The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-08-20
OUR CHICAGO LETTER,
Correspondence of the Manitowoc Tribune

CHICAGO, August 18th 1868.
To-day the great season for western
sportsmen begins. The law against the
shooting of prairie chickens is no longer
in force this season and far and wide over
the broad prairies, sound in the hot Au-
gust air the whirr of the birds and the
crack Of guns as the eager hunters chase
their game.
Two rather sensational divorce cases
are now on in our courts. One is a suit
brought by Mrs Whiteside to get free
from her husband. She AYERS that he
has been in the cheerful habit of borrow
ing money from her, she possessing all
the funds of the firm, to go on spree
with. For instance he had an accommo-
dating friend III Kankakee send him a
bogus subpoena as a witness in some my
thical suit down there and on the strength
Of that documentary evidence he got $500
from her. While that lasted he had d
gay time with a fair and frail companion
down at Calumet Another amusing
case is that Of Mrs Rick, whose hus-
hand jumped her some months ago, went
down to Indiana and there obtained di-
vorce from her, without her knowledge.
She prays that this decree may be set
aside and a divorce granted to her. Oi
course, she charges him with various adul-
terles and he reclprocates by charging the
Same little eccentrlcities against her.
While L speak of sensations let me not
forget a very jolly one which transpired
yesterday afternoon In Dearborn
street block. Mr.. j. Reeves, a po-
lice detective, has a very pretty little wife
bnt like certain king renowned for his
gallantries believes that variety is very
charming" So yesterday obtaining the
loan ota friends room, on Dearborn street
he repaired there In company with an er-
ring woman, one more accommodating
than vlrtuous, known as Kate Kelley,
| Some busybody informed Mrs. r. where
| her truant husband was and she made it
her business to follow him. At the door
of the room where the guilty couple was
ensconced, she raped but could get no
answer, then she mounted the coal box
| peered through the transom and saw the
objects of her search, under circumstan-
ces which prechided all doubt of the
purposes of their meeting. Further con-
cealmcnt being useless and the wife begin
ning to make noise outside, she was ad-
mitted and straightway went for her
rival. Dress, bonnet, hair jewelry all the
unfortunate girl had on she stripped from
her giving her an etfectual thrashing into
the bargain and was with difficulty drag
ged away from hel field of conquest.
Such is pecimen of life in a block
in Chicago Moral--never have tran
SONS to your bed room doors.
The great Republican ratification meet
| ing for the opening Of their side Of the
campaign was held on Wednesday eve
| nlng last and was one of the grandest
successes In the mass meeting way which
has ever been achieved. Fully fifty
| thousand people were present of whom
four thousand were Tanners in full
uniform, bearing torches upon transpa-
rencies. The Democrats held mass
meeting the next evening, but had masle
no special effort for it and it was rather
small. They promise however to have,
when Pendleton visits Chicago, which will
be very shortly, one of the largest meet
lngs ever seen IN the West.
One new paper has just been started
here and two more are very shortly to
appear. The one ;,ready out is Ger
man evening daily. Republican in politics,
run by D:cntano, formerly proprietor OF
the Staats Xnitung." Next week a
Republican weekly, which it is intended
>ilail meet ti.c la Crosse Democrat on its
'wn ground, Is "a be started by NJ. Rog
crs. 1t will scarn no weapon against the
democracy, ak lor no friends among
,ncm ami fear no libel suit or whipping.
The other paper to be started about
! the ulst OF September Is to be a musical
/ Journal, to rival Dwiehts and the Musical
neview. Lyon 4 Healey are to be the
publishers
A perfect wood stove, one which quite
overcomes all the objections hitherto
urged against this class of heaters has
lately been introduced here and is receiv
ing the most hearty endorsements of al
who have tried it or Investigated it
merits. The ''Solartype' is the name il
bears and under which it has already
taken first prize at the State Fairs OF
New York and Illinois 1t is OF cast iron
thus securing both durability and even
ness of radiation of heat, consumes but
one third as much fuel as any other wood
burner, and will keep fire as much as
twenty four hours without being replen-
ished. Could. more be expected or de
! sired from it. Another admira BILE stove,
worthy to rank with it is the "Olive
! Brance' cooking stove which has also
taken first prizes in the states mentioned
as superior to all others for economy in
its consumption of fuel, perfection OF
/ application of its heat to all cooking