The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-08-13
] Our Chicago Letter. Iel
n : Chicago, Aug. 3d 1868.

| Our CnlCagO L0JC0r.
es'g Chicago, Aug. 81 1868.
Politics have so completely over
reached all other subjects tor our
city aPress'' and private and public
conversation, that il is almost impos-
sible to attract ! fair hearing on any
other subject. Your correspondent,
like the rcst or the American people,
| is necessarily drawn into party line
and although not 90 violently as the
more excitable, presses his opinions
upon public attention. In the ap.
preaching campaign the N. West
viii, to 4 large extent, take the key
note from Chicago, and iii the con-
teet. will be decidedly sharp, if tho
reception Of Speaker Colfax last!
week may be considered as . sprink-
fling Of the ontbufst yet 70 come. Mr..
ColfAx might wsll be proud Of the
vocifstous cheers which greeted his,
| appearance, cheers which spoke vol
umes and bore the mark Of unadul-
terated sincerity u a siajtl II .Tiio'
| In Visiting psrlance, Chicago 10.
not "at home" just now. For some
unacconntable reason our blondes
and brunetts, with sprinkling Of
the men OF leisure, betake them
selves about this season to Long
Branch, Saratoga, etc, to help swell
the crowd, make themselves as un-
comfortable a. possible, and put il, .
few weeks most miserably at q great
lexpsnse. i'8
Speaking Of crowds, forcibly re-
minds one Of the crowd Of bipeds By
which our Police Commissioners
found themselves surrounded in an
swer TO a call for twcnty new pa
trolmon. There were at least two
hundred applicants prepared to don
the blue coat and brass buttons, with
the occasional privilege Of striking
somebody on the head. The police
force ofour city is, Of course, q neces-
sity, but il seems pity itcannot be
dispensed with, since it is apparent
lily impossible to procure men who
win attend to duty, keep out Of sa-
looms, and only arrest the guilty.
4 Our Sundsy record is about as full
of sensational events a. ever. Just ~
the bell tolled midnight, and the first
day of the week had started on her
twenty-four hours run, fracas took
place in q Clark street saloon, which
may cost one man his life. Although
i not participating in the quarrel be-
tween two notorious roughs, over
a drink, he received tho contents Of
q revolver rather carelessly handled
| by one of them.
| DIR. Hatfield, our most sensational
sermoniser, preached to large audien-
ces yesterday, after his usual style,
notwithstanding the efforts on the
| part Of some to silence him, an un-
danted determination to say what
he thinks seems to be the Doctors
failing (if we may SO call it), and the
miniature efforts of obscure individ-
uals 10 change his course only in
creases his hearers and adds to his
| influence. a.is f
4 That your readers may form some
idea of tho business transacted by
the Government officials here, we
quote . few figures from tho collec-
tor Of Customs report, and from the
cashier Of the u. s. Depository, for
the year ending June seth 1865
Total amt Of duties collected in coin,
1896, ,927, other ANTS. collected, S5A
1922. Appraised value OF goods seiz-
cd etc, &35, ,723. Total disbursements
for the year, sl5O,37e. This is ex-
, elusive Of the business transacted At
the U. S. Depository, Of which the
following totals give an idea: Total
receipts, 1l,493,775. Total dis
, bursements, s1O,e4s,e22. Of the
= latter the Treasurer's drafts took "a,
J 572, ,29s. Disbursing officers checks
) took "a, 158, ,S32, while notes and cur
; rency redeemed and interest paid
! took the balance. i,
<; The great Wool exposition, which
viii bo formally opened tomorrow
: promises to be . complete success
Great efforts have boon made BY the
!. officers of the Association hero Il
2 make the affair everything that could
. be desired. A now building on Ran
dolph street, between the Avenues
: has been fitted up for the occasion
and is now being filed with numer
ous kinds of goods, much raw mate
rial and . large amount Of machinery
a visit to the building to-day reveal
ed considerable confusion and hurry
i Manufactured goods from fifteel
Z States are being unpacked and dis
= played in the most attractive man
q ner; several looms are already up an,
. others are gradually assuming thei
10 proper shapes under the direction o
70 experienced artizans. In this dc
It partment is especially noticeable |
10 machine which promises to work I,
u complete revolution in the presen
y process of spinning wool. 1t j
10 known as "Hoards Patent Spinner,
% manufactured by Hoard's Spinne
{? Manufacturing Co., Watertown, N. J
X From Mr.. ]. r. Sweeney. Sec'y Q
ir the Co. and general Superintendent 9
ID the entire establishments: learne
,e some of the peculiar advantage
et which this machine possesses owe
e those ordinarily used.
]" 1t possesses twice and half q
a. much warp yarn in the same time pc
ID spindle, ~ can be produced on th
as Jack, while the thread is equally q
~ good. Any boy or girl of ordinar