The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-05-07
OUR CHICAGO LETTER.
Correspondence of the Msnitowoc Tribune.l
CHICAGO. Nav 2nd 1858.

There We're rain, cold wind, hail, mud ane
cherries skies and these were the smiles
OF the merry month of May. An un
usually large number Of our people chang
ed their dcmiciles on that day Possibly
this might have had something to do with
It, Chicago can do like the Arabs 'f1ld
their tents and silently steal away. y
They hire huge wagons and load them
with the household goods and gods.
Solemn professions of these wandering
woes crowd the streets. just when the
crowd was thlckest and most peonle
could be made unutterably wretched by
a shower, a great storm of hail and rain
burst forth Chicago has not even vet
recovered its customary good humor and
complacency. [ wonder if religious
gatherings have not powerful effect in
bringing storms. Some months AGO the
Baptists had a big convention of some
sort here and every day they staid there
was much rain. The Presbyterians fol-
lowed and brought with them a constant
succession Of little showers, appropriate
enough, for they had faith in sprinklng
and went not to the extent OF immersion
as did their predecessors. Now we have
the Methodists and the sun hideth his
face with dripping clouds This thing
ought to be looked into before next sum
mer
The Methodist General Conference
now sitting here Is very important re-
llglous body. 1t comprises nine Bishops
and two hundred and thirty five clergy
men as delegates representing j ,l46 .0Sl
| commandments in their denomination in
this country, and is also attended by a
number OF representatives of this church
from other parts Of the world Viewed
as whole they are very fine looking
n1posing body Of men and am cheered
to learn that they ''have enlarged their
Zion, whatever that is,-since it seems
to afford them gratification Peter Cart
wright the backwoods apostle whose fame
has gone abroad through the land is here
and Is splendid specimen of the ancient
but muscular christian. Bishop James
4. Morris presides. They had quite a
lively discussion on Friday about admit
ting delegates from the Southern states.
! The whole matter was finally referred to
a committee. The Chicago Board of
Education have made a very important
/ SCHOOLS.
one which is evidently for the better, in
Introducing the series OF Analytical
Readers prepared by DIR. Edwards,
| President OF the illinois Normal school,
IN place of thsoe heretofore used. This
! series has also been recently adopted by
the state Board Of Kansas, and has re-
celved the highest endorsements from
learned skiiltui and practical teachers all
over the land. Notwithstanding all these
facts, there was a desperate effort made
by interested parties to prevent the
adoption OF the books. It's signal failure
was shown by the vote on adoption, elev-
en- tor and but three against the change.
The publishers OF the Ana lytical Read
ers are Messrs. Geo. and c. w Sher
wood, OF No l05 Madison street the o8ly
actual publishers OF school books in the
/ " est excepting one firm in Cincinnati,
and the manner in which these are issued
reflects hlgh credit upon their skill and
taste. Messrs. Sherwood have also a
large factory for the manufacture Of all
varieties Of school furniture and apDa-
ratns OF the newest and most approved
styles. Competentjudges pronounce the
new Carpenter" school recently fitted
up by them, the model school Of the Uni
ted States in its furniture and appoint
ments
| The Directors of the Chicago Board of
| Trade have had before them for consider
alton, and still have very pretty tangle
growing out OF the peculiar system of
weights and measures which have been IN
vogue among the elevator men, A week
ago, the schooner Westchester" went
to Munger, Wheeler & Co.'S elevator to
load with grain. Air. Darling, a sworn
weigh master Of both the Board of Trade
and vessel owners association, went to
tally weights. He found that the scales
were not sealed and objected to them.
The elevator weigh master would not let
him balance them. Then wright"
were incorrectly called-once 200 lbs
more than the beam indicated and other
times lesser amounts. Finally Mr. Oar
| ling. who continued to make objections
to these practices, was told we run this
house to suit ourselves, and if you don t
| like it, you can 60 elsewhere and weigh. .
He went. The Tribune" got hold of
the story and ventilated, Il, nrnatiJ q the
disgust of the elevator men. The boa. :,
Of Trade Directors had to take coenisance
of the matter. Only two of the whole
Board are not in the elevator interest
After mature deliberations they adopted
a very queer resolution which was 10 have
been presented to the Board to-day, but
was not 1t WAS to the effect that Mr..
| Darling only did his duty, that there was
| no evidence Of any intent on the part OF
the elevator men to defraud and that the
newspaper which published the story
should be censured. But they learned
in time that the paper would not be cen
sured without struggle in its own de
fence, 50 their resolution was not allowed
to see the light and they still deliberate
how to protect their agent, who clearly
did his duty, and at the same time white
wash the elevator.
People who are not il the whisky ring,
ind themselves to account for one feature
In to-day transactions on change The
problem is stated thus:
1t costs just 46 cents to make a gallon
of whisky. The government tax is $500
On gallon. Total actual cost, tax paid,
81, 46.
| Yet the price, on change, of tax paid
whisky is only 81, 20 per gallon
In other words, there is dead loss OF
SIS, 60 on each barrel Of whisky Yet
the dlstlllers make much money. There
Is a stringent law against the. sale OF
whisky on which tax has not been paid,
and the article is liable to Seizure by gov
ernment officers, wherever found
Notwithstanding this fact, thirty bar
rels of contra band whisky were sold
Tor from Sl,S5 to 81, 90 per gallon
This ''contraband" whisky, all the
brokers repudiate Ask one of them for
it, aud he will tell you that he ''does not
deal IN the article But ask him in
stead, for straight goods" which is the
mercantile euphonism for 'contraband
and you will get all you want. | should
like to see any man shake my faith in
the honesty Of the governments agents