Wild rhy
tam OF this national dance with aDSoiut
perfection they create positive Iuror
: every night. Little Scnager u clarllln
little childish spirlte has also made gran
success with her spanish dauceS Nul
porting these artlstes are hity OF III
n.)st beautiful ANA mighty trained dan
seuses oi Continental Europe. NO VOL
der that one mas to engage seats ior VI
. dine ten days ahead. DoN.
Mr.. Blaine of Illinois, made yer
able speech III Congress iew days az
in opposition to the scheme OF taking u
Government bonds in greenbacks, /
which he said that ''the worst evil OF tn
whole is the delusion which calls this
nayment at all. 1t is no payment Ill an