The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-09-17
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Correspondence of the Manitowoc rR1Busl

CHICAGO Sept. II 1868.
During the last three days there have
been columns of exciting Items in our
dallles concerning another terrible marine
disaster, the loss of the propeller Hippo
campus plying between Benton Harbor
Michigan and this place in the peach
trade. She left Benton Harbor on Mon
day night last heavily oyerladen with
peaches, got half way over the Lake
capslzed and went to tie bottom She
had on board at the time u large crew
ana some twenty or thirty passengers.
vi these II got upon a raft and were
saved. All the others were drowned
That reference TO the peach trade
reminds me that we are Just now
III the very height of our
peach season and are enjoying the most
lavish abundance Of delicious fruit. One
day OF this week there were no less than
thrty-tour thousand baskets and boxes
tull received and during the week over
4I.OO0 bushels were sold in our streets.
They are very cheap ranging in price
from 80 cents PEI basket for good cooking
peaches up to 81 90 Tor superb ones for
eating or give ,25 for su.le peculiarly
large and fine. Almost all those come
from Michigan, that source of supply
having quite surpassed the Old one Of
Southern Illinois. Happily there has been
no cholera yellow fever or other ep.Icmlc
diseases to tlighten people away from
the peaches so the trade has had full
encouragement this year.
The re-opening OF tile famous Bruins
wick Blhli,rd Hail. which has been closed
Tor repairs during ;tbont two months
transpires to-day and seems to excite the
interest of almost ali the adult male pop
ulation OF Chicago. II is certainly mag
nificent place and well worth ol IL Visit
as not only the most supero billiard hail
in Chicago, but in the United States
Fine as it was before. :. The .jiidis,ous .exs.
pehdlture Of the sum Of $z0,5J) in iitfis4
provements and repairs h;s made OF. Ii
a very palace. 70 gain more light, five
domes have been cut IN the ce. ...ng and
rooted III with glass,-Ihe central one
twentyfour feet above the floor The
wallsa ceilings are newly iic.scA3l III
oil in elegant and harmonious style =
The gas fixtures are Of the ncTcst square
bronze tube pattern last anl growing
glory there are eighteen OF Brunawlcii
unequallcd billia;d tables in his hail ;ld
Joining which. used to be i Restaurant,
making twenty two in a'l-of' which
are six 'carem, fifteen ~ packet and
one ''l5-ball pool" All these have t5he
improved Brunswick cashL,l made OF
soft rubber with hard rubber rod fac /
ing, which experienced kh;@lts Of the
cue pronoulce superior to any ,llcr for
elasticity, correctness and Durability.
cannot in my brief space attempt de-
scription. of this nawshail bItslNetyly y re-
fer 20 it in order that your reaS,oi's wif,s.s
coming to Chicago may ratl-:uheE that
Chicago has another in her lis pi 'i.o:l9
j. NJ. Brunswick 4 Bro s. "aG Chaf
korn are the pToprietors lnl - u.-er,iiIce
is at l24 Washington st. Hs.af -,.1|
Last night | stroile1 into Mct
Ficker's thinking that as 4Sii Sao
Winkle'' had been on abott twJ week..
the audiences would have . ss;1a 70 a.da
niinish so that might geta scar. ajii|
delusion, there was sc!rc2.. -t1n.is't:s.
room in the lobby. Night sfi.-r ngif, III
all that time, the house has b ~ den.t.y
packed with audiencies vino have laugh
ed with a4u WcpC Tor IL ,, a-d"i. aus
again with the same freshness and warmth
as at first One does not tire If witness
ing this great imper1ohatlon, does NOT
weary Of It's quaint humor or grow callous
to its simple but deep pathos anl IN de
iance Of Brother Moody, | nlainta N iltt
a man is ali the better for seeing It again
and again. s-ea .
The mad French jollity Of the Opera
boutte eouses next week. Batcnlans
troup opening at the Opera House with
la Belle Helene. When the other
troupe was here, our people dill not yet
quite understand or like til Oaora bout
tc, until just as they were going away.
Now Bateman slips in and CLEANS the
harvest that they sowed After him we
shall have Maretzek' with combined
French and German troape. Dos. 4