Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-12
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENTS.


The H"t-Corn" ouestion-Transp porta
ton to the Seaboard-A Co,nmercia
Conv'ntion-J. Y. Farwen * Co.-Lieut
) Gene raj sheridan and hi. Department
Death from II Hydroi.hobia-EarIyN Neget
a,1ss.
The members of the Board ofTrade
IN addition To their Usual business o
neecing one another, and attending
To country customers, have this weel
been busy in discussing the I" hot
corn" question, and watching tht
action % Commercial Convention
in session here. 1t appears that in
one of our elevators there is som.
$4,000 bushels of what is termed new
corn, which has become so heated
and rotten as to be practically worth
less, while in all the elevators there
are nearly million bushels suppos-
ed to be more or less damaged. =
While the scalawags of the Board
evlnced no other interest in the mat
ter than to compel the fulfillment OF
contracts made for corn i'm these ele-
came known, thus compelling pur-
chasers to take their worthless stuff.
the more intelligent and honorable
members insisted upon a radical
change in the arrangement of the ell
evators, which would give confidence
to country shippers, and prevent the
sending of grain that ought to come
here to other points. 1t is proposed
| that hereafter the inspectors of the
Beard shall make daily reports to
| that body as To the condition of all
grain in each elevator. This is as il
| should be. The warehouse-men. W ho
| form a powerful combination, utter
ly void of decency or Justice, have
heretofore refused this inspection, or
| any examination of their affairs, but
| VIII probably succumb To the present
action of the Board. They have
managed matters so that it has been
dangerous To ship here, for they We're
just AS likely to put good grain with
bad as otherwise, and there was no
redress. This daily inspection will
| put an end to portion of their ras
caiity, in more ways than one, and
It's adoption and enforcement will be
gratifying To every honest commits
\ sion merchant here, and all country
| shippers.
The Commercial Convention was
| composed of delegates from different
| Lake cities, from Milwaukee to Os-
| wego, and was convened for the pur-
pose OF devising measures to increase
| the water facilities betwe cen this point
and the sea coast. But owing to the
number of plans proposed, and the
| decided hostility among those from
| different sections, nothing of import
| ance was accomplished. y ship ca
nal around the Falls of Niagara is
| the most feasible and permanent
| mode of relief and every Western
| man should labor for its accomplish
| ment. The proper pressure brought
| To bear upon Congressman would in
| duce them to vote for Government
| aid To the canal. 1t is needed, is of
| vast national Importance, and, it APP
pears to me, there is no reason why
| the West should not stand as a unit
| for it,
| In my perambuiations about the
| city, l have seen, nothing which
| equals, either in amount, variety or
| richness, the stock of dry goods, no.
| tons, &c, now being opened by j.
V. Farwell & Co., at AZ, A and 46
Wabash Avenue. Many of your
leaders are aware that this il the
leading W wholesale house oftheNOrth-
west but all may not know that they
sold more than eight million dollars
worth Of goods last tseason,-which is
much more than was sold by any
other exclusively wholesale house in
the West. They do not retail in any
| case, finding sufficient patronage
a. Il t..rS kA..iK
| tai, ample facilities and long expert
ence, enable them TO defy comIeti-
ton. The assortment of spring and
summer goods which they now have
| on hand, all of the latest STYLES and
best qualities, have never been
equaled here and as it EN- braces ey-
erything and all things in the dry
goods trade, and as j V. FarwelI x
Co-are too well and favorahly known
To need newspaper c0mmendatiou, it
is hardly necessary to suggest 10
your dealers that'they will consult
| their own hest interests by purchas-
| ing of this firm, when they have oc-
casion to renew their stocks. A ma
jority of Western merchants have
learned this fact already, and each
year the number who acknowledge
and act upon it becomes greater.
Our people feel a little ''stuck upn
over the removal of Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan's headquarters from st.
Louis to this place. 1t is hard to
get thoroughbred Chicagoan to
admit the fact, or to acknowledge
that we feel happy over any humil-
iatiOn of st. Louis, but the fact re-
| mains, nevertheless. Sheridan's
| command embraces the Territory of
| Utah on the West, the State of H.
| linois on the East, and the country
between the british Provinces and
| Mexico, 1t is divided into three de-
| partments,- the Platte, commanded
| by Gen. Augur, with headquarters
at Omaha the Dakota, Gen Terry,
| headquarters at st. Paul and th.
| Missouri, Gen. Schofield, headduar-
| tiers at Fort LeaveHworth. Gen.
| Sheridan himself is very comforta-
bly, located in one OF the finest build
! ings in town, and Is evidently de-
termined To enjsy himself, and take
| the world easy Tor a time.
The reprehen~ible practice of al
| lowing dogs to run abont the streets
without muzzies, was illustrated the
other day in the death OF 4 Young
man named GOodwillie, from hydro
| phobia. While fondling a small ter
| rier, some six weeks since, he was
bitten by it. He paid no attention
| to the matter at the time, but a few
days ago began To feel very peculiar
| SENSATIONS, especially when he APP
preached water, and his friends be-
coming alarmed, physicians were
| called and every effort was made. to