The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-27
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CORES pondeIce of the Mantowoc Tribune.
CHICAGO, August 22nd 1868.

ligion, and we have had to congratulate
ourselves upon it, because when Chicago
is dull, as she was for some weeks pre-
viously, she is not like Chicago and the
less she is like Chicago, the less perfect
she is and her inhabitants fall proportion
ately below absolute happiness. The
fall trade has opened with excellent pros
lnects and merchants are more hopeful
than they have before been this year.
There is Ia ,re confidence in all depart
ments of b lsiness and the excellent crop
intelligence which comes from all parts
Of the country, gives unwonted encour-
agement. The eight thousand buildings
now going up In Chicago. ofan aggregate
value of twelve millions of dollars are Il
Quite number of new firms appear on
the principal streets and among the older
firms there have been an unusual number
of changes of membership. Among the
most noteworthy of these is the retiring
of Mr. j. II. Reed, of the old established
drug firm of j. Ii. Reed q Co., now
Hurlbut & Edsall: This firm name was
the oldest in Chicago, having been es-
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change up to this month. For the past
fifteen years however, Mr.. Reed, as the
purchasing agent of the house has resid
ed in New York and the indct;tiga5le
Enterprise and commercial and personal
honor of the firm have been creditable to
Messrs Horace A. Hurlbut, who bec;ime
partner in 1850 and Barton Edsall, who
joined it in 1860. These gentlemen now
continue the business, without any change
in its system or character, at the old To-
cation, M. 80 Lake street md are pre-
pared to meet the wants OF leir patrons
with all the courtesy, care and integrity
which have in years past won iyr their
house AMI them selves the respect OF all
who know them. At this time they
have on hand most comprehensive stock
of pure drugs, chemicals, dye -stufs. paints,
oils, varnishes, druggists sundries elc., o.
the best qualities and which they offer at
the Lowest rates. They have already a
very large trade with Montana, Dacotah,
Wyomine, Colorado and Salt Lake and
are constantly extending it with crafty
ing rapidIty.
Mentioning Salt Lake recalls to my
mind the TACT that one of my principal
religious items for you to day is that
during the past month 1850 Mormon
convert emigrants from Europe have
passed though our city enroute for the
Salt LAKE home Of the Saints and 10 Of
them wel5 through in one crowd this
week. Tney are generally as far as may
be judge from casual observation, sober,
industrio is. and, although uneducated,
rather Intelligent people. Some of them
are said TO be skilled artisans and ali are
of a char later we'll adopted to the deve'-
Opment Oh the resources Ot new country.
The Morn0nS nave now an excellent syS-
TEN for the encouragement and aid OF
emigrati n in many parts OF Europe,
especially in England. ana to this, quite
as much as religious conversion may be
attribute their success III bringing ont
people t. build up their li.g western ter
ritory.
By va Of contrast [ may remark that
the Scot h presbytcrians here, the strict
est sort af strict Presbyterians, have at
length succeeded in building d new church
for them selves and nave one congregation
in Chica 20 numbvr."e now pa persons.
The Baptists have .a::a, during this
week, the corner stone OF -" new
Theological Seminary, just back OF tnv
Chicago University. 1t l.; intended that
it shall be magnificent cdifce, and will
cost over $50, 900.
So III tch for business and religion.
Politics will have to be treated OF very
briefly ii in a very general sort OF a
way, although they are just now engros-
sing g.eat deal of public interest, tor
they are exceedingly diffusedin their mani
festations. Night after night the several
ward clubs Of both parties, have meetings
bonfres aud torchlight professions, but
there are no great public demonstra tlohs
and mass meetings. Politicians aver,
that this campaign will not be so hotly
conducted as usual, or IN other words,
that exp ,nditures will be less lavish than
in prevlo';S ones
The sensations of the week have been,
stolen boy, strongly suspected OF being
''bogus' but partially backed BY two
mysterious disappearance OF little girls
next discovery, In a little village
thirty miles from Chicago, in Dehalb &
Co., of couple of hermlts, a preacher
and his daughter who have lived "a life
Of insolation, starvation and indescrlba
BILE filth for the past twelve years-lastly
| a divorce suit Of rather comical character.
in which woman who got a divorce
from her husband in Canada years ago
follows him here and tries to have him
punished for divers little adultries, for
nifcations, ETC., since that time all Of
which she claims have been infidelities to
her. That Kanuck woman 5 cheek IS
worthy of admiration. Those are pretty
well for ore week, even for Chicago. OF
course We have had few attempted
murderers a number of petty divorces
and things of that sort but these are the
stunning features.
The Board of Trade have Just issued
their annual report from which itappears
that during the past, year, there have
been brought into Chicago
Bush
Wheat and four~...~.....59, 732, 392
Barley. 2.300,l l7S
RIVE .................. 1906
| Oats. .........................i2,60 609'645
Hogs. ....................-l, 1873, 3T3
| Cattle.................... 2l3, 1897
The repert is very voluminous and to
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