The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-01-23

rare. just nov. .our chief sensation ia che
great charity ball which is announced fol
the 2Sth. It was started by famou1
citizen of Boston, Mr. Gilmore, whose
band IS as famous as ever were the bod
worths, but it was to be Chicago enter.
prise and Chicago men were to manage il
SO that to some extent Mr.. Gilmore has
been lost sight of and Chicago has appro
priated the sensation entire The inten
tion is that this ball shall eclipse all evel
given on this continent, even the famou,
prince of Wales BALI in New York
and there does not Seem, at this time,
any reason for doubling that it will do so
The immense parquette and part of the
dress circle have been foored over to q
level with the stage of the Opera House
for dancing purposes doors have beer
cut to connect the auditorium with the
Music Hall, the latter being set apart fol
the supper room new cloak rooms will
be opened;-the whole place magnificent.
ly decorated and two grand bands of ovel
an hundred performers will furnish the
music for the dance. To counterbalance
all this, tickets are only $1,000 each
Rather, to state the case more correctly
it will cost $1,000 to get in and Heaver
knows how much to get out. What with
carriages, wine, walters, attendants, bo-
quets, etc, not to mention the full dress
suit which must be immaculate and new
for the occasion and the uufathou,able
abyss of expenditure into which fathers
and husbands will bo plunged to make
daughters and wives ''fit to be seen.
The object of the thing had needs bs
charitable to enable one even to ''grir
and bear it,
We are by this time enjoying our win.
ter prices for fuel, $i5 00al6 90 for hard
coal and IL. GOAL 8. 90 for wood. -Ofcourse
at such a time there is mucn suffering
among the poor especially in view of the
fact that there is great lack of employ
ment for labor at this present season, and
our relief societies and charitable organiz-
ations have their hands full of work,
This is indeed the dullest season of our
year. r.-'between hay and grass" as the
old sa ring is. The business excitement
of the holidays has died out and the
spring tran,e has not yet opened Manu-
factufes are at stand still, l,-business
men are reducins as far as possible. thei,
expenses-and the necessaries Of life are
high in price
The Board of Health repc It that there
is great deal Of small poA in the city, -
not enough to be regarded a., an alarming
epidemic, but sufficient to req,'ire great
and care to prevent its spread.
lie gas companies of Chicago are again
on the war-path engaged in sham. less
plunder. The North and South side COZ. y
panies are still only charging So so per
thousand. be- it is said, threaten an in
increase, 10 west side company un-
dema.:i, and receives ST.
per thousand. In vicw If this fact, lamps
and caudles are becoming quite fashion
able. Even when one pays that enormous
price, the gas furnished is of poor quality
the meters register too much, = the
possessor of meter is charged for gas
he burns it or not and it requires
a small fortune to buy alcohol enough to
keep ones service pipe" clear of frost.
''undinc has gone to Pittsburgh for
one week Then the ballet troupe go to
Boston. to appear in the ''White Fawn. ?"
Dan Btyant is playing to good houses
at McVickers.
The Police Investigation still continues
and amounts yet to little more than an in
and hopeless struggle by the
to keep their proceedings Sc
cret. DoN.