The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-06-04
Jui Own Correspondent,
CufCAuO. Nav %.

NNNNh hNIWf WV
trrom oaf Own Correspondcntl
CnicAoo, May %.
The Convention is over, r,=-tho vas
crowd which ihronged The hotels auc
the public thoroughfares are rapidly
dwindliug away, aud Chicago begiul
TO take long Lreaibs again, aud eiboSt
have more play. The Shurr,au an,
fremont look like thsre had been
grand universal jubilee 10 them, ant
scryants are renovating lively. AL
departments Of trade put on thcii
brightest colors aud best business air
during the great iuaux Of stranger
into the city aud VIII on Tuesday
morning tho procession Of Soldiefl
aul Sailors moved through the
streets of tho city to Turner's Hall
singing the "Battle Hymn Of Free
DOM the immense orowds that
througcd the route, presented a grand
holiday appearance. This was kept
up during the session Of both Cou.
ycntions, aud visitors to tho city
we're not ouly astonished but gratided
at the prosperous indications present.
cd. Chicagoans arc an enterprising
people, aud entirely "up to snuff
Board at tho principal hotels adyanc.
cd from five to twenty dollars in a
single day, in consideration Of the
many vol lined pocket books that
had been brought along. Hero let
me remark that pick-pockcts did not
drive very aourisbing business, and
those who were fool. hardy enough to
attempt their light.dngered games,
were warned by the propriciors not to
repeat tho experiment, or called con.
idcntially aside, and placed in charge
Of policeman.
Hundreds Of saloons and "dcns of
Iniamy' stood Gaping for their VIC
inns, which oamo not. Proprictors
Of tho above resorts, complained
greatly Of the slimnoss Of patronage,
they had done quito as vol! during
The session of the church conference
Many had came aud seen, but invested
nothing. 1t was conclusively not
Democratic gathering--lagor bser,
aud its coucomitants were not ne,
cessary article in the nomination of
GRANT and CoLfAx.
Tie ratification meetings last night
were glorious out-pourings Of the
to approve Of tho noble work
Of yesterdays convention. Among
Ohio men that were call
cd upon to address the meeting were
Gen. GlDsoN and Gov LEE, whose
remarks wore brief but pointed and
the rousing app auso they received,
was sufficient evidence of the good
opinions oviucod by the citizens here
for Ohios gifted sons, To day we
visited in company with some friends
he wator-works, and after inspecting
he pouderous engines that feed the
'ity with water wo climbed to the
op Of tue tower, some l50 feet in
height, and from its roof gazed out
ipon tho city Ear beneath, aud out
'ycr the blue waters Of lake Michi.
,an, Two miles from the city can be
cen ths 'crib, or end of the famous
uuucl which supplies the city with
'uro water-it stands like a small
ort. guarding this metropolis OF
radc, not from foes without but from
n enemy within, As our head grows
liazy, We descoHd to terra 6rma, and
Irter half an hours drive, alight at
,hc entrance 20 tho tunucl being
constructed beneath the river which
liyidcs the city. A damp, dark, aud
gloomy roadway leads you to the
iver-side, down an inclined plane;
'ut having no desire to traverse il,
Vo concluded il was all our "fancy
'aiuted it, aud went down to the
iverside in the light Of day, to whero
large "gophcr dam had been con
'tructod half way across the river,
After the tunnel is completed half
way across, the other side will be
lamed and flushed in like manner
hus completing passage under.
ioath the water Of tho river, and OBJ.
rating she necessity ofdraw bridges
Rotraeing our route, VIC were soon
gliding over the Nicholson pavomcnts
# the avenues. Here are built tho
landsomost residences in Chicago,
md wealth aud beauty roll in rich
uxuriaucc along their studied aud ex
rayagant extetiors, Passing out
Cottage Grove street, We come TO the
Douglas Seminary, founded by our
amonted Senator, aud endowed by
lis muuidcOnt bounty, L; is bull,
'utircly Of stone, aud though in an
ln6nishej state, zone wing being
till unbuilt is one Of the finest
structures in the country This city
hould raise sufficient fund for its
'arly completion, and thereby carry
,ut tho design of its great founder.
But a short distance fsn,n bnrn Ia