The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-11-21
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS

or OUR ELEcTIoG ExcTTEMENTs
"A RELIcT or TIM WAR--THE
1 LITTLE oRruRALn.- BUSINESS
PRosPEcT's.
A very wonderful people, are tie
Amerieans!i said a foreigner who
had been OH interested spectator Of
the politiealEtruggleius just terminated,
in conversation with your cores
pondent, this morning. 'Why 50 ?rt
was the inquiry. "Wby, sir" said
he, "they appear to have forgotten
that there was an election here the
other day, and now they talk moth
ing bnt business businessln
It Is y good deal 50, and Il Is well
II is 80. We enter into political con-
tests with feryor prosecute them
with an energy that often eliminates
IN intense bitterness-but when tile
eontestfs over we all shake hands,
laugh over the result, and then turn
our attention to legitimate business
again, This seems wonderful 10 for
eigners visiting Us, and they lnyarl-
ably express astonishment at the
Sudden subsistence Of excitement
when an election Is over.
The gentleman to whom Your cor
respondent has referred had witness
ed all the excitement Of the cam
paign; he had beheld the different
| parades Of the contending parties;
and when told that the result was to
be celebrated BY grand procession
OF the victorious Tanners, he express
ed q fear Of riot and bloOdshed. But
he not only beheld a procession OF
twenty thousand persons, making a
line OF over four miles, marching
through the streets with all manner
Of burlesque and humorous devices,
but he saw that a large portion Of
the spectators were Of the vanquish.
ed party, and that they appeared I'd
enjoy the sight as much as the vic.
tors, When, however, he learned
that the Democrats had actually ten
dered to the Republicans the use Of
their torches, that the display might
be mnre grand and imposing, his
wonder knew no bounds.
In regard 10 this after-eleotion
demonstration, it need only be said
here that II was the largest and most
complete thing Of the kind ever at
tempted in the West, and that Dem
oerats and Republicans alike appear
ed to enjoy II, and all were anxious
| that It's magnificenoe should be such
as TO reflect honor upon the enter
prise Of Chicago In this respect no
one was mistaken.
/ Speaking Of wonders, one of the
wonders Of Chicago is an immense
cannon ball from the big gun atFort-
ress Monroe, which weighs l,27E
pounds, and belonged to the largest
cannon ever used in this country, Il
not In the world, 1t Is worth visit
by all who come to Chicago, as Il il
the only one which can be seen out.
side of Fort Monroe. 1t Is easy "a
imagine what would become OF any
vessel, either iron or wooden, that
should be hit by a ball like this, hurl.
ed out by the force of nearly half q
I t.t,t tataf.1 a.F. +
the war lies prominently IN front Of
the Little Gorporalp Office, next Il
| the Chicago post office.
/. And this reminds yonr eorrespon.
J dent that the Little Corporalh 4,
selfisone Of the wonders and the
: pride Of the West-another illustra-
ton of the fact that the West doe,
! nothing BY halves. When il was
started, alittle over three yearsaro
! many would not believe that frs
class, purely original Western juye
! nile periodical could be sustained
But Mr.. Alfred T. Sewell, the pub
! Usher, has not only demonstrated
that the West can furnish period,
ical which, because Of Its purity anC
: real merits, Is eagerly sought aftel
/ both East and West, and every
where, but his "Little Corporal7
now issued In magazine form, boast
alreadya larger circulation than am
other Juvenile magazinsin the world
He has just enlarged and greatly i'm
, proved II, but, on account Of It's i'm
mense circulation, Is enabled to keei
/, the price the same as before2onll
one dollar year-and as though thi
was not enough, offers to send thl
, Noyemberand December nunlberso
this year free to all new subscriber
. for 1869 that are sent to him durin.
November and December. He send
q sample copy to any address for tel
4 cents, or free to any one who vii
! try TO raise a.elab. Large premium
are given for clubs. No family shoul,
try to afford to DO without the II HI
! tie CorpOral,u for considering th
! quantity and quality Of matter Qiv
!, en-, and the beauty Of its mechanica
execution, 1t Is undoubtedly M
!, cheapest ofall the magazines. m
\ whole country Is proud or II.
Trade has already shown signs Z
reviving since the election, and on
|, merchants anticipate a good winter
5 business. ,,,s- u. y.
I Explorations Of the Nile Tribute
4 ries,n BY Sir S. w. Baker. is a hoe
! published at Hartford by o. d, Cas-
{ and for sale in this city. Books ,
1 travel and adventure, especially |
: wild and little known lands, have
peculiar fascination for nearly 4
! young minds, and are read with Il
! terest by many who have long ou
Y grown their own youthful dreams
h personal travel. The present volum
& with Its ga large pages full Of info
!. nation about country in which +
cent events have greatly interest,
q us; Its descriptions OF adventur
" with elephants, liens, giraffes al
:. other wild animals; its informatit
! concerning the people and the cha
y Il acter of the country, and its nume
e, Gus Illustrations, Is one of the mo
a interesting and attractive books
1 Its class we have seen. 1t surpris
n one to read that ID all the iourne
with itsinnumerable difficulties NJ
Baker was accompanied by hls WI
IA A supplementary sketch Il clevot
b. TO the captivity Ia Abyssinia and 4
r release Of the English subjects. vi
I some facts concerning the late Fl
9 peror Theodore. Sold only by 81