The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-04-02
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
CHICAGO, March 2S.h 1868.

| CHICAGO, March 2Sth 1868.
EDS TRIBUNE:-
A lot of Ute Indians got in here thu
other day conveyed by the noted Kit Car
son, on their way to Washington to SET
the ''Great Father of the pale faces, -
whoever he may be when they get there
Il have seen some very ugly Indians be
fore these, but | am of the opinion thai
for simple native hideousness these fellows
hold all the trumps on anything [ have
beheld. If the Ute tribe has any more
like them it was wise to limit the mum
bers of the delegation. But all things
are relative and while the pale faces al
the Opera House looked disgusted al
them, considering them from a pale
face stand point, they were equally dis
gusted with Forrest who was playing
'Metauora" there. On that question
Indian and pale face judgments were
much alike. Poor old Forrest, his read
ing always has been and is, very fine, bu,
the only pieces in which his acting has
ever been great are precisely those which
he cannot now touch. Goutandrheuma-
tism have made sad havoewitl his mighty
proportions. His hands are Sc cramped
as to seem half clenched all the time )
his legs can only be moved slowly and
then with excessive pain;-when he
kneels and attempts to rise both motions
cause such agony that his face becomes
positively purple; altogether, Forrest
now Is complete wreck, in all except
fortune. OF that he has certainly
enough, his possessions being estimated
at million. By the way, [ mentioned
Kit Carson and regret that have to
couple with it the fact that he is lying ii
a very precarious state at the Brigge
House He fell off horse some months
ago and sustained injuries which from
time 10 time bring on the most intense
suffering seemingly from injury to the
aorta. DIR. j Ii. HELEN is attending
him and viii no doubt save him this time
but those injuries will inevitably cause
his death. and probably at no very dis
tant day
Chicago is making an excellent effort
10 get mixed into the great Drew ano
| Vanderbilt railroad war and its various
associate perplexitIeS. Our courts have
already been made the theatre for por-
ton Of the battle, in the laying Of an in
junction upon the Chicago 4 Rock Is
land e. r. Co. to prevent extending then
line beyond Des Moines, or. in othel
words, it is trick of the capitalists III
terested in keeping the monopoly Of con
Co. in the hands of tho Chicago &
North western r. 4. Co. to prevent the
Rock Island road reaching Coucil Bluffs
Still another dip into the troubled water:
las been taken by the Board Of Trade
I yesterday series Of preanbles and re
solutions we're adopted, expressing decid
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the manifest object Of which is to hindU;
the prosperity OF our city, by keeping
down our taciities for communicates:
with the east and subject us to the
extortions OF the rapacious corporation.
under sunicrbi!ts cantrNl. The sympa
Thy OF, our people is decidedly with Dc
al least so far rs tie present quarrel i
concerned. Ii remains 10 be seen hor
much Of Il may Ie couuJelac!cd by th,
arts Of the present Directors and officer;
OF the Northwestern when the scccnt
part Of the Drew. Keep programme is
brought on, viz, getting possession of tn,
! Northwestern Il. Il. at the next genera
election for the purpose Of running it
connection with the u. p Il. 4. in th'
interests Of the Michigan Southern an,
New York & Erie roads
Orite f:,ohinnahle wedding came OF
at the Church OF the III oa.,.ah, on iiiurs
day last, the chief victims being Mr. &
j. Barnes, of New York and Miss. Lud
ington daughter Of wealthy lumbe
merchant OF this city It was a very styl
ish affair and some of the more youthful
,jenkinses Of the city press made quite
splurge over it. One inspired by rasl
confidence in himself, informed the pub
lie that the bride mother was sumptu
ously attired in a costly dress of blue tar
Ictan, whereas she were velvet and scorn
the plebian tarletan, especially for Winte
wear.
Speaking of dresses, there is one i'm
} mcnse dry goods house here, which make
a speciality Of fine dress goods and ha
now stock which for richness. elegance
comprehensivenes and. withal clieapnes
is not eXcelied, if equalled, west OF New
York 1t fills nearly to the ceiling, amos
an entire floor Of one of the largest doubl
stores in Chicago and contains NOR,
charming novelties than have ever betor
been brought out in a single season Th,
house of which | speak is that of liessrs
Hunt, Barbour & Hale, Nos 5 and
Lake street, corner Of Michigan Avenue
These gentlemen came here from Boston
only three years ago and by their energy
skill and admirable tact In meeting tht
wants Of patrons have achieved sucl
success that last year they did busines
, Of 81 600, 600 and this season enjoy fai
prospects for largely exceeding tha
amount. They have made specialities 0
the very things which our dealers wer
prone to neglect, viz, fine assortments o
dress goods, linens and white goods anC
: to aid them have brought the advantage
of an aggregate experience of nearly fort
years of the same trade in Boston Thei
arrangements with manufacturers both il
this country and IN Europe are such tha
they have rare facilities for offering thei
: goods at the lowest prices
But / believe | have wandered from tn
subject of that wedding. Its grandes
feature was its list Of costly presentation
which comprised 227 articles OF costly sil
yer ware alone with many other things O
great value.
Bev W. FL. Ryder, one of our leadin
Univeasalist ministers has gone TO Europ
for year for his health. Don.
THE MANNER OF MAN He Is.-Th
Darlington Union, published near tn
home of Hon Charles Dunn, the Demo
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