The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-06
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Correspondence Of the Manitowoc Tribune1
CHICAGO, August lst, 1868.

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Excepting the mere preparatory move
ments in politics, there is little going on
here at present worth writing about.
The summer season is rather dull tor
Chicago, especially when so Internally hot
as this summer has been and, with per-
haps the exception of sensational ser
mon now and then, we drift quietly
through to the busy time of autumn. As
1 reverted to sensational sermons, | may
remark that we had one last Sunday, from
Rev. r. NJ Hatfield, on the subject of
Catholicism, which has caused more re-
mark and from sensible people, more
regret than any other gotten off within a
long time past. 1t was an ladvlsed,
highly colored, harangue and but for the
fact that the speaker has been in some
measure prominent in the Republican
party, would have only been a subject for
the regrets Of very many good Methodists
and the contempt Of almost everybody
else. Under the circumstances however,
the Democratic press have siezed upon it
as an utterance Of the Republican party
and given to them the credit of endors
ing all its bigotry and old womanish pro-
phecies. The Republicans repudiate it
and its author, so his end of gaining no.
tority, has been achieved Hatfield aims
to be sort of second rate Beecher. He
somewhat resembles Coltax in face. but
1c or 70 ,,,,f f.Nn fnn a
point upon it fat, and is quite fond of
excitement and of seeing his name in the
papers.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax had grand re-
ception at South Bend, Ind, on Thurs
day last. He was accompanied from
here by an escort of Tanners from this
South Bend, Judging from the prices her
enthusiastic inhabitants charged for every
thing they had to sell, made rather a
good thing out of the occasion. | went
down there that day, but as Il Hibernian
friend of mine remarks, the next time
[ go to South Bend, L won't go.
Pedestrianism Is rather coming up here
again. MIR. Symour who recently arrived
here from LaCross, in completion of
great walk of 1855 miles in twenty nine
days, has made another match to come
off here on Friday next for 81 900, to
walk fifty miles in eleven hours. He has
also another match in progress, to walk
a hundred miles against some competitor
from the East, as yet unknown. Mr.
Symour, on his long walk before mention
ed made one hundred miles in nineteen
hours and forty FIVE minutes-time which
has never been beaten except by Capt.
Barclay therenowned English pedestrian.
The great expo: ition of wool and wool
en- manufactures of the Northwest will
begin here on Teusday xt and continue
three days. \ large new building on
Randolph street near Michigan Avenue
has been set apart for the purpose and it
is eXpec,el that the exhibition will he
very large and interesting one. 1t will
doubtless have an encelent effect in the
advancement of this branch of industry.
''Undine dies natural death to day ut
the Opera House, sufficient
receipts 1t is partially arranged that ON
the first of September we shall have the
pantomine of ''Humpty Dumpty which
has been such success in New York.
At Nc Vickers Theatre, the regular
star season begins next Monday evening
with Mark Smith the celebrated come
dian
The most noticeable feature in the
world of fashions is the new invention
of bird-seed 'palpitators . instead ofthe
spiral spring concerns hitherto i'll use.
It is claimed for them that they feel soft
er, more elastic and natural than the
springs, so a rise in bird seed may be
looked out for Such at least is the in
formation cleaned from man who has
large circle OF female acquaintance by
your correspondent. Don